Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 30 Nov 2016

1. CIA boss warns Trump not to end Iran deal

The head of the CIA has warned Donald Trump it would be "disastrous" and the "height of folly" to end the nuclear deal negotiated with Iran, something the Republican has hinted at. John Brennan also said the US president-elect should be wary of promises from Moscow.

US and Russia spar over vetoed Syria sanctions

2. RBS fails Bank of England 'stress test'

Royal Bank of Scotland, which is still partly state-owned, has failed a Bank of England "stress test" analysing how the bank would cope in a financial crash similar to that of 2008. It must now raise an extra £2bn. Barclays and Standard Chartered also struggled and need to build capital.

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RBS smashes expectations with £940m profit

3. Surgery for Colombia plane crash survivors

One of the Chapecoense football players who survived yesterday's plane crash in Colombia has had his leg amputated, while a team-mate has undergone spinal surgery. A third player is in intensive care with severe trauma to his skull, thorax and lungs. A journalist and two crew members also survived the crash, which killed 71 people.

Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot 'was warned of fuel problem'

4. German intelligence officer held over Islamic comments

Unconfirmed reports say a German intelligence officer arrested over alleged Islamic comments online was planning to blow up his agency's office. The 51-year-old man worked for the BvF, which has an office in Cologne, and is accused of sharing secrets online.

5. Gareth Southgate named England manager

Gareth Southgate has been confirmed as the new England manager after agreeing a four year deal to take charge of the national team. The widely expected announcement came after an FA board meeting at St George's Park. The 46-year-old was interviewed for the role on Monday last week and as the only candidate to be considered for the job.

Southgate stands by beleaguered Rooney

6. Four suicides over webcam blackmail

Police say four men killed themselves in the last 12 months after being blackmailed over explicit images recorded on their webcams. The number of reported cases doubled to 864 from 2015 to 2016, although the National Crime Agency believes the true number of incidents is probably much higher.

'Sextortion' on the rise: NCA's advice for blackmail victims

7. Philip Morris could stop making cigarettes

Tobacco giant Philip Morris is considering moving out of conventional cigarette production and has launched a new, less-harmful e-cigarette in the UK. The iQOS heats up tobacco but does not burn it, which the company says makes it 90% less harmful to users, although this has not been verified independently.

8. Sleep deprivation costs UK £40bn a year

Sleep deprivation in the working population costs the UK £40bn every year because employees are less productive when tired or stay away from work altogether, says research firm Rand Europe. People sleeping less than six hours a night were also found to be 13% more likely to die early than those sleeping seven to nine hours.

9. Trump to leave businesses to avoid conflict of interest

US president-elect Donald Trump says he will leave his business interests in order to concentrate on running the country when he takes over in January. He said the move was "visually important" and would mean there was no "conflict of interest". He said he would provide more details at a press conference in December.

10. Briefing: Iceland (the country) sues Iceland (the supermarket)

Iceland is suing Iceland over its "exceptionally broad and ambiguous" Europe-wide trademark registration. Confused? Well, the government of the North Atlantic island nation is taking legal action against the UK supermarket chain of the same name, claiming its businesses are not being allowed to describe themselves using the word "Iceland".

Iceland (the country) sues Iceland (the supermarket) over name