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Fire crews have been battling a large fire at Liverpool’s historic Littlewoods building. Nine fire engines were in attendance at the 1930s art deco building on Edge Lane on Sunday night, having been called to the scene east of the city centre just before 8pm.An area the size of two football pitches was ablaze from the first floor of the five-storey building upwards, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said.Six hours later, the fire service reported that the blaze had been brought under control and the crews had been able to prevent the fire spreading through the whole site. Image: The…

Police have launched a crackdown on drivers with poor vision to address road safety concerns. Motorists pulled over by police officers during September will be tested to see if they can read a number plate from 20 metres (65 feet).Drivers who fail to show that they can pass the test will have their driving licences immediately rescinded.Thames Valley, Hampshire and the West Midlands forces will be running the crackdown, supported by the road safety charity Brake and opticians firm Vision Express. Image: Police are launching a crackdown on visually impaired drivers It comes after Surrey Police posted dash-cam footage of…

A Belfast man has been bitten by a shark as he tried to pull it from the water during a fishing trip. He suffered a serious injury to his lower arm during a deep-sea angling expedition off the coast of Cork.It is believed he was bitten by a blue shark – the most common species in Irish waters and one not usually considered dangerous to humans.”This was more of an angling accident than a shark attack, there was a bit of a struggle when pulling the shark on board,” an RNLI spokesperson said.”We’re not trying to panic anyone.”The RNLI added:…

Singer Neville Staple has spoken of the “heartbreaking loss” of his grandson, 21, who was stabbed to death. Fidel was rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition after being stabbed in Coventry in the early hours of Saturday.He was discovered at the back of Club M in Croft Road and later died in hospital, West Midlands Police said.A man has been arrested and police are appealing for witnesses.Mr Staple, lead vocalist in ska band The Specials, wrote on Facebook: “We are truly devastated to announce the heartbreaking loss of my grandson Fidel (my daughter Melanie’s son), who died today as…

A teenager is in hospital after being shot in southwest London. The 16-year-old boy was found in a critical condition and taken to a nearby hospital.Scotland Yard said officers were called to the scene on York Road, Wandsworth, at about 12.45am on Sunday.The boy is now in a stable condition.No arrests have been made.:: London’s surge of violence Police are currently dealing with an incident in York Road #Wandsworth cordons are in place, Usk Road also closed – traffic disruption expected, motorists please avoid area.— Wandsworth Police (@MPSWandsworth) September 2, 2018 Wandsworth police tweeted: “Police are currently dealing with an…

Thousands have marched through a German city after racist violence flared up following the arrest of an Iraqi and a Syrian over a fatal stabbing. Marchers demonstrated both for and against migrants in the eastern city of Chemnitz.Sunday and Monday evenings saw outbreaks of violence triggered by the arrest of two suspects allegedly involved in the stabbing of Daniel Hillig, a 35-year-old German-Cuban.Following the arrests, mobs attacked people they took to be foreigners, including an Afghan, a Syrian and a Bulgarian man.The rallies on Saturday, which drew 8,000 people according to police estimates, ended peacefully although there was palpable tension…

A Danish billionaire who owns stakes in Asos, the online fashion retailer, and Numis, the City broker, is to anchor the impending public listing of Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lender. Sky News has learnt that Anders Povlsen, who is one of Britain’s biggest landowners, has agreed to buy a minimum 10% shareholding in Funding Circle when it floats in the autumn with a valuation of up to £2bn.Mr Povlsen is one of Scandinavia’s wealthiest tycoons, owning the clothing retailer Bestseller and big stakes in Asos and Zalando, a German peer.He also owns a chunk of Klarna, the Swedish payments business,…

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering his ex-partner and her mother at their home. Janbaz Tarin, of Sparkhill, Birmingham, is accused of killing Raneem Oudeh, 22, and 49-year-old Khaola Saleem after being charged on Friday.Both women died outside Ms Saleem’s house in Solihull, in the West Midlands, early on Bank Holiday Monday after being attacked.A post-mortem found the pair died from multiple stab wounds.Tarin, who was married to Ms Oudeh under Islamic law, appeared briefly at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.The suspect, wearing grey joggers and a sweatshirt, spoke only to confirm his name, age and…

A controversial giant balloon of London Mayor Sadiq Khan dressed in a bikini has been flown over Parliament Square. The 29ft blimp is part of a campaign that is trying to get him removed from office.Organisers have raised more than £58,000 on a crowdfunding site to fly the blimp over the capital this weekend.They claim crime has risen sharply during his time in the job and want to use the inflatable to “demonstrate our unhappiness with him as our mayor of London”.Mr Khan has appeared relaxed about the stunt, after defending a similarly huge balloon depicting a spray-tanned Donald Trump…

The US is stopping its funding for a UN organisation that helps Palestinian refugees, calling it an “irredeemably flawed operation”. America has contributed almost 30% to the total budget of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).The latest move means the agency will no longer get nearly $300m (£231m) of planned support.The US state department attacked the “fundamental business model and fiscal practices” of the UNRWA, and the “endlessly and exponentially expanding community of entitled beneficiaries”.The agency expressed “deep regret and disappointment” at the decision and strongly rejected the Trump administration’s criticism of its operations.The move ends decades of US…