Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 11 Dec 2015

1. Jeremy Corbyn 'helped IS fraudster'

Jeremy Corbyn intervened to secure bail for a con artist accused of stealing money from pensioners in order to raise funds for Islamic State, claims the Daily Telegraph. Back in May, Corbyn wrote a letter to magistrates in a bid to help Mohamed Dahir secure bail. The court had heard that Dahir’s gang were using the money as a "bank of terror" to help UK citizens fight with IS.

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