Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 9 Apr 2018

1. Missiles strike Syrian military airport

At least 14 people were killed this morning when missiles struck a Syrian government military airport near Homs. The US has denied responsibility for the attack, but Israel has yet to comment. The strikes came after US President Donald Trump said there would be a “big price” for a chemical weapons attack on the rebel-held town Douma this weekend.

2. Police cuts ‘contributed to violent crime rise’

The rise in serious violent crime in the UK is probably linked to the fall in police numbers, a leaked Home Office document obtained by The Guardian admits. The findings of the internal report are at odds with the Government’s official line that there is no connection between the two. Home Secretary Amber Rudd will launch an anti-drugs scheme today.

3. Deutsche Bank fires UK-born boss Cryan

The British-born chief executive of Deutsche Bank, John Cryan, has been sacked following three years in the job during which the bank has consistently made a loss and been hit by a series of scandals. Cryan’s contract had been due to run until 2020 but he will now be replaced temporarily by his co-deputy, Christian Sewing.

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4. Right-wing Orban wins Hungary election

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s populist anti-immigration prime minister, has won a third consecutive term of office after fighting an election campaign focused largely on immigration. Votes are still being counted but Orban’s Fidesz party is on track for an outright majority – and may even win a “supermajority”, allowing it to change the constitution.

5. Facebook to contact 87 million users

Facebook has announced that it will contact the 87 million users whose data was improperly leaked to Cambridge Analytica. The London-based firm used the information to try to influence the result of the 2016 US presidential election. The social networking giant says around 70 million of the users whose data was shared are based in the US. It is thought about one million Britons were affected.

6. Geoffrey Rush ‘housebound and not eating’

Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush is virtually housebound and barely eating as he suffers “tremendous emotional and social hardship” resulting from newspaper articles that accused him of touching a co-star inappropriately, a court has been told. Rush is suing the Sydney Daily Telegraph over the 2017 claims, which he denies.

7. Hip-hop musical Hamilton wins Oliviers

Hip-hop musical Hamilton has swept the board at this year’s Olivier Awards. The show – a huge success on Broadway before opening in London last year – won seven awards, putting it on a par with the previous most successful musical, Matilda. Hamilton tells the story of one of America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton.

8. Harman accepts Tory MP’s hacking apology

Labour grandee Harriet Harman has accepted an apology from Tory MP Kemi Badenoch, who had revealed in an interview that she once “hacked” Harman’s website and changed it to promote Tory policies. Badenoch said the “foolish prank” took place ten years before she was elected to Parliament in 2017, as the MP for Saffron Walden.

9. Proclaimers song 500 miles ‘ideal for CPR’

The 1980s pop song I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers has exactly the right rhythm and speed for potentially life-saving CPR, health experts say. The Scottish government has commissioned a video showing TV presenter Carol Smillie practising CPR to the song, adapting the lyrics to: “I will press 500 times.”

10. Briefing: Pakistan military shuts down main TV news channel

Pakistan’s most widely-viewed TV channel says it has been “forced off the air” this week, fuelling fears that the country’s security forces are “flexing their authority over civilian institutions” including the government itself.

As signals to the Geo TV network vanished across most of the nation, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority insisted that it is not behind the blackout - leaving fingers pointing at the country’s military.

Pakistan military shuts down main TV news channel in media crackdown