Geldof to guest-edit German newspaper

Campaigning rocker Bob Geldof is to overtake the editor-in-chief's job at German newspaper Bild - for one day.

The musician and Live 8 organiser, who is an avid campaigner against poverty in Africa, will create a special G8 summit issue of the tabloid at the end of May.

Geldof and the publication hope the project to raise awareness of the problems in the developing world ahead of the G8 summit at Heiligendamm, Germany, in June.