Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 23 Jun 2017

1. May offers to let EU migrants stay in UK post-Brexit

Theresa May says she will guarantee the rights of EU migrants who have lived in the UK for five years to stay in the country after Brexit if EU member states guarantee the same for UK expats in their countries. German leader Angela Merkel said it was a "good start" to Brexit negotiations.

Brexit: Theresa May reveals 'fair and serious' offer on EU citizens' rights

2. Combustible cladding found on 11 towers

Eleven high-rise blocks under the control of eight different local authorities are believed to be covered in cladding similar to that being blamed for the Grenfell Tower fire, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said. Tests are to be carried out on around 600 blocks around the country. Meanwhile it has emerged that the fire started in a fridge freezer.

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3. Johnny Depp jokes about assassinating Trump

Johnny Depp appeared to make a joke about assassinating US President Donald Trump yesterday. Appearing at the Glastonbury music festival, he asked the audience: "When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?" After cheers from the crowd, he added: "I want to clarify, I’m not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it’s been a while and maybe it’s time."

4. Police 'suicidal' under pressure of work

A senior police detective says an increasing number of officers are contemplating suicide because of the pressure from budget cuts. DI Warren Hines, who heads a murder squad at West Midlands Police, told Sky News work was allocated "on the basis of who is the least tearful that morning" and called on the government to increase funding.

5. Hinkley Point 'risky and expensive', says regulator

Plans for a new £18bn nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset are "risky and expensive", says a damning report from the National Audit Office. The watchdog also says the business case for Hinkley Point C is "marginal" and the deal under which it will be financed by the governments of France and China does not represent "value for money".

Hinkley Point 'will cost public double the amount it should'

6. Gulf states issue Qatar demands

Qatar has been given ten days to comply with a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and three other Gulf states, which including cutting its diplomatic ties with Iran and the closure of its Al Jazeera television channels. Other demands include a halt to military cooperation with Turkey and that Doha stops funding extremists designated as terrorist groups.

Qatar given 13 demands as Gulf crisis deepens

7. Turkish schools to stop teaching evolution

Schools in Turkey will stop teaching the theory of evolution after a senior education official said the subject was "debatable", controversial and too complicated. The change has been approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will come into force in 2019. Opposition politicians say Turkey is losing its secular principles.

8. Virgin Media warns customers of hacking risk

Virgin Media warned its internet customers to change their passwords after an investigation by consumer group Which? found hackers could gain access to its Super Hub 2 routers and control "smart" domestic appliances, including a child's toy and home CCTV. Virgin said the risk was small and also existed with other routers of the same age.

9. Man in court over Finsbury Park attack

A 47-year-old man has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with terror offences four days after the Finsbury Park mosque attack. Darren Osborne from Cardiff is accused of terrorism-related murder and attempted murder after a van was driven into worshippers in the early hours of Monday. A 51-year-old man, Makram Ali, died following the incident.

10. Briefing: Can Theresa May survive the next seven days?

A week is a long time in politics, they say, but the old cliche now has a particular resonance for Theresa May

The Prime Minister "is now officially on the clock", says Vox. "If she can't strike a deal to maintain power in the next week or so, her government will fall apart."

However, before May can shore up her minority government, she is in Brussels, "battered and bruised," says Politico. The summit, which comes almost a year after the referendum, is May's first encounter with all EU leaders since the general election.

Can Theresa May survive the next seven days?