Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 10 September 2022

1. Charles to be proclaimed king

Charles III will be formally proclaimed king at a televised ceremony at St James’s Palace this morning. The King will make his declaration and oath at 10am at the ceremony, which will be attended by the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, as well as the Queen Consort, Camilla. PM Liz Truss and her cabinet will also attend. It comes after the King promised to follow his “darling mama’s” life of service in an emotional first address as monarch. He promised to serve the nation with the same “unswerving devotion” as the late Queen had during her 70-year reign.

2. William named Prince of Wales

Prince William and his wife Catherine have been named the new Prince and Princess of Wales by King Charles III. The couple will also take the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall titles, previously held by the King and Camilla, the new Queen Consort. Meanwhile, William and Harry have returned from Balmoral to Windsor to be with their families, where they are expected to remain for some days. Harry and his wife, Meghan, are expected to stay in the UK to attend the Queen’s state funeral, which is likely to be held on 19 September.

3. Activists challenge Truss’ energy plans

Climate justice activists and poverty campaigners are organising protests to oppose Liz Truss’s plans on oil and gas extraction, which experts say will do little to help the cost of living crisis while exacerbating the climate emergency. Truss’s plans for a £100bn package of help with energy bills will not be affected by 10 days of national mourning for the Queen, Downing Street has confirmed. Although the government is postponing most business until after the Queen’s funeral, the PM’s team needs to implement the package before the energy price rise due on 1 October.

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4. Watchdog to probe police shooting

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched a homicide investigation into the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba by armed Metropolitan police officers in London. The 24-year-old was driving a car that was rammed and boxed in by police. He was killed by a single shot that entered through the driver’s side of the windscreen. His family said: “We are worried that if Chris had not been black, he would have been arrested on Monday evening and not had his life cut short.”

5. Ukraine progress calms markets

Investors’ fears of a prolonged war-induced energy crisis in Europe have been eased after Ukrainian forces made sweeping advances in their fight against Russia. Markets in Europe and Asia closed higher on Friday. The Dow jumped more than 200 points in the US and the major indexes appeared on track to end a three-week slump. Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM US, told CNN that equity prices tend to rise on news of Ukrainian gains or improvement on the ground.

6. Arrest over 1996 IRA attack

Detectives have arrested a man in connection with the IRA’s 1996 bombing of Manchester city centre. Greater Manchester police said the man, who was arrested at Birmingham airport on Thursday night as he entered the country, will be interviewed by counter-terrorism officers. The 3,300lb lorry bomb was the largest explosive to be detonated on mainland Britain since World War Two. While no-one was killed in the blast, about 250 people were injured.

7. NY declares polio emergency

The governor of New York has declared a state of emergency over polio as the virus spreads across the state. Health officials say wastewater samples in New York City and four adjacent counties have tested positive for a poliovirus that can cause paralysis. Polio was largely eradicated from the US by vaccinations in the 1950s and the one case that has so far been confirmed was the first in the country in nearly a decade.

8. Woman beheaded in California

A woman was beheaded by a man with a sword in front of her home in California. Karina Castro, 27, was brutally killed in San Carlos, located about 24 miles south of San Francisco, just steps away from the home containing her two daughters, aged one and seven. The authorities have identified the suspect as the victim’s former boyfriend Jose Solano Landaeta, who was arrested after returning to the scene of the attack. Her father told NBC Bay Area that his daughter had a restraining order against her suspected killer.

9. Ear piercing could help migraines

Doctors believe that a simple ear piercing could bring relief for sufferers of debilitating migraines by stimulating a crucial nerve in the head. People susceptible to migraines who had a piercing of the daith, the innermost cartilage fold, for cosmetic reasons have been reporting its positive effect on their health for several years. About one in five women and one in 15 men in the UK suffer from migraines, usually beginning in early adulthood. The condition results in three million sick days a year.

10. More football games could be postponed

Next weekend’s Premier League and EFL fixtures are at risk of being postponed due to a lack of available policing, reported The i paper. Football authorities have already postponed all football this weekend as a mark of respect following the Queen’s death and the following weekend’s roster could also be moved due to the significant pressure on the police for the Queen’s funeral, which is believed to be planned Monday 19 September. With an international break also due soon, almost a month could pass without top-flight football.