Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 24 Nov 2015

1. 'Suicide belt' found abandoned on Paris street

French police are examining what seems to be a suicide belt abandoned on a Paris street. It is said to have been found on Monday by street cleaners in a bin in the Montrouge district. AFP says it has no detonator. Investigators say mobile phone records show Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam was in the area on 13 November.

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2. Brussels to stay in 'lockdown' for another week

Schools and the metro may re-open in Brussels tomorrow but other unprecedented security measures will stay in place for at least another week, Belgium's prime minister, Charles Michel, has said. Offcies, museums and theatres are closed, markets have been cancelled - and thousands of armed police and soliders are on the streets.

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3. NHS to get £3.8bn cash boost above inflation

Front-line NHS services in England are to receive a £3.8bn cash boost above the rate of inflation after fears were raised that they were approaching breaking-point. NHS trusts are heading for a deficit of more than £2bn this year and the Conservatives promised in their election manifesto to inject an extra £20bn a year by 2020.

4. US says it has blown up 238 IS oil trucks

The US says an air strike has destroyed more than 238 oil trucks controlled by Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The trucks were parked up together waiting to be filled. Warning shots were fired to scare off the drivers before bombing began. IS supports itself largely by selling oil - even to the Assad regime which is fighting against it.

5. Putin fury as Russian jet shot down by Turkish airforce

Vladimir Putin has described the shooting down of a Russian Su-24 warplane by the Turkish airforce as a "stab in the back" by the "accomplices of terrorists". Nato has called an extraordinary meeting over the incident. Turkey says the Russian plane violated its airspace was shot down by F-16 fighters after repeated warnings. One of the pilots is believed to have died in the crash.

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6. Trump: I'd waterboard people even if it failed

Wannabe US president Donald Trump last night told a campaign rally that he would bring back the waterboarding interrogations once used at Guantanamo Bay, seen by many as torture. He added: "If it doesn't work, they deserve it anyway for what they do to us." The Bush administration scrapped the technique, admitting it was ineffective.

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7. Sharm el-Sheikh flights cancelled until the new year

British Airways and EasyJet have suspended all flights to and from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh until January. Other UK carriers, Monarch, Thomson and Thomas Cook, have cancelled flights until dates in December. Travel agent association Abta says flights will only resume when security is deemed strong enough after a Russian plane was brought down by a bomb.

8. 85% of child sex abuse goes unreported

Up to 85% of child sex abuse goes unreported according to a new report by the children's commissioner, which also found that two thirds of abuse happens in and around the family and that 75 per cent of victims are girls. Between April 2012 and March 2014 there were 50,000 reported cases of abuse, but the actual figure is believed to be around 450,000.

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9. Alton Towers crash caused by human error

The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers is to reopen next year after an investigation found that a crash which seriously injured five people and hurt 16 was caused by human error. Two women had legs amputated after one of the cars ran into an empty carriage in June. Staff misunderstood a shutdown message and manually restarted the ride, says Merlin Entertainment.

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10. Briefing: Argentina's new president and the Falklands

Conservative Mauricio Macri has won Argentina's presidential elections, fuelling hope for better relations with Britain over the disputed Falkland Islands. The first round of Argentina's presidential election was held last month, but there was no outright winner. In the second-round run-off this weekend, Macri won 51.5 per cent of the votes, beating his centre-left rival Daniel Scioli, who won 48.5 per cent.

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