Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent& trading despite regulatory crackdown
Ladbrokes owner GVC Holdings has hailed an &excellent& trading performance over 2019 despite a year of regulatory upheaval.

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Uninhabited Bangladesh island made ready to house Rohingya refugees
A Bangladeshi island regularly submerged by monsoon rains is ready to house 100,000 Rohingya refugees, but no date has been announced to relocate people from the crowded and squalid camps where they have lived for years, officials said.

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Japanese minister sets precedent by taking paternity leave to be with son
Japanenvironment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave, still a rarity in Japan where men are under pressure to put work before family.

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2019 caps fifth year of falling sales for retailers
The UK high street has recorded its fifth consecutive year of falling sales, figures show.

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British sisters 'found unconscious in bathroom' die in PakistanBritish sisters 'found unconscious in bathroom' die in Pakistan

Two British sisters have died in Pakistan after reportedly being found unconscious in a bathroom.

The women, aged 17 and 25, were visiting the country with their parents to honour their late grandfather, according to Pakistani media.

They were found unconscious in the bathroom of a property in the village of Mirpur, northeastern Pakistan, following

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A former MMA fighter has been suspended as a Sinn Fein councillor over "beyond offensive" remarks about underage girls - a day after he was forced to apologise for comments he made about Ireland's prime minister.

Paddy Holohan - who was known as "The Hooligan" - had claimed on his podcast there were "some f****** scum women out there" and underage

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