内容摘要：But the Trump administration has continued its rhetoric on taking over Canada. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that "the president has stated repeatedly he thinks Canada would be better off as a state".

But the Trump administration has continued its rhetoric on taking over Canada. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that "the president has stated repeatedly he thinks Canada would be better off as a state".

A metal detectorist who stole about £3m worth of Viking treasure has been sentenced to a further five years and three months in prison after failing to pay back more than £600,000.Layton Davies, formerly of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was jailed in 2019 for concealing the finding of the treasure in a field in Herefordshire and theft after he sold rare Viking and Anglo-Saxon coins and jewellery along with an accomplice.

The 56-year-old was ordered to repay the £603,180 he made from selling the stolen treasures.Experts believed the items he found provided fresh information on previously unknown alliances between the ancient kings of Mercia and Wessex.His accomplice's request to appeal his sentence was refused, and Davies failed to pay back the money he owed.

Debbie Price, deputy chief prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service’s proceeds of crime division, said: “Greed led Layton Davies to ignore his duty to report the found treasure and instead sell it for his own benefit.“An experienced detectorist, Davies would have known he was entitled to half of the proceeds of legal sale of the treasure, instead choosing to deprive the landowner and public by stealing this exceptional and significant treasure.”

Between 2018 to 2023, more than £480m has been recovered from CPS-obtained confiscation orders, with £105m returned to victims of crime.

A crackdown on anti-social behaviour, including by rogue cyclists, has been extended by a council.It is now offering visa-free travel to visitors from parts of Europe as well as from Thailand and Australia. And its pandas are once again being dispatched to foreign zoos.

Perceptions matter to China’s ambitious leader, who wants to take on a bigger global role and challenge the US. He certainly does not want to become a pariah or face fresh pressure from the West. At the same time, he is still managing his relationship with Moscow.While he has not condemned the invasion of Ukraine, he has so far failed to provide significant military assistance to Russia. And during the meeting in May, his cautious rhetoric was in contrast to Mr Putin’s florid compliments about Mr Xi.

So far, China has also provided political cover for Mr Kim’s efforts to advance his nuclear arsenal, repeatedly blocking US-led sanctions at the United Nations.But Mr Xi is no fan of an emboldened Kim Jong Un.