Search teams combing the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona found a body on Saturday believed to be that of a missing 20-year-old hiker, the National Park Service said.

Bryce Gillies, 20, left last Saturday for a backpacking trip, saying he would return Monday.

Bryce Gillies, a student at Northern Arizona University, left last Saturday for his backpacking trip through the Deer Creek-Thunder River area of the park, and said he would return on Monday. A search effort was launched on Tuesday after he was reported missing.

Some 50 National Park Service volunteers and staffers from Grand Canyon and nearby parks joined in the search. One search team found a body in the Bonita Creek area on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. ET) that “has been presumptively identified” as Gillies, according to NPS.

“The body will be recovered by helicopter via long-line operation and transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner,” NPS said.

It is the second death this month at Grand Canyon National Park, a world-famous landmark that receives about 5 million visitors yearly.

A California man drove his car over the edge of canyon’s South Rim, plunging some 600 feet into the ravine. His July 13 death was ruled a suicide.

More than 100 hikers have died at the park between 1925 and 2006, half of them fatal falls, according to Michael Ghiglieri and Thomas Myers, authors of “Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon.”

Hackers repeatedly attacked the Web site of Australia’s largest film festival Saturday, asking organizers to apologize to the Chinese people for planning to screen a documentary on an exiled Uyghur leader.

Uighur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer waits to speak about the unrest in Xinjiang in Washington.

The attacks were carried out on the opening day of the Melbourne International Film Festival — in what organizers are calling the third phase of a “concerted campaign” to withdraw the film “The 10 Conditions of Love.”

The documentary examines the impact on the family of activist Rebiya Kadeer as she fights for greater autonomy of the ethnic minority group, the Uyghurs, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China’s northwest.

Kadeer is the president of the World Uyghur Congress, made up of exiled Uyghurs. China accuses the group of inciting riots in the region this month that killed more than 200 people and wounded more than 1,000.

“The first stage was the local Chinese embassy asking us to withdraw the film,” festival director Richard Moore said Sunday. “The second was to find a way for other Chinese films to withdraw from the festival — five did so. We believe that this is probably not the end of it.”

Organizers have also been “bombarded” with threatening e-mails, Moore said.

“I couldn’t repeat the language even if I tried,” he said. “Lots of f-words and c-words, calling us racists, haters of Chinese people.”

The first attacks came soon after the festival opened Saturday. Several others followed throughout the day.

In one, visitors to the site were greeted with a pop-up message that said: “We like film but we hate Rebiya Kadeer.”

The message was accompanied by a Chinese flag and ended with: “Please apologize to all the Chinese people.”

That attack was traced to an IT professional in Shanghai, China, Moore said.

“He admitted hacking the site. He said he was acting as a private citizen and was protesting the film,” he said.

Authorities are investigating the source of the other attacks, but they appeared to be from different sources.

“We’re managing to plug leaks as fast as we can,” Moore said.

The first screening of the documentary takes place Sunday night. The filmmakers have invited Kadeer to attend another screening, scheduled for early August.

“Every year, there’s some level of controversy, from pro-life or anti-death (penalty) sort of position. We’ve never had an incident of an international scale before,” Moore said. “The timing has absolutely been a critical one.”

The rioting in the Xinjiang region earlier this month stemmed from a brawl between Uyghur and Han workers at a toy factory in another part of China. Han make up the majority population in China — and many Uyghurs resent the presence of Han in Xinjiang, many of whom came looking for work.

Two Uyghurs reportedly died in the toy factory brawl.

To protest the deaths, Uyghurs took to the streets in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi — and fighting broke out between the two sides, with deadly results.

The head of Swedish-based telecommunications giant Ericsson says he believes the company is well placed to come through the economic crisis despite suffering a slump in profits.

Ericssoon boss Svanberg sees opportunities ahead for the telecommunications giant.

Ericsson last week reported a 56 percent drop in second quarter net income to 831 Swedish kronor ($111 million), largely due to losses in its Sony Ericsson cellphone and ST Ericsson chipmaker joint ventures and restructuring costs.

But Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg told CNN the downturn in the company’s fortunes was “much the way we had anticipated” and said the crisis also presented opportunities for growth

“We are preparing for a declining market with pretty sharp cost reductions but at the same time rememember now in the middle of this crisis we also have opportunities,” Svanberg told Quest Means Business.

On Saturday Ericsson confirmed it had bought a majority stake in networking company Nortel’s North American wireless business for $1.1 billion.

“We do expect our industry to be much less effected than other parts of society, because telephony is so important, both in mature and in emerging markets.

“Right now we have huge rollouts in China, in Japan, in the U.S., the world’s leading economies. We have big market shares there and that’s extremely encouraging.”

Svanberg admitted Ericsson was performing less well in emerging markets in Africa, Latin America and central Europe but said there was still solid potential for growth.

“In these markets the underlying traffic trends and the need for upgrades are the same,” he said.

Svanberg said Ericsson had also improved its position in relation to its competitors.

“We have clearly been gaining market share for a number of quarters,” he said. “When you look at our services improving 28 percent and our margins improving two-and-a-half percent, those are encouraging signs.”

Batsman Ian Bell is poised to return to England’s starting line-up for the third Ashes Test against Australia at his home ground of Edgbaston next week.

Ian Bell has the backing of England’s chief selector ahead of the third Ashes Test in Birmingham.

The 27-year-old Warwickshire player was omitted from the squad that started the five-match series, but is now expected to win his 48th Test cap after being named in the 13-man match squad.

England’s selectors have indicated that Bell will be a straight replacement for star batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was ruled out of the rest of the series on Friday due to his ongoing Achilles problems.

“Kevin’s injury has presented an opportunity for Ian Bell, who we know is a top-class batsman with an excellent international record for England,” chief selector Geoff Miller told the England and Wales Cricket Board Web site.

“Ian will be looking to make the most of his return to the side during an Ashes series, and while we have a strong idea of where he will bat, we won’t be disclosing the final line-up of the side until the toss on Thursday.”

Bell has been left out of England’s past seven Test matches, but was retained as cover for Pietersen for the opening draw at Cardiff and the historic victory at Lord’s last week.

Miller is confident that the experienced Bell can bolster England’s batting despite his impressive start to the season faltering with two recent failures for his county.

“He got a hundred just recently and he’s been in pretty good form — he’s a very good player,” he told BBC Radio Five Live. “We know he’s an international quality player - and just because he got a nought in his last innings, he’s very likely to go and get a 150. We hope he will get 150, so I have no worries about that.

“Although we haven’t named any extra batting cover in the squad, we have several options should the need arise to call in another batsman.”

The other 10 players who featured in England’s 115-run win have been retained for the match at Birmingham starting on Thursday, while fast bowler Stephen Harmison and spinner Monty Panesar are also in the squad.

All-rounder Andrew Flintoff is still a doubt for the match following his match-winning exploits at Lord’s, with his damaged knee still causing him problems.

Miller believes Flintoff will do everything he can to be fit in what will be his final series in Test cricket, having announced before the Lord’s game that he intends to focus solely on limited-overs formats.

“Andrew Flintoff’s performance at Lord’s was truly memorable, and we hope he can take his place in the side for the third Test as he continues to manage his knee injury,” Miller said.

“Andrew and the medical staff are quite bullish about his prospects of playing, but we’ll continue to monitor his progress in the days leading up to Thursday.

“Fred is desperate to finish this Ashes series, with a win as well. He’s announced his retirement from Test cricket after this, so you know full well that Fred will be giving everything he possibly can to actually win these Ashes.

“I’m confident he’ll be ready to sort out Australia at Edgbaston. I am sure they will be quite happy if he wasn’t playing. But I am sure he will be playing.”

World champion Lewis Hamilton romped to a morale-boosting first Formula One victory of 2009 as his would-be successor Jenson Button again failed to finish on the podium at Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Lewis Webber overtakes Mark Webber early on after starting the Hungarian GP from fourth on the grid.

Hamilton, benefiting from his McLaren’s improved KERS system after a poor start to the season, took command after pole-sitter and race leader Fernando Alonso had to retire.

Two-time world champion Alonso was left frustrated after the right-front tire on his Renault came off during the 13th lap and bounced off the track.

Hamilton won by 11.529 seconds from Kimi Raikkonen, the Ferrari driver who pipped him to the 2007 title and was third last year but who has also struggled this season.

It was big boost for Ferrari, who had last season’s championship runner-up Felipe Massa ruled out of the race after an accident in qualifying saw him hospitalized and needing skull surgery.

Mark Webber claimed third place to move into second place overall ahead of Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel, who was forced to retire midway through the 70-lap race at the Hungaroring after a first-corner collision.

Nico Rosberg claimed fourth place for Williams, with Hamilton’s teammate Heikki Kovalainen fifth ahead of Toyota’s Timo Glock.

Championship leader Button came home in seventh for Brawn, but saw his margin at the top again trimmed to 18.5 points by German Grand Prix winner Webber going into the four-week summer break.

Toyota’s Jarno Trulli earned the final points-scoring place in eighth, while Button’s teammate Rubens Barrichello was a disappointing 10th as Brawn had another difficult weekend.

More to follow…

Sir Eton John and Billy Joel have toured together on several occasions

Sir Elton John and Billy Joel have been forced to cancel a second joint concert after Joel fell ill.

The pair have pulled out of Monday’s date at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.

They had already called off Friday’s show on their tour when Joel was told to rest after coming down with “flu- like symptoms” and “extreme fatigue”.

Details on rescheduling the concert dates are expected to be announced in the coming week.

Sir Elton and Joel have been touring together for two months under the banner Face 2 Face, selling out arenas across the US.

During their concerts they take to the stage for a series of piano duets, before going on to sing some of their biggest solo hits.

The pair first began performing together in 1994, and this time are planning to travel the world playing together on and off for at least two years.

Joanna Lumley fronted a high-profile campaign supporting veterans

Actress Joanna Lumley is flying out to Nepal to meet former Gurkha soldiers and their families in a week-long trip.

She was the public face of a campaign - launched in Kent where there is a large Gurkha community - to secure UK residency rights for all veterans.

Accompanied by members of her family and Peter Carroll, who started the campaign, Ms Lumley will meet Nepal’s prime minister and president.

She said she was “humbled” by a visit which would be “such a privilege”.

“It’s thrilling, it really is,” Ms Lumley said at London’s Heathrow Airport, prior to her flight on Saturday evening.

“We were met by the most wonderful group of Gurkhas outside Terminal 3, with silk scarves and bunches of flowers.

I don’t think it can be anything other than wonderful Joanna Lumley

“It’s just incredible. I’ve never been to Nepal before, and this is really going to be just stunning,” she added.

“I feel so humbled by the fact I’m going to meet so many ex-Gurkhas and their families, and see where they are and how they live.

“I don’t think it can be anything other than wonderful.”

Large crowds are expected to greet her on her arrival in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Mr Carroll said he understood there would be “a huge, huge reception at the airport”.

“It’s almost like a head of state visiting.”

On Tuesday Ms Lumley will visit Jhapa and Dharan to meet Gurkhas.

Mr Carroll said some people were expected to walk for three days just to be there.

“I think it’s going to be an amazingly emotional experience,” he said.

In May, the government said all retired Gurkha soldiers - originally from Nepal - with at least four years service in the British Army, could stay in the UK.

Suleman has 14 children aged eight and under

The California mother of octuplets born earlier this year has signed a $250,000 (£152,000) deal for all 14 of her children to star in a reality TV show.

Nadya Suleman, dubbed “Octo-Mom” by the media, inked the deal with European TV company Eyeworks, reports say.

Contracts filed with a Los Angeles court say the children will earn the money over a three-year period.

Filming is scheduled to begin on 1 September, but a judge must first approve the contracts.

Film crews will not follow Suleman and her children 24 hours a day, but will document certain milestones, such as birthdays and special events, her lawyer said earlier.

The court documents say Suleman’s children, who are up to eight years old, will collectively earn $125,000 for 36 days of shooting in the first year of production, $75,000 for 21 days in the second year, and $50,000 for 14 days in the third year.

The contract specifies that 15% of the income will be placed in a trust fund that the children will only be able access at age 18, as required by California law.

Last month, Californian authorities slapped an online site with four child-labour violations for videotaping two of the octuplets without the required safeguards to protect their health and welfare.

Suleman made headlines around the world when her octuplets - six boys and two girls - were delivered by Caesarean section in January.

She later attracted criticism when it was revealed that she was unemployed, and had conceived the octuplets, along with her six other children, through in vitro fertilisation.

Workers had reportedly been angered by merger talks

Thousands of Chinese steel workers rioted at news of a takeover deal, beating one manager to death, a Hong Kong human rights group has said.

About 100 people were hurt in violence in the north-eastern city of Tonghua after workers heard that Jianlong Steel would buy a majority share.

They were reportedly frustrated at financial problems during Jianlong Steel’s temporary control last year.

Jianlong general manager Chen Guojun was beaten to death, the group said.

The Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said 30,000 steel workers clashed with riot police on Friday in the north-east province of Jilin.

The centre reported that Mr Chen was paid about three million yuan ($440,000) last year, while Tonghua’s retired workers received as little as 200 yuan a month.

The South China Morning Post quoted a police officer as saying the workers would not allow emergency medical staff to enter the building to help Mr Chen.

The Tonghua workers also reportedly blocked highways and smashed three police vehicles in Tonghua city, the centre said.

The chancellor is to quiz bank bosses over how much they charge small firms for loans, saying he is “extremely concerned” their rates may be too high.

Alastair Darling said the cost of loans seemed to have risen, despite the UK’s record low base interest rate of 0.5%.

He told the BBC that banks had a duty to restore lending levels, saying the government did not rescue the banking sector “out of some charitable act”.

He has called a meeting with bank executives in Downing St on Monday.

‘Do their part’

“The public will now understand it if they [the banks] don’t seem to be doing their part,” he told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.

“I want them to rebuild their balance sheets… but at the same time, because of the particular circumstances we’re in now, because of the fact we’ve got this recession, we also need them to lend money,” said Mr Darling.

“And that’s why we re-capitalised them to do that, and that means they’ve got to live up to the promises that they made.”

It is hugely important that Mr Darling keeps tabs on the banks to ensure they are lending money to firms, and at fair rates Stephen Alambritis, Federation of Small Businesses

A number of banks needed emergency funding from the government due to the credit crunch.

They included Lloyds, which owns Halifax and Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which includes NatWest, and Northern Rock.

Others, such as Barclays and HSBC have not needed any government cash.

Mr Darling’s comments come after a report by financial website Moneyfacts said banks had increased the interest rates they charge for personal mortgages nearly fourfold in recent months, despite the base rate remaining at a record low of 0.5%.

British Bankers Association (BBA) chief executive, Angela Knight, said lenders were now “stepping up” to meet increased demand for small business loans.

BBA figures due out on Monday are expected to show that industry-wide lending to small firms rose by £391m in June. This compares with the £287m increase in April, and £271m rise in March.

However, Stephen Alambritis, chief spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses, said the chancellor was “quite right to haul in the banks”.

“It is hugely important that Mr Darling keeps tabs on the banks to ensure they are lending money to firms, and at fair rates,” he said.

“Firms need to be able to reap the benefits of the historically low base rate.”

Economic recovery’

Mr Darling also reiterated that VAT will definitely return to 17.5% from the current 15% level at the end of the year. The rate of VAT was reduced to 15% on 1 December 2008 to help boost retail sales.

Turning his attention to the wider economy, the chancellor said he was sticking to the prediction that the recovery will start “at the turn of the year”, with modest growth being seen in 2010.

Official figures showed last week that the UK economy continued to contract between April and June, although at a slower rate than between January and March.

The economy shrunk 0.8% last quarter, compared with a decline of 2.4% from January to March.