Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 17 Jul 2012

1. MPS SAVAGE G4S CHIEF OVER OLYMPICS

Nick Buckles, the head of Olympic security firm G4S, was branded "incompetent" and "amateurish" by MPs today over his company's failure to provide enough staff to police the Games. He admitted that the fiasco was a "humiliating shambles" for the company but said it would still claim a £57m management fee.

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