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. Streeting denies 'kicking can down the road' in defence spending row
[71 hours old]: The government is under pressure to set out a path to greater defence spending, as ministers unveil plans to boost UK firms.

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

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[612 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
[1380 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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and in other news ...

- Mother told to book appointment to give birth to her dead baby
[5 hours old]: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust apologises for care it says "fell short of the standards" expected.

- Nine killed as small jet crashes on Florida street
[2 hours old]: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy described the crash, which happened near President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, as a "horrific tragedy".

- Iran killed her teenage daughter - now she is facing up to the regime
[5 hours old]: Samira's 16-year-old daughter Sevda was shot dead as they took part in mass protests in January.



- Democrats have high hopes for US midterms - but are the polls right?
[10 hours old]: Polls have been predicting a Democratic surge, but last-minute deciders and sampling issues mean there's no guarantee.

- What Americans are voting for in this election
[1 hours old]: The BBC's Maddie Gerber explains what's on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections in the United States.

- How 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli 'blew everyone away' to make Formula 1 history
[9 hours old]: Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.

* Hunt for attackers after Halloween party stabbings
[0 hours old]: Three boys aged 16 and two aged 17 were taken to hospital with serious injuries on Saturday night.

- Watch: King Charles III caught in torrential downpour at Antigua and Barbuda parade
[8 hours old]: King Charles III and Queen Camilla were standing in an open-air stadium when the rain came on.

* Ryanair says it may freeze workers' pay and raise airfares
[0 hours old]: The airline says fuel prices may rise by €2bn in 2028 unless there is an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.

- Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart says she 'really screwed up' with homeless Halloween costume
[1 hours old]: The veteran lifestyle guru has deleted a photo of herself wearing torn clothes and dirt on her face.

- A simple guide to the midterms
[2 hours old]: US voters will head to the polls on Tuesday in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump’s presidency.

- North Carolina voters weigh up Trump's track record on cost of living
[12 hours old]: The BBC's Clive Myrie found voters in the state were asking themselves whether they were better off than two years ago.

- Democrat endorses Republican candidate in key Michigan Senate race as party spat erupts
[9 hours old]: The move by Haley Stevens, who lost out on the Democratic Senate nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, was called a "despicable betrayal" by one top Democrat.

- Don't get caught out by new Buy Now Pay Later rules
[11 hours old]: New affordability checks mean you could be blocked from using Buy Now Pay Later but here are ways to avoid it.

- 'It took years to get pain-relieving surgery - I hope a robot means others won't have to wait'
[4 hours old]: A woman who waited in pain for years for endometriosis surgery praises high-tech bid to end delays.

- Why Scottish football is struggling to produce young talent
[5 hours old]: Scottish football is wrestling with a growing concern over the number of homegrown players who are making to the top of the game.

- Zverev becomes world's tennis number one - but sense of discomfort remains
[4 hours old]: Alexander Zverev has been the best player in the world in men's tennis this year - but a sense of discomfort remains.

- King to address slavery in Antigua as PM says he is open to possible UK apology
[8 hours old]: King Charles III will deliver a speech to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Tuesday as he concludes his nine-day Caribbean tour.

- Binance users withdraw .6bn after largest-ever crypto hack
[3 hours old]: The exchange froze transactions following the incident which has been linked to a North Korean group.

- Parents' concerns to trigger urgent checks in A&E
[2 hours old]: Concerns from staff, parents, carers or the child themselves will trigger an immediate escalation of care.

- France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police
[11 hours old]: There were hundreds of arrests as protesters took to the streets in cities across France for the third weekend in a row.


- Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years
[2 hours old]: The country was the first to contribute troops to the AU mission established to stabilise Somalia in 2007.

- How Antonelli 'blew everyone away' to make F1 history
[9 hours old]: Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.

- 'We've got big problems' - Hamilton says Ferrari need 'serious talks'
[10 hours old]: Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari need "some serious talks behind closed doors" after fighting between their two drivers in Mexico.

- Antonelli - the boy 'born in a garage' who became world champion
[12 hours old]: Kimi Antonelli was a natural driver at the age of three, according to his dad. Here's how he developed to become the F1 champion at the age of 20.

- I'll tell my players to dive in future - Iraola
[14 hours old]: Andoni Iraola says that he will tell his players to go down in future after Liverpool were denied a penalty in Sunday's defeat by Arsenal.

- Were Arsenal 'lucky' not to concede penalty at Liverpool?
[11 hours old]: BBC Sport's Kelly Cates, Danny Murphy and Micah Richards discuss Liverpool's denied penalty claim for a pull on Alexander Isak's shirt by Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber and whether the Reds can feel hard done by.

- Zverev becomes deserved world number one - but sense of discomfort remains
[4 hours old]: Alexander Zverev has been the best player in the world in men's tennis this year - but a sense of discomfort remains.

* Australia omit star pace trio for England series
[0 hours old]: Australia's star pace trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will not feature in the upcoming white-ball series against England.

- Christmas donations gift demand up, charities say
[4 hours old]: Charities collecting Christmas presents for struggling families say demand has gone up.

- Christmas shoebox appeal launches to help children
[5 hours old]: A gift-filled shoebox campaign launched for children who would otherwise go without this Christmas.

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and in other older news ...

. What's at stake for Trump?
[73 hours old]: Anthony Zurcher explains how the results of the midterm elections could reshape the rest of Trump's presidency.

. Lindsay Clancy is back in court - where will her case go next?
[17 hours old]: The Massachusetts mother, accused of murdering her three children, is expected back in court as she awaits a decision on whether her case will be retried.

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. Why Is Andy Burnham Saying He's Open To A Slavery Apology?
[35 hours old]: The BBC’s daily news podcast with episodes available Monday to Sunday at 5pm.

. Virgin Media O2 set to cut thousands of jobs to reduce costs
[18 hours old]: The broadband firm has not finalised numbers but it is likely be a sizeable chunk of staff, the BBC understands.

. No more washing up: How Airbnb's new house rules have divided hosts and guests
[35 hours old]: Airbnb hosts must stop asking guests to wash-up or take out bins under rules coming into force in November.

. Why North Korea's 'elite' hackers are the prime suspect in major Binance hack
[57 hours old]: If the accusations are true, the record-making heist shows how powerful suspected North Korean hackers have become.

. US tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears tn
[62 hours old]: Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.

. City of London chief tops UK Black Powerlist
[65 hours old]: Ian Thomas, who heads the City of London Corporation, tops the Black Powerlist in its 21st year.

. Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after .3bn hack
[22 hours old]: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says North Korea was responsible for the hack.

. What we know about Binance's .3bn hack
[70 hours old]: Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy explains more about what is suspected to be the biggest hack in history.

. How Poundland grew from a market stall to a high street giant
[77 hours old]: The retail giant - which started life at a Wolverhampton market - is now at threat of collapse.

. Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover .3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea
[62 hours old]: The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.

. From Levi's to Primark - the fashion chains selling mended clothes
[83 hours old]: A new generation is embracing eye-catching patching and visible mends.

. Yorkshire Water boss resigns after firm downgraded
[67 hours old]: Nicola Shaw, who has led the company since 2022, will step down in January, it is announced.

. Burnham 'ready to support' Poundland staff as retailer faces collapse
[88 hours old]: Poundland's bosses are filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators to the business.

. Google value plunges by 0bn as its own AI search hits ad sales
[71 hours old]: Google spooked investors so badly that its stock hit a six-month low, after it revealed its AI own search summaries were affecting ad revenue.

. Faisal Islam: This Budget was micro and that was deliberate
[91 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey's plans fall short of radical action to create a promised new economic model.

. Crypto giant Binance hit by .3bn hack suspected to be largest in history
[73 hours old]: Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.

. How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
[75 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
[97 hours old]: Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[131 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
[276 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
[300 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[420 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?
[444 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?
[468 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?
[588 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
[628 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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

. Shops looted as German cost-of-living protests turn violent
[23 hours old]: The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[852 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?
[914 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
[2459 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
[2988 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Binance's .3bn crypto hack biggest in history
[65 hours old]: Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that .3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets have been impacted by what is thought to be the biggest crypto hack on record.

. Who should pay on the first date?
[76 hours old]: Yasmin Rufo asks New Yorkers who picks up the bill on a first date, and how much they usually spend.

. Watch: Hundreds queue for city's new Lego store
[90 hours old]: Fans queued for hours ahead of the opening of a new Lego Store in Norwich.

. Chancellor says government has 'moral duty' to help young people who are out of work
[100 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey says any cuts to welfare will be done "in a Labour way".

. The Bottom Line
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