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North Korea has held a huge military parade – the first since negotiations with the US over denuclearisation began in earnest – as the country celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding. Previous public parades have included nuclear missile launchers, but they did not feature during Sunday’s celebration in Pyongyang – a clear sign that leader Kim Jong Un did not want to cause diplomatic provocation as negotiations continue. Image: The parade was commemorating North Korea’s 70th anniversary as a nation At the end of the parade, Mr Kim waved to the crowd hand in hand with Li Zhanshu, one…

Police will be given extended stop and search powers under a proposed crackdown on acid attacks. A public consultation has been launched on widening the circumstances in which the tactics can be used, as figures suggest there are 15 incidents involving acid every week in the UK.Officers can currently stop and search individuals they suspect of being in possession of a corrosive substance with “intent on causing injury”.The proposed extension will allow police to search anyone they suspect of carrying a corrosive in a public place.Ministers say the move – first mooted as part of a blueprint to tackle serious…

A former Coca-Cola executive who is one of Britain’s most experienced boardroom figures has been lined up to steer Aston Martin’s £5bn drive onto the London stock market. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Penny Hughes will become the first female chair of a British car-maker when the luxury marque lists its shares in the coming weeks.A formal intention to float announcement by the maker of the Vanquish S, DB5 and Lagonda, which will disclose Ms Hughes’s appointment, is expected to be published next week.Her arrival in the Aston Martin Holdings boardroom, alongside a slate of other heavyweight business names,‎…

The charismatic co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, one of the world’s biggest companies, has announced he is retiring. Jack Ma will step down from his role on Monday – his 54th birthday – and plans to devote his time to philanthropy and education.One of the world’s richest men and a revered figure in his homeland of China, Mr Ma said it was “the beginning of an era, not the end”.He was an English teacher before starting Alibaba in 1999 and turning it into a multibillion-dollar internet giant.The company’s value has soared in recent years thanks to a growing portfolio…

A couple and their young child have “amazingly” survived being run over by a train on the London Underground. The unnamed mother was pushing her child in a buggy while looking up at an information board above the platform at Baker Street station on Friday evening.But she did not realise how close she was to the platform edge, British Transport Police (BTP) said.The buggy wheels went off the edge – and she, the buggy and the child fell on to the track. Image: The family were taken to hospital as a precaution The child’s father immediately jumped down to help…

By Lucia Binding, news reporter Away from London, you might expect roads to be a little quieter – but new research shows many other English cities are suffering gridlock. The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) says major investment is needed to alleviate the “misery” drivers face across the country.Here are the 10 most congested areas outside the capital, based on how easy it is to drive from one part of each city to another at peak and off-peak times: From – SkyNews

British and French fishermen have failed to reach a deal to end the scallop wars in the English Channel. Talks broke down in Paris on Friday, with industry bosses unsuccessful in an attempt to agree a compensation package that would address recent skirmishes.Tensions rose last week when five British vessels sparred with dozens of French boats in the Seine Bay – with footage showing fishermen from both sides ramming each other. 1:05 Video: French v Brit Channel clashes On Wednesday, smaller British vessels had pledged not to fish in the area from 15 May to 1 October. Under laws set…

New measures to end “the menace of nuisance calls” for millions of householders have come into force. People will now be given the choice to opt-in to be contacted by companies offering to sell payment protection insurance or settle personal injury claims.Businesses which call customers without their consent face fines of up to half a million pounds by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).Previously, people had to opt-out by registering with the free Telephone Preference Service or withdraw their consent while on the call.The UK-wide measures force the caller to make sure they have the recipient’s consent before calling.Britons have been…

Russia, Turkey and Iran have failed to agree on a ceasefire that would prevent a Syrian government offensive in rebel-held Idlib. The United Nations fears action could cause a humanitarian catastrophe in the city involving tens of thousands of civilians.The UN envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura says one way or another there needs to be a political end to the war “or we will see this war reach new levels of horrors”.But Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani pushed back against Turkey’s Recep Erdogan’s call for a truce.The three leaders met in Tehran for a summit…

Police are investigating the £10m crash of a foreign exchange firm that helped Britons buy new homes in the sun. Premier FX went bust after UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority discovered it had been acting without full authorisation.The company was licensed only to transfer clients’ money, but many were encouraged to leave their cash with it in the hope they would benefit from a rise in currency exchange rates.Administrators have told customers that Premier FX had no authorisation to hold their money, so they will get no compensation.The FCA told Sky News: “We are very concerned that there was…