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North and South Korea are to told their first summit for a decade next month – ahead of an expected meeting between Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump in May. The announcement comes after the North Korean leader reportedly said he was “committed to denuclearisation” during a visit to China.A date for the summit of 27 April was revealed by South Korean officials following talks with their North Korean counterparts at the border village of Panmunjom. Video: Kim Jong Un takes the train to Beijing The high-level meeting – only the third ever between the two countries -…

The slanging match over the £8.1bn hostile takeover bid of GKN should soon be over as a deadline expires for investors to vote on the bid. Melrose Industries went directly to shareholders of the FTSE 100 engineering firm after its board snubbed the turnaround specialist’s advances.The shareholders had until 1pm on Thursday to cast their ballots – with a bitter war of words between the two companies ringing in their ears.:: The key questions in the Melrose bid for GKNMelrose needs a majority of 50.1% to win the day and it is believed to be close.It argues that shareholders have…

Ireland rugby internationals Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson have been cleared of rape following a trial in Belfast. Jackson was also found not guilty of sexual assault. Speaking outside court afterwards, he thanked the judge and the jury for “giving me a fair trial”.After also thanking his lawyers, and his family for their support, he said he had nothing else to add “out of respect for my employers”.But his solicitor, Joe McVeigh, claimed the “prosecution made much of the perceived privileged position provided byvirtue of Paddy being an international rugby player”.”We say that it was this very status as a…

Donald Trump has tweeted that the North Korean leader “looks forward to his meeting with me”. The US President’s words come after Kim Jong Un visited China in his first foreign trip since taking power.Mr Kim met the Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of planned summits between North Korea, South Korea and the US, with the three having agreed to talk to allay tensions over Mr Kim’s nuclear ambitions.Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: “Received message last night from Xi Jinping of China that his meeting with Kim Jong Un went very well and that Kim looks forward to his meeting…

Former Australia captain Steve Smith and opener David Warner have been banned from cricket for a year following the ball-tampering scandal. Cricket Australia made the announcement on Wednesday, adding that batsman Cameron Bancroft had been banned for nine months.The trio were sent home after cheating was exposed in the third Test in South Africa.Smith and Bancroft admitted that, after a discussion during a break in play, they decided they would try to change the condition of the ball using a piece of yellow adhesive tape and some dirt collected from the side of the pitch.Bancroft was tasked to do the…

Russia has said the UK most prove British intelligence services did not poison former spy Sergei Skripal. The Russian foreign ministry also said in the absence of that evidence it will consider the case a murder attempt on Russian citizens as part of a “massive political provocation”.Russia’s accusation is its bluntest yet as it continues to deny involvement in the poisoning of former double agent Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury on 4 March.:: Poisoned ex-spy ‘should be allowed to die’:: Poisoned ex-Ukrainian president: ‘I know what Putin fears’ Image: Personnel in protective equipment cover an ambulance with…

The scale of the Brexit jobs exodus from the City of London has eased over the past six months, according to the findings of a survey of financial services firms. The Reuters news agency said it returned to 119 companies, questioned in September, to check their intentions and found 5,000 roles were now due to be shifted to the EU from London by 29 March 2019, the date of Britain’s EU exit.It marked a 50% fall on the 10,000 jobs that firms had originally predicted would be lost, the survey showed.:: Hammond warns City’s EU rivals Brexit is ‘not a…

A deposit return scheme for single-use bottles is going to be introduced in England subject to consultation, the Government has confirmed. Plastic, glass and metal containers would be included in the scheme with a goal of increasing recycling rates and slashing the amount of waste polluting the planet.A consultation held later this year will examine the details of how such a scheme would work, but it is likely to be in place by the end of this Parliament.:: Bottle return scheme is ‘a victory for the seas’ Video: ‘I can barely breathe when I dive into water’ UK consumers use…

Dominic Chappell, the former owner of BHS, faces a lengthy ban from serving as a company director following a Government-sanctioned probe into the retailer’s collapse. Sky News has learnt that Mr Chappell and three other former BHS directors have been informed by the Insolvency Service that it is minded to pursue disqualification proceedings against him, while Sir Philip Green – who sold BHS to Mr Chappell for £1 in 2015 – has been told he will face no further action.The Insolvency Service has powers to ban individuals from directorships for up to 15 years.Individuals who are notified of potential sanctions…

Labour needs to roll out an education programme for members after Jewish leaders staged a protest against anti-Semitism within the party, a senior MP has said. Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey admitted a demonstration outside Parliament on Monday evening was “emotional” for everybody within Labour, including party leader Jeremy Corbyn.Several hundred people, including a number of Labour MPs, attended the protest in Westminster where Mr Corbyn was told “enough is enough”.Mrs Long-Bailey, a close ally of the Labour leader, admitted “more needs to be done” to tackle abuse of Jews, as she stressed Labour’s efforts in dealing with allegations of…