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- France suspends extra EU border checks at Dover after hours-long queues
[12 hours old]: The port said extra checks would be suspended, after travellers faced queues as temperatures soared.

- Spurred on by the painful death of her dad, Natalie Cassidy trains as a carer
[4 hours old]: The actress's experience caring for her father inspired her to return to education in a new BBC show.

. UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
[31 hours old]: Temperatures hit 28.4C in parts of England on Friday, while delays have been reported at the Port of Dover and Birmingham Airport ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

. Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment
[54 hours old]: The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1420 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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* Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House
[1 hours old]: Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.

- Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated' including reopening Strait of Hormuz
[3 hours old]: Tehran also signals progress on talks but says the key issue of nuclear weapons is not part of an initial framework it is working on.

- Heatwave likely to be confirmed as record-breaking temperatures forecast
[4 hours old]: The soaring temperatures could lead to new national May temperature records being set on bank holiday Monday.

- Rosenberg: Luhansk strike sparks Russian accusations and vow to retaliate
[5 hours old]: Eighteen people were killed and 42 others injured in the strike on the town in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

- Midnight Sun-derland: Zara Larsson electrifies the crowd at Big Weekend
[6 hours old]: The Swedish pop star treated the crowds to back-to-back, high-energy pop bangers on day two of the festival.

* It's like the Olympics - except steroids are allowed
[0 hours old]: The first ever Enhanced Games are taking place this weekend in Las Vegas, with big names, big money and much controversy.

- I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found
[5 hours old]: Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

- 'Six eggs used to be £1' - why everyday essentials cost so much more now
[4 hours old]: Six supermarket brand eggs cost £1 in 2022. How much are they now, why have they gone up, and is anyone profiteering?

- New James Bond game shows more vulnerable side to iconic British spy
[4 hours old]: The video game presents a young Bond before he has earned his "00" spy status.

- Electronic music meets orchestra as DJ Black Coffee stuns O2 crowds
[12 hours old]: In London for one night only ahead of his Ibiza residency, this sell-out show represented far more than just a performance.

- The Papers: 'We'll axe tax on overtime' and 'Brolly hot, isn't it'
[3 hours old]: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's pledge to scrap income tax on overtime is prominent across Sunday's papers.

- In Japan, divorce splits parents from children. Could a law change end sole custody?
[5 hours old]: An amendment to Japan's Civil Code looks set to allow shared parenting for the first time.

- East Africa wants to curb imports of used clothes. But it's not easy
[5 hours old]: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are major importers of used garments from the West and China.

- Scrap tax on overtime hours, says Reform UK
[9 hours old]: The party says its proposed policy would cost £5bn a year and could be paid for through cuts to welfare.

- Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo
[9 hours old]: They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.

- Could A Brexit Reset Mean A New Single Market? (Live At Hay Festival)
[13 hours old]: Newscast is live at Hay Festival and looking at the UK’s relationship with the EU.

- Farewell to Salah, Liverpool's 'Egyptian king'
[11 hours old]: As Mohamed Salah's time at Liverpool comes to an end, a look at his legacy with insight from Jurgen Klopp, Ian Rush, Steven Gerrard and more.

- Usyk keeps titles with controversial Verhoeven stoppage
[5 hours old]: Oleksandr Usyk retained his world heavyweight titles in Egypt with a highly controversial stoppage win against boxing novice Rico Verhoeven.

- 'Not mentally doable to stay like this' - Verstappen renews quit threat
[6 hours old]: Max Verstappen threatens to quit Formula 1 at the end of this season if planned changes to the engine regulations are blocked.

- Wembley, Vegas, Premier League - jubilant Hull back in the big time
[9 hours old]: Even the most dedicated Hull City fan could not have envisaged their season ending like this, with Wembley glory and a return to the top flight.

- The big question after Celtic win double - will O'Neill stay?
[10 hours old]: Martin O'Neill was only supposed to be in charge of Celtic for a few weeks in the autumn, but has now won a double. So what happens next?

- Russell edges Antonelli to claim Canada pole 'out of nowhere'
[6 hours old]: George Russell beats Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to take pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix.

- A one-horse French Open or will somebody stop Sinner?
[10 hours old]: Jannik Sinner's dominance - and Carlos Alcaraz's absence - means the French Open has its biggest favourite for the men's title since Rafael Nadal in his pomp.

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. 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
[17 hours old]: Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.

. Race Across the World pairs unite for tribute run
[188 hours old]: Pairs from every series will race in the Greater Manchester Run a year after Sam Gardiner's death.

. The twins who make people look twice at emergency callouts
[119 hours old]: Identical twins Lee and Liam Myers both work with the emergency services in the Scottish Borders.

. Giant moon and UFO take over Chelsea streets
[95 hours old]: London's largest free flower festival returns to Chelsea with a cosmic "Out of this World" theme.

. Pony rescued from inside tractor tyre
[82 hours old]: The RSPCA slowly freed the pony with help from residents in Stoke-on-Trent.

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. Will Trump invade Cuba?
[53 hours old]: The US charges Cuba’s 94-year-old former president Raul Castro with murder.

. Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
[42 hours old]: John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

. Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'
[34 hours old]: The Standard Chartered boss said he values all colleagues and is committed to helping them cope with change.

. AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditions
[31 hours old]: Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

. Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'
[34 hours old]: The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.

. Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
[40 hours old]: It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

. Love factually: Dating start-ups promise to cut the cheats
[53 hours old]: Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

. Why thousands of stock trades tied to Trump are raising eyebrows
[42 hours old]: The BBC's Michelle Fleury looks at trades disclosed by the president.

. 'The vibes are young male vibes': Why prediction markets attract a certain type
[54 hours old]: Prediction markets are a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, and appeal disproportionately to young men

. Borrowing in April hit highest level since Covid
[39 hours old]: Borrowing was higher than expected last month and retail sales fell as fuel prices surged.

. Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms
[50 hours old]: It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.

. UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s
[54 hours old]: The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

. Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district
[56 hours old]: The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

. Cheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer
[58 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.

. Chris Mason: VAT cut on summer fun - the announcement that didn't leak
[65 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils measures aimed at helping families with the cost of living - but is it enough?

. EasyJet boss says summer flights won't be hit by jet fuel shortages
[66 hours old]: The airline has seen no problems with fuel, but says people are booking later because of uncertainty caused by the Iran war.

. Government pledges £120m to support ceramics firms
[57 hours old]: Rob Flello, boss of Ceramics UK, says the support recognises the importance of the industry.

. Walmart warns US shoppers are cutting spending as higher petrol prices bite
[59 hours old]: The retail giant said it expects customers to cut back in the coming months due to higher pump prices.

. Nvidia's latest record earnings fail to impress investors
[66 hours old]: The chip giant reported more stellar results but its shares fell after-hours as investors wonder if it can keep up its pace of growth amid greater competition.

. UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
[68 hours old]: The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical

. SpaceX files for stock market debut that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
[71 hours old]: Musk's rocket-maker and satellite internet provider will trade under the ticker SPCX

. Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus
[71 hours old]: The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.

. TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says Ofcom
[70 hours old]: YouTube said it worked with experts to provide appropriate experiences. TikTok said it was disappointed Ofcom had not acknowledged its safety features.

. Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'
[65 hours old]: Wes Streeting is proposing reforms to capital gains tax, as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.

. Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs
[83 hours old]: A minister confirms talks have taken place but says there will be no mandatory cap on essential food prices.

. Elon Musk's X fined for not complying with Australia's child protection laws
[71 hours old]: The social media giant will pay A0,000 plus legal costs, ending a three-year legal saga.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[77 hours old]: Campaigners in Barbuda, Grenada and Jamaica say they can no longer access their coastlines.

. Robo-top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt
[126 hours old]: Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.

. Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
[141 hours old]: The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

. Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
[143 hours old]: One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

. Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
[222 hours old]: It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
[264 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly
[246 hours old]: The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

. Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
[293 hours old]: Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.

. Cyber-crime increasingly coming with threats of physical violence
[317 hours old]: While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.

. How Sir David Attenborough built 'Green Hollywood'
[358 hours old]: The city is responsible for 80% of the world's natural history TV shows.

. How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
[356 hours old]: Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.

. Gulf economies face long-term hit from Iran conflict
[414 hours old]: Commentators say it will take years or even decades to repair the damage.

. Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
[461 hours old]: Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

. Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?
[558 hours old]: It's cheaper and faster to collect people's opinions using AI, but will it make polls more accurate?

. Temperatures are rising - and so are ice cream prices
[18 hours old]: Temperatures are rising across the country, and so is the price of ice cream - but by how much?

. Could your weekly food shop get cheaper?
[42 hours old]: The government says shoppers across the UK could save as much as £150 million a year on food - but how much is that per household?

. Cost of living measures 'missed opportunity', says Welsh first minister
[59 hours old]: Rhun ap Iorwerth says "deeper" action on energy prices would be better than the chancellor's moves.

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[486 hours old]: What impact might shortages have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it?

. Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
[846 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[1366 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

. Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
[1565 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. The Leeds designer outlet that's 15 miles from Leeds
[19 hours old]: A rebrand of the junction 32 retail park off the M62 has gone down poorly with some locals in Castleford.

. Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?
[39 hours old]: Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

. Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts
[45 hours old]: Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

. Jailed tycoon's Birkin bags sell for over half a million dollars
[46 hours old]: The luxury handbags sold in a government auction in Ho Chi Minh.