Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 28 May 2014

      
   
       ONE-THIRD OF BRITS ‘ADMIT TO RACISM’      Nearly one-third of people in Britain admit they are racially prejudiced, according to new research. The study from NatCen found that 30% of those polled described themselves as either “very” or “a little” racially prejudiced. NatCen says the proportion has increased since the start of the century and reached the level seen 30 years ago.       A third of British people admit to racial prejudice       
 
     
   
       CHARLES: TRANSFORM CAPITALISM TO SAVE US      There must be a “fundamental transformation of global capitalism” to tackle climate change, says the Prince of Wales. In a speech to business leaders in London, Prince Charles said “dangerously accelerating” climate change will “bring us to our own destruction” unless companies focus on longer-term approaches.        THE BUSINESS: Carney calls for ethical banking       
 
     
   
       WOMAN STONED TO DEATH FOR LOVE      A pregnant Pakistani woman was stoned to death by her own family for marrying the man she loved, reports The Guardian. Nearly 20 relatives, including her father and brothers, attacked her before a crowd of onlookers outside the Pakistani high court. The woman’s father has been arrested on suspicion of murder.        Pakistani woman stoned to death by her own family          
 
     
   
       STUDIES: RAINY DAYS DON’T GET US DOWN      Is Britain’s gloomy weather getting you down? A leading professor claims that rainy weather makes us just as happy as sunshine. Professor of behavioural science Paul Dolan says studies have shown that people who live in warm and sunny climates are no happier than those who live in cooler, wetter regions. He says people only feel sad in bad weather because they dwell on it too much.      
 
     
   
       NHS SLIMMING CLUBS FOR OBESE      The NHS should send obese and overweight people to slimming clubs, says new guidance. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says sending people on "lifestyle weight management programmes" will save the health service money. It claims that 64% of those classified as obese or overweight would enjoy significant benefits.       NHS to fund Weight Watchers classes to tackle obesity crisis       
 
     
   
       1D MEMBERS IN ‘CANNABIS’ VIDEO      A video has emerged that shows two members of One Direction smoking cannabis. Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik are featured in the footage on their South American tour, published by the Daily Mail. Tomlinson says: “So here we are, leaving Peru. Joint lit. Happy days.” Meanwhile, Malik is smoking a rolled-up cigarette.      
 
     
   
       POLICE LAUNCH FOOTBALL FIX PROBE      Police are launching an investigation into attempts to fix a friendly football match between Scotland and Nigeria. Officers from Britain’s equivalent of the FBI, the National Crime Agency, have asked Fifa to issue an alert over potential bids to rig the game, says the Daily Telegraph. The match, seen as a World Cup warm-up, is due to be played at Craven Cottage.       
 
     
   
       LORD OAKESHOTT QUITS LIB DEMS      Senior Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott has quit the party and warned that it is "heading for disaster" under the leadership of Nick Clegg. He said the Lib Dems had lost their "roots, principles and values". His announcement came after it emerged he had commissioned polls that suggested the party would be better off without Clegg.      
 
     
   
       SPURS APPOINT MAURICIO POCHETTINO      Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager. The Argentine resigned from Southampton after 18 months with the club to sign the five-year deal with the North London side. He becomes Spurs’ 10th manager since 2001. "This is a club with tremendous history and prestige and I am honoured to have been given this opportunity to be its head coach," he said.
       Spurs appoint Pochettino: will he lure Lallana to the Lane?       
 
     
   
       HOT TICKET: AI WEIWEI UK SHOWS      Two new UK exhibitions by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have opened at the Lisson Gallery, London and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield. Sculptures and installations at the venues evoke Ai's persecution by Chinese authorities and tackle broader social issues. "A coup," says The Observer. Lisson Gallery until 19 July, YSP until 2 November.
       Ai Weiwei – reviews of Chinese artist's 'poignant' UK shows