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- Amber warning in place as Storm Austen hits parts of UK
[3 hours old]: Disruption to travel is likely as the season's first named storm brings a swathe of powerful winds to south-west England on Friday.

- UK to draft in military aircraft to fight wildfires, Burnham says
[6 hours old]: The prime minister is hosting the UK's first wildfire summit to prepare for future blazes after a record summer 2026.

- Woman charged after police officer injured in shooting
[7 hours old]: The officer was injured after approaching two people at a bus stop in Nottingham city centre.

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[364 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
[1132 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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- Prepare for supply chain disruption from cyber or climate emergencies, Streeting warns public
[6 hours old]: The defence secretary says the UK needs to be ready for scenarios including impact to essential supply chains.

- Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
[10 hours old]: Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

- Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network, Trump says
[6 hours old]: Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.

- Raye wins the Mercury Prize with This Music May Contain Hope
[3 hours old]: The pop star beat artists like Paul McCartney, Suede and Jade Thirlwall to lift the £25,000 prize.

- Celebrity Traitors - paranoia deepens as traitor behaviour splits opinion
[4 hours old]: The murder in plain sight victim was revealed ahead of another difficult round table.

- Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
[2 hours old]: Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.

- Grid operator says lights will stay on this winter after concerns
[4 hours old]: The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.

- Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC investigation finds
[4 hours old]: The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

- Give more people weight-loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs
[4 hours old]: Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.

- Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton Show
[6 hours old]: The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked.

- I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety - here's how to recognise the signs
[4 hours old]: Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.

- Surveillance and 'constant paranoia': Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow
[4 hours old]: Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.

- 'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok
[4 hours old]: Grandma Droniak, Nonna Gracie, Viv Truran and Barbara Costello have all found fame on social media in their later years.

- Attack on actor Tiger Shroff is dark reminder of Bollywood's gangster past
[3 hours old]: The attack on Shroff has revived memories of the 1990s, when gangsters wielded influence over the industry.

- AI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw - here's what happened
[15 hours old]: The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

- The Papers: 'Prepare for the worst' and 'Covid report fallout'
[1 hours old]: Defence Secretary Wes Streeting's national campaign on preparedness for cyber or climate emergencies dominates today's papers.

- Call of Duty promises a return to form - but can it compete with GTA?
[4 hours old]: Modern Warfare 4 faces an uphill battle after last year's Call of Duty missed the mark with fans.

- Private care home investors a risk to public sector, regulator says
[4 hours old]: US investors are buying up UK care homes - a situation regulators say they are "watching carefully" in case it threatens plans for a National Care Service.

- Items recovered in search for missing fishing boat and crew
[6 hours old]: Tam Murray, 40 and Murdo Morrison, 23 remain missing after their vessel disappeared off Lewis and the body of crewmate Douglas Craigie was found at sea.

- Russell Brand accuser said alleged rape 'really hurt', court hears
[10 hours old]: The friend of a woman claiming to have been raped by Russell Brand says she said he was "quite aggressive".

- Caroline Flack's brother 'never recovered' from her death, inquest hears
[12 hours old]: Paul Flack was "everyone's favourite person" but this "took its toll", an inquest hears.

- Dream night for Bournemouth - win over Milan a sign of Premier League power
[6 hours old]: Bournemouth's 3-0 win against AC Milan further illustrated the dominance of Premier League sides against their European counterparts.

- Brook underlines status as world's best all-format batter in remarkable defeat
[9 hours old]: Once the disappointment of defeat dissipates, Harry Brook can reflect on another starring role with the bat which underlines his status as the world's best all-format batter, says Stephan Shemilt.

- Fernandes to stay captain as Rooney calls Man Utd players babies
[11 hours old]: Bruno Fernandes will remain as Manchester United captain and will not be disciplined for his post-match criticism of Michael Carrick after the 4-1 Champions League defeat by Como.

- O'Neill bemoans marginal moments but are Celtic just not good enough?
[4 hours old]: Martin O'Neill spoke of refereeing decisions and near misses after the Europa League defeat against Celta Vigo. But is the reality more concerning?

- Austin track bumps out of control - Verstappen
[5 hours old]: Max Verstappen says the bumps on the track that hosts this weekend's United States Grand Prix are "unacceptable" and "out of control".

- The rising French star whose dad won Rugby World Cup with England
[11 hours old]: Felix Balshaw is the son of an English Rugby World Cup winner - but is representing France as he climbs the world tennis rankings.

- Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax
[9 hours old]: The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

- L'Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skin care sales
[5 hours old]: The beauty giant's CEO says the use of GLP-1s is "a very important phenomenon for us".

- 'I wasn't thinking straight' says five jobs civil servant
[12 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs.

- Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI
[13 hours old]: The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.

- Tank barrel production returns to UK after 20 years
[13 hours old]: The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces.

- The Briefing Room
[14 hours old]: After mass protests and violence, what will persuade the French to accept economic reform?

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. The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
[28 hours old]: For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.

. What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble?
[16 hours old]: AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

. No order, no seat: Starbucks China rolls out new store policy
[23 hours old]: Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals.

. Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
[31 hours old]: The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

. Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search?
[22 hours old]: How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"?

. Meta fined bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
[29 hours old]: The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an bn deal with California.

. Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules
[28 hours old]: The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.

. Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?
[28 hours old]: Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.

. Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge
[41 hours old]: The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.

. Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week's Budget
[41 hours old]: Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

. Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills
[34 hours old]: The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.

. Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule
[34 hours old]: A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

. What is the Budget and what could be in it?
[67 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.

. Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs
[35 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.

. What is happening to UK prices?
[43 hours old]: UK inflation rose in September, pushed up by higher petrol and diesel prices.

. Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX
[43 hours old]: Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.

. Google resolves cloud outage affecting UK banks and websites
[57 hours old]: Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers.

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[56 hours old]: The lawsuit argues the White House exceeded its authority in imposing the latest tariffs on the country and caused "immediate harm to American businesses".

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. Paddy Power cuts 1,400 jobs and blames betting tax rises
[59 hours old]: The government increased taxes on online casino and sports betting in last year's Budget.

. Union attacks NatWest plans to get workers back to the office
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