Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 2 Jan 2017

1. Istanbul police hunt nightclub killer

A manhunt is continuing in Turkey after a gunman killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve. A further 69 people were injured in the shooting at the Reina club, described by the city's governor as a terrorist attack. Some 25 of the dead are said to have been foreigners , including Indian, Lebanese and Belgian nationals.

2. Cold weather to come after New Year rains

The Met Office has issued cold weather warnings for the south of England, with snow forecast as far south at the Chilterns. Much of the UK experienced heavy rain on New Year's Day, but temperatures are now set to fall below zero as a cold front moves south. It could be as cold as -7C in some parts of the south of the country.

3. Locations of garden villages revealed

The government has published details of plans to build 48,000 new home in England, in 14 separate 'garden village' developments. The new communities will have between 1,500 and 10,000 homes each and receive £6m funding. Larger-scale garden towns in Aylesbury, Taunton and Harlow have also been signed off and given £1.4m of funding

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4. Five arrests after hit-and-run death

Five men have been arrested over the death of a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run incident in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Helina Kotlarova was holding hands with her 11-year-old cousin, Zaneta Krokova, as they returned from a sweet shop on Saturday when they were hit by a black VW Golf. Krokova is fighting for her life in hospital.

5. Top Republican worried by Trump policies

Christine Todd Whitman, a senior figure in the US Republican party, has said she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House. Todd Whitman, who headed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush, said Trump's plan to scrap climate protection will endanger the planet.

6. Farron accuses May of 'empty words'

The Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron, has accused Theresa May of "empty words" in her New Year message, in which she pledged to represent the interest of people who voted Remain in the EU referendum, as well as the pro-Brexit camp. Farron insisted that May's previous statements showed she is "driving headlong towards a hard Brexit".

7. Most Scots elite athletes 'are middle class'

Most publicly funded elite athletes in Scotland are middle class, the BBC says. Almost nine in ten went to a fee-paying school or a state school in an affluent part of the country. Recent Olympic and Commonwealth games have produced record medal hauls and Sport Scotland said it was trying to do more to increase opportunities for all.

8. Daughter arrested in Korean scandal

The daughter of a friend of South Korea's president has been arrested in Denmark, accused of staying in the country illegally. Chung Yoo-ra, 20, is alleged to have attended a top Korean university because of her mother's friendship with President Park Geun-hye, who has been impeached over the claims, which she denies.

9. Police shut down illegal rave

Police evicted 200 people from an illegal rave inside the Tyne Bridge lift shaft in Newcastle on New Year's Eve. Party-goers said officers used a circular saw to cut through a metal vault door to enter the party at 2am on New Year's Day. Sound equipment had been illegally connected to the electricity supply, the Newcastle Chronicle says.

10. Briefing: Best crime dramas of 2016

This year brought more murder mysteries, missing people, Scandinavian-style noir and plenty of quality whodunnits. Fans of pacey thrillers were in luck with a slew of great new and returning shows. Here are some of the best, including One of Us, Narcos and Rillington Place.

The best TV crime dramas of 2018