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A “sophisticated” illegal gun factory has been discovered on the edge of a Sussex market town. The “large-scale” operation was uncovered at a site describing itself as a gearbox repair business on an industrial estate in Hailsham, East Sussex.Police arrested three men found leaving the building and had to use a Taser on one of them, the National Crime Agency said.More than 30 handguns and a quantity of ammunition were found at the site, which has been cordoned off while investigations continue. Image: The illegal gun factory was discovered in East Sussex Greg Akehurst, 29, of no fixed address, and…

Donald Trump’s former lawyer is “more than happy” to tell the special counsel looking into collusion with Russia everything he knows about the president, his legal team has said. Michael Cohen has admitted paying hush money to a porn actress and a model to influence the 2016 US election campaign.He told a court on Tuesday that he did so at the direction of his “candidate”.”President Trump committed a criminal act that corrupted our democracy,” Lanny Davis, who is representing Cohen, told Good Morning America on Wednesday.Mr Davis also said his client would reject any pardon offered by the president. Speaking…

Fashion and homeware retailer Laura Ashley has reported a 98% slump in profits amid “challenging” trading conditions. In the year to 30 June, annual pre-tax profits fell to £100,000 from £6.3m the previous year.The retailer’s bottom line was hit by an accounting write-off on the sale of a property in Singapore.Total like-for-like retail sales dropped by 0.4% – but clothing sales rose by 9.7%, while like-for-like online sales were up by 4.1%.Chairman Khoo Kay Peng said he was “disappointed” by the fall in profit which he blamed on a “changing retail landscape”.But he said he was “encouraged” by the growth…

A convicted murderer who has been on the run from prison for 18 months has been arrested. Shaun Walmsley escaped last February during a visit to Aintree University Hospital in Merseyside from HMP Walton.The 29-year-old was helped to escape when two people armed with a knife and a gun confronted prison guards outside the hospital and fled with Walmsley in a gold Volvo.His recapture came when armed officers stopped a car in Harehills, Leeds, on Tuesday. Image: CCTV of the escape. Pic: Merseyside Police Walmsley was serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years for murdering drugs…

The US Treasury has imposed fresh sanctions against two Russian nationals and businesses in connection with the Kremlin’s cyber attacks. The additional sanctions have been made to “disrupt Russian efforts to circumvent our sanctions” said US Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin.”Today’s action against these deceptive actors is critical to ensure that the public is aware of the tactics undertaken by designated parties and that these actors remain blocked from the US financial system.”The two newly sanctioned people and firms join three other individuals and five businesses that were accused in June of providing material and technological support to Russia’s Federal Security…

Britain’s export business remains “strong” and is continuing to benefit from the weaker pound, a survey has found. Although factory orders cooled slightly overall in the three months to August, exports remained at a pace well above the long-term average, the report by the Confederation of British Industry said.Britain’s June 2016 vote to leave the EU saw its value collapse overnight from $1.50 and slip below $1.20 at the start of last year.Its weakness has driven up the cost of imports, pushing inflation higher and squeezing household finances as well as profit margins for struggling retailers.But manufacturers have been helped…

The home secretary is apologising to 18 members of the Windrush generation believed to have been wrongfully removed or detained. A new Home Office review identified the group as having come to the UK from the Caribbean before 1973 and stayed permanently, but having not had documentation to prove their continued residence.This led to them being removed or detained in an immigration removal or reporting centre.Home Secretary Sajid Javid admitted these cases were where the Home Office was “most likely to have acted wrongfully” – the nearest ministers have come to confirming cases of wrongful removal or detention of legal…

Families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster have vowed to challenge a decision to drop charges against a former police chief. Sir Norman Bettison, ex-chief inspector of West Yorkshire Police, will no longer face prosecution for misconduct in a public office.He said the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision had “retained my faith in the rule of law” and “vindicated” his denial of doing anything wrong.The CPS claimed there had been “significant developments” since the charge in June 2017 that had “affected the available evidence”. Image: 96 people were killed in the disaster Margaret Aspinall, chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group,…

Chancellor Philip Hammond has received a boost from official data showing public finances posted their biggest July surplus for 18 years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the government’s finances were in surplus by £2bn last month.The figure was up from a surplus of £1bn in July last year.Economists had been expecting a surplus of £1.1bn.Treasury coffers were boosted by increases in self-assessment and other tax receipts last month, according to the ONS data. Image: Experts say an improvement in public finances could make it easier for the Chancellor to find the extra funds promised for the NHS…

Microsoft has disrupted an attempt by Russian hackers to interfere in the US midterms in accordance with a court order, the company has said. A number of high-profile conservative groups in the US were being targeted in the run-up to the country’s 2018 midterm elections, said Microsoft.The company warned it was seeing the same interference attempts ahead of the midterms as it saw during the presidential elections in the US and France.The court order requested that Microsoft transfer control of six internet domains away from a hacking group which is believed to be tied to the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence…