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* Minneapolis school attacker 'obsessed with idea of killing children', officials say
[1 hours old]: The two children killed in the shooting have been identified as Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10.

- European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 21 and damage EU's HQ
[4 hours old]: The overnight attacks destroyed a block of flats and also caused damage to the EU's delegation offices.

- Lives torn apart in Kyiv after Russia's heaviest bombardment for weeks
[8 hours old]: In the deadliest strike, a missile ripped through the middle of a low-rise block of flats.

- Price of weight loss drug Mounjaro to be discounted in UK pharmacies
[6 hours old]: The rebate allays fears of a 170% price rise but patients are warned the cost of the drug will still jump.

- MSP locked out of Scottish Parliament after toilet camera claims
[1 hours old]: The South Scotland MSP is understood to have been charged by the police in relation to the allegations.

- We're in the dark about future, says asylum seeker in Epping hotel
[2 hours old]: Migrants living inside an Essex hotel are due to be removed from it by 12 September.

- Man Utd back Amorim as Rooney says club is 'broken'
[7 hours old]: Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is understood to retain the support of the club ownership despite last night's shock Carabao Cup defeat at League Two Grimsby.

- US Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over his attempt to fire her
[8 hours old]: The president has accused Cook of mortgage fraud, and cited constitutional power that he says allows him to fire her.

- British Tour de France winner Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash
[10 hours old]: Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome suffers multiple injuries in a training crash in southern France.

- Met special constable found guilty of child rape
[7 hours old]: James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, abused a position of trust, police say.

- Reform council boss bans local newspaper's reporters
[3 hours old]: The Nottingham Post describes the ban as "concerning" and "unprecedented".

- Jessie J cancels tour dates to undergo surgery
[6 hours old]: "I need to be better, I need to be healed and this is the right decision to make," she tells fans.

- 'The whole town is on a high': What Grimsby's dramatic win over Man Utd means to fans
[8 hours old]: The morning after the night before, the Lincolnshire town reflects on its team's historic win.

- What are Rachel Reeves' options on property tax?
[10 hours old]: Reports suggest the government is considering shaking up the property tax system to raise revenue.

* George Clooney film praised as 'midlife crisis masterpiece'
[1 hours old]: Netflix’s Jay Kelly sees the actor portray an ageing movie star, drawing parallels with his own life.

- Watch: How an orchard in Turkey survived a wildfire
[8 hours old]: Recent wildfires scorched vast areas across Turkey, but one orchard in the north-western province of Bursa stood untouched.

- 'My friend got hit in the back': Witnesses describe terror of Minneapolis school shooting
[13 hours old]: One young boy says he was protected from gunfire in a church by a friend who lay on top of him and was shot.

- Electric cars eligible for £3,750 discount announced
[6 hours old]: The Puma Gen-E and e-Tourneo Courier are two Ford models drivers can purchase under the government scheme.

- Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' being emptied of immigrant detainees
[5 hours old]: Officials confirm that the Florida facility may soon be empty following a court ruling to shutter the complex.

- Concern as UK couple 'whisked' into Iran court, say relatives
[8 hours old]: Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January while on a motorcycle world tour.

- UK, France and Germany move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran
[7 hours old]: The three powers trigger a process which could restore sanctions in 30 days, calling Iran's nuclear programme a threat to peace and security.

- Ariana Grande announces first tour in seven years
[8 hours old]: The tour will include five dates in London - the only shows currently announced outside North America.

- Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
[13 hours old]: Nin Pandit runs the PM's team in Downing Street and has only been in the role for ten months.

- Tourist pouring beer down elephant's trunk in Kenya sparks anger
[7 hours old]: Investigations have been launched following the footage posted to Instagram - which has since been deleted.

- Trump v The Central Bank
[4 hours old]: US Fed Governor sues President Trump over his attempt to fire her.

- First step to end Isak saga? Newcastle close in on Woltemade
[3 hours old]: Newcastle United are closing in on the signing of Germany striker Nick Woltemade in a move that could have a knock-on effect on Liverpool's pursuit of Alexander Isak.

- Sinner breezes through - but still areas to 'improve'
[1 hours old]: Jannik Sinner says he still has room for improvement despite extending his winning run at hard-court Grand Slams to 23 matches as he reaches the US Open third round.

- Liverpool and Man City draw Real in Champions League
[6 hours old]: Both Liverpool and Manchester City will face 15-time winners Real Madrid in the league phase of the Champions League.

- Hunter Bell, Asher-Smith & Burgin impress in Zurich
[1 hours old]: Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell, Dina Asher-Smith and Max Burgin impress at the Diamond League Final before next month's World Championships in Tokyo.

- 'What a race!' - Hunter Bell runs PB but denied win after thrilling finish
[3 hours old]: Audrey Werro finishes first in the women's 800m at Diamond League Zurich, claiming a national record as Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell claims second with a personal best.

- Palace 'ready to make history' - how far can they progress?
[2 hours old]: Crystal Palace will be one of the favourites to win the Conference League. BBC Sport looks at who or what could stand in their way.

- Value of small parcels from China to UK doubles to £3bn as Shein sales soar
[13 hours old]: Parcels from China that are exempt from UK import tax more than doubled in value to £3bn last year.

- UK car sales to US rise following tariff deal
[14 hours old]: The increase comes after three months in a row of falling sales, according to industry data.

* Thirsty data centres boom in drought-hit Mexico
[0 hours old]: Activists in Querétaro criticise state government for prioritising the data processing needs for US tech firms over their own citizens

- Sports car manufacturer Lotus to cut 550 jobs
[8 hours old]: The BBC understands more than a third of workers at the Norfolk headquarters will lose their jobs.

- Ryanair to increase oversized bag bonus for staff
[13 hours old]: Michael O'Leary told the BBC the change would come in November, and that he made no apology for it.

- Food costs 'pushing families close to breadline'
[10 hours old]: Rising food costs push families towards poverty, the chair of Jersey's shoppers' rights group says.

- 'We'll turn freezers off due to energy price rise'
[11 hours old]: Sark islanders react to Monday's energy price rise, including a shop worker who will turn off freezers.


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. Is Donald Trump losing his Latino base?
[155 hours old]: And can the Democrats win them back?

. Can science reveal the secrets of UFOs?
[42 hours old]: Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?

. AI boom boosts Nvidia despite 'geopolitical issues'
[17 hours old]: Nvidia remains exposed to geopolitical tensions between the US and China.

. NHS to lose out on new drugs, pharma firm warns
[31 hours old]: The claims from pharmaceutical giant Novartis comes amid a row over drug pricing deals.

. Four ways to keep your energy bills down
[34 hours old]: Household energy bills are due to rise again in October but there are ways to keep a lid on your expenditure.

. Patients struggle to get weight loss drug ahead of price rise
[32 hours old]: The drug's US manufacturer has asked UK distributors to stop taking orders from pharmacies until next month's price increase.

. Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation
[26 hours old]: The iPhone maker is pushing back against proposed changes required by the UK competition watchdog

. Solar-powered postboxes being rolled out across UK
[31 hours old]: Royal Mail says the revamped design will help it compete in small parcel deliveries.

. 4chan launches legal action against Ofcom in US
[29 hours old]: It wants the court to prohibit Ofcom from enforcing the Online Safety Act against it in the US.

. Energy bills to rise by more than expected ahead of winter
[34 hours old]: The £35 a year increase for a typical household is twice what analysts had predicted.

. Thames Water agrees payment plan for record £122.7m fine
[37 hours old]: FTI Consulting is working on contingency plans should Thames go bust but how did it end up in this state?

. Trump's 50% tariff on India kicks in as Modi urges self-reliance
[33 hours old]: The US president's steep 50% tariffs on India have kicked in, sending Narendra Modi's government into firefighting mode.

. Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI
[38 hours old]: The Raine family alleges ChatGPT "actively helped" their 16-year-old son take his own life.

. Trump vs the Fed: Why this row could rattle the US economy
[52 hours old]: Trump says he will sack a US central bank governor. Why does the independence of the Fed matter?

. Covid loss businesses take action against insurer
[42 hours old]: Insurance company Beazley says business interruption insurance does not cover a national pandemic.

. Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most viewed film ever
[44 hours old]: It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.

. Sea border for food and agricultural products 'in place until 2027'
[31 hours old]: The border for such goods will not be dismantled until 2027, the UK government is expected to confirm.

. Sun into sundaes for solar-powered ice cream maker
[42 hours old]: David Baker says 30% of his operations are powered by the sun – and he's working towards 80%.

. US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel scraps new logo after backlash
[46 hours old]: US President Donald Trump was among those criticising the company for unveiling a new, minimalistic version of its logo.

. In The Style founder has 'no regrets' about leaving
[52 hours old]: The company's founder gave a wide-ranging interview about its rise and fall.

. Poundland avoids administration as restructure approved
[57 hours old]: The struggling budget chain was sold to a private equity firm for £1 earlier this year.

. How to stop AI agents going rogue
[64 hours old]: Agentic AI is taking decisions and acting on behalf of users, but how to stop that going wrong?

. Climate change pushing winemakers to blend wines from different years
[96 hours old]: Non-vintage still wine is now increasingly being made in response to more challenging weather.

. Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times
[192 hours old]: PostNord blames sharply falling demand - will other post firms around the world follow suit?

. How to destroy harmful 'forever chemicals'
[240 hours old]: PFAS were once prized for their durability, but now firms are developing ways to destroy them.

. Should Europe wean itself off US tech?
[264 hours old]: Just three US firms provide 70% of Europe's cloud-computing, leading to fears of overreliance.

. Inside Australia's billion-dollar bid to take on China's rare earth dominance
[385 hours old]: Recent moves by Beijing have got businesses worried - and Australia is looking to offer an alternative.

. Economic woes dominate as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls
[360 hours old]: The South American country is dealing with very high inflation ahead of its latest general election.

. How to get AI to work in 22 languages
[408 hours old]: India tackles the problem of making AI translate between its many languages and dialects

. Will AI make language dubbing easy for film and TV?
[336 hours old]: New tech promises to dub film and TV into different languages without losing the quality of the performance.

. China's unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs
[430 hours old]: With Chinese youth unemployment high, individuals are paying to go into offices and pretend to work.

. Why firms are merging HR and IT departments
[504 hours old]: The emergence of AI is spurring some firms to make their HR and IT departments work closer together.

. How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China
[528 hours old]: The EU is aiming to increase its own production of rare earth metals, led by a facility in France.

. Will new greener brake pads be more expensive?
[576 hours old]: Automotive industry will have to change techniques and materials as new EU rules come into force in 2026

. Summer holiday childcare costs a 'struggle'
[18 hours old]: Parents in Guernsey said they have had to adjust their working hours to afford childcare.

. '£150 for school uniform is money I don't really have'
[18 hours old]: Two in five parents in the South East say they struggle to afford school uniform, a new poll says.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[384 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
[672 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

. Labour might be down, but it's not necessarily out - voters reflect on a year in power
[1303 hours old]: What’s gone wrong for Labour? 2024 voters delve into it, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

. China's electric cars are becoming slicker and cheaper - but is there a deeper cost?
[1920 hours old]: The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets – and what of the questions around national security?

. The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First plan
[2449 hours old]: An exclusive look inside the closely guarded factory the president wants to become a foundation stone for a US golden age.

. Martin Lewis has this warning for women over 40
[62 hours old]: He explains how some women could be owed thousands of pounds in relation to their state pension.

. TFW you're doing a food shop, but something's not right
[80 hours old]: TFW you're doing a food shop, but something's not right

. The shop making people laugh for nearly 100 years
[157 hours old]: Hull's iconic Dinsdale's joke shop has remained pretty much untouched for almost a century.

. Business Daily
[351 hours old]: Thousands of firms have the certification, but some think the rules aren't strict enough


 
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