Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 26 Jan 2018

1. Four BBC men agree to take pay cut

Four of the BBC’s top-paid news presenters – all men – have agreed to take pay cuts so that female colleagues can be paid more. The corporation says Jeremy Vine, John Humphrys, Huw Edwards and Jon Sopel have all agreed, “either formally or in principle”, to reduced their salaries. Carrie Gracie resigned as China editor earlier this month over unequal pay.

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