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Exit polls on Ireland’s abortion referendum show more than two thirds of voters want to change the country’s strict law. Two polls on behalf of national broadcaster RTE and the Irish Times suggest a landslide victory for those campaigning to liberalise the law and open up access to abortion.The RTE/Behaviour and Attitudes poll showed 69.4% are in favour, while the Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll put the figure just slightly lower at 68%.The Irish Times poll surveyed 4,000 voters at 160 polling stations in every constituency in Ireland, while the RTE surveyed 3,800 people at 175 stations across the country.:: Analysis…

Asos, the online fashion retailer, is seeking a new chairman as Brian McBride prepares to step off the catwalk after nearly six years at the helm.‎ Sky News has learnt that the company, which is now Britain’s biggest listed internet start-up, is interviewing candidates to replace Mr McBride.The search, which is said to have been under way for some time, is thought to be being led by headhunting firm Russell Reynolds.The chairmanship of Asos has become one of the most prestigious roles in the British fashion industry as a result of its stellar stock market performance.Set up just 18 years…

At least 1,000 Liverpool fans have had their hopes of watching their team play live in the Champions League final dashed in what the city’s mayor Joe Anderson has called an “utter shambles”. The cancellation of four flights due to insufficient landing spots at Ukraine’s Boryspil Airport means that many fans are now be unable to get to the match which will take place in the city of Kiev in Ukraine on Saturday.Operator Worldchoice Sports cancelled three flights and Liverpool said a further flight booked through Myriad Travel and Crown Travel was also called off. Image: Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson…

Tax rises to fund the NHS have been given their strongest support yet by Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt. He piled pressure on the Treasury to up public contributions to help the health service cope with an ageing population.Prime Minister Theresa May also understood the need for a “multi-year settlement” of finances, he added. Image: Mr Hunt said Theresa May backed a ‘multi-year settlement’ Mr Hunt was speaking at the launch of a report warning that tax may need to rise by £2,000 per household to maintain NHS services at their current level.It was released by the Health…

Donald Trump has said next month’s highly-anticipated summit with North Korea could be back on, tweeting that “very productive talks” were ongoing with Pyongyang. The announcement comes just days after the US president cancelled the meeting in Singapore with Kim Jong Un that was scheduled for 12 June.Donald Trump had blamed the Pyongyang regime’s “tremendous anger and open hostility” as he pulled out of the talks, saying the world had “lost a great opportunity for lasting peace”.But late on Friday, Mr Trump tweeted: “We are having very productive talks with North Korea about reinstating the Summit which, if it does…

Struggling hardware chain Homebase has been sold to retail turnaround specialist Hilco Capital for £1.  Homebase was put up for sale by its Australian owner earlier this year, just two years after completing a £340m takeover.Sky News learnt on Thursday that Hilco Capital had edged ahead of rivals after convincing management about its plan for Homebase, which is losing about £20m a month.Australia’s Wesfarmers said it expects to record a loss on the disposal of £200m to £230m.Its been a disastrous foray into the UK market for Westfamers, which was hoping to use the purchase of Homebase to take on…

Fifteen people have been injured after two men walked into an Indian restaurant and set off a bomb, Canadian police say. The male suspects fled the scene after detonating what police have described as an “improvised explosive device” inside the Bombay Bhel restaurant in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, on Thursday at about 10.30pm (3.30am UK time). Image: The blast was at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in Toronto The wounded were taken to hospital after the explosion. Three were in a critical condition and taken to Toronto Trauma Centre for treatment.The plaza where the restaurant is situated remained sealed off…

A teenager arrested in north London has been charged with 10 terror-related offences, Scotland Yard has said. Sudesh Mamoor Faraz Amman was detained by armed officers of the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command in the capital last Friday and taken into custody at a south London police station.Officers also searched an address in north London which the Metropolitan Police said was now complete.The 18-year-old, of Brancker Road, Harrow, has been charged with seven offences of making a record of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.He is also accused of three offences…

Apple has been awarded damages of $539 m (£402.7m) in its long-running legal dispute with rival Samsung. A jury, which deliberated for almost five days, backed Apple’s claim that Samsung had copied some of its technology used to power the iPhone.It’s the latest verdict in a legal battle that began in 2011. Initially, Apple was seeking $2.5bn but was awarded about $1bn by a jury in 2012.An appeal court determined Apple could not legally lay claim to the iPhone’s appearance. That meant Samsung was asked to pay about $548m.Samsung believes it should only need to pay $28m for the parts…

Sky News has witnessed the demolition and closure of what North Korea says is its nuclear weapons test site in Punggye-ri. We were present as explosive charges were detonated in the hills near Mount Mantap in the northeast of North Korea. Image: North Korean officials showed journalists the tunnels before they were blown A number of low rise wooden buildings were also blown to complete smithereens. 0:23 Video: Sky’s Tom Cheshire at the nuclear test site Dust came at you, the heat came at you. It was extremely loud.North Korean officials said the four tunnels that make up the underground site…