Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 13 Jul 2016

1. May to meet Queen and choose cabinet

Theresa May today assumes office as prime minister after meeting the Queen, moving in to 10 Downing Street with her husband, Philip, and choosing her cabinet. It is rumoured she will promote female colleagues including Justine Greening in an attempt to create a more gender-balanced frontbench. Outgoing PM David Cameron was given a standing ovation by MPs.

Theresa May rejects calls to increase Indian visa quota

2. Owen Smith to run for Labour leadership

Owen Smith, the former shadow work and pensions secretary, will today announce his intention to run for the Labour Party leadership. Last night, the party's National Executive Committee ruled that incumbent Jeremy Corbyn will be on the ballot automatically. Former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle is also standing.

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Who is Owen Smith? The Welsh MP seeking Labour leadership

3. Sanders endorses Clinton for president

Bernie Sanders has finally endorsed his former rival Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination after securing a series of policy compromises. The two appeared together at a rally in New Hampshire - and there were one or two "boos" from Sanders fans at the announcement.

What is Hillary Clinton doing now?

4. Supermarkets recall canned pasta products

Supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Tesco are recalling some canned pasta products because of fears they contain pieces of rubber. Beef ravioli products from both supermarkets and Sainsbury's macaroni cheese, all of which were manufactured in Belgium, are being recalled. Both retailers said the move, announced by the Food Standards Agency, was a "precautionary measure".

5. Len Goodman stands down from Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has become the latest big name to resign his position, after the BBC announced that he would leave the show after the next series. The 72-year-old has led the judging panel since the programme started 12 years ago. His replacement has not been named but dancer Anton Du Beke has been installed as the favourite.

6. Italian PM Renzi visits train crash site

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has visited the site of a train crash which killed at least 25 people and injured many others in Puglia on Tuesday. He has ordered an official investigation into the head-on collision between two passenger services between the towns of Bari and Barletta. Hospitals are appealing for blood.

'Horrific' train crash in Italy leaves at least 25 dead

7. Chris Evans's Top Gear popular overseas

The head of BBC Worldwide says the new-look Top Gear has outsold the Jeremy Clarkson original overseas. While Chris Evans's version of the motoring show flopped in the UK, it has sold in 130 territories abroad, which represents "marginal growth" on the original, says Tim Davie.

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8. First images of Jupiter sent from orbit

Photographs of Jupiter taken from an orbit around it have been sent back to Earth for the first time. Nasa's Juno spacecraft will provide insight into how the giant planet formed and how its existence affected Earth. The ship was launched from Florida nearly five years ago and will move into a tighter orbit around Jupiter this autumn.

Juno: Nasa spacecraft sends first images from Jupiter orbit

9. Japanese Emperor Akihito 'to abdicate'

Japan's Emperor Akihito, who is 82 and has suffered health problems, intends to abdicate within a few years, it has been claimed. According to reports in Japan, Akihito does not wish to remain emperor if he has to reduce his official duties. He has been head of state for 27 years and his abdication would be an unprecedented move in modern Japan.

10. Briefing: Theresa May's policy positions

Theresa May will become Britain's Prime Minister tomorrow, after her

only remaining rival in the Tory leadership race, Andrea Leadsom,

dropped out of the race yesterday. Regarded as one of the party's more

liberal high-profile figures, May describes herself as a "one-nation

conservative". So what does she stand for and how has she voted in the

past?

Prime Minister Theresa May: What are her views on key policies?