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Russian military police have started patrolling the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria as government forces took full control, according to Russia’s defence ministry. The ministry was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying they would act as “guarantors of law and order” in Douma, with the situation there now “normalising”.Moscow also said Syrian government forces have now taken full control of the town, which was the last rebel stronghold in the eastern Ghouta enclave outside the capital Damascus.”The raised state flag over a building in the town of Douma has heralded the control over this location and…

Police have recovered a sub-machine gun and large amounts of drugs in a major overnight operation, aimed at tackling growing levels of violent crime in the capital. Scotland Yard Commissioner Cressida Dick took part in the raids across west and south west London, targeting a notorious gang whose trade in drugs is, according to police, helping fuel violence.The raids are the culmination of several months of covert work by members of the Metropolitan Police’s Trident gang unit.More than 200 officers took part, including teams from the Met’s firearms command and Territorial Support Group officers.Cressida Dick said the operation underlined the…

The US military is ready to provide Donald Trump with options on striking Syria, the US defence secretary has said. James Mattis said the US was still assessing intelligence relating to Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s involvement in a suspected chemical attack last week, in which 70 people are said to have died.”We’re still assessing the intelligence – ourselves and our allies. We’re still working on this,” he said, adding that the military was ready to provide the President with military options, if appropriate and at the President’s request.:: Corbyn demands Commons vote on Syria actionHis statement followed Mr Trump’s…

Shop Direct has announced it is closing three sites in Greater Manchester, impacting nearly 2,000 jobs. The online retailer, which owns Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com said it will shut its sites in Shaw, Little Hulton and Raven from mid-2020 onwards.It follows a review by the firm which found the sites have “limited accessibility, layout and loading restrictions”, and no longer meet the group’s “operational ambitions”.It puts the jobs of its 1,177 permanent staff there, plus 815 agency workers, at risk.”Redundancies are anticipated as a result of the site closures,” Shop Direct said.The move forms part of the company’s plans to move…

Airlines have been warned of the danger from possible airstrikes and missile attacks on Syria, as Western allies prepare a military response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in the country. In a message on Eurocontrol’s website, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) wrote: “Due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and/or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours, and the possibility of intermittent disruption of radio navigation equipment, due consideration needs to be taken.”The potential threat to carriers has grown on a day of rising tensions and threats as the US, Britain and France…

A Russian TV crew has been condemned for an “appalling” report filmed within the hospital treating poisoned spy Sergei Skripal. A reporter for REN TV – one of Russia’s largest privately owned networks – mocked the nerve agent attack and questioned nurses after entering Salisbury District Hospital early on Wednesday morning.The crew were later kicked out of the hospital after being approached by security staff, who called police.A spokesperson for Salisbury District Hospital described the stunt as “appalling”, adding that the crew “approached staff in the middle of the night with no warning and without asking for any permission”. Image:…

A total of 257 people have been killed after an Algerian military plane crashed near the country’s capital. The cause was unclear and an investigation has been launched, the country’s defence ministry said in a statement.It added that ten crew members and 247 passengers – mostly soldiers and their relatives – died in the crash.A number of survivors were being treated at an army hospital, the ministry added.The jet came down in farmland close to Boufarik airport near Algiers and emergency services have been sent to the crash site. Image: The military jet crashed soon after take-off Black smoke could…

Tesco has reported a sharp rise in annual profits to £1.3bn after a year of “strong progress” despite tough retail conditions. Pre-tax profits at Britain’s biggest supermarket were 770% higher than the £145m bottom line figure it reported the year before when it was hit with big one-off costs.The latest results, covering the year to 24 February, were buoyed by accelerating sales growth.Like-for-like sales were up 2.2% across the year, with a strong performance from food – but a decline for general merchandise as Tesco slimmed down the number of ranges it sells.Stripping out one-off costs, Britain’s biggest retailer’s underlying…

A man and a woman are being treated in hospital after being shot in the legs. The pair, both aged 20, were found after police responded to reports of shots in Belton Road, Huyton, in Merseyside.Officers discovered a car on fire and the two victims. It is not known how serious their injuries are.Chief Inspector Jason Crellin said: “The investigation is currently in its early stages and we are working to establish what has happened.”I would appeal for anyone who was in the area around Belton Road this evening, who has seen anyone acting suspiciously, to contact us as a…

Commonwealth Games swimmer Otto Putland has been found not guilty of raping a woman who had just had sex with his friend. The Wales swimmer, 24, who represented his country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, denied raping the woman following a night out in July 2015.His accuser, who first came forward in November 2016, said she had consensual sex with Olympic swimmer, Ieuan Lloyd after meeting him in a club and going home with him.After Lloyd left the room, she said Putland entered and sat on the bed, but she told him she did not want to have…