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Ariana Grande has described the Manchester Arena bomb attack as the “absolute worst of humanity” in an interview nearly a year on from the atrocity. Twenty-two people were killed and more than 500 injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device as fans were leaving her concert in the city on 22 May last year.Grande – whose first new music following the attack, No Tears Left To Cry, alluded to the atrocity – spoke about her response to the attack and its impact on her music.The 24-year-old American singer told Time magazine: “The last thing I would ever want…

People travelling around London for the FA Cup final and royal wedding celebrations may find their journeys scuppered by multiple rail closures. There will be no Southern Rail services between Clapham Junction and Milton Keynes Central, which goes through Wembley Central on 19 May, after Network Rail designated the weekend for planned engineering works.These have since been cancelled, but not in enough time for Southern to staff the services which would normally run.A tweet from one of the Southern Rail team said: “I have been informed that due to the lateness of the decision to cancel the works it is…

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has had talks in Russia with Vladimir Putin. The two leaders spoke in the Black Sea coast resort of Sochi to discuss their “next mutual steps”, according to the Kremlin.A transcript released by the Russian government claimed Mr Assad said the situation in Syria was becoming “more stable”. Image: Syria has been plagued by civil war for seven years He also reportedly hailed progress in fighting “terrorism”, which “opens the door to the political process”.Mr Putin’s spokesman said Mr Assad had decided to “send a delegation to the UN” to discuss reforming the country’s constitution.Russia…

Donald Trump has said “perhaps Kim Jong Un doesn’t want a summit” as he refused to back down from military drills in the Korean peninsula. The US president made the suggestion the day after North Korea threatened to pull out of the summit planned between the two leaders for 12 June in Singapore.Mr Trump added that if the North Korean leader agrees to denuclearisation, he will get “protections”.”He’ll get protections that would be very strong,” the US president said on Thursday.And for the second day in a row, he said the US has not been told anything about the summit.He…

The FTSE 100 has registered a new record high – signalling some cheer for UK pension funds as the economy stagnates. London’s premier share index closed Thursday’s session at 7787 points – a rise of 53 on the previous day as utility and retail stocks made some ground.It beat the previous record close of 7778, which was recorded in January before a stock market wobble.Values sank across the world amid fears of a US-inspired trade war, that pushed the FTSE below the 7000-point barrier at one stage in March.Its fortunes have been largely governed by the pound since the Brexit…

Mothercare has confirmed that it plans to close 50 stores as part of a rescue plan for the beleaguered babycare retailer. The shake-up aimed at restoring the fortunes of the chain – details of which were first reported by Sky News – are likely to result in hundreds of job losses.It will also see the return of chief executive Mark Newton-Jones just 36 days after he unexpectedly left the company.Mothercare plans cuts to its UK store estate under a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), a plan which must be approved by creditors which would also see rent reductions at 21 further…

The government plans to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2. Culture Secretary Matt Hancock said ministers had decided to “take a stand” despite warnings from the betting industry – which reacted to the announcement by saying 21,000 people were expected to lose their jobs as a result.A review by the Gambling Commission in March had recommended a maximum stake of £30 or less for so-called non-slot machines such as roulette – by far the most popular FOBT game – but the Government decided to go further.Users can currently gamble away up to £100 every 20 seconds…

Stories of chaos, courage and compassion have been revealed in police reports made public seven months after the mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival. Some 1,200 pages of reports were made public by Las Vegas police following a US court order.They described the experiences of witnesses and victims on 1 October last year, when Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel, killing 58 people and injuring more than 800.Paddock later killed himself before he could be arrested. Image: Some 22,000 people were at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival About 22,000 people were…

Concerns over the way armed police officers are often treated in the aftermath of a police shooting are hampering recruitment efforts. A planned increase in the number of elite counter-terrorist firearms officers has yet to hit its target, partly due to the difficulties in getting enough volunteers.Police chiefs revealed a 70% increase in the ranks of the most highly trained armed officers over the last two years, but the pool of counter-terrorist specialist firearms officers (CTSFOs) still needs about 100 recruits.The government made an additional £143m available to increase the overall number of armed officers in the wake of the…

The combustible insulation and cladding that burned on Grenfell Tower will not be banned if the government accepts the findings of the official review into building regulations and fire safety in England. Dame Judith Hackitt’s report, being published on Thursday morning, will criticise what she calls systematic flaws in how buildings are planned, built and managed which she believes are putting people’s lives at risk.But according to a source briefed on the findings, her report stops short of calling for significant changes to the existing regulations. 2:35 Video: Step by step recreation of a survivor’s escape Instead she is expected…