Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 9 Aug 2016

1. Olympic bronze for Team GB divers

The UK is now in tenth place on the Olympic medal table after Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow won bronze for synchronised 10m diving. Ed Ling also took a bronze for trap shooting. However, it was a bad day for Team GB's men's gymnastics, the women's rugby sevens and swimmer James Guy, who all missed out on medals.

Olympics 2016 diary: Team GB finish second in medal table

2. Switching banks to be easier, says watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority says it will soon be easier for customers to change banks. It wants online comparison tools to be developed to help clients find a better deal, believing they can save an average of £89 if not using an overdraft or £153 if doing so. With low interest rates, banks are under pressure to give better deals.

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3. Russia and Turkey set to restore ties

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a summit in St Petersburg. It is the first time the leaders have met since Ankara apologised for the downing of a Russian fighter jet over Syria last year, and Erdogan;s fierst trip overseas since a failed coup last month. The countries are set to restore economic ties.

Turkey suspends 12,800 police officers from duty

4. Republicans: Trump would be a 'reckless' president

Fifty US Republican security experts have signed a letter warning that Donald Trump would be the "most reckless president" the country has had. The group says the property developer "lacks the character, values and experience" to lead the US "None of us will vote for Donald Trump," they add.

Trump travel ban: Judge expands definition of relatives

5. North and South Korean gymnasts take selfie

North and South Korean gymnasts Hong Un-Jong and Lee Eun-ju have been praised for a brief moment of unity after they posed together for a selfie while warming up at the Olympic Games in Rio. Their home nations are still technically at war and have troubled relations. The photograph was said to capture the spirit of the Olympics.

6. Man jailed for murder over Islam 'disrespect'' killing

A man who murdered a Glasgow shopkeeper whom he claimed had "disrespected" Islam has been jailed for life. Tanveer Ahmed, from Bradford in Yorkshire, stabbed 40-year-old Asad Shah, a member of the Ahmadi sect, outside his store in Shawlands in March. Ahmed, a Sunni Muslim, said he killed Shah because he had posted videos online in which he claimed to be a prophet.

7. Chinese tourist applies for asylum by mistake

A Chinese tourist spent two weeks living in a migrant hostel in Germany and entered the asylum process after officials misunderstood his wish to report a stolen wallet. German media says that when a Mandarin translator was finally found, the man was not angry but went home saying Europe was not how he had imagined it.

Chinese tourist mistaken for refugee and held for two weeks in Germany

8. Man United break world record to sign Pogba

Manchester United have paid a world-record transfer fee of £89m to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus on a five-year deal. The Frenchman, who left Old Trafford four years ago, said returning to Manchester was "like I'd just come back home [from] holiday". The transfer fee tops the £85m Real Madrid is estimated to have paid for Gareth Bale.

Did Adidas urge Paul Pogba to pick Man Utd over Real Madrid?

9. Andy Burnham to run for mayor of Manchester

Andy Burnham will be Labour's candidate in Greater Manchester's first mayoral election in May 2017. The shadow home secretary beat Bury South MP Ivan Lewis and interim mayor Tony Lloyd after a vote by local party members. The former government minister, who served as culture and health secretary, will stand down as an MP if he is elected.

10. Briefing: 900m Android phones vulnerable to hackers

More than 900 million Android smartphones have huge security flaws

that could give hackers full access to the device's apps, settings and

camera. The bug, which has been given the name QuadRooter, was

discovered by researchers from Check Point, who exposed

vulnerabilities in the Qualcomm chipsets used in many phones running

Google's mobile operating system. It could affect the latest devices

from key smartphone players Samsung, LG and BlackBerry.

More than 900 million Android phones vulnerable to hackers