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Donald Trump has secured no concessions from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – and in return given him a platform as a global player. Despite the diplomatic efforts of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, the North Koreans have given no ground judging by the document signed jointly with Kim Jong Un.In fact, it is the Americans that appear to have made a major concession – adopting the wording preferred by the North Koreans regarding denuclearisation, not just of North Korea but the entire Korean Peninsula.In the meetings between the two leaders, both looked relaxed. Kim Jong Un smiled…

Theresa May will appeal for her warring MPs to unify over Brexit to avoid defeats during tomorrow’s EU (Withdrawal) Bill debate. Ministers want to overturn or alter 14 out of 15 amendments to the bill proposed by the House of Lords in mid-May.The amendments are designed to keep the UK closer to the EU after Brexit.Ahead of the “marathon” debate, set to last more than 12 hours on Tuesday into Wednesday, the prime minister will remind pro-EU Tory MPs they have a duty to deliver on the referendum vote to leave the EU.During what is likely to be a highly-charged…

Older generations are only cautiously spending their wealth and on average will go through less than a third of it between the ages of 70 and 90, according to a study by a leading economic think-tank. The report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests that most of the money will be bequeathed to younger generations rather than being blown during retirement.One expert said the findings allayed concerns about older people using new pension freedoms for lavish spending.The IFS report summarised a series of studies, finding that those aged 55-64 had accumulated average housing wealth of £185,000 and savings…

More than 5,000 high street jobs will be thrown into fresh doubt on Monday when Poundworld crashes into administration following the failure of last-ditch rescue talks. Sky News has learnt that the bargain retailer is set to become the biggest chain by number of employees this year to fall into insolvency, just over three months after the same fate befell Maplin and Toys R US UK.Deloitte, which has been co-ordinating efforts to find a solvent deal for the business, is expected to oversee the administration of Poundworld.A source said discussions between Poundworld’s owner, TPG Capital, and Rcapital about a rescue…

More than 500 children have been referred for mental health treatment following the Grenfell Tower fire, according to the latest NHS figures obtained by Sky News. They show that in the past year a total of 521 children and 2,006 adults have been seen by health teams in the area.More than 1,600 people have been identified as being in urgent need of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.The NHS has been running services in Kensington since the fire, visiting local schools to support children who need help and talking to concerned parents.Dr Sara Northey, a clinical psychologist who runs the children’s…

Donald Trump is at Singapore’s government house talking with the country’s leader Lee Hsien Loong. The two leaders were scheduled to meet one-on-one before an expanded working lunch with aides.Earlier, North Korean state media confirmed that Kim Jong Un will discuss denuclearisation with Mr Trump at their Singapore summit. Image: The motorcade transporting Mr Trump heads to the Istana, the official residence of the Singaporean PM Image: People watch as Mr Trump’s motorcade drives towards to the Istana KCNA said the pair would discuss a “permanent and durable peace-keeping mechanism” on the Korean Peninsula and other issues of mutual concern.The…

Our correspondents in Singapore, China, Washington and South Korea look at what the historic summit could mean to people where they are. Dominic Waghorn, diplomatic editor in SingaporeBefore March, Kim Jong Un had not even visited his closest neighbour and ally China.Now the dictator is being treated not as an international pariah but a global statesman on the same level as the US president.Everything about this summit is extraordinary.The sight of Kim Jong Un’s motorcade swinging through downtown Singapore unprecedented and historic.The pictures of Mr Kim sashaying into the office of the Singaporean prime minister, accompanied by aides in the…

Large firms will have to publish and justify their chief executives’ salaries and reveal the gap to their average workers under proposed new laws. UK listed companies with over 250 staff will have to annually disclose and explain the so-called “pay ratios” in their organisation.The move comes after years of shareholder and public outrage over bumper chief executive pay at firms such as Persimmon, WPP, BP, Shell, Lloyds, Astrazeneca, Playtech and William Hill.Last week housebuilder Persimmon admitted a raft of failures that led to an embarrassing shareholder rebellion over pay as MPs slammed an “egregious” pay deal for top bosses worth…

A man has been fatally stabbed in Haringey, north London, police have said. Officers were called at 9.47pm on Saturday to reports that a man was seriously injured in the area near Turnpike Lane tube station.But he died at the scene.Police believe they know the identity of the man, who is aged in his 30s, and they are in the process of informing his family.:: London’s surge in violence – 2018’s victimsRoads in the area were closed and cordons put in place.The crime scene includes Ducketts Common, where officers believe the victim may have been stabbed.So far, no arrest has…

Tremors have been felt in the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire areas, the British Geological Survey has confirmed. The BGS said the 3.9 magnitude quake was felt in the north east and north of Lincolnshire, Kingston-upon-Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire at 11.14pm on Saturday.It was centred near Grimsby and had a depth of 11 miles.One Twitter user in Hull said: “Our house moved and the furniture shifted”, while another wrote: “(It would) only have lasted seconds but scary nonetheless”. The event 9/6/18 at 22:14 UTC magnitude 3.9 is the largest in the area since the #MarketRasen event on 27/2/08 at magnitude…