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The Government is preparing further moves against Russia following a day of tit-for-tat action over the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal.  Speaking at the Conservative spring forum on Saturday, Theresa May said Britain “would never tolerate a threat to the life” of its citizens, or others in the country, from the Russian government.”This act of Russian aggression is the very antithesis of the liberal and democratic values that define the United Kingdom,” she said.The pledge comes as 23 British diplomats based in Russia begin packing their bags as they are expelled from the country in retaliation for Russian representatives…

Before there was a nerve agent attack on the streets of Salisbury, Vladimir Putin stood before his people and promised to improve their lot. It was 1 March 2018, a little more than two weeks ago.He told them he would reduce the poverty rate by half, increase per capita GDP by 50% by the middle of the next decade, and raise life expectancy.But after 90 minutes of comforting words, there was an abrupt turn.Russia was developing a new arsenal of invincible next generation missiles, he told his audience.:: The seven men and women trying to oust Vladimir Putin Image: Mr…

A murder investigation is under way after a man was found shot and stabbed in north London. The victim, who was in his late 20s, was discovered in a street in Enfield just after midnight early on Saturday.He died at the scene half an hour after police were called to reports of shots being fired.He was found in South Street with stab wounds and a gunshot wound.A second man was also found with stab injuries and was taken to a hospital in east London, where he is in a serious but stable condition.A post-mortem examination was yet to take place.The…

There’s been a lot of what you might call “huffing and puffing” on both sides. But Russia will likely now hope this whole thing blows over. The announcement of the expulsion of 23 British diplomats from Russia was of course inevitable – it was always a case of not if but when.The question is, what happens next?In its statement the Russians made it clear this may not be the end of the matter – saying they “reserved the right to take other measures against hostile steps from London”.They are sending a message to London that if Britain wants to keep…

A trio of British industrial titans are pushing for a management overhaul at Sheffield Forgemasters, a private manufacturer which has a vital role in the UK’s nuclear submarine programme. Sky News has learnt that BAE Systems, Babcock International and Rolls-Royce Holdings are engineering the search for a successor to Graham Honeyman, Forgemasters’ chief executive and majority shareholder.The process is already underway, and comes as the Yorkshire-based steelmaker also hunts for a new chairman.Sources said this weekend that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was being kept informed about the prospective management overhaul.A number of candidates, including at least one former BAE…

The bodies of 14 people have been recovered after a suspected migrant smuggling boat sank off a Greek island in the eastern Aegean. It is believed at least four others are missing and a major search and rescue operation is under way off the island of Agathonisi, south of Samos.Initially, the bodies of four children, one man and a woman were recovered and eight more bodies were found shortly afterwards near Agathonisi.Three people – two women and a man – managed to reach the coast and alert authorities.The three told rescuers they had been in a wooden boat which sank…

Bushmills whiskey has a long history, originally granted its license in 1608, just as settlers arrived in North America and as King James I was on the throne. And for hundreds of years it was Irish whiskey, with its “e”, which flowed the world over, with sales far outstripping their Scottish neighbours.By the 1980s though, Irish whiskey had collapsed, representing just 1% of the global market.But now it is booming again, becoming the fastest growing spirit in the world with sales rising 131% in the past decade.Master distiller Colm Egan says growth is significant: “Here at Bushmills we are looking…

Small businesses operating in and around Grenfell Tower in West London are at risk of closure and bankruptcy, a local business group has warned.  The devastating tower block fire killed 71 people and left hundreds homeless back in June 2017.The Portobello Business Centre estimates that, in the nine months since, some companies in the immediate vicinity of the tower have lost up to 70% of trade, mainly due to a reduction in footfall.Allen Pluck, chief executive of the Portobello Business Centre, told Sky News, “We have now unfortunately nine months on bailiffs turning up for collection of debt and business…

The chief executive of Conviviality is expected to lose her job next week as investors demand boardroom accountability in return for providing more than £100m to rescue the company. Sky News has learnt that Diana Hunter’s tenure at the helm of the Bargain Booze owner is hanging by a thread following a savage profit warning prompted partly by a previously undisclosed £30m tax liability.Sources said on Friday evening that Ms Hunter was likely to leave Conviviality in the coming ‎days as the company scrambles to raise sufficient funds from investors.David Adams, the chairman, is expected to step into an executive…

Thousands of Syrians have fled two major assaults which have seen dozens of people killed at opposite ends of the war-torn country. Air strikes by the Syrian government and Russia killed at least 76 people in eastern Ghouta outside Damascus on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Meanwhile, Turkish attacks on the Kurdish-held town Afrin in northern Syria are reported to have left at least 27 people dead and forced 2,500 people to flee their homes.:: Syria’s children ‘enduring hell on Earth’ Image: Some 2,500 people have fled the town of Afrin Syria’s ambassador to the UN said 40,000…