The 10 most important things in the world right now

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A competitor jumps from the old bridge during a cliff diving competition in

Kanal ob Soci August 16, 2015.

Hello! Here's what you need to know on Monday.

1. A search plane has spotted the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger plane that went missing on Sunday. 44 passengers were on the plane. There is no word of any survivors.

2. Japan's economy shrank for the first time since Q3 2014. The government reported a decline of 0.4% in the June quarter.

Notorious Charles Bronson writes extraordinary letter from behind bars complaining he is Britain's 'forgotten prisoner'

Letter: Bronson complains he should be released from prison

Notorious Charles Bronson has penned an extraordinary letter from behind bars - complaining he is Britain’s Number 1 ‘forgotten prisoner.’

Known as the UK’s most violent lag, the 62-year-old claims his human rights are being breached by his continuing jailing in HMP Wakefield, West Yorks.

Bronson, now known as Charles Salvador, is serving a life sentence for robbery and kidnap, but says he is 13 years over his tariff for possible release.

Gazprom's colossal deal with China is already looking like a terrible move for Russia

REUTERS/Carlos BarriaRussian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai in 2014.

There was a lot of excitement in the industry when the Russian energy giant Gazprom announced a mammoth $400 billion (£256 billion), 30-year export deal to China in May 2014, but the agreement is now coming under extreme pressure on numerous fronts.

Morgan Stanley analysts on Monday morning suggested that construction of the necessary pipeline would be delayed by at least six months, taking the initial exports to mid-2019 at the earliest.

The initial deal had talked about beginning supplies as early as 2018.

Photo of the man who stabbed Morgan Freeman's grand-daughter to death yesterday

Yesterday, Morgan Freeman's 33 year old daughter E'Dena Hines, was stabbed to death on a New York street near her home. Her ex-boyfriend was arrested for the murder and was taken to a psychiatric home yesterday. The man has been revealed as 30 year old Lamar Davenport, (left).

A man who saw the attack which took place around 3am, through his window called the police.

Lamar was reportedly stabbing E'Dean and screaming: 'Get out, devils. In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast you out'. The aspiring actor had a history of drug abuse. He's currently at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center to undergo psychological testing before being questioned by police. 

Scientists think they've found a way to help people 'forget' their drug addictions

The idea of erasing people's memories sounds like something straight from the script of Men In Black, but what if those memories are damaging ones - like knowledge of an addiction to a harmful substance? Researchers in the US are testing a drug that they say can effectively wipe away memories of a meth addiction in the brains of laboratory mice.

Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Debuts to Scorching $56.1 Million

“Straight Outta Compton” may take place more than two decades ago, but its themes of racial tension, poverty and police brutality still speak to moviegoers living in a post-Ferguson world.

The biopic about rap group N.W.A debuted to a blistering $56.1 million this weekend in 2,757 theaters, surpassing “American Pie 2” to become the biggest-ever August debut for an R-rated movie. It’s the kind of opening usually reserved for so-called tentpole movies that trade in costumed heroes and special effects, not urban violence.

Morgan Freeman’s Step-Granddaughter Stabbed to Death

E’Dena Hines, the 33-year-old step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman, has died after receiving multiple stab wounds in New York City on Sunday, according to media reports.Hines was found at about 3 a.m. on the 400 block of W. 162nd, police told People magazine. Responding officers found her bleeding from multiple stab wounds on her torso.