Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 25 Nov 2013

1. ISRAEL: NUCLEAR DEAL IS A ‘MISTAKE’

Israel has labelled the international accord reached yesterday in Geneva on Iran’s nuclear programme a “historic mistake” as Iranians cheer their negotiators. Barack Obama earlier called Israel’s PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, to reassure him. Iran will curb its activities for six months in return for limited sanctions relief.

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2. GOVERNMENT TO CAP PAYDAY LENDING

New laws will cap the loans made by so-called ‘payday’ loan companies after the OFT said there were “deep-rooted” problems with the way the firms trade. Citing Australia, the Treasury said evidence from other countries suggested a cap was the best solution. Labour leader Ed Miliband has previously called for a cap.

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3. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: ‘CLARE’S LAW’

Measures dubbed ‘Clare’s Law’ are to be rolled out nationally across England and Wales after successful pilot schemes. Named after Clare Wood, a woman who was murdered in Salford in 2009 by an ex-boyfriend, George Appleton, the law allows women to check the police record of a new boyfriend for violence.

Clare's law: how the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme works

4. CALL TO SCRAP POLICE COMMISSIONERS

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) should be abolished and replaced by a new system, a review of policing in England and Wales has said. The review led by ex-Met Police Commissioner Lord Stevens said PCCs, introduced in 2012, should be scrapped in 2016 and more power given to local councillors and local authorities.

5. MURDOCH 'AT WAR' WITH BLAIR OVER DENG

The close friendship between Rupert Murdoch and Tony Blair has been torn apart by the media tycoon's "suspicions" about Blair's relationship with Wendi Deng, the Mail on Sunday reports. The Blair camp says the suggestion that the ex-PM had 'multiple encounters' with Murdoch's ex-wife is 'untrue and ridiculous'.

Murdoch at war with Blair over 'encounters' with Wendi Deng

6. JONATHAN TROTT QUITS ASHES TOUR

England cricketer Jonathan Trott has quit the Ashes tour of Australia with "a long-term stress related illness". The 32-year-old flew home after England's demoralising 381-run defeat in the first Test at Brisbane. The batsman scored ten and nine in his two innings and was targeted by Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson in a bad-tempered match.

Ashes 'war': Trott exit could galvanise battered England

7. BRIXTON 'SLAVE CAPTORS' WERE MAOISTS

The couple arrested in relation to alleged slavery in South London are former Maoist activists Aravindan Balakrishnan and his wife Chanda, the BBC has reported. The couple were "leading figures at the Mao Zedong Memorial Centre based in Acre Lane, Brixton, in the late 1970s".

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8. ROBBIE WILLIAMS ENTERS RECORD BOOKS

Robbie Williams has made music history: his new album, Swings Both Ways, is the 1,000th number one album since the British pop charts began. Williams said it was “nice” to be the 1,000th but added: “It’ll be forgotten by Tuesday.” The first number one, 57 years ago, was Frank Sinatra’s ‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers’.

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9. PRINCE HARRY SNOW-BOUND IN ANTARCTIC

An expedition to the South Pole of former and serving service personnel which includes Prince Harry has been delayed by snowstorms. The three teams - from the UK, the US and the Commonwealth - have all been confined to their basic accommodation blocks in Novolazarevskaya Station by high winds.

10. HOT TICKET: GLASS SATYAGRAHA REVIVAL

The ENO's revival of Philip Glass's Gandhi opera Satyagraha has opened at the Coliseum, London. Sung in Sanskrit, it follows Mahatma Gandhi's early years in South Africa and his spiritual progress towards the concept of nonviolent protest. Stars Alan Oke. "Unforgettable," says The Independent. Until 8 December.

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