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A US service member has been killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan. Two other American military personnel were injured in the attack and are in a stable condition, according to the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.The name of the dead service member will be released 24 hours after family have been told, the mission added.In a statement, the Taliban said that a member of the Afghan security forces had opened fire on US troops in Uruzgan, killing four people and wounding several others.The reason for the discrepancy in the numbers is not clear, but it is possible the…

England’s opponents in Wednesday’s semi-final have been confirmed after Croatia beat Russia in a penalty shootout. The Three Lions will face Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow after the World Cup hosts crashed out.It came hours after England clinched a 2-0 win over Sweden in a dramatic match at the Samara Arena – enabling them to advance to their first semi-final since 1990.Harry Maguire opened the scoring for England – heading the ball home from an Ashley Young corner half an hour into the game.It was another typical England set piece and Maguire’s first international goal. Image: England celebrating…

The Co-op‎ Group has made an audacious knockdown bid to take over Costcutter, one of Britain’s biggest independent grocery retailers, amid an accelerating shake-up of the food industry. Sky News has learnt that the Co-op, which has been revived after nearly collapsing five years ago, approached Costcutter’s owner, Bibby Line‎ Group, with a £15m offer several weeks ago.The bid was rejected, but Bibby Line is understood to have left the door open to further talks.”The talks are not live, but could be again very soon,” one source said on Saturday.Disclosure of the approach from the Co-op could pave the way…

Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has said there has been “some good feedback” from experts helping to rescue the football team trapped in a Thai cave. The billionaire entrepreneur has sent engineers to help the boys, aged 11 to 16, and their football coach who have been stuck in a cave following a flash flood for almost two weeks.Musk tweeted on Saturday: “Some good feedback from cave experts in Thailand.”Iterating with them on an escape pod design that might be safe enough to try. Some good feedback from cave experts in Thailand. Iterating with them on an escape pod…

The Thai children and their coach have written letters to their families after being trapped for two weeks in a flooded cave. Many of the messages reference food the children are craving, messages of love to their parents and notes of reassurance that they should not be worried about them.Read the letters carried out of the cave below.:: Coach Aek To all kids’ parents, at this moment, kids are well. They have teamwork who are bigger to take care of them. I promise you that I will do my best to take care of them. I would like to thank…

Legislation to make it a criminal offence to attack a police animal has come a step closer to becoming law. There were cheers in the Commons as the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill – named “Finn’s Law” after a police dog brutally stabbed while protecting his handler – passed unopposed at second reading.Criminal damage is currently the only available charge for someone who attacks a police or service animal, but that’s all about to change.PC Dave Wardell’s life was saved when his dog, Finn, almost died while chasing a robbery suspect who stabbed him in the head and chest.Here, PC…

Police investigating how two people were exposed to the nerve agent novichok in Wiltshire are expected to remain in the county for months. Salisbury and nearby Amesbury are being scoured for traces of the potentially deadly nerve agent after Dawn Sturgess, 44, and her partner, Charlie Rowley, 45, were taken ill at a house in Amesbury on Saturday.The couple both fell ill after “handling a contaminated item” and remain in a critical condition, Scotland Yard said.Police have been unable to locate the source of the contamination and have not ruled out more people falling ill from coming into contact with…

The leisure industry tycoon who took Pizza Express public 25 years ago is among a trio of suitors circling the struggling steak chain Gaucho. Sky News has learnt that Hugh Osmond, whose other investments in the casual dining sector include Strada, has tabled a proposal that would involve his investment vehicle taking control of Gaucho.Osmond Capital is competing with Core Capital, which is owned by ESO Capital and understood to be backing Gaucho’s existing management team, and Limerston Capital, an investor in companies including Spark Energy.Insiders said that the three bidders were expected to offer less than the £50m owed…

Britain’s aviation regulator is embarking on a recruitment drive to prepare for a “no deal” Brexit amid increasingly vocal warnings about the potential for flights to be grounded after the UK leaves the EU. Sky News has learnt that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) wants to hire as many as 60 additional staff to assist with planning for a scenario that would see the UK crash out of the European Union without a comprehensive agreement to protect the industry.The plans emerged at a meeting of Department for Transport (DfT) officials with industry figures earlier this week.They underline the uncertainty over…

Britain’s productivity went backwards during the first three months of the year, thanks partly to the “Beast from the East” cold snap, according to official figures published this morning. The Office for National Statistics said labour productivity fell by 0.4% during the quarter, reflecting continued strong growth in employment, combined with weaker growth in economic output.GDP growth during the three months rose by just 0.2%, half the rate of growth seen in the final quarter of 2017, due mainly to the ferocious snowstorms Britain experienced in March.Economists, politicians and business leaders attach huge importance to productivity because rises in productivity…