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- Democrats celebrate election wins. Regaining power will be harder
[7 hours old]: A year after a painful election defeat, the Democratic Party stands at a fork in the road.

- China launches new aircraft carrier in naval race with the US
[2 hours old]: The Fujian uses electromagnetic catapults that allow planes to strike from a greater distance.

. The Vasa galleon: The ship that sank in the Baltic Sea
[12533 hours old]: Divers and historians make new discoveries about a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century galleon

- Busiest US airports to cut thousands of flights due to government shutdown
[8 hours old]: Flight capacity will be cut at major airports as air traffic controllers report issues with fatigue amid staff shortages.

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

. How will the EU's new border system work?
[526 hours old]: The EU's much-delayed Entry/Exit System will change the way UK passengers travel to 29 countries.

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* Elon Musk's trillion pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
[0 hours old]: The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.

- McDonald's to introduce sexual harassment training after BBC uncovered abuse of staff
[10 hours old]: The announcement by the equality watchdog comes after a BBC investigation into abuse at the restaurant chain.

- 'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre
[9 hours old]: BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.

- After weeks of tension, plots and sabotage, Celebrity Traitors has come to a nail-biting end
[10 hours old]: On Thursday night, we finally found out who has emerged victorious in The Celebrity Traitors.

- A 20-minute date with a Tinder predator destroyed my life for years
[3 hours old]: Nadia said the abuse started after she ended their date early because of "red flags".

- The battle over Gaza's future: Why no-one can agree on the rebuild
[4 hours old]: From AI-powered super cities to designs that capture its 'soul and spirit', plans have already been draw up - but political obstacles remain

- Perimenopause at 38? I felt robbed, says Emma Barnett
[8 hours old]: The BBC presenter says on her new podcast she hopes there can be a "normalisation" of the topic.

* ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky
[0 hours old]: The talks focus on ITV's free-to-air channels as well as its streaming service, ITV X.

- How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies
[8 hours old]: Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.

- Government recovers £74m from asylum hotel firms
[11 hours old]: The amount recouped remains a small percentage of the overall cost of asylum accommodation.

- Arrests as hundreds protest at Villa-Maccabi match
[1 hours old]: Eleven men are held amid a huge police operation near Villa Park involving 700 officers.

- Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again until November 2026
[11 hours old]: The most anticipated video game of all time receives a second official delay from makers Rockstar Games.

- The Papers: 'Income tax will go up' and 'Chill Bill'
[8 hours old]: Chancellor informs budget watchdog of planned tax rises and the return of a grinning prisoner leads the papers

- Our son died in a care home - it hasn't been reinspected for years
[10 hours old]: BBC finds a fifth of care homes rated "inadequate" were not reinspected within a year or more.



- Radical and riveting: Is Rosalía's Lux the year's best album?
[9 hours old]: In an audacious move, the Barcelona-born star has recorded a symphonic album in 14 languages.

- Hungary's PM has a dilemma - stick with Russian oil or win Trump's favour
[8 hours old]: Trump's closest ally in Europe will head to Washington in the midst of a disagreement over Russian oil.

* Anti-black racism 'baked' into Metropolitan Police, review finds
[0 hours old]: Report author Dr Shereen Daniels said systemic racism was "not a matter of perception".

- British grandmother flies home after 12 years on Indonesian death row
[6 hours old]: Lindsay Sandiford, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2013, was freed on humanitarian grounds.

- Typhoon barrels towards Cambodia after killing at least 193 in Philippines and Vietnam
[5 hours old]: One of the year's deadliest storms has headed west to Cambodia and Laos after barreling through Vietnam.

* Andrew asked by Democrats in US Congress to appear for questioning over Epstein links
[1 hours old]: The panel, which does not have the power to subpoena Andrew, made the request as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

- PM 'angry and frustrated' at mistaken prisoner releases
[10 hours old]: Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif is still at large but fraudster Billy Smith hands himself back in.

- Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform
[4 hours old]: The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.

- What's The Point Of COP?
[15 hours old]: The UN’s annual climate conference kicks off in Brazil.

- The Democrats are back…will it last?
[15 hours old]: Republicans suffered losses in key elections on Tuesday night.

* Bellingham and Foden recalled to England squad
[0 hours old]: England manager Thomas Tuchel recalls Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden to his squad for games against Serbia and Albania.

* Carre given Wales start with Rees-Zammit on bench
[1 hours old]: Louis Rees-Zammit and Rhys Carre are primed to make their Test returns against Argentina on Sunday after two years out.

- New Rangers dawn as far away as ever in European Groundhog Day
[9 hours old]: Rangers' resurrection under new regime still feels a pipe dream after latest European defeat, writes BBC Scotland's Scott Mullen.

- Baffling? Distracting? The fallout from Earps' book
[3 hours old]: Mary Earps' comments in her autobiography have caused a stir but what has the fallout been?

- Sutton's predictions v Bath & England rugby star Ollie Lawrence
[14 hours old]: BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Bath and England rugby star Ollie Lawrence with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

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* Elon Musk's tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
[0 hours old]: The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.

- McDonald's to introduce sexual harassment training in Britain after BBC uncovered abuse of staff
[10 hours old]: The announcement by the equality watchdog comes after a BBC investigation into abuse at the restaurant chain.

- Texas sues Roblox for 'putting paedophiles and profits' over safety
[6 hours old]: Roblox said it is "disappointed" that it is being sued based on "misrepresentations and sensationalised claims".

- Betting firms 'scaremongering' over tax rises, say MPs
[10 hours old]: Rachel Reeves has suggested that she could increase taxes on online bets in the budget.

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

- Eastern Airways goes into administration
[13 hours old]: The UK regional airline had a contract with Dutch airline KLM but this has been terminated.

- Trump unveils deals to lower US weight-loss drug prices
[15 hours old]: US President Donald Trump announces agreements with drug makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.

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. I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?
[17 hours old]: ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.

. Weekly quiz: Which supermodel turned her husband to stone for Halloween?
[16 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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. Bank says inflation has 'peaked' as it holds interest rates
[16 hours old]: Rates are left unchanged after a tight vote ahead of the Budget later this month.

. Will Bank of England governor play Santa or Scrooge on interest rates?
[19 hours old]: The interest rate decision was made by the narrowest of margins, meaning all eyes are now on the Bank's December meeting.

. Boeing criminal case linked to deadly 737 crashes dropped
[16 hours old]: The judge said he did not believe the decision was in the public interest but he did not have authority to deny the request.

. Grand Theft Auto studio accused of 'union busting' after sacking workers
[17 hours old]: A union representing people in the gaming sector said 31 people were fired at Rockstar's UK studios.

. EV drivers could face new tax in Budget
[18 hours old]: The BBC understands there have been "conversations" within government about the possibility of a new levy on EVs.

. Planned steel investment grants will no longer go ahead
[21 hours old]: The government scraps plans for innovation fund saying it wants to prioritise support for primary steel makers.

. Conservative justices sharply question Trump tariffs in high-stakes hearing
[31 hours old]: If the court rules against Trump's tariffs, it could force the US to refund some of the billions it has collected.

. Mone-linked firm PPE Medpro owes £39m in taxes
[39 hours old]: Administrator's report shows firm owes £39m to HMRC on top of £148m owed to Department of Health

. King handed Nvidia boss a letter warning of AI dangers
[34 hours old]: In the 2023 remarks from the King he said AI was "no less important than the discovery of electricity" but warned the risks must be tackled.

. UK facing sickness bill 'crisis' - what needs to change to get more people working?
[41 hours old]: Plans to get more people working pose some challenges for employers, employees and health services.

. MP wants Elon Musk's chatbot shut down over claim he enabled grooming gangs
[41 hours old]: SNP MP Pete Wishart says he is seeking legal advice over the "disturbing" AI-generated social media post.

. France moves to suspend Shein website as it opens first store in Paris
[41 hours old]: The economy ministry said proceedings would last until Shein proved all of its content complied with French law.

. MSPs pass land reform which could force break up of huge estates
[39 hours old]: The legislation is designed to help reduce the concentration of rural land ownership among a small number of people.

. LED mask ads banned over acne and rosacea claims
[41 hours old]: Adverts for cosmetic devices not registered with the medicines regulator must not make medical claims.

. Trader who inspired The Big Short bets against AI as tech shares fall
[48 hours old]: Shares of major tech companies have fallen in the US and Japan over fears about AI bubble

. Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout
[58 hours old]: "I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful," 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC.

. M&S profits almost wiped out after cyber hack hit sales
[45 hours old]: Marks & Spencer's online and in-store sales were hit by a cyber attack which it said cost it £101m

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

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[82 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
[156 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?
[178 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?
[202 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
[250 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?
[250 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
[248 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
[274 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[347 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
[371 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
[443 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?
[515 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
[539 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
[527 hours old]: Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

. Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
[610 hours old]: The country hopes to build a big tech sector, fuelled by its vast amount of cheap hydroelectricity.

. How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper
[657 hours old]: The maker of Japan's most popular beer, Super Dry, was hit by a major cyber-attack last month.

. Why is UK inflation still high?
[19 hours old]: UK Inflation has fallen from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

. What taxes could rise in the Budget?
[20 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

. When will UK interest rates fall again?
[21 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[387 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
[573 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
[1259 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?
[2075 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
[2363 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

. Former shop worker has 'nightmares' over abuse at work
[63 hours old]: A former retail worker from Dundee backs a campaign asking shoppers to treat staff with respect.

. US and China's different reports of their trade meeting
[192 hours old]: Donald Trump says the US can sign a trade deal with China "pretty soon" following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea

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[216 hours old]: How a TV ad from an Ontario politician reignited Trump’s trade war against Canada