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A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death on the streets of Chelsea in London. The teenager – who cannot be named for legal reasons – will appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday over the death of Mark Fontaine.A 17-year-old boy who was arrested on 4 June on suspicion of murder remains in custody at a north London police station.:: London’s surge of violence: 2018’s victims Image: Forensic officers at the scene of Mr Fontaine’s death Emergency services were called at about 10.20pm on 30 May following reports of a…
Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire has exploded again for the first time since devastating eruptions on Sunday which killed at least 75 people. National disaster agency Conred ordered evacuations in the town of Escuintla as hot gas and molten rock poured down the southern slopes of the volcano on Tuesday afternoon. 0:30 Video: Baby rescued from volcano threat The explosions billowed ash more than 5,000m (16,000ft) above sea level, with Guatemala’s seismology and volcanology institute warning that there is a moderate flow of dangerous material down the volcano – with the possibility of a strong flow in some areas.Tuesday’s evacuation orders…
The government has been criticised for providing “a notable lack of detail” when it comes to its plans to support farmers post-Brexit. MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs committee have called for “more clarity on funding, delivery and timing” in its report entitled The Future Of Food, Farming And The Environment.It follows a government consultation published on February, which should have provided reassurance about what will replace the current direct payment system for farmers after the country leaves the European Union.Instead it left farmers like Tim Pratt, from Wantisden Hall Farms in Suffolk, feeling nervous.”We are a big…
With Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s summit looming, here’s the lowdown on the hotel where they will meet – and what each leader hopes to achieve from their first face-to-face talks. The basicsThe summit starts on the morning of 12 June at the Capella Hotel on the Singaporean resort island of Sentosa. Image: The summit will be at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island What’s the hotel like?The five-star hotel, designed by British architect Norman Foster, has 111 guestrooms, a presidential manor and is fully booked on 11 and 12 June.Set within Sentosa’s rainforests, it is a five-minute walk…
The TSB chief executive is due before MPs today for a second round of questioning over the bank’s IT meltdown and the continued chaos facing thousands of customers. Paul Pester returns to face the Treasury select committee weeks after being accused by MPs of failing to grasp the enormity of the company’s botched computer system migration in April that left up to 1.9 million digital banking customers without access to their accounts.It emerged on Wednesday that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was investigating the failure, along with the Prudential Regulation Authority.The information was disclosed by the committee as it published correspondence with…
European governments are advising businesses not to use British parts in goods for export ahead of Brexit, Sky News has established. In its advice rolled out to all Dutch businesses, the Dutch government has told its exporters that “if a large part of your product consists of parts from the UK” domestic exporters may lose free trade access under existing deals.The advice says: “Brexit will have consequences for exports outside the EU.”After Brexit, parts made in the UK no longer count towards this minimum production in the European Union.” Image: The Dutch Brexit Impact Scan says exporters may lose free…
Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead in her New York apartment in an apparent suicide, police have said. The 55-year-old American businesswoman was said to have been found by a housekeeper inside the apartment on Park Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper East Side at about 10.20am local time (3.30pm in the UK).She was found hanged and left a note, The Associated Press reported, citing unnamed sources. Image: Kate Spade designs featured at New York Fashion Week earlier in 2018 The New York Police Department confirmed her death under her birth name, Katherine Noel Brosnahan.Spade began her career in 1986…
The “proud” people of Kachin continue to express their determination to defend their land, as Sky News uncovers evidence another ethnic group is being targeted in Myanmar. Here, producer and cameraman Neville Lazarus offers exclusive insight into the hard-to-access northern state and those fighting to defend it.It took some time to get all the arrangements worked out on this story. As a producer one does have to have patience – and heaps of it.Getting into the Kachin state now is pretty difficult. The Burmese military is attacking from all sides. They have also been able to stop access, not only…
The Culture Secretary is to make a statement to MPs on Tuesday afternoon on the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox, according to Sky News sources. It is understood Matt Hancock will rule on the status of the Fox bid for Sky, the owner of Sky News, which has been delayed by a regulatory process to determine if a deal would give the US company too much influence over UK media.Mr Hancock, who is due to make his statement at 1230pm, has until 13 June to consider a final report on the issue from the Competition and Markets…
The latest sell-off RBS shares by the Government resulted in a loss of more than £2bn on their value at the time of the bank’s 2008 bailout, it has been revealed. UK Government Investments (UKGI), which manages the taxpayers’ holding in the bank, confirmed on Tuesday morning it had successfully completed the disposal of a 7.7% stake – first announced on Monday evening.The placing price was 271p per share, raising just over £2.5bn for the public purse – money the Chancellor Philip Hammond said would be used to draw down the national debt. Image: RBS chief executive Ross McEwan has…
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