Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 1 Aug 2016

1. Cameron's honours list sparks cronyism claims

The Sunday Times has published leaked details of David Cameron's final honours list, which it says reward ministers who backed the Remain campaign with knighthoods, as well as Tory donors and staff in Downing Street. The list has prompted claims of cronyism from Labour and a senior Tory said it would cause division in the party.

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2. London Tube attacker jailed for life

A man who attempted to behead a Tube passenger in London has been jailed for life. Muhiddin Mire, 30, carried out the attack at Leytonstone station in December last year. Although he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia he was also motivated by events in Syria. Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC said he had attempted "to kill an innocent member of the public for ideological reasons".

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3. Cousin of Normandy priest-killer charged

The cousin of one of the two young men who killed an elderly priest in Normandy as he said mass last week has been charge with knowing an attack was imminent. Identified as Farid K, the 30-year-old appeared before a judge in Paris yesterday. He is the cousin of Abdelmalik Petitjean, who was shot dead by police after the crime.

4. Osborne blocked Hinkley Point 'special share'

George Osborne blocked a proposal to safeguard the proposed new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point from potential national security threats posed by China's 18% ownership, a former colleague says. Ex-coalition energy secretary Ed Davey said his "special share" scheme was rejected by without any explanation

5. 'Trump is ignorant', says mother of dead US soldier

The Muslim mother of a US soldier who died in Iraq has said Donald Trump is "ignorant" about Islam and doesn't know what sacrifice is. Ghazala Khan appeared with her husband at the Democratic convention as he attacked Trump last week. Trump responded by saying she had been silent because she was a Muslim woman.

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6. F1 boss's mother-in-law rescued from kidnappers

The mother-in-law of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been freed from kidnappers by police in Brazil. Aparecida Schunck, 67, was kidnapped on 22 July and a £28m ransom was sought from Ecclestone, 85, who is thought to be worth £2.3bn. Police say an anti-kidnap squad rescued Schunck and arrested two men.

7. UBS rogue trader: 'Nothing has changed'

The biggest rogue trader in British history says another rogue could commit the same crime as nothing has changed in banking. Kweku Adoboli, who lost £1.4bn for Swiss bank UBS in London and served five years in jail, says there is still a culture of seeking profit "no matter what".

8. Game of Thrones to end after season eight

Fantasy drama Game of Thrones is to end after its eighth series in 2018, makers HBO have confirmed. The show, which won a record 12 Emmy awards last year, may spark a spin-off programme, however. The seventh season airs in 2017 and will be just seven episodes long instead of the usual ten.

9. Yogurts withdrawn over rubber contamination

Asda, the Co-operative, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose have all been warned to remove yogurts produced for them by Yeo Valley from the shelves because of fears they may contain pieces of rubber. Customers are warned not to eat the products, most of which are not branded Yeo Valley but may instead be the supermarkets' own brand.

10. Briefing: Angela Merkel rules out migrant policy reversal

Germany will not change its refugee policy, despite the recent wave of

terror attacks in the country, Angela Merkel said yesterday. The

German chancellor told a Berlin news conference that terrorists "want

to make us lose sight of what is important to use, break down our

cohesion and sense of community as well as inhibiting our way of

life".

Angela Merkel rules out migrant policy reversal