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Pret A Manger will provide full ingredient labelling on freshly made food after a 15-year-old girl died following an allergic reaction to a baguette. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died in 2016 after suffering a reaction to sesame seeds on a Pret baguette.The fact that the Pret baguette contained sesame was not declared on the packet.A coroner said the chain had failed to address the seriousness of food allergies, with the teenager’s father Nadim Ednan-Laperouse accusing the company of a “complete dereliction of duty”. 2:19 Video: Parents break down over daughter’s allergy death Now, Pret has announced that full ingredient labelling will be…

Shares in luxury carmaker Aston Martin have skidded lower after it made its stock market debut. The British company – famous for making James Bond’s cars – was valued at £4.3bn or £19 a share as it began trading on the London stock exchange.But it fell by as much as 6.5% in morning trading as investors and analysts expressed concerns that the business may find it hard to deliver on the ambitious rollout of new models.The initial offer price of £19 a share was itself lower than the top end of the £17.50 to £22.50 range that it had put…

A volcano has erupted on the Indonesian island hit by an earthquake and tsunami five days ago. Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province starting spewing ash 6,000m (19,685ft) into the sky on Wednesday afternoon.A government volcanologist said he suspects the eruption was triggered by last Friday’s 7.5-magnitude earthquake, which also created a tsunami and has killed 1,407 people – with the number rising daily.Planes have been warned about ash clouds, as they can be hazardous for their engines.Air evacuations only recently began in Central Sulawesi – about 585 miles (940km) southwest of the volcano – and aid planes have also…

New pictures have emerged that show the devastating impact of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The images show what the city and region of Palu on the island looked like before and after the disaster.The suburb of BalaroaBalaroa, in Palu city, was once a patchwork of paved streets and tidy houses dominated by a golden domed mosque. A statue of a horseThis statue of a horse on the seafront in Palu was a widely known landmark often used for ceremonial events. The Mushalla al Mubarak Islamic centreWhile this relatively new mosque is intact, the…

A coach driver has died after being hit by a window which fell from the top floor of a luxury block of flats. Mick Ferris was pronounced dead on the Albert Embankment near MI6’s headquarters on Tuesday morning.Officers were called by the London Ambulance Service at about 10.40am on Tuesday to reports of a man injured outside The Corniche apartment building.A photo taken from the building on the south bank of the River Thames shows a large window unit, complete with a metal frame containing glass, on top of a man lying on the pavement.Another image showed a window missing…

A ferry carrying 335 people is on fire in the Baltic Sea after an explosion in the engine room, the Lithuanian military has said. No casualties have been reported so far.The Lithuanian military sent a helicopter and has two more on standby if needed, a spokesman for the country’s air force said.A Danish ferry company, said to be Regina Seaways, has given a conflicting account that 294 passengers are stranded after an engine broke down on one of its vessels in the Baltic Sea.The firm has made no mention of a fire.Local media reports have said the vessel is in…

Survivors of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami have told of their incredible and heartbreaking stories. From surfing on mud to survive, to the bodies of a father and daughter being found hugging, the horror continues four days after the country was hit by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake which triggered a tsunami.The number of people declared dead has increased from 840 on Monday to 1,234 – with this figure set to rise further as rescuers find bodies trapped under rubble and mud.One woman revealed how she and dozens of neighbours balanced on a mound of soil which was moving up and down…

Heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be able to choose a civil partnership over getting married. Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a change to the system, which currently leaves the option open only to same-sex couples.The move will give greater financial protection to cohabiting partners who are currently not eligible for tax reliefs and exemptions for spouses and civil partners, including the inheritance tax exemption and the marriage income tax allowance.The decision comes three months after Rebecca Steinfeld, 37, and Charles Keidan, 41, won a legal bid at the UK’s highest court for the right to have a…

German car giant BMW has told Sky News it is making contingency plans for “all scenarios” when Britain leaves the European Union – including “a hard complicated Brexit”. The company sells around 250,000 cars a year in the UK, which is BMW’s fourth-biggest market after China, the United States and Germany.But BMW has been critical of preparations for Brexit, and those criticisms are now intensifying.Speaking to me at the Paris Motor Show, where BMW is unveiling it crucial new 3-series model, the firm’s chief financial officer Nicolas Peter seemed exasperated when we spoke about Brexit.He said: “Are we disappointed with…

Britain will send a team of experts and humanitarian aid to Indonesia to help with the earthquake and tsunami relief effort as desperate survivors beg for help. International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt told Sky News that the UK had been asked to help and would be sending experts to co-ordinate efforts on the ground.She added: “I have made an initial £2m of UK aid support available to help meet immediate needs of the most vulnerable people.”Meanwhile, Sky News’ defence correspondent Alistair Bunkall has revealed that Britain is considering sending HMS Albion or HMS Argyll to help relief efforts.:: Why Indonesia…