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* £200m taxpayer-funded trains sit barely used for three years
[1 hours old]: The final piece in a £2bn rail project is late, with less than half of the trains tested.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[310 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
[679 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
[1447 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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- Vance walks Trump tightrope after blaming Iran war for election defeat
[3 hours old]: The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

- Interest rates expected to rise for first time in over three years
[7 hours old]: Most analysts are predicting an increase from 3.75% to 4%, the first increase in more than three years.

- The NHS is relying more on charities - and that might be creating problems for patients
[6 hours old]: Is it symptom a health service at breaking point - or a positive way of involving the public?

* Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years
[0 hours old]: Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.

- Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever'
[7 hours old]: Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.

- UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology
[4 hours old]: British diplomats are looking to offer reassurance that there is a sense of urgency to deal with the issue, even if a date for doing so is not yet confirmed, Chris Mason writes.

* Henry Nowak's killer's appeal 'ludicrous', says family
[1 hours old]: Vickrum Digwa, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Henry Nowak, appeals his sentence.

- Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
[2 hours old]: Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago

- British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UK
[12 hours old]: The wider risk to the UK public from the deadly virus remains low, a government spokesperson says.

- More asbestos found in Parliament, as MPs urged to get on with revamp
[3 hours old]: MPs told it's crunch time for a decision on refurbishment amid warnings of a Notre Dame-style fire.

- Anthony Zurcher: Trump is weakened but still wields power for now
[10 hours old]: Trump has given conflicting messages about how he might deal with Democrats in Congress after his party's resounding defeat.

- Five reasons why Republicans lost so badly
[6 hours old]: From angry voters to an unpopular president, here is why Americans in traditional Republican areas turned to Democrats.

* Democrats won on affordability. Can they deliver it?
[1 hours old]: Democrats will hold Congress but President Donald Trump still has the power to block their plans.

- Bowen: Trump's loss limits powers at home, but it will likely be different abroad
[12 hours old]: After bruising midterm results, President Trump will want to show he can still shake the world, the BBC's international editor writes.

- How voter shifts in Texas helped elect a Democratic senator and governor
[10 hours old]: The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at the state's long track record of voting Republican and what was different in this year's election.

- Would you take a test to see if your life will be cut short? I did - and it changed me
[6 hours old]: Laura Sides faced a dilemma of whether to find out if she would inherit her father's condition.

- Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump - how will Burnham react?
[10 hours old]: The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?

* The Papers: 'Crushing midterm rebuke' and 'Trumped'
[1 hours old]: The Democrats sweep in the US midterm elections is the focus of Thursday's papers.

- Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau
[6 hours old]: The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.

* Surreal moment Tarantino and Kylie Minogue came to my hometown to star in my new film
[0 hours old]: A Hollywood giant and singing superstars caused a stir after arriving in a Welsh seaside town.

* Police in Scotland to escort fire crews in latest crackdown on Bonfire Night disorder
[0 hours old]: As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed in the biggest Police Scotland operation since last year's visit by President Trump.

- Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome
[4 hours old]: Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.

- World record 51 red cards shown in Brazilian youth game
[7 hours old]: A world record of 43 players and eight members of staff were sent off during an under-20 championship match between Uberlandia and Mamore in Brazil.

- Mother and daughter die after suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
[7 hours old]: Authorities in British Columbia say evidence suggests an animal may have been involved in the women's deaths.

- LIV Golf to wind down after backers withdraw support
[8 hours old]: LIV Golf is set to announce on Thursday it will wind down after a financing firm retracted its support.

- Another 'miracle' in Istanbul - but this one hurt Liverpool
[8 hours old]: Liverpool conceded "cheap" and "messy" goals in their defeat by Fenerbahce, says boss Andoni Iraola, as former Reds hero Dirk Kuyt celebrates a "miracle" in Istanbul.

- LIV to wind down after backers withdraw support
[8 hours old]: LIV Golf is set to announce on Thursday it will wind down after a financing firm retracted its support.

- Haaland scores winner as Man City beat Leipzig
[8 hours old]: Erling Haaland scores the winning goal as Manchester City overcome being pegged back twice to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on match day four of the UEFA Champions League group phase.

- Arsenal survive late Slavia scare for hard-fought win
[8 hours old]: Arsenal earn their third win from four in the Champions League as goals from Noni Madueke and Victor Gyokeres are too much for Slavia Prague, despite a valiant late fight from the hosts to get back into the game.

- Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms
[9 hours old]: Musk spent nearly 0m in the 2026 US midterm elections, an individual election spending record.

- Poundland owner in crunch talks as retailer's collapse looms
[11 hours old]: Gordon Brothers will meet Jonathan Reynolds on Wednesday as the investment firm faces scrutiny over Poundland.

- Kellogg's admits snap, crackle and pop is quieter after uproar over Rice Krispies recipe change
[11 hours old]: The cereal giant has changed the recipes for Rice Krispies and Coco Pops, sparking a backlash online.

- Australia's oldest department store David Jones folds after 188 years
[6 hours old]: The brand's 38 physical stores and online site will continue to operate while receivers review its operations.

* Why do sausage rolls and veterinary fees vary in price across London?
[1 hours old]: Location is not just the only factor on why prices differ across London, as Anna O'Neill finds out.

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