He claimed this had created a two-tier system with some employees who were facing dismissal threatening to make claims against their employer based on gender or racial discrimination to win a larger payout.

BBC: Tribunals (Maximum Compensation Awards) Bill

The humiliating 3-2 Euro-Africa Zone Group Two loss in Vilnius leaves Britain facing a July play-off against Turkey to avoid demotion to the Davis Cup's lowest tier.

BBC: Andy Murray (l) and John Lloyd

"We are going to be facing a very tough game, but this is a great opportunity for us to play against a tier-one rugby nation, " Tafua said.

BBC: Stowers leads Samoa against Wales

This reflects a strange disjunction between the optimism of the top-tier boomers--venture capitalists, academics and the self-described progressives--and the realities facing most Californians.

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