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Three astronauts are preparing for a fiery re-entry through the Earth’s atmosphere at more than 500mph, after five months in space and 2,688 orbits of their planet. NASA’s Scott Tingle, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), closed the hatch for their journey back from the International Space Station (ISS) at 6.55am UK time.Their Soyuz spacecraft will undock from the ISS around 10.16am and travel away from the space station for a couple of hours, before igniting its engines to take it out of Earth’s orbit. Shedding hardware it no longer needs, it…

Two men have been shot in south east London, with one in a critical condition, prompting police to impose emergency stop and search powers in the area. Officers were called to the double shooting in Wodehouse Avenue, Peckham, just before 8pm on Saturday.Metropolitan Police said the men – believed to be in their 20s – were taken to hospital, where one remains critical.The other man’s injuries are not thought to be serious, the force added.Armed officers were sent to the scene and an air ambulance landed at a playground nearby, while a car was pictured at the scene with a…

A senior medical official in Gaza has urged the international community “not to stay silent” and do more to protect civilians protesting at the border fence with Israel.  His plea comes after a 21-year old medic was shot dead by Israeli forces as she ran to treat injured protesters at the border fence, according to health workers at the scene. Israel says it is investigating.The funeral of Razan al Najar was held in the Gazan city of Khan Younes – with thousands of mourners attending.They came to retrieve her body from the hospital where she and her friends had cared…

A former owner of Austin Reed is closing on a rescue deal for Poundworld, the troubled bargain retailer, at the start of a month which could determine the future of more than 20,000 high street workers. Sky News has learnt that Alteri Investors, which is backed by the private equity giant Apollo Management, is finalising the terms of a takeover of Poundworld.A deal could be struck for a nominal sum with TPG, Poundworld’s current owner, and the retailer’s lenders by the middle of next week, sources said on Saturday.As currently envisaged, it would be structured as a solvent takeover with…

Britain’s resolve against terror has “never been stronger”, the prime minister has said, as she remembered the victims and paid tribute to those who intervened during the London Bridge attack a year ago today. Theresa May said the nationalities of the eight victims – from the UK, Canada, France, Australia and Spain – was “a reflection of our great cosmopolitan capital… and a tragic reminder that the threat from terrorism transcends borders”.She also praised “the bravery of our emergency services and those who intervened or came to the aid of others”.”The many stories of courage demonstrated that night will always…

China is guilty of “intimidation and coercion” over its military build-up on disputed islands in the South China Sea, the US defence secretary has said. James Mattis said China’s actions in the region stood in “stark contrast” to the US policy of openness and called into question China’s goals.The area has become the focus of increased tensions after China appeared to install anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on seven artificial platforms it has constructed on atolls in the Spratly Islands.It comes days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was said to have threatened war if his troops were harmed in the area,…

This weekend marks one year since the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack, and many of the family and friends of the eight people killed are still struggling to come to terms with the horrific events that unfolded. Here, Sam Hetherington tells Sky News about what it felt like to find out her best friend, Australian au pair Sara Zelenak, 21, had been killed.Sara was out with a friend in Borough Market on the evening of the attack, when she was stabbed by one of the three terrorists.She had been working and saving so hard to go overseas and…

The first anniversary of the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack will be marked this weekend with a minute’s silence in memory of the eight people who died and nearly 50 injured. There will be a service at Southwark Cathedral on Sunday for victims’ relatives, survivors and members of the emergency services to remember those who lost their lives on 3 June last year.The victims were Christine Archibald, 30, Xavier Thomas, 45, Alexandre Pigeard, 26, Sara Zelenak, 21, Kirsty Boden, 28, Sebastien Belanger, 36, James McMullan, 32, and 39-year-old Ignacio Echeverria.Three terrorists – Khuram Butt, 27, Rachid Redouane, 30,…

Donald Trump has said his eagerly-anticipated summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore later this month is back on – having called it off a week ago. The announcement follows a meeting with senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol, who arrived at the White House to deliver a letter from the country’s leader on Friday.Speaking to reporters afterwards, Mr Trump said the meeting had been a “getting to know you kind of situation” and that “the relationships are building and that’s very positive”.He described the letter as “very nice” and “very interesting”, but later told reporters he had not…

Visa says it is now “working normally” after a technical issue left millions of customers unable to pay for goods and services. The financial services company also said that its customers “should not be charged” if transactions did not complete during the disruption on Friday.”The technical issue we experienced yesterday has been resolved. Our network is working normally,” it said in a statement.”If you attempted a Visa transaction that did not complete as a result of this issue, you should not be charged.”A small number of cardholders may have pending transactions that could be limiting their spending ability. We are…