Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 24 Oct 2016

1. May offers nations Brexit 'direct line'

Theresa May has proposed a new forum for the devolved leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to discuss Brexit directly with Brexit Secretary David Davis. May will say today that the group would meet at least twice before the end of the year and will add that it is "imperative" that the devolved administrations "play their part".

2. French police clear 'Jungle' migrant camp

More than 1,200 French police and other officials this morning began to clear the migrant camp near Calais known as The Jungle. Migrants are to be bussed to refugee centres across France and some began queuing early this morning to leave. But there are fears others will resist, with some clashing with police already at the weekend.

Refugee crisis: Calais Jungle children 'have nowhere to sleep'

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3. Turkish and Kurdish fighters advance on Mosul

Kurdish troops backed by foreign special forces, including a contingent from Turkey, pushed to within five miles of Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, yesterday. The troops encircled the town of Bashiqa, which was expected to have been liberated from Islamic State last week. But Kurdish Peshmerga forces met fierce resistance then.

4. Hammond urged to fulfil Leave NHS pledge

Chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged by a group of 41 MPs to fulfil the pledge made by the Leave campaign before the Brexit referendum to fund the NHS with an extra £350m a week. A letter calling on him to fulfil the promise - signed by Labour, Lib Dem and Green MPs – said anything less would be a betrayal.

5. UK banker Jutting pleads 'not guilty' in HK

British banker Rurik Jutting has pleaded 'not guilty' on grounds of diminished responsibility to the murder of two Indonesian women in Hong Kong in 2014. The bodies of Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih were found in Jutting's apartment. He pleaded guilty of manslaughter at an earlier hearing but the plea was rejected by the court.

Rurik Jutting guilty of Hong Kong double murder

6. Bakers lose 'gay cake' appeal

A Northern Ireland bakery, which refused to bake a cake with a pro-marriage equality slogan, has lost its appeal against a 2015 verdict that it was guilty of discrimination. Ashers bakery refused to make a cake iced with the slogan: "Support Gay Marriage". Judges today said the bakers were not allowed to provide a service only to people who agreed with their beliefs.

7. Belgians block EU trade deal with Canada

An EU trade deal with Canada has been undermined after Belgium said it could not sign the agreement because of regional objections led by Wallonia, which wants stronger safeguards on labour, environmental and consumer standards. The deal, which had taken seven years to negotiate, was to be signed this week.

8. Tributes to comedy writer Jimmy Perry

Tributes have been paid to comedy writer Jimmy Perry, creator of Dad's Army among others, who died yesterday at the age of 93 after a short illness. His agent, Tim Hancock, said he had "never met anyone... with a heart as big as Jimmy's". Ian Lavender, who played Private Pike in Dad's Army, said his death marked the end of an era.

9. Justin Bieber storms off stage in Manchester

Singer Justin Bieber, performing in Manchester last night, quit the stage with a "mic drop" after fans disobeyed his plea that they stop screaming between songs. The 22-year-old eventually returned to the stage to finish the gig but said he would no longer attempt to talk between songs, saying: "Obviously, Manchester can't handle it."

10. Briefing: Why the oil price could be heading for $55 or $90

The oil price is caught in a narrow range a little above $50 a barrel, where it is expected to remain until Opec finalises a supply cut next month. Analysts generally assume the cartel, which once held the oil market in its thrall, will agree to drop output by between 500,000 and a million barrels per day. But there is less consensus in the energy market about where the oil price goes from there.

Oil price posts two-year highs - but how long can it last?