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Our correspondents in Singapore, China, Washington and South Korea look at what the historic summit could mean to people where they are. Dominic Waghorn, diplomatic editor in SingaporeBefore March, Kim Jong Un had not even visited his closest neighbour and ally China.Now the dictator is being treated not as an international pariah but a global statesman on the same level as the US president.Everything about this summit is extraordinary.The sight of Kim Jong Un’s motorcade swinging through downtown Singapore unprecedented and historic.The pictures of Mr Kim sashaying into the office of the Singaporean prime minister, accompanied by aides in the…

Large firms will have to publish and justify their chief executives’ salaries and reveal the gap to their average workers under proposed new laws. UK listed companies with over 250 staff will have to annually disclose and explain the so-called “pay ratios” in their organisation.The move comes after years of shareholder and public outrage over bumper chief executive pay at firms such as Persimmon, WPP, BP, Shell, Lloyds, Astrazeneca, Playtech and William Hill.Last week housebuilder Persimmon admitted a raft of failures that led to an embarrassing shareholder rebellion over pay as MPs slammed an “egregious” pay deal for top bosses worth…

A man has been fatally stabbed in Haringey, north London, police have said. Officers were called at 9.47pm on Saturday to reports that a man was seriously injured in the area near Turnpike Lane tube station.But he died at the scene.Police believe they know the identity of the man, who is aged in his 30s, and they are in the process of informing his family.:: London’s surge in violence – 2018’s victimsRoads in the area were closed and cordons put in place.The crime scene includes Ducketts Common, where officers believe the victim may have been stabbed.So far, no arrest has…

Tremors have been felt in the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire areas, the British Geological Survey has confirmed. The BGS said the 3.9 magnitude quake was felt in the north east and north of Lincolnshire, Kingston-upon-Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire at 11.14pm on Saturday.It was centred near Grimsby and had a depth of 11 miles.One Twitter user in Hull said: “Our house moved and the furniture shifted”, while another wrote: “(It would) only have lasted seconds but scary nonetheless”. The event 9/6/18 at 22:14 UTC magnitude 3.9 is the largest in the area since the #MarketRasen event on 27/2/08 at magnitude…

Donald Trump has rejected a joint G7 communique, accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being “dishonest and weak”. The US president withdrew his endorsement after departing from the Quebec summit, claiming Mr Trudeau had made “false statements”.Despite tensions at the meeting over Mr Trump’s controversial decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium from Europe, Mexico and Canada, Mr Trudeau had announced the leaders had managed to agree a statement which highlighted the importance of “free, fair and mutually beneficial trade and investment” and committed the G7 to “continue to fight protectionism”.:: Photo shared by Angela Merkel hints at…

A pack of private equity firms are circling the owner of the We‎BuyAnyCar website three years after it motored onto the London stock market. Sky News has learnt that Apax Partners, the London-based buyout group, is working on a potential offer to take BCA Marketplace private in a deal that would be worth more than £1.7bn.Apax has yet to make a formal approach to BCA’s board, and there are not thought to be any live discussions yet between the car auctioneer and prospective buyers.”There’s no offer in front of the board at the moment,” said one City source this weekend.A…

A woman has been arrested after the death of a child in south Wales. The child’s age has not been revealed but they have been described as “young”.They were declared dead at the scene after an incident at Trealaw in the Rhondda on Friday night.Police had been called at about 10.20pm.South Wales Police said the woman, 37, was taken to Merthyr Tydfil police station for questioning.The child’s death is being treated as unexplained. From – SkyNews

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with seven moped robberies in London. The teenager, from Tottenham, is accused of having been a pillion passenger on a moped during a number of alleged robberies in north London within an hour on Thursday.The rider of the moped escaped but the teenager was taken into custody.Some 13 mobile phones were found in his possession, nine of which have already been returned to owners, Scotland Yard said.The boy will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Saturday facing seven robbery charges.The news comes as Prime Minister Theresa May told reporters that she…

Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne has been given a CBE, despite a terrible year for train users across much of the country. The honour, announced late on Friday, comes after the cancellation of 165 trains every day by Northern Rail until the end of July, including services in Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool and the Lake District.Earlier in the year train users saw the biggest rise in fares since 2013 and a number of train operators, including Southern, South Western and CrossCountry, have been affected by strikes.During his four years at the helm, there has been criticism of the number of…

European members of the G7 have rejected Donald Trump’s call to reinstate Russia to the group. Theresa May met with the leaders of Germany, Italy and France after the US president said Russia should be allowed back “at the negotiating table”.The decision to kick out Russia was in response to Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, which was widely denounced as a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty.German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “We are in agreement that a return of Russia to the G7 cannot happen unless substantial progress is made in terms of the problems with Ukraine.”Before arriving at the…