Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 3 Aug 2015

1. Landlords ‘must evict failed asylum seekers’

The government is to threaten landlords who don’t evict failed asylum seekers, or who fail to check their tenants’ immigration status, with up to five years in jail as part of the new Immigration Bill. The Bill also includes plans to end the £36-a-week financial support for failed asylum seekers still living in the UK with their families.

Refugee crisis: Calais Jungle children 'have nowhere to sleep'

2. Tributes paid to Cilla Black, dead at 72

Tributes are being paid to Liverpudlian singer Cilla Black, who has died at home in Spain at the age of 72. Police believe she died of natural causes but a post mortem is being carried out to confirm this. Sir Paul McCartney, who discovered Black when she was a cloakroom girl at the Cavern Club, praised her “fun-loving dignity”.

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3. Former City trader jailed over Libor fraud

A former City trader has been jailed for 14 years after being found guilty of rigging of Libor interest rates. Tom Hayes, who worked for UBS and Citigroup, was found guilty of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud. Banks have faced heavy fines for manipulating the global interest rate, but Hayes, 35, was the first person to face a jury trial.

4. Obama to unveil plans to fight climate change

Barack Obama is today unveiling plans to fight climate change which he has called “the biggest, most important step we have taken”. The revised Clean Power Plan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power stations by one third in 15 years. Dubbed a “war on coal”, the plans are deeply unpopular with some in the energy industry.

Obama to announce historic climate change plan

5. Corbyn pledges public investment to end austerity

Labour leadership front runner Jeremy Corbyn has promised a programme of public investment to create a highly-skilled workforce in the UK and end the “years of political and economic austerity”. Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock and new Labour minister Peter Mandelson warned against Corbyn’s leadership at the weekend.

Jeremy Corbyn is a 'disaster', says Stephen Hawking

6. California: wildfire closes two highways

A wildfire in the northern California hills has more than doubled in size over the weekend, officials say as it enters its fifth day. Two highways have been closed and 6,000 buildings are under threat. It has already destroyed 24 homes and is estimated to be only 5% contained by the efforts of firefighters working around the clock.

7. Bank holiday rail walkout as Tube strike looms

Hopes that a London Tube strike planned for Thursday can be averted are fading, with unions expected to reject a new deal designed to improve "work-life balance" for workers when a 24-hour service is introduced. The RMT union has also called a strike on First Great Western trains over August bank holiday over new trains on the line.

Tube commuters face more delays as engineers begin industrial action

8. IPCC called in over Edward Heath abuse claims

The police watchdog is to investigate claims that allegations of sexual offences against children were not followed up because they involved the former Conservative prime minister Edward Heath. The allegations, made by a retired senior officer, were referred to the IPCC by Wiltshire Police and relate to a case in the 1990s.

9. Britain not sunny enough for healthy vitamin D levels

An independent scientific advisory body wants the government to recommend that Britons take vitamin D supplements because the country lacks the bright sunshine necessary to provide enough naturally. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to musculo-skeletal health, heart disease, type 1 diabetes, cancer and multiple sclerosis.

10. Briefing: how much is Operation Stack costing UK business?

British businesses are feeling the strain of measures police have taken to manage the knock-on effects of strikes and closures in Calais. Amid headlines that point to a growing humanitarian crisis at the French port, Kent Police closed the M20 motorway in Kent for much of last week. But what are the consequences for the businesses affected, both locally and across the country?

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