Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 28 Oct 2012

1. GLITTER ARRESTED BY SAVILE POLICE

Former glam rocker Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, has been arrested by police investigating claims of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile. Metropolitcan police spokesman said the 68-year-old "falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'Savile and others'".

Mark Thompson’s office ‘told twice’ about Savile claims

2. CAMERON'S WAR ON GANGS 'BACKFIRED'

The response to last summer's riots led to an increase in gang violence, claims a leading think tank. The Centre for Social Justice says David Cameron's "all-out war on gang culture" backfired because it focused only on gang leaders, leaving a vacuum that sparked renewed violence among younger and more feral members.

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3. DEADLY STORM DISRUPTS US ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Hurricane Sandy, which killed a British banker and 59 others in the Caribbean, could disrupt the final week of campaigning for the US presidential elections. Both candidates have cancelled events and rearranged schedules as the hurricane, which may affect over 60 million Americans when it arrives next week, swirls towards America.

4. CLOCKS GO BACK AS BST ENDS

Did you remember to turn your clocks back? Many people in Britain enjoyed an extra hour in bed as the clocks moved back an hour with the return of Greenwich Mean Time. At 2am the clocks went back to 1am, marking the end of British Summer Time and the onset of dark evenings that will be with us until March.

5. HACKING 'SYSTEMATIC' AT MIRROR GROUP

Phone hacking at the Mirror Group was organised on a "systematic scale", claims a report commissioned by investors in the publishing group. The report, seen by The Independent On Sunday, says journalists on the Daily Mirror and People newspapers regularly accessed private voicemails to land stories, including scoops involving the Countess of Wessex and Ulrika Jonsson.

6. ISRAEL'S SUDAN STRIKE WAS 'DRY RUN FOR IRAN'

Israeli jets bombed the missile plant in Sudan as a dry run for a future strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, claims The Sunday Times. The Iranian-run plant was destroyed in the attack on Wednesday. “This was a show of force but it was only a fraction of our capability — and of what the Iranians can expect in the countdown to the spring,” says a source.

7. MENSCH QUIT TO AVOID ELECTION 'KILLING'

Louise Mensch quit parliament because she was afraid she would lose her seat at the next general election, says her husband. Music manager Peter Mensch tells The Sunday Times: "She thought — and I wasn’t going to argue with her — that she’d get killed in the next election". A poll in her constituency ahead of the forthcoming by-election gives Labour a 22% lead over the Tories.

8. THIRD OF BRITISH TREES UNDER THREAT

A third of British trees are under threat from a killer fungus, reports The Sunday Telegraph. The ash dieback disease has already destroyed ash trees across the European continent and the government is now taking action to prevent similar devastation here. Around 100,000 trees have already been burnt and a ban on imported ash trees is introduced on Sunday.

Ash dieback: government acts as disease found in 20 more sites

9. DULUX DOG JOINS ENDANGERED LIST

The old english sheepdog - known informally as the 'Dulux dog' due to the breed's longstanding role in advertisements for the paint company - has been placed on the list of endangered dogs for the first time. Also joining the watchlist is the pembroke welsh corgi, the breed favoured by the Queen. The increasing popularity of smaller breeds is being blamed.

10. NARROW WINS FOR CITY AND ARSENAL

Manchester City extended their unbeaten home league run to 34 games with a 1-0 win over Swansea City. Thanks to two lengthy injury hold-ups, the match became the longest in Premier League history with 12 minutes of added time. Arsenal bounced back from recent disappointments with a 1-0 victory over QPR in a game that saw the return of Jack Wilshere after 17 months.