Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 23 Oct 2016

1. Top banks 'preparing to pull out of UK within months'

Britain’s biggest banks are preparing to pull out of the UK in the first few months of 2017, claims the chief executive of the British Bankers’ Association. Amid growing anxiety over the impending Brexit negotiations, Anthony Browne warns that "the public and political debate at the moment is taking us in the wrong direction". He adds that smaller lenders are making plans to get out before Christmas.

2. New sex allegation as Trump outlines 100-day plan

Donald Trump has outlined what he would do in his first 100 days were he to become US president, including restrictions on lobbyists and a renegotiation on trade and climate change deals. Meanwhile, adult film star Jessica Drake has become 11th woman to accuse Donald Trump of unwanted sexual advances. Trump’s campaign said the allegations were "totally false and ridiculous".

3. More child refugees arrive in UK from Calais

Seventy more child refugees have arrived in the UK from Calais. The children arrived under the 'Dubs amendment' rules which offers refuge to particularly vulnerable youngsters - such as girls and those under 13. A spokesman for Citizens UK said it is "great to see government acting on what Citizens UK have been calling for and transferring these children to Britain".

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4. A&T and Time agree 'the biggest deal of 2016'

American telecoms giant AT&T is to buy entertainment group Time Warner for nearly $86bn (£70bn) in what experts say it is the biggest deal in the world this year. The deal, which was agreed at a meeting of the two boards yesterday, will still need to be approved by regulators. However, Donald Trump has said he will block the purchase if he is elected.

5. Bob Dylan 'impolite and arrogant' says Nobel member

Bob Dylan's failure to acknowledge his Nobel Prize in literature is "impolite and arrogant", according to a member of the board that awarded it. The 75-year-old singer was named the surprise winner of the prize last week but the Swedish Academy has failed in its attempts to contact him. He has yet to acknowledge the win in public. Academy member Per Wastberg said: "He is who he is."

6. Police allowed longer to quiz Tube 'terror' suspect

Detectives investigating the discovery of a suspicious item on a Tube train have been given more time to interrogate a suspect. The 19-year-old was arrested in on Friday, a day after the device was blown up in a controlled explosion at North Greenwich station. Westminster magistrates say he can now be detained until Friday lunchtime. Scotland Yard has uncovered a second suspected bomb linked to the alleged plot.

7. NSPCC slams government for delay in grooming legislation

Thousands of children are at risk of internet grooming because a law to tackle the issue has still not come in to force almost two years after it was promised by the government, says The Independent on Sunday. The NSPCC condemned ministers for a 19-month delay in implementing legislation, which was promised as part of a high-profile child protection drive in 2014.

8. Israel criticised for 'discriminatory' airport policy

More than 100 British citizens have been refused entry to Israel in 2016 prompting lawyers to raise concern over the "discriminatory" use of immigration laws against pro-Palestinian activists. Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man, a human rights lawyer who represents arrivals denied entry at Ben Gurion Airport, said legitimate rules were sometimes applied "in a discriminatory way".

9. Titanic locker key raises £85,000 at auction

A key for a life-jacket locker on the Titanic has been sold for £85,000. Forecasters had expected it to fetch up to £50,000. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the sum the key finally sold for "reflected its importance and unique nature". A set of letters written by chief officer Henry Wilde, who was second in command on the ship, fetched £5,000 at the auction.

10. British man found dead outside Spanish airport

The body of a British man has been found attached to a bench with cable ties outside Malaga airport in Spain. Local media says the man was discovered on Friday morning with his trousers pulled down to his ankles. An airport worker alerted authorities after finding the body bound to a bench. Police said the man could have been sexually assaulted. Spanish police are examining CCTV footage.