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

. Drop-off charges at UK airports to be reviewed after sharp increase
[53 hours old]: Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[216 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
[984 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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and in other news ...

- Watch: Will Ukraine get the support needed as tensions with US rise?
[7 hours old]: Zelensky thanked the "real leaders" ahead of a meeting with the EU in Brussels.

- Inside Ukrainian offensive pushing Russia back - with Starlink playing a key role
[7 hours old]: The BBC joins Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi as it regains crucial territory in the Donbas, but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump.

- Nurse stole £750k from 99-year-old woman for cosmetic surgery and home improvements
[7 hours old]: Rebecca Louise Burwood saw the vulnerable victim "as her nanna" but stole to fund her lifestyle.

- Man killed by tiger may have had medical records breached by NHS staff
[6 hours old]: William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday.

- Chris Mason: Burnham and Swinney tussle over where power lies in Scotland
[3 hours old]: UK political debate has a distinctly Scottish feel after SNP's annual conference, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.

- Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?
[10 hours old]: Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.

- Police feared Andrew would delay search by saying King owned his home, documents show
[4 hours old]: Legal records have emerged which show why police wanted to search the royal's home and what they were looking for.

- Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack
[8 hours old]: The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.

- Norwegian teen 'hitman' jailed over UK murder plot
[9 hours old]: Johannes Natland, 19, travelled to West Yorkshire to carry out a "hit" in March last year.

- Woman says she was left 'bewildered and confused' by alleged Russell Brand assault
[9 hours old]: The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, all of which he denies.

- Analysis: Zacharia was thrown into a whirlwind - and failed at a critical time for Trump
[2 hours old]: The White House is facing growing adversity, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher, weeks before crucial midterm elections.

- Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline
[5 hours old]: Kyiv says it has recaptured 277 sq km (106 square miles) of territory in the eastern Donbas region in recent months

- Street Fighter movie is 'made by fans for fans' - but can it KO the critics?
[11 hours old]: Cast members Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Callina Liang discuss the latest video game adaptation.

- Collaboration with Off Campus star 'gave me chills', says Babydoll singer Jamie Miller
[6 hours old]: Jamie Miller hopes he's "doing Wales proud" as his viral hit narrowly misses out on UK number one.

- Your child wasn't invited to the party - here's how to handle the disappointment
[12 hours old]: This very common scenario can be sad for little ones but there are ways you can help them.

- 'Well-known' man asks court to stop publication of sexual offence allegation
[4 hours old]: The unnamed individual asks London's High Court to prevent the publication of "serious allegations".

- Pope pictured for first time since surgery as he says Mass at makeshift altar in hospital
[8 hours old]: The pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after having surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday.

- Catherine says nature can help children's emotional growth
[11 hours old]: The Princess of Wales launches a project encouraging a greater emphasis on children learning from nature.

- Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife
[4 hours old]: Downing Street says Sarah Helm, the wife of Jonathan Powell, "does not represent the government in any capacity".

- British father fined for causing his two-year-old son's death in Cyprus hotel fall
[9 hours old]: Joshua Foster "lost control" of his son while showing him the view of a water park from a window.

- Former Sale Sharks player Hyron Andrews dies ahead of new club's Champions Cup match
[8 hours old]: Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.

- Ex-top official Robbins reaches settlement with government over sacking
[6 hours old]: Sir Olly Robbins was sacked as the top civil servant in the Foreign Office over the vetting of Lord Mandelson.

- Ranking the Premier League's all-time greatest super subs
[2 hours old]: Some players are destined to make their biggest impact off the bench, but who are the top 10 Premier League super subs of all time?

- Do Manchester City have any grounds to win their appeal?
[7 hours old]: Manchester City face "substantial hurdles" to overcome if they are to have any chance of winning their appeal after being found guilty of breaking the Premier League's financial rules, a leading lawyer has told BBC Sport.

- Former Sale Sharks lock Andrews dies at team hotel in La Rochelle
[8 hours old]: Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.

- Does Scott's Disney+ exit unmask wider issue in coverage of women's game?
[7 hours old]: Alex Scott's sudden departure from her Disney+ presenter role reveals a pressing challenge for broadcasters of women's football.

- Underdogs? We like that tag, says England captain Williams
[9 hours old]: Captain George Williams says England will relish their "underdog" tag when they take on a powerful Tonga side in their World Cup opener in Perth on Saturday.

- Banks expect to be hit with higher taxes in Budget
[13 hours old]: Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.

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. The Olympic sprinter now bedbound for 22 hours a day
[17 hours old]: Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.

. 'People call them pervert glasses': Blind users fear backlash over smart tech
[18 hours old]: Concerns about the use of smart glasses are having an affect on visually-impaired users.

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. Wildfire: A Warning from the Midlands
[18 hours old]: What can we learn from wildfires that destroyed 38 homes in the Midlands in August 2026?

. I find it quite demoralising in store - why I do all my shopping online
[24 hours old]: After Primark announced plans for home delivery, we hear from women who never go into clothes stores.

. Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
[32 hours old]: The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[24 hours old]: Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

. 'I paid thousands to a company for jobs that never came'
[30 hours old]: Apurv Patel is one of several people who say they were promised job opportunities that did not appear.

. How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections
[48 hours old]: Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.

. AI giant Anthropic woos potential investors ahead of stock market debut
[35 hours old]: It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.

. Healey says surprise UK growth is 'sign of resilience' ahead of Budget
[34 hours old]: The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.

. How much is the minimum wage?
[48 hours old]: What are the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage, and how much are they worth?

. Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
[54 hours old]: The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant's total workforce worldwide.

. Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
[55 hours old]: Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.

. Faisal Islam: What surprise praise for UK economy tells us about the Budget
[60 hours old]: On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.

. Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeks
[57 hours old]: Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.

. US inflation rises more than expected - here's what is happening with prices
[56 hours old]: The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.

. Civil servant faked illness with make-up to juggle five jobs, court hears
[59 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs while working from home.

. Wayfair among firms fined millions for misleading sales tactics
[59 hours old]: The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.

. 'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
[62 hours old]: Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

. Hundreds of Royal Mail staff quitting each week under new efficiency plans
[64 hours old]: The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.

. Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss
[66 hours old]: Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.

. Bank of America hit with .2bn fine for money laundering failings
[69 hours old]: The bank inadequately flagged transactions linked to potential Chinese money laundering networks, the Treasury said.

. As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
[48 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?
[72 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?
[192 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
[232 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[408 hours old]: Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

. X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[528 hours old]: Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?

. How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
[552 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

. Spain battles climate change on several fronts
[590 hours old]: A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[696 hours old]: Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.

. Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm?
[720 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Fuel costs squeezing margins for some businesses
[17 hours old]: Diesel recently topped £2 per litre and there is concern that a duty freeze will not go far enough.

. 'TV and cheap booze' blamed for landlord quitting
[18 hours old]: Lincolnshire has lost 27% of its pubs and bars since 2009 and some are calling on the government to act against cheap supermarket booze.

. 'I'd spend ,000 on a wedding present'
[28 hours old]: New Yorkers share how much they spend on a wedding gift - and how they decide.

. Thousands of NI workers to get pay bump as Real Living Wage rises
[41 hours old]: About 6,000 workers in NI are paid the Real Living Wage - which is voluntarily paid to reflect the cost of living.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[456 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?
[518 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
[2063 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
[2592 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. NI company in talks to save Poundland from administration
[79 hours old]: Poundland says Martin Property Group from Londonderry is the management team's "preferred partner"

. What are your rights on auto-renew subscriptions?
[102 hours old]: Martin has advice for listeners caught out by auto-renewing subscriptions, explaining what rights consumers have and whether there's a way to challenge the renewal or cancel.

. Money Box
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