Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 31 Oct 2016

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1. Democrats: 'FBI has broken law over emails'
2. Tory MP says £10bn NHS funding figure is 'incorrect'
3. Nissan Brexit deal 'could cost taxpayer'
4. Italy earthquake recovery continues
5. No inquiry into 'Battle of Orgreave'
6. Mark Carney may settle departure rumours
7. Retailers told to prepare for new pound coin
8. 'Fix rooms' for addicts in Glasgow
9. 'Nightmare before Christmas' for rail passengers
10. Briefing: The best books of 2016, so far

published 31 October 2016

1. Democrats: 'FBI has broken law over emails'

The Democratic Party has criticised the FBI's decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server two weeks before the US presidential election. Harry Reid, the Democrat leader in the Senate, says the bureau may have broken the law in intervening.

2. Tory MP says £10bn NHS funding figure is 'incorrect'

Conservative MP Dr Sarah Wollaston has attacked the government's claim it is putting an extra £10bn into the NHS. The chair of the cross-party health committee and four other MPs have written to Chancellor Philip Hammond saying the figure is "not only incorrect but risks giving a false impression that the NHS is awash with cash".

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Theresa May 'misleading' public on £10bn NHS funding, say MPs

3. Nissan Brexit deal 'could cost taxpayer'

Business Secretary Greg Clark yesterday admitted he promised Nissan there would be no tariffs or extra bureaucratic burdens on the car industry after Brexit to ensure the company stayed in the UK. The news has prompted claims that taking a similar approach to other industries could end up costing the taxpayer massively.

UK car exports rise to highest-ever level

4. Italy earthquake recovery continues

Thousands slept in cars, tents or temporary accommodation in central Italy last night after the country's strongest earthquake in decades, which struck on Saturday. Nobody appears to have died in the 6.6 magnitude tremor, but around 20 were injured. Masonry is still falling as aftershocks continue.

Italy: 'Many dead' as avalanche strikes Abruzzo hotel

5. No inquiry into 'Battle of Orgreave'

Home Secretary Amber Rudd has rejected calls for a formal inquiry into the "battle of Orgreave", one of the worst clashes of the 1984 miners' strike. South Yorkshire Police had been accused of planning the clash and manufacturing statements. Rudd said there was not "sufficient basis" for an inquiry, prompting MP Andy Burnham to complain of an "establishment stitch-up".

6. Mark Carney may settle departure rumours

Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, may make a statement on his future at the UK's central bank this week, say reports. Carney has faced a barrage of criticism from anti-EU MPs over his handling of Brexit. The Financial Times reports he wants to serve the whole eight years of his term in office.

7. Retailers told to prepare for new pound coin

Vending machine manufacturers and retailers are being told to prepare for a new, 12-sided pound coin coming into circulation next March. The new coin has been designed because existing ones are considered to be too easy to fake. Pound coins replaced pound notes in 1983.

New 12-sided pound coin will be 'most secure in the world'

8. 'Fix rooms' for addicts in Glasgow

A controversial plan to set up "fix rooms", where drug addicts can inject heroin safely under medical supervision, is expected to be approved in Glasgow. This would be the first trial in the UK, although similar schemes operate in Australia, Germany, France and other countries. The hope is to take drug addicts off the city streets.

9. 'Nightmare before Christmas' for rail passengers

Rail passengers are facing a "nightmare before Christmas" with engineering work expected to disrupt lines running in and out of London, Manchester, Cardiff and Heathrow. As Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, rail companies expect the busiest days to be 22 and 23 December and so will start work on the 24th.