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Image copyrightBRIAN SAMUELSON Lady Gaga has cancelled the last 10 dates of the European leg of her world tour due to “severe pain”. In a statement posted on Twitter, the pop star apologised to fans and said she was “devastated”, but needed to put “myself and my well-being” first. The Grammy award-winning singer has fibromyalgia, aContinue reading “Lady Gaga halts tour due to ‘severe pain’”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionInspections of ships have been stepped up, but the UN says more must be done North Korea earned nearly $200m (£141m) last year by exporting banned commodities in breach of international sanctions, a UN report says. The report by a panel of experts said several countries including China, Russia and Malaysia had failedContinue reading “North Korea made $200m flouting sanctions, UN told”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionThe hotel room contained more than 20 weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition A man who sold ammunition to Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock has been charged with conspiracy to manufacture and sell armour-piercing bullets without a licence. Police said they found Douglas Haig’s fingerprints on unused ammunition at the hotel roomContinue reading “Las Vegas shooting: Ammunition dealer charged”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionPresident Trump says he is the victim of a “witch hunt” Senior Democrats have warned President Donald Trump not to use a controversial memo as a “pretext” to fire the special counsel investigating alleged Russian involvement in the US election. They warned that such action could trigger a constitutional crisis not seen sinceContinue reading “Trump Russia: Democrats say firing special counsel could cause crisis”

Image copyrightPA The UK government must act to fix Scotland’s “unacceptable” mobile phone coverage, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is set to tell MPs. The FSB says official figures show 17% of Scotland’s landmass has 4G mobile coverage, compared to 60% in England. It will also tell Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee that superfast broadbandContinue reading “Small businesses call for mobile phone coverage boost”

Image captionAdam Strain, Raychel Ferguson, Claire Roberts and Conor Mitchell. Lucy Crawford’s family chose not to release a photograph The Department of Health in NI is to put a detailed action plan in place to respond to the 96 recommendations made by a hyponatraemia inquiry. The inquiry into the deaths of five children in NorthernContinue reading “Hyponatraemia inquiry: Department to put action plan in place”

Image copyrightTWITTERImage captionCeline Dookhran was found dead in an empty house in Kingston, south-west London A man accused of helping a builder kidnap two women lied to police because he “panicked”, a court has heard. Vincent Tappu, 28, is charged with helping Mujahid Arshid kidnap Celine Dookhran, whose body was found in a freezer. HeContinue reading “Celine Dookhran trial: Accused ‘panicked’ during interview”

Image caption(From left) George Wilkinson, Harry Rice and Josh McGuinness died after a car mounted the pavement in Hayes, West London A young kick-boxer who was killed after being hit by a car on his way to a birthday party was a “great martial artist”, his coach said. George Wilkinson, 16, died alongside friends HarryContinue reading “Hayes triple death crash victim "loveable martial artist"”

Video Sean Spicer on having Trump as boss The former White House press secretary tells the BBC the president usually stood by him when he made mistakes. He was “forgiving”, says Sean Spicer.

Image copyrightAFP/GETTYImage captionThe Dow sank by nearly 1.4% on Tuesday The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its steepest decline since June 2016 on Friday, amid wider losses in US markets. The fall came after a string of disappointing earnings reports from giants such as Apple. Strong wage growth in the latest payrolls dataContinue reading “Dow sees sharpest drop since June 2016”