Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 12 Apr 2017

1. 'Islamist suspect' arrested over Borussia Dortmund bomb

German police have arrested an Islamist suspect and searched several properties after the bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund coach ahead of the team's Champions League game against Monaco last night. A letter found at the scene "in the name of Allah", claimed responsibility. Defender Marc Bartra, injured in the blast, has been released from hospital.

Borussia Dortmund attack: 'Stock market trader' arrested

2. China calls for 'peaceful' North Korea resolution

President Xi Jinping of China has told Donald Trump that a "peaceful resolution" with North Korea is needed. Tensions are rising after Pyongyang warned of a nuclear strike if it was provoked by the US President, while the White House said the state had been put "on notice". China says it will maintain "communication and coordination" with Washington over the issue.

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3. Supermarkets use 'stealth pricing' as Brexit costs soar

Supermarkets are using "stealth" price rises to offset extra costs caused by Brexit, reports The Times. Official data showing the price of food and drink increased by 1.2% in the year to March conceals the fact grocery chains have been quietly raising the prices of less everyday products, such as lightbulbs and dental floss, "which don't register as readily with shoppers", says the paper.

4. Tobacco giants fail to stop plain packaging laws

Cigarettes must come in standardised packaging from 20 May after the Supreme Court rejected the tobacco industry's request to appeal new legislation requiring them to use plain packets. Welcoming the judges' decision, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "Standardised packaging will cut smoking rates and reduce suffering, disease and avoidable deaths."

What the new tobacco and cigarette packaging laws mean

5. United Airlines boss apologises for 'truly horrific' episode

United Airlines' chief executive has apologised for the "truly horrific" incident which saw a passenger dragged from a flight. Oscar Munoz said he "continues to be disturbed" by the events at Chicago O'Hare aiport, adding: "No one should ever be mistreated this way." The passenger's family have issued a statement expressing gratitude for the "outpouring of support".

United Airlines boss apologises for 'horrific' removal of passenger

6. Brexit voting website 'may have been hacked'

MPs say a voter registration site may have been hit by a foreign cyber attack ahead of last summer's EU referendum. Members of the public administration committee investigating the crash of the website, which occurred shortly before the deadline to register to vote, say there are indications that a distributed denial of service attack (DDOS) using botnets controlled by hackers were used.

Brexit: Theresa May says ‘trust me’ to deliver

7. Anne Frank Center calls for Sean Spicer to be sacked

Calls are growing for White House press secretary Sean Spicer to be sacked for saying Adolf Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons". Steven Goldstein, executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, said: "On Passover no less, Sean Spicer has engaged in Holocaust denial." Spicer later apologised for his "inappropriate and insensitive" remark.

Sean Spicer criticised after saying 'even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons'

8. Ebola nurse Cafferkey returns to Sierra Leone

The British nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone is going back for the first time to the west African country where she caught the deadly disease. Fife-born Pauline Cafferkey said the trip would give her "closure in a positive way" as she embarks on a visit to raise funds for Ebola survivors and families affected by the virus.

Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey to return to Sierra Leone

9. Ted Hughes 'beat Sylvia Plath when she was pregnant'

Previously unseen letters from Sylvia Plath claimed that Ted Hughes wanted her dead and beat her two days before she miscarried their second child. The notes, written by the poet to her former psychiatrist, are on sale in the US for £695,000 and cast new light on how her "violent marriage" inspired her work, says The Guardian. Plath killed herself in 1963, at the age of 30.

10. Briefing: How to spot a £1 coin that's worth £250

More than 200,000 dummy versions of the new 12-sided £1 coins are selling for up to £250 online. They were issued to businesses to be used for calibrating coin-handling equipment such as vending machines, and according to the Royal Mint have no status as legal tender. But The Independent reports that they are in demand online. On eBay, sales of the trial coins are starting at between £150 and £250, while one optimistic seller stuck a £10,000 price tag on their coin.

When do old £1 coins go out of circulation?