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- Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from DR Congo
[3 hours old]: Uganda will also not allow most travellers who have been in DR Congo to transit through the country.

. Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
[28 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
[75 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
[444 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
[1212 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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- Watch: How Lula turned it around to beat former president's son
[9 hours old]: Brazil's left-wing President has been elected for a fourth term after narrowly beating right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote.

* Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 without power as Met Office issues new wind warning
[0 hours old]: Around 90,000 properties are without power after Scotland and north England is battered by strong winds.

- Healey to shield low-income pensioners from income tax in the Budget
[1 hours old]: Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.

* Consultant doctors in England to strike next month
[0 hours old]: Senior doctors to stage 48-hour walkout, beginning on 25 November, in dispute over pay and pensions.

- Daughter wins £127k claim for caring for mum at home
[5 hours old]: Bern Rogers says the row with her siblings since her elderly mother died was "harrowing and deeply sad".

* Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement
[0 hours old]: The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.

- Knighting Sinfield 'easiest decision anyone's had to make,' says Prince William
[6 hours old]: The rugby league star is "gold dust" and "should have been Sir Kevin years ago," says the Prince of Wales.

* Funding set to double for plan to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
[0 hours old]: Burnham made ending rough sleeping his first pledge when entering Downing Street in July.

- Crowds welcome Venezuela's María Machado after months in exile
[2 hours old]: The Venezuelan opposition leader spent more than 10 months in exile after escaping the country on a speedboat.

- Israelis prepare to vote in one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history
[13 hours old]: Security and democracy emerge as central issues in Israel's highly anticipated general election, as Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.

- Faisal Islam: Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
[11 hours old]: The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government

- Kane, Yamal or Kvaratskhelia? BBC Sport pundits on who should win the men's Ballon d'Or
[5 hours old]: The Ballon d'Or winner will be announced in London on Monday - but who is going to claim the showpiece award?



- How a movement of students brought down Serbia's Vučić
[4 hours old]: In just under two years the students have succeeded in tearing up 14 years of political dominance under Aleksandar Vučić.

- Is 'ferritin face' a real thing - and can you really spot low iron from looks?
[10 hours old]: Videos in which people claim to spot the signs of low iron have attracted millions of views online.

- Lula faces hostile congress and divided country after Brazil election win
[8 hours old]: The incumbent president has pulled off a surprise win, but he will face a hostile Congress and a polarised country.

- Big, noisy and coming to a town near you - why the data centre backlash is growing
[12 hours old]: Data centres are the lifeblood of our digital world, but there are growing concerns about their environmental impact. The BBC explores their rise in charts.

- Spotify uploads lyrics for Dolly Parton's Welsh version of Jolene in Irish
[5 hours old]: The single is the second posthumous release from Parton - who was of Welsh descent.

- Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison
[7 hours old]: Andre McKechnie, who murdered a property developer, argued it was his right to enjoy Australian culture.

* Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout
[1 hours old]: No group has yet said it was behind Friday's shooting attack in the village of Hmoud, which left nine Christians dead.

- Sharon Osbourne: 'I visit Ozzy's grave every day'
[10 hours old]: The TV presenter says she can see Ozzy's burial site from her window, and regularly talks to him.

- Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies aged 46
[5 hours old]: Bauza had voiced a number of characters in this summer's animated hit Coyote vs. Acme.

- China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party
[4 hours old]: The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing.

- End approaching for Carrick but Man Utd fans make clear who they blame
[14 hours old]: Manchester United's fans sang their support for Michael Carrick during the 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth, but voiced their opposition to virtually everything else.

- Mourinho keeps Clasico midas touch 13 years on as La Liga heats up
[11 hours old]: Kylian Mbappe's two goals at Barcelona have opened up La Liga, as Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid leave Camp Nou with a victory.

- Ex-Liverpool winger Pennant has more than 50 stitches after dog attack
[4 hours old]: Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant says he needed more than 50 stitches after being mauled by a dog.

- Late Mbappe goal earns Real win at Barca in dramatic Clasico
[2 hours old]: Kylian Mbappe scores twice for Real Madrid as they beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Camp Nou in the first El Clasico of the season.

- Who should win the men's Ballon d'Or? BBC Sport pundits have their say
[5 hours old]: The Ballon d'Or winner will be announced in London on Monday - but who is going to claim the showpiece award?



* Nix's 62-yard touchdown & 'vintage Rodgers' - NFL best plays
[0 hours old]: "Vintage" Aaron Rodgers and Bo Nix's 62-yard touchdown feature in the best action from week seven of the NFL.

- Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
[11 hours old]: The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government

- What is the Budget and what could be in it?
[9 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.

* Salon owners urge Budget VAT cut as staffing pressures grow
[1 hours old]: Marcus Perkins, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Brierley Hill, says he is scared for the future.

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[89 hours old]: The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

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