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- Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment
[8 hours old]: The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1375 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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- Parents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the story
[2 hours old]: The BBC has spoken to parents of some of the children who survived the knife attack, who believe they have been given insufficient support because of the anonymity order.

- Andrew investigation police renew call for information
[2 hours old]: The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

- Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies'
[7 hours old]: Cuba's foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to "instigate a military aggression".

- Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high
[8 hours old]: The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.

- Prepare for half-term queues at Dover due to EU border process, port says
[8 hours old]: It is the first holiday period since the EU's new border system was fully implemented.

- 'Monitoring the situation': Why young men are drawn to prediction markets
[8 hours old]: Prediction markets are a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, and appeal disproportionately to young men

- Why two young England stars are set to miss the World Cup squad
[9 hours old]: Two years ago Phil Foden and Cole Palmer were England's future. Now, they cannot even get into the squad amid fierce rivalry for the number 10 role.

- Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada
[5 hours old]: Voters in the western province will decide next October whether they want to stay in Canada or move ahead with a process for a binding independence referendum.

- Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
[8 hours old]: John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

- Race Across the World series six winners crowned
[11 hours old]: The latest series culminated on Thursday with a dash through snow-covered Hatgal in northern Mongolia.

- Nascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41
[8 hours old]: Busch's representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.

- 'We're meant to dance': Radio 1's Big Weekend has one focus on its first day
[7 hours old]: Thousands are expected to attend this year's festival in Sunderland, with Fatboy Slim headlining on Friday.

- Hamnet author Maggie O'Farrell on her new novel and keeping her Bafta in the basement
[2 hours old]: Maggie O'Farrell's new novel, Land, is published after the success of the film adaptation of Hamnet.

- 'We are resilient': As San Diego's Muslim community reels from mosque shooting, it refuses to be intimidated
[6 hours old]: Thousands attend funeral prayers for the three victims of Monday's deadly shooting at the Islamic Centre of San Diego.

- Weekly quiz: Eurovision went mad for Bangaranga - but who gave the UK its only point?
[13 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

- We swapped city life for a tiny island with more sheep than people
[2 hours old]: Lois Roberts and Aron Llwyd, the new wardens of Bardsey Island, said they were craving a "different challenge".

- Fans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show
[7 hours old]: The late-night host will appear behind his CBS desk for the final time after the network announced last summer that the show would end after 11 seasons.

- The Papers: 'Net migration almost halves' and 'Paint the town claret'
[2 hours old]: New figures show falling migration levels and Aston Villa fans return to Birmingham leads Friday's papers.

- Stephen Colbert joined by Sir Paul McCartney for The Late Show finale
[1 hours old]: The host joined Sir Paul and the band to close out the show with a performance of the Beatles' Hello, Goodbye.

- US to send 5,000 more troops to Poland, Trump says
[4 hours old]: The announcement comes a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country.

* Government borrowing higher than expected in April
[0 hours old]: Borrowing, the difference between spending and income from taxes, was £24.3bn last month.

- UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s
[8 hours old]: The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

- Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards
[9 hours old]: Lola Young helped to honour Elton John at Thursday's event, which celebrates the craft of songwriting.

- Record 274 climbers scale Everest via Nepal in one day
[6 hours old]: The summit bonanza comes after a late start to this climbing season due to earlier route obstructions.

- The Rachel Reeves "Fun" Tax Cuts
[10 hours old]: Cheaper amusement parks, theatre tickets and kid's meals.

- How Palmer and Foden lost ruthless Tuchel's battle for number 10 roles
[9 hours old]: Two years ago Phil Foden and Cole Palmer were England's future. Now, they cannot even get into the squad amid fierce rivalry for the number 10 role.

* Foden and Palmer to miss out on World Cup squad
[0 hours old]: Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are set to miss out when Thomas Tuchel names his 26-man England squad on Friday for this summer's World Cup.

- Southampton's Eckert authorised spying missions
[13 hours old]: Southampton's spying was authorised by head coach Tonda Eckert and was a "contrived and determined plan from the top down to gain a competitive advantage", an independent disciplinary panel says.

- How a kickboxing legend & Statham's pal landed a shot at Usyk
[2 hours old]: Dutchman Rico Verhoeven discusses his kickboxing career, friendship with A-list celebrities and how he landed a shot at Oleksandr Usyk.

- From Benidorm beaches to Barcelona - the rise of Lopez
[2 hours old]: With the Women's Champions League final between Barcelona and Lyon on Saturday, BBC Sport takes a look at the extraordinary rise of football's next global superstar, Vicky Lopez.

- Verstappen hints at F1 stay with racing set to go 'back to normal'
[9 hours old]: Max Verstappen says planned changes to Formula 1's engine rules for next year would return racing "almost back to normal".

- Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms
[4 hours old]: It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.

- Love factually: Dating start-ups promise to cut the cheats
[8 hours old]: Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

- Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district
[11 hours old]: The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

- Cheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer
[13 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.

- Government pledges £120m to support ceramics firms
[12 hours old]: Rob Flello, boss of Ceramics UK, says the support recognises the importance of the industry.

- Walmart warns US shoppers are cutting spending as higher petrol prices bite
[13 hours old]: The retail giant said it expects customers to cut back in the coming months due to higher pump prices.

- Cost of living measures 'missed opportunity', says Welsh first minister
[14 hours old]: Rhun ap Iorwerth says "deeper" action on energy prices would be better than the chancellor's moves.

* Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts
[0 hours old]: Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

* Jailed tycoon's Birkin bags sell for over half a million dollars
[1 hours old]: The luxury handbags sold in a government auction in Ho Chi Minh.

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. Trump gets 'forever' immunity on his past tax affairs
[35 hours old]: The US president's extraordinary new deal for himself and members of his family

. The real-life story of the original rebel girls of football
[74 hours old]: The incredible real-life story of the original rebel girls of football – the Corinthians.

. Alex Batty vanished at 11. Now he tells his story
[218 hours old]: At 11 years old, Alex thought he was going on holiday. Instead, he vanished for six years.

. Chris Mason: VAT cut on summer fun - the announcement that didn't leak
[19 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils measures aimed at helping families with the cost of living - but is it enough?

. EasyJet boss says summer flights won't be hit by jet fuel shortages
[20 hours old]: The airline has seen no problems with fuel, but says people are booking later because of uncertainty caused by the Iran war.

. Nvidia's latest record earnings fail to impress investors
[20 hours old]: The chip giant reported more stellar results but its shares fell after-hours as investors wonder if it can keep up its pace of growth amid greater competition.

. UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
[23 hours old]: The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical

. SpaceX files for stock market debut that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
[25 hours old]: Musk's rocket-maker and satellite internet provider will trade under the ticker SPCX

. Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus
[25 hours old]: The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.

. TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says Ofcom
[24 hours old]: YouTube said it worked with experts to provide appropriate experiences. TikTok said it was disappointed Ofcom had not acknowledged its safety features.

. Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'
[20 hours old]: Wes Streeting is proposing reforms to capital gains tax, as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.

. Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs
[38 hours old]: A minister confirms talks have taken place but says there will be no mandatory cap on essential food prices.

. Elon Musk's X fined for not complying with Australia's child protection laws
[25 hours old]: The social media giant will pay A0,000 plus legal costs, ending a three-year legal saga.

. Fuel duty freeze extended until the end of the year
[42 hours old]: Fuel duty was initially cut by 5p in March 2022, under the Conservative government.

. UK waters down new Russian oil sanctions as fuel prices rise
[42 hours old]: The change reflects increasing supply concerns over certain fuels due to the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

. Inflation falls to 2.8% but is expected to rise from here
[45 hours old]: Energy prices were lower due to the government's energy bill support package and lower wholesale prices before the Iran war.

. Boss of Sarah Ferguson-linked firm used royal links to threaten worker with jail
[50 hours old]: In a recording obtained by the BBC, the worker was threatened with jail for allegedly hacking emails at lifestyle app vVoosh.

. 'Ghost brokers' targeting 17 to 25 year-olds with fake car insurance online
[50 hours old]: The finance watchdog warns bogus brokers are selling fake car insurance through social media.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[32 hours old]: Campaigners in Barbuda, Grenada and Jamaica say they can no longer access their coastlines.

. Robo-top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt
[80 hours old]: Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.

. Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
[96 hours old]: The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

. Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
[98 hours old]: One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

. Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
[176 hours old]: It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
[218 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly
[200 hours old]: The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

. Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
[248 hours old]: Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.

. Cyber-crime increasingly coming with threats of physical violence
[272 hours old]: While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.

. How Sir David Attenborough built 'Green Hollywood'
[313 hours old]: The city is responsible for 80% of the world's natural history TV shows.

. How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
[311 hours old]: Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.

. Gulf economies face long-term hit from Iran conflict
[368 hours old]: Commentators say it will take years or even decades to repair the damage.

. Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
[416 hours old]: Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

. Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?
[512 hours old]: It's cheaper and faster to collect people's opinions using AI, but will it make polls more accurate?

. The young people rejecting a bank-breaking prom
[26 hours old]: Teenage entrepreneurs at Huntington School change the way pupils shop for a prom dress.

. Woman's debts reach £26k as she battles poverty
[34 hours old]: Gaynor Lake tells how she struggled to pay for heating, rent and council tax and saw her debts grow.

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[440 hours old]: What impact might shortages have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it?

. Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
[800 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[1321 hours old]: Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

. Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
[1519 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. Are supermarkets profiting from higher food prices?
[38 hours old]: Food prices in the UK have risen, but are supermarkets profiting from higher food prices? Ben Chu reports.

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