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Pope Francis has been heavily criticised after he compared having an abortion to hiring a “contract killer”. Addressing worshippers in the Vatican, he said terminating a pregnancy was the equivalent of getting a hitman to “take out a human life to solve a problem”.The pontiff’s remarks – some of his strongest yet against abortion – were a departure from the prepared text for his homily, delivered during his weekly audience on St Peter’s Square.”Interrupting a pregnancy is like eliminating someone,” the head of the Catholic Church said.”Getting rid of a human being is like resorting to a contract killer to…

The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to August, according to official figures which proved better than expected but contain evidence of a new slowdown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail, food and drink production and housebuilding all helped contribute to a “stronger” summer performance following a series of challenges.It credited hot weather after builders and retailers were hit by the effects of two so-called “Beast from the East” weather systems earlier in the year. Image: The cold weather of February and March took its toll on the high street and construction The cold snaps…

Fifty people have been killed in a bus crash in western Kenya, officials say. Eight children are among the dead following the accident in the western town of Kericho, according to The Daily Nation newspaper.The vehicle veered off the road and rolled down a slope at around 4am local time (2am UK time).The cause of the crash is not yet known.Photographs posted online showed the bus lying on its side with its roof ripped off. Fort Tenan has claimed 50 lives! This is a major crisis that should have the whole nation angry & authorities blamed & reckless driving.Looking at…

The owner of Patisserie Valerie has suspended trading in its shares “pending clarification of the company’s financial position” amid an inquiry into potential fraud. The announcement on Wednesday morning followed a story by Sky News hours earlier that Patisserie Holdings was investigating a multimillion-pound hole in its accounts that could exceed £20m.In a later statement, the company disclosed that it had just become aware of a winding-up petition that had been filed against is main subsidiary, Stonebeach, relating to £1.14m owed to the UK tax office, HM Revenue and Customs.It said it was in touch with HMRC “with the objective…

The army is investigating after Tommy Robinson posted a video of himself with trainee soldiers who start singing his name. The far-right activist, 35, also shared a photo of himself posing with the smiling young men on Instagram.Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, says at the start of the video: “It’s the most honourable morning I’ve ever had anyway.”He then pans round to show the trainees, who are all wearing camouflage, as they cheer and start singing.The English Defence League founder, who met the trainees at Watford Gap motorway services, wrote in an accompanying post: “A moment like this makes it…

Britain’s competition watchdog has launched a fast-track review into the audit sector after concerns raised following the collapse of construction giant Carillion. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will look at the dominance of the “big four” accounting giants Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC in checking the books of the UK’s largest companies.It will study how easy it is for businesses to switch auditors and whether the big four are seen as “too big to fail”, potentially threatening long term competition.The CMA – which plans to issue provisional findings before Christmas – is also set to look at whether it…

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has met the Saudi Arabian ambassador to “seek answers” over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Mr Hunt tweeted: “Just met the Saudi ambassador to seek urgent answers over Jamal Khashoggi. Violence against journalists worldwide is going up & is a grave threat to freedom of expression. If media reports prove correct, we will treat the incident seriously – friendships depend on shared values.” Just met the Saudi ambassador to seek urgent answers over Jamal Khashoggi. Violence against journalists worldwide is going up & is a grave threat to freedom of expression. If media reports prove correct, we…

A clinical waste disposal firm has been stripped of its NHS contracts after hundreds of tonnes of hospital waste, including human body parts, was allowed to pile up at its facilities. Speaking in the Commons, health minister Stephen Barclay announced Healthcare Environmental Services has been served with termination notices by 15 NHS trusts.It follows a report by the Health Service Journal (HSJ), which said said one HES site held excess waste five times its capacity, equalling 350 tonnes including infectious fluids, amputated limbs and substances from cancer treatments.HSJ reported that an emergency government meeting was called over the stockpiling last…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken aim at Brexit and the US trade war with China, warning that “the world will be a poorer and more dangerous place” without multilateralism. The fund’s economic counsellor Maurice Obstfeld, who is retiring at the year’s end, made the remarks while outlining downgrades to global growth for 2018 and 2019 in its latest World Economic Outlook.The report, published at a meeting in Bali, showed the IMF was now predicting economic growth of 3.7% this year – down from the 3.9% it had forecast in July.The IMF said the tit-for-tat tariffs imposed by the…

Thousands of Florida residents have been ordered to leave their homes as Hurricane Michael heads for the state’s coast. The storm has already killed 13 people in Central America as it battered Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and western Cuba with rain and winds of up to 85mph.By the time it reaches Florida on Wednesday local time, it is expected to be a category three hurricane with winds of more than 100mph and storm surges of up to 3.7m (12ft).This would make it the strongest storm to hit the northwestern part of the state, known as the Panhandle, since Hurricane Dennis in…