Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 16 Aug 2015

1. Gordon Brown to intervene in Corbyn row

Gordon Brown is to intervene in Labour's leadership content for the first time, reports the BBC. The former PM is expected to say he strongly disagrees with many of Jeremy Corbyn's economic and foreign policies. Meanwhile, a ComRes study for the Independent on Sunday found 31% of those polled thought Corbyn would lessen Labour's prospects of electoral success.

2. Donald Trump ‘chased Diana as trophy wife’

Donald Trump pursued Diana, Princess of Wales, seeing her as “the ultimate trophy wife”, says The Sunday Times. According to broadcaster Selina Scott, Trump “bombarded Diana at Kensington Palace with massive bouquets of flowers, each worth hundreds of pounds”. It eventually began to seem as if Trump was “stalking her,” writes Scott.

3. Athletics body ‘supressed dope report’

The athletics governing body has suppressed a sensational survey that reveals a third of the world’s top competitors admitted cheating by using banned performance-enhancing techniques. The Sunday Times reveals that the International Association of Athletics Federations has blocked publication, and the study’s authors have been gagged for the past four years.

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4. Amazon boss hails ‘expensive’ Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s new series for Amazon's streaming video service will be "very, very, very expensive", says the company's founder. Jeff Bezos told the Sunday Telegraph that the three hosts are "worth a lot and they know it". He said there is currently a “golden age” of television, and that Clarkson’s new show will be “loved”.

5. Student accommodation ‘on brink of crisis’

Soaring student rents are taking college accommodation to brink of a crisis, reports The Observer. As the last-minute rush for accommodation for the next academic year gets under way, it is claimed that living costs have outstripped loans, with rents rising 25% in three years, leaving half of undergraduates struggling to pay bills.

6. Abramovich wife ‘furious’ over Carneiro row

Roman Abramovich’s wife is furious over Jose Mourinho’s treatment of Eva Carneiro, claims the Mail On Sunday. However, despite Dasha Zhukova’s anger at the boss, who publicly swore at Carneiro for rushing on to the pitch to tend an injured player during stoppage-time against Swansea City, it is believed that no one at the club will “dare” publicly criticise Mourinho.

7. Get on with it, Cameron tells Chilcot

David Cameron has revealed his "immense frustration” as he tells Sir John Chilcot to “get on with it”. The prime minister spoke out over the continuing delay to publishing Chilcot’s report, saying parents of soldiers killed in the Iraq war fear they will not live to read its findings. Families have threatened legal action if the Chilcot inquiry is not published by the end of the year.

8. Gove calls for BBC licence fee overhaul

Justice secretary Michael Gove has called for non-payment of the BBC’s licence fee to be decriminalised amid growing concerns about the burden it is placing on the justice system, reveals the Sunday Telegraph. Gove has raised concerns with John Whittingdale, the culture secretary, that television licence offences now account for one in 10 cases at magistrates’ courts.

9. Amy Winehouse ‘thought she was pregnant’

Amy Winehouse believed she was pregnant before she died, her father has claimed. Speaking on Australian television, Mitch Winehouse claimed his 27-year-old daughter and her fiance, film director Reg Traviss, were planning to start a family. "She was with Reg, they were going to get married,” he said. "I shouldn't tell you this but she thought she was pregnant at some stage."

10. Jose Mourinho mocks Wenger - again

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho mocked Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger as the Blues prepare to play Manchester City on Sunday. Asked if he was surprised that City’s Manuel Pellegrini got a new deal despite winning nothing last term, Mourinho said: "Why? Some other clubs, they have disappointed for 15 years and the manager is the same."