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A huge new fissure has opened in Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, threatening homes with lava bombs and rocks hurled into the air. The 300m long crack, which opened with a deafening screech, is the 17th and one of the biggest fissures to have emerged since the volcano began erupting on 3 May.Those living nearby said it continues to hurl 45kg chunks of lava and rock into the air while spewing smoke and steam and emitting a near-constant roar. Image: The Leilani estates neighbourhood has been worst affected by the volcanic activity Hundreds of people living near the volcano have been ordered…

Former Labour cabinet minister Tessa Jowell died at the age of 70 in her family’s arms after being in a coma since Friday. Baroness Jowell, an ex-culture secretary who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour in May last year, suffered a haemorrhage two days ago.She was a popular figure in Parliament who played a major role in securing the 2012 Olympics for London when she led the culture department.Food blogger Ella Woodward, who is married to the peer’s son Matthew, posted on Instagram: “Matt’s extraordinary Mum passed away last night.”She was lying in Matt, his sister Jess, and their…

Paris police have launched a terror investigation after one person died and four others were injured by a knifeman Islamic State says is one of its “soldiers”. Here is what we know so far::: The attackerSources say the attacker was on the so-called “fiche S”, or “S file”, of people suspected of radicalised views who could pose a threat to national security.The 21-year-old man had “no judicial record”, the AFP news agency said.Officials have said the attacker was a Russian born in 1997 in the republic of Chechnya, where Islamic extremism has long simmered.His mother and father are being held…

A Tesla car which can be driven autonomously has crashed into a fire department truck stopped at a red light. The Model S rear-ended the mechanics truck in Utah in the western US at 60mph, apparently without braking before impactPolice said they do not know if the autopilot feature was engaged.The driver broke their right ankle and the crash on Friday night is under investigation, police in South Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City said. Image: Police are finding out if the car was on autopilot. Pic: South Jordan Police Department The crash will be unwelcome news for Tesla…

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who killed at least 12 men between 1978 and 1983, has died in prison. The 72-year-old former civil servant from Aberdeenshire is believed to have died from natural causes.He was convicted of the murders in 1983 and was imprisoned at HMP Full Sutton maximum security prison in Yorkshire.Nilsen died in prison on Saturday, 34 years into his life sentence, according to the Ministry of Justice.He was named the Muswell Hill Murderer because a number of his murders were committed at his home in Muswell Hill in north London.He is known to have attempted to kill seven…

An Islamic State “soldier” who stabbed a man to death and injured four others in an attack in Paris was on an anti-terror watchlist of suspected extremists, it has emerged. Police in the French capital have launched a terror investigation following the attack on Saturday night, which was carried out by a 21-year-old man who was born in the Russian republic of Chechnya, where Islamic extremism has long simmered.The suspect was on the so-called “S file” of people suspected of radicalised views who could pose a threat to national security, sources said.He had no record of arrests or criminal activity,…

Jim Ratcliffe, a 65-year-old chemicals entrepreneur, is now the richest man in the UK, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. Mr Ratcliffe – previously described by the Rich List as “publicity shy” and having grown up “on a council estate in Greater Manchester” – has leapt up from 18th position last year after seeing his wealth rise by £15.3bn to £21.05bn in a single year.His increased wealth is down to the successes of Ineos, the London-headquartered chemicals company which is currently locked in a legal battle with the Scottish government over its moratorium on fracking.Mr Ratcliffe is chairman and…

The fate of thousands more high street employees is in doubt this weekend after the owner of Poundworld ditched a rescue plan and put the discount chain up for sale instead. Sky News has learnt that TPG, the American private equity backer of Poundworld, has instructed Deloitte to find a buyer for Poundworld by the end of the month.Potential buyers were contacted about the process on Friday, according to a possible bidder.The development comes less than a fortnight after it emerged that Poundworld was preparing to seek creditor approval for a plan to close up to 100 stores, threatening hundreds…

Malaysia’s former prime minister has been banned from leaving the country amid speculation he was about to flee to possibly avoid prosecution over a massive corruption scandal. Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor had been planning to head to Indonesia on a private jet for a week-long holiday but have now been blacklisted from travelling by Mr Najib’s successor.He said in a tweet he had been told of the move: “I respect the decision and I will remain in the country with my family.”An angry crowd had gathered at an airport in the capital Kuala Lumpur in anticipation that…

Voters across Iraq are going to the polls for the first national election since the country declared victory over Islamic State. Almost 7,000 candidates from dozens of political alliances are competing for 329 parliamentary seats.Prime Minister Haider al Abadi facing stiff competition from parties with closer ties to Iran, which holds considerable military and economic sway in the country.Despite overseeing the defeat of the terrorist group, whose fighters overran nearly a third of Iraqi territory just weeks after he took office in the summer of 2014, Mr Abadi has failed to emerge as the clear favourite due to entrenched corruption…