Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 5 Sep 2015

1. Exhausted migrants arrive in Austria

Thousands of migrants and refugees are in Austria after Hungary's unexpected move to provide buses for them. The bewildered families began moving across the border on foot and arriving on buses. Some had walked 150 miles to get there. David Cameron has limited UK's Syrian refugee intake “to discourage risky journeys”.

2. Rebekah Brooks security man ‘to expose everything’

Rebekah Brooks's ex-security man is threatening to expose everything he overheard during the hacking trial. In a YouTube video, Mark Hanna says the re-appointment of the former editor of the News of the World and The Sun meant “Mr Murdoch’s middle finger being shoved right in my face”. He adds that he wants to stand up to the “Murdochs and Brookses of this of world”.

3. Hugo Boss fined over boy’s death

Hugo Boss has been fined £1.2m over the death of a four-year-old boy who was killed when an 18st mirror crushed him in a dressing room. The seven-foot mirror fell on Austen Harrison, inflicting severe head injuries. The boy and his his parents had visited the pop-up store in Bicester Village, Oxfordshire, on June 4, 2013.

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4. Jeremy Corbyn ‘would prevent Syria action’

Would Jeremy Corbyn prevent David Cameron from taking military action in Syria? The Daily Telegraph claims senior party figures and “military voices” believe the PM would be unable to get Commons approval if Corbyn became Labour leader. Meanwhile, The Times says that the leadership contender would appoint a left-winger as shadow chancellor.

5. Midlands police could sue Theresa May

West Midlands police are threatening to launch a high court action against the home secretary after it was revealed that Theresa May is secretly planning a significant switch in millions of police funding from city forces to county constabularies. The Guardian reveals that the force is considering mounting the legal challenge to the way in which May has conducted a consultation exercise.

6. Queen to thank subjects as she breaks record

The Queen is expected to make a rare public speech thanking her British and Commonwealth subjects for 63 years of support, reports the Daily Telegraph. As she becomes our longest-reigning monarch on Wednesday, Her Majesty is also expected to pay tribute to her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, the woman whose record reign she will overtake.

7. BBC is set to beam into North Korea

The BBC is to broadcast a tailored radio news service in North Korea for the first time, reports The Times. The corporation is also aiming to create its first satellite TV channel created specifically for Russian citizens. The World Service is expanding to target people in North Korea, Russia, the Middle East and parts of north and east Africa.

8. Father shot daughter at ‘safe house’

An estranged father shot his seven-year-old daughter in the head on the doorstep of her new home, an inquest has heard. For months, Yasser Alromisse had been searching for his ex-wife and child. When he found them in East Sussex, he committed the "thoroughly despicable act of violence". He then turned the gun on himself.

9. Yvette Cooper vows to tackle inequality

Yvette Cooper would change Labour's clause four to heighten the party’s commitment to equality. The Labour leadership candidate believes the clause does not go far enough, she adds that the party needs to “tackle widening inequality itself”. Speaking to The Guardian, she says: “The big challenge of the next 10 to 20 years is widening inequality.”

10. Can Rooney break record in San Marino?

England will field some inexperienced faces for the Euro 2016 qualifier in San Marino today. Leicester forward Jamie Vardy will make his full debut and there will also be starts for Jonjo Shelvey and John Stones. Meanwhile, captain Wayne Rooney is one strike short of Sir Bobby Charlton's England scoring record of 49 goals.

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