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Brett Kavanaugh: Trump defends judge amid new misconduct claims

US President Donald Trump has angrily defended Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who is facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct.A former university classmate of Justice Kavanaugh's has said he exposed himself at a student party and engaged in other...

General Motors faces strike by almost 50,000 staff

Almost 50,000 General Motors workers have been called out on strike after America's biggest carmaker failed to reach a pay and conditions deal with the United Auto Workers union (UAW)."We do not take this lightly. This is our last resort," UAW vice-president Terry...

Casey Viner: Teenage US gamer jailed over deadly 911 hoax

Media playback is unsupported on your device A US teenager has been jailed for 15 months for involvement in a prank call leading to an innocent man's death.Casey Viner, 19, from Ohio, conspired with fellow gamer Tyler Barriss to make a so-called "swatting" call to...

Jojo Rabbit: Nazi satire wins top Toronto film award

The film Jojo Rabbit has won the influential People's Choice Award at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).The World War II satire about a young boy in 1940s Germany who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their house stars Scarlett...

Virginia removes requirement to declare race on marriage forms

Couples in the US state of Virginia will no longer have to declare their race in order to get a marriage certificate, its attorney-general says.Mark Herring issued new legal guidance after three couples filed a lawsuit calling the statute "unconstitutional" and...

Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities

Oil prices hit their highest in four months after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply.At the start of trading, Brent crude jumped 19% to $71.95 a barrel, while the other major benchmark, West Texas...

Illegal work practices 'far too common' says think tank study

About one in 20 workers does not get paid holidays, while one in 10 does not get a payslip, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation think tank.It found workers over the age of 65 are most likely to not have paid holidays, despite a legal entitlement to 28...

General Motors faces strike by almost 50,000 staff

Almost 50,000 General Motors workers have been called out on strike after America's biggest carmaker failed to reach a pay and conditions deal with the United Auto Workers union (UAW)."We do not take this lightly. This is our last resort," UAW vice-president Terry...

Thomas Cook 'racing to finalise rescue deal'

Thomas Cook has said it is "focused on completing" a rescue deal amid reports that some lenders could vote against the terms of the agreement.The troubled travel firm is understood to be in last minute negotiations with bondholders to approve a takeover by Chinese...