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- Three killed after bus crashes into Stockholm bus stop
[1 hours old]: The bus driver has been arrested but police say "there is currently no indication that the incident was intentional".

* Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
[0 hours old]: New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.

* US football coach featured on Netflix dies after on-campus shooting
[1 hours old]: Coach John Beam, who was featured on Last Chance U, died on Friday, hours after a suspect was arrested at a nearby bus stop.

. 'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail
[359 hours old]: Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

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- UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
[1 hours old]: Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.

- Man charged following suspected fake admiral at Remembrance event
[3 hours old]: Police said the incident at the Remembrance Sunday event caused "significant public concern".

- Man admits lacing sweets with sedatives and assaulting boys at summer camp
[5 hours old]: Jon Ruben, 76, pleads guilty to a series of charges including sex offences against two young boys.

- What's behind Rachel Reeves's 'hokey cokey' on income tax rises?
[1 hours old]: The bond markets selling UK debt, which the chancellor had spent months courting, reacted badly to her change of heart on income tax rises

- Record settler attacks in West Bank opening up rifts within Israel
[1 hours old]: In October more than 260 settler attacks resulted in Palestinians casualties or property damage according to the UN.

* US justice department investigates Epstein's alleged ties to Clinton and banks after Trump request
[0 hours old]: Democrats are accusing Trump of using the justice department to deflect from his previous relationship with Epstein.

* Children in Need 2025 raises more than £45m
[0 hours old]: The show included appearances from Lewis Capaldi and stars of Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice and Gladiators.

- Sarah Ferguson's new book withdrawn from sale, says analytics firm Nielsen
[5 hours old]: The latest children's book by the former duchess had already been delayed.

* Weather warnings in force as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain to UK
[1 hours old]: The storm has brought flooding and downpours, with some areas expecting up to a month's worth of rain in a day.

* Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products
[0 hours old]: The executive order allowing products like coffee and bananas to escape tariffs comes as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over rising prices.

- Crowds brave heavy rain as King Charles makes birthday trip to south Wales
[8 hours old]: The King has visited south Wales as a new photo is published for his 77th birthday.

- Call of Duty is back, and it's got a battle on its hands
[7 hours old]: The annual instalment of the massive series faces new challenges from competitor Battlefield 6.

- What does Trump want with boat strike campaign?
[4 hours old]: The US has justified its air and naval campaign as necessary to fight drug smuggling into the US.

- Bad Bunny wins five Latin Grammys ahead of Super Bowl
[14 hours old]: The Puerto Rican star wins album of the year, as Karol G and Gloria Estefan also celebrate big wins.

* Blue Islands ceases trading and cancels flights
[0 hours old]: The airline employed about 100 staff and operated flights across the British Isles, and beyond.

- 'Prolific' rapist who drugged women gets life term
[6 hours old]: "Incredibly dangerous" multiple rapist Chao Xu is ordered to spend a minimum of 14 years in prison.

- MP quits Corbyn's new left-wing party amid infighting
[4 hours old]: Independent MP Adnan Hussain claims there is a "toxic" culture in Your Party as he announces he is leaving it.

- 'Astonishingly lethal': BBC reports from site of Russian strike in Kyiv
[9 hours old]: The BBC's James Landale reports from the east of the capital where a drone struck a multi-storey residential building.

* Hollywood's SAG Awards announces it will change its name
[0 hours old]: The rebrand is meant to reflect the name of the ceremony's award, like the Oscars and Grammys.

* Cardi B welcomes fourth child, her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs
[0 hours old]: The US rapper welcomed a baby girl in the wake of releasing her sophomore album last month.

- Are cracks showing inside Trump’s MAGA movement?
[10 hours old]: The growing questions from Republicans on how Trump is running the country

- Hearn spies Eubank's weight as Benn wants redemption
[3 hours old]: Chris Eubank Jr vows to put on a "fight of the decade contender" in his rematch with Conor Benn on Saturday.

- Seven games, 20 goals, none conceded - England close in on perfection
[6 hours old]: England have cruised through World Cup qualifying, winning all seven of their games and scoring 20 unanswered goals, setting several records and leaving them on the cusp of another.

- Australia Ashes favourites despite 'weak' team - Anderson
[7 hours old]: Australia are favourites to win the Ashes despite having their "weakest" team in 15 years, says England great Sir James Anderson.

* Trump misses cut despite improvement on LPGA debut
[1 hours old]: Kai Trump misses the cut on her LPGA debut with a five-over 75 leaving her on 18 over par overall at the Annika tournament in Florida.

- 'Proper players and me' - Fifa award nomination shocks Brentford's Cheatley
[6 hours old]: Brentford's Ashley Cheatley is on Fifa's shortlist for the annual Marta Award after scoring one of the best goals by women worldwide.

- Wales and Japan battle to avoid World Cup nightmare
[5 hours old]: Wales are set for a must-win autumn international against Japan that will have huge implications for their 2027 World Cup campaign.

* What is the two-child benefit cap and how could it change?
[1 hours old]: Since 2017, some benefits have been limited when parents have a third child or more, so how does it work?

- Sale of Daily Telegraph collapses after US firm pulls out
[8 hours old]: US investment group RedBird Capital has abandoned its attempt to buy the UK newspaper.

- Jaguar Land Rover posts heavy loss after cyber-attack
[9 hours old]: The cyber-attack pushed the carmaker into the red after it was forced to shut down its production lines.

* From florist to drone maker: How the weapon became so mainstream
[1 hours old]: With drones centre stage in Ukraine, military firms around the globe are ramping up their production.

- Government borrowing costs jump after Reeves decides against income tax rise
[5 hours old]: The 10-year gilt yield rises sharply in reaction to reports that an expected Budget income tax rise will not happen.


- Walmart boss retiring after more than a decade
[7 hours old]: Doug McMillon is handing over the reins of America's largest retailer to John Furner.

- US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive
[5 hours old]: Under the deal, Donald Trump's 39% tariffs will be cut and Switzerland will invest 0bn (£150bn) in the US.

- What taxes could go up in Budget if income tax rates are not rising?
[8 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

- Why credit cards might not be as bad as you think
[10 hours old]: Are credit cards 'bad' and debit cards 'good'? Martin Lewis explains why it's not that simple.

- What are UK National Insurance and income tax rates and thresholds?
[11 hours old]: Some experts think the government may break its promise not to increase income tax, NI or VAT for working people.

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and in other older news ...

. 'Tired, exhilarated and proud'- old friends complete 17,000-mile bike challenge after 40 years
[17 hours old]: Three friends returned to Chile to finish a leg of a 17,000-mile cycling trip they did in 1985.

. Why I'm sharing the reality of life in a sick kids' unit
[16 hours old]: Kirsty Grandison is using social media to share her experience of caring for her severely brain damaged son.

. Weekly quiz: Who did Alan Carr give his Celebrity Traitors prize to?
[29 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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. How to limit the power of big tech
[41 hours old]: The deputy PM turned Meta executive on the influence of tech bosses like Mark Zuckerberg.

. The engrossing biopic of a Hollywood icon's early years
[113 hours old]: Based on a true story, starring Toby Jones, Lesley Manville and Harry Lawtey

. Explore the manosphere with three young men's stories
[65 hours old]: James Blake enters the manosphere, joining men seeking status, wealth and relationships.

. Scotland’s trailblazing girl bands ignored by the industry
[7968 hours old]: The story of the Scottish girl bands who challenged a male-dominated industry.

. Guests ejected mid-stay from bankrupt hotel chain Sonder
[25 hours old]: Sonder guests have complained that they had to leave their accommodation as the firm files for a sudden bankruptcy.

. 'Failings at every level' resulted in botched insulation scheme, MPs told
[28 hours old]: Wall insulation installed under two separate schemes was supposed to keep residents warm and dry, but instead left some homes damp and mouldy

. Faisal Islam: Slow growth raises stakes even higher for the Budget
[34 hours old]: The Budget somehow has to provide certainty, boost consumer and business confidence, and fill a large fiscal gap.

. British Gas boss voices concerns over Scotland's energy jobs
[34 hours old]: Chris O'Shea, the boss of Centrica, which owns British Gas, says the energy transition is correct, but worries over the impact on jobs.

. Trump to ease coffee and banana tariffs in Latin America trade deals
[24 hours old]: The Trump administration on Thursday announced frameworks for trade deals with four Latin American countries, which senior officials said will include tariff relief on coffee and bananas.

. UK growth slows after big fall in car production
[37 hours old]: The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing and weighed on growth in the economy, figures show.

. UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales
[32 hours old]: Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.

. PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation
[36 hours old]: The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

. Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims hits bn valuation
[45 hours old]: The company says it plans to open more physical shops and expand the business around the world.

. Scottish government aiming to issue first bonds in 2026-27
[35 hours old]: Scottish ministers wants to use bonds to raise money from investors to fund infrastructure projects.

. £220 'for a cut-up sock' - Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online
[53 hours old]: Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.

. Heineken UK cuts Foster's alcohol strength to 3.4%
[52 hours old]: The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.

. SSE to invest £33bn in upgrading Scotland's electricity grid
[53 hours old]: The company plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south.

. Driving test rules to change in bid to stop bots booking slots
[53 hours old]: The Transport Secretary has announced new measures to tackle the continuing backlog of driving tests.

. AI will slash headcount by two-thirds - retail boss
[52 hours old]: Buy It Direct boss Nick Glynne said increased taxes on business in the UK had sped up the process.

. Thousands of NHS staff to lose jobs after Treasury approves £1bn pay-off deal
[62 hours old]: The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.

. Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes to go fully digital
[57 hours old]: The airline is only accepting digital boarding passes from Wednesday.

. US ends penny-making run after more than 230 years
[55 hours old]: Pennies today cost nearly four cents each to make - more than twice the cost of a decade ago.

. Will AI mean better adverts or 'creepy slop'?
[23 hours old]: Advertisers are using AI to personalise adverts but not everyone agrees that's a good idea.

. The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport
[95 hours old]: From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

. Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings
[191 hours old]: New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

. Will quantum be bigger than AI?
[215 hours old]: The highly complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[263 hours old]: Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for future jobs.

. Businesses are running out of pennies in the US
[337 hours old]: Find a penny, pick it up, then what? Now the US has stopped making pennies, a shortage has emerged and created confusion.

. The US bet big with Argentina bailout - is it paying off?
[359 hours old]: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.

. Should K-beauty products have to come from South Korea?
[383 hours old]: Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.

. The South African start-up bringing tech to townships
[431 hours old]: Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

. These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?
[431 hours old]: It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

. Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G
[429 hours old]: New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

. The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
[455 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[528 hours old]: Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model

. How the outsourcing sector became South Africa's newest goldmine
[552 hours old]: South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

. Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office
[624 hours old]: Prabowo Subianto's promises of dynamic economic growth and social change have faced major challenges.

. How good is the battery in a used electric vehicle?
[696 hours old]: Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.

. Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid
[720 hours old]: Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.

. Why AI is being trained in rural India
[708 hours old]: Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

. Renters' Rights Act: Here's what it means for you
[24 hours old]: The biggest shake up to renting rules in England for 30 years will affect millions of tenants.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[568 hours old]: Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

. How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump
[755 hours old]: Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

. Trump's state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
[1440 hours old]: Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[2256 hours old]: Tariffs, Brexit, pandemic havoc... All of this caused short-term disruption - but the impact concealed a deeper problem for the UK automotive industry

. Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price
[2544 hours old]: The US president considers it a win - but if this all triggers a foundational realignment, the results may not break in his favour

. Hundreds Arrested In High Street Crime Crackdown
[76 hours old]: Targeted raids on high street shops have seen more than 920 people arrested

. Rise in 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Schemes for Household Essentials
[87 hours old]: There's been a rise in people using 'buy now, pay later' schemes for household essentials

. The savings account offering a 50% bonus - with a catch
[174 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains Help to Save, which is open to some people on universal credit.