Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 8 Jun 2016

1. Clinton declares herself the Democratic nominee

Hillary Clinton has declared herself the presumptive Democratic nominee for the White House, although her rival Bernie Sanders has vowed to fight on. The former secretary of state hailed a milestone for women as she became the first female nominee for the US presidency put up by a major party.

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2. EU referendum: Registration extended until Thursday

Voters have more time to register to take part in the EU referendum after technical problems left many unable to sign up by the initial deadline. The gov.uk site crashed after a large number of users tried to access it at once. They now have until the end of Thursday to sign up for the 23 June referendum.

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3. Police censured for handcuffing 11-year-old girl

Sussex police have been strongly ctiticised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission for handcuffing, hooding and detaining a disabled 11-year-old girl for a total of more than 60 hours over four occasions. "Child H", who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffers from a rare autism-like condition which causes sudden outbursts of anger.

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4. Suspected people smuggler extradited to Italy

A man believed to be at the heart of the smuggling operation bringing people from Africa to Europe has been extradited from Sudan to Italy. Eritrean Mered Medhanie, known as "The General", is thought to have arranged the crossing of a boat that sank near the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2013, killing 359.

5. BHS owner Chappell accused of lies and death threats

Dominic Chappell, the former owner of BHS, has been accused of issuing a death threat and triggering the firm's administration after a "crazy rant". The claims were made by former BHS chief executive Darren Topp as he appeared before MPs at a hearing into the collapse of the firm. Another former executive said Chappell was "a premier league liar and a Sunday pub league retailer".

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6. Sainsbury's posts quarterly fall in sales

Sainsbury's has seen sales fall for the first quarter of the financial year. Like-for-like sales are down 0.8%, although chief executive Mike Coupe hailed a "solid start to the year". He warned that tough times still lie ahead for the supermarket, with prices squeezed by the ongoing war with discount chains.

7. Obama will not attend Ali funeral

US President Barack Obama will not attend the funeral of boxer Muhammad Ali on Friday, it has been revealed, even though world leaders including King Abdullah of Jordan and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be present. Obama will join wife Michelle at their daughter Malia's high school graduation instead.

8. Remains of 6,000-year-old massacre found in France

Archaeologists in France have discovered bodies with multiple injuries to hands and skulls thought to be the victims of a massacre 6,000 years ago. The dead appear to have been killed together and dumped in a grain silo, with injuries almost certainly inflicted by a stone axe. As well as complete bodies, separated arms were found.

9. Rutherford freezes sperm over Zika fears

Athlete Greg Rutherford has had some of his sperm frozen over fears he could contract the Zika virus during this year's Rio Olympics. The long jumper's partner, Susie Verrill, will not be travelling to Brazil for the games. The couple have a one-year-old son, Milo, but said they would like to have other children.

10. Briefing: HSBC's investment bank restructure

HSBC has announced a major overhaul of its investment banking activities in a move designed to save tens of millions of dollars a year towards a $1bn (£686m) cost-cutting target. In a memo to staff on Monday, the bank said it would "bring together the units that look after companies and financial groups", reports the Financial Times. This means "lots of investment banking, transaction banking and lending activities" will be undertaken by a single team.

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