Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 29 Apr 2018

1. North Korea 'will close its nuclear test site in May'

North Korea's nuclear test site will close next month, according to the president of South Korean. A spokesman said the closure of the Punggye-ri site would be conducted publicly with overseas observers, including from South Korea and the US, invited to watch. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in have agreed to work to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons.

2. MPs demand Windrush promises are written into law

Hundreds of MPs have signed a letter to Theresa May calling for government promises to Windrush migrants to be written into law. Labour MP David Lammy co-ordinated the letter, which argued that concerns over compensation, housing and legal rights had not been settled. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, had demanded the resignation of Amber Rudd, launching a fresh attack on her "inhumane treatment" of immigrants.

3. Sainsbury's discussing 'game changer' tie up with Asda

Sainsbury's is discussing a £10bn-plus merger with Asda. The move would see the combined business overtake Tesco as market leader in Britain but it could force the sale or closure of hundreds of stores across to win the approval of competition regulators. Richard Lim, of the economics research consultancy Retail Economics, said the merger would be a "game changer in the UK grocery market of epic proportions".

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4. Climate will 'disproportionately affect black people'

Al Gore has warned that the deepening climate change crisis will increasingly affect black and poor people more than others. The former US vice-president turned climate change advocate said that America could expect to see many more major disasters like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. African Americans live in large numbers in urban areas where the heat island effect intensifies rising climactic temperatures.

5. Did Russian bots try to help Jeremy Corbyn?

Russian Twitter bots tried to swing general election for Jeremy Corbyn, claims The Sunday Times. Thousands of Russian Twitter accounts supported Labour in the weeks before last year’s general election. In response to the story, the Labour Party said that the Russian government had supported the Conservative Party during the general election campaign.

6. Snowy weather is on its way back to the UK

Snow is possible in parts of the UK after the Met Office issued a warning for Sunday evening and for the whole of Monday for more than two-and-a-half inches of rain. Snow is predicted in the North and South Downs along with winds of up to 50mph in exposed coastal areas. More than an inch of rain fell in parts of the West Country yesterday.

7. Inquiry finds home ownership among young is falling

A "devastating" inquiry shows that home ownership among young families has plunged across every corner of Britain over the past 35 years, reports The Observer. The proportion of families headed by a 25- to 34-year-old that own their own home has more than halved in some regions. In Greater Manchester the rate has fallen from 53% in 1984 to 26% last year.

8. May told to fire Brexit man or be ousted like Maggie

Theresa May has been told she could be "ousted like Margaret Thatcher" unless she fires her chief Brexit negotiator, Oliver Robbins. The Sunday Times reports that the PM has also been advised to abandon Robbins’ plan to keep Britain in a customs partnership with the EU. Brexit secretary David Davis has told May that she should ignore Robbins and start listening to her cabinet ministers instead.

9. Trump attacks 'lousy' new London embassy

Donald Trump has once again attacked the location of the new US embassy in London, describing it as "lousy" and "horrible". Ahead of a planned visit to the UK in July, the US President called the new embassy a "Bush-Obama special" which cost "over a billion dollars". But he added: "Hopefully we'll have many years of success with that embassy."

10. Did the government try to cover up abuse allegation?

The government has been accused of trying to cover up allegations that a Tory MP fondled a female aide’s breasts after they drank champagne. The Mail on Sunday reports that a Tory Whip told the MP, Charlie Elphicke, that the Party had destroyed the official record of the complaint. The woman withdrew her accusations after she was paid wages she said she was owed.