Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 25 Jul 2011

published 25 July 2011

Our popular news catch-up service is posted Monday to Friday at 8.0am. You can rely on it to keep you up to date through the working day with the main news talking points. NORWAY MASSACRE: BREIVIK claims accomplicesAnders Breivik has been remanded in custody after admitting to mass murder in Norway. Breivik claimed he was part of an organisation and that there are two more cells at large. Defending his actions he said in a statement: "I did this to save Norway and Western Europe from ... cultural Marxism and Muslim takeover". Meanwhile, the number of people Breivik shot dead has been revised down to 68; the number killed in his bomb remains at least seven. Norway massacre - pictures Breivik's deadly crusade 'was planned in London' AMY WINEHOUSE: post mortem to go aheadPolice say a post mortem of Amy Winehouse will go ahead later today but have declined to say whether the singer's death was drug-related. Her father Mitch visited her home today and thanked fans outside for their support. Winehouse was found dead in her bed by a security guard who had been hired to look after her on Saturday. Tributes to Amy Winehouse, dead at just 27 In pictures: Amy joins the 27 club UK HELICOPTER ATTACK INJURES FIVE AFGHAN CHILDRENA British Apache helicopter attack in Helmand province has injured five Afghan children who were working in a field at the time. British forces took the children to receive medical care at Camp Bastion and their injuries were said not to be life-threatening but the incident is a serious propganda blow after the coalition pledged to reduce civilian casualties. OBAMA FIGHTS TO REVIVE STALLED DEBT TALKSPresident Obama was fighting last night to revive stalled talks with Republicans in Congress to raise the US debt limit before the federal government runs out of money at the end of this week. Business secretary Vince Cable described the Republicans as "right-wing nutters" who pose a greater danger than the eurozone crisis. Alexander Cockburn: The end is nigh (or possibly not) DSK ATTEMPTED RAPE CHARGE: MAID SPEAKS OUTThe Manhattan Sofitel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape gave up her anonymity yesterday in interviews with Newsweek magazine and ABC TV. Nafissatou Diallo, 32, an illiterate woman from Guinea, claimed a naked DSK said she was "beautiful", grabbed her breasts and crotch, and forced her to her knees for oral sex. "I got up. I was spitting. I run," she said. As hotel maid goes public, pressure mounts on DSK HAMILTON STORMS BACK WITH F1 VICTORY Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix for McLaren yesterday after taking the lead in a stunning overtaking move from Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. "It was one of the best races I've ever done," said Hamilton on his return to form. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel retains a 77-point lead in the championship after finishing fourth. 'Perfection' says Hamilton after German GP win DETECTIVE LEAKED MILLY DOWLER INFORMATIONSurrey Police removed a detective from the 2002 inquiry into Milly Dowler's murder after claims he leaked confidential information, it was revealed yesterday. The force said that the detective received "words of advice" after a colleague reported the leak, but it was not known if it was connected to the News of the World hacking of Milly's phone. BETTER CARE COULD HAVE SAVED 17 MOTHERSAppropriate maternity care could have prevented 17 of 42 deaths of mothers in childbirth in London over an 18-month period, according to an NHS investigation, BBC Panorama reports. NHS London chief nurse Trish Morris-Thompson said: "Less than optimum care was given and death did occur." Two-thirds of the victims came from ethnic minorities. TOUR DE FRANCE: CAVENDISH TAKES GREEN JERSEYMark Cavendish, 26, won the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris yesterday and became Britain's first winner of the green jersey for the race's best sprinter. Cadel Evans took the yellow jersey to become Australia's first Tour de France winner. Welshman Geraint Thomas won Britain's highest overall place, finishing 31st in his third Tour. HUNDREDS OF GAY COUPLES MARRY IN NEW YORKHundreds of gay couples were married throughout New York yesterday as the state became the sixth to declare gay marriage legal. Kitty Lambert, 54, and Cheryle Rudd, 53, tied the knot just after midnight at Niagara Falls, a traditional honeymoon venue. In Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg officiated at the wedding of two of his staff.