THE New Day newspaper is to close on Friday, nine weeks after launching, its owner Trinity Mirror has confirmed.

In a trading update, the company said: "Although The New Day has received many supportive reviews and built a strong following on Facebook, the circulation for the title is below our expectations.

"As a result, we have decided to close the title on 6 May 2016. Whilst disappointing, the launch and subsequent closure have provided new insights into enhancing our newspapers and a number of these opportunities will be considered over time."

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Labour chiefs have refused to comment on a fresh bout of suspensions by the party amid allegations of anti-Semitism.

A Labour spokesman declined to be drawn on whether news that three more members have been suspended pending investigations would have an impact on the party's showing in crunch elections across Britain this week.

Kent activist and South Thanet vice-chair Jackie Walker, who is also a member of the pro-Jeremy Corbyn Momentum movement, is among those suspended.

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Junior doctors and the Government have been encouraged to break the deadlock and resume negotiations over the medics' long-running pay dispute.

Senior medical staff have called on both sides to end the stand-off after months of wrangling, which has led to strike action and thousands of cancelled operations.

The imposition of the new contract for junior doctors has been described by those in the profession as potentially having a lasting and damaging effect on patient care, deepening the crisis in the NHS.

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A famous British actor who won an injunction to prevent claims that he slept with a prostitute from being published has been named in the US.

The married star allegedly paid for sex with Helen Wood, the former escort who once claimed she had an affair with England footballer Wayne Rooney while his wife Coleen was pregnant with their first child.

The Sun newspaper said the court injunction was obtained five years ago to prevent it revealing the actor's identity in the UK, but a US magazine has now published his name with details of his alleged infidelity. The actor's name was also circulated on social media.

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