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- The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[4 hours old]: Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[373 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
[1141 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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* Meghan says she was informed about 'disturbing allegations' against her father in 2018
[0 hours old]: The Duchess of Sussex issues a statement following reports her father Thomas Markle is being investigated over child sex abuse images in the Philippines.

- Watch: BBC presenter battles strong winds as storm hits Newquay
[4 hours old]: BBC lead weather presenter Simon King is in Newquay as the "full force" of the storm arrives.

* At least one dead and four injured in Paris suburb shooting
[0 hours old]: Anti-terrorism police have taken up the investigation into the incident in Trappes, to the west of Paris.

* Burnham suggests stocking up on tinned food and bottled water
[0 hours old]: The prime ministers says unexpected events seem to be becoming more common and it was wise to prepare.

- Detective raped by colleague says Met handling of case 'like being raped again'
[7 hours old]: Linda Williams was attacked by David Carrick, who was jailed in 2023 for sexual offences against 12 women.

- Watch: Met chief Rowley not fit for job, says detective raped by colleague
[7 hours old]: Det Con Linda Williams, a victim of serial abuser David Carrick, says she has no faith in the system.

- Five Israelis wounded and two suspected Palestinian attackers killed in West Bank shooting
[2 hours old]: The attack comes at a time of heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank and four days before Israel's general election.

- Cyprus police open investigation into financial affairs of Roman Abramovich
[2 hours old]: Questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich's professional advisers, were raised earlier this month.

- Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted
[1 hours old]: Issues remain with the network used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, after repeated denials of a deliberate slowdown.

- Final James Bond screen tests to take place this weekend, reports say
[3 hours old]: Callum Turner and Jack Lowden "appear to be in the mix" of actors doing screen tests for the role.

* Earnings limit of up to £140K for first-time buyers loan scheme
[0 hours old]: The Your First Home scheme will offer government-backed loans for those buying new-builds in England.

- Hispanic voters helped bring Trump to power - in Texas, the tide may be turning
[3 hours old]: Recent polls suggest the president is facing challenging headwinds in the state ahead of the midterms.

* 'It's been relentless': IT workers scramble to fix PHP flaw described as worst crisis in years
[0 hours old]: IT and cyber experts have told the BBC about their struggles in the last 48 hours to update their systems.

* I sat in A&E for 13 hours - here's how to recognise health anxiety
[1 hours old]: Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.

- Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC finds
[2 hours old]: The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

- Have Manchester United become the unmanageable club?
[6 hours old]: The cycle of doom that has engulfed every Manchester United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson now has Michael Carrick in its unforgiving grip, writes Phil McNulty.

- 'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok
[13 hours old]: Grandma Droniak, Nonna Gracie, Viv Truran and Barbara Costello have all found fame on social media in their later years.

- Raye wins the Mercury Prize with This Music May Contain Hope
[12 hours old]: The pop star beat artists like Paul McCartney, Suede and Jade Thirlwall to lift the £25,000 prize.

- Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton Show
[15 hours old]: The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked.

- Big firms buying up care homes risk to national care plan, regulator says
[13 hours old]: Concerns raised as big private firms buy up care homes and home help fragmenting in England.

- First personalised cancer vaccine cuts risk of disease returning in major trial
[4 hours old]: The scientists involved say the results could mark a turning point in cancer treatment, bringing personalised medicine a step closer.

- Lights will stay on this winter, grid operator says after concerns
[5 hours old]: The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.

- Monk on Caldey Island gave naked photos of himself to visitors
[7 hours old]: The monk denies sexually assaulting a visitor, who says he also gave her naked photos of himself.

- Infantino re-election hopes boosted by Asia support after u-turn
[5 hours old]: Gianni Infantino's hopes of being re-elected Fifa president are enhanced by an endorsement from the Asian Football Confederation.

* Conte plays down 'unfounded' Man Utd speculation
[0 hours old]: Antonio Conte says he is not in advanced talks with any club, in response to speculation he has held talks with Manchester United.

- 'No more Mr Nice Guy' - should Carrick drop Fernandes?
[4 hours old]: Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick must decide whether to leave skipper Bruno Fernandes out of Sunday's crucial Premier League clash with Bournemouth

- What is going on at 'chaotic' Newcastle?
[6 hours old]: Will the alarm bells be ringing at Newcastle United if they lose to struggling Crystal Palace on Sunday?

* World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs test
[0 hours old]: Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.

* Cost of football regulator double initial estimate
[0 hours old]: The annual cost to clubs of English football's Independent Regulator (IFR) has risen to £20.3m, around double the amount initially estimated.

- The World Treadmill Championship - pitching elite runners against amateurs
[6 hours old]: Everyday runners are being given the chance to compete alongside elite athletes in the first World Treadmill Championship, a new global 5km competition.

- L'Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skincare sales
[14 hours old]: The beauty giant's CEO says the use of GLP-1s is "a very important phenomenon for us".

* What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble?
[0 hours old]: AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

- What is the Budget and what could be in it?
[4 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.

* Island inflation rate rises to 3%, figures show
[0 hours old]: The rising cost of food and alcohol drives an increase in the inflation rate, figures show.

- Renting in London - 'I pay £2,000 for one bedroom'
[6 hours old]: We ask people in the capital how much they pay for their homes.

- 'I live in the dark': How rising bills are shaping daily life
[7 hours old]: Errol McGuiness says he has changed his daily routine to cope with higher household bills.

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. Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax
[18 hours old]: The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

. 'I wasn't thinking straight' says five jobs civil servant
[21 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs.

. Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI
[22 hours old]: The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.

. The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
[37 hours old]: For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.

. Tank barrel production returns to UK after 20 years
[22 hours old]: The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces.

. No order, no seat: Starbucks China rolls out new store policy
[32 hours old]: Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals.

. Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
[40 hours old]: The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

. Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search?
[31 hours old]: How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"?

. Meta fined bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
[38 hours old]: The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an bn deal with California.

. Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules
[37 hours old]: The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.

. Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?
[37 hours old]: Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.

. Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge
[50 hours old]: The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.

. Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week's Budget
[50 hours old]: Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

. Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills
[43 hours old]: The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.

. Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule
[43 hours old]: A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

. Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs
[44 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.

. What is happening to UK prices?
[52 hours old]: UK inflation rose in September, pushed up by higher petrol and diesel prices.

. Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX
[52 hours old]: Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.

. Google resolves cloud outage affecting UK banks and websites
[66 hours old]: Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers.

. Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge
[65 hours old]: The lawsuit argues the White House exceeded its authority in imposing the latest tariffs on the country and caused "immediate harm to American businesses".

. The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
[37 hours old]: With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

. The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
[61 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

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

. As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
[205 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?
[229 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?
[349 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

. Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
[389 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[541 hours old]: Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[565 hours old]: Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

. X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[685 hours old]: Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?

. How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
[709 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

. Spain battles climate change on several fronts
[747 hours old]: A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[853 hours old]: Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.

. Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil cost
[26 hours old]: Roslynn Garner-Gatley uses a hot water bottle bed socks and earlier bedtimes to stay warm.

. Children in care to get £10 a week savings
[29 hours old]: Eligible people in the care system will be able to access the savings once they turn 18.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[613 hours old]: Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

. Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
[676 hours old]: Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[2220 hours old]: Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

. Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
[2749 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. The Briefing Room
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. A warning to anyone with credit card debt...
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. Watch: 'We don't pay' - lawyer advises how to avoid £45,000 illegal-worker fine
[55 hours old]: Mohammad Alias Yousaf made his claim to an undercover reporter posing as a mini-mart owner.