Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 8 Aug 2013

1. A&E UNITS GIVEN £500M OVER TWO YEARS

The government has announced a £500m bailout for struggling A&E units in England after waiting time targets were missed last winter. David Cameron said the money would be targeted at units under the most pressure and will be spread over two years. But the BMA said it was just “papering over the cracks”.

2. MAY ACCUSED OF BORDERS COVER-UP

The redaction of significant parts of a critical report into UK border controls has triggered accusations by Labour that home secretary Theresa May is trying to cover up “her own failings”. Published sections of the report include criticism that staff at Calais have failed to fingerprint illegal immigrants.

What is Theresa May hiding in censored borders report?

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3. ZANZIBAR ATTACK: TWO LONDON WOMEN NAMED

Two young British women who had acid thrown on their faces, chests and hands in Stone Town, Zanzibar yesterday have been named as Katie Gee and Kirstie Terup, both 18-year-old volunteer teachers from London. They were attacked by two men on a moped. They were flown to hospital in Daar-es-Salaam for treatment and have now been released.

Eid al-Fitr in Zanzibar marred by acid attack on two UK women

4. FRY: PUTIN TREATING GAYS AS HITLER DID JEWS

Stephen Fry has written an open letter to the International Olympic Committee and British PM David Cameron, joining the growing calls for Russia to be stripped of the 2014 Winter Olympics in response to its treatment of gay people. Fry said Putin was “making scapegoats of gay people, just as Hitler did Jews”.

Stephen Fry: 'anti-gay Russia should lose Winter Games'

5. ADVERTISERS QUIT ASK.FM AFTER SUICIDE

Several major companies, including EDF, BT and The Sun newspaper, have pulled their advertising from the social media website Ask.fm following the suicide of 14-year-old Hannah Smith who was bullied by people leaving cruel comments. David Cameron said today social networks "must clean up their act" or face being boycotted.

6. THE IRISH SUN COVERS UP ITS PAGE 3 GIRLS

The Irish Sun has stopped printing pictures of topless Page 3 girls in the paper. Editor Paul Clarkson said the move was down to 'cultural differences' between Britain and Ireland. The news comes as a boost to anti-Page 3 campaigners in this country and some believe it will pave the way to a similar decision in the UK.

The Sun drops Page 3 - but only in Ireland, not the UK

7. LATECOMER MICKELSON MAKES PGA

The US PGA Championship got underway at Oak Hill Country Club today, with 99 of the world's top 100 golfers taking part. Among them is Phil Mickelson, even though he almost missed out after forgetting to register for the event. He had elected not to practice on Wednesday, but was forced to dash to the clubhouse in order sign up for the tournament.

The intelligent punter's guide to the US PGA golf tournament

8. FOUR-FOOT SHARK FOUND ON NYC SUBWAY

A dead shark, four feet in length, has been found on the New York subway, say transport officials. Found under a row of seats on a train heading to Queens, the animal was described as smelling “extremely fishy”. How the shark got there is unknown but photographs of it on the train have gone viral.

Shark on a train! Nothing to do with us, says Discovery TV

9. MAFIA BOSS ARRESTED IN UXBRIDGE

A Mafia boss, on the run for 19 years, has been found living in suburban London and running a travel agent. Domenico Rancadore, 64, was one of the leaders of the Palermo Mafia in the 1990s and faces a seven-year jail term when he returns to Italy. He was discovered living in Uxbridge, where neighbours knew him as Marc Skinner.

Mafia boss found in Uxbridge after 19 years on the run

10. HOT TICKET: SOUND OF MUSIC IN THE PARK

A new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s popular musical ‘The Sound of Music’ has opened at the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park. Rachel Kavanaugh directs the classic love story with singing nuns and Nazis. “A sure-fire hit,” says the Evening Standard. Until 7 September.

Nuns and Nazis: Sound of Music in Regent's Park 'a sure-fire hit'