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16 October 2017

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News imageRestaurant fizzy drink

Extra 10p on sugary drinks 'cut sales'

A fall in sales of high-sugar drinks in Jamie's Italian restaurant chain was linked to the levy and menu changes.

News imageIkea store

Is Ikea the Marmite of retailers?

The Swedish furniture giant has been in the UK for 30 years, and earned both fans and critics.

News imageGareth Glendall-Pickton

Homeless given one-way train tickets

One rough sleeper said his local council offered him a ticket to a city he had never been to before.

News imageMaxim Lapunov, 30, gives a press conference in Moscow on October 16, 2017

Chechen 'gay purge' victim speaks of torture

Maxim Lapunov says he spent 12 days in a blood-soaked cell, beaten, threatened and humiliated.

News imageCommander Rojda Felat waves a Syrian Democratic Forces flag in Raqqa on 17 October 2017

IS defeated in 'capital' Raqqa

A US-backed alliance says three years of jihadist rule in the northern Syrian city are over.

News imageLavinia Davolio

From sweets to furniture: The secrets of selling online

What's the best way to sell online? And how do you make sure your website really works?

News imageCommuters getting on to a Matatu, or private minibus, in Nairobi

Reality Check: Are women safer in single-sex carriages?

Women-only carriages have been trialled around the world, but do they work?

News imageTottenham striker Harry Kane

Tuesday's gossip column

Real Madrid planning £150m move for Harry Kane, Man City will vie with Barcelona for Julian Weigl, plus more.

News imageA British one pound sterling coin (R), and a one euro coin,

Reality Check: Does the UK owe the EU money?

Brexiters says there is no legal obligation for the UK to pay anything to leave the EU.

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