Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 14 Sep 2015

1. Corbyn unveils Labour's 'unifying' shadow cabinet

Jeremy Corbyn, elected Labour leader at the weekend, has named his "unfying" shadow cabinet, with campaign manager John McDonnell appointed shadow chancellor, Andy Burnham covering the home office and Hilary Benn shadow foreign secretary. Most senior jobs have gone to men, but half the posts went to women, including shadow defence, education, business and health.

Jeremy Corbyn is a 'disaster', says Stephen Hawking

2. Egypt: 12 tourists and guides accidentally killed

Egyptian security forces chasing “terrorists” have accidentally shot and killed 12 people, thought to be a party of Mexican tourists and their guides. At least ten Mexicans and Egyptians have also been wounded. Egypt’s interior ministry said the tourists entered a restricted zone in the Wahat desert area, travelling in convoy.

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Egyptian security forces 'mistakenly' kill tourists

3. Migrant crisis: European border controls return

Germany is introducing temporary controls on its border with Austria because of the number of refugees, many from Syria, trying to enter. Germany’s vice-chancellor said his country was “at the limit of its capabilities” at the weekend. Other nations including Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and the Netherlands are to follow suit and tighten controls.

Islamic State targets vulnerable refugee children for recruitment

4. NI: Villiers meets party leaders in Stormont

Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has been meeting the five main political parties in a bid to stop the power-sharing assembly at Stormont from collapsing. The crisis erupted after police said they believed the IRA was behind a murder last month. Sinn Fein denies the IRA still exists. The Ulster Unionist Party says Sinn Fein's position will "kill or cure" devolution

Northern Ireland crisis: what's happening at Stormont?

5. Former England cricketer Brian Close dies at 84

Former England cricket captain Brian Close, who was famed for his bravery when batting and fielding, has died at the age of 84. He was the youngest man to play cricket for England after making his debut as an 18-year-old in 1949, and led Yorkshire to four county titles in the 1960s. He once said that being hit by a cricket ball did not hurt as it was "only on you for a second".

Brian Close: five things about England's bravest cricketer

6. Australian PM Tony Abbott ousted as leader

Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has lost his job after he was ousted as leader of the Liberal Party by cabinet minister Malcolm Turnbull, who becomes Australia's fourth prime minister since 2013. The snap leadership vote was held on Monday, hours after Turnbull announced he was challenging Abbott. The former lawyer is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister this week.

Who is Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's new prime minister?

7. Murder inquiry after body found in Epping Forest

Police have opened a murder inquiry after a man’s body was found in a popular outer London beauty spot in Epping Forest. The body was found wrapped in plastic near Hollow Ponds and is thought to have been there for some weeks. Police have identified the victim and informed his next of kin. They are appealing for witnesses.

8. California wildfires: state of emergency declared

Parts of California have declared a state of emergency as wildfires burn in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Up to 400 homes have been destroyed and tens of thousands of acres burnt in five days. One person has been killed. Thousands have been forced to flee their homes. The fires are particularly bad because of four years of drought.

9. El Nino: next two years ‘may be world’s hottest’

The Met Office is warning that the next two years could be the hottest the world has known as climate change increases the severity of El Nino, the natural phenomenon of the waters of the eastern Pacific warming dramatically. But the new research also suggests that summers may get cooler for a while in Europe while the globe warms.

10. Briefing: where Jeremy Corbyn plans to take Labour

With Jeremy Corbyn now elected leader of the Labour party, the focus of attention will shift onto the Islington MP's key policies and how he will present them to the British public. He will be the most left-wing leader of a major political party in the UK for more than a generation. Read a summary of Corbyn's policies on the key issues facing the country, and what his supporters and opponents have to say about them.

Jeremy Corbyn's policies: What does he stand for?