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. Navy intercepts two Russian ships in English Channel
[19 hours old]: HMS Severn headed off the warship and a tanker as they sailed west through the Dover Strait, the Ministry of Defence said.

. Rail fares to be frozen in England next year
[24 hours old]: Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak returns, will not see annual price rises for the first time in 30 years, the government announces.

. 'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail
[588 hours old]: Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.


and in other news ...

- Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
[1 hours old]: Oliver, 3, now appears to be developing normally after taking part in a trial to treat Hunter syndrome that almost didn't get off the ground.

* Officers facing misconduct hearing in Harshita Brella case
[0 hours old]: Four Northamptonshire Police officers will face misconduct proceedings, a police force says.

- What can nervous businesses expect from the Budget?
[1 hours old]: It is going to be a nail-biting final few days for business leaders, says the BBC's Business Editor, Simon Jack.

* Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81
[0 hours old]: The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.

- Senior BBC figures to be questioned by MPs after resignations and Trump row
[5 hours old]: A former adviser, whose memo sparked resignations from the BBC's director general and head of news, will take questions publicly for the first time.

- My son went missing but was not initially considered high risk. Five weeks later, he was found dead
[11 hours old]: The family of Cole Cooper appealed to the public for help tracing the 19-year-old after he disappeared in May.

- David Cameron reveals he had prostate cancer and joins call for more screening
[3 hours old]: The former PM is calling for more men to be screened for the disease, which is the most common cancer in males in the UK.

- Council to debate Andrew street name change
[6 hours old]: Mid and East Antrim councillors will discuss a proposal to change a street sign named after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

- Michelin-starred Australian chef Skye Gyngell dies aged 62
[4 hours old]: Skye Gyngell, a former private chef to Nigella Lawson and Madonna, was diagnosed with skin cancer last year.

- Ukraine's soldiers react to US peace plan with defiance, anger and resignation
[2 hours old]: Ukrainian soldiers at the front are angry, defiant and resigned after US plan became public.

- Japan's high-stakes gamble to turn island of flowers into global chip hub
[13 hours old]: The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and China.

- Bollywood legend Dharmendra, one of the biggest stars of Indian cinema, dies aged 89
[2 hours old]: Best known for the iconic role of Veeru in the all-time great Sholay, Dharmendra was India's "most handsome actor".

- Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for 'magic charms'
[11 hours old]: BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.

- Everything you need to know about the Budget
[2 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

- What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and what should you check for?
[3 hours old]: One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

* Scammers target 12 homes on same Cheshire street
[1 hours old]: Neighbours in Warrington started receiving mystery letters addressed to people they did not know.

* Firms and workers reveal impact of Covid response
[0 hours old]: Thousands of workers and business owners have spoken about their experience of Covid-19 support schemes.

* Catherine calls for end to 'stigma' around addiction
[0 hours old]: The message from the Princess of Wales comes on Addiction Awareness Week.

- UK now world's most expensive place to develop nuclear power, report finds
[2 hours old]: Experts criticise “overly complex” rules and call for an overhaul of Britain's nuclear strategy.

- Gaza food kitchens still missing essential products despite ceasefire
[12 hours old]: Israel is allowing more food into Gaza, but aid workers say vital ingredients needed to improve people's diets are still missing.

- England will be held to account if preparation backfires - Agnew
[1 hours old]: England's decision not to send first-choice batters to pink-ball warm-up is a strange decision, writes Jonathan Agnew.

* Rangers sack CEO Stewart & sporting director Thelwell
[0 hours old]: Rangers remove chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell from their posts with immediate effect.

- 'Salah not helping' - Rooney calls for 'big' decision
[6 hours old]: Mohamed Salah should be dropped by Arne Slot, amid Liverpool's poor form, says former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

- Newcastle, PSG, Real Madrid... full kits and a London park
[5 hours old]: They are representing some of Europe's top clubs in full kits on a park in central London, where the real winners are friendship, identity and belonging.

* What is going on with offside, and can it be fixed?
[0 hours old]: After more controversy with subjective offside in the Premier League this weekend, can anything be done to change it?

- Sports Personality of the Year set for 18 December
[6 hours old]: The 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be held at MediaCityUK in Salford on Thursday, 18 December.

- UK most expensive place to develop nuclear power, report says
[2 hours old]: Experts criticise “overly complex” rules and call for an overhaul of Britain's nuclear strategy.

- Machu Picchu hit by a row over tourist buses
[12 hours old]: Protests have taken place over the coaches that take visitors up to the world heritage site in Peru.

- Charity offers surplus blankets to warm residents
[5 hours old]: Diamond Hampers is giving away blankets, duvets, and pillows to people who find it hard to heat their homes.


and in other older news ...

. Israel kills top Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months
[17 hours old]: Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities.

. BBC News app
[4990 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. The Budget: Rumours And Reality (The Big Weekend Debate)
[22 hours old]: A panel of experts on Labour’s make-or-break budget.

. How a high-flyer’s charm became a tool of deception
[30 hours old]: Unmasking the Somerset high-flyer who conned his school friends and hundreds more.

. Minister denies Budget leaks have damaged economy
[16 hours old]: A former Bank of England chief economist says Budget speculation has "caused paralysis for businesses and consumers".

. EV grant scheme boost worth £1.3bn expected in Budget
[26 hours old]: But it is also possible electric vehicle owners could face a new tax elsewhere in Wednesday's Budget.

. G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa
[19 hours old]: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a "renewed commitment to multilateral co-operation".

. Daily Mail publisher agrees to buy Daily Telegraph for £500m
[48 hours old]: The publisher of the Daily Mail says it is in talks to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m.

. Fraud victims 'are being failed' by justice system
[57 hours old]: Only a fraction of fraud reports result in a prosecution, new analysis suggests.

. Households face unexpected rise in energy prices in new year
[75 hours old]: Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase in gas and electricity prices.

. What taxes apply to electric vehicles and how could the Budget change that?
[72 hours old]: All new cars must be electric or hybrid from 2030, but the government could put new taxes on them.

. Government borrowing for October higher than expected
[74 hours old]: Borrowing was more than £2bn higher than expected in October, latest official figures show.

. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
[76 hours old]: Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

. Graduate jobs under threat from AI, PwC boss says
[82 hours old]: The accountancy giant says artificial intelligence will eventually lead to fewer entry-level positions at the firm.

. Sweaty Betty offers £4k for slogan use and silence
[69 hours old]: Georgina Cox wants clothing firm Sweaty Betty to apologise and pay influencers it works with fairly.

. US and Asia stocks slide as AI jitters persist
[76 hours old]: Strong sales at artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia did little to quell investor worries.

. Vinted blocks 'sickening' sexually explicit ads
[90 hours old]: The online marketplace removed adverts which included a video a user said depicted a pornographic scene.

. Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record-breaking m
[81 hours old]: The auction shattered the previous record for a price tag fetched for a work by a female artist.

. Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects
[88 hours old]: The company claims "unsustainable" levels of taxation has made any future investments "non-viable".

. Almost one million young people still not in work or education, figures show
[93 hours old]: Whilst the figure has dropped slightly, it still equates to one-in-eight young people in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics.

. Why an AI 'godfather' is quitting Meta after 12 years
[97 hours old]: One of the pioneers in the current AI boom, he has had disagreements with fellow engineers over the future of the technology.

. Ford boss: 'Now is not the time to tax electric vehicles'
[108 hours old]: Ford's UK boss says it is "not the right time" to tax electric vehicles when demand has already stalled.

. The contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race
[118 hours old]: The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting

. US jobs saw surprising jump in September after slow summer
[92 hours old]: The report, which had been delayed by the government shutdown, gives the first official data on the job market in weeks.

. Good for mortgages, bad for the food shop - how inflation dip affects you
[120 hours old]: The rate of inflation has fallen prompting hopes of lower mortgage rates, but food prices are still rising.

. The 'toughest crop': Can tech help cardamom farmers?
[84 hours old]: Sensitive to the weather and soil cardamom is difficult to cultivate - can tech help?

. From florist to drone maker: How the weapon became so mainstream
[230 hours old]: With drones centre stage in Ukraine, military firms around the globe are ramping up their production.

. Will AI mean better adverts or 'creepy slop'?
[141 hours old]: Advertisers are using AI to personalise adverts but not everyone agrees that's a good idea.

. The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport
[324 hours old]: From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

. Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings
[420 hours old]: New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

. Will quantum be bigger than AI?
[444 hours old]: The highly complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[492 hours old]: Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for future jobs.

. Businesses are running out of pennies in the US
[566 hours old]: Find a penny, pick it up, then what? Now the US has stopped making pennies, a shortage has emerged and created confusion.

. The US bet big with Argentina bailout - is it paying off?
[588 hours old]: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.

. Should K-beauty products have to come from South Korea?
[612 hours old]: Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.

. The South African start-up bringing tech to townships
[660 hours old]: Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

. These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?
[660 hours old]: It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

. Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G
[658 hours old]: New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

. The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
[684 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[757 hours old]: Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model

. How the outsourcing sector became South Africa's newest goldmine
[781 hours old]: South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

. Community freecycle event expands to third site
[53 hours old]: The "face-to-face" freecycle event is branching out to other locations in the county.

. Toothbrush packs to be given to 'most vulnerable'
[55 hours old]: The £20,000 scheme will provide people in North Northamptonshire with toothbrushes and toothpaste.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[797 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

. How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump
[984 hours old]: Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

. Trump's state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
[1669 hours old]: Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[2485 hours old]: Tariffs, Brexit, pandemic havoc... All of this caused short-term disruption - but the impact concealed a deeper problem for the UK automotive industry

. Three bits of good news about inflation drop
[121 hours old]: The UK inflation rate fell to 3.6% in the year to October, but food prices rose again following a dip in September. The BBC's deputy economics editor Dharshini David explains.

. The Egyptian green tech firm looking to cut energy bills
[156 hours old]: Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.

. Why debit cards can cost more than credit cards
[239 hours old]: Are credit cards 'bad' and debit cards 'good'? Martin Lewis explains why it's not that simple.

. The Briefing Room
[262 hours old]: What are the consequences of the UK's low productivity growth?


 
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