Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 28 Sep 2016

1. Former Israeli leader Peres dies aged 93

Shimon Peres, once Israel's president and twice its prime minister, has died at the age of 93, two weeks after suffering a stroke. US President Barack Obama said he was the "essence of Israel". Peres was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1994, alongside Yasser Arafat of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, for his work on the Oslo accords.

2. Allardyce quits England job after 67 days

After 67 days as England football manager, Sam Allardyce has quit by "mutual consent" with the FA after the Daily Telegraph secretly filmed him appearing to boast he could advise investors on how to get around transfer rules in return for a £400,000 fee. He will be replaced for the next four matches by Gareth Southgate.

3. Trump: I didn't want to embarrass Clinton

Donald Trump, the US Republican presidential candidate, said he held back during his first TV debate with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton because he did not want to "embarrass her" and that he had won the discussion, despite polls saying otherwise. The businessman also lambasted "corrupt media".

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4. Corbyn: I won't pledge to cut immigration

Jeremy Corbyn is facing a fight with members of his party today after ruling out any promise to reduce immigration to the UK. The Labour leader will tell the party conference he will seek to mitigate the effects of immigration on the lowest-paid with a special fund if elected.

5. Serena Williams speaks against police violence

Tennis champion Serena Williams has spoken out against police treatment of black people in the US. In an emotional Facebook posting, she said she feared her nephew, who is African-American, could easily become another victim and hinted she would continue to campaign on the issue.

6. Musk plans to send humans to Mars by 2022

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Tesla, told an audience of space experts last night he hopes to start a manned mission to Mars within six years. The PayPal founder wants to build a reusable ship called the Heart of Gold, in tribute to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams.

7. Twitch and YouTube vow to end abuse on pages

Two of the world's biggest gaming websites, Twitch and YouTube, have told the BBC they are working to stamp out misogynistic harassment and abuse from their pages. Anna Prosser Robinson of Twitch said improvements were "happening as fast as [they] can". Women gamers have faced rape threats and other sexist abuse and vilification.

8. Spy's homesick 'almost ruined D-day landings'

The D-Day landings of 1944 almost failed because of a row between an MI5 double agent and his wife, newly released MI5 documents reveal. Spy Juan Pujol Garcia fed the Germans false information about where the landings would take place, but his homesick wife, Araceli Gonzalez de Pujol, threatened to expose him so she could return home to Spain.

9. World's first baby born with three 'parents'

US doctors working in Mexico have announced the successful delivery of a baby created with DNA from three people. The child was born on 6 April and is doing well. It is hoped the technique will be used to help women with a genetic illness conceive healthy children.

10. Briefing: Women's suicide rate on the rise

Women are not getting the mental health care they need, campaigners warn, as the rate of female suicide rises. "With mental health being so gendered, it follows that women who face mental illness need different support to men," says Katharine Sacks-Jones, the director of Agenda, the alliance for women and girls at risk. "Without the right help, many women spiral from crisis to crisis, living lives marked by misery."

Women's suicide rates on the rise