Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 31 Jan 2013

David Cameron told Libyans today that "the British people want to stand with you and help you deliver the greater security that Libya needs". He pledged training and support from British police and the Army. He traveled to Tripoli from Algiers, where he had earlier promised a “security partnership” with Algeria in the fight against al-Qaeda-linked terrorists.

A couple whose Tenerife holiday was spoilt by a 22-hour airport delay have been awarded £680 compensation by a Staffordshire judge in a landmark ruling expected to "open the floodgates" to similar claims. The judge was the first to implement last October's ruling by the European Court of Justice that hold-ups longer than three hours merit compensation.

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, 23, who won two golds at the 2008 Beijing Games but was disappointed to take only two bronzes at last summer's London Games, will announce her retirement from competitive swimming next week, the Daily Telegraph reports. She is likely to announce a plan to work with young people at swimming camps.

David Beckham has sprung a surprise on football's transfer deadline day by agreeing to join French side Paris Saint Germain on a five-month contract that will see him donate his entire salary to a local children's charity. The 37-year-old former England captain was set to be unveiled by the club this afternoon. Beckham has been without a club since leaving LA Galaxy at the end of the US soccer season.

The cult porn star Ron Jeremy, 59, was last night fighting for his life in Los Angeles following a second surgery after he came close to death when an aneurysm burst near his heart. TMZ reported that he had driven himself to hospital with chest pains and was last reported to be "resting". Jeremy has starred in more than 2,000 porn movies.