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Learners can now experience high-speed driving on Britain’s motorways following a change in the law. Driving pupils must be on a lesson with an approved instructor and the car must also have dual controls.However, a motorway section is not being added to the test and it is not a mandatory part of lessons – it is up to the instructor to decide whether the learner is ready.Novices were previously only allowed on motorways after passing their test.More than a quarter (27%) of drivers said they were scared when they first ventured on to motorways, according to an AA survey of…

Pastor Chris issues divine instructions to guide daily prayers throughout the month of June At Global Communion Service, the man of God Pastor Chris announced the month of June to be a Special Month of Prayer. This was excitedly received by the teeming congregations of believers all around the world, who anticipated the word of God that would guide and pilot their affairs throughout the month. Acknowledging the month of June to be the culminating month of the first half of the year, the BLW president gave divine instructions in line with his message, announcing that prayers would be held every…

At least 25 people have died after Guatemala’s “Volcano of Fire” erupted, spewing lava into a village and sending smoke and ash billowing into the sky. “It’s a river of lava that overflowed its banks and affected the El Rodeo village. There are injured, burned and dead people,” said Sergio Cabanas, head of Guatemala’s disaster agency Conred. He said four people had died when lava set a house on fire and two children were killed while standing on a bridge watching the eruption.The death toll stands at 25, including at least three children, but that number is expected to rise.Nearly…

The Labour Party has pledged to ban fur imports to the UK. The shadow environment secretary, Sue Hayman, is challenging the government to prove its animal welfare credentials ahead of a parliamentary debate on the fur trade.In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Mrs Hayman said: “I was so proud when the Labour government back in 2000 actually brought in a ban on fur farming in this country.”Now we want to take the next step and ban importation of fur all together.”The Conservatives, instead of being morally indefensible and refusing to do so, need to step up to the plate…

Three astronauts are preparing for a fiery re-entry through the Earth’s atmosphere at more than 500mph, after five months in space and 2,688 orbits of their planet. NASA’s Scott Tingle, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), closed the hatch for their journey back from the International Space Station (ISS) at 6.55am UK time.Their Soyuz spacecraft will undock from the ISS around 10.16am and travel away from the space station for a couple of hours, before igniting its engines to take it out of Earth’s orbit. Shedding hardware it no longer needs, it…

Two men have been shot in south east London, with one in a critical condition, prompting police to impose emergency stop and search powers in the area. Officers were called to the double shooting in Wodehouse Avenue, Peckham, just before 8pm on Saturday.Metropolitan Police said the men – believed to be in their 20s – were taken to hospital, where one remains critical.The other man’s injuries are not thought to be serious, the force added.Armed officers were sent to the scene and an air ambulance landed at a playground nearby, while a car was pictured at the scene with a…

A senior medical official in Gaza has urged the international community “not to stay silent” and do more to protect civilians protesting at the border fence with Israel.  His plea comes after a 21-year old medic was shot dead by Israeli forces as she ran to treat injured protesters at the border fence, according to health workers at the scene. Israel says it is investigating.The funeral of Razan al Najar was held in the Gazan city of Khan Younes – with thousands of mourners attending.They came to retrieve her body from the hospital where she and her friends had cared…

A former owner of Austin Reed is closing on a rescue deal for Poundworld, the troubled bargain retailer, at the start of a month which could determine the future of more than 20,000 high street workers. Sky News has learnt that Alteri Investors, which is backed by the private equity giant Apollo Management, is finalising the terms of a takeover of Poundworld.A deal could be struck for a nominal sum with TPG, Poundworld’s current owner, and the retailer’s lenders by the middle of next week, sources said on Saturday.As currently envisaged, it would be structured as a solvent takeover with…

Britain’s resolve against terror has “never been stronger”, the prime minister has said, as she remembered the victims and paid tribute to those who intervened during the London Bridge attack a year ago today. Theresa May said the nationalities of the eight victims – from the UK, Canada, France, Australia and Spain – was “a reflection of our great cosmopolitan capital… and a tragic reminder that the threat from terrorism transcends borders”.She also praised “the bravery of our emergency services and those who intervened or came to the aid of others”.”The many stories of courage demonstrated that night will always…

China is guilty of “intimidation and coercion” over its military build-up on disputed islands in the South China Sea, the US defence secretary has said. James Mattis said China’s actions in the region stood in “stark contrast” to the US policy of openness and called into question China’s goals.The area has become the focus of increased tensions after China appeared to install anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on seven artificial platforms it has constructed on atolls in the Spratly Islands.It comes days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was said to have threatened war if his troops were harmed in the area,…