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Stories for October 19th 2017

• Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 07:13 UTC

  UK Creative Industries warn they rely heavily on freelance staff, mainly from EU

  

  The Creative Industries Federation (CIF) said the £87bn a year the sector generated for the economy was at risk if immigration was restricted. The sector relies heavily on freelance staff, many of whom are from the EU, and the CIF is urging the government to negotiate free movement of UK and EU workers for short-term projects.

• Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 06:57 UTC

  China has entered a “new era” and should “take centre stage in the world”, Xi announces

  

  China has entered a “new era” where it should “take centre stage in the world”, President Xi Jinping says. The country's rapid progress under “socialism with Chinese characteristics” shows there is “a new choice for other countries”, he told the Communist Party congress.