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A toddler who died after being rescued from a car in a river has been called an “incredible happy young girl” who lived “a great adventurous fun life”. Kiara Moore was a week away from her third birthday when she was found in the silver Mini after police discovered it in the River Teifi in Cardigan, west Wales.Officers had received a call about the missing Mini at 3.30pm on Monday and it was found just after 5pm.Kiara was taken to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff but did not survive.On Monday afternoon, numerous Facebook posts claimed a silver Mini had…

The foster parents of the Parsons Green bomber Ahmed Hassan have told Sky News of the dramatic moment armed police raided their home. Describing Ahmed as a “good boy”, Penny Jones says she has no idea what turned the “quiet” Iraqi asylum seeker who she took in and who called her “mum” into someone who wanted to kill commuters at rush hour in London.Mrs Jones said she and her husband Ron were watching darts at their Surrey home when the phone rang.Irritated at being interrupted, Penny described how she reluctantly answered the phone and snapped “hello” at the caller.She said:…

The accounting watchdog has launched an investigation into two former finance directors of collapsed construction and outsourcing giant Carillion. Richard Adam and Zafar Khan are to be investigated over the company’s financial statements for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 as well as the first half of 2017, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said.The FRC has powers to impose unlimited fines or ban members from professional accounting bodies.It said its investigations would be undertaken “as quickly and thoroughly as possible”.Mr Adam was Carillion’s finance director from 2007 until the end of 2016 and he was succeeded by Mr Khan, who…

The Gambling Commission has recommended the maximum stake for fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) should be set at £30 or less. Shares in bookmakers William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral were up 4% in early trading as the proposals stopped short of speculation that the commission would go further.Anti-FOBT campaigners – who call the terminals the “crack cocaine of gambling” – have criticised the regulator for failing to adopt a maximum stake of £2.High-speed electronic casino games are said to be dangerously addictive and currently allow a stake of up to £100 every 20 seconds, enabling a player to theoretically gamble away…

Vladimir Putin has dismissed claims that Russia was behind the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury as “nonsense”. In his first public comments about the nerve agent attack, the Russian President said Moscow was ready to cooperate with the British Government on the investigation.He called the poisoning of Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia a “tragedy”, but said they would have died instantly if it was true they had been poisoned by a “military-grade nerve agent”.”The first thing I thought was that if it was a real poison, they would have just died. They wouldn’t be in hospital,”…

Vladimir Putin has swept to a landslide victory to secure a fourth term as Russian President, keeping him in power for six more years. In a widely expected win, Mr Putin secured more than 76.66% of the vote and a turnout of 67.47%, the Central Election Commission said.The result came amid allegations of election violations, including ballot-box stuffing and forced voting.Addressing a crowd near Moscow’s Red Square, Mr Putin said his victory was a vote of confidence in his achievements. Image: Mr Putin has dismissed claims Russia is behind the Salisbury poisoning as ‘nonsense’ “It’s very important to maintain this…

A seaside resort in Devon has been cut off after heavy snowfall and hundreds of schools have been shut after the second “Beast from the East” hit Britain. Ilfracome was one of several towns in North Devon to become cut off despite the best efforts of gritters over the weekend.The county council tweeted: “Ilfracombe, Lynton, Lynmouth, Combe Martin and other north coast communities remain cut off, with all efforts being made to get through by the crews. Drifting snow, temperatures remain low, all causing problems.”:: Live: Latest weather updatesThe Met Office put new yellow “be aware” warnings for ice in…

Turkey’s president says his forces and Syrian opposition fighters have seized control of the town of Afrin from Kurdish militants. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish flag and that of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) had been raised in the northwestern Syrian town, which was previously controlled by the Kurdish militia known as the People’s Defence Units, or YPG.In the centre of Afrin, “symbols of trust and stability are waving instead of rags of terrorists”, he added.The president said “most of the terrorists have already fled with tails between their legs”, and that his country’s “special forces and members of…

More than 50 firefighters were called to tackle a blaze in “extremely difficult conditions” at a mill in Greater Manchester. Ten fire engines were sent to the scene in Stalybridge “alongside two aerial and numerous specialist appliances” as snow lay on the roads, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said.Local people were told to stay clear of the area “as a precaution” and advised to keep their doors and windows closed “to prevent any smoke from entering their homes”.Crews battled through the night after being called at 11.43pm, and will “continue to fight the fire throughout the day”.In an update…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a nightclub in Kent. Police said 13 people suffered injuries, but none of them were life-threatening.Officers were called to Queen Street in Gravesend at 11.47pm on Saturday following the incident.Footage posted on social media appeared to show a car inside a marquee at Blake’s nightclub as police led terrified people to safety.The driver of the vehicle is believed to have been asked to leave the nightclub following an altercation before driving his car into the venue.He is currently in custody. The suspect was apprehended…