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. Three things you can do to stop EU border checks at the airport costing you
[39 hours old]: Queues are expected at airports this summer owing to EU's new digital border control system.

. Why is crucial tech vulnerable to the heat?
[151 hours old]: Energy grids and train services are among the vital services that are vulnerable to very hot weather.

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* Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine
[0 hours old]: Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.

- One million more UK homeowners set to face higher mortgages
[3 hours old]: Homeowners face paying £45 a month more on average when they move onto a new deal over the next two years.

- 'Overturn this' - Belgium taunt US and say Trump move fired them up
[7 hours old]: Belgium's Nicolas Raskin says Fifa's decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle.

- The Odyssey stars wow red carpet at world premiere in London
[6 hours old]: Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Tom Holland and Matt Damon were among the stars who walked the carpet in London for the premiere of Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's Ancient Greek epic.

* Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
[1 hours old]: The Ukrainian president says "decisions for air defence" should be "one of the key outcomes" of this week's summit in Turkey.

* Murder inquiry after mother and children found dead
[0 hours old]: A mother and her two children are found dead in a property, police say.

* Online gamblers betting more than £1,000 to face new checks
[0 hours old]: Punters who bet more than £1,000 online in a 24-hour window will have to undergo an assessment, the regulator says.

- Two tests set to speed up diagnosis of endometriosis
[5 hours old]: Experts hope they will be a game-changer and cut the nine-year or longer diagnosis waits patients can currently face.

- Public to be asked who should pay for social care as part of major review
[3 hours old]: Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading the review, has called the current system "impossible".

- 9.1m people stay up to watch England's epic win over Mexico
[2 hours old]: A peak audience of 9.1 million tuned in overnight to watch England beat Mexico to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

- Kane and Bellingham: How superstar double act became England's Wonderwall
[3 hours old]: With 10 of England's 11 goals at the World Cup scored by either Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham, BBC Sport looks at how dependent on them the team is.

- Salah v Messi: A World Cup meeting of two national icons
[4 hours old]: Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi will meet in the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday with their nations' hopes resting firmly on their shoulders.

- A shambolic end for the American dream - did Balogun saga play a part?
[9 hours old]: Mauricio Pochettino says he feels "disappointed with too many people" who brought "politics and manipulation" into the game as the US exit World Cup.

- Alan Carr is keeping one unwanted item from his castle auction – see what was sold
[4 hours old]: A concrete cow was the only one of the hundreds of items from Ayton Castle that failed to find a buyer.

- 'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
[15 hours old]: Around the world women are marking their split with new - or repurposed engagement - rings.

- Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC
[14 hours old]: Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

- Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
[13 hours old]: Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

- Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money
[13 hours old]: The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

- MI5 knew agent was misogynist 'obsessed' with violence, watchdog finds
[3 hours old]: A secret inquiry by the security service's watchdog concluded there were 'serious failings in MI5's management of Agent X’.

- Wife killer who manipulated child has sentence increased
[3 hours old]: The Court of Appeal increases Robert Rhodes' sentence by four years after deeming it unduly lenient.

- British hunger strike couple detained in Iran 'denied medical care'
[2 hours old]: The family say they are "desperately worried" for Craig and Lindsay Foreman who are "starving".

- Inquiry urged to investigate sex abuse and 'baby trading' in mother and baby homes
[2 hours old]: Thousands of women and girls passed through the secretive institutions, which were largely run by religious orders, from the 1920s until the 1990s.

- Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit
[3 hours old]: As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

- E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
[4 hours old]: It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.

- Pair tell restaurant £115 dine-and-dash was a 'misunderstanding'
[2 hours old]: The bill at the The Old Custom House in Penarth included a £52 Dover sole, eight Cokes and calamari.

- La Liga chief critical of 'complicit silence' surrounding Fifa
[1 hours old]: La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the "complicit silence" which surrounds Fifa after the Folarin Balogun controversy.

- The superstar double act that became England's Wonderwall
[3 hours old]: With 10 of England's 11 goals at the World Cup scored by either Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham, BBC Sport looks at how dependent on them the team is.

- Former Afghanistan fast bowler Zadran dies aged 38
[3 hours old]: Former Afghanistan fast bowler and "foundation-laying figure" Shapoor Zadran dies at the age of 38.

- The different ways Salah and Messi are viewed by their people
[4 hours old]: Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi will meet in the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday with their nations' hopes resting firmly on their shoulders.

- Banks accused of pushing customers away from basic accounts
[15 hours old]: Some of the UK's biggest banks have been failing their most vulnerable customers, according to the financial regulator.

- Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
[15 hours old]: Rachael Bews says she told on the way her child would not be allowed on site. Amazon has apologised for not communicating its policy clearly.

- Robots available for rent: But what can they do?
[14 hours old]: Robotics tech is changing fast, so for many it makes sense to rent a robot.

- Samsung profits jump 1,800% as AI chip sales soar
[7 hours old]: The firm's shares fell sharply on Tuesday as some investors had expected an even stronger performance.

- Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say
[15 hours old]: A new report says students were not well-enough informed that their loan terms could change retrospectively.

- Budget Energy announces 9.5% price increase
[1 hours old]: Budget Energy NI says the rise is due to the "continued volatility" in wholesale energy markets.

- Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food
[6 hours old]: A Towcester community larder is collecting produce from the circuit following the Grand Prix.

- People Fixing The World
[7 hours old]: The people turning life experience into business ideas with funding and other support

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. Is Trump interfering in the World Cup?
[20 hours old]: Trump spoke to Fifa president about controversial red card for USA player.

. After 250 years, do US citizens still believe in the American Dream?
[93 hours old]: Historian Heather Cox Richardson on what history tells us about modern America

. 'Learn how to lose' - tempers flare in Wimbledon mixed doubles
[16 hours old]: Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo advance to the Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-finals in straight sets, but the victory is marred by a fiery post-match argument.

. Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
[16 hours old]: China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.

. Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'
[23 hours old]: The sweeping layoffs equate to 2.1% of Microsoft's workforce, with 1,600 immediate job losses at Xbox.

. ITV hits such as I'm a Celebrity to stay free to watch after Sky takeover
[23 hours old]: Sky boss Dana Strong's comments came as the channel announces it is buying ITV's media and entertainment divisions in a £1.6bn deal.

. Wegovy weight loss pill now available in UK - here's what you need to know
[27 hours old]: The once-a-day pill, from the makers of the Wegovy weight-loss jab, can now be bought privately in UK pharmacies.

. Backlash after China bubble tea firm ordered to pay Louis Vuitton .5m
[36 hours old]: A court in China ruled that Molly Tea had infringed on the luxury brand's four-petal flower design.

. EasyJet agrees 'in principle' to £5.2bn takeover deal
[28 hours old]: The low-cost airline had previously rejected four takeover offers from US investment firm Castlelake.

. What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows
[32 hours old]: Sky is set to buy ITV's TV and streaming channels for up to £1.6bn, the companies announced on Monday.

. No-gift policy for Taylor Swift, but how much should you give at a wedding?
[99 hours old]: Wedding lists are being replaced by cash requests, but guests are divided over how much to give.

. 'Start work at 11' - but will other bosses be as flexible over England's 1am match?
[48 hours old]: Employers are being urged to use their "common sense" to allow staff to work flexibly where they can.

. AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?
[111 hours old]: Leading AI researcher Yan LeCun has a start-up which is developing a more flexible AI system.

. The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers
[303 hours old]: A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.

. Do you know your 'sweat score'? The rise of hydration tech
[351 hours old]: Hydration tracking gadgets are flooding the market but is it too much information?

. Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
[375 hours old]: It had planned to abandon the fuel, but the higher cost of natural gas may make it think again.

. The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages
[447 hours old]: Himalayan villages are creating artificial glaciers to guarantee water for their crops in the spring.

. 'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots
[471 hours old]: As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

. What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?
[518 hours old]: Helium-3 is expensive and demand is forecast to soar, so some are planning to mine it on the moon.

. Why I sold my business to my staff
[543 hours old]: As more US company owners reach retirement age many are selling up to their employees.

. India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry
[615 hours old]: Agave plants grow wild in India and new distillers are using them to create a spirits industry.

. New candy stores are popping up across NYC. Why?
[639 hours old]: While US consumer confidence is at an historic low the Big Apple's sweet shops are expanding.

. Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
[687 hours old]: Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

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

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[639 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

. How the High Street became a window on our political instability
[711 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
[967 hours old]: Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It's a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[1551 hours old]: What impact might shortages have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it?

. Shoppers hit by hidden fees
[28 hours old]: Shoppers hit by hidden fees

. Consumer Fight Back
[76 hours old]: Linzi checks in on 89-year-old Margaret's battle to get her landline reconnected.

. Money Box
[75 hours old]: Half a million people say 'no thanks' to joining a workplace pension, why?

. How to avoid fees when spending abroad
[94 hours old]: Martin is revealing everything you need to know right now to cut the cost of getting away.