Nuisance call bosses face £500,000 fines
**Directors of firms that cold-call consumers can now be fined up to £500,000 under new rules that have come into force.**A ban on unsolicited phone c...
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Workplace reforms 'will protect gig economy workers'
Workers on zero-hour contracts, agency employees or "gig economy" workers are to be better protected by a package of workplace reforms, the government...
Saudi Arabia condemns US Senate 'interference'
**Saudi Arabia has reacted angrily after the US Senate voted to withdraw military aid for the war in Yemen, where the Saudis are leading a coalition f...
Bloodhound supersonic car project saved
**A 1,000mph race car project has been saved after an entrepreneur stepped in to buy the business.**The **Bloodhound supersonic vehicle** - built with...
Central London in facial recognition trial
**Christmas shoppers could have their faces scanned in central London this week as part of a police trial.**The Met says it will invite people to take...
Hull hotel cancels homeless people's Christmas day booking
**Homeless people in Hull who were set to stay in hotel rooms over Christmas have had their booking cancelled.**Carl Simpson, founder of the Raise the...
Sajjan Kumar: Milestone conviction in deadly 1984 anti-Sikh riots
**A senior politician from India's Congress party has been jailed for life in the most significant conviction to date over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.**...
1MDB: Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs and two bankers
**Malaysia has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former employees in connection with a corruption and money laundering probe at the...
New EU referendum would break faith with Britons, May to warn MPs
**Holding another referendum on the EU would "break faith with the British people", Theresa May will warn MPs.**Former PMs John Major and Tony Blair a...
Theresa May condemns Tony Blair's new Brexit vote call
**Theresa May has attacked one of her predecessors - accusing Tony Blair of "undermining" the Brexit talks by calling for another referendum.**She cal...
Japan explosion: Dozens injured in Sapporo restaurant blast
A huge explosion and fire has hit a restaurant in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo.Japanese police say 41 people were injured in the explosion, w...
Tech Tent: When gaming stops being fun
A glamorous industry where highly paid people do exciting and creative work - that is how many see the video games business.But on Tech Tent we hear f...
Ireland and the EU: A special case
**While the UK and the Republic of Ireland may be at odds over Brexit now, back in 1973 things were very different (they had both voted to join the EU...
Brexit: What happens next may have to be put to MPs' vote - Fox
If Theresa May's Brexit deal isn't passed by MPs, then Parliament might have to decide what to do next, Trade Secretary Liam Fox has said.The senior B...
Brussels sprouts to be 'closer in size to peas' after summer heatwave stunted growth
They are famed as a vital but divisive element of the Christmas table.But much of this year’s crop of Brussels sprouts is set to be a little different...
British doctor, 70, jailed for paying girls aged between 9 - 13 to have 'unlimited sex' in Cambodia home
A British doctor who paid for sex with girls as young as nine has been jailed for five years in Cambodia. Clive Cressy, 70, was found with a sickening...
British zoo fire prompts evacuation of visitors
A fire broke out Saturday in an enclosure at one of Britain’s largest zoos, forcing keepers to evacuate visitors and move animals away from the flames...
Light at the end of the tunnel for UN climate talks
A deal on the rules that govern the Paris climate accord appeared within grasp Saturday, as officials from almost 200 countries worked to bridge remai...
Bug may have exposed photos from 7M Facebook users
Facebook’s privacy controls have broken down yet again, this time through a software flaw affecting nearly 7 million users who had photos exposed to a...
The gilets jaunes
**Down with caviar, long live the kebab!****Explosion**On an ancient monument near Republique, fresh graffiti scars the old grey stone - its garish sc...
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