Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 13 Jun 2016

1. Ex-wife says Orlando shooter was 'disturbed'

The ex-wife of a gunman who killed 49 people in the US's worst mass shooting this weekend says he was "disturbed". Sitora Yusufiy says Omar Mateen was physically abusive to her during their four months together. It has emerged that Mateen had previously been investigated by the FBI but was still able to buy guns.

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2. Brexit fears to trouble markets this week

The EU referendum is affecting the stock and currency markets as the vote nears. Sterling and Asian stock markets fell to two-month lows in a downturn prompted by uncertainty over the UK's future in Europe and worries about the global economy. Meanwhile, the "volatility index" - a measure of investors' uncertainty - has reached levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis.

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3. England warned over football violence

Uefa has threatened to kick England and Russia out of the Euro 2016 tournament if fan violence continues. France's interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, warned police were being distracted from the fight against terrorism as they struggle to contain gangs of fans fighting each other in the streets.

4. Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for £26bn

Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy networking website LinkedIn for £26bn. It will pay $196 per share, almost 50% more than the closing price on Friday. Shares in the company had fallen by more than 40% this year but rocketed to almost $194 after news of the deal was announced. Microsoft hopes the deal will boost sales of its business and email software.

5. LA Pride event goes ahead despite arrest

Los Angeles held its annual LGBT Pride parade yesterday after a man was arrested with an arsenal of weapons on his way to the event. It was thought James Howell planned to attack the march, but a friend later claimed he was bisexual and bore no ill will to LGBT people.

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6. Burnham seeks 'Hillsborough Law' for inquests

Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham is pushing for a "Hillsborough Law" to ensure legal funding for bereaved families at inquests where police are involved. Families of the victims of the Hillsborough Stadium disaster waited 27 years for inquests which admitted police actions caused the deaths of their loved ones.

7. Qatar: Woman convicted for having sex after reporting rape

A Dutch woman in Qatar has been convicted of having sex outside marriage after she told police she was raped. The 22-year-old was given a suspended prison sentence, fined and will also be deported. The woman said she was raped after her drink was spiked at a Doha hotel in March and she woke up in a strange flat. Her alleged attacker was sentenced to 100 lashes for having sex outside marriage.

8. Pistorius to be sentenced this week

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is in court in Pretoria again this week to face sentencing for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He faces a term of at least 15 years in jail, although that could be reduced due to time already spent in prison. Pistorius was originally convicted of culpable homicide for the death of Steenkamp but that was upgraded on appeal last year.

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9. Warning after bears kill four in Japan

Four people have been killed in separate attacks in Japan in the last three weeks, prompting a warning to stay away from mountain forests in Akita prefecture. Experts say the attacks could all be the work of one bear which may have got used to the taste of human flesh. Traps have been set.

10. Briefing: Why Elizabeth Warren could be the next US vice president

Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren has endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and said she would be willing to stand as her running mate in the US presidential election. "I'm ready to jump in this fight and make sure that Clinton is the next president and be sure that Donald Trump gets nowhere near the White House," she told the Boston Globe.

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