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8 February 2018 Related TopicsWestminster sexual harassment scandal Image copyright PA A Parliamentary working group set up in response to allegations of sexual harassment and bullying at Westminster is due to report its findings later. A cross-party group has been examining reforms of the workplace culture amid claims against MPs and staff. After allegations started emerging last year two cabinet ministers stood down and several MPs from different parties were s…

8 February 2018 Related TopicsWestminster sexual harassment scandal Image copyright PA A Parliamentary working group set up in response to allegations of sexual harassment and bullying at Westminster is due to report its findings later. A cross-party group has been examining reforms of the workplace culture amid claims against MPs and staff. After allegations started emerging last year two cabinet ministers stood down and several MPs from different parties were s…

US Senate's bipartisan spending-hike budget is 'monstrosity' 7 February 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Senators Schumer and McConnell arrived at Congress together to announce the deal US budget hawks have labelled a plan to hike defence and domestic spending by hundreds of billions of dollars …

4 February 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Reports say the government is considering cutting up to 2,000 marines Cutting the number of Royal Marines and the ships they use to carry out beach landings would significantly undermine UK security, MPs have warned. There is speculation the government is considering axing up to 2,000 marines and the Royal Navy's two specialist landing ships in a s…

President Trump: NHS 'going broke and not working' 5 February 2018 Image copyright AFP US President Donald Trump has claimed the NHS is "going broke and not working" as he targeted rival Democrats pushing for a universal health system. In his tweet he also said "thousands of people are marching" about it. This was believed to be a reference to a Save the NHS march on Down…

John Worboys: Victims 'can challenge release decision' 7 February 2018 Related TopicsJohn Worboys case Image copyright Peter Macdiarmid/LNP Image caption John Worboys was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex attacks on women in his taxi Two of John Worboys' victims have been given the go ahead to challenge…

John Worboys: Victims 'can challenge release decision' 7 February 2018 Related TopicsJohn Worboys case Image copyright Peter Macdiarmid/LNP Image caption John Worboys was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex attacks on women in his taxi Two of John Worboys' victims have been given the go ahead to challenge…

Germany coalition talks: Merkel's conservatives and SPD clinch deal 7 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Angela Merkel's party suffered heavy losses in Germany's election last year Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have reached an agreement on a coalition government with C…

7 February 2018 Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has pleaded guilty to having indecent images of children. Venables, who has lifelong anonymity, pleaded guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children and one of possessing a paedophile manual. The 35-year-old appeared by videolink at the Old Bailey. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a sm…

7 February 2018 Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, pleads guilty to having indecent images of children This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article

North Korea leader's sister to visit South for Olympics 7 February 2018 Image copyright KCNA Image caption Kim Yo-jong in a 2015 picture of her brother touring a military unit The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is to attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, whic…

Tesco faces record £4bn equal pay claim By Kamal Ahmed Economics editor 7 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Tesco is facing Britain's largest ever equal pay claim and a possible bill running to £4bn. Thousands of women who work in Tesco stores could receive back pay totalling £20,000 if the legal challenge demanding parity with men w…

Tesco faces record £4bn equal pay claim By Kamal Ahmed Economics editor 7 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Tesco is facing Britain's largest ever equal pay claim and a possible bill running to £4bn. Thousands of women who work in Tesco stores could receive back pay totalling £20,000 if the legal challenge demanding parity with men w…

EU wants to restrict single market access to UK 6 February 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright Getty Images The European Union wants to be able to restrict the UK's access to its single market if there is a dispute after Brexit, a leaked document suggests. The power to suspend "certain benefits" would apply during the post-Brexit transition phase before the final ar…

EU wants to restrict single market access to UK 6 February 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright Getty Images The European Union wants to be able to restrict the UK's access to its single market if there is a dispute after Brexit, a leaked document suggests. The power to suspend "certain benefits" would apply during the post-Brexit transition phase before the final ar…