Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 18 Sep 2012

A French court has banned the further publication of topless photographs of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. The injunction requires Closer, the magazine that first published the images, to hand over the originals to Prince William and Kate within 24 hours. If the magazine re-publishes or distributes the photographs, it will face a fine of €10,000 for every breach of the injunction.

Education Secretary Michael Gove yesterday unveiled the biggest education revamp in a generation when he announced that GCSE exams will be replaced from 2017 by an English Baccalaureate, to be known as 'EBacc', which will end an era of "dumbing down". The National Union of Teachers accused Gove of creating a "two-tier system".

A leaked video reveals Republican candidate Mitt Romney telling a private meeting of fundraisers that poor Americans will support President Obama because they "believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it", and that "my job is not to worry about those people". The video was leaked to Mother Jones magazine.

Prince Harry was moved under guard to a secure location during last Friday's Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan in which two US Marines were killed, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said last night. The prince could be a target "because of who he is", said Hammond, but as a pilot he took the same risks as his colleagues in combat.

A survey of British 50-something adults published yesterday by the Love to Learn website reveals that most people now believe that middle age begins at 55, much later than previous studies pinpointing its onset at 36, with a sizeable minority opting for 60. The survey of 1,000 found that Britons do not see themselves as elderly until 70.