Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 4 Aug 2018

1. Jeremy Corbyn responds to anti-Semitism crisis

Jeremy Corbyn has told those who spread anti-Semitic messages: "You need to understand: you do not do it in my name. You are not my supporters and have no place in our movement." Writing in The Guardian, the Labour leader acknowledged the party has "a real problem" over the issue but rejected the controversial claim that it poses an "existential" threat to the Jewish community in the UK.

2. Three dead in Spain as Europe braces for record heat

Scorching conditions in Europe mean temperatures risk surpassing the continent’s all-time high of 48 degrees Celsius this weekend. As conditions elsewhere in Europe put Britain’s heatwave in the shade, three people have died from heatstroke in Spain and a mountain glacier in Sweden has melted so much that its peak is no longer the country’s highest point.

3. Slide in pound blamed on Carney's 'no-deal' warning

Mark Carney has been blamed for the slide in the pound after he described the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit and subsequent damage to the economy as "uncomfortably high". After the Bank of England governor’s interview with BBC radio, the pound to fall by 0.3% against the dollar, to an 11-day low of $1.2975. It recovered to $1.3020.

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4. Report says North Korea 'continuing nuclear programme'

North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes, according to a report commissioned by the UN Security Council. The confidential report by a panel of independent experts also says Pyongyang has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products and has been trying to sell weapons abroad. The news comes despite Kim Jong-un’s meeting with Donald Trump.

5. ADHD children made to wait years for diagnosis

Children with ADHD are waiting up to two years for a diagnosis in the UK, say experts. According to data seen by The Guardian, a "chaotic situation", means some children are seen by children’s mental health specialists within a couple of weeks but most have to wait for months or years. Experts say the delay harms the children’s chances of education and prospects for the future.

6. Theresa May and Macron meet over dinner in France

Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron have held "informal" Brexit talks in France. The Guardian says that "fine food and wine served with a dose of politics" was on the menu for a private dinner between Macron and his wife, Brigitte, and May and her husband, Philip, at the 13th-century Fort Brégançon. May hoped to persuade Macron to soften EU resistance to her Brexit plan.

7. MP calls for Muller-style probe into Russian meddling

Britain should launch a criminal inquiry akin to the Mueller investigation in the US to establish the extent of Russian efforts to meddle in democracy in this country, says Damian Collins MP. The Tory says only a police investigation could uncover any Kremlin plot to sway the EU referendum and ensure that future elections were protected from attack.

8. James Whale suspended after 'laughing at caller's rape story'

Radio host James Whale has been suspended after appearing to laugh at a guest who was speaking about her rape on air. TalkRadio suspended Whale after Nichi Hodgson wrote in The Guardian that she was "interrogated, ridiculed and had [her] journalistic integrity questioned" after she spoke about her experience during a discussion on the radio station. TalkRadio will hold a full investigation.

9. 'Toxic bickering' among surgeons led to patient deaths

A leaked report says that "toxic bickering" between rival camps of surgeons at a leading heart unit contributed to an increase in patient deaths. According to the review, which condemns inadequate monitoring of deaths and "tribal-like activity" among surgeons, staff at St George’s Hospital in south London describe a "dark force" at work in the heart surgery unit.

10. Woman becomes first person fined for veil in Denmark

A 28-year-old woman has become the first person in Denmark to be fined for wearing a full-face Islamic veil in a public place. As of Wednesday, wearing a burqa or the niqab in public carries a fine of 1,000 kroner. Human rights campaigners say the ban is a violation of women’s rights. There are also bans or partial bans in Belgium, France, Germany and Austria.