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Russia has told Sky News it will protect its people on the ground in Syria if missiles are launched by the US and its allies. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said Donald Trump’s threat to launch missiles at Syrian forces was a “test for each and every country (with troops in Syria) to protect its people on the ground”.Russia and Iran are the Assad regime’s allies in the Syrian civil war.The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the US and its allies – France, Germany and the UK – should “seriously consider” the consequences of their threats to…

A&E performance fell to the lowest level on record in March as the NHS continues to face unprecedented pressure. Just 84.6% of patients admitted to A&E departments in England were seen within four hours last month, dropping from 85% in February and compared to 90% in March 2017.More follows… From – SkyNews

Carpetright has said it is closing 92 stores – resulting in 300 job losses – as it fights for survival under a sweeping restructure. The beleaguered retailer, which employs 2,700 people in the UK, said 11 of the sites earmarked for closure had already stopped trading.The move follows a review of its property portfolio which found 205 sites were underperforming or on unfavourable lease terms.Carpetright said it hoped to relocate affected staff – and said rent would be slashed on the other 113 struggling sites under the rescue plan.Wilf Walsh, chief executive of Carpetright, said: “These tough but necessary actions…

Housing market demand from buyers fell for the twelfth consecutive month in March – and there is little sign of any pick-up, say surveyors. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) also found UK house prices remained unchanged for a second straight month. The zero movement marks the joint weakest reading since February 2013.The flow of homes coming on the market also slowed again making it the seventh month that surveyors reported a fall in the number of houses being put up for sale.The report said: “As such, average stock levels on estate agents’ books remain within a whisker of…

Russian military police have started patrolling the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria as government forces took full control, according to Russia’s defence ministry. The ministry was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying they would act as “guarantors of law and order” in Douma, with the situation there now “normalising”.Moscow also said Syrian government forces have now taken full control of the town, which was the last rebel stronghold in the eastern Ghouta enclave outside the capital Damascus.”The raised state flag over a building in the town of Douma has heralded the control over this location and…

Police have recovered a sub-machine gun and large amounts of drugs in a major overnight operation, aimed at tackling growing levels of violent crime in the capital. Scotland Yard Commissioner Cressida Dick took part in the raids across west and south west London, targeting a notorious gang whose trade in drugs is, according to police, helping fuel violence.The raids are the culmination of several months of covert work by members of the Metropolitan Police’s Trident gang unit.More than 200 officers took part, including teams from the Met’s firearms command and Territorial Support Group officers.Cressida Dick said the operation underlined the…

The US military is ready to provide Donald Trump with options on striking Syria, the US defence secretary has said. James Mattis said the US was still assessing intelligence relating to Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s involvement in a suspected chemical attack last week, in which 70 people are said to have died.”We’re still assessing the intelligence – ourselves and our allies. We’re still working on this,” he said, adding that the military was ready to provide the President with military options, if appropriate and at the President’s request.:: Corbyn demands Commons vote on Syria actionHis statement followed Mr Trump’s…

Shop Direct has announced it is closing three sites in Greater Manchester, impacting nearly 2,000 jobs. The online retailer, which owns Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com said it will shut its sites in Shaw, Little Hulton and Raven from mid-2020 onwards.It follows a review by the firm which found the sites have “limited accessibility, layout and loading restrictions”, and no longer meet the group’s “operational ambitions”.It puts the jobs of its 1,177 permanent staff there, plus 815 agency workers, at risk.”Redundancies are anticipated as a result of the site closures,” Shop Direct said.The move forms part of the company’s plans to move…

Airlines have been warned of the danger from possible airstrikes and missile attacks on Syria, as Western allies prepare a military response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in the country. In a message on Eurocontrol’s website, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) wrote: “Due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and/or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours, and the possibility of intermittent disruption of radio navigation equipment, due consideration needs to be taken.”The potential threat to carriers has grown on a day of rising tensions and threats as the US, Britain and France…

A Russian TV crew has been condemned for an “appalling” report filmed within the hospital treating poisoned spy Sergei Skripal. A reporter for REN TV – one of Russia’s largest privately owned networks – mocked the nerve agent attack and questioned nurses after entering Salisbury District Hospital early on Wednesday morning.The crew were later kicked out of the hospital after being approached by security staff, who called police.A spokesperson for Salisbury District Hospital described the stunt as “appalling”, adding that the crew “approached staff in the middle of the night with no warning and without asking for any permission”. Image:…