Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 13 Aug 2016

1. Treasury guarantees post-Brexit funding for EU projects

Philip Hammond is promising to replace EU funding for farmers, scientists and other projects after Britain leaves the bloc. The chancellor’s guarantee could cost up to £4.5bn a year. Agricultural funding now provided by the EU will also continue until 2020. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: "The Tories clearly had no plan for Brexit and are making it up as they go along."

2. New grammars limited to 20 in working-class areas

New grammar schools will be limited to only about 20 selective institutions in working class areas, it was suggested yesterday. Theresa May is poised to overturn a ban on new grammars, after pledging to tackle social mobility. A Westminster source said that the new selective schools would be sited in a handful of “typical working-class areas”, such as the outskirts of Birmingham and other provincial cities.

3. Trump: I'll only lose Pennsylvania if it's rigged

Donald Trump has restated his prediction that the White House election will be rigged in favour of Hillary Clinton, claiming that the only way he can lose Pennsylvania is “if cheating goes on”. Trump is trailing by 52% to 42% in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a survey. Since slipping in national polls, Trump has begun to sow doubt about vote rigging.

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4. US 'kills Islamic State leader in drone strike'

The leader of Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan died in a US drone strike last month, the US believes. Washington says Hafiz Saeed Khan was killed in a drone strike three days after IS carried out its most devastating attack in Afghanistan, killing 80 people and wounding 230 at a rally of Shia Muslims from the Hazara minority in the capital Kabul.

5. Court overturns 'Making A Murderer' conviction

A US federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of Brendan Dassey, whose case was made famous by Netflix's Making a Murderer documentary. Dassey will be released within 90 days, unless the state decides to retry him. He and his uncle Steven Avery were both sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering young woman Teresa Hallbach in 2005.

6. Ritual slaughterhouses granted monitoring exemption

Ritual slaughterhouses will be allowed to conceal the total number of animals they kill without having stunned them first. Under exemptions granted to Muslim and Jewish slaughtermen, the Food Standards Agency’s new monthly survey of abattoirs will not routinely record the number of animals killed. This allows such slaughterhouses not to comply with the general legal requirement to pre-stun.

7. Thai visitors warned as country fears for tourism

Visitors to Thailand are being warned to be cautious and avoid public places after a bomb attacks killed four people. Government buildings, police stations and popular tourist spots in the south of the country were all targeted. Among those injured were 11 foreigners. There are fears that the attacks mean the country's 'Teflon' tourism industry could suffer.

8. White House hopeful Clinton releases tax returns

Hillary Clinton has released her tax returns which show the Democratic presidential candidate paid an effective federal tax rate of 34.2% last year. The Clintons made most of their money in 2015 from consulting, speaking and book royalties, for a total of $10.1m between the couple. Hillary’s move adds to the pressure on her Republican rival for the White House, Donald Trump, to follow suit.

9. Tory says men pander to 'feminist zealots'

A Tory MP says politically correct men are pandering to “feminist zealots" who want women to "have their cake and eat it". Philip Davies, MP for Shipley, claims the drive for "so-called equality" favours women above men. He spoke at an event organised by the campaign group Justice for Men and Boys. Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said Davies remarks were "truly ignorant" and "astonishing."

10. Bradley Wiggins makes history as Team GB win three golds

Sir Bradley Wiggins became the first British athlete to win eight Olympic medals as Team GB grabbed three golds and three silvers on day seven in Rio. Wiggins and his cycling team set a world record and put GB third in the medal table. Rowers Heather Stanning and Helen Glover retained their Olympic title. The heptathlon is set for a thrilling climax, with defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill narrowly leading.