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Marks and Spencer (M&S) has revealed steep falls in annual sales and profits, hours after accelerating its store closure programme. The chain reported pre-tax profit in the year to 31 March came in 62% down on the previous year at £66.8m.While its bottom line was hit by £321.1m in costs related to its latest turnaround efforts, as reported by Sky News, trading profits were 5.4% lower.M&S said that reflected weaker food margins and like-for-like sales falling 0.9% in its core UK market. Image: M&S opened 62 Simply Food stores in its last financial year The fourth quarter’s performance showed a…

A 30-year-old man has been ordered to move out of his parents’ home by a court following a legal battle. A judge urged Michael Rotondo to move out of his family home in Camillus, near Syracuse in New York, on his own accord.However Mr Rotondo, who represented himself, argued he should be allowed to live with his parents for another six months.Supreme Court justice Donald Greenwood branded Mr Rotondo’s demand “outrageous” and issued an eviction order.The ruling comes after Christina and Mark Rotondo sued their son, who moved back home eight years ago, after repeatedly sending him formal letters asking…

Some of the best pictures of the Mount Kīlauea eruptions and lava flows have come from the air, so we decided to take a helicopter to the southern coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Our pilot Casey Allen flew us close to the lava pouring into the sea.He was careful to stay upwind of a huge plume of toxic steam, or lava haze. 1:38 Video: Watching the ground open up and spill lava The haze is produced when molten lava reacts with sea water to make hydrochloric acid and tiny shards of glass.Despite this, it was a breathtaking, primal scene.Lava oozed…

It is not just in the workplace that women suffer from the gender pay gap – girls also lose out when it comes to being rewarded for helping around the home. A survey of 500 people by Santander found that a third of parents pay children for doing household chores, with boys typically getting £6.99, while girls only received £4.67.And when it came to being paid for good behaviour at school the gap was even wider with boys getting almost twice as much as girls at £8.28 compared to £4.18.But the survey also found that while parents give with one…

A man close to Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi has said there is no way he acted alone. The 22-year-old may have died when he committed mass murder at the music venue last year, but the investigation into his attack on a concert hall packed with young people is far from over.A hundred officers are still working full-time on the investigation.Some 23 people have been arrested in connection with the attack but no one has been charged. Image: A vigil held in Manchester a week after the attack Many questions continue to hang over the attack as officers try…

Thousands of people have marked a year since the Manchester attack by singing together to Oasis, Take That and Ariana Grande songs at a remembrance event in the city. Albert Square hosted the Manchester Together – With One Voice event, as a day of remembrance for the 22 who died in the arena bombing drew to a close.A choir of survivors from the attack were among those who performed, with one young member of the group in tears during the emotional performance.Other performances included Oasis hit Wonderwall, by Manchester’s lesbian and gay chorus choir, and a group of emergency services…

Sky News has broadcast live from North Korea ahead of the demolition of a nuclear test site. Asia correspondent Tom Cheshire is one of a small group of foreign journalists who has arrived in the secretive state to witness the dismantling of the Punggye-Ri nuclear test site prior to talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.Sky News is the only British broadcaster set to visit the site.Reporting live from Wonsan, a port city on North Korea’s east coast, Cheshire said the group of journalists are getting a train into the mountains later today which will take about 12 hours.That…

Sony is to take control of EMI Music Publishing – home to Pharrell Williams and The Beatles’ back catalogue – as part of a new ambition to invest more in creative content. The electronics and entertainment company has been embarking on a drive for new revenue streams under chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida, who took over in early February.He told reporters image sensors would remain the company’s priority – announcing that the main focus of a $9bn investment programme over the next three years would be dominated by the drive for evolving technologies like self-driving cars and artificial intelligence.:: Sony profits…

The north east corner of Hawaii’s Big Island is a beautiful and strange place. As Mount Kilauea continues to erupt, more than 20 volcanic fissures spew lava that pushes through the jungle, cutting off roads and destroying homes.The air smells of sulphur and caramelised foliage.At two locations on the stunning coastline, molten rock pours in to the saltwater, creating plumes of hydrochloric acid laced with tiny shards of glass.Much of the area is now sealed off by the National Guard, only letting residents in and out. Image: Clouds of toxic steam filled with shards of glass are forming as lava…

Ariana Grande has paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack a year after 22 people were killed in the bomb blast. The US singer had just finished performing and concert-goers were leaving the arena when 22-year-old Salman Abedi blew himself up in the building’s foyer.On Tuesday, Grande tweeted: “Thinking of you all today and every day. I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on this challenging day.” Image: 22 May 2017: Members of the public receive treatment from emergency service staff Her…