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Thousands of modern slavery victims estimated in New Zealand, report finds
One estimate puts modern slavery in New Zealand at 8000 victims.

All 45 seats now officially declared says Bougainville Electoral Commissioner
All votes from Bougainville's election have now been counted, and all winning candidates have been declared, Bougainville's Electoral Commissioner says.

NZ, Australia agree on new trade standards deal, eye WTO reform
New Zealand and Australia trade ministers vowed to deepen economic ties amid changes in the global market.

Detectives haunted by case of toddler murdered by grandparents
Investigators in the murder of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths say the brutality stays with them.

'We put out fires for decades, now we want our pension'
Retained firefighters in Leicestershire say they are still waiting for the pensions they fought for.

He reads, buys flowers and plays the ukulele. A dream man or is it all a performance?
Competitors with tote bags full of sanitary pads and feminist literature faced off in central London.

We need hospitals more than football stadiums, say Morocco's young protesters
Morocco will soon have the world's largest football stadium but this has angered many young people who want better services.

They're making sex jokes in Saudi: Inside the controversial comedy festival
A-listers including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Jack Whitehall have faced a backlash over the event.

Fatal attack revives debate over controversial shark nets in Australia
The use of controversial shark nets was about to be scaled back in Sydney when a surfer was killed.

Gisèle Pelicot returns to court after trial made her an icon - and tore her family apart
A rift has emerged between Gisèle Pelicot - the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history - and her eldest children

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison
Combs apologised to his mother, children, and victims, specifically naming his two ex-girlfriends, Casandra Ventura and "Jane".

‘Pathetic’: School kids’ Aussie trip in jeopardy after fundraiser firewood stolen
The Foxton Primary School fundraiser was to support its year eight students on a trip to Australia’s Gold Coast.

We need hospitals more than football stadiums, say Morocco's young protesters

Bodies of Hamas terrorists dragged through the streets as terror group targets Gazan clan

Police at event in Papatoetoe, Auckland
The Serious Crash Unit is on site at McDonald Road.

'Brave' Man Utd make 'statement' in Chelsea draw
Manchester United end Chelsea's 100% start to the Women's Super League season in a "statement" draw, but they were left wanting more.

'World-class' Semenyo fires Bournemouth to 'unthinkable' heights
While Bournemouth stars were leaving left, right and centre in the summer, one stayed - Antoine Semenyo - and he has taken the team up to second spot.

Scientists grow mini human brains to power computers
BBC News goes inside the lab powering computers with 'mini brains' grown from human cells.

Money paid but no ship: The around-the-world cruise that is yet to set sail
The BBC has been speaking to retirees who want the firm selling the cruise to stop advertising and refund their deposits.

'Mourners vent their anger at Lammy' and 'PM's warning on protests'
The emerging details of the Manchester synagogue attack continue to dominate the papers' front pages.

Sales of electric cars hit record high in September
Sales of fully electric or hybrid vehicles made up more than half of all new car registrations in the UK last month.

Wind and rain warnings as Storm Amy hits parts of UK
Some schools in Northern Ireland are closed, while several rail services and ferries in Scotland have been cancelled.