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. Unravel the secrets of a priceless piece of British history
[842 hours old]: As the Bayeux Tapestry travels to the UK for the first time in 950 years, historians and experts unravel its secrets

- Drop-off charges at UK airports to be reviewed after sharp increase
[13 hours old]: Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[176 hours old]: Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[944 hours old]: Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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- Musk says US government may be behind slowdown of Ukraine drone speeds
[2 hours old]: Ukraine says Starlink access has improved but it is still facing speed limits which are disrupting its battlefield "missions".

* UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
[0 hours old]: The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".

* Economy grew 0.1% in August ahead of chancellor's first Budget
[0 hours old]: The uptick helped the economy grow by 0.7% over the three months to August, official figures show.

- Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
[8 hours old]: Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended.

- Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds
[2 hours old]: BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents from the past three years the Israeli military said it is reviewing after being accused of harm.

- White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials
[4 hours old]: Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.

- UK temperatures to rise to 23C before autumn chill sets in
[2 hours old]: Warm air will bring unseasonable warmth to the south and east of the UK on Thursday but chillier conditions are set to spread to all areas by the weekend.

- Inside Brooklyn novelty shop at centre of 'surreal' row with Kelly Clarkson over mechanical bird
[9 hours old]: Art of Play says its staff have been threatened after the singer complained online about how she was treated.

- 'An inspiration to us all': PM launches brain cancer review after meeting swimmer Archie Goodburn
[12 hours old]: The Scottish athlete, who has inoperable brain tumours, previously made a tearful plea for more investment in brain cancer research on BBC Breakfast.

- What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try
[13 hours old]: New legislation is being tabled in Australia's parliament on Thursday to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content.

- Russell Brand was a 'sexual predator', prosecution alleges as rape trial begins
[13 hours old]: The actor and comedian has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.

- Why is Starlink internet so important on the battlefield in Ukraine?
[11 hours old]: It is the "backbone of military communications in Ukraine" that provides vital high-speed internet to forces across the country.

- I'm 12 and I want to try protein powder - should I?
[7 hours old]: We asked experts how safe it is for children and teenagers to take protein supplements.

- How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections
[8 hours old]: Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.

- Wales has a school standards crisis. Will plans to fix it actually work?
[7 hours old]: Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help.

- The Papers: 'Zelenskyy blames Trump' and Brand a 'sex predator'
[6 hours old]: Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to London and the first day of Russell Brand's rape trial dominate Thursday's front pages.

- My contraceptive coil saved my life after it revealed I had cancer
[2 hours old]: Caroline Bailey was diagnosed after suffering with "a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen".

- How West Midlands shed its gun crime capital label
[7 hours old]: Firearms discharges drop by more than half in the past six years in the force area.

- Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year
[7 hours old]: Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.

- Ex-DUP leader Donaldson to be sentenced for child sex abuse including rape
[1 hours old]: Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.

- Global charity withholds report into its role in Syria's 'disappeared' children
[8 hours old]: SOS Children's Villages International has acknowledged that more than 140 children were taken to its facilities by Syrian security services.

* North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay
[0 hours old]: China is the North's largest trading partner and a lifeline against the sanctions Pyongyang faces.

- Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support
[14 hours old]: The Irish writer is best known for novels such as Normal People, Intermezzo and Conversations With Friends.

- Australian woman charged with lacing colleague's curry with snail poison
[3 hours old]: The alleged victim, who was in a relationship with the woman, had spotted bright green pellets in the meal.

- Retired US generals call on Pentagon to cancel 'barbaric' execution livestream
[4 hours old]: Livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan "will taint the honor of the military that employs it, and a nation that allows it," 72 former officers said in a letter.

- Guardiola's return, Man City's defiance - and a game of glorious chaos
[8 hours old]: Manchester City put on a show of defiance on their return to Etihad Stadium - even in the face of a PSG masterclass, writes Phil McNulty.

- On night of mayhem for Liverpool, Barcola arrives in style
[10 hours old]: Bradley Barcola's form was the subject of pre-match questions before Liverpool faced LASK - but the France forward's Champions League hat-trick was the perfect answer.

* The F1 pit stop that helped save lives
[1 hours old]: How an F1 pit stop inspired changes to hospital care that have helped save lives ever since.

* Could Wenger really take on Infantino and run for Fifa presidency?
[0 hours old]: Senior figures in European football tell BBC Sport they want former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to run as a surprise candidate against Gianni Infantino.

- Southgate does not see return to Premier League management
[1 hours old]: Former England manager Gareth Southgate says he does not see himself returning to club management in the Premier League.

- Man City show fight but fall short of fightback against slick PSG
[10 hours old]: Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain make it two wins from two in this season's Champions League, after beating Manchester City 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium

* UK economy sees surprise growth in August ahead of Healey's first Budget
[0 hours old]: The uptick helped the economy grow by 0.7% over the three months to August, official figures show.

- Anthropic flags revenue surge to investors ahead of stock market debut
[3 hours old]: It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.

- Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
[14 hours old]: The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant's total workforce worldwide.

- How a Chinese-made toy gets to a US retailer
[8 hours old]: With Christmas on the horizon, we trace children's toys from factories in China to US shelves.

- How much is the minimum wage?
[8 hours old]: What are the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage, and how much are they worth?

- Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
[15 hours old]: Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.

- US inflation rises more than expected - here's what is happening with prices
[15 hours old]: The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.

- Thousands of NI workers to get pay bump as Real Living Wage rises
[1 hours old]: About 6,000 workers in NI are paid the Real Living Wage - which is voluntarily paid to reflect the cost of living.

- 'It's rough out here': Americans struggle with rising inflation
[15 hours old]: US inflation continues to rise, and this month the jump was above forecasts. Here's how some are surviving.

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. Faisal Islam: What surprise praise for UK economy tells us about the Budget
[20 hours old]: On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.

. Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeks
[17 hours old]: Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.

. Civil servant faked illness with make-up to juggle five jobs, court hears
[19 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs while working from home.

. Wayfair among firms fined millions for misleading sales tactics
[19 hours old]: The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.

. 'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
[22 hours old]: Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

. Hundreds of Royal Mail staff quitting each week under new efficiency plans
[24 hours old]: The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.

. Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss
[26 hours old]: Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.

. Bank of America hit with .2bn fine for money laundering failings
[29 hours old]: The bank inadequately flagged transactions linked to potential Chinese money laundering networks, the Treasury said.

. How long will humans be needed for translation?
[32 hours old]: AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

. Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
[152 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

. Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
[192 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[344 hours old]: Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[368 hours old]: Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

. X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[488 hours old]: Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?

. How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
[512 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

. Spain battles climate change on several fronts
[550 hours old]: A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[656 hours old]: Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.

. Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm?
[680 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Job cuts could fund diesel price drop says deputy
[20 hours old]: With the ongoing war in the Middle East increasing prices, one deputy is ask for duty to be frozen.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[416 hours old]: Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

. Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
[478 hours old]: Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[2023 hours old]: Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

. Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
[2552 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. NI company in talks to save Poundland from administration
[39 hours old]: Poundland says Martin Property Group from Londonderry is the management team's "preferred partner"

. What are your rights on auto-renew subscriptions?
[62 hours old]: Martin has advice for listeners caught out by auto-renewing subscriptions, explaining what rights consumers have and whether there's a way to challenge the renewal or cancel.

. Money Box
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. Why are there so many sports subscriptions?
[141 hours old]: Pete Oliver of DAZN explains why the is a growing number of sports subscriptions and why they are getting more expensive.