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. Rail companies sued for £5m over oil spill caused by derailment
[19 hours old]: More than 400,000 litres of fuel spilled in the area causing an "environmental disaster".

. CrossCountry train services resume after outage
[29 hours old]: It follows major national rail disruption at the weekend.

. Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries
[445 hours old]: The airline industry wants passengers to be careful when travelling with lithium ion batteries.

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* China warns it will safeguard its interests after US widens sanctions against Iran
[0 hours old]: The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.

* Man dies in crash after police pursuit
[0 hours old]: Two women are also hurt and one remains in hospital in critical condition.

- Yellow weather warnings issued as thunderstorms and flooding forecast
[2 hours old]: The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast to move northwards across the UK on Wednesday.

* Young people leaving care have death rate four times higher than national average
[1 hours old]: Those leaving care have a death rate around four times higher than the general population, a new review reveals.

- Moment tornado tears through southern France
[12 hours old]: The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.

- Boy, 3, injured in crocodile attack returns home
[1 hours old]: The boy's family say he is "happy to be home" after undergoing seven operations in hospital.

* Kate Hudson to make How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days sequel, 23 years on
[0 hours old]: Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, her co-star from the 2003 rom-com, could be reunited for the sequel.

- OnlyFans owner was paid over 0m before his death
[2 hours old]: The site hosts a range of subscription-based content from cooking to fitness videos, but it is best known for pornography.

* More than 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England over 10 years
[0 hours old]: Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.

- Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises in autumn Budget
[5 hours old]: Experts have warned that he and Chancellor John Healey will have little room to manoeuvre in their first Budget.

* Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
[0 hours old]: The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.

- Russian stadium says it won't host Kanye West gigs
[3 hours old]: Two planned concerts are thrown into doubt, but Russian promoters insist they will go ahead.

- Asbestos killed my mum in her 40s – was her school to blame?
[1 hours old]: Caroline Bryan died three months after being diagnosed of an incurable cancer linked to asbestos.

- Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
[14 hours old]: There are more than two million robots working in China's factories - and they are scaling up fast.


- How Canada could hit back to hurt the US economy - and Trump
[9 hours old]: What leverage does Canada, which sells about 70% of its goods to the US, actually have in this spiralling trade dispute?

- The grieving family who say the coroners' courts aren't working
[13 hours old]: One man's death highlights the growing strains on the UK's coroner's courts

- 'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
[13 hours old]: Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.

- Food influencers v critics: Why credibility counts
[7 hours old]: People on the food scene look at the rise of influencers and the role of social media in the industry.

- Legendary rugby league winger Billy Boston dies aged 92
[3 hours old]: Boston, born in Cardiff in 1934, became the first player in rugby league's 130-year history to receive a knighthood last year.

- Leeds and Rangers co-owner jailed after prostitution arrest
[1 hours old]: Jed York pleaded no contest to two charges in Ohio after being arrested for soliciting prostitution.

- Millions of women who have missed cervical screening in England to be offered HPV home-testing kits
[13 hours old]: Nearly four million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.

* £71m investment to reopen tungsten mine in Devon
[1 hours old]: The Hemerdon mine in Devon will receive the money from the National Wealth Fund.

- 'Historic' first as two osprey chicks born on Anglesey, experts say
[3 hours old]: The chicks were born earlier this summer, and conservationists hope they'll return to Wales after migrating to west Africa

- Legendary rugby league winger Boston dies aged 92
[3 hours old]: Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston, one of the game's greatest try scorers, dies aged 92.

- Tottenham sign Savinho for £75m - what will he bring to club?
[3 hours old]: Tottenham sign Brazil winger Savinho from Manchester City for an initial £75m.

- What does your Premier League club still need in the transfer window?
[3 hours old]: BBC Sport takes a look at what each of the Premier League clubs still need before the summer transfer window shuts in seven days.

- Punishment that sends shiver down whole England team needed - Vaughan
[13 hours old]: A punishment to “send a shiver down the whole team” may be needed after Brydon Carse became the latest England cricketer involved in a drinking controversy, according to Michael Vaughan.

* Are left-handers better and when will Root catch Tendulkar? Cricket Q&A
[1 hours old]: Data analysts CricViz answer your questions on successful reviews, hat-tricks, Joe Root and more.

- Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter widened US economic sanctions
[4 hours old]: The US calls its latest sanctions on Iran an "economic D-Day", but Tehran says it has a plan to address them.

- New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?
[13 hours old]: The coin has been designed to feature King Charles III and a Scottish grouse close to extinction.

- US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on vehicles
[9 hours old]: Mark Carney accused Trump of wanting to "destroy" Canada's auto industry, and said he would only resume trade talks if the US comes with the "right attitude".

- Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts
[7 hours old]: The move comes weeks after a DJ admitted using AI to remix a Madonna song that topped the Australian charts.

- Nearly three million Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles
[12 hours old]: Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.

- Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider
[7 hours old]: Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.

* Jersey earnings rise by 1.2% after inflation
[1 hours old]: Statistics Jersey says the increase is "slightly lower" than the long-term annual average.

- The Gurkha families fighting for their pensions
[7 hours old]: Gurkhas who retired before 1997 receive far less than their British Army counterparts.

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and in other older news ...

. Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?
[16 hours old]: The couple's return to the UK is imminent - and what they'll be focusing on here is gradually becoming clearer.

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. What Is Andy Burnham's Missile Offer To Ukraine?
[20 hours old]: Andy Burnham makes his first foreign trip as Prime Minister to Ukraine

. Americanswers… Are Trump’s Canada tariffs legal?
[18 hours old]: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”.

. Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests
[19 hours old]: Job site Adzuna said the number of graduate vacancies was the lowest since 2016

. 'I didn't speak the Queen's English': Why people worry about their accents
[37 hours old]: A survey on attitudes towards accents suggests that so-called "accent bias" is still an issue in many workplaces.

. Shein aims for almost bn valuation in stock market debut
[29 hours old]: The fast-fashion giant's shares are due to start trading in Hong Kong on 1 September.

. Manga-inspired theme park to be built near Paris
[16 hours old]: The construction of three new parks was given the green light after a €6bn investment from Saudi Arabia.

. Pubs and hotels could see business rates reformed after review
[26 hours old]: The review of how rates are calculated in England and Wales could lead to reform of the system.

. How to get £2,000 to play computer games at university
[37 hours old]: Roehampton University offers students a year;y scholarship to play esports alongside their studies.

. 'Half my business will be gone' - firms in Canada and US fear trade war
[26 hours old]: Business owners in both countries are navigating uncertainty and worry as the tit-for-tat import taxes ratchet up.

. Struggling households need more help with bills, energy industry says
[50 hours old]: Industry body Energy UK says the current support for households most in need does not go far enough.

. Economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job but backs PM's devolution plans
[75 hours old]: Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.

. Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse
[41 hours old]: Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.

. Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say
[57 hours old]: The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.

. Mayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions
[50 hours old]: Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the change was "essential" for helping mayors "effectively deliver new homes".

. Les used a QR code to download a parking app - but it was a scam
[54 hours old]: Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he downloaded an app.

. More students planning to live at home for university over 'insane' living costs
[85 hours old]: Students like Jessica say they worry about missing out on student life, but feel they have no choice but to stay at home.

. Millennials have found it hard to buy homes – but things may be turning a corner
[98 hours old]: Twenty-somethings are much less likely to own a home than previous generations. But data suggests things may be improving.

. How landscape gardening is being electrified
[109 hours old]: The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.

. The critical tech staying safe by going underground
[157 hours old]: The war in Ukraine has spurred people to consider putting vital infrastructure underground.

. Protein or pickled garlic? What's new in ice cream
[255 hours old]: There's a constant battle in ice cream to come up with new flavours and to keep costs down.

. Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
[301 hours old]: Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

. Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky
[325 hours old]: Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.

. 'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than men
[348 hours old]: Women can make higher returns but only about a quarter of UK women have investments, compared with about 40% of men.

. 'You could smell someone' who worked at Raleigh
[367 hours old]: The company was more than just a employer. For years, it was part of the fabric of Nottingham.

. Argos is getting a makeover - but can it attract new shoppers?
[445 hours old]: The retailer has been around for 50 years but struggled to compete with newer rivals such as Amazon. Can its new owners turn it around?

. Demand soars for free school uniform, says charity
[22 hours old]: Doreen's repurposes old uniforms and gives them to families in Hull and East Yorkshire for free.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[804 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
[1333 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[1813 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

. How the High Street became a window on our political instability
[1885 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
[2141 hours old]: Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It's a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam

. Coin hidden in 1971 earns finder free pint of beer
[22 hours old]: The card, discovered by Ellie Mead in Bicester, promised "one pint best beer if penny returned".

. Business Daily
[40 hours old]: European governments and businesses are taking a tougher line on trade with China

. Watch: How does the US national debt affect consumers around the world?
[88 hours old]: The debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show.

. Couples share their biggest money disagreements
[103 hours old]: Candles, haircuts, a Tesla... this week we're asking couples in London: "What's the biggest money disagreement in your relationship?"

. Little Moons co-founder: Don't wait for your product to be perfect
[127 hours old]: The mochi ice cream company co-founder shares her top tips, job highs and lows, and what a perfect Sunday looks like.