Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 6 Jun 2018

The Financial Conduct Authority has rebuked TSB for “not being
open and transparent” with customers about a botched IT upgrade
which locked 1.9 million out of their accounts earlier this year.
The City regulator said the bank’s communications were “poor” and
“could reduce trust in TSB and in the banking sector as a
whole”.

If US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
do indeed hold a historic summit on 12 June, they will meet in the
five-star Capella hotel on the Singaporean island of Sentosa, the
White House has revealed. While both sides have threatened to
cancel the meeting, it does seem at the moment to be going
ahead.

Jeremy Corbyn has committed his party to the “softest possible”
Brexit, according to Labour sources who spoke to The Times. The
Labour leader and his top team will vote next week for a Commons
motion which calls for “full access” to the EU single market and
“shared institutions and regulations” with Brussels, the newspaper
says.

Officials in Guatemala say at least 192 people are missing, and
75 dead, after Sunday’s volcanic eruption. Villages on the slopes
of the Fuego volcano were covered in ash and mud and rescue work
was disrupted by a fresh eruption of hot gas and molten rock. More
than 3,000 people have been evacuated from the area since the
weekend.

Film producer Harvey Weinstein appeared in court yesterday in
New York and pleaded not guilty to two charges of rape and one of a
“criminal sexual act”. He has previously admitted misconduct but
denied non-consensual sex. After the hearing, the 66-year-old
producer posted bail of $1m (£750,000). 

The fashion designer Kate Spade, known for her jaunty handbags,
has been found dead in an apparent suicide, New York City officials
say. The 55-year-old’s body was found by domestic staff in her Park
Avenue apartment on Tuesday morning, with a note written by Spade.
Tributes have poured in on social media for the businesswoman.

Investigators say the nerve agent used to poison former Russian
spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia was smeared on the
doorknob of their home no more than 24 hours before the pair
collapsed. They say the substance was put there after Yulia Skripal
arrived in the UK on Saturday 3 March. By 4.15pm on Sunday, they
were gravely ill.

A woman has died in Australia after eating frozen pomegranate
which was contaminated with hepatitis A. Health authorities say the
64-year-old is the only person to be killed by the contaminated
batch of the fruit and no further cases are expected. Other people
caught the infection from the product but have since recovered.

Tennis ace Andy Murray has put off his planned return to the
sport after hip surgery, cancelling his games in the Libema Open in
the Netherlands. The 31-year-old has not played since Wimbledon
last year but hopes to fit in some competitive matches before this
year’s tournament. He may play in the Fever-Tree Championships in
London.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed the
government’s plans for a third runway at Heathrow, and MPs are
expected to vote on the proposal in the next three weeks.

A third runway at Heathrow “was given the green light in 2016,
but remains a controversial matter for nearby residents,
politicians from all parties, environmentalists and business
leaders”, says Sky News.