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- 'Farage faces Met inquiry' and 'Ready for departure?'
[3 hours old]: Thursday's front pages are dominated by a police investigation into Reform UK and UK airport chaos.

- 'It's been a nightmare': Passengers face airport chaos after air traffic issue
[10 hours old]: Thousands are still stranded as people describe sleeping on floors and "carnage" in baggage reclaim halls.

- More flight cancellations as fallout from air traffic control glitch continues
[13 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
[99 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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* England's mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax
[0 hours old]: The government is expected to outline how local leaders will be able to impose levies on overnight stays.

- Iran war will not end until after November US elections, says Trump
[3 hours old]: The president also tells reporters he does not think oil prices will come down until after the crucial November vote.

- Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations
[6 hours old]: The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.

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

- Land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement
[4 hours old]: BBC's Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson visits the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the so-called E1 area, and the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim.

- AI is becoming harder to control – can humans stay in charge?
[3 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

- Prince William, Kane and Shearer in campaign to use sport to prevent suicide
[4 hours old]: The prince's new project aims to use the reach of sport to raise awareness about suicide and to show people the help available in a crisis.

* August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency
[1 hours old]: Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.

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

- Failures 'contributed to' death of Sir Richard Branson's wife
[8 hours old]: Lady Joan Branson died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea last year.

- We spent £23,000 on fertility treatment - now our embryos will be destroyed
[5 hours old]: Nat and Nik Fraser-Edwards want a change in the law so once an embryo has been made, a donor can't withdraw consent.

- Migraines and acne among five more conditions pharmacists can treat
[3 hours old]: Pharmacies in England will soon offer treatments for a total of 12 common conditions which save people going to their GP first.

- Muted US response to UK's West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration
[5 hours old]: The UK accuses Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.

- Should you sync your workouts to your period?
[3 hours old]: Menstrual cycles are highly individual, making blanket advice found on social media difficult to apply, researchers say.

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

- Inside Thailand's school shooter drills following recent attacks
[4 hours old]: Police say they hope the drill will help prepare students, as concern grows over the increase in school shootings in South East Asia.

- BBC drops Drag Race UK after eight series
[7 hours old]: Future series will no longer be broadcast on BBC Three as the show moves to a streaming platform owned by its production company.

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

- Chaplain settles LGBT sermon unfair dismissal case
[2 hours old]: Rev Bernard Randall reaches a confidential agreement with Trent College.

- 'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions move
[8 hours old]: The UK's decision to sanction trade with illegal settlements has prompted a range of opinion among the British Jewish community.

- Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge
[5 hours old]: Declassified documents show Spanish and Moroccan authorities were alerted to social media calls for a mass migrant crossing the day before tens of thousands entered Ceuta.

- UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog
[2 hours old]: The technology will soon be routinely used within the NHS, MHRA chief Lawrence Tallon tells the BBC.

- Is This The Biggest Row Between Israel And The UK?
[11 hours old]: What counter-measures has Israel taken against the UK?

- Arsenal are passing every test - and Odegaard is in form of his life
[4 hours old]: Another Arsenal win, another Martin Odegaard goal - the Gunners captain looks back to his best, writes Phil McNulty.

- Liverpool will reward Mac Allister if he lets his football do talking
[4 hours old]: After saying he was "very sad" at the lack of a contract offer from Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister proved his worth against Atletico Madrid.

- Gauff saves match points to set up Rybakina semi-final
[4 hours old]: Coco Gauff saves two match points to beat Mirra Andreeva and set up a US Open semi-final against incoming world number one Elena Rybakina.

- Star subs rescue Chelsea as Alonso 'takes blame'
[3 hours old]: Chelsea get the better of Leeds in a cup thriller, but Blues boss Xabi Alonso has food for thought after needing rescue act from his star substitutes.

- What next for LIV Golf's star players, and its fight for survival?
[12 hours old]: Golf's main tours are expecting a lot of interest in rejoining from LIV golfers – but the path back might not be so easy.

- Liverpool come from behind to beat Atletico Madrid
[6 hours old]: Alexis Mac Allister scores an emphatic winner as Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield.

- Benn 'dragged down to pits of hell' by weight cut
[6 hours old]: Conor Benn says making the welterweight limit for his world-title challenge against Ryan Garcia has felt like being "dragged down to the pits of hell" but insists he is healthy and will make weight.

- Learner drivers still forced to wait months to book tests
[15 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
[14 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'
[11 hours old]: It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.

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

- What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans
[14 hours old]: Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now?

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

- Why are petrol and diesel prices rising again?
[15 hours old]: The price of unleaded hits 167p a litre, according to motoring group the RAC, as oil prices remain elevated.

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[30 hours old]: OpenAI's claim that it solved parts of Navier-Stokes equations has quickly stirred controversy.

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[16 hours old]: It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.

. Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed
[35 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
[41 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
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[40 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
[36 hours old]: Canada's levies - as high as 50% - will apply to nearly bn of US products, from steel to T-shirts.

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. Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment
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