Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 26 May 2017

1. Manchester bomb: Police make new arrest

Eight people are now in custody in connection with the Manchester Arena bombing, with police arresting a man in the city's Moss Side area early this morning. At least two raids were carried out on addresses in the city and another took place on Merseyside. Armed police are also patrolling on trains for the first time.

Manchester Arena attack: Salman Abedi 'assembled deadly bomb alone'

2. Corbyn links terror threat to British foreign policy

Jeremy Corbyn will today link UK military actions overseas and terror attacks "here at home", as general election campaigning resumes in earnest. Speaking in London, the Labour leader will say the war on terror is "simply not working" and promise a foreign policy that reduces the threat.

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Jeremy Corbyn: UK foreign policy increases risk of terror attacks

3. May: Social media must help tackle extremism

Theresa May will tell her fellow G7 leaders that more pressure must be put on tech firms to remove extremist content from social media and other sites and report it to the authorities. The Prime Minister, who is chairing a counter-terrorism session at the Sicily summit, says she will focus on the "spread of hateful extremist ideology" online.

Theresa May calls on G7 to combat online extremism

4. FBI focuses on Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner

Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to the US President, is under scrutiny from the FBI as part of its investigation into alleged links between Trump's campaign team and Russia, US media says. Investigators reportedly believe he has relevant information, but he is not suspected of a crime himself.

Jared Kushner under scrutiny in FBI investigation

5. Rooney 'more or less' made up his mind on future

Wayne Rooney says he has "more or less" made his mind up about his future at Manchester United and has had "lots of offers" from clubs. The 31-year-old striker has been excluded from the latest England squad and may not play for the national team again.

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6. Retirement age will be 70 by 2050, says WEF

A fourfold rise in the number of over-65s by 2050 will mean people will have to stay at work until they are 70, the World Economic Forum says. It adds that deficits in the world's largest pension systems will quadruple unless people work longer.

7. SOS message stumps Australian police

Police have failed to find the author of an SOS distress message written out in rocks in a remote part of Western Australia. The message was spotted by a helicopter pilot. A police search found only a long-abandoned camp site. It is not possible to say how long ago the message might have been written.

8. Cliff Richard settles with South Yorkshire Police

Cliff Richard has settled his legal fight with South Yorkshire Police over reports identifying him as a suspected sex offender. Richard took action after a raid on his home in Berkshire in 2014 that was broadcast live on the BBC. An investigation into claims of historic sex abuse was later dropped. The BBC is still disputing a claim for damages.

9. Katie Hopkins leaves LBC after 'final solution' tweet

Presenter Katie Hopkins is to leave her weekly phone-in show on LBC with immediate effect, the radio station announced. The move comes days after Hopkins tweeted a "final solution" was needed following the Manchester attacks.

Katie Hopkins to leave LBC over 'final solution' tweet

10. Briefing: What we know about suicide bomber Salman Abedi

The sister of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi believes he carried out the attack because he wanted revenge for airstrikes on Syria.

Jomana Abedi said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that her brother was kind and loving and that she was surprised by his actions in Monday night's terror attack.

I think he saw children - Muslim children - dying everywhere, and wanted revenge," she told the paper. "He saw the explosives America drops on children in Syria, and he wanted revenge. Whether he got that is between him and God."

Manchester Attack: What we know about suicide bomber Salman Abedi