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- Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
[9 hours old]: At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured in the collision south of the capital, Madrid.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[287 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
[656 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
[1424 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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[1 hours old]: Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats.

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[0 hours old]: See the maps and charts that show how America voted in the US midterm elections.

* Ecstatic scenes and historic results: Key moments from US midterms
[0 hours old]: Democrats have taken control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency - proving moments of celebration.



- James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
[2 hours old]: "This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.

- Miliband says slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers
[5 hours old]: Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".

- 'Multi-cancer' blood tests coming to some GP surgeries soon
[7 hours old]: The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner.

- No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather
[6 hours old]: The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.

- Scammers using AI-generated images of missing pets to demand reward money
[7 hours old]: Owners say threats to kill their cats unless they sent money left them angry and terrified.

* Poundland supplier 'will lose millions' if retailer collapses
[0 hours old]: One of Poundland's suppliers will lose millions if it collapses, while other suppliers have said they would go under.

- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor called to give evidence in fraud trial in December
[11 hours old]: Mountbatten-Windsor has been summonsed to give evidence in a businessman's High Court fraud trial.

- Why Kim Kardashian came back to 'the worst TV drama ever'
[7 hours old]: The media personality and businesswoman says she's worked on her acting for series two of All's Fair.

- Code cracked for shipwreck padlock solving 400-year-old mystery
[1 hours old]: The brass lock, found in the sand near Port Talbot, forms part of a 1583 shipwreck treasure hoard.

- ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline
[7 hours old]: As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get.

- How 'mogging' went from toxic term to mainstream
[14 hours old]: Mogging, named Collins English Dictionary's word of the year, was once the preserve of the manosphere but has become part of everyday discourse.

- The Papers: King calls slavery 'monstrous' and 'Celeb loses gag bid'
[1 hours old]: The King's comments on the transatlantic slave trade and the high-profile celebrity who lost a "gag bid" in sex claim case lead Wednesday's papers.

- Prince William says UK faces terrifying risk of more wildfires due to climate change
[1 hours old]: The prince says 2026 was the first summer he felt "worried about the scale of the wildfires".

- Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
[4 hours old]: Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy".

* Housing targets threaten ancient woods, campaigners warn
[0 hours old]: Dozens of individual sites feature planned developments immediately next to woods, the BBC finds.

- Seven flights across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats
[11 hours old]: Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.

- Young NYC Marathon runner collapses and dies two miles from finish line
[10 hours old]: The city medical examiner's office said it is still investigating Rachel Apa's cause of death.

- Killer who escaped Tennessee prison captured after week-long manhunt
[5 hours old]: Jacob Allen Morley was serving a life sentence for murder before he escaped over a prison fence.

- Celebrity loses injunction bid but will stay anonymous pending appeal
[15 hours old]: The unnamed man asked for an injunction to stop his identity being reported in connection with allegations against him.

- A half-time speech, a retaken penalty - and a win to save Carrick's job?
[7 hours old]: At 2-0 down Michael Carrick's position as Manchester United head coach looked terminal - but will the win over Roma prove a turning point?

- Emery takes positives, but Villa 'have work to do' to reach Barca level
[8 hours old]: Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his team have "work to do" to reach Barcelona's level after a 3-0 Champions League defeat at the Nou Camp.

- Fernandes critical of media 'lies' about Carrick relationship
[7 hours old]: Bruno Fernandes says "a lot of lies" have been reported about his relationship with Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick.

- Man Utd beat Roma - the other great Champions League comebacks
[8 hours old]: Manchester United come from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 - but what are the other best fightbacks in Champions League history?

- England's Mitchell ruled out of Nations Championship
[14 hours old]: Scrum-half Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of the whole of England's Nations Championship after suffering his fourth hamstring injury of the year.

- Death threats for Briton Burrage on WTA Tour return
[11 hours old]: Britain's Jodie Burrage receives death threats and abuse on social media after she is beaten in her first WTA Tour singles match proper for 16 months.

* Retiring Serrano wants to end as a 'game-changer'
[0 hours old]: Amanda Serrano said she wants to be remembered as a "game-changer" as she prepares for her farewell fight on home soil next year.

- UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports
[11 hours old]: The food deal, ahead of a UK-EU summit later this month, is the most significant part of the so-called Brexit reset agreed so far.

- Binance says fake job interviews used as part of .3bn crypto hack
[15 hours old]: An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.

- Canva announces major job cuts after 'our hardest year yet'
[7 hours old]: CEO Melanie Perkins says more than 1,000 staff will either lose their jobs or be asked to change roles.

- Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
[7 hours old]: Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?

- Leisure centre price hikes on the way
[1 hours old]: The rises would impact Perdiswell, St John's Sports Centre and Nunnery Wood Sports Complex.

- Keeping mortgage interest relief approved
[15 hours old]: Homeowners can get tax relief of £3,500 on the money spent on the interstate of a mortgage.

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[20 hours old]: The regulator says it supports lenders offering early compensation offers, as long as they are fair.

. Asda hires ex-Morrisons boss in bid to grow firm
[16 hours old]: David Potts takes charge of Asda, which is based in Leeds, with immediate effect.

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[16 hours old]: Rio Tinto is jointly funding a Am "toad containment zone" to protect the Pilbara region.

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[20 hours old]: Britons have become less engaged with the jobs they do and are less willing to put in extra effort, a report has found.

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[38 hours old]: The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.

. North Korea denies being behind record .3bn Binance hack
[23 hours old]: US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.

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[20 hours old]: The tech giant reports strong sales but admits "constraints" are affecting supplies of the iPhone Duo.

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[120 hours old]: Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.

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[142 hours old]: Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[175 hours old]: As drone deliveries become more commonplace, their makers are looking for ways to make them quieter.

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. Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
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[38 hours old]: Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.

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