Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 16 Nov 2012

Labour won the Corby and East Northants by-election by a majority of nearly 8,000, overturning a Tory majority of 1,951 at the last general election. Anti-Europe UKIP came third. The Lib Dems came fourth and lost their deposit. David Cameron wrote it off as a classic "mid-term result". Louise Mensch said: "Blame me."

Just days before the Leveson Inquiry issues its report on press standards, the Daily Mail has raised "disturbing questions" about the suitability of Sir David Bell as an adviser to Lord Leveson. The paper notes that Bell is the trustee of the "tarnished" Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which falsely implicated Lord McAlpine as a paedophile.

The first elections for regional Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were a farce, The Daily Telegraph claims, as voters stayed away yesterday in their droves. Elections were held in 41 areas of England and Wales and the turnout is thought to have been lower than 20 per cent. One polling booth in Manchester had just three visitors.

Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman has called for a boycott of coffee chain Starbucks over claims it avoids paying tax in the UK. She issued the call to arms during an appearance on Question Time. Earlier this week Starbucks, Google and Amazon were grilled by politicians over their tax affairs. It is claimed Starbucks paid only £8.6m in corporation tax in the UK over 14 years.

England are in trouble in the first cricket Test against India in Ahmedabad. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a double hundred as the hosts racked up 521-8 declared in their first innings and then turned the screw to leave England struggling on 41-3 at the close of day two. The tourists' hopes now rest on not out batsmen Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen.