More so than ever, Dimitar Berbatov is the talk of the sporting world after the drama and the spectacular price surrounding his acquisition by Manchester United. In the issue of The Sofia Echo appearing on September 5, we have full details of the story.

September 11 sees the expiry of the statute of limitations on the communist-era "umbrella murder" of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in London in 1978. Dnevnik daily has the scoop on secret documents about the murder, and The Sofia Echo reprints the story in its latest issue.

Elsewhere in the news and business sections of the newspaper, there are details on the latest developments in the top-level corruption investigation in Romania - with a special report by Spasena Baramova; the controversial amendments to hunting legislation in Bulgaria; and a look at prospective sales of stock exchanges in the South East European region. In property news, Svetlana Guineva tracks the trend of plans for building private hospitals.

In the features section, Magdalena Rahn has an exclusive interview with Kapka Kassabova, author of Street Without A Name, Kassabova's memoir of her childhood in a Bulgaria long past.

The newspaper features all of our regular items, including our film review in which Pavel Ivanov gives his take on Don't Mess with the Zohan, and The Sofia Echo's film, television and entertainment listings, restaurant and venue reviews, and social pictures.

On the sports pages, Petar Kostadinov tracks the World Cup qualifiers, while Alex Bivol keeps score on the US Open.

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