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- Bomb threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing
[3 hours old]: The Airbus jet landed safely in Bulgaria and all passengers and crew aboard were unharmed, officials said.

- People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine
[6 hours old]: Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains.
A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.


. Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says
[50 hours old]: It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.

. Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow
[73 hours old]: BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[271 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
[1039 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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* Companies exploiting welfare system by using residents as 'cash cows,' BBC finds
[1 hours old]: Agents try to attract people on housing benefit by using social media videos that offer free rooms and holidays.

- France's government under pressure after widespread violence
[2 hours old]: Political tension grips France after rioting marred protests over the cost of living and struggling public services, Katya Adler writes.

- Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia
[6 hours old]: Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war.

- Watch: Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videos
[5 hours old]: In a BBC World Service documentary, the man claims to have played a role in drone attacks on his home soil.

- Home sellers cut asking prices on 3,000 properties a day
[7 hours old]: More property asking prices are being cut than at any time in 15 years, data shared with the BBC shows.

- Watch: Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US
[9 hours old]: The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Chicago, where communities are battling a new wave of synthetic drugs.

- 'Postcode lottery' driving children's inequality in England, commissioner warns
[1 hours old]: Dame Rachel De Souza's landmark report says children are being failed by a "postcode lottery".

- Burnham says youth employment and training crisis is a 'moral failure'
[4 hours old]: The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.

* Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza
[0 hours old]: The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.

* NHS leaders say maternity care organisation is 'not fit for purpose'
[1 hours old]: The NHS Alliance said "difficult decisions" lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.

- Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams
[6 hours old]: Trading standards officers say AI is "super-charging" existing scams through clones and fake websites.

- GTA 6: Can you cheat on someone with a video game character?
[6 hours old]: Grand Theft Auto VI lets you build and nurture a romantic relationship but some say dates with a fictional character are a step too far.

- BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia
[4 hours old]: The BBC is in central Kalimantan, where a toxic haze fuelled by wildfires is choking millions of residents.

* The portraits that helped bring the lost Aberfan children home
[0 hours old]: An artist living hundreds of miles away felt compelled to help the village that lost its children.

- The Papers: 'Neets crisis is moral failure' and 'Credit crunch'
[6 hours old]: PM brands Neets "crisis" a "moral failure" and cereal prices could rise in healthy food crackdown lead Monday's papers.

- Trump says suspension of Russia sanctions is to keep peace negotiations going
[7 hours old]: The US president blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect.

- EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says
[6 hours old]: The boss of one of Ukraine's biggest steel companies says the country has been "bundled together" in measures aimed at curbing cheap imports.

- Cindy Crawford 'beyond heartbroken' after death of son Presley at 27
[10 hours old]: Presley Gerber's death in September is being investigated as a suspected overdose.

- Major fire at Canada military base leaves four dead, dozens injured
[7 hours old]: Prime Minister Carney said military and emergency crews fought the flames throughout the night in "some of the worst conditions imaginable".

- Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting in Mumbai
[4 hours old]: Video published by several news outlets shows gunmen firing multiple shots at a car while it is moving past a crowd.

- Chance of storms this week as Atlantic jet stream roars into life
[5 hours old]: Gales are possible later this week as a deep low pressure system crosses the UK, but uncertainty remains whether impacts will be enough for it to be a named storm.

- Mbeumo offers Carrick solace as Man Utd winless run goes on
[12 hours old]: Michael Carrick said he had his headphones on this week so didn't hear the noise around Manchester United, but a 1-1 draw at Leeds means it is six games without a win.

- Madueke's 'anger and conviction' shows he's more than a 'finisher'
[10 hours old]: Noni Madueke may not have the role he wants at Arsenal but his winning goal against Nottingham Forest showed why he is one of Mikel Arteta's valued players.

* How one rule change is altering the face of one-day cricket
[0 hours old]: One rule change has changed the face of ODI cricket. BBC Sport looks at its impact, who is benefiting and what it could mean for the future.

* Inside British number one Kartal's remarkable comeback
[1 hours old]: Six months ago, Sonay Kartal could not brush her teeth without "being in agony" - now she's the British number one after three events back from a long-term back injury.

* Cardinals upset Rams as Eagles lose - five things from NFL week six
[0 hours old]: Week six in the NFL produced some unlikely heroes as the Arizona Cardinals pulled off a huge upset while the Philadelphia Eagles suffered another loss.

* 'Not in our DNA' - will 3v3 change the future of English football?
[0 hours old]: Changes have been implemented by the FA from this season with under-7s dropping from playing 5v5 to 3v3 in England - could it help to change the DNA of English football?

- Hearts roll out red carpet... and Celtic walk all over it
[12 hours old]: Hearts thought attack was the best form of defence at Celtic Park. They were badly wrong, writes Tom English.

- Microsoft pulls out of UK's largest AI data centre
[13 hours old]: Tech firm Nscale says it is still committed to building the site in Essex.

* China's growth accelerates as AI boom helps boost exports
[0 hours old]: Exports have helped offset weak spending at home, but trade tensions and AI doubts cloud its outlook.

- Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'
[1 hours old]: The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.

* Charities 'busier than ever' with furniture poverty
[1 hours old]: Charities in Hampshire tell the BBC that furniture poverty is becoming an increasing problem.

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