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Nov 5, 2026 - World

Hundreds of thousands demonstrate over cost of living and cuts to public services as 70,000 police officers deployedHundreds of thousands of people have marched in cities across France in the latest round of street demonstrations, as trade unions put pressure on the government with a general strike over the cost of living and cuts to public services.Striking teachers, hospital staff and rail workers joined high school and university students in largely peaceful demonstrations in Paris and other cities on Thursday amid a high police presence of 70,000 officers. Continue reading...

Nov 5, 2026 - World

British College of Aesthetic Medicine launches checklist as part of ‘vet it before you get it’ campaignCosmetic tourism is often sold as a package of sun, sea and surgery, but experts have said travelling overseas for procedures can end in infections, disfigurement and death.Nora Nugent, a consultant plastic surgeon and former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said travelling to countries such as Turkey for surgery came with myriad risks – and not just on the operating table. Continue reading...

Nov 5, 2026 - World

New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minorsThe superstar K-pop group NewJeans signed restrictive record label contracts that waived their right to “sleep, rest and free choice”.A new report from the New York Times found that the contracts were signed when the members of the record-breaking girl group were aged 14 to 17. Continue reading...

Nov 5, 2026 - World

Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe EU is seeking a firmer pledge from the British government to guarantee European students discounted rates on university tuition fees before a much-anticipated summit this month.At a meeting of senior EU diplomats on Wednesday, at least six member states called for a clear commitment from the UK by the time of the summit that EU students will pay the lower domestic rate of university tuition fees. Continue reading...

Nov 5, 2026 - World

A defiant Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he wouldn't back down after this week's midterm elections saw Democrats take control of both houses of Congress.