Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 14 Jul 2017

1. Scotland and Wales threaten to block repeal bill

Scotland and Wales's first ministers have threatened to block the government's Brexit repeal bill, calling it a "naked power grab" which "attacks the founding principles of devolution". Labour and the Lib Dems also said the legislation, which puts EU laws on to the UK statute book, could undermine human rights.

Brexit Britain: Are we heading for a messy departure?

2. US judge deals blow to Trump travel ban

A US judge has dealt a blow to Donald Trump's travel ban, ruling that the grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US should be free to enter the country. The Supreme Court partially upheld the ban last month but said it should not apply to "close family members". The White House defined them as spouses, parents, children, siblings and fiances, but that definition has now been widened.

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Trump travel ban: Judge expands definition of relatives

3. Grenfell Tower: High ladders 'automatically sent in past'

A BBC report says high ladders which "could have potentially 'prevented the spread'" of the Grenfell Tower blaze were in the past automatically sent out to the London block to deal with fires. It is not known when the fire brigade changed this policy. A 100ft ladder was not dispatched to Grenfell until 24 minutes after the alarm was raised.

4. Teen arrested after acid attacks in London

A teenager has been arrested after a series of acid attacks in east London last night. The five attacks, which took place within 90 minutes, were carried out by two men on a moped and left one person with life-changing injuries, police say. The added that a male teenager had been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery.

5. Trump praises Brigitte Macron for her 'great shape'

Donald Trump has been criticised after telling Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel, that she was in "great shape" on the first day of his state visit to France. His comments were criticised by many as sexist. The President later appeared to suggest his position on climate change could shift following his decision to leave the Paris climate agreement six weeks ago.

Trump plays down climate change differences with Macron

6. Defoe to join mourners at Bradley Lowery's funeral

Former Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe was among the mourners at the funeral of Bradley Lowery in Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, today. Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay tribute to the six-year-old Black Cats fan, who died last Friday after losing his battle with a rare form of cancer.

7. Government praised for targeting 'legal highs'

Drugs charities have praised a new government strategy focussing on helping addicts recover from "legal high" and "chemsex" drugs, but warned cuts might hamper the delivery of the strategy. The number of adults taking the drugs has fallen in the past ten years, although there has been an increase in the number of deaths.

8. Beyonce posts picture of twins and confirms names

Beyonce Knowles posted the first photo of her month-old twins on Instagram this morning, notching up millions of 'likes' within hours. The image showed her draped in a blue veil and floral fabric, cradling her babies in front of an array of flowers and the ocean. The post also confirmed rumours that the children have been named Sir Carter and Rumi.

Beyonce 'breaks the internet' with photo of twins

9. Worker gets trapped in cash machine

A workman trapped inside a cash machine in Texas fed handwritten notes through the money slot asking customers to help. The man was stranded in a small room behind the machine when the door slammed shut. He is believed to have left his phone and swipe card in his truck. Police freed him when a customer realised the notes weren't a joke.

Man trapped in cash machine sends 'help me' note

10. Briefing: The truth about UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The UK remains under pressure to suspend arms sales to the Saudi Arabia despite winning a High Court case that claimed British-made weapons were used to violate international law in Yemen.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has vowed to appeal the 10 July ruling, which "relied heavily on secret evidence given in closed court by the government which could not be examined or challenged by campaigners," The Independent reports.

What exactly do we know about the lucrative UK arms trade? The Week looks at the facts.

The truth about UK arms deals with Saudi Arabia