Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 25 Oct 2016

1. Third runway at Heathrow approved

The government has approved plans for a controversial third runway at Heathrow to expand UK airport capacity. Previous plans to expand Heathrow were scrapped in 2010 but have now been given the go-ahead. Local MP Zac Goldsmith has resigned in protest at the decision and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the plans were "undeliverable".

'Third Heathrow runway is not enough,' say business leaders

2. Pakistan: Dozens killed at police college

At least 58 cadets and guards have been killed at a police training college in Pakistan, and more than 100 injured. Three militants wearing suicide vests entered the college in Quetta yesterday – all are now dead. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but Islamists and separatists have carried out similar assaults in the past.

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Dozens killed in massacre at Pakistan police training centre

3. Prince's Paisley Park to become a museum

Prince's Paisley Park complex in Minnesota, where he lived and recorded music, is to become a permanent museum. The singer died of an accidental drugs overdose in April this year and his home was opened to the public for three days earlier this month. The museum's website said tours would begin this week and bookings are being taken until December.

4. Dead or Alive singer Peter Burns dies

Singer Pete Burns, the former frontman of 80s group Dead or Alive, has died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 57. Best known for his hit You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), Burns also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2006. Boy George reacted to the news, saying he felt "tearful" and Burns was "one of our great true eccentrics".

Dead or Alive frontman Pete Burns - in pictures

5. Belgium misses EU-Canada deadline

Belgium has failed to persuade its regional Wallonia assembly to back the EU-Canada Ceta trade deal before a deadline imposed by the EU, which had said a summit planned for Thursday would be cancelled if Belgium was not ready by Monday night. However, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is still expected to fly to Brussels this week.

Canada-EU trade deal lessons for Brexit Britain

6. France to demolish 'Jungle' migrant camp

After 2,300 migrants left the Calais camp known as The Jungle yesterday, the French authorities are to begin demolishing the makeshift buildings there today. The migrants were bussed to migrant centres across France in a peaceful clearance process. Hundreds more are queueing to leave today but there are fears others will refuse to go.

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

7. GPs told: Don't hold back on obesity

Public Health England has advised GPs not to hold back from talking to obese patients about their weight after a study found that just 30 seconds of advice from a doctor, perhaps during a consultation about something unrelated, could have a profound effect on patients' weight. Most patients said the chat was "appropriate".

GPs should stop worrying about offending obese patients, says study

8. Four dead at Australian theme park

Four people have died in an accident on a ride at a theme park on Australia's Gold Coast. The 34-year-old Thunder River Rapids ride is a staple of one of Australia's most popular family holiday destinations. A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said two people had been ejected from the ride and another two "caught inside".

Four killed on Dreamworld theme park ride in Australia

9. Tennis player cuts off ponytail in match

Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova surprised onlookers by cutting off her own ponytail during a match last night in Singapore. She explained later her plait had been flicking her in the eye, so she requested a break and a pair of scissors and hacked off her hair without even looking. She beat Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, 1-6, 7-5.

10. Briefing: Why was dead conspiracy theorist's computer wiped?

The mother of the late British conspiracy theorist Max Spiers has revealed that his computer was wiped before it was returned to her, prompting further questions about his death. The 39-year-old UFO expert died in Warsaw, Poland, in June, but friends and other conspiracy theorists have rejected the official ruling that he died of "natural causes".

What happened to conspiracy theorist Max Spiers?