Nighy and Geldof to protest outside G8

Actor Bill Nighy is urging fans to join him and Bob Geldof when they protest outside July's G8 Summit meeting in Scotland, to prompt leaders of the world's eight largest industrial countries to help impoverished African nations.

The Hitchiker’s Guide To The Galaxy star is staging a demonstration in Edinburgh to persuade politicians including US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to cancel Third World debt, double the aid budget and rewrite global trade laws so developing countries can protect their economies.