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- Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
[6 hours old]: The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".

- 'We lost over £1,000': Why some passengers were hit harder than others by air traffic chaos
[9 hours old]: Flight disruption has ruined holidays and left passengers sleeping on airport floors - so what are their rights?

- US airport security weighs major changes 25 years after 9/11
[2 hours old]: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reversing policies put in place after 9/11.

- Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
[1 hours old]: The government says the work will support thousands of jobs across the UK.

- Air traffic chaos and compensation: 'Shutdown cost us more than £1,000'
[9 hours old]: Flight disruption has ruined holidays and left passengers sleeping on airport floors - so what are their rights?

. More flight cancellations as fallout from air traffic control glitch continues
[32 hours old]: Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[119 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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* Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%
[1 hours old]: Reform UK and the Conservatives have criticised plans for the new levy on visitors' overnight stays.

- Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
[5 hours old]: The price of oil jumps to 5 a barrel amid signs the Iran war will not be resolved quickly.

- Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police
[5 hours old]: Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.

- Can Trump pay ,000 to every American adult if Republicans win midterm elections?
[5 hours old]: Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.

- Watch: Is the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition worth the hype?
[4 hours old]: Crowds have been flocking to the British Museum to see the Bayeux Tapestry as it's on public display in the UK for the first time since it was created nearly 1,000 years ago.

- Four hurt and seven arrested in London stabbing
[3 hours old]: Seven people are arrested after a fight that an eyewitness says broke out near a KFC restaurant.

- Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City
[8 hours old]: Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.

- Police and army attend funeral for officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash
[7 hours old]: Former army colleagues attend PC Tom Clough's funeral alongside police and emergency workers.

- Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
[4 hours old]: Mokha's capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route.

- More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
[3 hours old]: Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.

- Man jailed after threatening to kill son's teacher in French village
[2 hours old]: The father had threatened to behead a female primary school teacher near Toulouse.

- 'We never recovered him': Quest to identify remains from Ground Zero continues
[5 hours old]: New York officials are working with new, complex technology to find traces of more than 1,000 victims.

- One year after Charlie Kirk's death, conservative students struggle to fill void he left
[11 hours old]: The assassination sent shockwaves through the conservative youth movement, which students say has lost momentum and a vital figurehead.

- Can you make a case for Chelsea being stripped of 2016-17 title?
[8 hours old]: Does Mauricio Pochettino have a case that Tottenham should be retrospectively crowned Premier League champions?

- 'My cancer spread while I waited months for surgery': The cost of England's cancer wait times
[13 hours old]: Cancer care has got worse since the government announced plans to speed up waiting times and save more lives, BBC analysis shows.

- Four killed and 60 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says
[4 hours old]: The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report.

- Teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools
[2 hours old]: Bronwen James, 30, admitted abusing two girls and was convicted of offences against a teenage boy.

- Gruffalo illustrator says rise of AI images 'worrying'
[8 hours old]: Axel Scheffler speaks to the BBC alongside author Dame Julia Donaldson, who reads an extract from their new book.

- Father of A66 teen charged with funeral assault
[4 hours old]: Police charged Gye Worthy with assault at the funeral for his son who was killed in the A66 crash.

- Theatregoer who throttled woman at show is jailed
[6 hours old]: Malcolm Potier attacked the audience member after she started singing along, a judge is told.

- Ex-Tory campaign chief pleads guilty over election bet
[5 hours old]: Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when the 2024 election would be held.

- Trump's ,000 Payout Promise
[6 hours old]: Trump says every adult American will get ,000 if the Republicans win the midterms.

* UEFA Champions League
[0 hours old]: Highlights from the opening round of matches in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

- England's push for two-day win halted by weather
[5 hours old]: England's charge towards a two-day victory in the final Test against Pakistan is only halted by rain at Edgbaston.

- Man United put four past Sabah on Champions League return
[1 hours old]: Manchester United recorded their biggest Champions League victory since 2020 as they swept Sabah FK aside at Old Trafford.

* England captain Jones calls for fertility support
[1 hours old]: England captain Meg Jones wants the Red Roses to have access to fertility support and egg freezing.

- 2030 Winter Olympics boss departs amid turmoil
[3 hours old]: Edgar Grospiron leaves his position as president of the organising committee for the 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics just 18 months after his appointment.

- Hamilton and Leclerc 'squash' Monza controversy
[5 hours old]: Lewis Hamilton says he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have "squashed" any controversy between them from the Italian Grand Prix.

- Primark finally set to launch home deliveries
[12 hours old]: The retailer launches the service four years after making its first foray into internet shopping.

- Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone
[13 hours old]: Apple showed off at an event the first major design change to the iPhone in almost 20 years.

- When a Dragon gives you a helping hand
[7 hours old]: When a Dragon gives you a helping hand

- Primark introduces home delivery
[8 hours old]: Primark has said it plans to launch a home delivery service in Britain, four years after it made its first foray into e-commerce.

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. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why is Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial dividing America?
[76 hours old]: And will Trump succeed in limiting mail-in voting before the midterms?

. The one thing you need to do to succeed - according to top bosses
[23 hours old]: What makes someone stand out in a crowded workplace? Six business leaders tell us what they look for.

. Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
[23 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary
[28 hours old]: Heidi Alexander orders an investigation into the glitch that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.

. Tax banks to cut energy bills, unions tell Burnham
[22 hours old]: The TUC says a bank surcharge should be reversed - and estimates it would raise £9bn over four years.

. What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed?
[38 hours old]: Flights are cancelled owing to air traffic control problems, so what are your rights if you're affected?

. Learner drivers still forced to wait months for tests
[34 hours old]: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had been given a target to reduce average wait times to seven weeks.

. Petrol prices rise by 5p over a week as Iran war sends oil higher
[34 hours old]: A litre of unleaded now costs 167.17p which is the biggest weekly increase since April, data shows.

. Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
[31 hours old]: It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.

. I'm 27 and I've already written my will - here's why
[47 hours old]: For many young people making a will may not seem necessary, but here's why you shouldn't put it off.

. Cowboy builder tore my home apart and disappeared off the face of the Earth with £14k
[41 hours old]: Victims of cowboy builders describe how they were exploited with one couple left "scarred for life".

. Singaporean man pleads guilty in US to massive crypto heist
[40 hours old]: Malone Lam and his associates used the proceeds of their crimes to fund a luxurious lifestyle, US authorities said.

. OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours
[49 hours old]: OpenAI's claim that it solved parts of Navier-Stokes equations has quickly stirred controversy.

. US to ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, dairy goods and motorbikes
[36 hours old]: It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.

. Sapporo to move some beer production from Canada to US after tariffs
[32 hours old]: The Japanese brewer plans to shift non-alcoholic beer brewing to the US from Canada as tariffs bite

. Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed
[55 hours old]: Major lenders have raised rates on new deals in recent days, leaving many borrowers needing to make a decision.

. AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant
[61 hours old]: Arm Holding's chief executive Rene Haas says artificial intelligence will find a solution to the disease.

. UK's third-biggest taxpayer to leave for Greece
[61 hours old]: Chris Rokos plans to open an office in Athens, reports say, and was ranked third in the Sunday Times's list of the UK's top taxpayers.

. Argentina to file criminal case against oil company operating in Falklands
[59 hours old]: The move comes days after President Javier Milei stepped up Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falklands.


. Carney says US trade war 'will come at a cost' as Canada strikes back on tariffs
[55 hours old]: Canada's levies - as high as 50% - will apply to nearly bn of US products, from steel to T-shirts.

. The firms turning recruitment into X Factor-style competitions
[62 hours old]: Applicants have to pitch their ideas on stage in front of a panel of judges and an audience. But is this exciting or unfair?

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[47 hours old]: More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?

. 'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
[61 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

. From 'dog fruit' to darling: India's avocado boom
[161 hours old]: Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.

. Prosecco, cakes and beauty products - how to get birthday freebies and why there's a catch
[159 hours old]: Cake, coffee, make-up and burgers are just some of the free things you can get on your birthday.

. Why wait? Business grads buying firms to install themselves as CEO
[191 hours old]: Impatient to be the boss of an established company they are borrowing money to fund their purchases.

. 'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
[263 hours old]: So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it

. Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
[335 hours old]: A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

. How Dolly Parton's business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts
[359 hours old]: While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.

. Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
[383 hours old]: After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.

. 'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
[407 hours old]: Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.

. Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider
[401 hours old]: Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.

. How landscape gardening is being electrified
[503 hours old]: The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.

. Buy now or wait and hope? Families face gamble on heating oil
[17 hours old]: The price of heating oil has almost doubled in 12 months following the conflict in the Middle East.

. Social supermarket reports hundreds of sign-ups
[17 hours old]: Dartford Larder members pay £4.50 each week for items including unlimited fruit and vegetables.

. Share Energy to increase electricity prices by 12.6%
[30 hours old]: The supplier said the industry has faced "exceptional volatility" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and instability in the Middle East.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[1198 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
[1727 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
[2207 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
[2279 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. Why a famous Montreal sandwich shop has been forced to swap its soda
[112 hours old]: Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has changed suppliers for its black cherry soda.

. How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US?
[140 hours old]: The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn't be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade fight.

. Consumer Fight Back
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