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Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights.The move comes amid widespread anger in Tunisia, with rights groups condemning “racist and discriminatory”

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A Scottish golf resort owned by US President Donald Trump will no longer qualify for a controversial tax break.A change in the Scottish government’s recent budget will remove Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire from a business rates relief scheme.The Sunday Herald

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A Scottish MP has stepped up his campaign to outlaw unpaid “trial shifts” which he said have become common in the UK.Stewart McDonald, who represents Glasgow South, has written to every MP asking them to back a Private Members’ Bill.The proposed law

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Bitcoin plunged on Friday, extending a fall that saw the crypto-currency lose almost a third of its value from a record of nearly $20,000 (£15,000).The crypto-currency’s price dipped below $11,000 on Friday, according to the Coindesk exchange website, before

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Move into your dream home and the dog immediately chews the new sofa. The result: more stress which, according to an expert, was probably the cause of the furniture destruction in the first place.”Dogs will pick up on your stress when moving house,” says

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More and more people around the world are choosing to “marry” themselves in symbolic ceremonies, and businesses are catering to the trend. But what motivates someone to say “yes” to themselves?In the summer of 2000, New York-based performance

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Amazon has apologised to a customer who was emailed what he felt were “coded death threats” by a call centre worker.Michael Jacobson received five book recommendations including Death, Follow You Home and Suicide’s An Option, he told BBC Radio

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The UK government must take action to stop thousands of steelworkers being transferred into a pension scheme that offers them fewer benefits, says an MP. Friday is the deadline over whether or not to join a new pension scheme. Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock wants

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Two class action lawsuits have been launched against Apple in the US following the tech giant’s admission that it slows down older models of the iPhone as they age.Apple has said that it did this to “prolong the life” of the devices and maximise

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A Swaziland firm producing decorative hand-made candles is competing with mass-produced rivals from China, and shipping them all over the world. The BBC’s Africa Business Report visited Swazi Candles just outside the capital Mbabane, to find out more.

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