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Brandon Lewis spoke to Amber Rudd about 'ambition' for more removals 29 April 2018 Related TopicsWindrush deportation row Image copyright Getty Images Amber Rudd's former deputy says he spoke regularly to the home secretary about increasing immigration removals but not "detailed numbers or targets". Brandon Lewis said she had not been aware of local, internal targets or t…

Home Office had migrant removal targets, report shows 26 April 2018 Related TopicsWindrush deportation row Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAppearing before a select committee, Home Secretary Amber Rudd denies there are targetsImmigration enforcement teams had been set Home Office targets to remove people regarded as having no right to stay in the UK, it has emerged. Challenged by MPs inves…

28 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Merger talks between British supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Asda are at an "advanced" stage, Sainsbury's has confirmed. The two brands are expected to be retained should a merger go ahead. Sainsbury's and Asda - the UK arm of Walmart - are the second and third largest supermarkets in the UK. The combined group would comprise 2,800 stores and would represent around 30% of the UK grocery market - similar to that of mar…

28 April 2018 British supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Asda are in merger talks - although both brands are expected to be retained. Talks between the two chains - the second and third largest supermarkets in the UK - are at a reasonably advanced stage, BBC business editor Simon Jack confirmed. The combined group would comprise 2,800 stores and would represent around 30% of the UK grocery market - similar to that of market leader Tesco. View the full article

Myanmar violence: Thousands flee fresh fighting in Kachin state 28 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption At least 10,000 people are believed to have fled their homes in Kachin this year Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between the army and ethnic Kachin rebels in Myanmar's northernmos…

Kim Jong-un to meet Moon Jae-in at Korean border for summit 27 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Kim, left, is set to take a historic step when he attends the summit with Moon Jae-in Kim Jong-un is set to become the first North Korean leader to enter South Korea since the end of the Korean W…

27 April 2018 Home Secretary Amber Rudd has apologised for not being aware of "specific" migrant removal targets. The Guardian reported a June 2017 leaked memo from an official, copied to Ms Rudd, that referred to targets. Ms Rudd tweeted on Friday that she had not seen the memo and apologised for not being aware of the targets. Ms Rudd added that she would make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday in response to "legitimate questions" about illegal migration. View the full article

Casper and Corey Platt-May deaths: Driver high on cocaine is jailed 27 April 2018 Image copyright FAMILY HANDOUT Image caption Casper Platt-May, two, and his brother Corey, six, were on a family trip to a park when they were hit by a car A driver who killed two young brothers in a hit-and-run crash while …

US President Donald Trump to visit the UK in July 26 April 2018 US President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, the White House says. Britain's ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, tweeted that he was "delighted" by the announcement. Downing Street said Mr Trump would hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Theresa May, and "further details will be set out in due course". Mrs May was the first fo…

26 April 2018 Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Bill Cosby had denied the charges against him US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault. The actor has been on trial for drugging and assaulting ex-basketball player Andrea Constand in 2004. Cosby, 80, had denied Ms Constand's claims, with his lawyer branding her a "con artist". He faces the possib…

Spain 'wolf pack' gang jailed for San Fermin sex attack 26 April 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protests erupted outside the court in Pamplona after the sentence was announced A Spanish court has jailed five men for sexually abusing a young woman during the famous San Fermin bull-running festi…

Iran nuclear deal: Macron urges Trump to stick with 2015 accord 22 April 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption The two leaders have "a very special relationship", Mr Macron says French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to stick with the Iran nuclear deal, saying th…

Kim Jong-un to meet Moon Jae-in at Korean border for summit 26 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The heavily guarded Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) divides the two Koreas Kim Jong-un will on Friday become the first North Korean leader since the war to cross the military demarcation line that…

Companies sign up to pledge to cut plastic pollution 26 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images More than 40 companies have signed up to a pact to cut plastic pollution over the next seven years. The firms, which include Coca-Cola and Asda, have promised to honour a number of pledges such as eliminating single-use packaging through better design. They have joined the gove…

25 April 2018 Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his submarine. Prosecutors said Madsen had planned to kill Ms Wall, 30, either by suffocating her or cutting her throat. Her dismembered remains were found at sea on 21 August last year, 11 days after she interviewed him on board his homemade vessel. He was sentenced on Wednesday at a court in Copenhagen. Ms Wall was researching a story about Madsen's venture a…