Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 21 Jul 2015

1. Labour MPs defy whips to oppose welfare bill

Harriet Harman’s acting leadership of the Labour party is in “disarray”, says The Guardian, after one quarter of the party’s MPs defied the whips to vote against the government’s welfare bill. Harman had asked them to abstain, after backing her amendments. Jeremy Corbyn was the only leadership candidate to rebel.

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2. Osborne tells ministers: sell off public land

The Chancellor has today launched his 2015 spending review by asking government departments to identify public land and other assets which can be sold off, to raise a total of £20bn and build 150,000 homes. George Osborne has also asked unprotected departments to come up with savings plans of 25% and 40% of their budget.

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3. Toshiba bosses quits over inflated profit scandal

Toshiba chief executive Hisao Tanaka has resigned after it was revealed the company had deliberately overstated its profits, in the biggest corporate scandal to hit Japan for years. Independent financial investigators discovered that the computers-to-nuclear firm had inflated its profits threefold, adding £780m over a six-year-period, with the knowledge of top management.

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4. Children in Rotherham ‘still at risk’, says report

Children in Rotherham are still at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation and South Yorkshire Police need to make “major improvements” in child protection procedures, a report by the police watchdog has found. However, the report praises “tangible signs” of progress since a post-inspection review in April this year.

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5. African footballers aged 14 ‘trafficked to Asia’

Footballers as young as 14 are being trafficked to Asia and forced to sign contracts, the BBC says. Top Laos side Champasak United still has six minors from West Africa on its books, after importing 23 to an unregistered football academy in February. Fifa regulations prohibit the movement of players overseas until they are over 18.

6. Adultery website hack is for profit, says insider

A hacking “insider” has told Sky News that hackers who stole data from a website which facilitates adultery are “bluffing” about releasing private details and will instead sell the data to the highest bidder. Hackers calling themselves Impact Team have accessed data from some of Ashley Madison’s 37 million registered users.

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7. New picture released as Prince George turns two

A new picture of Prince George, taken by fashion photographer Mario Testino, has been released to mark his second birthday. The shot was taken after the christening of his sister Princess Charlotte earlier this month and shows the toddler smiling in the arms of his father, Prince William. The family have celebrated his birthday at their home, Anmer Hall.

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8. Arctic ice increased after cold summer of 2013

Arctic sea ice increased by around a third after the cool summer of 2013, with futher growth in 2014 more than compensating for the losses of the three previous years, climate researchers say. They think summer temperatures have a greater impact than previously believed but warn that climate change will still cause the ice to shrink.

9. David Frost's eldest son dies while jogging

Miles Frost, the 31-year-old-son of Sir David Frost, has collapsed and died while out jogging near his home in Oxfordshire. Friends said Frost had appeared to be in good health and had been in “great form” over the past few weeks. The eldest of three brothers, Frost went to Eton and was a founding partner of private equity group Frost Brooks.

10. Briefing: how to get tickets for Glastonbury 2016

Standard tickets for Glastonbury 2015 sold out in just 25 minutes – and with a scheduled year off in 2017, next year's festival could prove even more popular. The headline acts for next year's event have apparently been booked already, and rumour has it that the Foo Fighters might be headlining after a last-minute cancellation this year. Here's how to avoid missing out.

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