Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 7 Feb 2015

1. MILIBAND WARNS ON TAX AVOIDANCE

Ed Miliband says a Labour government would push for UK overseas territories to be placed on an international blacklist if they refused to co-operate with a drive against tax avoidance. Speaking to The Guardian, the Labour leader says: "There's nothing pro-business about defending tax avoidance." He has faced a tricky week as a raft of business leaders criticised him.

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