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- University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash
[2 hours old]: Marta Shahbazi was an "inspiring, talented and passionate scientist", says the laboratory where she worked.

. Streeting denies 'kicking can down the road' in defence spending row
[52 hours old]: The government is under pressure to set out a path to greater defence spending, as ministers unveil plans to boost UK firms.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[223 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
[592 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
[1360 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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- Shops looted as German cost-of-living protests turn violent
[3 hours old]: The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.

- Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers
[4 hours old]: The Chancellor has suggested that younger workers might not receive the same minimum wage as others before the next election.

* Five teenagers stabbed at Halloween party
[0 hours old]: Hampshire Police believes an unknown group gained entry to the party at an address in Chandler's Ford.

- More than 300 arrests at Palestine Action support protest outside US embassy
[2 hours old]: More than 4,000 people have been arrested for supporting the group since it was proscribed in July 2025.

- King to address slavery during Commonwealth speech in Antigua on final leg of Caribbean tour
[1 hours old]: King Charles III will deliver a speech to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Tuesday as he concludes his nine-day Caribbean tour.

- Watch: Heidi Klum as giant severed hand for Halloween bash
[10 hours old]: The supermodel and TV host provided a gory new shock at her New York event.

- Who are the real winners of Celebrity Traitors?
[15 hours old]: Certain stars have been tipped by industry experts as getting the biggest career boost after the show.

- No more washing up: Airbnb's new house rules divide hosts and guests
[15 hours old]: Airbnb hosts must stop asking guests to wash-up or take out bins under rules coming into force in November.

- How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
[14 hours old]: Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.

- A severed hand and The Shining twins: The best celebrity Halloween costumes
[7 hours old]: Celebrities have been embracing the scariest day of the year by dressing up as sport stars, dismembered limbs and unsold concert tickets.

- Former European champion and two-time Olympian Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
[5 hours old]: Ciara Mageean, who won a European title and twice represented Ireland at the Olympics, dies aged 34.

- Reeves says UK's future should be inside the EU
[4 hours old]: In her first major intervention since leaving the Treasury, Rachel Reeves says Brexit has made the UK "poorer, weaker and less secure".

- Seven arrested after city centre firework disorder
[1 hours old]: Those arrested are being held on suspicion of offences including assault and possession of fireworks.

* Green Party at 'crossroads' after Zionism vote, says former co-leader
[1 hours old]: Adrian Ramsay suggested the party needs to focus on its "core values", including environmental issues.

- These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
[14 hours old]: The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.

- Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide?
[9 hours old]: The state's 0m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.

- Hospital admits full responsibility for 24 failures that led to toddler's death
[8 hours old]: Eleanor Aldred-Owen died after surgery because an abnormal scan was not flagged.

- Anfield, intensity, rotation - how Iraola is improving Liverpool
[8 hours old]: Liverpool fans are finding joy at Anfield again with a feel-good factor around the club before the visit of reigning champions Arsenal on Sunday.

- How England's rugby league bosses plan to avoid repeat of World Cup pain
[1 hours old]: After England exit the Men's and Women's Rugby League World Cups at the group stage, the RFL announces plans designed to prevent a repeat.

- No more washing up: How Airbnb's new house rules have divided hosts and guests
[15 hours old]: Airbnb hosts must stop asking guests to wash-up or take out bins under rules coming into force in November.

- Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after .3bn hack
[2 hours old]: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says North Korea was responsible for the hack.

- Energy bills help 'doesn't go far enough'
[8 hours old]: Families in the West Midlands say they are worried about paying winter energy bills.

- Diwali hampers to bring hope to families in need
[8 hours old]: The Diwali Basket Brigade volunteers want to help vulnerable households with rising food prices.

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. I've been stuck on a tiny Pacific island for years because of visa rules
[16 hours old]: Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been stranded in the Cook Islands since 2023 and wants to return to Sri Lanka.

. 'The necktie is dead': How candidates are dressing for votes
[39 hours old]: From Alaska to Texas, candidates with an eye on Congress are using their personal style to stand out.

. A simple guide to the midterms
[142 hours old]: US voters will head to the polls on 3 November in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump’s presidency.

. Who will win? How the US elections will be won and lost
[45 hours old]: An in-depth look at the key polling, races and issues ahead of an election that will define Trump’s final two years as president.

. Watch: How US mail-in votes are secured and counted
[30 hours old]: BBC Verify goes to an election centre to get a behind-the-scenes look at how mail-in ballots for the US midterm elections are processed.

. Adventurer completes 400-mile expedition after losing contact with team
[117 hours old]: Ash Dykes is trying to complete six back-to-back expeditions in a variety of extreme environments.

. 'He would be pleased': Family reflects on man's 1971 'Santa' protest to pedestrianise Oxford Street
[31 hours old]: The story of one man's visionary and unorthodox demonstration to raise awareness of air pollution.

. 'Albinism means you are never invisible'
[71 hours old]: Naseem Akhtar says people would put fireworks through the family letterbox when she was a child.

. TikTok brings fame and queues to Brontë village for autumn
[29 hours old]: Queues outside shops are a regular sight in the village after influencers posted about its beauty.

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. The Fight For The Future Of The Green Party
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. US tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears tn
[43 hours old]: Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.

. What we know about Binance's .3bn hack
[51 hours old]: Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy explains more about what is suspected to be the biggest hack in history.

. City of London chief tops UK Black Powerlist
[45 hours old]: Ian Thomas, who heads the City of London Corporation, tops the Black Powerlist in its 21st year.

. How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
[56 hours old]: Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.

. How Poundland grew from a market stall to a high street giant
[57 hours old]: The retail giant - which started life at a Wolverhampton market - is now at threat of collapse.

. Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover .3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea
[42 hours old]: The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.

. From Levi's to Primark - the fashion chains selling mended clothes
[63 hours old]: A new generation is embracing eye-catching patching and visible mends.

. Yorkshire Water boss resigns after firm downgraded
[47 hours old]: Nicola Shaw, who has led the company since 2022, will step down in January, it is announced.

. Burnham 'ready to support' Poundland staff as retailer faces collapse
[68 hours old]: Poundland's bosses are filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators to the business.

. Google value plunges by 0bn as its own AI search hits ad sales
[51 hours old]: Google spooked investors so badly that its stock hit a six-month low, after it revealed its AI own search summaries were affecting ad revenue.

. Faisal Islam: This Budget was micro and that was deliberate
[71 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey's plans fall short of radical action to create a promised new economic model.

. Crypto giant Binance hit by .3bn hack suspected to be largest in history
[54 hours old]: Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.

. US interest rates held steady and economy grows - what it means for you
[70 hours old]: The Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions affect everything from mortgages to car loans

. 'Painful' years ahead, think tanks warn, as living standards set to fall
[74 hours old]: Budget forecasts show growth in living standards grinding almost to a halt.

. Bereaved families will not face tax bill over pension delays under new rules
[72 hours old]: Campaigners had warned some families could face an unfair financial penalty because of delays which were not their fault.

. I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the Budget
[75 hours old]: People on a range of incomes from £4,062 to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they made of this year's Budget.

. DoorDash to buy Instacart in bn deal it says will expand customer options
[72 hours old]: Instacart shoppers will be able to buy from 150,000 stores, compared to the 100,000 currently available on the platform, the firms said.

. What we now know about the UK economy in four charts
[91 hours old]: The Office for Budget Responsibility says higher energy prices will impact everything from prices and living standards to economic growth.

. What the Budget offers for under 25s - and what it leaves out
[91 hours old]: The chancellor announced a series of measures which will impact under-25 year-olds from housing to minimum wage.

. Your pay, energy bills and savings: How the Budget affects you
[72 hours old]: Changes announced by Chancellor John Healey in his first Budget will affect your finances directly. Here's how.

. Healey unveils £100 for energy bills and bank tax in first Budget
[93 hours old]: The chancellor targets the cost of living amid global economic turmoil but opposition parties say he has not been bold enough.

. Healey provides some breathing space but things still set to get worse for most
[91 hours old]: The chancellor talked of charting a new course for Britain, but the impact of Iran war has limited his options.

. 'I live with a ghost' - inside the haunted homes attracting bargain hunters
[78 hours old]: Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[111 hours old]: As drone deliveries become more commonplace, their makers are looking for ways to make them quieter.

. The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
[256 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
[280 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[400 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?
[424 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?
[448 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?
[568 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
[608 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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

. Soaring cost of Halloween treats spooks shoppers
[42 hours old]: The price of candy, especially chocolate, is up, and Halloween bargain hunters are searching for deals and ways to cut costs.

. Who should pay on the first date?
[57 hours old]: Yasmin Rufo asks New Yorkers who picks up the bill on a first date, and how much they usually spend.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[832 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?
[895 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
[2439 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
[2968 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Binance's .3bn crypto hack biggest in history
[46 hours old]: Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that .3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets have been impacted by what is thought to be the biggest crypto hack on record.

. Watch: Hundreds queue for city's new Lego store
[70 hours old]: Fans queued for hours ahead of the opening of a new Lego Store in Norwich.

. Chancellor says government has 'moral duty' to help young people who are out of work
[80 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey says any cuts to welfare will be done "in a Labour way".

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