Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 16 Apr 2016

1. Tony Blair used 'controversial' secret trust for fortune

Tony Blair used a secret trust to handle his multimillion-pound wealth after contact with Britain’s top taxman, according to two of the former prime minister’s advisers. Blair’s lawyers said that Blair did not seek or obtain a tax advantage. They refused to say why he had set up the trust, beyond a desire for privacy.

2. Rescue underway after second Japan earthquake

At least 19 people are dead after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Japan. After the second major quake to strike the area in two days, NHK TV reported that 760 people have been admitted to hospital following the latest tremors. Some 20,000 troops are being deployed in a rescue operation in the Kyushu region.

3. March temperatures smash 100-year global record

March temperatures have broken a 100-year global record, notes The Guardian.

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The average global temperature was 1.07C hotter, beating the previous month’s record increase. February’s temperatures were described by scientists as a “shocker” and signalling “a kind of climate emergency”, but data from a Japanese agency shows that March was even hotter.

4. Junior doctor chief 'opposed full walkout'

A leaked email shows the head of the British Medical Association’s junior doctor’s committee felt a full walkout would be “difficult to defend” and “not reasonable”. The email reveals that Dr Johann Malawana urged union colleagues to exclude services for babies and children from planned “all out strikes” – but was over-ruled.

5. Boris accuses Barack Obama of EU 'hypocrisy'

Boris Johnson has accused Barack Obama of "hypocrisy" over his support for the UK’s continued membership of the EU. The pro-Brexit London mayor told the BBC that American "wouldn't dream of sharing their sovereignty" as the UK had done. Obama is expected to reiterate his support for Britain's EU membership when he visits the UK next week.

6. Families sue sperm bank over 'psychotic' donor

Families are suing a sperm bank which allegedly told them their donor was a genius - when in reality he had a criminal record and several mental disorders. Over the last decade, at least 36 women in Britain, Canada and the US are thought to have become pregnant from the donor in question’s sperm. Three Canadian families have filed a lawsuit saying they were misled.

7. Anna Wintour apologises over 'migrant chic' remark

Vogue editor Anna Wintour has apologised for using the phrase “migrant chic” to describe a Kanye West fashion show. Wintour, the boss of American Vogue, had used the phrase during an appearance on a US TV talkshow. She was slammed on Twitter, where one user wrote: “Apparently migrant chic is becoming a thing in the fashion world. Do we really need to spell out how insensitive that is?”

8. Prince William wants 'new Taj Mahal memories'

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to create “new memories’ when they visit the Taj Mahal on the final day of their tour of India and Bhutan, say officials. Prince William and Catherine will visit the site where William's mother Diana, Princess of Wales, was famously pictured sitting alone in 1992. The photo prompted rumours about the state of her marriage to the Prince of Wales.

9. M&S bras 'spark terrorism alerts at airports'

Bras sold at Marks & Spencer are reportedly causing disruption at airports because the underwiring is setting off security scanners. The problem is caused by a special metal which is only used by M&S for bras. The chain, which shifts 23m bras a year, is trying to rectify the problem. The Sun newspaper says the “weapons of mass distraction” are “sparking terror alerts”.

10. Ranieri: title not considered over 'because we're Leicester'

Claudio Ranieri says if a Manchester side were in Leicester City's position, people would believe the title race to be "finished". He said: "Football is very strange. If you weren't here in Leicester but somewhere else, maybe City or United, with seven points more, you would say 'it is finished'. At this moment you don't think this. Why? Because we are Leicester.”