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A double suicide bombing has killed at least 25 people in central Kabul, Afghan officials have said. At least 45 other people were injured after the coordinated attacks in the Shash Darek area, which is home to the NATO headquarters and a number of embassies.Khorasan Province, the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State group, has taken responsibility for the blasts, saying it was targeting the headquarters of the “renegade” intelligence services.The first bomb was detonated by an assailant on a motorcycle and left at least four dead and five injured, according to the interior ministry.The second explosion was meant to…

Sainsbury’s has agreed to merge with supermarket rival Asda – and plans to maintain both brands. The deal – likely to face close scrutiny by competition authorities – will create a grocery powerhouse overtaking Tesco as the number one player in the sector, with combined revenues of £51bn.There are no plans to close Sainsbury’s or Asda stores though executives are targeting savings of £500m, including “operational efficiencies” and by opening Argos concessions in Asda stores.Sainsbury’s also said customers would see benefits including price cuts of 10% on many of the products that customers buy regularly.Asda’s US owner Walmart would receive…

Hundreds of Central Americans have travelled to the US border wall in Mexico to claim asylum. About 1,000 people mainly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador made their way to the border in Tijuana with San Diego on Sunday.Organisers of the caravan of migrants say nearly 200 of them, many with children, have decided to turn themselves in to US authorities to gain entry to detention centres in the Californian city.However, US immigration officials announced the San Diego crossing, the nation’s busiest border, was already full so they may have to wait in Mexico while 300 people already in the…

Labour has pledged to help people caught in a “debt trap” by placing a cap on the total amount that can be paid in overdraft fees or interest payments. Labour claims it could help an estimated 2.7 million people who it says are stuck with permanent overdrafts, saving them the equivalent of £86 each per year.Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: “The Tories’ rigged economy has seen real wages fall and insecure work multiply, whilst they hand out huge tax giveaways to the super-rich and the banks.”Too many families are having to rely on borrowing just to get to the end of the…

Eighteen people were injured after a bus mounted an embankment and overturned in Glasgow. One person is said to be in critical condition and two others are in a serious condition following the crash on a slip road near the Clyde Tunnel at around 7pm on Sunday.Five other people, including the driver of the bus, are said to be in a stable condition, while the remaining 10 were treated for minor injuries at the scene.The single-decker First Bus overturned on the A739 slip road from the Clyde Tunnel heading to the city’s west end.Photos on social media showed passengers being…

Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the new US embassy in London, describing its “lousy” location as a “Bush-Obama special”. The US president, who refused to come to London in January to open the new site in Nine Elms, south of the Thames, added at a rally that the spot where it was built was “horrible”.Speaking in Michigan, he said the previous US embassy in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, had boasted the “best site in all of London”. Image: The move to the new embassy was initiated by George W Bush’s administation But he continued: “Some genius said we’re gonna…

Plummeting temperatures could turn heavy rain to snow in some parts of the UK on Monday, days after the UK saw a short-lived heatwave. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain and strong winds across much of eastern, southeastern and central England.Meteorologists are predicting spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. Image: Up to 70mm of rain could fall in some places Trains and buses could also be affected with the Met Office warning of possible delays or cancellations.It also said there was a “small chance” homes and businesses could…

Ministers have announced plans to crack down on a business loophole which has been used by overseas criminals to launder dirty foreign money. Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) were first created in 1907 for farm holdings, but ministers say their legal structure makes them attractive money laundering vehicles for international crime groups.Government research shows one laundering scheme used 100 SLPs to move up to £60bn out of Russia.They have also been linked to criminal networks in Eastern Europe and allegedly used in international arms trafficking deals.While SLPs are used by thousands of legitimate businesses – particularly in the private equity and pensions…

North Korea plans to shut its nuclear testing site in May and reveal the process to the outside world, South Korea has said. Announcing the pledge, Seoul said North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has said Donald Trump will get to know he is “not a person” to aim missiles at US.”Kim said he would carry out the closing of the nuclear test site in May, and would soon invite experts of South Korea and the US to disclose the process to the international community with transparency,” Seoul’s presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan said.Mr Kim made the comment during Friday’s summit…

J Sainsbury and Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest supermarket retailer, are in advanced talks about a shock £10bn tie-up that would create ‎a more powerful rival to Tesco, the current UK market leader. Sky News exclusively revealed on Saturday that the two companies are in negotiations about combining Wal-Mart’s Asda business with Sainsbury’s, in a deal that would send shockwaves through the entire British retail industry.Following the story, Sainsbury’s released a statement confirming the groups were in advanced talks.It said: “J Sainsbury plc notes the speculation concerning a possible combination with Asda Group Limited. Sainsbury’s confirms that it and Walmart Inc…