Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 2 Dec 2013

1. NINTH BODY FOUND IN GLASGOW PUB

A ninth body has been recovered from the ruins of the Clutha Vaults, the Glasgow pub which was hit by a helicopter on Friday night. Samuel McGhee, who was 56, is the second of six people known to have died in the pub to be identified and named. The three crew also died. Rescuers can’t rule out further casualties.

Glasgow helicopter crash: what we know about Clutha disaster

2. CAMERON IN CHINA FOR TRADE DEALS

David Cameron, in China with a delegation of more than 100 British business leaders, has promised to create a "partnership for growth and reform". The PM also pledged to put his "full political weight" behind a proposed EU-China trade agreement. It is Cameron's second visit to China.

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3. MILIBAND: COALITION ‘SMOKE AND MIRRORS’

Ed Miliband has dismissed the government’s plan to cut the cost of household energy bills by £50 as “smoke and mirrors”. He said the “cosy deal” with the ‘big six’ energy firms will still see prices rise this winter, adding that ministers don’t “get” the cost-of-living crisis. Labour pledged to freeze bills for 20 months.

Energy bills: Labour slams 'smoke and mirrors' plan

4. FOUR DEAD AFTER NYC TRAIN DERAILS

Four people have been killed and 63 injured after a train derailed in New York city, ending up just a few feet from the Harlem river. The seven-carriage passenger Metro-North train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central derailed at 7.20am New York time on Sunday, 100 yards north of Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx.

Bronx train crash: driver says brakes failed before it derailed

5. NPOWER TO FREEZE PRICES UNTIL 2015

Npower, one of the ‘big six’ energy firms, has announced it will freeze prices until the spring of 2015 - unless the wholesale costs of energy rise. The firm raised its prices by 10.4 per cent this weekend but says that increase will be reduced once it has calculated how much government changes to green levies will affect it.

Energy bills: how to save money on gas and electricity

6. PROTEST STAND-OFF IN UKRAINE OVER EU

Protesters are camped out in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, after days of unrest. Many spent last night in Independence Square while others are barricaded inside the city hall. The demonstrators are angry about a government U-turn on a deal which would have seen the former Soviet state allied more closely with the EU.

7. BANGKOK: THAI PM WILL NOT STAND DOWN

Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has refused to resign after days of demonstrations demanding she go. Four people have died in the country’s worst political turmoil since 2010. This morning, protesters tried to storm Shinawatra’s office, Government House. They claim she is controlled by her brother, a former PM.

Thai army takes power in televised coup d'etat

8. TOM DALEY: 'I'M DATING A GUY'

Olympic diver Tom Daley has announced in a self-filmed video that he has been dating a man since the spring. "Now I feel ready to talk about my relationships," says the 19-year-old. "And come spring my life changed massively when I met someone and they make me feel so safe, happy and everything feels great. And that someone is a guy."

Tom Daley: 'I'm dating a guy and everything's great' - video

9. AMAZON TESTS DELIVERY DRONES

Online retailer Amazon is testing unmanned helicopter drones to deliver packages to customers within half an hour of ordering, in a service to be called Amazon Air. Admitting it sounded like “science fiction”, boss Jeff Bezos said the service would be ready in the US as soon as civilian drone use was legalised, in 2015.

Amazon: 'Octocopter' drone promises deliveries by 2015

10. HOT TICKET: BUSH'S FOOTBALL COMEDY

Tom Wells's football comedy, Jumpers for Goalposts, has opened at the Bush Theatre, London. Barely Athletic, a gay and lesbian five-a-side football team, struggle to break their losing streak, while romantic and family dramas get in the way. "Blissfully funny," says the Daily Telegraph. Until 4 January.

'Blissful' football comedy Jumpers for Goalposts, reviews