Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 26 Oct 2016

1. Leaked recording reveals May's Brexit fears

Theresa May revealed her "numerous concerns" about Brexit to Goldman Sachs bankers a month before the EU referendum, says The Guardian, which has an audio recording of the event. The then home secretary, who was part of the Remain campaign, also says businesses would leave the UK in the event of a Leave vote and tells bank workers she wanted the country to take a lead in the EU.

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2. Anger as Spain agrees to let Russian warships refuel in Ceuta

Spain has been criticised for agreeing to allow Russian warships on their way to Aleppo to refuel and resupply at its port of Ceuta, in North Africa. Following the outcry, Madrid said it would review the permit, with Pedro Morenes, the acting minister of defence, saying they would clarify “the purpose and destination” of the ships.

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3. Zac Goldsmith steps down over Heathrow expansion

Zac Goldsmith has resigned as the Conservative MP for Richmond Park over the expansion of Heathrow and will stand as an independent candidate at the by-election. The Tories will not field a candidate, leaving the Lib Dems as Goldsmith's main opposition. The politician called the planned third runway the "most polluting, most disruptive, most expensive option".

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4. Apple reports profit fall for first time since 2001

Dwindling iPhone sales have seen annual profits at Apple fall for the first time in 15 years, although the tech giant performed better than analysts had feared. The company sold 45.51 million iPhones in the three months to 24 September, more than the 44.8 million estimated, but annual revenue still fell for the first time since 2001.

5. David Cameron to write tell-all autobiography

David Cameron is to spend the next year writing his autobiography, in which he will say "what worked and what didn't" during his time as prime minister. As yet untitled, the book will cover family life in No 10 as well as the inside story of government, including the decision to hold a national referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.

What is David Cameron doing now?

6. Donald Trump: Clinton would start World War III

Donald Trump says his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton will trigger a third world war with her foreign policy plans for Syria. "What we should do is focus on ISIS. We should not be focusing on Syria," the Republican presidential candidate said. "You're going to end up in World War III over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton."

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7. Ofcom fines Vodafone £4.6m for failing customers

Vodafone has been fined £4.6m by Ofcom for a series of "serious and unacceptable" failures in its UK business, including its handling of customer complaints. The regulator also found 10,452 pay-as-you-go customers had lost £150,000 when their phones were not topped up correctly.

Vodafone slapped with record fine over top-ups

8. Jungle camp clearance 'complete'

France says that it has cleared the Jungle camp at Calais. More than 4,000 people have reportedly been relocated from the site and demolition work has begun. Parts of the camp have been set alight although it is unclear who started the fires. Unaccompanied children have been moved to a temporary centre made out of converted shipping containers near the camp.

9. Police 'texted BBC' during Cliff Richard raid

Papers that reveal alleged text messages between a BBC reporter and South Yorkshire Police ahead of the police raid on Sir Cliff Richard's Berkshire home in 2014 have been filed at the High Court. The singer is suing both organisations after the raid was broadcast live on television. Richard was investigated over accusations of historical sexual offences, but was never arrested or charged.

What is Cliff Richard doing now?

10. Briefing: Will Mark Carney stay or go?

"Is there a conspiracy to unsettle Mark Carney?" asks The Guardian's Nils Pratley. Last week the Bank of England governor made "sharp remarks about how he wasn't going to 'take instruction' from politicians". This, says Pratley, seemed to be in response to "Theresa May's grumble at the Tory party conference about the 'bad side-effects' of ultra-low interest rates and quantitative easing".

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