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. How will the EU's new border system work?
[324 hours old]: The EU's much-delayed Entry/Exit System will change the way UK passengers travel to 29 countries.

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* Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead and trail of destruction across Caribbean
[0 hours old]: The hurricane - Jamaica's worst to date - was downgraded from a category five storm on Wednesday after making landfall.

- Afghan man charged after dog walker killed in London triple stabbing
[4 hours old]: A 22-year-old man has been charged after a dog walker was killed and two others injured in a stabbing in Uxbridge.

* Chancellor admits breaking housing rules by renting out home
[1 hours old]: Rachel Reeves refers herself to the PM's ethics adviser after "inadvertently" renting out her family home without a licence.

* Thousands on benefits could have energy debt cancelled
[1 hours old]: Regulator Ofgem plans to cut £500m from the stack of customer debt - but other billpayers will cover the cost.

* Centrist liberals head for shock victory in Dutch election, exit poll says
[1 hours old]: Rob Jetten's D66 party celebrates, two years after his party languished in fifth place in the last vote.

* How China really spies on the UK
[0 hours old]: The national security threats China poses today go beyond traditional notions of espionage - in this new world, threats are far more complex

* The dads helping daughters through their periods
[1 hours old]: A growing number of dads are challenging the unfounded stigma around talking to their children about periods.

* Dependants of Gazan students can join them in UK, government says
[0 hours old]: The decision is a reversal of the original policy which only supported the evacuation of the students themselves.

- Sudanese RSF militia killed many civilians at hospital, WHO chief and doctors say
[4 hours old]: WHO chief "appalled and deeply shocked" after doctors say RSF killed "patients, their companions, and anyone else present".

- Backstabbing, dirty work and an iconic exit speech in Celebrity Traitors
[2 hours old]: It was the Alan Carr show again, as the comedian tackled a terrifying bridge in the latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors.

- MPs question value for money of Prince Andrew's Royal Lodge lease
[3 hours old]: Parliamentary committee demands answers about whether the lease arrangements are "achieving the best value for money".

- What we know about the damage in Jamaica
[8 hours old]: The Jamaican authorities are trying to assess the impact of Hurricane Melissa - footage on social media is revealing the scale of the damage left behind

- Jamaicans take stock after hurricane causes damage, flooding and power cuts
[4 hours old]: With communication networks in Jamaica crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown.

- UK to provide £2.5m in support to Jamaica after hurricane
[5 hours old]: As many as 8,000 Britons are in Jamaica and the FCDO has urged them to register their presence.

* Labour MPs still crave a compelling story from Starmer
[0 hours old]: Frustration is growing about the PM's ability to define the government's message - and sell it to the public.

* Spooky spending creeping in weeks before Halloween
[1 hours old]: Spending on Halloween now tops £1bn and UK shoppers are looking beyond sweet treats and pumpkins

- Same old story or have England's women cricketers improved under Edwards?
[4 hours old]: England were on the receiving end of one of the great one-day knocks but there remains a feeling of inevitability about their World Cup exit, writes Ffion Wynne.

- Why the survival of the Gaza ceasefire depends heavily on Trump
[6 hours old]: Its prospects depend heavily on the continuing engagement of the Trump White House, writes Frank Gardner.

- New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key Sudan city
[10 hours old]: RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.

- Tit-for-tat tariffs, a shaky truce and turmoil: How we got to the Trump-Xi meeting
[2 hours old]: US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet to discuss a trade deal.

- Migrant sex offender given £500 after threat to disrupt deportation
[2 hours old]: Hadush Kebatu was given the money to avoid a "slower, more expensive process", Downing Street said.

- Starmer declines to rule out breaking manifesto tax pledges
[10 hours old]: The prime minister fails to repeat a promise not to raise income tax rates, VAT or National Insurance next month.

- Cancelling TikTok creator Zoë Bread's parking fine was incorrect, council says
[10 hours old]: Liverpool City Council says decision to quash fine was incorrect, despite the TikTok user's earlier victory

- Nvidia hits new milestone as world's first tn company
[8 hours old]: The US chip-maker has rapidly climbed from a niche graphics-chip manufacturer to an AI titan.

* Teenage cricketer dies in Melbourne after being hit by ball
[0 hours old]: The 17-year-old was rushed to hospital on Tuesday and placed on life support but died on Wednesday

- Two suspects partially admit involvement in Louvre heist, prosecutor says
[7 hours old]: The Paris prosecutor says the jewels are not yet recovered and there could be a bigger gang behind the theft.

- France enshrines need for consent into rape law in wake of Gisèle Pelicot case
[7 hours old]: The debate over the change in legislation gained renewed urgency following the mass rape trial which shocked France last year.

* Slot 'making excuses' - but should he have rested key players?
[1 hours old]: Winning the Premier League in his first season, Arne Slot has not got much wrong since taking charge of Liverpool. But even he may have been surprised at how much his team selection backfired against Crystal Palace.

- Holders Newcastle host Fulham & Cardiff face Chelsea in quarters
[2 hours old]: Newcastle draw Fulham in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, while League One side Cardiff City host Chelsea.

- Same old story or have England improved under Edwards?
[4 hours old]: England were on the receiving end of one of the great one-day knocks but there remains a feeling of inevitability about their World Cup exit, writes Ffion Wynne.

* 'Something special' - Dowman makes history for Arsenal
[1 hours old]: Another day, another record for 15-year-old Max Dowman. But Arsenal's teenage prodigy is taking everything in his stride, according to his manager Mikel Arteta.

* 'Very stupid' red cards are 'embarrassing' - Maresca
[1 hours old]: Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca fumes after his side get their sixth red card in nine matches despite a 4-3 win away at Wolves in the EFL Cup.

* Thousands could have energy debt written off but bills would go up for others
[1 hours old]: Regulator Ofgem plans to cut £500m from the stack of customer debt - but other billpayers will cover the cost.

* Tech giants are spending big on AI in rush to dominate the boom
[1 hours old]: Earnings reports from Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reaffirm that giants are ramping up their spending on artificial intelligence, as they rush to reap the benefits of an AI boom.

- Fed cuts US interest rates again despite 'flying blind'
[4 hours old]: Central bank votes to lower cost of borrowing even as US government shutdown limits data for decision

* Should K-beauty products have to come from South Korea?
[0 hours old]: Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.

- Websites disabled in Microsoft global outage come back online
[2 hours old]: Microsoft 365 and its Azure cloud computing platform were hit with DNS issues, similar to the recent AWS outage.

- Watchdog proposes new rules to increase blocking of scam texts
[8 hours old]: The plans involve blocking hundreds of millions more scams from reaching potential victims and locking scammers out of networks.

- Boeing hit with bn in penalties as new jet delayed
[9 hours old]: The beleaguered firm said it now plans to deliver 777X jets starting from 2027.

- Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots
[11 hours old]: The AI chatbot app, which has millions of users, said it was responding to parents and regulators.

- Government set to miss 1.5m target, housebuilders warn
[13 hours old]: Housebuilders tell the government's budget watchdog the new homes target for England is too optimistic.

- Next continues to profit after M&S cyber-attack boost
[14 hours old]: Next is now expecting to report a pre-tax profit of just over £1.1bn at the end of January 2026.

- Compensation scheme opens for Post Office Capture IT system
[12 hours old]: The Capture IT system predated Horizon, and victims are potentially in line for payouts of up to £300,000.

- Ben & Jerry's co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
[13 hours old]: Ben Cohen says he will independently create the new watermelon flavour in support of "permanent peace in Palestine".

- Reeves vows to 'defy' gloomy economic forecasts
[15 hours old]: The chancellor says investment is the answer to boosting the UK's productivity performance.

- Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy estate
[14 hours old]: Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.

- Jersey inflation rises to 2.8%, report shows
[12 hours old]: The report says the increase is due to the rising costs of food, driving and leisure.

- How will car loan compensation payments work?
[13 hours old]: Millions could be entitled to compensation as a result of commission arrangements between lenders and dealers.

- 'The cost-of-living crisis has hit an awful lot of families hard'
[14 hours old]: A new scheme in Strabane is offering free baby clothes in a bid to help people facing hardship.

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. (Another) plan to close migrant hotels
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. The AI job cuts are here - or are they?
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. Crackdown sees increase in arrests for illegal working
[16 hours old]: The home secretary speaks to the BBC while overseeing a police operation in south London aimed at tackling illegal working.

. OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit
[29 hours old]: The deal will see long term investor Microsoft retain a 27% stake in the ChatGPT-maker.

. Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division
[36 hours old]: The company says the opportunities provided by AI means it needs to be "organised more leanly."

. Headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night
[35 hours old]: Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.

. Eastern Airways on brink of collapse with jobs at risk
[55 hours old]: Hundreds of jobs are at risk after the airline filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.

. Turing AI Institute boss denies accusations of 'toxic internal culture'
[49 hours old]: Whistleblowers also accused the charity's leadership of misusing public funds and failing to deliver on its mission.

. Reeves could face £20bn Budget hole as UK productivity downgraded
[28 hours old]: The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK's productivity level in early Budget forecasts

. City trader sues UBS for 0m after rate-rigging conviction quashed
[52 hours old]: Tom Hayes launches a legal claim against UBS, claiming he was the bank's "hand-picked scapegoat".

. The South African start-up bringing tech to townships
[49 hours old]: Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

. These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?
[49 hours old]: It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

. Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G
[47 hours old]: New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

. The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
[73 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[146 hours old]: Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model

. How the outsourcing sector became South Africa's newest goldmine
[170 hours old]: South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

. Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office
[242 hours old]: Prabowo Subianto's promises of dynamic economic growth and social change have faced major challenges.

. How good is the battery in a used electric vehicle?
[314 hours old]: Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.

. Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid
[338 hours old]: Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.

. Why AI is being trained in rural India
[325 hours old]: Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

. Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
[409 hours old]: The country hopes to build a big tech sector, fuelled by its vast amount of cheap hydroelectricity.

. How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper
[456 hours old]: The maker of Japan's most popular beer, Super Dry, was hit by a major cyber-attack last month.

. Has the clock stopped on Swiss US trade?
[482 hours old]: Swiss exporters are looking at new markets after being hit by heavy US tariffs.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
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. How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump
[372 hours old]: Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

. Trump's state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
[1058 hours old]: Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[1874 hours old]: Tariffs, Brexit, pandemic havoc... All of this caused short-term disruption - but the impact concealed a deeper problem for the UK automotive industry

. Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price
[2162 hours old]: The US president considers it a win - but if this all triggers a foundational realignment, the results may not break in his favour

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. What the UK inflation figures actually mean for you
[156 hours old]: Prices in the UK rose by 3.8% in the year to September, matching the rate recorded in July and August.

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. Ever thought of investing in a personal 'freedom fund'?
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