Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 15 Sep 2016

1. Hinkley Point 'will go ahead' claim

The government has told France that the new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point in Somerset, to be built by French firm EDF, can go ahead. Theresa May slammed the brakes on the deal when she became PM, but "significant new safeguards" to protect national security mean the £18bn project jhas been cleared.

Hinkley Point 'will cost public double the amount it should'

2. BBC stars must declare pay over £150,000

The 109 BBC presenters and performers who earn more than £150,000 are to have their salaries made public under new rules imposed by the government. Executives earning as much are already required to list their earnings but the BBC fears that imposing the same rule on 'talent' will make it harder for them to keep presenters.

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3. Warsaw sends police to patrol Essex

Poland has sent two police officers to patrol streets in Essex after a spike of hate crime directed at Poles and the murder of immigrant Arkadiusz Jozwik. The policemen will patrol in Harlow, where there is a sizeable Polish community, said by The Guardian to be "scared and worried". The officers are working with Essex police.

4. Trump on Clinton health: 'You think this is easy?'

Donald Trump seemed to be back on unscripted form, after weeks of following his teleprompters and playing safe, at a rally last night where he made his most direct reference yet to his rival for the presidency's pneumonia. Trump questioned if Clinton would have the stamina to stand in his place, despite the room being air-conditioned.

5. Two die in explosion on Bali tourist ferry

An Indonesian and a Dutch national have been killed today by an explosion on a tourist ferry from Bali to Lombok in Indonesia. Thirteen others were injured. Another report said one German woman had been killed. It is not yet known what caused the blast but police said they did not think it was caused by a bomb, but was an accident.

Explosion on Bali tourist boat kills one and injures several

6. Corbyn unrepentant about enemies list

Jeremy Corbyn last night refused to apologise after a list of MPs said to have undermined him in public statements was released. In a TV debate last night, his challenger Owen Smith told Corbyn the list looked like an attempt to get the MPs deselected. Corbyn's team has insisted that the list was published by mistake.

Jeremy Corbyn is a 'disaster', says Stephen Hawking

7. Russian hackers release Froome and Wiggins records

Russian hackers who released the medical records of US gymnasts, hacked from the World Anti-Doping Agency, have now followed up with those of UK cyclists Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome. There is no suggestion that either has taken any banned substance. The hack is said to be revenge for revelations of Russian cheating.

London 2012 'corrupted on unprecedented scale' by doping

8. More golds for ParalympicsGB but Weir misses out

Great Britain made a fine start to day eight of the Paralympics with three golds in canoeing, but wheelchair racer David Weir missed out once again, finishing sixth in the T54 800m. Yesterday ParalympicsGB won nine golds, with Sarah Storey winning the time trial and Hannah Cockcroft setting a world record in the T34 400m. In a prolific evening session, they won ten medals in the space of an hour in swimming and athletics.

9. Duterte 'killed a man with a machine gun'

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte once shot and killed a justice department agent with an Uzi submachine gun it has been claimed. The allegation came from a vigilante who says he was a member of the Davao Death Squad when Duterte was mayor of the city. He claimed Duterte ordered the group to kill criminals and political opponents.

10. Briefing: HS2 '£7bn over budget and set for more delays'

While the first leg of one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects in decades has been fully and formally agreed, the committee said parliament and the public were "still in the dark" on key issues of the second leg linking Manchester and Leeds.

HS2 contracts worth £6.6bn awarded