Stars rally against poverty

Pop star Daniel Bedingfield and Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite are among a host of stars set to join an anti-poverty rally in Edinburgh this weekend.

They will join musician Billy Bragg, The Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd and human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger at the Make Poverty History event, which is expected to attract tens of thousands.

The rally, organised to highlight the plight of millions of poverty-stricken people ahead of the G8 summit at Gleneagles, has also attracted representatives from Zambia, Uganda, South Africa and India.