Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 31 Aug 2016

1. May holds Brexit cabinet in Chequers

The Cabinet is meeting for the first time after the summer break to discuss the UK's approach to leaving the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May will host her ministers at her official Buckinghamshire country retreat, Chequers. David Davis, Boris Johnson and Liam Fox – all heading departments focused on Brexit – are attending.

Brexit: Theresa May says ‘trust me’ to deliver

2. Trump to visit Mexican President Pena Nieto

Donald Trump was due to meet Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto today, just hours before the Republican presidential hopeful lays out his immigration plans. Pena Nieto invited both Trump and his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, to Mexico. Trump has previously called Mexicans "rapists" and "criminals". Nieto has compared Trump to Hitler and Mussolini.

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Trump travel ban: Judge expands definition of relatives

3. Turbulence injures 12 on transatlantic flight

A United Airlines flight from Houston, Texas, to London Heathrow was forced to make an emergency landing in Ireland this morning after 12 people were injured when the plane encountered "severe and unexpected turbulence". Ten passengers and two crew members were taken to hospital from Shannon Airport shortly before 6am with cuts, bruises and minor head injuries.

4. US 'kills Islamic State leader Al Adnani'

One of the last surviving original founders of Islamic State has been killed in a US air strike on Syria, according to the terror group's news agency. Abu Muhammad al Adnani was the group's former chief propagandist and urged jihadis to carry out attack in the US and Europe. His death has not been confirmed by the US.

5. Six teens arrested over Polish man's murder

Six teenage boys have been arrested over the murder of 40-year-old Polish immigrant Arkadiusz Jozwik in Essex. Police are investigating the death as a possible hate crime after Jozwik's brother, Radek, said the attack began when Jozwik was overheard speaking Polish in the street.

Six Essex teens held after Polish man dies in suspected hate crime

6. Chris Brown arrested after stand-off with police

Chris Brown, who was convicted in 2009 of assaulting his then girlfriend Rihanna, has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Beauty queen Baylee Curran told police the US singer pointed a gun at her at his LA home. She called police and a stand-off ensued, with Brown refusing to let them in without a warrant.

Chris Brown arrested after standoff with police

7. Only two female cheetahs left in Iran

Only two female Asiatic cheetahs are left in the wild in Iran, conservationists report. Also known as Iranian cheetahs, the big cats are critically endangered and local conservation groups say their numbers have declined significantly in the past five years. Iran celebrated its annual day of the cheetah yesterday to raise the animal's profile.

8. 'Fresh anguish' for Cliff Richard over abuse claims

Sir Cliff Richard faces "fresh anguish" as lawyers review the the decision to drop sex abuse charges against him. They will determine if the CPS should have charged the singer following a challenge from one of his accusers. Richard, 75, was neither arrested nor charged over the historical allegations, which date from 1958 to 1983 and came from four men.

What is Cliff Richard doing now?

9. Amazon's Dash service comes to UK

Amazon has launched its push-button Dash ordering service in the UK, reflecting the rise of the "internet of things". The service allows users to buy a button for a household item – perhaps toilet paper – of a particular brand. The button is placed near where the item is used and pressed when it runs out to automatically order more.

Amazon Dash: Instant home shopping launches in UK

10. Briefing: Is blackface inherently racist?

A debate over blackface and whiteface has erupted in Australia after

photos of children with painted faces were published on the internet.

The controversy began when a mother in Perth painted her son brown for

a school event in honour of his Aussie Rules football idol Nic

Naitanui. She posted the image on Facebook, describing it as a

"parenting win".

Children's blackface and whiteface costumes spark debate