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Russia has revealed it warned the US about “red lines” it should not cross before it launched airstrikes on Syria. Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is reported to have said that officials in Washington were contacted before last weekend’s strikes by the US, UK and France.Some 105 missiles were launched in response to a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma on 7 April that killed more than 40 people.The Kremlin had threatened retaliatory action if strikes were launched – but it now appears there was at least some level of cooperation.Russia, a key ally of Syria, has denied…

Royal Mail’s chief executive Moya Greene is to step down after more than eight years in charge with almost £1m in pay and bonus. Rico Back, the head of Royal Mail’s parcels delivery arm GLS, will take over as the new chief executive, as was reported by Sky News last week.Ms Greene, who had run the Canadian postal service for several years, steered the former state monology through its controversial £3.3bn privatization.”When Moya joined in the summer of 2010, the Company was balance sheet insolvent,” Peter Long, chairman of Royal Mail, said.”Since then, Royal Mail has been transformed, including our…

UK financial regulators plan to fine Barclays chief executive Jes Staley over attempts to uncover the author of an anonymous letter. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) opened an investigation in 2017 looking at Mr Staley’s alleged attempt to unmask an employee who wrote a letter raising concerns about the recruitment of a senior employee.According to Barclays, regulators have found Mr Staley’s actions represented a breach of individual conduct rules that relates to a “requirement to act with due skill, care and, diligence”.”Each have proposed that he pay a financial penalty,” Barclays said.”The FCA and PRA…

A woman has died after a fire broke out at residential units for adults with learning disabilities in northeast London. More than 70 firefighters tackled the blaze in Chingford after they were called at about 2.14am on Friday.London Fire Brigade said 12 people left the three-storey block before they arrived but confirmed one woman had died. Image: The fire in a three-storey building in northeast London. Pic: @LAS_HART Station manager Keith Wilson, who is at the scene, said: “Firefighters have been working hard to contain the spread of the fire which has destroyed the roof. Crews expect to be here…

Retail sales fell by 1.2% in March as freezing weather kept shoppers at home, official figures show. The decline was worse than expected because of a sharp 7.4% downturn in petrol sales as the cold snap deterred motorists from travel.But even stripping these out it was still a tough time for the high street with sales excluding petrol falling by 0.5%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).However the snow did provide a boost for internet spending, the ONS said.Department stores enjoyed 0.8% growth as offers for Mother’s Day and Easter gifts lifted online sales more than usual during…

Debenhams has reported an 85% slump in half-year profits after sales were battered by the Beast from the East and heavy restructuring costs also took their toll. The department store chain said almost 100 of its stores temporarily closed as a result of the extreme weather conditions earlier this year.Pre-tax profits for the 26 weeks to 3 March collapsed to £13.5m compared to £87.8m in the same period last year, with like-for-like sales down 2.2%.The group cut its interim dividend by half to 0.5p. Shares fell 10% in early trading.Debenhams said the weather impact alone was estimated to have accounted…

It had the air of a fait accompli. The day after the stunning news that Donald Trump’s top spymaster secretly met face to face with Kim Jong Un, the President seemed to confirm that he would meet the North Korean leader “in the coming weeks”.No ifs, no buts. It appeared to be a definite. Video: Trump: Pompeo ‘got on well’ with Kim Jong Un Months after the two men were exchanging “rocket man” and “dotard” insults, a historic reconciliation was now possible.Then, minutes later, a characteristic caveat from the President: “If the meeting, when I’m there, is not fruitful, I…

Donald Trump has said he wants a successful meeting with Kim Jong Un, but warned he will call the talks off if he does not think they will produce results. The President told reporters on Wednesday: “If I think that it’s a meeting that is not going to be fruitful, we’re not going to go.”If the meeting when I’m there is not fruitful, I will respectfully leave the meeting.” Video: August 2017: 22 times Trump took on North Korea Mr Trump was speaking at a news conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida.He said that his campaign of…

Plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds could soon be banned from sale in England under a Government plan. The move is aimed at protecting rivers and oceans from the growing problem of plastic pollution.It will also help the Government meet the requirements of a 25-year plan to eliminate avoidable plastic waste – a policy inspired by Sky’s Ocean Rescue campaign.Subject to a consultation which is to be launched later this year, the products would be banned from sale and officials would work with industry to develop alternatives.Theresa May used the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London to…

TV host Dale Winton has died at the age of 62, the star’s agent has said. The presenter was best known for hosting ITV game show Supermarket Sweep from 1993 to 2000.He also presented the National Lottery game show In It To Win It and BBC series Hole In The Wall.Winton’s long-term agent Jan Kennedy confirmed the star had died at his home on Wednesday. Video: Dale Winton in Supermarket Sweep “It is with great sadness that we can confirm the passing of Dale Winton who died at home earlier today,” she said.”While we know many will share this terrible…