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Muslim woman rejected for job after refusing to shake man's hand wins £3,000 compensation
Muslim woman who refused to shake interviewer's hand wins £3,000 in compensation
NewsChris ParsonsPictures of the Week: Storms, sparks and surfing
Here’s our selection of the most impactful, memorable or beautiful moments from the past seven days around the world.
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President Trump cancels £72 million military parade in bitter row over cost
Donald Trump's plans for a $90m military parade in the US have been cancelled because of the cost
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Diss can't be happening! Norfolk housing estate overrun by 200 'feral' chickens
A group of chickens have taken over a new housing estate in Norfolk after a former resident left a rooster and hen when they moved out
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Serial killer Joanna Dennehy found with throat slit after suicide pact with inmate girlfriend in prison
Joanna Dennehy, who is serving a life sentence for stabbing three men to death, was reportedly found with her throat slit after a suicide pact with her girlfriend at HMP Bronzefield.
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Sick posters mocking British balcony deaths put up by Barcelona anti-tourist campaigners
Anti-tourist protesters in Barcelona urge visitors to throw themselves from balconies in sick posters around the Spanish city
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World's oldest cheese found - and could kill anyone if they try to eat it
Scientists discover a 3,300-year-old cheese, thought to be the world's oldest, in Egypt, but it is riddled with bacteria.
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BA worker who won landmark case over wearing crucifix at work claims airline 'punished her for whistleblowing'
British Airways employee Nadia Eweida, who won a landmark legal action to wear a crucifix to work, is launching a fresh claim against the airline for 'victimisation'.
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Public support for Jeremy Corbyn falls following wreath-laying row
Sixteen per cent of people say they think worse of Jeremy Corbyn following claims he took part in a wreath-laying ceremony for terrorists.
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Jeremy Hunt: No-deal Brexit would be a 'mistake we would regret for generations'
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said a no-deal Brexit would be a "mistake we would regret for generations".
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Prisons minister Rory Stewart vows to quit if £10 million drive to help struggling prisons fails
Rory Stewart pledged to resign if a £10 million scheme to combat drugs, mobile phones and poor conditions at 10 struggling prisons doesn't work.
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Report calls for relaxed rules on vaping so people can use e-cigarettes to quit smoking
A report from the Science and Technology Committee of MPs said rules around vaping should be relaxed to encourage people to use e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking.
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Dubai Government: Kent mother was arrested for abusing staff and travelling on expired passport - not for drinking wine
A statement from the Dubai Attorney General said Ellie Holman was detained for profanity and photographing a government official and denied any inhumane treatment.
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Fearless father scales high-rise building to rescue son who 'escaped' through eighth-floor window
The fearless father free-climbed the building in the Nanhaiwanke Jinsejiayuan residential area in Foshan's Guicheng district in South China's Guangdong province to rescue his son.
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Trains face major disruptions after tractor ploughs over West Yorkshire rail track
The farmyard vehicle went on to the railway near Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday night.
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US media hits back at Donald Trump over attacks on 'fake news'
Around 350 news outlets have pledged to back the Boston Globe's calls for Donald Trump to stop attacking the media.
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Father arrested over death of man who allegedly attacked his teenage daughter in petrol station toilet
Melvin Harris allegedly attacked a man at a petrol station in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Man jailed for making hoax bomb call because he was late for his flight
Jacob Meir Abdellak was running late for his flight from Gatwick to Los Angeles so decided to contact police to report a bomb threat. Investigations revealed that 47-year-old Abdellak, of Amhurst Park, Hackney, London, was significantly late for the flight and became abusive when he was denied boarding by airline staff, who told him to return on another date to rearrange his flight. Sussex Police said it was later confirmed that the telephone number used to make the hoax call was the same number linked to the librarian’s booking.
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Kim Jong-nam murder: Judge rules there is enough evidence for two women to go on trial
Kim Jong-nam was assassinated at an airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur.
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NASA probe detects glowing ‘wall’ around our solar system
It's at the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space
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Refugee rocket scientist's hunt for work sparks viral Twitter campaign
Mary Engleheart shared a picture of Mohamed, who came to the UK as a child refugee and has two degrees in space engineering and is job-hunting.
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Global warming ‘will make tsunamis more common’, scientists warn
Coastal cities could be in danger
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NASA has just spotted a Muppet on the surface of Mars
There's life on Mars... designed by Jim Henson
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Police tell Essex shopkeeper to remove wanted poster because it breaches shoplifter's rights
The theft took place at a printing shop in Colchester, Essex.
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There's a '50-50' chance of a no-deal Brexit, warns Latvia's foreign minister
Latvia's foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics' told the BBC that the chance of a no-deal Brexit is "50-50".
