Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 26 May 2018

Exit polls published in Ireland after the referendum on abortion
suggest a landslide vote in favour of liberalising the law. The
surveys by The Irish Times and RTÉ project that around 69% voted to
repeal a part of the constitution that effectively bans
terminations. The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, said it looked as if the
country was about to “make history”.

Donald Trump says “very productive talks” have been held with
North Korea on reinstating the summit with leader Kim Jong-un.
Taking to Twitter, the US President said the recently cancelled
meeting could still take place on 12 June in Singapore “and if
necessary will be extended beyond that date”. After the
cancellation, North Korea said it was willing to talk “at any time
in any form”.

Match fixers have been filmed discussing plans to rig the
outcome of England’s first Test in Sri Lanka, reports the Daily
Telegraph. Posing as a businessman, an undercover reporter filmed a
match fixer and the groundsman of the match venue in Galle agreeing
to help alter the outcome of the match, scheduled for November. The
sport’s world governing body has opened an investigation.

Harvey Weinstein has been released on $1m bail after being
charged in New York with rape and sexual abuse. After turning
himself in to the police yesterday, the 66-year-old former
Hollywood film mogul has agreed to wear a GPS tracker and to
surrender his passport. He denies the charges and his lawyer said
he would plead not guilty.

Boots has been accused of “exploiting cancer patients” by
charging the NHS £3,220 for pain-relieving mouthwash that can cost
£93. According to The Times, the owner of the chemist chain
exploited a loophole in rules that enables suppliers to set their
own prices for certain unlicensed medicines. As well as cancer
patients, autistic children are also being denied medications
because they are so expensive. 

Russia has quietly carried out the world’s longest
surface-to-air missile test, reports The Times. According to CNBC,
the S-500 Prometheus hit a target 300 miles away, 50 miles farther
than any previously recorded test. The development could strengthen
its military capabilities in Europe and Syria. The Kremlin has not
commented on the report.

Tommy Robinson has been arrested on suspicion of breaching the
peace outside a court. The far-right activist live-streamed men
entering Leeds Crown Court during an ongoing grooming trial. He is
also accused of incitement. “Can you get me a solicitor?” he asked
his supporters while being searched and put inside a police
van.

The rate of morbid obesity in Britain is expected to double by
2035, according to a new study. Nearly five million people are
expected to be diagnosed over the next two decades, an increase on
the 1.9m recorded in 2015. Morbid obesity, categorised as having a
body mass index greater than 40, significantly increases the risk
of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, strokes and cancer.

A leading criminologist says supermarket shoppers are using
self-service checkouts to pretend they are buying carrots when in
fact they are bagging much more expensive fruits or vegetables,
typically avocados. As sales figures of carrots soar, Emmeline
Taylor, a senior lecturer in Criminology at City, University of
London, said that the trend may not be a “sudden switch to healthy
eating”, but “a new type of shoplifter”.

A 95-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering
his carer after a woman died in hospital. Detectives at Scotland
Yard said they believed the 61-year-old woman was injured at a
residential address in Islington, north London, where she was
performing her care work. The suspect was bailed and police said
they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the
incident.