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Patisserie Valerie’s finance director has been arrested amid a fraud inquiry, as the company scrambles to secure its future. A number of stores were closed on Friday, hours after the upmarket baked goods chain confirmed Chris Marsh had been detained before being released on bail.Patisserie Holdings had warned on Thursday its current business was at risk of collapse without an immediate injection of cash.It suspended trading in its shares the previous day after the board said it was looking into “potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities” resulting in a misstatement of its financial position. Image: Patisserie Holdings had a market value this…

A landslide triggered by torrential rains in eastern Uganda has killed at least 34 people, the Ugandan Red Cross has said. Spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita said people were killed by boulders and chunks of mud rolling down hills near Mt Elgon following a sustained period of heavy rains on Thursday afternoon.Martin Owor, Commissioner for disaster preparedness and management, said the landslides tumbled down onto a small town on the slopes of Mt Elgon, wrecking homes and burying animals. Image: Relatives waiting anxiously after the landslide “Most of the people were caught at the trading centre, the landslide pushed huge boulders into…

By Rebecca Taylor, news reporterPrincess Eugenie and her fiance Jack Brooksbank are counting down the hours until they become husband and wife.Here is how the wedding will play out through the course of the morning and later on:7amMembers of the public who have won tickets in the ballot to be inside the grounds of the castle during the ceremony will begin to arrive.Those lining the streets ready for the procession may be starting to take their places much earlier. Princess Eugenie and Jack have now announced the charities which will be represented on the day, including the Salvation Army and…

A transgender prisoner who admitted sexually assaulting two women while on remand has been jailed for life. Karen White, who was born male but now identifies as a woman and is transitioning, also admitted the previous rapes of two other women.She already had convictions for indecent assault, indecent exposure and gross indecency involving children, violence and dishonesty.The judge at Leeds Crown Court described her as a “highly manipulative predator”, while the prosecution said she used her transgender persona to “put herself in contact with vulnerable persons she can then abuse”.It is believed she will serve her sentence at a male…

Launching rockets into space can be a risky business, with fine lines between success and failure. When the latter does come to pass, the consequences can be catastrophic.Fortunately, the latest instance of a space launch not going to plan did not end in tragedy, with a Soyuz rocket managing to land safely after a failure shortly after lift-off on a trip to the International Space Station.But it still served as a worthwhile reminder of just how dangerous a career as an astronaut can be – as did these other incidents: Image: Japanese rocket MOMO-2 went up… and promptly came back…

The crisis-hit owner of Patisserie Valerie has warned that without an immediate injection of capital there is “no scope for the business to continue trading in its current form”. Patisserie Holdings issued the bleak update a day after it revealed that it had learned of “potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities” resulting in the misstatement of its financial position, and suspended trading in its shares.The company said on Thursday that investigations over the last 24 hours had prompted it to conclude that there was “a material shortfall between the reported financial status of the business and the current financial status of the…

Russia has launched a criminal investigation over a failed rocket launch to the International Space Station, according to reports. A US and Russian astronaut were forced to make an emergency landing shortly after the mission got underway, with their Soyuz rocket having suffered significant engine failures.It was an unprecedented mishap for the Russian space programme and the AFP news agency claims a criminal investigation is now underway to determine whether safety regulations had been violated during construction. Image: Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin following emergency landing Image: NASA astronaut Nick Hague following emergency landing Despite the issue affecting the booster rocket,…

President Donald Trump blamed “crazy” US interest rate rises this year for prompting steep stock market falls which have extended across the globe. European bourses continued to feel pain from the rout in values on Thursday after steep losses were witnessed across the Atlantic.The president took aim at the Federal Reserve, led by Jerome Powell whom he personally chose to lead the bank, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3%, or more than 800 points, in Wednesday trading – its worst drop in eight months.The S&P 500 was also down 3% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4%. Image: A…

Seann Walsh has said he “deeply” regrets kissing his Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones, but insisted he is “not the person I’m being portrayed as”. Stand-up comedian Walsh was dumped on Twitter by his long-term partner Rebecca Humphries after pictures emerged of him kissing with professional dancer Jones.Walsh and Jones, who is married, have now addressed the fallout during an appearance on BBC Two’s Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two.Walsh, 32, said: “I think that, obviously I’m sorry for the hurt that I’ve caused. We were getting on well, we were having fun. Image: Rebecca Humphries has accused Seann…

Police have revealed that a man gunned down in front of his girlfriend by a cyclist in Liverpool was a prisoner on day release. Carl Russell was shot dead in the Belle Vale area of the city over the weekend as he and his partner were getting out of a car.The 27-year-old had been serving a sentence at HMP Thorn Cross, a category D open jail in Warrington, and a spokesman for the prison said it was assisting Merseyside Police with the investigation. Image: Police arrested two men in connection with the murder Officers are still appealing for more information…