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The co-founder of clothing label Superdry has made a record donation to the campaign for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. Julian Dunkerton has given £1m to the cause, saying: “I’ve got a good instinct for when a mood is going to change and we’re in one of those moments now.”His words come as Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab prepares to head to Brussels on Tuesday to speed up talks with the European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier.And on Thursday, the first in a series of technical notes will be published to help people and businesses prepare for a “no…

Aid workers have said they fear outbreaks of disease as thousands of people remain stranded after Kerala’s worst flooding in a century. Thousands are awaiting rescue and more than 350,000 people have been relocated to 3,026 relief camps as waters continue to surge in the Indian state of Kerala.”The scale of the calamity here is indeed very, very frightening,” Devendra Singh-Tak, a spokesperson for Save the Children, told Sky News. “There are people who are scared to go back to their homes.”As the severity of the rainfall begins to decline, aid workers fear that stagnant water could prove a breeding…

The chairman of Just Eat, the food delivery company, is being lined up to play a leading role in the £45‎bn break-up of Prudential into two separately listed FTSE-100 finance giants. Sky News has learnt that Mike Evans, a veteran of the insurance industry, has been approached about taking on the chairmanship of M&G Prudential before its demerger from its parent company in 2020.Mr Evans, who chaired the investments platform Hargreaves Lansdown until last year, is seen by the Pru’s board as having the perfect credentials to oversee one of the FTSE’s biggest corporate splits for years.He also chaired ZPG,…

Members of Italy’s former government were jeered by the families of victims of the Genoa bridge collapse as four more bodies were found on Saturday. There were shouts of “buffone” – clown – as former minister and current Democratic Party secretary Maurizio Martina and Italy’s former defence minister Roberta Pinotti arrived at the state funeral in the northwestern Italian city.Some families blame the former leaders for the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, which killed dozens on Tuesday.Genoa’s Catholic archbishop Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, leading the funeral, said the city has “had its heart torn out”.Four more bodies were discovered in the…

Britain is set to be battered by strong winds and rain from a tropical storm that could carry smoke from the Canadian and California wildfires. Forecasters say the smell of the fires and small amounts of soot may be detectable when Storm Ernesto hits the UK from about 6pm on Saturday.Ireland and the North will see the worst of the bad weather, but the storm will have cleared by midday on Sunday. :: Latest Sky News WeatherThe US National Hurricane Centre reported that Ernesto had winds of 45mph as it blew in over the Azores on Friday.It was expected to…

Hundreds of young people are being treated for Type 2 diabetes, a 41% rise in just four years. The condition occurs when the body cannot make enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels.It is often linked to obesity and is most commonly seen in adults, where it can lead to a range of health problems such as heart disease and strokes.Some 715 people under the age of 25 received treatment for the disease in England and Wales during 2016/17 and 78.6% of them were obese.The number of cases is up from the 507 registered in 2013/14, according to the Royal…

In an Italian chapel this lunchtime, four friends were remembered together; mourned together. Their coffins sat side by side; flowers at their foot; photographs on top.Matteo Bertonati, Antonio Stanzione, Giovanni Battiloro, and Gerardo Esposito had been heading to France for a holiday. They’d chosen to drive, not fly.Their families have chosen now to hold their own funerals.They’ve declined to be included in the state funeral because they hold the state responsible. Image: Four of the victims were friends who were driving to France for a holiday In Genoa, through the day there have been difficult scenes as the families of…

House of Fraser owed £484m to its creditors including designers like Gucci, Armani and Diesel before its collapse. The chain was bought out by Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct last week, but the retail tycoon says he will not pay suppliers any money owed before his takeover.HoF’s administrators Ernst & Young (EY) have reported the chain’s creditors are owed millions, with companies like Versace, Gucci and Prada among the biggest names out of pocket.EY says the unsecured creditors are owed £484m, but this figure could rise if more of them send in claims.HoF has already been forced to cancel all its…

Ben Stokes has been named in the England cricket team to play India, just days after being cleared of affray. The 27-year-old will replace Sam Curran, 20, in the third Test at Trent Bridge.It was “probably one of the most difficult decisions I’ve had to make as captain”, Joe Root said, adding that he had “no doubt” Stokes was in the right frame of mind to play.Root said: “I sat him down yesterday and asked him where he’s at and he told me he’s desperate to get out there.”He wants to put in performances and concentrate on his cricket now.”He…

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands left homeless after the worst floods in a century hit Kerala in India. At least 324 people have died and more than 223,000 people have been rendered homeless and placed in relief camps.Monsoon rains have unleased devastating flooding and landslides in the state. Image: Volunteers and rescue crews evacuate residents in Kozhikode Since the monsoon began at the end of May, Kerala has received 37% excess rain water. In some parts it has been in excess of 84%.The unprecedented rains have led to 37 of the 42 dams in the state running…