sign but his request was ignored they also haven't responded to a letter from the equality and human rights commission almost about the esky claims he's had no support from the local storage fees. so has actually been reported to me by to remain universe and because of a project i'm running for the last seven years which is the cation of integration into eastern european migrants they decided to sort of you know ask people how i followed the rules of the this country went to the police police told me it is nothing to do with then i've appealed and appealed has been upheld so it means they did everything in their power to you know to deal with vinson and then equality and human rights commission they keep saying that they only advisory body so they can do anything apart of giving advice you know i for exactly probably like many other people that if we see in a discrimination resign we're going to be able to go to the police and the signs going to be taken unfortunately the reality is a bit different and we have to learn to sort of corporator within this reality but we also trying to get a comment from

the equality and human rights commission had called the sign unlawful, and threatened to take enforcementdlines on bbc news: north korean state tv describes as an ‘act of war‘ new economic sanctions imposed by the united nations. pyongyang has vowed to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. the united nations has warned of a dire humanitarian situation in the southern philippines, which has been battered by an intense tropical storm. two men have died in a crash involving five vehicles that closed part of the m40 in oxfordshire for several hours last night. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, katherine downes. hello, good evening. saracens are up to second in the english premiership after they won 29—17 at leicester. saracens began the day fourth in the table and they took the early initiative and led 17—o after this jamie george try was converted. leicester fought back in front of a crowd of more than 23,000 at welford road. mathew tait's try helped reduce the deficit to seven points at half—time. but the visitors pulled away after the break, thanks to the boot of en

the equality and human rights commission had called the sign unlawful, and threatened to take enforcementnual christmas messages to pay tribute to those who help others. they also urge people to support those in need over the festive season. our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, has more. wishing everyone a happy christmas, the prime minister thanked those who help others during the festive period, like volunteers at faith projects and international aid workers. theresa may highlighted the courage and dedication of the emergency services who went to the grenfell tower tragedy and terrorist attacks in manchester and london. and she thanked the country's armed forces. this christmas, as people across the uk celebrate this special time of year with family and friends, we will do so secure in the knowledge that the valiant hearts of our service men and women, many far away from their own loved ones at this special time of year, are working to keep us safe. in his second christmas message as labour leader, jeremy corbyn called britain a compassionate nation, urging people to think of t

the equality and human rights commission had called the sign unlawful, and threatened to take enforcementn northern iraq, mosul is celebrating its first christmas since the city was taken by islamic state militants injune 201a. since then, iraqi christians were persecuted and driven out, while residents who remained were brutally oppressed until iraqi forces were able to retake the city. alan johnston reports. they gathered in mosul‘s cathedral, marking a christmas they will never forget, the first christmas after the war. under the rule of the islamic state militants this would have been impossible. there could be no christian worship in public. the community was persecuted and many fled. this was a coming together, not just of christians, fled. this was a coming together, notjust of christians, muslims helped prepare the church for this service. and they were here as well as the worship unfolded. mosul was the scene of months of ferocious street fighting. iraqi forces and their western allies battled to drive out the militants. thousands of civilians were killed and much damage was done

the equality and human rights commission had called the sign unlawful, and threatened to take enforcementh korean state tv describes as an ‘act of war‘ new economic sanctions imposed by the united nations. pyongyang has vowed to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. rescuers are searching for 150 missing people after a tropical storm in the philippines left another 200 dead. two people have been killed and four injured following a multiple vehicle crash on the mao in oxfordshire — the motorway has now reopened. opponents of president putin have held a series of mass rallies in cities across russia. alexei navalny, who's beenjailed in the past after persistent criticism of the president, told supporters he would stand against mr putin. however, it's not yet certain if officials will let him run. sarah rainsford has more. in this huge tent on a river beach on the outskirts of moscow, there are hundreds of people who have been queueing for some hours now, to show their support for alexei navalny, the anti—corru ption activist who wants to be president of russia. now he says that russians have ha

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the equality and human rights commission is expected to consider whether the government and the locallife. it will publish its conclusions in april, before the full findings of the official inquiry are known. the singer—songwriter chris rea collapsed on stage last night while performing at a concert in oxford. the 66 year old — who is best known for writing driving home for christmas — had a stroke last year. the ambulance service said it had taken a patient to hospital and he was in a stable condition. david davis has said that the breakthrough deal reached in brussels on friday is conditional on getting a transitional and trade agreement. labour's shadow brexit secretary has insisted that the uk must stay close to the single market. our political correspondent susan mendonca joins me. david davis appearing on television talking about the impact assessments where he was criticised last week when he appeared at the commons select committee and said that no work at being done on assessing the impact on various sectors of the economy. it goes back to february when david davis was asked

and you can tweet us using the hashtag bbcbreakfast. the equalities watchdog is to conduct its own review into the grenfell tower fire. 71 people died in the blaze, in west london injune. the equality and human rights commission government and the local council failed in their duty to protect life. it will publish its conclusions in april, before the full findings of the official inquiry are known. students in england are being encouraged to study for undergraduate degrees in two years rather than three. the university's ministerjo johnson says these shorter courses will save thousands of pounds in tuition fees — even though universities would be able to charge nearly 2,000 pounds more per year. andy moore reports. it was a conservative manifesto promised to introduce more to degree courses. and plenty that plan has proved tough going. the universities it will mean major changes to their schedules, with the prospect of the same or less schedules, with the prospect of the same oi’ less money schedules, with the prospect of the same or less money in income. 0ther government's own admission, the pickup so far has been pitiful, with only 0.2% of students on fast tracked degrees. the new scheme would see students

the equality and human rights commission is expected to consider whether the government and the localefore the full findings of the official inquiry are known. the singer—songwriter chris rea collapsed on stage last night while performing at a concert in oxford. the 66 year old — who is best known for writing driving home for christmas — had a stroke last year. the ambulance service said it had taken a patient to hospital and he was in a stable condition. now time for a look at the weather. a north i've enciphered —— a north—south divide. lots of sunshine. further south, a different story, very heavy snow has been falling cordons in all celsius of disruption and it has been pushing further northwards and eastwards over the last few hours, seeing the extent of the heavy snow from the central, northern wales, into the south—eastern areas of england. met office continue with their amber be prepared warning, treacherous conditions on the road and continue to be so as we head to the latter pa rt to be so as we head to the latter part of the afternoon. snowfall will continue to ease down, f

elizabeth prochaska the legal director of the equality and human rights commission who say they'll takeo are fishing in the uk legally. despite the seven years of very good work we put in to educate migrant anglers and educate fisheries owners who have different rules, regulations and traditions, you come across a place where the fishery owner decides to take a case into his own hands and decides to do things like this, which are not necessarily legal. when you say rules, regulations and traditions, you mean because some polish fishermen fish to take the food to eat, is that what you mean? yes, it is. it's a tradition to fish for food in the whole of europe. england is a place where you fish for sport, so... you are expected to throw the fish back? exactly, you catch, you take a photograph of it and you put it back. if you can imagine someone who has been fishing back in poland for 20—odd years with the mindset of going, catching a fish and cooking it, because this is how we have been growing up, and coming to a different country and being told, you have to catch the fish and release it

the equality and human rights commission is expected to consider whether the government and the localicial inquiry are known. the singer songwriter chris reay collapsed on stage last night at a concert in oxford. he had a stroke last year. the ambulance service said it had taken a patient to hospital and he was in a stable condition. lots of people have been getting in touch with snow pictures. severe snow is causing disruption across the country. we are on the bbc news channel until 9am this morning. still to come... blue planet has given us an amazing insight into the creatures in the ocea ns insight into the creatures in the oceans but we will hear how many are living on borrowed time unless more can be done to save their habitats. we are used to seeing sir bradley wiggins do this, but what about this? we will find out how he got on in his first races as a row. one of the biggest films of the year, how do you bring to life a bare like paddington. the team at click have been learning some of the tricks of the trade. all of that to come on the trade. all of that to come on the bbc ne

last week the equalities and human rights commission wrote to most of the top businesses in the uk saying. we have got to keep the pressure up. as forward. we have got to keep the pressure up. as consumers we shouldn't be dealing with businesses that don't treat their staff properly and put in place systems that enable their staff to be treated properly. thank you very much, tim. amy, thank you for coming news and sport on the way before 10am. before that, the weather. here is lucy. we have seen the snow. this photo sentin we have seen the snow. this photo sent in by a weather watcher in buckinghamshire. a cold night overnight last night. we saw temperatures down to minus 12 celsius in parts of northumberland and it will be a colder night still as we go through tonight. now, the weather today is dominated by this area of low pressure coming up from the south. it will bring rain and it could also bring snow for a time particularly over high ground and sleet. here is the radarfrom earlier, we have seen snow up in the north of scotland and that rain has fallen at snow at times today. as we m

claim go ahead and document these issues but you're doing so because at some later point in time you're going to go to the equal employment opportunity commission or the commission on human rights or you're going to go to a local lawyer and those are going to be the smoking gun items that are going to add to your contention that you were harassed in the workplace you worked in that i imagine your phone's ringing off the wall lately what should employers be doing right now. employers should be taking a look inward the proverbial look in their mirror they should be looking at the company culture that they have developed right now and they should look at the stories they're reading in the newspaper and ask themselves the question does this sound like us if it does you have a problem and you can empower all you want the h.r. organization but the bottom line is the buck stops at the top and works its way down so management needs to take the lead they need to say that we're no longer going to be the organization that we have been they're going to ensure that the environment is safe is free of any type of harassment is not a hostile work environment and only then can they go ahead and

equal, and destroys me a lot personally. >> reporter: he joined the law caucus in 1978 and fighting for affordable housing. then he led the human rights commission then he took on several roles in city government including the city administrator. he dedicated three decades of his life to public service. he was appointed to serve out the remainder of mr. newsom's term. he became the first asian america -- american mayor of san francisco. >> [ applause ] >> 2015 voters elected him to stay on in that role. a husband, father of two daughters who never set out on a path of politics, and his political legacy will live on. >> for more on his impact we are joined by claudine wong. >> reporter: it is interesting, they talked about the mayor off- camera, you forget about these moments that you do not see. i talked to a reverend this morning and we talked about him and what they remember about him and over and over again they talked about his humility, his sincerity, and the reverend talked about how he was at the hospital this morning and how he held his last prayer with them and his family. i can tell you that i know what that momus can -- moment could b

and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. european countries. also had no support from the local authorities. so it means they. didn't human rights commission they keep saying that they only advisory body so they you know i for exactly like many other people called a crowd just campaign to fund legal action and he's already raised. eight thousand pounds. quite positively actually positively surprised. you know i have a lot of positive comments about you know about the fund raising and a lot of commons encouraging me to me and other you know to fight to get removed if they want to. they more than happy to do so because it is a private. specific group of people to do and refuse your services only because he was born in need this is not how. i'm sure this is equal to. the potential future of independents will face a major milestone tomorrow when regional elections are held it's not clear if any pro-war independence parties will gain a majority of the elections were called by the spanish prime minister on october twenty seventh that followed a declaration of independence by the catalan parliament and the move prompted madrid to dissolve the reg