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A rocket has crashed back down to Earth just six seconds after taking off in Japan. There was a massive, fiery explosion as the bottom of the 10-metre rocket hit the ground following an engine failure.TV footage showed it being launched into the air and coming to an abrupt halt before crashing back down with a bump.The rocket was developed by Japanese start-up company Interstellar Technologies, which is aiming to provide affordable commercial space flights.It had reportedly been filled with ethanol and liquid oxygen.The company’s president Takahiro Inagawa apologised for the failure as an investigation was launched. More from Japan…

Breast reductions, tonsil removals and operations to stop people snoring are among several procedures that could no longer be offered by the NHS, as part of a drive to save millions of pounds a year. Such treatments have been identified as “risky” or “unnecessary”, and could be dealt with in a more cost-effective manner, the health service has said, including through injections, dietary changes and physiotherapy.The proposal to cut back on the number of operations offered will be discussed by the NHS England board of directors next week, after which it will go out to consultation.NHS England drew up a…

Tens of thousands of people are to rally on the streets of London to demand greater funding for the NHS ahead of its 70th birthday. Nurses, doctors and other health workers will all take part in the protest on Saturday, which has been timed to mark the impending milestone coming up next Thursday, 5 July.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be among those to address the crowds, alongside other politicians, actors, musicians and union leaders, to call for an end to the “ruinous” privatisation of health services up and down the country.Mr Corbyn will slam the approach taken by the Conservatives…

The politician labelled “Mexico’s Donald Trump” is expected to be elected the country’s president this weekend – and head straight onto a collision course with its unpredictable neighbour to the north. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is a populist who has run as the outsider candidate fighting the “mafia of power” on behalf of the working class.Although politically vastly different to Mr Trump, the popular support is similar. Image: More than 80,000 people attended Lopez Obrador’s last rally The 65-year-old former mayor of Mexico City has generated an almost religious fervour among Mexicans fed up with spiralling crime, corruption and a…

A merger deal between Tata Steel and German firm Thyssenkrupp promises to secure jobs and investment in the UK industry, unions have said. The “50-50 joint venture”, which will create the second biggest steelmaker in Europe, ends years of uncertainty over the future of plants, including Britain’s largest works at Port Talbot in South Wales that employs 4,000 people.Tata says it has made a specific commitment that its ambition is not to have any compulsory redundancies in the UK as a result of the tie-up, which took more than two years to negotiate. Image: The Tata Steel steel plant at…

The owners of Birmingham’s NEC exhibition centre are preparing to reap a massive windfall from its sale‎ four years after buying it from Birmingham City Council. Sky News has learnt that LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, is in talks with prospective advisers about an auction of NEC Group, which hosts ‎popular events such as Crufts, the world’s most famous show for pedigree dogs.The talks are at an early stage and a formal sale process is not expected until next year, according to people close to the situation.NEC Group has been transformed under LDC’s ownership, ‎spending tens…

Dame Inga Beale, one of the City’s most powerful women, is to step down as chief executive of Lloyd’s of London next year. She has been heading the global insurance and reinsurance market since January 2014.During her time in the role, she has driven through reforms aimed at modernising the 332-year-old institution, which has historically ranked alongside the London Stock Exchange and the Bank of England as one of the three pillars of the City.She has also had to contend with one of the toughest years for the Lloyd’s market in a decade.Lloyd’s posted a £2bn loss in 2017, its…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire broke out on moorland near Bolton. The police and fire service have launched a joint investigation into the cause of the blaze on Winter Hill in Lancashire, which emergency crews have been battling to stop spreading since Thursday.A 22-year-old from Bolton has been held on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.The fire started around 30 miles (50km) from a large blaze on Saddleworth Moor, which has been raging since Sunday.Flames covering seven square miles on Saddleworth have covered the Greater Manchester region in smoke and ash.Soldiers…

The man in charge of policing during the Hillsborough disaster can face trial for the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 football fans. A judge at Preston Crown Court has ruled that David Duckenfield can be prosecuted after the Crown Prosecution Service applied to lift a historical stay – halting further legal proceedings – on the now-retired chief superintendent which was put in place in 2000.He faces no charge over the death of the 96th victim, Tony Bland, because he died more than a year and a day after his injuries were caused. 2:03 Video: Hillsborough: How tragedy unfolded Four…

Britain’s economy grew slightly more than previously thought in the first three months of the year. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been revised up from 0.1% in an earlier estimate to 0.2%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).During the first quarter of 2018, unusually cold weather hit Britain and the ONS also blamed the weak growth on a fall in business investment and inflation.The revision upwards in growth came after output from Britain’s construction sector was higher than previously estimated.ONS spokesman Rob Kent-Smith said: “GDP growth was revised up slightly in the first three months of 2018, with…