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* Children aged 5, 8 and 11 killed in US school shooting before suspect shot by bystander
[1 hours old]: A teacher was also killed in the attack at the Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend, Oregon, police say.

- Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow
[8 hours old]: BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

. Drop-off charges at UK airports to be reviewed after sharp increase
[43 hours old]: Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[205 hours old]: Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[973 hours old]: Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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* British father fined for causing his two-year-old son's death in Cyprus hotel fall
[0 hours old]: Joshua Foster "lost control" of his son while showing him the view of a water park from a window.

* Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvest
[1 hours old]: Israeli settlers were seen attacking Palestinian farmers and setting fire to olive trees in the West Bank.

* Norwegian teen 'hitman' detained for UK murder plot
[0 hours old]: Johannes Natland, 19, travelled to West Yorkshire to carry out a "hit" in March last year.

* Burnham invites Swinney to work together on 'deeper Scottish devolution'
[0 hours old]: The prime minister said he wanted regions to have more power while on his first substantive trip to Scotland since moving into Downing Street.

* Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?
[0 hours old]: Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.

* Catherine says nature can help children's emotional growth
[1 hours old]: The Princess of Wales launches a project encouraging a greater emphasis on children learning from nature.

- Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader 'more difficult to deal with than Putin'
[2 hours old]: The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

- Sex was 'huge preoccupation for Russell Brand', ex-flatmate tells trial
[2 hours old]: The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, which he denies.

* We must save water as drought becomes new normal, says minister
[0 hours old]: Severe drought was declared across parts of southern England after months of low rainfall.

- Ten-year-old Willow among children to benefit from pioneering same-day test to spot infections
[12 hours old]: Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.

- Police officer who raped two women jailed for 12 years
[2 hours old]: Campbell Petrie was found guilty of physical and sexual abuse towards the women between 2006 and 2023.

- The hero dinner lady who died saving five children in the Aberfan disaster
[7 hours old]: As coal slurry engulfed the school, the dinner lady threw her body on five children, protecting them.

- Your child didn't get a party invite - here’s what to do
[1 hours old]: This very common scenario can be sad for little ones but there are ways you can help them.

- 'People call them pervert glasses': Blind users fear backlash over smart tech
[7 hours old]: Concerns about the use of smart glasses are having an affect on visually-impaired users.

- I find it quite demoralising in store - why I do all my shopping online
[13 hours old]: After Primark announced plans for home delivery, we hear from women who never go into clothes stores.

- They fled Russia, but the West sent them back
[8 hours old]: Over the past year there has been a stark rise in anti-government activists deported to Russia from the EU and US where they were seeking refuge.

- Our business ads were taken down for saying 'pregnancy' on Instagram
[12 hours old]: Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media. So what's really happening?

- Mother of Henry Nowak's killer could be released early
[3 hours old]: Kiran Kaur, 53, was found guilty of assisting an offender and was jailed for three years in July.

- Sparks fly at the Celebrity Traitors round table and a 'terrifying' death parade
[14 hours old]: The celebrities turn on each other at the round table, and have to beat the death walkers for their mission.

- Doctor regrets not going to police earlier about Lucy Letby
[4 hours old]: Dr Stephen Brearey was the lead neonatal consultant at the hospital where the nurse worked.

- Banks expect to be hit with higher taxes in Budget
[2 hours old]: Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.

* Wildlife park reopens after man killed by tiger
[0 hours old]: Yorkshire Wildlife Park says the decision was made after 'engagement with the relevant authorities'.

- 'Massive challenge' to protect paedophile ex-MP Donaldson from harm in jail
[2 hours old]: The former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse against two women when they were children.

- The Olympic sprinter now bedbound for 22 hours a day
[7 hours old]: Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.

- Rew, 18, to captain England Lions in West Indies
[2 hours old]: The elevation of teenager Thomas Rew to Lions captain is a further sign of the high regard he is held in by the England hierarchy and follows him being given his first senior call-up and central contract.

- The rapid rise of a former art dealer to Europe's hottest young manager
[6 hours old]: How Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler has gone from Germany's fifth tier to being reportedly of interest to Manchester United.

- Does the Premier League 'Big Six' still exist?
[7 hours old]: For years the Premier League has had a defined 'Big Six', comprised of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur., but could this era be coming to an end?

* NRL gap a factor in France's heavy defeat by Samoa, says boss
[0 hours old]: France boss Laurent Frayssinous suggests the gap between the NRL and Super League was a huge factor in their 78-4 defeat by Samoa at the Men's Rugby League World Cup.

- Chelsea's James out for three months after knee surgery
[4 hours old]: Chelsea captain Reece James is set to miss three months of action after undergoing knee surgery.

- Living with a stink? Technology might help
[13 hours old]: Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

- Fuel costs squeezing margins for some businesses
[7 hours old]: Diesel recently topped £2 per litre and there is concern that a duty freeze will not go far enough.

- 'TV and cheap booze' blamed for landlord quitting
[8 hours old]: Lincolnshire has lost 27% of its pubs and bars since 2009 and some are calling on the government to act against cheap supermarket booze.

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. Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
[22 hours old]: The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.

. 'I paid thousands to a company for jobs that never came'
[19 hours old]: Apurv Patel is one of several people who say they were promised job opportunities that did not appear.

. How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections
[38 hours old]: Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.

. AI giant Anthropic woos potential investors ahead of stock market debut
[25 hours old]: It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.

. Healey says surprise UK growth is 'sign of resilience' ahead of Budget
[23 hours old]: The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.

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. Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
[44 hours old]: The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant's total workforce worldwide.

. Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
[45 hours old]: Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.

. Faisal Islam: What surprise praise for UK economy tells us about the Budget
[50 hours old]: On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.

. Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeks
[47 hours old]: Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.

. US inflation rises more than expected - here's what is happening with prices
[45 hours old]: The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.

. Civil servant faked illness with make-up to juggle five jobs, court hears
[49 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs while working from home.

. Wayfair among firms fined millions for misleading sales tactics
[48 hours old]: The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.

. 'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
[52 hours old]: Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

. Hundreds of Royal Mail staff quitting each week under new efficiency plans
[53 hours old]: The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.

. Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss
[56 hours old]: Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.

. Bank of America hit with .2bn fine for money laundering failings
[59 hours old]: The bank inadequately flagged transactions linked to potential Chinese money laundering networks, the Treasury said.

. As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
[38 hours old]: With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.

. How long will humans be needed for translation?
[62 hours old]: AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

. Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
[181 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

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[31 hours old]: About 6,000 workers in NI are paid the Real Living Wage - which is voluntarily paid to reflect the cost of living.

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