Top Stories for Wednesday 24 October 2012

Youth Court chief judge wants teenagers kept out of cells; Farmer's income forecast may signal business collapses; BBC chief says sex abuse claims 'very grave'; 'Cliffhanger' US election awaits on ground; Court for homeless may have to close; Whanganui council makes u-turn on campaign to shun Wilson; Cantabrians continue to flee the quake hit region; and Principals say other Christchurch-style school closures likely.