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The seven-day-a-week life of a maid in Qatar
Maids in Qatar often work long hours without a day off, despite changes to employment law.
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The seven-day-a-week life of a maid in Qatar
Maids in Qatar often work long hours without a day off, despite changes to employment law.
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My dream holiday was a $30,000 scam
Social media is helping travel agents to impress clients, and sometimes to scam them.
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Deepfaked: ‘They put my face on a porn video’
Campaigner Kate Isaacs describes the horror of seeing her face digitally edited into an adult film.
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TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.
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'Claims I had sexsomnia destroyed my rape case'
Jade's case failed to reach court because it was suggested she may have a rare sleep disorder.
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Only 1% of disability hate crimes result in a charge
Research by two charities finds that only 1% of disability hate crimes results in a charge
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'I refused to get out of the car unless they took me home'
South Korean orphan Milton dreamed of making it to America, the land of his father. One day he seized his chance.
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The seven-day-a-week life of a maid in Qatar
Maids in Qatar often work long hours without a day off, despite changes to employment law.
![Adriane Trofin](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230228191958/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/65D1/production/_127756062_adriane_table.jpg)
My dream holiday was a $30,000 scam
Social media is helping travel agents to impress clients, and sometimes to scam them.
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Deepfaked: ‘They put my face on a porn video’
Campaigner Kate Isaacs describes the horror of seeing her face digitally edited into an adult film.
![Children are livestreaming for hours at a time begging for gifts on TikTok](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230228191958/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/135BE/production/_127049297_2tiktokthumbnailclean.jpg)
TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.
![Jade McCrossen-Nethercott](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230228191958/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/143EF/production/_126972928_1024-super-sexsomnia_still3.jpg)
'Claims I had sexsomnia destroyed my rape case'
Jade's case failed to reach court because it was suggested she may have a rare sleep disorder.
![Cassie Lovelock](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230228191958/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16AC6/production/_127007829_mediaitem127007823.jpg)
Only 1% of disability hate crimes result in a charge
Research by two charities finds that only 1% of disability hate crimes results in a charge
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'I refused to get out of the car unless they took me home'
South Korean orphan Milton dreamed of making it to America, the land of his father. One day he seized his chance.
![Adriane Trofin](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230228191958/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/65D1/production/_127756062_adriane_table.jpg)
My dream holiday was a $30,000 scam
Social media is helping travel agents to impress clients, and sometimes to scam them.
![Kate Isaacs](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230228191958/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/FD74/production/_127248846_1200-super-kate-isaacs-pdc_1226.jpg)
Deepfaked: ‘They put my face on a porn video’
Campaigner Kate Isaacs describes the horror of seeing her face digitally edited into an adult film.
![Children are livestreaming for hours at a time begging for gifts on TikTok](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230228191958/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/135BE/production/_127049297_2tiktokthumbnailclean.jpg)
TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.