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A man lay dead in a tent near a Somerset road for up to a year before he was found, police have said. The body was discovered on 15 August 2017, but officers are still trying to find his next of kin to let them know.A driving licence, birth certificate and a newspaper from August 2016 were also found in the tent.However, Avon and Somerset Police say they have not been able to confirm his identity “due to the condition of the remains”.The man was found off the A370 near Weston-super-Mare. Image: The man was found off the A370 near…

Philip Hammond says he is strongly considering introducing a so-called “Amazon tax” to try to rescue struggling retailers. In his strongest intervention on the issue, the chancellor told Sky News he was thinking of introducing a special retail tax on online businesses – if necessary without full international co-operation.Mr Hammond also warned that the high street would have to change for good.”We’re changing our shopping habits,” he said. Image: The chancellor was speaking as the latest set of GDP figures were released “More and more of us are buying online. Indeed, Britain has the biggest percentage of online shopping of…

At least four people have been killed in a shooting in eastern Canada. Police have arrested a suspect after the fatal shooting in Fredericton, the capital of province New Brunswick.Earlier, officers urged residents in the city to “stay in their homes with doors locked at this time for their safety” and to avoid the area near the shooting.A New Brunswick journalist has reported that four shots were heard at around 8.20am local time (12.20pm GMT).She also reported that people were being escorted out of the area by police. Please continue to avoid the area of Brookside Drive between Main and…

An airstrike which hit a bus carrying children in Yemen has been called “a low point in the country’s brutal war” by the head of UNICEF. At least 50 people were killed in the attack on a market in Saada on Thursday, according to the Houthi-controlled health department.The attack has been blamed on the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels.As the UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a prompt independent investigation into the airstrike, UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore issued a powerful statement condemning the attack.She said: “The horrific attack on a bus in Saada, Yemen, reportedly killing and maiming…

Sports Direct, owned by billionaire Mike Ashley, has agreed to buy House of Fraser for £90m in cash. Sky News exclusively revealed that Mr Ashley was close to an agreement after the accountancy firm EY was appointed the administrator for the 169-year-old department store chain.In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, Sports Direct said it had acquired all of the UK stores, brand and stock of House of Fraser.The deal represents a stunning coup for Mr Ashley, who has harboured a long-standing desire to move his retail empire upmarket by acquiring one of Britain’s leading department store chains.:: Analysis…

Emergency services have told Sky News they are dealing with a city-wide “epidemic” of violent psychotic patients hooked on a synthetic drug known as monkey dust. The emergence of the illegal substance in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire over the last two years has escalated this summer with violent and psychotic episodes now almost a daily occurrence for police, paramedics and hospital staff.While cities around the UK deal with former legal highs such as spice, black mamba and other drugs – increasing numbers of users in and around Stoke have become hooked on “dust” that they can pick up for as…

Monks at two leading Roman Catholic schools did not hide their sexual interest from young boys as young as seven, an inquiry has found. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), led by professor Alexis Jay, has investigated whether Ampleforth in North Yorkshire and Downside in Somerset failed to protect pupils from predators.Lawyers representing former students allege the schools turned a blind eye to offending over many years.Victims were as young as 11 at Downside and seven at Ampleforth.One alleged offender at Ampleforth is said to have abused at least 11 children aged between eight and 12 over a…

At least 43 people have been killed in an airstrike which hit a bus carrying children in northern Yemen. The International Committee of the Red Cross tweeted that an ICRC-supported hospital received many dead and wounded after the strike on a market in Dahyan, Saada.The attack has been blamed on the Saudi-led coalition waging war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.Saudi Arabia and Arab allies have been fighting in Yemen for more than three years against the Iran-backed Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen including the capital Sanaa and drove a Saudi-backed government into exile in 2014. Image: A doctor treats…

Bidders for the ailing department store chain House of Fraser (HoF) were told to submit final offers for the chain on Thursday morning as creditors to one of Britain’s oldest retailers prepare to determine its fate. Sky News has learnt that the billionaire tycoons Mike Ashley and Philip Day, and the retail turnaround fund Alteri Investors, were asked to submit “best and final” offers to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) before lunchtime.PwC, which is advising HoF’s lenders and bondholders, is expected to outline a preferred option to the chain’s board, controlling shareholder and advisers later on Thursday, although sources close to the process…

Protesters have lit fires and thrown bottles at police after Argentina’s senate rejected a bill to legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Thousands of pro and anti-abortion protesters in rival colours gathered in heavy rain outside Congress in Buenos Aires as politicians debated the proposal for 15 hours.Officers fired tear gas as some protesters reacted angrily to the result, setting up flaming barricades and throwing bottles at police in riot gear. Image: Violence broke out outside the country’s congress Image: Police arrested some pro-life demonstrators as violence broke out Meanwhile, at the city’s Metropolitan Cathedral, a “mass…