Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 22 Jun 2016
- 1. EU referendum: Final push from campaigns
- 2. Drugs mule Reid deported back to UK
- 3. Death threat sent to Yvette Cooper
- 4. Ellie Butler: Grandfather disowns daughter after murder trial
- 5. Scores dead in Indian monsoon rains
- 6. North Korea test fires banned missiles
- 7. Jaguar shot dead after Olympic ceremony
- 8. Glastonbury hit by traffic chaos and bad weather
- 9. Rory McIlroy withdraws from Olympics over Zika
- 10. Briefing: the Rolls-Royce 103EX concept car
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1. EU referendum: Final push from campaigns
The Leave and Remain camps have been making their final push for votes in tomorrow's EU referendum. Out campaigner Boris Johnson will travel by helicopter to make a last few stops, while In leader David Cameron will appear in Birmingham with Lib Dem Tim Farron. The last TV debate will be hosted by Channel 4 at 9pm tonight.
2. Drugs mule Reid deported back to UK
Melissa Reid, the 22-year-old Briton convicted in Peru with her friend Michaella McCollum for smuggling cocaine in 2013, has been deported back to the UK and is a free woman after serving half of her six-year sentence. The pair were caught with more than 23lbs of the drug, worth £1.5m, hidden in food packets in their luggage.
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British drug smuggler Melissa Reid released from Peru prison
3. Death threat sent to Yvette Cooper
Labour MP Yvette Cooper has received a death threat on Twitter after she campaigned for the UK to remain within the EU. The message, from a now-deleted account in the name of "Mark Creighton", said: "I will kill your kids and grandkids". MPs' security has been increased after the killing of Jo Cox last week. Cooper has reported the threat to police.
Jo Cox report urges UK to help world's troubled regions
4. Ellie Butler: Grandfather disowns daughter after murder trial
The grandfather of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler has disowned his daughter, Jennie Gray, after she was jailed for child cruelty and perverting the course of justice. Her partner and Ellie's father, Ben Butler, was convicted of murdering Ellie and must serve 23 years. Meanwhile the judge who took the decision to return Ellie to her violent father has been criticised by a case review.
5. Scores dead in Indian monsoon rains
More than 70 people have been killed and dozens injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh during monsoon storms. More than 50 people died in Bihar, ten people were killed in neighbouring Jharkhand and at least 16 died in Madhya Pradesh, said officials. Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains.
6. North Korea test fires banned missiles
South Korea says its northern neighbour has test-fired two mid-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast, in contravention of its international commitments. The first launch failed but the second was Pyongyang's most effective test so far. In January, North Korea claimed it had successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb.
7. Jaguar shot dead after Olympic ceremony
Animal rights groups are appalled after a jaguar raised from a cub in a Brazilian zoo was shot dead minutes after being photographed with the Olympic torch. The animal escaped from her chain and attacked a soldier, who killed her after four tranquiliser darts failed to have any effect. Organisers admitted the pictures were a "mistake".
Rio Olympics: Jaguar shot dead after torch relay
8. Glastonbury hit by traffic chaos and bad weather
The Glastonbury festival has been hit by traffic chaos as fans arrived early for the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset. The gates to the site opened at 8am today but there were queues of up to 12 hours as rain and ground conditions caused delays. Organiser Michael Eavis apologised but said the problems had arisen because "people were coming before the gates were open".
Glastonbury 2020: is the festival going ahead?
9. Rory McIlroy withdraws from Olympics over Zika
Golfer Rory McIlroy has pulled out of the Rio Olympics over the Zika virus, telling the Irish team that competing would be "a risk I am unwilling to take". McIlroy, who is hoping to start a family with fiancee Erica Stoll, said in a statement that his family's health "comes before anything else". The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to birth defects.
Zika: An Olympic sized problem as Jordan Spieth pulls out
10. Briefing: the Rolls-Royce 103EX concept car
Rolls-Royce has unveiled a radical, driverless concept vehicle
previewing what the ultimate luxury car may look like in the future.
The 103EX Vision Next 100 Concept is a celebration of BMW's centenary
– Rolls-Royce is owned by the German carmaker. And while the radical
body is clearly recognisable as a Rolls, it's a big departure from its
current line-up.
Rolls-Royce 103EX: Is this the future of luxury cars?
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