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- Watch: Cruise ship overturns after collision with tanker in New Orleans
[3 hours old]: Around 130 people were rescued from a cruise ship after it was struck by a tanker while docked in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[535 hours old]: Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[1671 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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* Young people should have legal guarantee of job or training, Milburn tells BBC
[1 hours old]: The author of a major review on youth unemployment, due next week, acknowledges the change would mean some young people losing out on benefits.

- Neets review won't be for the faint-hearted - and will test Burnham's appetite for a welfare fight
[2 hours old]: Milburn is not the first to try and fix the Neets problem - so what’s different this time round, asks Laura Kuenssberg.

- US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
[3 hours old]: The Ukrainian president says US envoys touted the exchange as part of efforts to end the war with Russia.

* Noel Fielding 'appalled' by jokes he made with Russell Brand
[0 hours old]: The Great British Bake Off presenter says he has not been in contact with the convicted rapist "for many years".

- King jokes with Elton John as he marks 78th birthday with radio show
[5 hours old]: The monarch appears on a special episode to coincide with his 78th birthday on Saturday.

- Brand, Walliams and Married at First Sight: Is this a reckoning for the entertainment industry?
[14 hours old]: These stories represent the consequences of changes that began years ago, rather than being a sudden cultural shift.

- The search to find a friend for Jojo the gorilla after a lifetime of being alone
[15 hours old]: Jojo was poached as an infant and grew up in captivity. His keepers want to find him a friend - but it's not straightforward.

- Even Grand Theft Auto's original creators haven't been able to play GTA 6
[14 hours old]: The next title in the series is expected to be the biggest video game release ever.

- When to put up a real Christmas tree - according to an expert
[14 hours old]: Supermarkets have started selling Christmas trees - six weeks out from the big day.

* Man dies after being stabbed by gang of masked men
[0 hours old]: Police say a 27-year-old man died after being stabbed in the "shocking and tragic attack" in Crumpsall.

- Trump, Putin and Xi plan historic joint meeting in China next week, White House says
[9 hours old]: Trump will discuss the "reduction of nuclear weapons" during the unprecedented talks, a spokeswoman says.

- Body found on French beach after attempted Channel crossing
[2 hours old]: The man was found after authorities stopped and overloaded dinghy leaving the beach overnight.

- Burnham suggests Welsh Labour lost sight of devolution as review criticises ex-first minister
[2 hours old]: The prime minister said it was "hard" to accept the party was no longer in power after 27 years of running the Welsh government.

- Widespread frost and freezing fog as cold health alerts continue
[6 hours old]: It's a weekend of two halves with a cold start on Saturday giving way to wetter and milder day on Sunday.

- Family's two-year fight to bring killer driver back from Latvia
[14 hours old]: How the parents of Keaton Slater, 12, battled to bring the man who killed him to justice.

- Tuchel to remind England of anti-racism protocols before Spain game
[5 hours old]: Manager Thomas Tuchel will remind England's players of Uefa's anti-racism protocols before Sunday's Nations League fixture against Spain in Madrid.

- Warner accuses Cricket Australia of 'cover-up'
[7 hours old]: Former vice-captain David Warner accuses Cricket Australia of a "cover-up", claiming Australia's bowlers were not interviewed in ball-tampering investigation.

- England boxer missed Worlds over sex-test mix-up
[7 hours old]: George Francis was left “broken” after he was banned from competing at the Under-19 World Championships because his team did not organise a sex verification test to prove he is male.

- Microsoft says services fully restored after day-long global outage
[8 hours old]: Efforts to address the underlying problem with Outlook, Teams and Copilot are complete, the tech firm says.

- Football kit giveaway aims to boost participation
[6 hours old]: Millie Bright helps hand out free kit to young girls to help them keep playing in spite of costs.

- What do Christmas market traders say about rising prices?
[7 hours old]: From £8 bratwursts to £11 Yorkshire pudding wraps, why is the cost of the markets rising year on year?

- Food bank sees donations drop by 10% each year
[8 hours old]: Staff fear the government stockpiling advice will have an impact on donations as Christmas looms.

- The rise of 'housefishing' by estate agents
[7 hours old]: The rise of 'housefishing' by estate agents.

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. How the Jensen Huang scandal created a headache for business-friendly Singapore
[16 hours old]: The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade.

. Intelligence officer's rare Aston Martin to be sold
[51 hours old]: The Aston Martin DB5, a model made famous by James Bond films, will be sold in Esher in December.

. Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal letter found on roof tile
[56 hours old]: The tile informs a worker that he is no longer needed and was signed by Thomas Austin.

. I took Vinted to court to get my money back
[110 hours old]: The BBC hears from Vinted sellers who describe difficulties accessing money held in their online wallets.

. Why are these purple flowers shutting down streets in Sydney?
[93 hours old]: Jacaranda trees typically flower for six weeks every spring, drawing visitors to Australia from across the globe.

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. Rumpelstiltskin fools Shrek into being erased from existence
[648 hours old]: The fairy tale is ogre. Fooled by Rumpelstiltskin, Shrek's world is turned upside down

. Fitness obsessed & 'control freak' - what can Man Utd expect from Pochettino?
[16 hours old]: What can Manchester United fans expect from their new manager Mauricio Pochettino? BBC Sport gets an insight from Toby Alderweireld, who played under him at Spurs.

. Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
[20 hours old]: Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.

. How a sex scandal at Nvidia is putting pressure on the White House
[26 hours old]: Jensen Huang's personal life may have triggered the crisis, but the questions now reach into the White House itself.

. Pressure grows on Trump's Commerce Secretary Lutnick in fallout from Nvidia scandal
[19 hours old]: Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".

. The rise of 'housefishing' - when does using AI go from enhancing to misleading?
[38 hours old]: Experts warn that using AI to enhance property images can go too far and mislead prospective buyers.

. Heat pumps: How much heat does your home really need?
[29 hours old]: Knowing how much heat your home loses is important before installing a new heating system.

. Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy
[35 hours old]: Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.

. Burnham says 'win-win' deal can be agreed between UK and EU
[37 hours old]: The prime minister says the deal could be "more like the Brexit people thought they were voting for" in 2016.

. Who is Nvidia's interim CEO Colette Kress - and who could take over permanently?
[47 hours old]: Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.

. Faisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient
[49 hours old]: The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?

. UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years
[51 hours old]: The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to September, according to official figures.

. Poundland gets more time to secure a rescue deal as emergency talks continue
[48 hours old]: A deadline to secure a buyer was set to expire at midnight, but the retailer now has an extra 10 days to find a buyer.

. Some under-25s should get fewer benefits, Milburn review to say
[40 hours old]: The proposed radical overhaul of the welfare system would move under-25s off the main sickness benefits.

. Christmas toy rush being driven by squishies and building sets
[79 hours old]: A bumper year so far for toy sales comes as debate intensifies over screen time and tech connectivity.

. Nvidia hires major US law firm to investigate alleged Chinese spy affair
[88 hours old]: The appointment was made after it emerged Jensen Huang had an affair with a woman believed to be a spy for China.

. Claude chatbot maker set for .3tn stock market debut despite 'catastrophic' AI warning
[93 hours old]: The AI company behind the Claude chatbot will offer its shares at between and , which is lower than what was expected.

. Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch
[95 hours old]: Sales of essential goods such as hand sanitiser soar after the government called on households to be prepared for emergencies.

. Kim Kardashian's Skims offers refunds for 8 advent calendar after backlash
[93 hours old]: The contents of the calendar, including hair clips and keychains, have been widely criticised on social media.

. US inflation higher than expected in October - here's what is happening with prices
[96 hours old]: Prices rose by 0.4% over the month, driven by increases in shelter, food and energy costs.

. Faisal Islam: What the boss of US tech giant Nvidia told me about China and national security
[101 hours old]: Huang, who is now being investigated over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, is far more important to the future of the world order than other tech bosses.

. Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy
[102 hours old]: The US president said he spoke with Jensen Huang on Monday and asked him about the affair with the alleged spy.

. The superpower battle over energy – and what it means for your bills
[110 hours old]: A tug-of-war between China and the US could have a big impact on energy costs, but who will win?

. How a civil servant got away with juggling five jobs for so long
[116 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury has been convicted of fraud after pocketing £284,000 of taxpayers' money over three years.

. Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
[115 hours old]: The share price dropped wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the value of Nvidia.

. Zoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond
[113 hours old]: Jensen Huang is being investigated by his own company over an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.

. Californians reject wealth tax for billionaires
[107 hours old]: Proposition 40 targeted Californian billionaires with a 5% tax on their total wealth, including assets such as shares as well as income.

. The rise and fall of Jensen Huang - how the tech superstar became mired in scandal
[45 hours old]: Within days, Huang's status as a seemingly untouchable figure leading the global tech race has crumbled.

. Robot vessels take on the dangerous work of mine hunting
[86 hours old]: The conflict in the Gulf is an opportunity for the US to test its autonomous mine-hunting systems.

. The engine parts that 'fight the laws of the universe'
[206 hours old]: Investment has surged into the making of jet turbine blades - an extremely difficult component to make.

. Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
[254 hours old]: Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?

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

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

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[423 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
[567 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
[591 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[711 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?
[736 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?
[759 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?
[879 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

. Politicians back focus on cost of living
[32 hours old]: The Government of Jersey's key priorities are passed despite concerns over a lack of "real action".

. Cider makers fear future for orchards as costs grow
[32 hours old]: Producers claimed without more support, they could be forced to stop using British-grown apples.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[1143 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?
[1206 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
[2751 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
[3279 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?
[21 hours old]: Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?

. What are people emergency stockpiling?
[22 hours old]: From cider to candy canes: What people are emergency stockpiling

. Shoplifters 'stealing to order' in Scottish shops
[24 hours old]: Shopworkers in Scotland say they're facing rising levels of violence, including attacks with harpoon guns and machetes, as reports of shoplifting rise dramatically.

. 'My window faces a brick wall': What's your rent in NYC?
[37 hours old]: We ask people in New York City how much they pay for their homes.