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Workplace reforms ‘will protect gig economy workers’

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Workers on zero-hour contracts, agency employees or “gig economy” workers are

Hull hotel cancels homeless people’s Christmas day booking

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Christmas has been cancelled for 24 homeless people in Hull

Mexico launches $7.4bn Tren Maya railway project

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AFP/ A traditional Mayan ceremony was held to launch the four-year

Laura Ashley to close 40 UK stores amid a push into China

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Originally based in Wales, Laura Ashley grew from a small

Turkey would consider working with Assad if he won ‘credible’ election – FM

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Turkey would possibly work with Syrian President Bashar Assad if he won a “credible” democratic

‘Macron… WHAT?’ French TV channel ‘censors’ photo of Yellow Vest protester’s placard (PHOTOS)

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TV channel France3 has “fixed” a placard held by a Yellow Vest protester, which urged

Saudi Arabia slams US Senate for naming Prince MBS as ‘responsible’ for Khashoggi murder

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Riyadh has denounced the US Senate resolution that blamed the Saudi Crown Prince for the

Outgoing House speaker Paul Ryan pilloried for hypocrisy of parting nod to Irish migrants

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Outgoing Republican House speaker Paul Ryan is being accused of hypocrisy and nepotism, for championing

Sport

LeBron James: Lakers coach Luke Walton makes huge admission after Wizards blowout loss

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That is the confession of Lakers head coach Luke Walton. The Lakers’ record slipped to

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Nick Foles shock revelation made as Super Bowl MVP replaces Carson Wentz for Eagles

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Foles will once again start against the Los Angeles Rams and likely going forward through

Why more people are using these libraries

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Greenwich Council Woolwich Centre Library has seen visitor numbers increase since it

Sport

WWE TLC: Kurt Angle RETURNS to help Braun Strowman ANNIHILATE Baron Corbin

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It means Corbin is no longer the General Manager of RAW. Strowman came out with

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Packers star Aaron Rodgers makes trade revelation following ANOTHER defeat

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That’s the view of star quarterback Aaron Rodgers who couldn’t stop the Packers losing a

Saudi Arabia condemns US Senate ‘interference’

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Yemen has been devastated by a four-year conflict Saudi Arabia

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NBA news: Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard fear revealed, Lakers and Clippers offered hope

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That’s according to ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Leonard has been a major success for the

HS2: MPs had ‘enormously wrong’ cost estimate, says whistleblower

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HS2 Ltd HS2 is the biggest infrastructure project in Europe An early

The Papers: Second Brexit vote ‘battle’ and ‘Geraint’s glory’

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By BBC News Staff Many of Monday’s papers focus on Brexit and discussions

Five things to know this week: All eyes on Russia, and 100 days to Brexit

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It’s Monday, it’s a new week, and while we won’t pretend to know everything that’s

Entertainment

Salisbury looks to pantomime after nerve agent attack

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Salisbury Playhouse is enjoying record ticket sales for its pantomime. That’s despite a downturn in

‘My sleepless nights over Sandra Bullock’s blindfold’

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Netflix Bullock took advice from an expert who “helps blind people navigate

‘I gave myself two weeks to come up with a business idea’

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STEPHANIE HALLER Payal Kadakia got inspiration from struggling to book a ballet

Climate change: The massive CO2 emitter you may not know about

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Cement is the most widely used man-made material in existence. It

The Searchers: Mexican women who look for the dead

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ALEJANDRO CEGARRA More than 37,000 people have been reported missing in Mexico since

360 video: The patriotic students who want to protect their country

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Are you ready for weapons training? Take on the role of a new student starting

Restaurant insolvencies jump as diners stay at home

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Gourmet Burger Kitchen Gourmet Burger Kitchen said it would shut 17 sites

Meet Nepal’s daredevil honey hunters

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Hunting for honey in the wild is one of the oldest traditions in rural Nepal

Letter from Africa: How Nigeria’s elite avoid ‘bad education’

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In our series of letters from African writers, journalist Sola Odunfa

Nuisance call bosses face £500,000 fines

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Directors of firms that cold-call consumers can now be fined up

Sport

BBC Sports Personality of the Year RECAP: Geraint Thomas 1st, Hamilton 2nd, Kane 3rd

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Geraint Thomas has been crowned the Sports Personality of the Year 2018 after an amazing year

New EU referendum would break faith with Britons, May to warn MPs

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AFP Holding another referendum on the EU would “break faith with the British

The unsuccessful whitewashing of MBS’s image as peacemaker

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On January 23, 2015, the world woke up to the news that Salman bin Abdul

Thousands in Hungary protest PM Viktor Orban’s ‘slave law’

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Thousands of people protested in Hungary against a controversial new labour law and the rule

Qatar, UNHCR agree to rehabilitate thousands of Yemen refugees

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Qatar has signed an agreement with the United Nations to provide shelter to more than 26,000 displaced people

British PM Theresa May slams Tony Blair over anti-Brexit moves

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UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May has accused former British leader Tony Blair of insulting Brexit voters

What can be done to ensure food security and preserve water?

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Over 800 million people live in hunger-stricken areas. The majority of those live in conflict

North Korea marks 7th anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death

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North Koreans mark the seventh anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il with

Hamas leader Haniya says movement wants ‘national unity’

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Hamas chief Ismail Haniya affirmed his willingness to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “at any

Whitewashing George HW Bush’s legacy

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If “the present conducts the past the way a conductor conducts an orchestra,” bringing forward

Hungarians rally again against ‘slave laws’

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Reuters Sunday’s protest was the largest since the new laws were adopted

Lord Sugar hires his Apprentice for 2018

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Spoiler warning: This story reveals who wins BBC/Boundless Taylor Herring After a gruelling

Brazil ‘faith healer’ John of God surrenders to police

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AFP/ Brazilian “spiritual healer” Joao Teixeira de Faria, pictured with supporters,

Politics

May to reject growing calls for new Brexit referendum

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Theresa May is to reject the growing calls from MPs for a new Brexit referendum,

Sports Personality of the Year winner: Geraint Thomas triumphs after Tour de France success

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Watch: Cyclist Thomas wins Sports Personality of the Year 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint

Narendra Modi: Is hardline Hindu politics failing India’s PM?

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Last week’s electoral losses in five states for India’s ruling party

Holiday buzzkill: This exact time on Christmas Eve carries highest heart attack risk of entire year

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Most people deck the halls with boughs of holly during the holiday season, but others

BBC endorses reporter’s actions seeking to find Russian influence in Yellow Vest protests

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Commenting on the leaked conversation of one of its journalists eager to get anything to

‘Democrat spin machine’: Trump says SNL ‘can’t be legal’ & should be tried in court system

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Donald Trump has lashed out at Saturday Night Live, suggesting its “one-sidedness” should be tested

‘An insult to the office of PM’: Blair and May in public spat over Brexit

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has found himself in a public spat with Theresa

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