Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 26 May 2016

1. Trump 'has enough delegates for Republican nomination'

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has enough delegates to secure the Republican Party's nomination for this year's election. The billionaire businessman has reportedly won 1,238 delegates - one more than needed. Current President Barack Obama, speaking at the G7 summit in Japan, said Trump had demonstrated a "cavalier attitude" and "ignorance of world affairs".

2. Oil hits $50 a barrel for first time in 2016

The price of oil has reached $50 a barrel for the first time this year, as the recovery felt since the commodity hit a 13-year low in February continues. Brent crude reached $50.07 in Asian trading this morning. The rise follows disruptions to supply including the chaos caused by wildfires in Canada: with less oil produced, the price is rising.

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3. France: Nuclear power workers join strike

Workers at 16 of France's 19 nuclear power plants are to down tools for a 24-hour strike over labour reforms, adding to an energy crisis caused by ongoing blockades at oil refineries. The government said yesterday it had been forced to dip into strategic oil reserves. Nuclear power meets 75% of France's energy needs.

4. Family of Jules Bianchi to sue Formula 1

The family of F1 driver Jules Bianchi, who died after a crash in 2014, are taking legal action against the sport. The 25-year-old Frenchman suffered fatal head injuries when when his car hit a crane at the Japanese Grand Prix. He died after nine months in a coma. His family plan to sue the FIA, the Marussia team and Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Group.

5. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard to divorce

Amber Heard is divorcing her husband of 15 months, film star Johnny Depp. The actress has filed papers citing "irreconcilable differences". The pair made headlines recently when they brought Heard's dogs illegally into Australia, triggering a very public spat with the country's agriculture minister.

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6. Net migration to UK was 333,000 in 2015

Net migration to the UK in 2015 was 333,000, the second highest figure on record, according to estimates from the Office of National Statistics. Separate figures showed a record 184,000 EU citizens moved to Britain last year. Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said the figures were "scandalous" and showed that the situation was "completely out of control".

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7. Sadiq Khan attacks foreign 'gold brick' home owners

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has rebuked foreign investors for treating homes in London as "gold bricks". In his first address to London Assembly members, he warned that building thousands of new homes in the city to solve the housing crisis would mean nothing if they were all bought by investors in the Middle East and Asia for use as second homes or to sit empty.

London Mayor Khan slams foreign investors for leaving homes empty

8. EU boss Juncker criticises Boris Johnson

European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has criticised former London mayor Boris Johnson for pitching stories that were not "in line with reality" as he campaigns to leave the EU. Speaking at the G7 meeting in Japan, Juncker also implied that discussions with European partners would be strained if Johnson became PM.

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9. Study reveals 'staggering' scale of online abuse

A study by think-tank Demos as part of the Reclaim The Internet campaign has revealed the "staggering scale" of abusive messages communicated through social media. Over three weeks, 6,500 UK Twitter accounts were targeted by 10,000 explicitly aggressive and misogynistic tweets, found the report. The campaign, backed by MPs from all parties, aims to tackle online misogyny.

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10. Briefing: Will 'breakthrough' deal solve Greece's debt problems?

After a months-long stand-off and another marathon round of talks, Greece has finally secured from its European creditors a second tranche of more than €10bn (£6.8bn) in bailout funds. It's a major step forward. The 11-hour meeting of Eurozone finance ministers yesterday produced the outline of a debt relief deal widely hailed as a "breakthrough". The plan includes deferral of repayments in the near term and provides for a number of longer-term measures.

Will 'breakthrough' deal solve Greece's debt problems?