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BBC seeks to settle equal pay cases ahead of Samira Ahmed tribunal verdict

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BBC seeks to settle equal pay cases ahead of Samira Ahmed tribunal verdict Broadcaster in apparent attempt to avoid repeat of tribunal embarrassmentThe BBC has approached women who are bringing equal pay cases against it to discuss potential settlements, in an apparent attempt to head off a repeat of Samira Ahmed’s employment tribunal in which embarrassing details of the corporation’s inner workings were made public.Individuals with knowledge of the equal pay cases said some women who were preparing to follow Ahmed and take their cases to tribunal, having exhausted internal BBC processes, were being approached and asked if they would be interested in a settlement. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Hundreds arrested at huge New Year’s Day rally in Hong Kong

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Hundreds arrested at huge New Year’s Day rally in Hong Kong Police detain 400 and fire teargas as anti-government protests continue into 2020A huge New Year’s Day march in Hong Kong has ended in mass arrests and street clashes as the anti-government movement – now in its eighth month – continued into 2020.Police detained about 400 people on charges including illegal assembly and possession of offensive weapons after the rally on Wednesday, which organisers said was attended by more than a million people. It was one of the largest numbers of arrests in a single day since the unrest began. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Australia fires: nine dead and hundreds of properties destroyed, with worse to come

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Australia fires: nine dead and hundreds of properties destroyed, with worse to come Residents in Victoria and New South Wales count terrible cost during brief reprieve from disaster that has sent smoke as far as New ZealandNine people are confirmed dead, with four still missing, and more than 200 properties have been lost since Christmas Day in Australia’s catastrophic bushfires.Smoke still hung thick over the south-east of the country on Wednesday evening, even as weather conditions offered a reprieve to take stock of the destruction. Continue reading... Go to Source

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US troops fire teargas to disperse protesters at Baghdad embassy

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US troops fire teargas to disperse protesters at Baghdad embassy Dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and supporters camped out at gates of embassy overnightUS troops have fired teargas to disperse pro-Iran protesters gathered outside the US embassy compound in Baghdad for a second day.Dozens of militiamen and their supporters camped out at the gates of the embassy overnight. On Tuesday, dozens of protesters had broken into the compound, damaging a reception area and smashing windows in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Let’s be friends: Boris Johnson’s new year message to remainers

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Let's be friends: Boris Johnson's new year message to remainers PM talks up Britain’s future as he attempts to reach out to those who did not vote ToryBoris Johnson has pledged to represent remainers and work with them as “friends and equals”, in a New Year’s Day message in which he sounded upbeat about the UK’s fortunes in the 2020s. The prime minister, who is seeing in the new year on the private Caribbean island of Mustique, said he was “acutely aware” that millions of people did not vote for him despite the Tories’ landslide election victory. Continue reading... Go to Source

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British teenager’s mother calls for tourism boycott of Cyprus

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British teenager's mother calls for tourism boycott of Cyprus Mother of woman found guilty of lying about being gang-raped says Ayia Napa resort is unsafeThe mother of a British teenager found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Cyprus has backed calls for a tourism boycott of the country.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that she supported the campaign and that she believed the resort town of Ayia Napa was unsafe. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Three die in New Year’s Eve collision in Surrey

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Three die in New Year's Eve collision in Surrey Two men and a woman die after crash involving a lorry and car in village of StanwellThree people have died and a fourth person was seriously injured in a New Year’s Eve collision between a lorry and a car in Surrey.Emergency services were called at 11.39pm to a crash involving a white Mercedes HGV and a white Toyota Yaris at the junction of Bedfont Road and Long Lane in the village of Stanwell. The HGV had left the road and ended up in Longford river. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Couple who won battle to open up civil unions register partnership

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Couple who won battle to open up civil unions register partnership Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan ‘formalise relationship’ in London register officeMore than five years have passed since Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan tried to form a civil partnership at their local register office, only to be told they could not because they were not of the same sex.On Tuesday after spearheading a long campaign to change the law, they returned to Chelsea Town Hall and walked out as civil partners, joining thousands of others who made history by formally entering into the newly recognised unions on the eve of a new decade. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan ‘hiding in a musical instrument case’

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Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan 'hiding in a musical instrument case' His ‘big adventure’ reportedly involved his wife, a Gregorian band and ex-special servicesCarlos Ghosn reportedly fled house arrest in Japan in a musical instrument case, in an audacious Hollywood movie-style escape masterminded by his wife, Carole, with the assistance of a Gregorian music band and a team of ex-special forces officers.The escape began when the band arrived at his home in Tokyo, where Ghosn has been held under house arrest and strict police surveillance, according to Lebanese TV news channel MTV. At the end of the performance, as the musicians packed up their instruments, Ghosn – whose height is stated at 1.7m, or just under 5ft 6in, in his Wikipedia entry – apparently slipped into...

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Embassy protesters in Iraq deal symbolic blow to US prestige

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Embassy protesters in Iraq deal symbolic blow to US prestige Washington humiliated as hundreds storm American compound chanting slogans in support of pro-Iranian militiasProtesters in Iraq have dealt a symbolic blow to US prestige after they stormed the American embassy compound in Baghdad, trapping diplomats inside while chanting “death to America” and slogans in support of pro-Iranian militias.In a humiliating day for Washington, hundreds of supporters of Iraqi Shia militia, many wearing military fatigues, besieged the US compound, at one point breaching the main gate and smashing their way into several reception rooms. They lit fires, battered down doors, and threw bricks at bulletproof glass. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Top UN official accuses US of torturing Chelsea Manning

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Top UN official accuses US of torturing Chelsea Manning Ex-Army intelligence analyst jailed over refusal to testify against WikiLeaks reportedly subjected to ‘severe measures of coercion’A top United Nations official has accused the US government of using torture against Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst currently jailed in the US over her refusal to testify against WikiLeaks.Nils Melzer, UN special rapporteur on torture, made the charge in a letter sent in November but only released on Tuesday. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Nurse shortage forces NHS hospital to shut critical-care beds

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Nurse shortage forces NHS hospital to shut critical-care beds Decision taken at Norwich high dependency unit despite increased winter pressureAn NHS hospital in Norwich has had to close four beds in its high dependency unit because it does not have enough nurses to staff them.Norfolk and Norwich university hospital (NNUH) decided on Monday to temporarily shut the beds in the Gissing ward of its critical care complex. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Australia bushfires: towns devastated and lives lost as blazes turn the sky red

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Australia bushfires: towns devastated and lives lost as blazes turn the sky red Thousands shelter on beaches as fires rip through Victoria and New South WalesAustralia’s bushfire crisis has claimed at least two more lives, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, as dozens of fires tore through several towns on the east coast and forced thousands of people to take shelter on beaches.Two people – a father and son – died when fire hit the New South Wales town of Cobargo on Tuesday, while emergency services officials held grave fears for a third person, near Narooma, on the state’s south coast. Continue reading... Go to Source

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US embassy stormed in Baghdad amid anger at airstrikes

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US embassy stormed in Baghdad amid anger at airstrikes Iraqi Shia militia supporters break into compound after US strikes on state-sanctioned militia Dozens of Iraqi Shia militia supporters have broken into the US embassy compound in Baghdad after smashing a door and storming inside, amid teargas and sounds of gunfire.An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw flames rising from inside the compound and at least three US soldiers on the roof of the embassy. A man on a loudspeaker urged protesters not to enter the compound. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Corbyn provokes anger from Labour critics with NY message glossing over impact of election defeat – live news

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Corbyn provokes anger from Labour critics with NY message glossing over impact of election defeat - live news Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 11.43am GMTThe Labour MP Gareth Thomas also seems unimpressed by Jeremy Corbyn’s New Year’s message.After a dismal decade for @UKLabour :- 4 election defeats ending with our lowest no of MPs since 1935, here’s hoping the next decade sees no more wild, multi-billion pound ‘fully costed’ manifestos, an end to antisemitism & a Leader who thinks winning is better than opposition“But why no mention of the General Election Jeremy?” JC: “What General Election?” That’s one way to do a review! https://t.co/4c36HLO1pI 11.16am GMTThe Scottish governmen...

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Boris Johnson to increase minimum wage by four times inflation

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Boris Johnson to increase minimum wage by four times inflation Employees over 25 will receive a 6.2% pay rise equating to £930 a year for full-time workerAlmost 3 million workers in Britain are to receive a pay rise of more than four times the rate of inflation from April, after the government said it would increase the official minimum wage.In an announcement designed to woo low-paid workers in the immediate aftermath of Boris Johnson’s election victory earlier this month, the government said the national living wage for over-25s would increase from £8.21 an hour to £8.72 from the start of April. Continue reading... Go to Source

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New Year’s Eve 2019: celebrations around the world – live news

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New Year's Eve 2019: celebrations around the world – live news Follow all the celebrations as the clock strikes midnight and countries see out 2019 and welcome in the twenties 11.46am GMTThe UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has issued a New Year’s message, saying the world is entering 2020 with “uncertainty and insecurity” all around. “We cannot afford to be the generation that fiddled while the planet burned,” he said, adding that there was hope in the power of youth around the planet. “From climate action to gender equality to social justice and human rights, your generation is on the frontlines and in the headlines,” he said. “I am inspired by your passion and determination”.As we enter the New Year, the world needs young...

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Australia fires live: two dead in Cobargo as NSW and Victoria face bushfires threat – latest updates

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Australia fires live: two dead in Cobargo as NSW and Victoria face bushfires threat – latest updates Conditions worsen with more than 4,000 on the beach at Mallacoota in Victoria after a devastating day yesterday and the death of a firefighter in New South Wales. Follow live news and latest updatesHow big are the fires burning in eastern Australia? Interactive map 5.47am GMTThere is an endless stream of jaw-dropping photos and videos on social media today.Another shocking picture of beautiful Cobargo taken by Niki Hutteman who stayed with others to fight the fire and saved a number of houses. #bushfirecrisis pic.twitter.com/SqKu94vMRtEMERGENCY WARNING - Clyde Mtn (Eurobodalla LGA)Dangerous fire conditions have been experienced across the south coast today. This footage shows the town ...

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Boris Johnson to raise minimum wage by four times inflation

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Boris Johnson to raise minimum wage by four times inflation Employees over 25 will receive a 6.2% pay rise equating to £930 a year for full-time workerAlmost 3 million workers in Britain are to receive a pay rise of more than four times the rate of inflation from April, after the government said it would increase the official minimum wage.In an announcement designed to woo low-paid workers in the immediate aftermath of Boris Johnson’s election victory earlier this month, the government said the national living wage for over-25s would increase from £8.21 an hour to £8.72 from the start of April. Continue reading... Go to Source

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MoD proposed Russian membership of Nato in 1995, files reveal

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MoD proposed Russian membership of Nato in 1995, files reveal Released papers expose ‘associate membership’ plan and Yeltsin’s drinking habitsRussia could have become an “associate member” of Nato 25 years ago if a Ministry of Defence proposal had gained support, according to confidential Downing Street files which also expose Boris Yeltsin’s drinking habits.The suggestion, aimed at reversing a century of east-west antagonism, is revealed in documents released on Tuesday by the National Archives at Kew. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Briton found guilty over Ayia Napa false rape claim

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Briton found guilty over Ayia Napa false rape claim Defence lawyers say 19-year-old woman was coerced into signing retraction by Cypriot policeA British woman has been found guilty of falsely accusing 12 Israeli men of gang-raping her while she was on holiday in Cyprus.The 19-year-old has been held on the island since July, first in a prison in Nicosia then in safe houses. She was forced to surrender her passport after she withdrew an accusation that the Israeli tourists raped her in her hotel room in the resort of Ayia Napa in July. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Labour leadership contest: Corbyn should have kept fighting for remain, says Clive Lewis – live news

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Labour leadership contest: Corbyn should have kept fighting for remain, says Clive Lewis - live news Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 11.53am GMTJeremy Corbyn is still leader of the Labour party. But in his Today interview this morning Clive Lewis was speaking about him in the past tense (“he was an authentic politician” - see 9.11am) and, in an interview on Sky News this morning, Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the TUC, also spoke as if Corbyn had already gone. She said it was important for Labour to learn some “hard lessons” from its defeat, and to listen to the views of voters who did not support the party. She said:I think it’s important that the Labour party listens to the voters who switched t...

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Australia fires: one firefighter killed as bushfires rip through four states

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Australia fires: one firefighter killed as bushfires rip through four states There are fears that many houses may have been lost on a horrific day in Victoria and Tasmania, with more extreme weather forecast for New Year’s EveOne firefighter has died and multiple properties are feared lost after terrifying bushfires driven by extreme weather conditions swept across four Australian states on Monday.The volunteer firefighter from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service died when a truck rolled near Jingellic, about 70km east of Albury, on the border with Victoria. The RFS said two trucks, including the one in which the firefighter died, had been overturned by high winds. Two others suffered burns in the crash. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Zac Efron falls ill while filming reality show Killing Zac Efron

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Zac Efron falls ill while filming reality show Killing Zac Efron US actor hit by suspected typhoid while filming survival TV series in Papua New GuineaThe American actor Zac Efron has confirmed he recently fell ill while filming a survival reality TV show in Papua New Guinea.Australian media had reported that Efron, 32, was flown by helicopter for treatment in Australia after contracting a bacterial infection, possibly typhoid, while shooting the Killing Zac Efron series. Continue reading... Go to Source

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He Jiankui, Chinese scientist who edited babies’ genes, jailed for three years

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He Jiankui, Chinese scientist who edited babies' genes, jailed for three years The biophysicist was guilty of illegal practice in trying to alter the genetic makeup of twins Lula and NanaThe scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies has been sentenced to to three years in prison by a court in China.He Jiankui said in November 2018 that he had used gene-editing technology known as Crispr-Cas9 to change the genes of twin girls, causing a backlash in China and globally about the ethics of his research and work. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Rebecca Long-Bailey makes opening pitch for Labour leadership

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Rebecca Long-Bailey makes opening pitch for Labour leadership Shadow business secretary pledges in Guardian article to pursue ‘progressive patriotism’Rebecca Long-Bailey has made her opening pitch for the Labour leadership, avoiding any direct criticism of Jeremy Corbyn but implicitly offering an alternative approach by promising to champion “progressive patriotism”.In her first substantive comments on the election result, the party’s worst in terms of seats won since 1935, the shadow business secretary uses an article for the Guardian to say Labour’s “compromise solution” on Brexit was partly to blame, but that trust was also an issue. Continue reading... Go to Source

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‘Remarkable’ high as Scottish temperature record is broken

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'Remarkable' high as Scottish temperature record is broken Overnight figure of 16.8C recorded, with parts of England and Wales also unusually mildNorthern Scotland registered a “remarkable” overnight temperature of 16.8C (62.2F) in the early hours of Sunday – a record high for this time of year.North-eastern England and northern Wales were also unusually warm, with 13.3C recorded in Chillingham Barns, Northumberland, and 11.5C in Rhyl. Continue reading... Go to Source

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Attacks leave a Jewish community on edge as leaders call for more protection

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Attacks leave a Jewish community on edge as leaders call for more protection Hanukah stabbings in Rockland county are latest in a string of antisemitic incidents in the regionFive wounded in ‘act of domestic terrorism’ in New York stateJewish groups and political leaders have issued calls for increased protection in New York after a string of attacks during Hanukah left members of the region’s Jewish community on edge.On Saturday night, an attacker stabbed five people during Hanukah festivities at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, Rockland county, about 30 miles north of New York City, in what Governor Andrew Cuomo called “an act of domestic terrorism”. The attack was the latest in a string of antisemitic incidents in the region. Continue reading... Go to ...

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Vaughan Oliver, celebrated 4AD graphic designer, dies aged 62

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Vaughan Oliver, celebrated 4AD graphic designer, dies aged 62 Self-confessed ‘working class lad from a dull town’ created some of the most revered sleeves in modern popVaughan Oliver, the graphic designer known for his record covers for Pixies, Cocteau Twins and more, has died aged 62.Adrian Shaughnessy, a graphic designer who had worked with Oliver, announced the news on Instagram, saying Oliver had died with his partner Lee by his side. No cause of death has been given. Continue reading... Go to Source

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‘Breaking point’: fears over lack of intensive care beds for children

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'Breaking point': fears over lack of intensive care beds for children Exclusive: critically ill children rushed to units across England as NHS struggles to find beds Critically ill children are being rushed from one part of England to another because NHS hospitals are running short of intensive care beds in which to treat them, the Guardian can reveal.An increase in severe breathing problems in children driven by winter viruses and infections, including flu, means some are having to be transferred sometimes many miles from their home area because there are not enough paediatric intensive care (PICU) beds locally. Continue reading... Go to Source