Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 10 Aug 2016

1. Southern rail strike called off for new talks

The RMT has called off the five-day strike on Southern rail to allow fresh negotiations over the role of conductors. However, train services will not return to pre-strike levels until Friday as Southern has already implemented a reduced timetable. Eurostar staff will go on strike for seven days later this month in a dispute over their work-life balance.

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2. Warning of cost of Brexit without trade deal

The cost of leaving the European Union without first securing a trade deal will be larger than the savings gained by no longer contributing to the EU budget, which is equivalent to four per cent of the UK's economic output, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The government has not yet started negotiations on the UK's departure.

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3. Two silver medals for Team GB's swimmers

Team GB won two more silver medals at the Rio Olympics yesterday, both in swimming. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor broke the British record to come behind Hungarian Katinka Hosszu in the 200m individual medley, while the men's 4x200m relay team came second to the US. Team GB has now won a total of six medals.

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4. May and Putin pledge to improve relations

Theresa May has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since she became Prime Minister. In a telephone conversation, the two leaders pledged to improve relations between the countries and agreed they must co-operate on aviation security to fight global terrorism. They will meet at the G20 summit in China next month.

5. Trump accused of Clinton gun threat

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been accused of making a bad-taste gun threat against Hillary Clinton after he said "Second Amendment people" could stop his Democratic rival. There was an immediate backlash, with accusations Trump was inciting violence. He says he was only urging people to vote.

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6. Duke of Westminster dies at age of 64

The Duke of Westminster, Britain's third richest man and wealthiest property developer, has died at the age of 64. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor is thought to have suffered a heart attack at his grouse-shooting estate in Lancashire. The royal family have sent their condolences - the Duke was a close friend of the Prince of Wales.

7. Khan tells government: 'Wait until 2017 for Brexit'

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says the government should postpone triggering Article 50, starting the process of Brexit, until autumn 2017. Waiting until after the European elections would give the UK "latitude" to negotiate better terms for its withdrawal, he said, adding that "serving notice" too quickly would lead to job losses in London.

8. Rio Olympics diving pool turns green

Tests are underway after the diving pool at the Rio Olympics mysteriously changed colour from light blue to green before the women's 10m synchronised final on Tuesday. Team GB diver Tom Daley was one of those to comment, tweeting: "Ermmmm… what happened?" Organisers say there is no risk to athletes.

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9. Transplanted kidney now 100 years old

A woman with a 100-year-old kidney, received in a transplant in 1973, says it is still "going strong". Sue Westhead, of Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, was 25 when she received a kidney from her mother, Ann Metcalf, then 57, after falling ill. Metcalf has since died, but Westhead, now 68, credits her "good genes" for the organ's survival.

10. Briefing: PM refuses to back down on minimum wage

Theresa May has refused to give ground to business leaders in the face

of a big lobbying push to derail a raft of increases to the minimum

wage in the coming years. Sixteen trade associations wrote a joint

letter to Business Secretary Greg Clark asking that his department

"exercise caution" with regard to the so-called "national living

wage", says the Financial Times. They want the government to drop the

2020 target of £9 per hour.

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