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- Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
[1 hours old]: The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".

- Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
[1 hours old]: One pilot told the other about the aircraft's "excessive speed" but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded.

- 'We lost over £1,000': Why some passengers were hit harder than others by air traffic chaos
[4 hours old]: Flight disruption has ruined holidays and left passengers sleeping on airport floors - so what are their rights?

- Air traffic chaos and compensation: 'Shutdown cost us more than £1,000'
[4 hours old]: Flight disruption has ruined holidays and left passengers sleeping on airport floors - so what are their rights?

. More flight cancellations as fallout from air traffic control glitch continues
[28 hours old]: Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[115 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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* Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%
[1 hours old]: Reform UK and the Conservatives have criticised plans for the new levy on visitors' overnight stays.

* Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
[0 hours old]: The price of oil jumps to 5 a barrel amid signs the Iran war will not be resolved quickly.

* Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police
[1 hours old]: Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.

- Can Trump pay ,000 to every American adult if Republicans win midterm elections?
[1 hours old]: Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.

* Bayeux Tapestry unveiled to UK public for first time at British Museum
[0 hours old]: Visitors tell the BBC it was a "real privilege" to be among the first to see the tapestry in England.

* Four hurt and seven arrested in London stabbing
[0 hours old]: Seven people are arrested after a fight that an eyewitness says broke out near a KFC restaurant.

- Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City
[4 hours old]: Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.

- Police and army attend funeral for officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash
[3 hours old]: Former army colleagues attend PC Tom Clough's funeral alongside police and emergency workers.

- Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
[2 hours old]: Mokha's capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route.

- Gruffalo illustrator says rise of AI images 'worrying'
[4 hours old]: Axel Scheffler speaks to the BBC alongside author Dame Julia Donaldson, who reads an extract from their new book.

* 'We never recovered him': Quest to identify remains from Ground Zero continues
[1 hours old]: Since the attacks, New York officials are working with new, complex technology to find traces of more than 1,000 victims.

- One year after Charlie Kirk's death, conservative students struggle to fill void he left
[6 hours old]: The assassination sent shockwaves through the conservative youth movement, which students say has lost momentum and a vital figurehead.

- Can you make a case for Chelsea being stripped of 2016-17 title?
[4 hours old]: Does Mauricio Pochettino have a case that Tottenham should be retrospectively crowned Premier League champions?

- 'My cancer spread while I waited months for surgery': The cost of England's cancer wait times
[8 hours old]: Cancer care has got worse since the government announced plans to speed up waiting times and save more lives, BBC analysis shows.

- Israel's Netanyahu to sue newspaper over claim UAE warned him of 7 October attack
[2 hours old]: The paper said it stood by its reporting, after publishing extracts from a book where the claim appears.

- Teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools
[2 hours old]: Bronwen James, 30, admitted abusing two girls and was convicted of offences against a teenage boy.

- Royal family rift after popular TV news presenter chosen to succeed Ugandan king
[5 hours old]: King Oyo's family say he left a will naming his young son as heir to the Tooro kingdom.

- Primark finally set to launch home deliveries
[8 hours old]: The retailer launches the service four years after making its first foray into internet shopping.

* Ex-Tory campaign chief pleads guilty over election bet
[1 hours old]: Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when the 2024 election would be held.

- Drug use may have begun 25,000 years ago in Indonesia, research finds
[6 hours old]: Scientists have found evidence that early human foragers in Indonesia were using the betel nut as a drug.

- Harry Styles extends tour, with Kylie as a support act
[5 hours old]: The pop star will play 25 more dates on his Together, Together tour.

- Trump's ,000 Payout Promise
[2 hours old]: Trump says every adult American will get ,000 if the Republicans win the midterms.

* Cricket: Today at the Test
[0 hours old]: Day 2 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston.

* Hamilton and Leclerc 'squash' Monza controversy
[0 hours old]: Lewis Hamilton says he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have "squashed" any controversy between them from the Italian Grand Prix.

- Arsenal close to finalising new contract for Arteta
[4 hours old]: Mikel Arteta is believed to be close to finalising a new contract with Premier League champions Arsenal.

- Hull & Woad to face Korda & Corpuz in Solheim opener
[2 hours old]: Charley Hull and Lottie Woad will face the formidable pairing of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz in Friday's opening match of the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands.

- GB return after pregnancy 'hard to put into words' - Kinsella
[3 hours old]: A year after giving birth, Alice Kinsella takes the latest step on her groundbreaking return to gymnastics at an international meeting for Great Britain.

- 'Get a life' - non-league club condemn man impersonating manager
[2 hours old]: Gainsborough Trinity condemn a person who has been approaching players while falsely claiming to be their manager.

- Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone
[8 hours old]: Apple showed off at an event the first major design change to the iPhone in almost 20 years.

- Buy now or wait and hope? Families face gamble on heating oil
[13 hours old]: The price of heating oil has almost doubled in 12 months following the conflict in the Middle East.

- Social supermarket reports hundreds of sign-ups
[13 hours old]: Dartford Larder members pay £4.50 each week for items including unlimited fruit and vegetables.

- When a Dragon gives you a helping hand
[2 hours old]: When a Dragon gives you a helping hand

- Primark introduces home delivery
[4 hours old]: Primark has said it plans to launch a home delivery service in Britain, four years after it made its first foray into e-commerce.

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. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why is Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial dividing America?
[72 hours old]: And will Trump succeed in limiting mail-in voting before the midterms?

. The one thing you need to do to succeed - according to top bosses
[19 hours old]: What makes someone stand out in a crowded workplace? Six business leaders tell us what they look for.

. Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
[19 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary
[23 hours old]: Heidi Alexander orders an investigation into the glitch that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.

. Tax banks to cut energy bills, unions tell Burnham
[18 hours old]: The TUC says a bank surcharge should be reversed - and estimates it would raise £9bn over four years.

. What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed?
[34 hours old]: Flights are cancelled owing to air traffic control problems, so what are your rights if you're affected?

. Learner drivers still forced to wait months for tests
[30 hours old]: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had been given a target to reduce average wait times to seven weeks.

. Petrol prices rise by 5p over a week as Iran war sends oil higher
[29 hours old]: A litre of unleaded now costs 167.17p which is the biggest weekly increase since April, data shows.

. Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
[26 hours old]: It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.

. I'm 27 and I've already written my will - here's why
[43 hours old]: For many young people making a will may not seem necessary, but here's why you shouldn't put it off.

. Cowboy builder tore my home apart and disappeared off the face of the Earth with £14k
[37 hours old]: Victims of cowboy builders describe how they were exploited with one couple left "scarred for life".

. Singaporean man pleads guilty in US to massive crypto heist
[36 hours old]: Malone Lam and his associates used the proceeds of their crimes to fund a luxurious lifestyle, US authorities said.

. OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours
[45 hours old]: OpenAI's claim that it solved parts of Navier-Stokes equations has quickly stirred controversy.

. US to ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, dairy goods and motorbikes
[31 hours old]: It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.

. Sapporo to move some beer production from Canada to US after tariffs
[28 hours old]: The Japanese brewer plans to shift non-alcoholic beer brewing to the US from Canada as tariffs bite

. Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed
[51 hours old]: Major lenders have raised rates on new deals in recent days, leaving many borrowers needing to make a decision.

. AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant
[57 hours old]: Arm Holding's chief executive Rene Haas says artificial intelligence will find a solution to the disease.

. UK's third-biggest taxpayer to leave for Greece
[56 hours old]: Chris Rokos plans to open an office in Athens, reports say, and was ranked third in the Sunday Times's list of the UK's top taxpayers.

. Argentina to file criminal case against oil company operating in Falklands
[55 hours old]: The move comes days after President Javier Milei stepped up Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falklands.


. Carney says US trade war 'will come at a cost' as Canada strikes back on tariffs
[51 hours old]: Canada's levies - as high as 50% - will apply to nearly bn of US products, from steel to T-shirts.

. The firms turning recruitment into X Factor-style competitions
[58 hours old]: Applicants have to pitch their ideas on stage in front of a panel of judges and an audience. But is this exciting or unfair?

. Scammers demand ransoms from Instagram users over fake copyright claims
[59 hours old]: Users say they are losing money or risk having their accounts suspended because Meta struggles to identify scammers.

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[43 hours old]: More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?

. 'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
[57 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

. From 'dog fruit' to darling: India's avocado boom
[157 hours old]: Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.

. Prosecco, cakes and beauty products - how to get birthday freebies and why there's a catch
[155 hours old]: Cake, coffee, make-up and burgers are just some of the free things you can get on your birthday.

. Why wait? Business grads buying firms to install themselves as CEO
[187 hours old]: Impatient to be the boss of an established company they are borrowing money to fund their purchases.

. 'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
[258 hours old]: So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it

. Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
[331 hours old]: A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

. How Dolly Parton's business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts
[355 hours old]: While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.

. Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
[379 hours old]: After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.

. 'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
[403 hours old]: Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.

. Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider
[397 hours old]: Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.

. How landscape gardening is being electrified
[499 hours old]: The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.

. Share Energy to increase electricity prices by 12.6%
[25 hours old]: The supplier said the industry has faced "exceptional volatility" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and instability in the Middle East.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[1194 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
[1723 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[2203 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

. How the High Street became a window on our political instability
[2275 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. Why a famous Montreal sandwich shop has been forced to swap its soda
[108 hours old]: Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has changed suppliers for its black cherry soda.

. How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US?
[136 hours old]: The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn't be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade fight.

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