Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 14 Jun 2016

1. Orlando shooter 'was radicalised online'

Omar Mateen, the man behind the US's biggest mass shooting, was radicalised online, Barack Obama said yesterday. After the President's statement, FBI director James Comey said there are "strong indications" the gunman, who opened fire in an Orlando LGBT nightclub, was inspired by foreign terrorist organisations. It has also been claimed Mateen had visited the club before and used a gay dating app.

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2. George Osborne: Brexit is for the rich

Chancellor George Osborne has warned that leaving the EU would hit the UK's poorest the most. "Brexit might be for the richest in our country but… people on low incomes… are the people who suffer when the economy fails and goes into recession," he said, adding that a vote to remain in the bloc would bring a flood of investment.

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3. EU grants 'would be protected at Brexit'

The Vote Leave campaign has claimed that grants from the EU to the UK would be protected in the event of Brexit - but Remain campaigners have accused the group of fantasy economics and say it has no power to make public spending promises because it is not a government in waiting. Meanwhile, The Sun has backed a vote to leave.

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4. Russia faces disqualification from Euro 2016

Uefa has imposed a suspended disqualification from Euro 2016 on Russia after violence at the game against England on Saturday. It means that if there is any more trouble at a match involving Russia they will be ejected from the tournament. The FA earlier expressed "serious concerns" over security in Lille where fans are congregating this week. France has begun deporting some Russian 'ultras'.

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5. France: Police commander and wife stabbed

French President Francois Hollande is holding crisis talks after a police commander and his wife were stabbed to death at their home near Paris. The assailant told negotiators he had pledged allegiance to Islamic State as he held the couple's three-year-old son hostage. He was killed by police and the child recovered alive.

French police chief and his wife killed in 'terror attack'

6. Sterling falls further over Brexit

Sterling has fallen again after polls suggested the UK will vote to leave the EU in next week's referendum. Stock markets have also tumbled, with the FTSE 100 now close to the 6,000 barrier. Stocks in Asia and mainland Europe have fared even worse. There are also fears for the health of the wider global economy.

7. Pistorius must pay for killing Reeva, says Barry Steenkamp

Reeva Steenkamp's father has told a court in South Africa that Oscar Pistorius should be made to pay for killing his daughter in 2013. In an emotional testimony at Pistorius's sentencing hearing, Barry Steenkamp said the murder had "devastated" the family and changed their lives completely. Pistorius was found guilty of murder after a court overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict.

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8. Fears for crops after invasion of moths from Europe

British cabbage and cauliflower crops could be "devastated" by an invasion of tens of millions of diamondback moths arriving from continental Europe. The warning comes from scientists after reports of a two mile cloud of moths on Saturday night near Leominster. Diamondback moths are known as a "super pest" because they are resistant to several insecticides.

9. Britain world's highest user of laughing gas

The UK has the highest use of laughing gas as a recreational drug in the world, a survey of 20 countries has found. The study said a small number of people were at risk of developing neurological problems through use of the drug nitrous oxide. Some 8.5% of 100,000 respondents said they had used it, up from 6.5% in 2015.

10. Briefing: Highlights from the Queen's 90th birthday

Beginning with a service at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday and ending with a picnic lunch for 10,000 outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, it has been a packed weekend of festivities to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. But a few of the more unusual highlights included Prince Philip getting bored with waving, Prince Harry looking just like his father and the Queen checking the weather before heading out.

Queen's 90th birthday: Five highlights from the weekend