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. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[515 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
[1652 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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- Police investigating David Walliams over reports alleging serious sexual offences
[3 hours old]: The Met Police said the allegations are separate from those reported by ITV and the Guardian earlier this week.

- Microsoft outage 'stark reminder' of how much we rely on tech
[2 hours old]: Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.

- Former Hamas bodyguard guilty of UK knife attack
[4 hours old]: Mohammed Alfatih was granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.

- Watch: BBC undercover reporter is offered fake art and awards for talent visa
[5 hours old]: Companies are offering to help migrants pose as talented artists to make fraudulent UK visa applications, the BBC has found.

- Rosenberg: Uncompromising Putin ups demands for peace with Ukraine
[3 hours old]: The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.

* Eurovision is finally coming to Asia - meet the stars gearing up to take the stage
[1 hours old]: On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory.

- Reform and Tory spokesmen in angry clash over immigration at Piddington
[5 hours old]: Reform's Zia Yusuf and Tory Chris Philp were speaking against converting a former military site into asylum accommodation.

- Man jailed for grooming at least 70 girls online
[2 hours old]: Bilal Kazi targeted his victims - aged between 10 and 17 - using Snapchat, Wink and Roblox.

- German spies handed new powers to tackle 'hybrid threats' from abroad
[4 hours old]: German reforms mean foreign and domestic intelligence services will have greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism and sabotage.

- More women make allegations against Russell Brand
[7 hours old]: The new claims are in the Times and a Netflix documentary, following Brand's recent conviction for rape.

- 'Hardest challenge of my life' - Owain Wyn Evans completes Children in Need ride
[5 hours old]: Owain Wyn Evans cycled almost 400 miles, setting off from Glasgow and finishing in Cardiff.

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

- Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook
[8 hours old]: A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.

- Courts, spies and MPs: How the Microsoft outage has been felt around the world
[2 hours old]: From city governments in the US to spy agencies in Australia, the Microsoft outage is being felt around the world.

- 'I feel it's a sign of what's to come': Office workers on Microsoft outage
[9 hours old]: Insurance brokers tell Nicky Campbell how their jobs are completely disrupted by the Microsoft outage.

- My physical deformity left me feeling invisible - but one surgeon saw me
[13 hours old]: Charlie Clarke says the physical and emotional effects of pectus excavatum have been "unimaginable".

* The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own
[1 hours old]: Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.

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

- Whatever happened to the 0,000 diamond that went missing in F1 crash?
[13 hours old]: Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing after the Formula 1 car it was attached to crashed?

- Australian cricket's sandpapergate is back - and it cuts deep in a 'nation of good sports'
[11 hours old]: Claims the entire Australian team knew of the 2018 sandpaper cheating plot are dividing the cricket world.

* Tories pay artist for Burnham images after legal threat
[1 hours old]: Stanley Chow had threatened to sue the Conservative Party for using his illustrations of the PM.

- Man dies after being seriously injured at Edinburgh film studio
[4 hours old]: Emergency crews were called to reports of an incident at FirstStage in Leith.

- Eleanor Donaldson given supervision order and placed on sex offenders' register
[2 hours old]: Eleanor Donaldson was found to have done the acts in relation to five charges, including four of aiding and abetting his offending, in a 'trial of the facts'.

- Eight sentenced to jail in UAE over brawl involving two MMA fighters
[2 hours old]: Eight people face prison sentences for their part in mass brawl involving MMA fighters Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

- Driver who fled to Latvia after killing schoolboy jailed
[2 hours old]: Aleksanders Dolars is brought to justice after fleeing the UK when he hit Keaton Slater at 70mph.

* Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague
[0 hours old]: Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".

- Aide to fugitive Ukrainian ex-PM wounded in latest Moscow car bombing
[6 hours old]: Sergei Zavorotny, now a journalist and commentator, was previously an adviser to Ukrainian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov.

- Tearful Pochettino on 'difficult' decision to leave USA for Man Utd
[4 hours old]: An emotional Mauricio Pochettino broke down as he explained why he was leaving the USA to take the Manchester United job.

- Eight sentenced to jail over Nurmagomedov-Dvalishvili brawl
[2 hours old]: Eight people face prison sentences for their part in mass brawl involving MMA fighters Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

- Surfing speedster Beardman gives a glimpse of Ashes future
[8 hours old]: Mahli Beardman gives England a glimpse into a possible Ashes future as he decimates their batting in Perth.

- Sharks, ladders and a four-year plan - how England won World Cup
[4 hours old]: England's triumph at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was built on an aggressive approach by head coach Tom Coyd - which included encouraging his players to see themselves like sharks.

* Ronaldinho, 46, to play first game since 2015
[0 hours old]: Brazil great Ronaldinho is set to make his first competitive start in more than a decade when Ravenna face local rivals Forli in Italy's third division on Sunday.


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

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

- Politicians back focus on cost of living
[13 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
[13 hours old]: Producers claimed without more support, they could be forced to stop using British-grown apples.

- Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?
[2 hours old]: Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?

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

- Shoplifters 'stealing to order' in Scottish shops
[5 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.

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. The school where white working-class pupils defy the odds
[19 hours old]: Politicians are worried about the outcomes of white, working-class pupils. But one school in Sunderland seems to have defied gravity

. The rise of 'housefishing': How AI-enhanced property listings are taking off
[19 hours old]: Experts warn that using AI to enhance property images can go too far and mislead prospective buyers.

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

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

. Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy
[16 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
[18 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?
[28 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
[30 hours old]: The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?

. UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years
[32 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
[29 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
[21 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
[60 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
[69 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
[74 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
[76 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
[74 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
[77 hours old]: Prices rose by 0.4% over the month, driven by increases in shelter, food and energy costs.

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

. Faisal Islam: What the boss of US tech giant Nvidia told me about China and national security
[82 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
[83 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
[91 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
[97 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
[96 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
[94 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
[88 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
[26 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
[67 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'
[187 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?
[235 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
[348 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
[370 hours old]: Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[404 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
[548 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
[572 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[692 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?
[717 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?
[740 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?
[860 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

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

. Gas bills to rise as Middle East turmoil persists
[37 hours old]: Gas bills will increase by about 5% from 1 December, Island Energy announces.

. Clashes erupt in Barcelona after thousands join Spain general strike
[45 hours old]: Tens of thousands of people have been taking part in the strike, called by the country's main unions over housing and the high cost of living.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[1124 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?
[1187 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
[2732 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
[3260 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Jensen Huang has resigned, what's next for Nvidia?
[23 hours old]: Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia as chief financial officer Colette Kress replaces him as an interim boss.