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The Canadian gambling group behind the online PokerStars platform is in advanced talks about a takeover of Sky Bet‎ that would gatecrash a £3bn London float of the English Football League sponsor. Sky News has learnt that negotiations between Toronto-listed Stars Group and Sky Betting & Gaming about a deal worth approximately £2.6bn have been underway for weeks.An announcement of an agreed transaction is expected to be made as early as Monday, according to insiders.If completed, the takeover will be the latest in a rapidly consolidating global industry adapting to an explosion in ‎consumer betting on digital platforms and devices.Sky…

Against a backdrop of 2017’s escalating tensions and threats of attack, North Korea’s announcement that it is suspending all nuclear and missile tests seems a dramatic change of course. On the face of it, in the words of Donald Trump: “This is very good news for North Korea and the World.”Leaders in Japan, South Korean and China have all welcomed the announcement as a positive step towards denuclearisation on the peninsula.That may be true but it’s also a shrewd move by Kim Jong Un. Look carefully at what he is saying.:: Trump warns North Korea talks could be called off…

If you live in London or Leeds, you may have already spotted one on a street corner near you. At just under three metres tall, and with two large LCD advertising displays, the imposing aluminium structures are hard to miss. They’re called InLinks and are billed as the payphone for the smartphone generation.Behind the shiny facade are four powerful computers, allowing the InLinks to offer calls, ultrafast WiFi and USB charging. All for free – paid for by advertising.”It’s intentionally not like any other phone box,” explained Matt Bird, general manager of InLinkUK. “There’s no box, no door – because…

Ireland’s economy is booming and so too are its house prices. In some parts of the country the property market is among the fastest growing in the world, with valuations almost as high as they were during the “Celtic Tiger”.But what some see as a boom, others view as a crisis – with many simply unable to get on the property ladder.The statistics are certainly sobering.Nationally house prices have risen by nearly 72% from their low point five years ago.In Dublin they have gone up a staggering 88%, that’s on average by £130,000. Image: Sivakumar Ramachandran queued with dozens of…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says Pyongyang has suspended its nuclear and long-range missile tests, and will shut down its atomic test site. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs),” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.”The North will shut down a nuclear test site in the country’s northern side to prove the vow to suspend nuclear test.” Image: The North has carried out six nuclear weapon tests during Mr Kim’s regime The decision was made in a meeting of the ruling party’s full Central Committee, which had convened to discuss…

A man wanted in connection with a failed burglary in south east London has been arrested more than two weeks later in Kent. Police detained Billy Jeeves, 28, on Friday in connection with the burglary on 4 April, in which two men entered the home of Richard Osborn-Brooks in Hither Green, Lewisham.Henry Vincent, another intruder, died after an altercation with Mr Osborn-Brooks, who was not charged in connection with the death. Image: The family of Henry Vincent, marked his 38th birthday with balloons and flowers at the scene. Pics from Olivia Kinsley Scotland Yard said: “Police recently appealed for information…

The RSPCA is urging people not to buy dogs with cropped ears after a surge in the number of reports about the illegal practise. Cropping involves cutting the animal’s ears often for cosmetic reasons and then placing splints inside – forcing them to grow upwards.The animal charity has described the procedure as “painful and entirely unnecessary”.Although ear cropping became unlawful in England and Wales in 2007, some owners still attempt the surgery themselves and it is not against the law to import dogs which have already been cropped.One company describing itself as the largest provider of cropped dobermans in the…

Nissan is set to cut hundreds of jobs at its plant in Sunderland because of a fall in demand for diesel-powered cars. The automotive giant said there would be a “short-term” cut to production.A spokesman would not confirm how many jobs would be affected but Sky News understands that reports that they are in the hundreds are correct.Nissan is “transitioning to a new range of powertrains over the next year”, it added, saying the move was “not related to Brexit”. Image: A notice offering redundancy packages A “short-term reduction in powertrain supply and plant volumes” had been “planned”, it said.A…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to leave the club at the end of the season after almost 22 years. The 68-year-old football manager issued a statement after Arsenal confirmed the news.He said: “After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season.”I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years.”I managed the club with full commitment and integrity. I want to thank the staff, the players, the Directors and the fans who make this club…

Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had told him Russia had “some of the most beautiful hookers in the world”, according to memos written by a former FBI chief. The US President also raised concerns about his national security adviser’s “judgement”, according to a 15-page document written by James Comey in the weeks before he was fired by Mr Trump in May last year.The revelations come as Moscow revealed Mr Trump had invited the Russian leader to Washington.Mr Comey’s memos detail interactions with Mr Trump that he felt were unnerving enough to put down in writing.The seven encounters include a discussion…