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- Five young people dead following two-car crash
[2 hours old]: Gardaí say the three men and two women who died, were all under the age of 25 and were travelling in the same car.

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

- Winter money and wellbeing roadshows for residents
[12 hours old]: A series of roadshows will bring agencies together to support residents through winter challenges.

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and in other news ...

- Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says
[3 hours old]: The home secretary is set to announce major policy reforms, including a 20-year wait before people granted asylum can apply to settle permanently.

* Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on Epstein files amid fallout with Trump
[1 hours old]: In a new interview, the congresswoman continued to urge the files' release despite the US president's harsh opposition.

- Arctic blast to move across UK as flood clean-up continues
[6 hours old]: Storm Claudia moved away on Sunday after delivering over a month's worth of rain to parts of England and Wales.

* Sky Sports axes 'sexist' TikTok channel Halo after three days
[0 hours old]: The female-focused TikTok channel was dubbed "patronising" and "sexist" by social media users.

- I vape cannabis everyday before work but was too afraid to tell my boss
[11 hours old]: About 50,000 people in the UK have a medical cannabis prescription, but some still feel a stigma attached to it.

- Yungblud to break from tour over health concerns
[5 hours old]: The rock star says it is "in my nature to run and run until l run myself to the ground".

- Search for missing Royal Navy crew member stood down
[3 hours old]: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tidesurge crew member was last seen at about 22:30 (local time) on Friday.

- Man arrested over deadly Delhi car bomb attack
[2 hours old]: The man is accused of being an accomplice to the perpetrator of the blast, which killed eight people and wounded 20 others.

- YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami on drug possession charges
[8 hours old]: The influencer, who has over 15 million subscribers on YouTube, is known for filming provocative videos involving pranks and stunts.

- Move over açaí - the Amazon has more 'superfoods' to offer
[10 hours old]: Açaí is everywhere, but Brazil hopes more of its fruits rich in antioxidants and fibre will soon be enjoyed around the world.

- We're first in the UK to trial a data centre in our shed - our energy bills are now £40 a month
[12 hours old]: "It's fantastic because it's eco-friendly...We're not burning any gases," says Terrence Bridges.

- Fuelled by fear, Benn ends 35-year wait for revenge by beating Eubank
[12 hours old]: Conor Benn achieves something his father Nigel was unable to do by beating a Eubank in a dominant rematch.

- Body found after five-week search for missing German walker
[8 hours old]: Police say the body of Matthias Beutin, 57, was discovered near Coire Dubh on the Isle of Skye.

- Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, MPs find
[4 hours old]: The Environmental Audit Committee found the government's measures are not enough to meet targets.

- Nearly 70 schools to close in Australia over fears of asbestos in play sand
[8 hours old]: Kmart and Target issued a recall for the products, which were found to have traces of asbestos in some samples.

* Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in city of Charlotte
[0 hours old]: Operation "Charlotte's Web" is part of Donald Trump’s attempt to deliver "the largest deportation programme" in US history.

- Scotland capitulate as Argentina inflict second autumn loss
[1 hours old]: Scotland throw away a 21-0 lead to implode against Argentina at Murrayfield.

- Littler becomes world number one with semi-final win
[2 hours old]: Luke Littler will become world number one for the first time after booking his place in the Grand Slam of Darts final in Wolverhampton.


- McIlroy clinches seventh overall title, as Fitzpatrick wins in Dubai
[6 hours old]: An emotional Rory McIlroy pays tribute to Seve Ballesteros after eclipsing the Spaniard by clinching his seventh Race to Dubai title, despite being beaten to the DP World Tour Championship by Matt Fitzpatrick.

- Data centre in the shed reduces energy bills to £40
[12 hours old]: "It's fantastic because it's eco-friendly...We're not burning any gases," says Terrence Bridges.

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and in other older news ...

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

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

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

. I'm a Celebrity 2025 kicks off tonight - here's everything you need to know
[19 hours old]: Alex Scott, Jack Osbourne and Ruby Wax are among those being dumped in the middle of the Australian outback.

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. How to limit the power of big tech
[85 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?
[54 hours old]: The growing questions from Republicans on how Trump is running the country

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

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

. Scotland’s trailblazing girl bands ignored by the industry
[8011 hours old]: The story of the Scottish girl bands who challenged a male-dominated industry.

. What is the two-child benefit cap and how could it change?
[40 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
[40 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.

. What's behind Rachel Reeves's 'hokey cokey' on income tax rises?
[45 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

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

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

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

. Government borrowing costs jump after Reeves decides against income tax rise
[48 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
[50 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
[49 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
[69 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
[72 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
[78 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
[78 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
[67 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
[80 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
[75 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
[80 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
[89 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
[78 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
[97 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%
[96 hours old]: The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.

. SSE to invest £33bn in upgrading Scotland's electricity grid
[97 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
[97 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
[96 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
[106 hours old]: The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.

. Will AI mean better adverts or 'creepy slop'?
[66 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
[139 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
[234 hours old]: New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

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

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[306 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
[381 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?
[402 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?
[426 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
[475 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?
[475 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
[473 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
[499 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[572 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
[595 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
[668 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?
[740 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
[764 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
[751 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?
[51 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
[53 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?
[55 hours old]: Some experts think the government may break its promise not to increase income tax, NI or VAT for working people.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[612 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
[798 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
[1484 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?
[2300 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
[2588 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
[77 hours old]: What are the consequences of the UK's low productivity growth?

. Hundreds Arrested In High Street Crime Crackdown
[120 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
[130 hours old]: There's been a rise in people using 'buy now, pay later' schemes for household essentials