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- What happens next for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?
[9 hours old]: The former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and taken to a Norfolk police station for questioning on Thursday 19 February.

- Humans to travel further into space than ever before as Nasa confirms March Moon mission
[10 hours old]: Nasa sets the launch date following a successful "wet dress rehearsal" of the Artemis II mission.

. Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights
[42 hours old]: Road users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward.

. The two farms in Senegal that supply many of the UK's vegetables
[51 hours old]: During winter in Britain fresh produce is sent by cargo ship from the West African nation every week.

. Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets
[292 hours old]: Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[986 hours old]: There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?

. Why the railways often seem to be in such chaos over Christmas
[1467 hours old]: Parts of Britain’s rail network will close for engineering work over the festive period - but is that the right time to do it?

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- Trump brings in new 10% tariff as Supreme Court rejects his global import taxes
[2 hours old]: The Supreme Court decision striking down some of Trump's most sweeping tariffs injects new uncertainty into global trade.

- Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession
[6 hours old]: The former Duke of York is eighth in line to the throne meaning he remains eligible to be King.

- Andrew and King Charles, a personal battle of royal brothers
[9 hours old]: The problems facing the monarchy over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are also a family problem between brothers.

- Trump says he is considering limited military strike on Iran
[5 hours old]: Trump's new threat came a day after he appeared to give Iran about 10 days to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme.

- In the army now: Pictures that show how ordinary Ukrainians have been shaped by war
[3 hours old]: Six Ukrainian men and women in uniform reveal how Russia's invasion in 2022 has changed them.

- Killing of nationalist student leaves French far left in deep trouble as elections loom
[3 hours old]: Far-left militants are suspected of being behind Quentin Deranque's death and the party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon is being widely condemned.

- The best looks at London Fashion Week 2026
[2 hours old]: There are 90 designers showing this year, with organisers hoping it's the biggest fashion week yet.

- Trump lashes out at Supreme Court justices over tariffs ruling
[1 hours old]: The six justices who voted against the tariffs, dealing a major blow to his signature economic policy, should be "absolutely ashamed", Trump said.

- Puberty blockers trial paused over concerns from medicines watchdog
[4 hours old]: The medicines regulator is suggesting the minimum age limit for trial should be raised to 14.

- UK Puffins in peril as winter storms threaten mass seabird 'wreck'
[2 hours old]: Hundreds of dead and dying seabirds are washing up on British beaches.

- Is £70 becoming harder to justify? The rise of cheaper blockbuster games
[2 hours old]: As top games such as GTA 6 are speculated to cost 0 (£74), some developers are deliberately pricing lower.

- Tributes paid to teens who died at holiday park
[7 hours old]: Cherish Bean, 15, and Ethan Slater, 17, died at Little Eden Holiday Park on Wednesday, police say.

- Met asks Andrew's protection officers what they saw or heard in Epstein inquiry
[9 hours old]: Officers will continue searching Andrew's former Windsor home until Monday, the BBC understands.

- A tip-off and 'more luck than judgement': The story behind Andrew car snap
[11 hours old]: After the former prince's arrest, Reuters photographer Phil Noble began a six-hour drive to Norfolk.

- How Andrew's 11-hour detention on his birthday played out
[12 hours old]: From being arrested at home to detention in a cell, this is how the former prince's detention unfolded.

* How will Trump's new 10% global tariffs work and what's next?
[0 hours old]: The Supreme Court's decision has led questions over whether people can get a refund over the unlawful tariffs.

- The government is reforming the SEND system. This is what those impacted want changing.
[1 hours old]: Some government plans for SEND were leaked earlier this week. But what else do families want to change?

- Welcome to Australia's hottest beach event - nowhere near the sea
[5 hours old]: Tonnes of sand and flocks of tourists are ferried into Cootamundra for its annual volleyball tournament.

- How Co-op Live went from falling air con units to hosting the Brits
[1 hours old]: The opening of the Co-op Live was in every headline, but not quite for the right reasons.

- Iran's motorcycling midwife and rights campaigner is star of Oscar-tipped film
[3 hours old]: In a room of 1,500 men, Sara Shahverdi becomes the only female leader in her region of Iran - a new film joins her as she pushes for change.

- How Eric Dane gave his final months to 'moving the needle' on ALS
[12 hours old]: The Grey's Anatomy star spent his last months campaigning towards a cure for the rare, incurable condition.

- Neutral athletes allowed to attend closing ceremony
[12 hours old]: Individual Neutral Athletes will be allowed to attend the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, having not been present at the opening event.

- GB '25 years' behind world's best in short track
[8 hours old]: Great Britain has fallen 25 years behind the best short track nations in the world amid outdated facilities and rising costs, according to British Ice Skating's head of performance.

- 'I'm on right side' - Team GB's Kenworthy on death threats after ICE post
[6 hours old]: Team GB's Gus Kenworthy says he is "on the right side" after he received death threats for posting a graphic message about the United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement organisation.

- GB go for men's curling gold and Atkin in halfpipe final - Saturday's guide
[6 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

- I might not get uni Covid compensation - but I'm claiming it out of principle
[1 hours old]: Dozens of universities have received legal letters over what students say they missed out on during Covid.

- The animal rescue centre that became a mass graveyard of dogs
[1 hours old]: A senior police officer of 30 years says he has never seen animal cruelty on such a scale.

* 'Throne Out' and 'Liberation Day levies ruled illegal'
[0 hours old]: Plans to remove Andrew from royal succession and Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs leads Saturday's papers.

- Mobile home park residents fear radiation from below
[1 hours old]: Health officials have said they think there is "suitable justification" to look again at Tollerton Park.

* Anna Murdoch-Mann, mother of News Corp heir, dies aged 81
[0 hours old]: The author, journalist and philanthropist died at home in Florida, according to Rupert Murdoch's news outlets.

- Sam Fender and Olivia Dean finally reach number one after 35 weeks
[10 hours old]: Rein Me In sets a new UK chart record for the longest time to reach number one.

- Four men, one aim - to end 102-year wait for Winter Olympic curling gold
[10 hours old]: All eyes will be on Team GB's Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie on Saturday (18:05 GMT) when they take on Canada with a gold medal at stake at the Winter Olympics.

- 'Wonderfully different' Pollock ready to fire up England
[6 hours old]: "Wonderfully different" Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday's must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.

- Who are the winners and losers from F1 pre-season testing?
[8 hours old]: As pre-season testing reaches its conclusion, which teams look best - and worst - placed ahead of the Australian Grand Prix?

- Svitolina beats Gauff in epic to reach Dubai final
[7 hours old]: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina beats world number four Coco Gauff to set up a final against American Jessica Pegula at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

- How Hodgkinson broke a 23-year-old world record
[4 hours old]: Preparation, training, and belief - after Keely Hodgkinson smashes the indoor 800m world record, her coach Jenny Meadows explains how their plan came together.

- Mourinho made 'unacceptable, huge mistake' - Kompany
[12 hours old]: Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany says Jose Mourinho made a "huge mistake" with his "unacceptable" post-match comments after the alleged racial abuse of Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.

- Uncertainty for UK firms after US tariff ruling, experts say
[5 hours old]: UK firms are left in limbo after a court overrules many US tariffs but Donald Trump says he will reintroduce them

- Trump tariffs ripped up global trade order. What now?
[11 hours old]: If you think the Supreme Court ruling heralds a return to pre-Trump business as usual - think again.

- KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge
[11 hours old]: Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens

- Higher tax helped UK government reach record January surplus
[15 hours old]: The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

- Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson goes into administration
[14 hours old]: Global Counsel's clients cut ties with the firm over Lord Mandelson's links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

- UK agrees drone defence plan with four EU allies
[10 hours old]: The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine's drone manufacturing programme.

- Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall
[13 hours old]: Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.

- New Year's sport supplement buying adds to January retail sales surge
[15 hours old]: Continuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase.

- US economy slows in final months after turbulent year
[12 hours old]: Overall the economy grew 2.2% last year, holding up despite pressures from changes to tariff and immigration policy.

- When the retail staff can't help you
[15 hours old]: This customer might be feeling trolled, in this scene from Small Prophets.

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. 'The arrogance of XL bully owner killed our mum'
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. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested
[37 hours old]: Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

. Who is Tucker Carlson and what does he tell us about the future of MAGA?
[16 hours old]: And what does MAGA look like post-Trump?

. A star-filled, jaw-dropping black comedy
[459 hours old]: An Oxford University student is drawn into the world of a charming aristocratic classmate.

. How do you modernise mango farming?
[27 hours old]: India's mango farmers are being urged to innovate as climate change makes cultivation "unpredictable".

. Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
[26 hours old]: His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.

. Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner
[21 hours old]: Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.

. Live Nation sees strong ticket sales as monopoly lawsuit looms
[26 hours old]: The entertainment giant's revenue surged last year as 159 million fans attended its concerts.

. Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history
[26 hours old]: The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.

. The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic
[28 hours old]: Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.

. US and Indonesia finalise deal to cut tariffs to 19%
[24 hours old]: Washington will set a 19% tariff on most Indonesian goods in exchange for lower trade barriers for US goods

. US trade deficit hits fresh high despite Trump's tariffs
[34 hours old]: The US bought more goods than it sold in 2025 as the White House attempts to reverse the flow.

. Warmer weather hits profits at British Gas owner
[41 hours old]: Savvy bill payers shopping around for fixed-tariff energy deals also dented earnings at British Gas.

. Microsoft error sees confidential emails exposed to AI tool Copilot
[33 hours old]: The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".

. Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for .2bn
[40 hours old]: The "pre-loved" fashion firm has been sold by Etsy just five years after it bought the firm.

. Reeves fixated on 'dysfunctional' borrowing rules, says IFS
[48 hours old]: The think tank suggests the chancellor's fiscal rules need to shift the focus from one key figure.

. 'We're still on edge': Toy firms look to US Supreme Court as tariffs hit profits
[45 hours old]: "You cannot go to sleep on this president," says one toymaker, of the ongoing uncertainty over trade policy.

. Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial
[48 hours old]: The billionaire boss said he "always" regretted not making faster progress to identify users under 13.

. Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law
[51 hours old]: The government is proposing that intimate image abuse should be treated more severely.

. Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit over Epstein files controversy
[43 hours old]: The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".

. Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
[99 hours old]: Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.

. Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain
[114 hours old]: The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

. Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands
[195 hours old]: Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

. Who is billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and how did he make his money?
[205 hours old]: The industrialist and Manchester United co-owner has apologised over comments he made about immigration.

. The US economy is growing - so where are all the jobs?
[195 hours old]: As hiring rates and job openings drop, some worry a tough job market could be here to stay.

. The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
[219 hours old]: The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.

. Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech
[267 hours old]: Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

. Netflix and Paramount are battling for Warner Bros. Who is likely to win?
[84 hours old]: What to know about the two firms' blockbuster battle to control Warner Bros Discovery.

. How £50m 'fish disco' could save farmland
[261 hours old]: Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes.

. Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank
[21 hours old]: Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will close its plant in Banbury this year.

. Are UK interest rates expected to fall soon?
[64 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. Why are UK prices still rising?
[64 hours old]: UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[2004 hours old]: Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.

. Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
[2115 hours old]: Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"

. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
[2203 hours old]: Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

. Why youth unemployment is rising
[80 hours old]: Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025

. Why you should consider switching bank accounts
[180 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.

. Thousands queue as beauty store arrives on island of Ireland
[202 hours old]: Almost 2,000 people joined the queue for the opening of a new store in Belfast this morning.