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- Train stabbings hero discharged from hospital
[6 hours old]: Samir Zitouni's family say they are "really happy" but that he faces a significant recovery.

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

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and in other news ...

* Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms
[1 hours old]: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce major reforms to the asylum system on Monday.

- Storm Claudia: Disruption after flooding causes major incident
[5 hours old]: The fire and rescue service was called to more than 82 incidents after severe flooding in South Wales.

- 'Head in hands': Ministers fume at No 10's self-inflicted chaos
[12 hours old]: Misshaps of their own making overshadow important things the government has to do, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

- British woman, 85, killed after storm at Portuguese campsite
[4 hours old]: Two others were seriously injured as extreme winds hit the campsite in the Algarve.

* All you need to know as I’m a Celebrity 2025 kicks off
[1 hours old]: Alex Scott, Jack Osbourne and Ruby Wax are among those being dumped in the middle of the Australian outback.

* Benn masterclass crushes Eubank in rematch
[1 hours old]: Conor Benn puts on a dominant performance to earn revenge over bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr on points in their rematch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

* Bin bags are piling up on this street - residents have had enough
[0 hours old]: Bin bags put on the pavement for collection leave neighbourhoods worse places to live and work.

* The Papers: End of 'golden ticket' asylum rules and Labour leadership talk
[0 hours old]: The home secretary's overhaul of immigration rules and rumours about challenges to the prime minister feature in Sunday's papers.

* My mum was a 17-year-old free spirit - so she was locked up and put in a coma
[0 hours old]: Marina's mother was held against her will in a convent in 1960s Spain under Franco's regime.

* Why India caps pollution reading at 500 when the air is far more toxic
[1 hours old]: India's air quality framework hasn't been comprehensively revised since 2009 and needs an update, say experts.

* Nine injured after car rams into crowd at Australia demolition derby
[0 hours old]: The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.

- The US will help South Korea build nuclear 'attack' submarines - here's what that means
[2 hours old]: The agreement comes amid a period of growing geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

- Thousands march outside COP30 summit in call for action
[8 hours old]: This is the first time since 2021 that protesters have been allowed to demonstrate outside the UN talks.

- Pope Leo welcomes Hollywood stars to the Vatican
[9 hours old]: Pope Leo spoke to stars including Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee and Viggo Mortensen at the event for global cinema.

- Zelensky vows energy sector overhaul after 0m corruption scandal
[4 hours old]: State-owned energy firms will be fully audited and new management brought in, the Ukrainian PM says.

- Watch: BBC at scene of devastating flooding in Wales
[11 hours old]: A major incident has been declared in Monmouth following severe and widespread flooding caused by Storm Claudia.

- Royal Navy crew member missing off Donegal coast
[3 hours old]: The Irish Coast Guard received a distress call from a UK naval support vessel on Saturday morning.

* 'Call it a day' - Frampton & Bellew react to Eubank's loss
[0 hours old]: Former boxer Carl Frampton calls for Chris Eubank Jr to retire while Tony Bellew heaps praise on Conor Benn.

* 'Scotland resuscitated after World Cup dream almost dies thrilling death'
[1 hours old]: BBC Sport Scotland chief sportswriter Tom English dissects Scotland's World Cup chances after dramatic lifeline from Belarus.

- How Twickenham learned to love the bomb and Borthwick
[5 hours old]: England's win against New Zealand was the high point of a Steve Borthwick reign that has slowly won over Twickenham.

* Retirement? World title shot? What next for Eubank and Benn?
[1 hours old]: BBC Sport looks at what the future holds for Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn following their rematch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

* 'Hansen shines brightest as Ireland heed Farrell's call'
[0 hours old]: Mack Hansen's hat-trick inspires Ireland to a 46-19 win over Australia as the Irish respond to Andy Farrell's demand for improvement.

- Littler win away from world number one spot after reaching Grand Slam semis
[2 hours old]: Luke Littler moves one win away from becoming world number one for the first time as he comes from behind to beat Josh Rock and reach the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts.

- Tandy could not watch Wales' winning kick
[3 hours old]: Steve Tandy admits he could not watch Jarrod Evans' match-winning penalty for Wales against Japan that left Eddie Jones frustrated.

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and in other older news ...

. His football skills were showcased on YouTube. Now he plays in the Premier League
[87 hours old]: The French-born footballer did not have an easy run on his way to the top, with numerous clubs rejecting him.

. Rare orchid brought back from brink of extinction
[162 hours old]: Cambridge University Botanic Garden and partners have been working to successfully reintroduce the species.

. Sabrina Carpenter to lead musical Alice in Wonderland film
[80 hours old]: It will be the first time the US pop star will lead a major studio movie.

. Boy learns to walk again after life-saving brain tumour surgery
[67 hours old]: Chace, 11, from Warwickshire, has been supported by Shine a Light, a childhood cancer charity.

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

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

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

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

. Scotland’s trailblazing girl bands ignored by the industry
[7993 hours old]: The story of the Scottish girl bands who challenged a male-dominated industry.

. What's behind Rachel Reeves's 'hokey cokey' on income tax rises?
[27 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

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

. Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products
[23 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.

. Sale of Daily Telegraph collapses after US firm pulls out
[34 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
[35 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
[26 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
[31 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
[32 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
[31 hours old]: Under the deal, Donald Trump's 39% tariffs will be cut and Switzerland will invest 0bn (£150bn) in the US.

. Guests ejected mid-stay from bankrupt hotel chain Sonder
[51 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
[54 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
[60 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
[60 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
[49 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
[62 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
[58 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
[62 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
[71 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
[60 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
[79 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%
[78 hours old]: The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.

. SSE to invest £33bn in upgrading Scotland's electricity grid
[79 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
[79 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
[78 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
[88 hours old]: The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.

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

. US ends penny-making run after more than 230 years
[80 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'?
[49 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
[121 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
[217 hours old]: New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

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

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[289 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
[363 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?
[385 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?
[408 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
[457 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?
[457 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
[455 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
[481 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[554 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
[578 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
[650 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?
[722 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
[746 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
[733 hours old]: Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

. What taxes could go up in Budget if income tax rates are not rising?
[33 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
[35 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?
[37 hours old]: Some experts think the government may break its promise not to increase income tax, NI or VAT for working people.

. Renters' Rights Act: Here's what it means for you
[50 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
[594 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
[780 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
[1466 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?
[2282 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
[2570 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

. The Briefing Room
[59 hours old]: What are the consequences of the UK's low productivity growth?

. Hundreds Arrested In High Street Crime Crackdown
[102 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
[112 hours old]: There's been a rise in people using 'buy now, pay later' schemes for household essentials