Southampton 1-2 West Brom: Phillips powers Baggies to victory

Matt Phillips provided a goal and an assist as Tony Pulis"s side ended 2016 with a morale-boosting victory at St Mary"s Stadium
West Brom came from behind to defeat Southampton and move above them in the top-half of the table.
Shane Long opened the scoring before half-time, but Matt Phil..

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Pensions Regulator needs stronger powers, MPs say

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sir Philip Green is under pressure to pay as much as £350m into the BHS pension scheme MPs have called for the Pensions Regulator to be given much stronger powers to thwart rogue employers who fail to support their pension schemes.
The Commons Work and Pensions Committee says the regulator should have the power to impose “punitive fines” of as much as £1bn.
Following the collapse of the BHS pension scheme, the MPs say the regulator itself needs to be reformed.
Specifically, it should intervene much earlier if a scheme is in trouble.
“It is difficult to imagine the Pensions Regulator would still be having to negotiate with Sir Philip Green [former owner of BHS] if he had been facing a bill of £1bn, rather than £350m,” said Frank Field, who chairs the committee.
“He would have sorted the pension scheme long ago. The measures we set out in this report are intended to reduce the chance of another scheme going down the BHS route,” the MPS added.
“We ..

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Republican legislators in North Carolina curb the powers of the incoming Democratic governor

WHEN, last week, Pat McCrory finally admitted defeat in North Carolina’s governor’s contest, belatedly abandoning his graceless demand for a recount, it looked as if Republican efforts to sway the state’s elections had finally been exhausted. A voter-ID rule, and other restrictions passed by Republican legislators, had been thrown out by a federal court that..

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Supreme Court to hear government appeal over Brexit powers

Image copyright Supreme Court Image caption The 11 Supreme Court justices, pictured with Lord Toulson (top row, far left who is now retired) will all preside over the government"s appeal The Supreme Court will begin a landmark legal hearing on Monday into whether Parliament"s consent is required before official Brexit negotiations can begin.
Its 11 justices will hear a government appeal against last month"s High Court ruling that only Parliament has the authority to trigger Article 50.
The hearing, to be streamed live by the BBC, is expected to last four days, but the verdict is not due until next year.
The outcome will have implications for Theresa May"s strategy for EU exit.
What is the Article 50 case all about? Who are the 11 Supreme Court justices? What if ministers lose? Who is the woman behind the Brexit case? The UK voted to leave the EU, by a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%, in a referendum in June.
The prime minister has said she intends to officially notify..

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EU"s Mogherini urges world powers to broke Syria peace deal at Geneva talks

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