Facebook to act on illegal sale of Amazon rainforest
The social network changes its policy following a BBC investigation. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Poland stokes fears of leaving EU in ‘Polexit’
By challenging the core primacy of EU law, Poland fuels concerns it is heading towards the exit. BBC News – Europe
Gas prices: MPs pressure government on fuel costs for industry
Conservative MPs have joined industry leaders in calling for ministers to intervene on gas costs. BBC News – UK
Facebook apologises as services including Instagram hit again
The brief outage comes just days after Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp went down for hours globally. BBC News – US & Canada
How Somali women are breaking tradition to write novels
Somali story-telling has been turned on its head since the civil war and is no longer a male preserve. BBC News – Africa
Up to 1.5m more could struggle to pay energy bills next year
Rising gas and electricity bills will plunge many more households into fuel poverty next year, says charity. BBC News – Business