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- Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary: 'Dana, please take the job!'
[13 hours old]: It was unclear how genuine the president's offer was, although White later said he would travel to Washington for them to meet.

- I didn't throw anyone under the bus with ball-tampering revelations, says cricketer Khawaja
[4 hours old]: Usman Khawaja says he has "not thrown anyone under the bus" with revelations about the sandpaper scandal that engulfed the Australia team in 2018.

- I haven't thrown anyone under the bus - Khawaja
[4 hours old]: Usman Khawaja says he has "not thrown anyone under the bus" with revelations about the sandpaper scandal that engulfed the Australia team in 2018.

. Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck
[40 hours old]: Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[390 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
[758 hours old]: Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

- Traders 'priced out' of £12,000 Christmas market pitches
[6 hours old]: Stall holders said they'd met the council leader to express their concerns at high costs since a new operator took over.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[1526 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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* King leads solemn Remembrance service at Cenotaph
[0 hours old]: Wreaths are laid as 10,000 armed forces veterans, including 12 from World War Two, pay tribute in central London.

- Watch: Royals and veterans reflect at Remembrance ceremony
[1 hours old]: King Charles has led the annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations, laying a wreath at the solemn ceremony held at the Cenotaph.

* 'Time is up': Minister warns media industry to take abuse seriously in wake of Brand case
[1 hours old]: Lisa Nandy tells the BBC "many people" in the media industry have come forward to her.

- Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay
[2 hours old]: The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.

- My parents chose to die together and I was left to grieve alone
[12 hours old]: Els and Jan sought medical intervention to end their lives after 50 happy years of marriage, leaving behind their only child.

- The Trump coalition is shattered - what will Republicans do now?
[13 hours old]: Republicans can stick with Trumpism or chart a new path, writes BBC Washington correspondent Daniel Bush.

- Labubu hype seemed unstoppable, now the fluffy monster mania is fading
[15 hours old]: Parent company Pop Mart's revenue has fallen as appetite for the quirky collectible monsters wanes.

- Ambika Mod wants to change how South Asian women are seen on-screen
[13 hours old]: The actress joins the cast of Black Doves for the second season of Netflix's spy thriller.

- Can the Zelda remake capture the magic of the original?
[13 hours old]: Nintendo has released its remake of what is considered one of the best games ever made - the BBC's Tom Gerken gives his verdict.

- 'Soap operas on steroids': Microdramas are going mainstream
[13 hours old]: The snappy, high-octane episodes - viewed on your phone - are huge in China and on the up in the UK.

* Nandy rejects claims of politicising Remembrance Sunday after Erasmus row
[1 hours old]: The culture secretary says the UK rejoining the EU's study and work scheme will help honour wartime sacrifice.

- Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
[15 hours old]: Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor that of his rival secured a majority in last week's election.

- I won't let my daughter's killer live in my head, says Sarah Payne's mother
[6 hours old]: Sara Payne says she found out her eight-year-old had died as it was being reported in the news.

- Germans wrestle with what to do with Hitler's destroyed Eagle's Nest retreat
[13 hours old]: While some believe the site should be partially or completely rebuilt, others want it abandoned and all memory of its Nazi past forgotten.

- Two seriously hurt in 30-vehicle crash on the M20 in Kent
[9 hours old]: The crash happened in fog on Saturday evening on the London-bound carriageway near Maidstone, Kent.

- There's finally a treatment for my five-year-old's dementia - but it'll cost me £3m
[7 hours old]: The dementia treatment for children is available in the US, with funding for UK children unclear.

- Walsh-inspired Australia crush irate Samoa to reach World Cup final
[2 hours old]: Reece Walsh scores a hat-trick as Australia reach the Men's Rugby League World Cup final by overwhelming a Samoa side left fuming by a series of refereeing calls against them.

- 'I can't believe he is one of us' - inside Salah's life in Trabzon
[6 hours old]: BBC Sport travels to Turkey to watch Mohamed Salah play for Trabzonspor and discover how the 'Egyptian King' is settling into life by the Black Sea.

- The oldest club in London making FA Cup history
[7 hours old]: Cray Wanderers host Stockport County in the FA Cup first round, with 112 league places separating the two sides.

- Labubu hype seemed unstoppable, now the fluffy monster mania is dying
[15 hours old]: Parent company Pop Mart's revenue has fallen as appetite for the quirky collectible monsters wanes.

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and in other older news ...

. AirTag hidden in historic wall reveals stone thief
[72 hours old]: Matt Smith hid a tracker inside a wall stone, which led police to the culprit's house.

. 'I was asked if I was a crier': Your worst job interviews revealed
[62 hours old]: Bad job interviews can be horrible to experience in the moment, but there is a lot they can teach us about the world of work

. Hampshire woman, 101, gets Ohio birthday card in mayoral mix-up
[104 hours old]: Care home mistakenly contacted the mayor of Lyndhurst in Ohio instead of the Lyndhurst in Hampshire.

. Angler's 52kg carp catch hailed as world record
[97 hours old]: Ash Hegarty says his late dad would be "proud" of his huge catch.

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. What Trump's Midterms Defeat Means For Everyone Else
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. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant star in a 1995 adaptation
[190 hours old]: Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are thrown into sudden hardship on the death of their father.

. 'My mortgage is going up £200 a month': How rising interest rates are hitting people's pockets
[36 hours old]: With UK interest rates set to rise, mortgages, credit cards and loans could get more expensive for millions.

. AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values
[41 hours old]: Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.

. Why the US midterms sparked an AI stock selloff
[43 hours old]: Fears of more AI regulation appear to have sparked fear among investors, but concerns about the industry have been growing for some time.

. How does it affect me if share prices fall?
[52 hours old]: Changes in the FTSE 100 and other indexes are not just for financial experts, they can affect our lives.

. Why smoky bacon crisps threaten to reignite rows over EU rules
[44 hours old]: A post-Brexit deal on food standards has raised questions over the future naming of the classic British snack.

. PM tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law
[46 hours old]: The government argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.

. Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years
[68 hours old]: Most analysts expected the increase from 3.75% to 4%.

. Faisal Islam: How high will interest rates go?
[72 hours old]: The BBC's economics editor views one more interest rate as likely, but thinks that will be all.

. Three ways the interest rate rise could affect you
[73 hours old]: Job, loans and savings are all affected by the rise in interest rates announced by the Bank of England.

. Drunk and dangerous e-bike riders face on-the-spot fines under crackdown
[70 hours old]: A consultation will consider fines and other ways to clamp down on dangerous e-bike riders.

. Second buyer makes rescue bid for Poundland as retailer faces collapse
[76 hours old]: A little-known investment group has made a bid to buy the business.

. Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
[81 hours old]: Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago.

. Welsh aviation firm AerFin bought in £475m deal
[75 hours old]: The company, which was majority owned by a private equity firm, said it was beginning a "new chapter".

. The engine parts that 'fight the laws of the universe'
[62 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?
[110 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
[222 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
[244 hours old]: Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[278 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
[422 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
[446 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[566 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?
[591 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?
[615 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?
[734 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
[774 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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

. 'Flat', 'tired', 'cynical': Unusually gloomy Kiwis deliver New Zealand's tightest election in years
[16 hours old]: The national mood is low, and faith in politics even lower - with voters deserting the major parties at the polls.

. Food bank to close amid rising costs
[45 hours old]: A food bank in Goole annouces it will close in January as costs rise and donations drop.

. Winter support for residents facing cost pressures
[45 hours old]: The plans aim to help more people access food, financial advice and help with heating costs.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[999 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?
[1061 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
[2606 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
[3135 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Ipswich Town's new club shop 'here to stay'
[16 hours old]: Fans and players are delighted at the new "activation space" in the town centre.

. Workers' rights 'second place' to economic growth
[47 hours old]: Jersey's Economic Development Minister has told the BBC that workers' rights may have to take 'second place' to economic growth.

. What does the raise in interest rates mean?
[72 hours old]: The BBC's cost of living correspondent Kevin Peachey explains what the change could mean for those saving for a holiday or to buying a house.