Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 15 Apr 2013

1. BBC'S LSE STUDENTS 'THREATENED'

Some of the LSE students featured in a BBC Panorama programme filmed covertly inside North Korea have received threats from the pariah state, the Daily Mail says. The broadcaster has refused to halt the screening of the programme tonight despite claims they were not properly informed of the risks posed by the presence of a journalist posing as an academic.

Did BBC use LSE students as 'human shield' on N Korea trip?

2. GREECE AGREES DEAL WITH CREDITORS

After nearly two weeks of tense negotiations, Greece and its troika of foreign creditors have clinched an agreement on the economic measures it must enforce to secure the release of further crucial rescue money, including thousands of layoffs in the civil service. “We wrapped it up; we have a deal with the troika,” Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said today.

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3. 007 TO FLY SOLO IN NEW BOYD NOVEL

The new James Bond novel will be called Solo, its author William Boyd has revealed. Boyd said the book's title was a reference to an “unauthorised mission” 007 carries out in 1969 at the height of the Cold War. Speaking at the London Book Fair today, Boyd said his 45-year-old hero would carry out the "a self-appointed mission” on three continents.

James Bond will fly Solo in new novel says William Boyd

4. CHRIS HOY TO ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT

Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy is to hold a media conference in his home city of Edinburgh on Thursday where he is expected to announce his retirement. It is not known whether the 37-year-old cyclist will retire immediately, or carry on until the 2014 Commonwealth Games taking place in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

5. 'DING DONG' PROTEST SONG REACHES NO 2

'Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead', promoted by opponents of Baroness Thatcher, reached No 2 in Sunday's new pop chart after selling 52,605 copies since her death. After protests from senior Tories, Radio 1 played just seven seconds of the song - but played in full 'I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher', an old punk number by the Notsensibles which resurfaced at No 35.

6. FOOTBALL VIOLENCE MARS WEEKEND

Violence marred two weekend football matches. Twenty-nine arrests were made when fans clashed with police after the Newcastle-Sunderland derby, won 3-0 by Sunderland under new manager Paolo Di Canio. The Saturday FA Cup semi-final between Wigan and Millwall was also spoiled by violence at Wembley. Wigan won 2-0 and will meet Man City in the Cup final after they beat Chelsea 2-1.

Violence returns as Newcastle and Millwall fans rampage

7. BIEBER MOCKED OVER ANNE FRANK MESSAGE

Teenage pop star Justin Bieber was the subject of renewed mockery on Twitter and social media last night after it was discovered that he had written "Hopefully she would have been a Belieber" in the visitors' book after visiting Holocaust victim Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam. The 19-year-old was described as "immature" and "arrogant".

Justin Bieber hopes Anne Frank would have been a 'belieber'

8. BIG BEN SILENCED FOR THATCHER FUNERAL

Big Ben's chimes will be silenced during Margaret Thatcher’s funeral as a mark of respect for the former prime minister, it was announced today. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow told MPs: "I believe there can be a profound dignity and deep respect communicated through silence." Thatcher's funeral will be held this Wednesday.

9. TEENS SENTENCED FOR HOMELESS KILLING

Three teenagers who dared each other to kill a homeless man sleeping outside a supermarket were told today they would detained until the Home Secretary approved their release. The court heard how a 17-year-old boy goaded one of two 14-year-olds, saying : "I bet you haven't got it in you to do him in."

10. HOT TICKET: SALGADO EPIC OPENS IN LONDON

The world premiere of acclaimed documentary photographer Sebastiao Salgado's show, 'Genesis' has opened at the Natural History Museum, London. It features 200 black-and-white photos of 'pristine' regions and communities, untouched by industrial development, from the Grand Canyon to Ethiopia. "Extraordinary," says Metro. Until 8 September.

Sebastiao Salgado's Genesis: photography on an epic scale