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Theresa May confirms British armed forces were involved in a combined operation with the US and France to strike Syria. Here is the Prime Minister’s full statement:This evening I have authorised British armed forces to conduct co-ordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the Syrian Regime’s chemical weapons capability and deter their use.We are acting together with our American and French allies.In Douma last Saturday, a chemical weapons attack killed up to 75 people, including young children, in circumstances of pure horror.The fact of this attack should surprise no one.The Syrian Regime has a history of using chemical weapons against its…

Syria has said overnight military strikes by the US, UK and France following a suspected chemical attack will “inflame tensions in the world”. The Syrian government, which denies the chemical attack, said the strikes were “brutal, barbaric aggression” by western powers and vowed to continue to “restore security and stability in all corners of the country”.Syria’s foreign ministry said: “The barbaric aggression will not affect in any way the determination and insistence of the Syrian people and their heroic armed forces,” state news agency SANA reported, quoting an official source in the ministry.”This aggression will only lead to inflaming tensions…

Ulster Rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are to leave the club after they were acquitted of rape charges, Sky sources say. A statement from the club and Irish Rugby Football Union is expected on Saturday after a review into the players’ future.Ireland international players Jackson, 26, and Olding, 25, were found not guilty of rape last month following a trial at Belfast Crown Court. Jackson was also cleared of sexual assault.Two other men, Blane McIlroy, 26, and Rory Harrison, 25, were acquitted of lesser charges connected to the case.Protests have continued in the wake of the verdicts over…

The consumer goods giant Unilever is facing an investor backlash at its annual meeting next month over millions of pounds in bonuses handed to its top two executives. Sky News has learnt that the advisory service run by the Investment Association (IA)‎, the fund managers’ body, has issued a “red-top” warning in relation to Unilever’s remuneration report.The alert threatens to embarrass the owner of Dove shampoo and Marmite at a time when relations with investors are being strained by the company’s decision to relocate its headquarters to the Netherlands.‎City sources said on Friday that the IA “red-top” related to the…

Jaguar Land Rover is to shed 1,000 jobs and cut production at two sites, according to reports. The carmaker said it would make an announcement to employees on Monday regarding its production plans for 2018/19.It added: “In light of the continuing headwinds impacting the car industry, we are making some adjustments to our production schedules and the level of agency staff.”We are however continuing to recruit large numbers of highly skilled engineers, graduates and apprentices as we over-proportionally invest in new products and technologies.”We also remain committed to our UK plants in which we have invested more than £4bn since…

London Stock Exchange Group Plc has appointed David Schwimmer as its new chief executive officer. Mr Schwimmer will begin his new role on 1 August, after his predecessor Xavier Rolet stepped down last year.The 49-year-old has been with Goldman Sachs for 20 years, most recently as global head of market structure and global head of metals and mining in investment banking.Donald Brydon, chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group, said the appointment had been made after a “comprehensive global search”.He added: “David is a leader with great experience in the financial market infrastructure sector, which he has been closely involved…

The use of chemical weapons may be the overwhelming image of the Syrian war – but it shouldn’t be. Hundreds of thousands of people have been slaughtered with conventional arms.None of those people would differentiate between a crude barrel bomb and one loaded with noxious chemicals. Image: Dozens were killed and hundreds injured in the suspected chemical attack It’s a cynical joke Syrians sometimes make: “How would you rather be killed?”By a shell, starvation through siege, or a chemical attack?”When you speak to Syrians about what has happened to them, their families and their country, their outrage about the inaction…

Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Government of “waiting for instructions from Donald Trump” as it decides how to respond to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. In a statement, the Labour leader also said that UK military intervention “risks escalating an already devastating conflict”.After Theresa May won the backing of her Cabinet for action, Mr Corbyn added that “ministers should take their proposals, such as they are, to parliament”.He suggested, too, that the basis for intervening was shaky: “Even US defence secretary James Mattis has said we ‘don’t have evidence’ and warned further military action could ‘escalate out of…

Hundreds of supporters of terminally-ill toddler Alfie Evans have staged a protest outside a children’s hospital after his family claimed doctors were stopping them from taking him home. Police were called to Alder Hey in Merseyside on Thursday night, a day after a court ruling set a date for the child’s life-support to be switched off.Footage posted online showed Alfie’s parents, Tom Evans and Kate James, receiving huge applause as they joined the crowd of protesters who were chanting the youngster’s name.In an emotional video from his son’s bedside, Mr Evans said he had a legal document that proves he…

Volkswagen has announced that Herbert Diess will take over from Matthias Mueller as chief executive.  Diess is a former BMW executive who has overseen the core Volkswagen brand since 2015.He will head up the management board that reports to the group’s board of directors and take charge of vehicle development and research as well as vehicle-related information technology.Several other executives were replaced as VW revealed a new management structure it says will enable faster decision making at a time when autonomous and electric cars are starting to transform the industry.The changes come as Volkswagen and other conventional car manufacturers compete…