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Wetherspoon’s: Pigs served without blankets after labour issue in supply chain
The British Meat Processors Association previously warned the UK was not attracting enough EU workers to help produce items such as pigs in blankets.
Pope abolishes ‘pontifical secret’ code in clergy sex abuse cases
Francis said the code of confidentiality no longer applies to abuse-related accusations.
Greta Thunberg has been named one of this year’s ten people who “mattered in science”
The 16 year old climate change activist is hailed alongside a neurologist who brought pigs' brains back to life and a palaeontologist who shook up humanity's family tree.
Hospital private contractor to be sued after infection scandal and unexplained child deaths
“At the heart of this scandal is not a contractual arrangement, but a catalogue of failings and a cover-up by hospital managers which led to a child losing their life.”
Democrats lay out Trump impeachment case as Republicans warned it could finish them
The president “betrayed the Nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections,” according to the 650-page report from the House Judiciary Committee.
Manufacturing falls at fastest rate since financial crisis – CBI
The latest survey by the Confederation of British Industry paints a grim picture for the last three months, but the sector is hopeful of a recovery.
Pound’s election gains wiped out over Johnson plans to block future Brextension
The pound dives after Johnson sets up another cliff-edge that creates "yet more months of uncertainty for investors".
Outrage at report over growing gap between number of rape reports and number of convictions
The Attorney General ordered the inspection to investigate why successful prosecutions had dropped by 52 per cent even though the number of rape allegations reported to police rose by 43 per cent.
Boeing to halt production of 737 Max plane after crashes
Boeing successfully lobbied regulators to keep any explanation of the system, called MCAS, from pilot manuals and training. After the crashes that killed 346 people, the company tried to blame the pilots, a US Senate hearing heard in October.