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- Sydney's new bn airport has one big problem: Getting there is tough
[11 hours old]: The airport won’t have direct public transportation for a year. How do locals feel about getting there?

. Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
[46 hours old]: Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[93 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
[462 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
[1230 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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- Kane ends England’s 25-year wait to win men’s Ballon d’Or award
[6 hours old]: Harry Kane becomes the first English player to win the prize since Michael Owen in 2001, and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time.

- Chris Mason: Budget is imminent as tricky issues pile up for Burnham
[6 hours old]: From Brexit debates to North Sea oil, there is plenty getting the cabinet, the Labour Party and the country talking.

- Chancellor to cut tariffs on some staple goods to offer cost of living help
[3 hours old]: The chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households "breathing space".

- Israel and the US are both going to the polls - the consequences will be global
[13 hours old]: The next fortnight sees two elections on different continents. The outcomes will shape geopolitics and the global economy, writes James Landale

- Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules
[10 hours old]: Maurene Comey believes she was let go from her job as a federal prosecutor because her father is the former FBI director.

* Sharp rise in sales of some essential goods after government call to stock up
[1 hours old]: Figures obtained by BBC Newsnight show large spikes in sales of torches, radios and power banks.

* Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl half-time show
[0 hours old]: The rapper has been involved with the show for years but has never before performed at the NFL championship game.

* Storm Boelo leaves thousands without power as Met Office issues new wind warning
[1 hours old]: A yellow warning for strong winds came in effect at 18:00 on Monday across the west coast of England, Wales and Scotland and eastern parts of Northern Ireland.

- Truce begins in wartorn Ukraine city after it was announced by Melania Trump
[2 hours old]: The ceasefire is meant to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.

- Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems
[3 hours old]: Photos shared online showed faults appearing on the screens of Apple's first foldable device.

- Jordan carries out deadly strike in Syria in retaliation for church attack
[2 hours old]: The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.

- Busted's James Bourne says 'hero' brother saved his life with kidney donation
[7 hours old]: The guitarist says doctors had given him "a few years left to live", but is now recovering well.

- 'I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40.' What do you want from the Budget?
[5 hours old]: People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.

- Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America
[3 hours old]: The Trump-Lula relationship may have thawed, but several issues could reignite tensions between the two leaders.

- My husband's death was hard enough - then came the admin
[4 hours old]: Louisa says her experience of dealing with household bills after her husband John died left her feeling "frustrated and angry".

- Will the public change its mind about Meghan?
[9 hours old]: This complicated - and developing - story could prove to be a turning point for Meghan.

- Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump
[5 hours old]: Machado returns with Trump's blessing, even if Washington is happy with Venezuela's existing leader - at least for the time being.

- The Papers: 'England's golden boy' Kane and 'Time to pay fair'
[4 hours old]: Many of the papers consider what will be in the Budget and praise Harry Kane for his Ballon d'Or win.

- Independent review announced into murder of student Henry Nowak
[13 hours old]: "We must get to truth of what happened before, during and after that awful night," the home secretary says while announcing the review.

- Tributes paid to man killed by falling tree in Storm Boelo
[11 hours old]: Richard Baines was the long-serving curator of Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer.

- Oscar-winning producer says BBC gave her £400,000 payout after she raised antisemitism concerns
[9 hours old]: The BBC says it did not uphold any of the allegations of antisemitism but accepted there were "shortcomings" in how it treated Lucie Kon.

- No 10 appears to backtrack on PM's freedom of movement referendum suggestion
[11 hours old]: The PM says he wants to start a conversation about potential options for the UK's future relationship with the EU.

- Macklemore begins Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout
[5 hours old]: Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.

* Meghan to co-host Junior MasterChef Australia
[0 hours old]: The Duchess of Sussex says she "can't wait" to take part in the programme, which will air next year.

- 'Maxxing' selected as Dictionary.com word of the year
[8 hours old]: "Whatever we're doing, we want to push it further," said an expert on why Americans are embracing the term, which is short for maximising.

- Kane ends England's 25-year Ballon d'Or wait - how he bucked the trend
[6 hours old]: Harry Kane becomes the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London.

- London City's Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or
[6 hours old]: Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time.

- Ballon d'Or winner Kane's best Bundesliga goals
[10 hours old]: Watch Harry Kane's best goals from the 2025/26 Bundesliga season with Bayern, as the England striker is crowned the men's 2026 Ballon d'Or winner.

- Lancashire consider Anderson farewell amid fan unrest
[6 hours old]: Lancashire will look into organising a farewell for bowler James Anderson amid fan unrest over his departure from the club.

- Howe and Nagelsmann high on Man Utd's list if Carrick sacked
[13 hours old]: BBC Sport looks at who could replace Michael Carrick at Manchester United if the head coach is sacked.

- Player in Stokes and Atkinson altercation joins Bristol after Saracens sacking
[10 hours old]: Bristol Bears have signed 21-year-old Samoan forward Totoa Auvaa, two weeks after he was sacked by Saracens.

- McDowell becomes latest major champion to exit LIV
[12 hours old]: Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell becomes the latest major champion to exit LIV Golf.

- Healey pledges cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'
[3 hours old]: The chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households "breathing space".

- Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing
[13 hours old]: The company will be the first true artificial intelligence company to go public as tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI.

- Anthropic's blockbuster share listing - 5 surprising things we now know
[9 hours old]: Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is 355 pages and full of never before disclosed company information.

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