On the 7th December 2018 the BBC published a news report outlining the double disadvantage of non-white women who experience lower wages than their male counterparts. The BBC sent freedom of information requests to 24 universities in the Russell Group of highly selective, research-based universities, and 22 responded.

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On the morning of the 12th of December, at least 48 Conservative MP’s had sent letters calling for a vote of no confidence in UK prime minister Theresa May. It is reported that the ballot will be this evening, and the result of the vote will be announced this night.

The Turkish-US High-Level Working Group on Syria met for the third time in Ankara. The group which included senior officials of Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs and National Defence and the US Departments of State and Defence came together regarding to continue the negotiations about strengthening the stability and the security of Syria.