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- Police assessing Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein ties
[5 hours old]: Essex Police says it is assessing information in relation to private flights into and out of the airport.

* Snow and rain warnings as cold snap continues
[0 hours old]: The Met Office says there could be some flooding and disruption to travel.

* The Papers: 'Pressure piles on Andrew' and 'Jesse Jackson dies at 84'
[1 hours old]: Police accessing information from Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein ties leads a number of papers today.

. Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets
[219 hours old]: Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[912 hours old]: There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?

. Why the railways often seem to be in such chaos over Christmas
[1394 hours old]: Parts of Britain’s rail network will close for engineering work over the festive period - but is that the right time to do it?

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and in other news ...

- Cabinet secretary frontrunner faced multiple bullying complaints
[7 hours old]: Claims emerge after the Cabinet Office said there was only one complaint about Antonia Romeo's conduct which was dismissed after an inquiry.

- Under pressure from Trump, Venezuela's new president has aces up her sleeve
[1 hours old]: Delcy Rodriguez knows its in America's interests for her to be a success

* 'Just push us into the sea': The frustration of an area failed by politics
[0 hours old]: In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.

- Dual nationals face scramble for British passports as new rules come into force
[4 hours old]: Entry requirements to the UK for dual nationals are being overhauled as part of sweeping changes to the immigration system.

- Ros Atkins on...unanswered Andrew questions
[5 hours old]: The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the questions around the way Buckingham Palace has responded to the various accusations against the King's brother.

- Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain
[1 hours old]: Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.

- Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns
[2 hours old]: A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.

- Tories call for rethink of Parliament revamp
[3 hours old]: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says current plans to refurbish the Palace of Westminster are "out of control".

* Reform plans to keep UK's budget watchdog
[0 hours old]: Robert Jenrick will promise to reform the OBR, rather than abolish it, in a move to reassure financial markets.

- GB curlers on brink of early exit after Canada defeat
[5 hours old]: Team GB's Winter Olympics curling medal hopes are now in serious jeopardy after Bruce Mouat's world champions were beaten 9-5 by Canada in Cortina.

- Lindsey Vonn 'yet to stand' but returns home to US
[15 hours old]: Lindsey Vonn is home in the United States after four operations on the broken leg she sustained at the Winter Olympics - but is yet to stand up nine days after the crash.

- Nine medals up for grabs - Wednesday's guide
[5 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

- I invested £12,000 in Brewdog - I think I've lost it all
[3 hours old]: More than 200,000 people bought Equity for Punks shares in the craft brewer but many now believe they are worthless.

* I used to hate my appearance. Here's how I learned to accept it
[0 hours old]: Tilly and Charlotte share their experiences of body dysmorphic disorder and how they recovered from it.

* 'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks
[0 hours old]: The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.

- I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape
[1 hours old]: The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.

- Food prices are surging in Russia. Is the war hitting Russians in the pocket?
[1 hours old]: Russia's economy is hanging between stagnation and decline, and ordinary Russians are beginning to feel the pinch.

- 'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work
[9 hours old]: People aged between 16 and 24 are bearing the brunt of a weak employment market, figures show.

* Stop dithering on Brazilian butt lift crackdown, say MPs
[0 hours old]: A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.

- Real Madrid tie halted over Vinicius racism allegation
[4 hours old]: Real Madrid's Champions League knockout phase play-off tie at Benfica is halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius Junior reports alleged racist abuse.

- Teacher who lied about Cambridge degree banned
[6 hours old]: Regulatory panel says teacher's conduct fell "significantly short of the standards expected".

- Shein under EU investigation over childlike sex dolls
[7 hours old]: Europe is examining whether the fast fashion giant breached the Digital Services Act.

- Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student
[5 hours old]: Quentin Deranque died on Saturday, two days after being beaten in Lyon by masked men believed to be far-left militants.

- Iran says 'guiding principles' agreed with US at nuclear talks
[4 hours old]: Tehran also says more work is needed to get a deal - the US is yet to comment on the issue.

- Is There A Gen Z Jobs Crisis?
[5 hours old]: Youth unemployment hits a more than 10 year high.

* Mourinho's 'big mistake' after 'disgusting' Vinicius incident
[1 hours old]: Trent Alexander-Arnold calls the alleged racist abuse of team-mate Vinicius Junior a "disgrace to football", while opposition manager Jose Mourinho is criticised for his comments.

- 'A lightning rod for excitement' - Pollock starts in England reshuffle
[9 hours old]: Henry Pollock gets his first Test start as Steve Borthwick makes three changes to his XV for England's Six Nations game against Ireland on Saturday.

- Russia & Belarusian athletes to compete under own flags at Winter Paralympics
[7 hours old]: Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their nations' flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics.

- 'Absolutely stunning!' Norway's Frostad wins 'best big air final of all-time'
[4 hours old]: Austria's Matej Svancer, USA's Mac Forehand, and Norway's Tormod Frostad compete for the medals with the final three runs of a spectacular men's freestyle skiing big air final.

- UK unemployment hits highest rate for nearly five years
[10 hours old]: It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show.

- Bayer offers .25bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims
[6 hours old]: The company has faced years of legal battles over Roundup, a weedkiller made by Monsanto.

- Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force
[4 hours old]: Entry requirements to the UK for dual nationals are being overhauled as part of sweeping changes to the immigration system.

- Ex-Carillion boss fined for 'reckless' actions
[10 hours old]: Ex-chief executive Richard Howson acted "recklessly" and misled others, a watchdog says.

- Could Bill Gates and political tussles overshadow AI safety debate in Delhi?
[14 hours old]: As global tech leaders meet Delhi, India hopes to level the playing field for countries outside the US and China.

- Netflix and Paramount are battling for Warner Bros. Who is likely to win?
[11 hours old]: What to know about the two firms' blockbuster battle to control Warner Bros Discovery.

- Budget sees largest ever personal allowance rise
[15 hours old]: Treasury Minister Chris Thomas's budget sees the tax-free allowance rise by £2,250 to £17,000.

- Why youth unemployment is rising
[6 hours old]: Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025

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and in other older news ...

. How Jesse Jackson paved way for Barack Obama - and helped change US
[16 hours old]: The US civil rights activist's influence spread from the churches of the Deep South to the White House.

. The 61-year-old Glaswegian whose ice rink moonwalk went viral
[18 hours old]: Mark Callan has gone viral for his on-ice antics. But who is he and how did he end up at the Winter Olympics?

. How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from years of harm
[28 hours old]: Detectives desperate to locate a 12-year-old, seen abused online, found a surprising lead.


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. Will the US Supreme Court stand up to Trump?
[107 hours old]: Or will the court expand the US president’s power?

. Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
[26 hours old]: Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.

. Calculator: How will freeze on tax thresholds hit your take-home pay?
[19 hours old]: Wages have been rising faster than prices but you could pay more tax because of frozen thresholds.


. Royal Mail given two weeks to respond to claims it is prioritising parcels
[17 hours old]: MPs have raised "significant concerns" about reports of "failures in service" at the company.

. Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Jeffrey Epstein ties
[22 hours old]: Billionaire Thomas Pritzker said he had exercised "terrible judgement" in keeping contact with Epstein.

. Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down
[30 hours old]: The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

. ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat
[39 hours old]: Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

. Lloyds boss accepts concern over use of staff data in pay talks
[39 hours old]: The bank was criticised for comparing employees' spending habits to the wider public as part of wage negotiations.

. Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks' as parcels prioritised, staff say
[36 hours old]: Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.

. Brewdog staff 'upset and concerned' by sale plans
[39 hours old]: Unite said workers had been left in the dark over their futures after the craft beer firm announced plans to explore new investment.

. Bedding firm backs down on 'Swift Home' trademark after Taylor Swift appeal
[48 hours old]: Swift’s team had flagged similarities between her trademark and the company’s contested design.

. Could Manchester be a model for the UK to kickstart growth?
[74 hours old]: With an annual growth rate of 3.1%, Manchester's economy has performed twice as well as that of the UK as a whole.

. The £10 tricks I used to make my rented room into a home
[48 hours old]: Talented tenants share decor hacks that won't cost you a fortune - or your deposit.

. Andrew's time as trade envoy should be investigated, says Vince Cable
[55 hours old]: The former prince's alleged actions were "totally unacceptable", the ex-business secretary says.

. Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns trade unions group
[58 hours old]: The average woman employee "effectively works for 47 days of the year for free," according to the Trades Union Congress.

. Head of Dubai-based ports giant quits after Epstein links revealed
[104 hours old]: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit comes after files showed he appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein.

. Amazon's Ring ends deal with surveillance firm after backlash
[101 hours old]: A Super Bowl advert had sparked new scrutiny of the smart doorbell company's privacy practices.

. Andrew facing claim he shared Treasury document with banking contact
[96 hours old]: Reports suggest the former prince shared a Treasury document when he was serving as trade envoy.

. Craft beer maker Brewdog put up for sale
[86 hours old]: Consultants Alix Partners have been brought in to oversee the sales process which could lead to the businesses being broken up.

. Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain
[40 hours old]: The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

. Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands
[122 hours old]: Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

. Who is billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and how did he make his money?
[132 hours old]: The industrialist and Manchester United co-owner has apologised over comments he made about immigration.

. The US economy is growing - so where are all the jobs?
[122 hours old]: As hiring rates and job openings drop, some worry a tough job market could be here to stay.

. The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
[146 hours old]: The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.

. Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech
[194 hours old]: Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

. How £50m 'fish disco' could save farmland
[187 hours old]: Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes.

. Restaurants raising prices 'to keep doors open'
[20 hours old]: The Pavilion took to social media to reveal cost pressures

. 'Significant' personal tax allowance rise on cards
[34 hours old]: The treasury minister prepares to deliver a budget with a "significant rise" in personal allowances.

. Spud truck handing out free meals to families
[39 hours old]: The truck is supporting those who can not afford meals outside of school term-time.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1931 hours old]: Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.

. Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
[2042 hours old]: Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"

. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
[2130 hours old]: Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

. Why you should consider switching bank accounts
[106 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.

. Thousands queue as beauty store arrives on island of Ireland
[128 hours old]: Almost 2,000 people joined the queue for the opening of a new store in Belfast this morning.

. The Bottom Line
[133 hours old]: Why do private landlords attract so much criticism – and how fair is it?

. Kids can be the harshest critics…
[273 hours old]: The candidates test their story on a group of kids.