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Seven UK Labour MPs quit amid Brexit turmoil and a row over anti-Semitism
Seven British Labour MPs have quit their party, saying it has offered no coherent alternative to the Conservatives' strategy on leaving the European Union.

Shorter meetings, more time to upskill: What it's like having a four-day week?
The four-day week could be the antidote to those long-winded corporate meetings that drag on, cutting into productive hours. This according to marketer Emily Svadlenak, who has seen first-hand the impact of the four-day policy at...

Honda reportedly plans to shut UK factory, threatening 3500 jobs: MP
Honda closure "would be a shattering body blow at the heart of UK manufacturing", union says.

Clerical abuse: Film gets go-ahead after legal challenge
François Ozon's film documents claims of a cover-up of priest Bernard Preynat's alleged child abuse.

'Annihilation': Council halts drainage work after pile of dead eels found
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has been forced to halt drainage work near Puketapu after the death of dozens of native eels. A video circulating on social media showing a pile of dead eels on a grassy bank sparked outrage online...

Auckland car boot kidnapper avoids jail due to 'positive steps' in youth residence
Teen who snatched women from Auckland street will make better progress out of prison, judge rules.

League - NRL in ‘muddy waters’ if Jack de Belin stood down, says James Maloney
NSW Origin team-mate James Maloney backs troubled Dragons star to continue playing while presumed innocent.

'Digital gangsters': UK wants tougher rules for Facebook
British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that calls for tougher rules to keep Facebook and other tech firms from acting like "digital gangsters" and intentionally violating data privacy and competition laws.The report on...

Oma causes widespread damage to Solomons
Cyclone Oma has caused extensive damage to the Solomon Islands and officials are concerned for food security and health in some southern provinces.

Intimate video of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger leaked
An intimate video of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and former popstar girlfirned Nicole Scherzinger has been leaked online, according to reports.The pair previously dated between 2007 and 2015 after meeting at an MTV awards...

Words 'mother' and 'father' banned from school forms
A change to a law in France will see schools unable to refer to a child's parents as their "mother" or "father" on school documents, instead the titles will be replaced with "parent 1" and "parent 2".The amendment was passed in...

Tropical Cyclone Oma's path still unclear as forecasters wait for latest models
It is still unclear if Tropical Cyclone Oma will crash into New Zealand as weather forecasters wait to crunch numbers on the latest predictions. The question remains will it hit New Zealand or will it swoop past and play havoc on...

Kate Hawkesby: Bad poll for Simon Bridges, National must be thinking about pulling the pin
COMMENT: Another poll, another bad day for Simon Bridges.I said exactly these words about a week ago, but got poo pooed for speaking too soon, for citing just one poll, for jumping the gun.Well now we have poll number two, and...

'She's dead ... She's gone': Witness tells of emotional Reporoa crash site scene
A witness has described the heartbreaking scenes in Reporoa of seeing a distraught man rush to a woman's car that had crashed in a ditch.The witness, who did not want to be named but was one of the first on the scene south of Rotorua,...

Sean Fitzpatrick: England and Ireland have got All Blacks number for World Cup
NZ great tips "hugely competitive" World Cup and explains why northern heavyweights are biggest threat to AB hat-trick.

Jerome Kaino among stars vouching for Julian Savea after Toulon owner's attack
Toulon players past and present join Jerome Kaino in supporting ex-All Black after club owner's scathing attack.