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About 1,000 people are still missing in three areas of Indonesia following last week’s earthquake and tsunami, Sky News has learned. The number of those still unaccounted for is an estimate by the national disaster agency and is made up of those believed to be missing from the areas of Petobo, Balaroa and Sigi – neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the hard-hit city of Palu.A spokesman said that most victims in Petobo are in flattened homes buried under at least three metres of mud that has now solidified.Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said: “The liquefaction damage is unprecedented in Indonesia, despite high…

Nissan has warned there will be “serious implications” for Britain’s manufacturing industry if the UK fails to secure a trade deal with the European Union. The warning from the carmaker, which operates the country’s largest car factory, in Sunderland, is the latest alarm signal from the auto sector in the run-up to Brexit.Businesses are increasingly anxious for clarity as they try to plan for how Britain’s departure from the EU will affect supply chains and tariffs in the months ahead.Nissan said in a statement: “Today we are among those companies with major investments in the UK who are still waiting…

A man being extradited from Pakistan to the UK will be charged with the murders of eight people who died in a 2002 house fire. Shahid Mohammed will be formally charged with the murders of five children and three adults from the Chishti family when he appears at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.The family died in a house fire in Birkby, Huddersfield in May 2002.Mohammed, 36, was on the run until he was arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in January 2015. Image: Mourners watch hearses carrying the Chishti family in 2002 He was detained following a joint operation between West Yorkshire…

Pret A Manger will provide full ingredient labelling on freshly made food after a 15-year-old girl died following an allergic reaction to a baguette. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died in 2016 after suffering a reaction to sesame seeds on a Pret baguette.The fact that the Pret baguette contained sesame was not declared on the packet.A coroner said the chain had failed to address the seriousness of food allergies, with the teenager’s father Nadim Ednan-Laperouse accusing the company of a “complete dereliction of duty”. 2:19 Video: Parents break down over daughter’s allergy death Now, Pret has announced that full ingredient labelling will be…

Shares in luxury carmaker Aston Martin have skidded lower after it made its stock market debut. The British company – famous for making James Bond’s cars – was valued at £4.3bn or £19 a share as it began trading on the London stock exchange.But it fell by as much as 6.5% in morning trading as investors and analysts expressed concerns that the business may find it hard to deliver on the ambitious rollout of new models.The initial offer price of £19 a share was itself lower than the top end of the £17.50 to £22.50 range that it had put…

A volcano has erupted on the Indonesian island hit by an earthquake and tsunami five days ago. Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province starting spewing ash 6,000m (19,685ft) into the sky on Wednesday afternoon.A government volcanologist said he suspects the eruption was triggered by last Friday’s 7.5-magnitude earthquake, which also created a tsunami and has killed 1,407 people – with the number rising daily.Planes have been warned about ash clouds, as they can be hazardous for their engines.Air evacuations only recently began in Central Sulawesi – about 585 miles (940km) southwest of the volcano – and aid planes have also…

New pictures have emerged that show the devastating impact of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The images show what the city and region of Palu on the island looked like before and after the disaster.The suburb of BalaroaBalaroa, in Palu city, was once a patchwork of paved streets and tidy houses dominated by a golden domed mosque. A statue of a horseThis statue of a horse on the seafront in Palu was a widely known landmark often used for ceremonial events. The Mushalla al Mubarak Islamic centreWhile this relatively new mosque is intact, the…

A coach driver has died after being hit by a window which fell from the top floor of a luxury block of flats. Mick Ferris was pronounced dead on the Albert Embankment near MI6’s headquarters on Tuesday morning.Officers were called by the London Ambulance Service at about 10.40am on Tuesday to reports of a man injured outside The Corniche apartment building.A photo taken from the building on the south bank of the River Thames shows a large window unit, complete with a metal frame containing glass, on top of a man lying on the pavement.Another image showed a window missing…

A ferry carrying 335 people is on fire in the Baltic Sea after an explosion in the engine room, the Lithuanian military has said. No casualties have been reported so far.The Lithuanian military sent a helicopter and has two more on standby if needed, a spokesman for the country’s air force said.A Danish ferry company, said to be Regina Seaways, has given a conflicting account that 294 passengers are stranded after an engine broke down on one of its vessels in the Baltic Sea.The firm has made no mention of a fire.Local media reports have said the vessel is in…

Survivors of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami have told of their incredible and heartbreaking stories. From surfing on mud to survive, to the bodies of a father and daughter being found hugging, the horror continues four days after the country was hit by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake which triggered a tsunami.The number of people declared dead has increased from 840 on Monday to 1,234 – with this figure set to rise further as rescuers find bodies trapped under rubble and mud.One woman revealed how she and dozens of neighbours balanced on a mound of soil which was moving up and down…