Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 3 Oct 2015

1. Did US strike kill aid workers in hospital?

Nato is investigating whether a US air strike hit a hospital in Afghanistan. A medical charity says three aid workers were killed and another 30 people are unaccounted for. There is no word on the nationalities of the victims. A US military statement said an air strike "may have resulted in collateral damage to a nearby medical facility".

2. Oregon gunman had UK passports and 13 guns

The gunman who killed nine people at a college in Oregon owned 13 weapons, federal agents said. Chris Harper Mercer took six guns to Umpqua Community College in Roseburg and opened fire on Thursday morning. The 26-year-old, whose social media profiles featured content supporting the IRA, held a UK passport, according to reports this morning.

3. When the Queen phoned Maggie to say sorry

Margaret Thatcher was deeply upset after being branded uncaring and socially divisive by the Queen’s press secretary in a row over apartheid-era South Africa, according to a new biography of the former PM. The Queen quickly called Thatcher to apologise and deny that the remarks represented her view on the topic, claims the book.

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4. McDonald’s call on Sepp Blatter to stand down

Four of FIFA's top sponsors have called on Sepp Blatter to immediately step down as president. Coca-Cola led the call, quickly followed by McDonald's, Visa and AB InBev, which owns Budweiser. The demand came after Swiss authorities launched criminal proceedings against the 79 year old. However, Blatter's lawyer said his client is going nowhere until a successor is appointed next year.

5. Britain ‘will leave the EU’ unless Brussels reforms

Britain will vote to leave the European Union unless Brussels offers "substantial and irreversible" reforms to the UK, warns Philip Hammond. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Hammond insisted the government is not bluffing when it tells leaders on the continent that Britain could opt to leave. He said the government will “get a raspberry” from voters if the EU is not willing to change.

6. Chief medical officer in airline fat tax’ quip

Britain's top doctor has suggested weighing passengers before they get on planes could be a way of tackling Britain's obesity crisis. The chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, said it would be “quite a clever way” of taxing the overweight. A spokesman for Dame Sally has since insisted the remark was meant as a joke.

7. Michael Gove will sell off Britain’s prisons

Prisons will be sold off in justice secretary Michael Gove’s “new revolution”, says The Times. Gove will free prisons from Whitehall control in the biggest reorganisation of the penal system in a generation. He will offer governors new powers over a raft of matters including budgets, education and perks that are offered to inmates for good behaviour.

8. Rugby: England face crunch World Cup tie

England face the "biggest game of their careers" against Australia as they fight to keep their World Cup dream alive, says coach Stuart Lancaster. England go into the World Cup clash knowing that if they lose they are out of their own tournament, but if they win then only a freak result can keep them out of the quarter finals.

9. London accuses Moscow over Syria bombing

Britain has accused Russia of carrying out indiscriminate bombing in Syria that has led to the deaths of civilians. The defence Secretary Michael Fallon cites intelligence suggesting Moscow had mostly been targeting forces fighting president Bashar al-Assad rather than Islamic State militants. However, he added that Russia's involvement would not prevent the UK from its own strikes.

10. Eva Carneiro speaks out on Chelsea row

Chelsea hope to get their season back on track when they host Southampton in the tea-time kick off today. Manchester City can return to top spot for at least 24 hours if they beat Newcastle United. Meanwhile, Eva Carneiro says she was “at no stage requested” by the FA for a statement for its investigation into remarks allegedly made by the side’s manager, Jose Mourinho.