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- Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing'
[6 hours old]: The consumer watchdog said they were trying to find out if the three companies were not showing full prices upfront to customers.

. American Airlines to bring back TV screens on US flights
[21 hours old]: It is also adding more premium seats, with the changes aimed at improving the travel experience and boosting revenue.

. Disabled people in England to get 24-hour free bus travel
[35 hours old]: The change, which has been welcomed by campaign groups, will come into effect in England from April.

. Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries
[306 hours old]: The airline industry wants passengers to be careful when travelling with lithium ion batteries.

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- Track defect found on approach to site of Lewes derailment, initial report says
[3 hours old]: Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an "irregularity" at the site near Lewes.

- Thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of UK with flash flooding expected
[5 hours old]: Warnings for northern England, eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland will come into force later on Wednesday.

- Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation
[2 hours old]: The five-year old Gaza girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives.

* Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far
[1 hours old]: Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.

* Tenders open for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project, Israel announces
[0 hours old]: Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.

- 'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
[2 hours old]: A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July and crashed into the Indian Ocean hadn't been seen since - but now Christmas Island residents say they have spotted it being towed just off their coast.

- BBC presenter Emma Barnett reveals she 'had the hysterectomy I never wanted to have'
[4 hours old]: The BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter explained her recent absence on her return on Wednesday.

- Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months
[1 hours old]: A 2.9% rise in inflation had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.

* Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
[1 hours old]: The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

- PM unveils plan to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas
[1 hours old]: Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.

- Jury discharged in Palestine Action Elbit raid trial
[4 hours old]: The jury at the Old Bailey is discharged after 37 hours of deliberations.

* Lindsay Clancy's trial put postpartum psychosis in the spotlight
[1 hours old]: Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.

- 'I'm not sure who I am' - Bake Off winner in shock after bipolar diagnosis
[12 hours old]: Georgina Grasso said she is taking some time to understand bipolar disorder after receiving her diagnosis.

- Why positive cocaine test could mean end of Kyrgios' career
[2 hours old]: Nick Kyrgios once said he did not want to play tennis into his 30s. A positive cocaine test could have brought an end to his career aged 31.

- 'Words cannot describe losing our home in Stourbridge wildfire'
[2 hours old]: Loxie and Robin Williams returned home on Thursday to find firefighters trying to save their home.

- Why is Ukraine's ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections?
[2 hours old]: Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, without addressing concerns over how they could be held while at war.

- Inflation is heating up but don't expect another crisis
[6 hours old]: Rising living costs could heap pressure on PM Andy Burnham though it depends what happens in the coming months.

- The US inmate convicted in 1950 who was spared execution eight times
[6 hours old]: Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.

- Jellyfish mesmerise in their own museum in Florida
[2 hours old]: The Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach is believed to be the first in the US dedicated entirely to the floating predators.

- 'Missing' athletics coach jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting minor
[2 hours old]: English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.

- OpenAI slows down training after its AI carried out hack
[6 hours old]: The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.

- Snooker champion Dott told boy to stay out while in room with girl, jury told
[3 hours old]: A witness claimed that the former world champion became "quite angry" when the they walked in.

* Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers
[0 hours old]: The nine-page booklet covers issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.

- Christian metal band Demon Hunter sue Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters
[6 hours old]: The band say they face "an existential crisis" after the success of the K-pop-inspired Netflix film.

- 81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown
[1 hours old]: According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the number of letters sent has almost tripled since 2024.

- Arsenal agree £50m-plus deal to sign Villa's Konsa
[3 hours old]: Arsenal agree a deal worth more than £50m to sign Aston Villa and England defender Ezri Konsa.

- Athletics coach believed missing is in jail for sexual assault
[2 hours old]: English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.

- Man Utd's decision to make Baleba their 'third midfielder'
[3 hours old]: Manchester United are in talks to make Carlos Baleba their 'third midfielder' as the club revamp Michael Carrick's squad.

* Kane plays down returning to Premier League in future
[0 hours old]: Harry Kane says "the itch isn't there as much anymore" to one day return to England from Germany and try and break the all-time scoring record in the Premier League.

* Tongue takes back-to-back wickets but misses out on hat-trick
[1 hours old]: Josh Tongue removes Salman Ali Agha and Ali Usman in back-to-back balls but falls just short of the hat-trick as Khurram Shahzad hits the third delivery emphatically for four on day one of the opening Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley.

- Track defect found near derailment site - report
[3 hours old]: Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an "irregularity" at the site near Lewes.

- Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved
[1 hours old]: The digital bank said all of its services were now "back up and running"

* US retail giant receives bn boost from tariff refunds
[0 hours old]: The US chain said it received a 4 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income rising to .6bn.

- Overhaul for Belfast cranes ahead of major contract
[5 hours old]: It is part of an investment of almost £100m as Harland & Wolff's Spanish owners prepare it for a major defence contract.

- Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada for three days, saying deal close
[2 hours old]: The US president says the two sides are finalising documents to avert import taxes targeting a range of Canadian goods.

- Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
[10 hours old]: Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.

- What's happening to UK interest rates and what does it mean for mortgages?
[7 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

- Limit reduced for branded school uniform items
[8 hours old]: The States says the school uniform policy should be "a welcome relief" for families' budgets.

- What is happening to UK prices?
[8 hours old]: UK inflation dropped slightly in June 2026, but higher energy costs are expected to push it back up.

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. Mobile payments on the rise but cash decline slows
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. Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs over oil, AI and inflation concerns
[23 hours old]: Interest rates on long-term US, UK, German and Japanese government debt have soared.

. Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears
[19 hours old]: Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.

. Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs
[26 hours old]: The pub chain says the decision follows complaints about "other people's videos and amplified phone conversations".

. Job vacancies at five-year low as smaller firms scale back recruitment
[28 hours old]: Small firms cite labour and operating costs as reasons for scaling back hiring, the UK's statistics body says.

. Carney's final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms
[29 hours old]: Negotiators want a deal to avoid fresh US tariffs - though Canadians are not in the mood to offer many concessions.

. From jumpers to slug pellets - how British wool is back in demand
[30 hours old]: An increased demand in wool has meant prices have increased more than 70% in the last year.

. 'I'm in Barbados': The dos and don'ts of writing an out-of-office reply
[33 hours old]: As we hit peak holiday season, the BBC looks at the dos and don'ts of composing a good out-of-office message.

. Disney and ABC sue Trump's media regulator to stop early licence renewal
[21 hours old]: The network accuses the administration of retaliating against ABC because it "disapproves of what ABC broadcasts".

. AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'
[32 hours old]: A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.

. US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
[32 hours old]: US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.

. Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce
[28 hours old]: The state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of its 283 staff through a voluntary redundancy process as it awaits confirmation of promised new orders.

. Film commission backs Amazon MGM expansion of Berkshire studios
[47 hours old]: The Berkshire film studio was previously home to iconic horror studio Hammer Films.

. Protein or pickled garlic? What's new in ice cream
[116 hours old]: There's a constant battle in ice cream to come up with new flavours and to keep costs down.

. Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
[162 hours old]: Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

. Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky
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. 'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than men
[210 hours old]: Women can make higher returns but only about a quarter of UK women have investments, compared with about 40% of men.

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. Argos is getting a makeover - but can it attract new shoppers?
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[1194 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

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[1674 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

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