Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 11 Aug 2015

1. IAAF suspends 28 athletes from 2005 and 2007

The IAAF has suspended 28 athletes who competed at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships after "adverse findings" were discovered when samples were retested. The news comes less than two weeks before this year's World Championships in Beijing and in the wake of a Sunday Times expose of test results. "Very few" of the athletes are still competing says the IAAF.

2. State of emergency declared in Ferguson

A state of emergency has been declared in Ferguson, Missouri, after more unrest over the shooting of black teenagers by police. More than 50 people were arrested yesterday including civil rights activist Cornel West. Protests intensified after police shot and wounded an 18-year-old on Sunday and claimed he had opened fire first.

Ferguson: state of emergency declared as protests continue

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3. Two more Tube strikes called this month

London Underground workers are to stage two more strikes later this month in their ongoing dispute with TfL over job cuts and working conditions on the 24-hour Tube service, which is due to begin next month. The two 24-hour walkouts will begin at 6.30pm on Tuesday 25 August and at 6.30pm on Thursday 27 August.

4. Greece ‘agrees bailout deal’ with creditors

Greek officials say they have finally clinched a bailout deal with the country’s EU creditors after all-night talks. Finance minister, Euclides Tsakalotos, said there were only “two or three small issues” still undecided while another official said: “Finally, we have white smoke!” It is expected the new deal will be worth £61bn to Greece.

Greece finally reaches deal to release €12bn bailout funds

5. Google to become ‘Alphabet’ in shake-up

Tech giant Google is to restructure, with its search engine becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of a larger firm, Alphabet. Google has been criticised because its other activities - such as developing driverless cars - are not always clearly flagged to investors. Rising star Sundar Pichai will now preside over the search engine business.

Google topples Apple as world's most valuable company

6. Britons ‘will be hit by tax benefit clamp-down’

Thousands of young Britons who have lived here all their lives will be hit by government plans to stop EU migrants claiming benefits, such as tax credits and child benefit, for the first four years of residence here. The changes could mean an 18-year-old non-immigrant will not be eligible for these benefits until they are 22, says the BBC.

Young Britons could lose benefits so immigrants can be blocked

7. Man admits murder of Irish student Karen Buckley

"Evil" Alexander Pacteau has admitted murdering 24-year-old Irish student Karen Buckley, who disappeared from a Glasgow nightclub in April. The 21-year-old attacked Buckley with a spanner and strangled her in his car. Her body was found in a barrel on a farm four days after she went missing. Buckley's father said Pacteau should be locked up for life.

8. Corbyn to win by a landslide, says poll

A poll for The Times by YouGov suggests that left-wing Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn is to win by a landslide, with 53% of the 1,411 eligible Labour voters polled supporting him. The survey suggests he has more than doubled his lead over rival Andy Burnham to 32%. Yesterday Alastair Campbell warned against him.

Jeremy Corbyn is a 'disaster', says Stephen Hawking

9. 'Russian missile parts' found at MH17 crash site

Investigators say they may have found parts of a Russian missile system at the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine in July last year. The parts are believed to come from a Buk surface-to-air system and are "of particular interest" to Dutch investigators as they could help show who was behind the crash, but do not prove a "causal connection".

Missile that downed MH17 came from Russia, investigation rules

10. Briefing: the Carphone Warehouse privacy breach

A major online security breach at Carphone Warehouse could have left the personal details of 2.4 million customers exposed to hackers. A spokesman for the company said that a web security firm is now "crawling all over our systems" and the Information Commissioner's Office is investigating the breach. MPs on the Treasury Select Committee could demand a session with company bosses. But what should worried customers do in the meantime?

Carphone Warehouse: should you be worried about data hack?