Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 1 Mar 2016

1. Brexit: Corbyn 'not on same side' as Cameron

Jeremy Corbyn has sought to distance himself from the Tories on the European Union referendum. The Labour leader, who backs staying in the block, said David Cameron's reforms may not be legally binding and ruled out sharing a platform to promote the Stay camp. He insisted he was "not on the same side of the argument" as the Prime Minister.

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2. Calais camp evictions resume after clashes

French police have resumed their eviction of migrants from the Calais camp known as the "Jungle", moving them to shipping containers provided nearby. Overnight, police fired tear gas as residents of the camp threw stones and lit fires. Several people, including activists, were arrested. Many residents of the camp fear they will be forced to claim asylum in France instead of the UK.

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3. Super Tuesday: Trump poised for victory

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is poised for victory in today's Super Tuesday primaries. More states will choose their preferred Republican and Democratic candidate today than on any other day in the process. Polls suggest the billionaire businessman is set to sweep the board, making him a favourite to win his party's nomination.

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4. Internet browsing records to be held for 12 months

Internet service providers will be forced to store internet browsing records for 12 months under the new Investigatory Powers Bill. It also contains a clause allowing police to obtain connection records if "necessary and proportionate". There are increased privacy safeguards in the new bill, but civil liberties campaigners say it clears the way for mass surveillance.

5. Barclays shares down 11% after profit fall

Barclays shares plunged 11% after the bank reported a fall in its underlying profits for 2015 to £5.4bn, down 2% on the previous year and has warned it would cut its dividend for 2016 and 2017 by more than half, to 3p per share. It is also planning to sell off some of its 62.3% share in its African business in the next two to three years and focus on its core business.

6. Omagh bombing murder case collapses

The case against Seamus Daly, accused of murdering 28 people in the Omagh bomb attack of 1998, has collapsed. The Real IRA attack, the worst atrocity of the Troubles, happened four months before the Good Friday Agreement. Daly and another man, Colm Murphy, were found to be liable in a civil case in 2013, but charges against Daly were withdrawn over fears over the evidence of a prosecution witness.

7. Russia: woman held after beheading

Russian police have arrested a nanny who allegedly beheaded a three-year-old girl. The woman was filmed by CCTV cameras yesterday walking near a metro station with a decapitated head in her hands. The child's body was found in a nearby burnt-out flat. A Moscow newspaper quoted a law enforcement source as saying the nanny was Gyulchekhra Bobokulova, from Uzbekistan.

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8. Top Gear rumours 'simply not true'

BBC boss Mark Linsey has denied rumours of unprofessional behaviour from new Top Gear host Chris Evans, which is said to have prompted the show's producer, Lisa Clark, to quit. He also added that it "was simply not true" that the presenter had been opposed to the decision to bring in former Friends actor Matt LeBlanc as his co-host.

9. Naked Gun star George Kennedy dies aged 91

Actor George Kennedy, who won an Oscar for his role in Cool Hand Luke and starred alongside Leslie Nielsen in the Naked Gun films, has died at the age of 91. He also appeared in disaster films Earthquake and Airport 1975. His final film was 2014's The Gambler. His family said he died on Sunday morning in the city of Boise, Idaho.

10. Briefing: electoral breakthrough for Iran's reformists

Reformist candidates have broken the dominance of Iran's hardline conservatives in the general election that took place on Friday. The vote was widely seen as a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani and his moderate pro-Western policies, which have included a deal to end Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. The pro-Rouhani List of Hope is set to take all 30 parliamentary seats in the capital of Tehran, a result likely to be replicated elsewhere.

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