UK NEWS Six million hit by tax mistakes HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418. Coulson 'safe' over phone claims Downing Street's head of communications, Andy Coulson, is safe in his job despite phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper, says a senior government source. Nine die in New Zealand air crash Nine people, including one Briton, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports. Taxpayers 'should not fund Pope' Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests. Blair in 'radical Islam' warning Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world. TECHNOLOGY PS3 hack escapes court challenge Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web. Memristor revolution backed by HP A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time. Global broadband divide revealed The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures. Samsung releases iPad competitor Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab. Apple creates a social network Apple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software. ALSO IN THE NEWS School in gay kookaburra song row An Australian head teacher is under fire after removing the word gay from the famous song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree. Errant golf swing 'sparks fire' A California wildfire was sparked when a golfer trying to hit a ball out of the rough struck his club against a rock, fire officials say. Spelling mistake on road sign A spelling mistake is spotted on a new road sign installed by the council for Cotswold Airport on the A429 in Gloucestershire. Lennon's toilet sold for £9,500 An overseas collector pays £9,500 for John Lennon's toilet at an auction in Liverpool. Bikini-clad Ohio strippers protest outside church A group of Ohio strippers protest in bikinis outside a church whose members want to put their strip club out of business. SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT Plans for solar 'close encounter' Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere. Reading Arabic 'hard for brain' Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read. Wolves fail to halt aspen decline The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped. Technique to trace persistent CFCs Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer. Openness urged on UK's emissions The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion. HEALTH Can not load XML: A semi colon character was expected. Error has occured while trying to process http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/health/rss.xml Please contact web-master