Firms planned record 800,000 redundancies last year

Despite the furlough scheme, employers decided to a record number of jobs during 2020.

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Coronavirus: How the pandemic has changed the world economy

Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.

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Vissarion: Is this Russian cult leader a fraud?

A mysterious Russian cult leader is accused of embezzling followers' funds and abusing them.

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Covid: Italian PM brands vaccine delay 'unacceptable'

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has warned he will take legal action against Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

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Krystina Arielle: Star Wars supports High Republic host after racist abuse

Krystina Arielle, the host of Star Wars: The High Republic Show, was attacked online.

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Navalny protests: Hundreds arrested in string of protests across Russia

The arrest of the Kremlin's fiercest critic sparks a string of protests across Russia.

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Larry King: Veteran US talk show host dies aged 87

The US host conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews, including with top politicians and celebrities.

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Sri Lanka Minister who promoted 'Covid syrup' tests positive

Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Sri Lanka's health minister, tested positive for Covid on Friday.

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Larry King: US TV legend who hosted 50,000 interviews

Larry King - who has died aged 87 - was one of the giants of US broadcasting.

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Loyal dog's six-day wait for poorly owner outside Turkish hospital

Boncuk waited outside a hospital in Turkey every day while her owner was being treated.

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Climate change: Six questions about the Cumbria coal controversy

Green groups are calling on the PM to cancel the project - but how was the decision reached?

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Alexei Navalny: Dozens detained in protests in eastern Russia

Russian authorities crack down on protests in support of jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny.

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Back inside the Wuhan market where Covid-19 was first traced

BBC China correspondent Robin Brant has visited the building housing Wuhan's famous 'wet' market.

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Trudeau conveys Keystone pipeline 'disappointment' to Biden

Despite the revoking of the Keystone XL permit, the Canadian PM hails "a new era" in bilateral ties.

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Afghan war: Biden administration to review Trump's Taliban deal

Officials say they want to check the group are "living up to its commitments" as violence continues.

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East West and Northumberland rail lines get £794m boost

The government says the funding will connect "left-behind" communities.

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Can a Nudge or two make us better savers?

A government-backed firm is looking for new ways to get people to put money aside for a "rainy day".

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National Guard: President Biden apologises over troops sleeping in car park

Photographs of hundreds of National Guard members sheltering underground sparked anger among lawmakers.

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What next for Trump - and Trumpism?

Stripped of presidential powers and silenced online, can Trump still make a political comeback?

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Wuhan marks its anniversary with triumph and denial

In the city where the virus first emerged there is now an insistence that it came from elsewhere.

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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni overcomes Bobi Wine challenge - for now

President Yoweri Museveni sees off another challenger despite the expectation surrounding Bobi Wine.

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Rémy Julienne: Stunt king to the stars who fell to Covid

Rémy Julienne was one of the world's top stunt artists, devising crashes and collisions in 1,400 films.

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Covid hand-outs: How different countries pay if you are sick

As the UK rejects £500 Covid pay outs, how are others countries getting people to stick to the rules?

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Islamic State tries to shore up relevance with Iraq carnage

Despite their territorial defeat, the extremists are striving to prove they still matter.

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Week in pictures: 16-22 January 2021

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

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How Joe Biden's ancestral Irish home is celebrating

Celebrations broke out across Ballina when Biden's presidential victory was declared - and for the young people of the town, it meant that anything was possible.

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Google says goodbye to giant internet balloons idea

Parent company Alphabet is scrapping Loon, a project set up to beam the internet to rural areas.

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China falling short of US trade deal targets

The country agreed to buy $200bn worth of US goods in a trade agreement signed one year ago.

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Trump impeachment: Republicans seek delay until February

Members of the ex-president's party say he deserves "a full and fair process that respects his rights".

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Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.

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Julie Payette: Canada governor general quits amid bullying claims

The Queen's representative says she is sorry for the lack of a healthy work environment at her office.

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Paula Badosa: Australian Open player 'sorry' after revealing she has Covid

Paula Badosa reveals she has the virus and apologises for making complaints about quarantine rules.

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Steinmetz trial: Swiss verdict for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial

The trial of Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is seen as the biggest corruption case in mining.

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Brexit: Retailers could burn goods stuck in EU

UK retailers may abandon goods EU customers want to return because it is cheaper than bringing them home.

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Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.

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Beckhams pay themselves £21m despite business losses

The couple paid themselves the sum despite heavy losses at Mrs Beckham's fashion brand.

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Premium Bonds operator NS&I 'must work hard to win back customers'

Its boss apologises after customers were left to wait an average of 20 minutes for calls to be answered.

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'I've never met my team but have lunch with them weekly'

Some firms are encouraging staff who are working from home to take their lunch breaks together.

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Manaus: Brazil's city on the Amazon river buckles under second Covid wave

Doctors in the Amazon's biggest city, Manaus, are struggling to control rising numbers of deaths and cases.

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Iraq bombing: IS says it was behind deadly suicide attacks in Baghdad

The jihadists said the biggest bombing in Iraq's capital for three years was aimed at Shia Muslims.

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Wuhan anniversary: How China tackled its Covid pandemic

The world's first coronavirus lockdown began in Wuhan a year ago - how has China changed since then?

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Facebook's Oversight Board to rule on Trump ban

The new board will decide whether the former president can use Facebook and Instagram again.

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Africa's long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine

Africa will have to wait "weeks if not months" before getting WHO-approved vaccines, officials say.

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The vehicle that got a village smiling

When her friends died in childbirth, a Nigerian woman hatched a plan to make a difference.

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Bridgerton second series 'exciting', says writer

The author behind the book speaks exclusively to the BBC about the news of a second series.

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Covid-19: Caring for five younger siblings at age 25

Vanessa Pérez, 25, and her siblings lost their mother to Covid. She's now the primary caregiver.

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Nissan says Brexit deal 'positive' and commits to UK

The Japanese car maker has told the BBC its Sunderland plant is secure for the long term.

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Covid: How a £20 gadget could save lives

Doctors say people should buy a pulse oximeter to monitor their oxygen levels at home.

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President Biden and unity: Can the next generation unify America?

Democrat Ala'a and Republican Caleb, both 16, on whether President Biden's call for unity can be achieved.

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Coronavirus: Hungary first in EU to approve Russian vaccine

Its health authorities give preliminary approval to the Russian-developed Sputnik V coronavirus jab.

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