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. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[542 hours old]: Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[1679 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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- US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
[1 hours old]: The US has not confirmed the Ukrainian president's comments which follow meetings US envoys had with him and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

- Young people should have legal guarantee of job or training, Milburn tells BBC
[8 hours old]: The author of a major review on youth unemployment, due next week, acknowledges the change would mean some young people losing out on benefits.

- Neets review won't be for the faint-hearted - and will test Burnham's appetite for a welfare fight
[10 hours old]: Milburn is not the first to try and fix the Neets problem - so what’s different this time round, asks Laura Kuenssberg.

- Noel Fielding 'appalled' by jokes he made with Russell Brand
[7 hours old]: The Great British Bake Off presenter says he has not been in contact with the convicted rapist "for many years".

* 'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
[0 hours old]: SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".

- Copper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight suspension, US transport secretary says
[3 hours old]: The US government is trying to find out whether the chaos was caused by "incompetence" or faulty equipment.

- Philippines takes the crown in first Eurovision Song Contest Asia
[4 hours old]: BBC's Jonathan Head reports from the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok.

- King jokes with Elton John as he marks 78th birthday with radio show
[12 hours old]: The monarch appears on a special episode to coincide with his 78th birthday on Saturday.

* UK ethics watchdog chief steps back from role over sexual misconduct claims
[1 hours old]: The government says Stuart Sterling has stepped back from his role after claims made during the early 2000s emerged.

- Wales stun New Zealand to end 73-year losing streak
[6 hours old]: Wales celebrate a first victory against New Zealand since 1953 with a brilliant 35-28 win to spark astonishing scenes in Cardiff.

- Milder weather coming before more cold health alerts take effect
[6 hours old]: A short-lived milder spell is on the way for Sunday before more cold health alerts come into force.

- Thousands turn out in Edinburgh to protest against AI data centres
[5 hours old]: Demonstrators armed with placards - and some dressed in costume - assembled at the top of the Royal Mile before marching towards the Scottish Parliament.

* How Mississippi's new senator won in Trump's heartland and what he will do next
[0 hours old]: Scott Colom tells the BBC that Democrats can build on his historic election win - and appeal to frustrated Republicans - by focusing on policies to help all Americans.

- Sotheby's auction of 0m Van Gogh challenged over claims it was 'sold under duress'
[4 hours old]: Sotheby's says it will work with the heirs of a family who had previously owned the artwork to try and reach a solution.

- 'One of the greatest wins' - Wales stun All Blacks to go from no-hopers to heroes
[3 hours old]: Wales end a 73-year hoodoo against New Zealand with a win hailed as their greatest of all time.

- Comeback kid Joseph thrills as England eye All Blacks
[1 hours old]: Will Joseph's comeback after four years off the Test scene was worth waiting for. And there was plenty elsewhere to buoy England in a rout of Japan.

- Bompastor's risks pay off as Chelsea go top of WSL
[3 hours old]: In any big encounter you will often hear managers say it is the "fine margins" that decide a game. In this case, it was Sonia Bompastor's decisions.

* Ireland shake off sluggish start to brush aside Fiji
[0 hours old]: Ireland recover from a sluggish first-half performance to wear down spirited Fiji and keep alive their hopes of topping the Nations Championship northern hemisphere table.

* Nerveless Andreeva reaches WTA Finals showpiece
[0 hours old]: Teenager Mirra Andreeva says she surprised herself with her performance in beating Jessica Pegula in Indian Wells.

- Highlights: Wales beat New Zealand for first time in 73 years
[6 hours old]: Watch the best of the action as Wales beat New Zealand for the first time in 73 years

- Joseph enjoys dream return as England thrash Japan at Twickenham
[3 hours old]: After four years away from international rugby, Will Joseph marks his return in style by scoring a record-equalling five tries as England humiliate Japan at Twickenham, scoring 13 tries in a 78-15 victory in the Nations Championship.

- Haaland helps Norway to win over Wales in Nations League
[3 hours old]: Watch the best of the action as Norway beat Wales in the Nations League in Oslo.

- Chelsea go top with 1-0 win against Man City
[6 hours old]: Chelsea return to the top of the Women's Super League with a crucial victory over rivals Manchester City who went down to 10 players in the second half.

- Le Tissier stars as Man Utd beat Crystal Palace to extend unbeaten run
[4 hours old]: Maya le Tissier scores a stunning strike on her 150th appearance for Manchester United to help her side beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in the WSL, as the home side extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 12 matches.

- Microsoft says services fully restored after day-long global outage
[15 hours old]: Efforts to address the underlying problem with Outlook, Teams and Copilot are complete, the tech firm says.

- Football kit giveaway aims to boost participation
[14 hours old]: Millie Bright helps hand out free kit to young girls to help them keep playing in spite of costs.

- What do Christmas market traders say about rising prices?
[15 hours old]: From £8 bratwursts to £11 Yorkshire pudding wraps, why is the cost of the markets rising year on year?

- The rise of 'housefishing' by estate agents
[14 hours old]: The rise of 'housefishing' by estate agents.

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and in other older news ...

. Even Grand Theft Auto's original creators haven't been able to play GTA 6
[22 hours old]: Thirty years after they dreamt up the series, Dave Jones and Brian Baglow are as desperate as everyone else to get their hands on the new game.

. The search to find a friend for Jojo the gorilla after a lifetime of being alone
[22 hours old]: Jojo was poached as an infant and grew up in captivity. His keepers want to find him a friend - but it's not straightforward.

. Brand, Walliams and Married at First Sight: Is this a reckoning for the entertainment industry?
[22 hours old]: Noor Nanji, culture correspondent, explores how these stories represent the consequences of changes that began years ago, rather than being a sudden cultural shift.

. How the Jensen Huang scandal created a headache for business-friendly Singapore
[23 hours old]: The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade.

. When to put up a real Christmas tree - according to an expert
[21 hours old]: Supermarkets have started selling Christmas trees - six weeks out from the big day.

. Intelligence officer's rare Aston Martin to be sold
[58 hours old]: The Aston Martin DB5, a model made famous by James Bond films, will be sold in Esher in December.

. Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal letter found on roof tile
[64 hours old]: The tile informs a worker that he is no longer needed and was signed by Thomas Austin.

. I took Vinted to court to get my money back
[118 hours old]: The BBC hears from Vinted sellers who describe difficulties accessing money held in their online wallets.

. Why are these purple flowers shutting down streets in Sydney?
[100 hours old]: Jacaranda trees typically flower for six weeks every spring, drawing visitors to Australia from across the globe.

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. Rumpelstiltskin fools Shrek into being erased from existence
[656 hours old]: The fairy tale is ogre. Fooled by Rumpelstiltskin, Shrek's world is turned upside down

. Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
[28 hours old]: Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.

. How a sex scandal at Nvidia is putting pressure on the White House
[34 hours old]: Jensen Huang's personal life may have triggered the crisis, but the questions now reach into the White House itself.

. Pressure grows on Trump's Commerce Secretary Lutnick in fallout from Nvidia scandal
[26 hours old]: Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".

. The rise of 'housefishing' - when does using AI go from enhancing to misleading?
[46 hours old]: Experts warn that using AI to enhance property images can go too far and mislead prospective buyers.

. Heat pumps: How much heat does your home really need?
[37 hours old]: Knowing how much heat your home loses is important before installing a new heating system.

. Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy
[42 hours old]: Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.

. Burnham says 'win-win' deal can be agreed between UK and EU
[45 hours old]: The prime minister says the deal could be "more like the Brexit people thought they were voting for" in 2016.

. Who is Nvidia's interim CEO Colette Kress - and who could take over permanently?
[55 hours old]: Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.

. Faisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient
[57 hours old]: The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?

. UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years
[59 hours old]: The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to September, according to official figures.

. Poundland gets more time to secure a rescue deal as emergency talks continue
[56 hours old]: A deadline to secure a buyer was set to expire at midnight, but the retailer now has an extra 10 days to find a buyer.

. Some under-25s should get fewer benefits, Milburn review to say
[47 hours old]: The proposed radical overhaul of the welfare system would move under-25s off the main sickness benefits.

. Christmas toy rush being driven by squishies and building sets
[86 hours old]: A bumper year so far for toy sales comes as debate intensifies over screen time and tech connectivity.

. Nvidia hires major US law firm to investigate alleged Chinese spy affair
[95 hours old]: The appointment was made after it emerged Jensen Huang had an affair with a woman believed to be a spy for China.

. Claude chatbot maker set for .3tn stock market debut despite 'catastrophic' AI warning
[100 hours old]: The AI company behind the Claude chatbot will offer its shares at between and , which is lower than what was expected.

. Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch
[103 hours old]: Sales of essential goods such as hand sanitiser soar after the government called on households to be prepared for emergencies.

. Kim Kardashian's Skims offers refunds for 8 advent calendar after backlash
[101 hours old]: The contents of the calendar, including hair clips and keychains, have been widely criticised on social media.

. US inflation higher than expected in October - here's what is happening with prices
[103 hours old]: Prices rose by 0.4% over the month, driven by increases in shelter, food and energy costs.

. Faisal Islam: What the boss of US tech giant Nvidia told me about China and national security
[109 hours old]: Huang, who is now being investigated over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, is far more important to the future of the world order than other tech bosses.

. Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy
[110 hours old]: The US president said he spoke with Jensen Huang on Monday and asked him about the affair with the alleged spy.

. The superpower battle over energy – and what it means for your bills
[118 hours old]: A tug-of-war between China and the US could have a big impact on energy costs, but who will win?

. How a civil servant got away with juggling five jobs for so long
[123 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury has been convicted of fraud after pocketing £284,000 of taxpayers' money over three years.

. Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
[122 hours old]: The share price dropped wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the value of Nvidia.

. Zoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond
[120 hours old]: Jensen Huang is being investigated by his own company over an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.

. Californians reject wealth tax for billionaires
[115 hours old]: Proposition 40 targeted Californian billionaires with a 5% tax on their total wealth, including assets such as shares as well as income.

. The rise and fall of Jensen Huang - how the tech superstar became mired in scandal
[53 hours old]: Within days, Huang's status as a seemingly untouchable figure leading the global tech race has crumbled.

. Robot vessels take on the dangerous work of mine hunting
[94 hours old]: The conflict in the Gulf is an opportunity for the US to test its autonomous mine-hunting systems.

. The engine parts that 'fight the laws of the universe'
[214 hours old]: Investment has surged into the making of jet turbine blades - an extremely difficult component to make.

. Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
[262 hours old]: Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?

. How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
[374 hours old]: Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.

. 'I live with a ghost' - inside the haunted homes attracting bargain hunters
[397 hours old]: Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[430 hours old]: As drone deliveries become more commonplace, their makers are looking for ways to make them quieter.

. The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
[575 hours old]: With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

. The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
[599 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[719 hours old]: Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

. As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
[743 hours old]: With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.

. How long will humans be needed for translation?
[767 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?
[887 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

. Food bank sees donations drop by 10% each year
[16 hours old]: Staff fear the government stockpiling advice will have an impact on donations as Christmas looms.

. Politicians back focus on cost of living
[40 hours old]: The Government of Jersey's key priorities are passed despite concerns over a lack of "real action".

. Cider makers fear future for orchards as costs grow
[40 hours old]: Producers claimed without more support, they could be forced to stop using British-grown apples.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[1151 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?
[1214 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
[2758 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
[3287 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?
[28 hours old]: Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?

. What are people emergency stockpiling?
[30 hours old]: From cider to candy canes: What people are emergency stockpiling

. Shoplifters 'stealing to order' in Scottish shops
[32 hours old]: Shopworkers in Scotland say they're facing rising levels of violence, including attacks with harpoon guns and machetes, as reports of shoplifting rise dramatically.

. 'My window faces a brick wall': What's your rent in NYC?
[45 hours old]: We ask people in New York City how much they pay for their homes.