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. Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
[63 hours old]: Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[110 hours old]: Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[479 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
[1247 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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* Chris Mason: Budget needs to go some way towards delivering PM's promises
[0 hours old]: Support on the cost of living, and in particular energy bills, as well as announcments on devolution will be central to John Healey's first Budget.

- Minimum wage set to rise but 18-20 year-olds will not get bigger increase
[7 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey will reveal the new pay rates in the Budget, and has also announced measures to help households with the cost of living.

- Two in court over alleged Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford
[4 hours old]: Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

* King acknowledges 'suffering of the past' as Caribbean tour begins
[0 hours old]: The King is on a nine-day tour that will take him to three countries, including the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.

- Men abused woman after her husband drugged and advertised her online, court told
[5 hours old]: Four men stand trial after the woman's ex-husband has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping her.

- Landline switchover could cut people off in emergency, minister warned
[1 hours old]: Plans to switch to digital landlines by January could leave remote areas of the UK vulnerable, MPs say.

* Ceasefire extended across Ukraine's Kherson region, officials say
[0 hours old]: The truce was originally planned for the stranded residents of Oleshky, and Russia and Ukraine say no breaches have been reported.

- Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
[4 hours old]: An end to the conflict in Ukraine "will not be achieved through silence," Finland's President Alexander Stubb said.

- Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard
[3 hours old]: The woman began her career at the park when she was 17 and had worked there on-and-off for four decades.

- Trump vs Obama - which president has the star power to get out the vote?
[8 hours old]: The BBC's Sarah Smith followed Trump and Obama as both parties hope their biggest names can drive midterm turnout.

- I'm a single mum and limit my weekly shop to £40 - here's what I want from the Budget
[9 hours old]: People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.

- Man Utd stick with Carrick: Inside a turbulent 48 hours at Old Trafford
[3 hours old]: BBC Sport looks at the 48 hours that led to Manchester United deciding to keep under-pressure Michael Carrick as their head coach for Saturday's trip to Chelsea.

- Watch: The Mbappé-Chairman Mao controversy explained
[5 hours old]: Kylian Mbappé has apologised for "ill-judged" comments he made about late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

- Healey to promise £15m to tackle misogyny in Budget
[4 hours old]: The Conservatives doubt whether women and girls will feel safer as a result of the funding.

- 'Living next door to anti-social behaviour has been hell'
[15 hours old]: Man calls for better support after seven years of anti-social behaviour from neighbours.

- Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex
[5 hours old]: His trial hears statements he gave to police between 2023 and 2025, denying allegations against him.

- UK and EU officials to discuss freedom of movement
[5 hours old]: Officials are expected to begin discussions on a range of options for the future UK-EU relationship before a summit next month.

* Ex-Met officer from Couzens unit guilty of rape
[1 hours old]: Mark Tyrrell is also convicted of sexual assault and trying to delete messages he sent the woman.

- Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for .3m in New York auction
[5 hours old]: The sale of the rare skeleton reignites debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.

- Unnamed celebrity accused of 'inappropriate sexual activities', court hears
[5 hours old]: The man is asking the High Court to prevent two news organisations from publishing the allegations.

- Man Utd stick with Carrick - inside a turbulent 48 hours at Old Trafford
[3 hours old]: BBC Sport looks at the 48 hours that led to Manchester United deciding to keep under-pressure Michael Carrick as their head coach for Saturday's trip to Chelsea.

- Australia fight back to keep Cummins out of unwanted club... for now
[5 hours old]: Australia fight back in afternoon and evening against South Africa to spare the blushes of captain Pat Cummins in third Test.

* Barcelona fined £503 over approach for Alvarez
[1 hours old]: Barcelona are fined 602 euros (£503) following a complaint by Atletico Madrid over contact the club made with striker Julian Alvarez.

- Fleetwood-Arsenal halted for eight minutes because of drone
[2 hours old]: Arsenal's match with Fleetwood Town in the last-16 of the Carabao Cup is delayed for more than eight minutes after a drone is spotted above the stadium during the match.

- Williams loses again - to opponent 28 years younger
[9 hours old]: Former world number one Venus Williams, 46, loses for the 16th match in a row as she is beaten by an opponent 28 years younger.

- I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40 - it's hard
[9 hours old]: People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.

- Mbappé sorry for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after backlash in China
[9 hours old]: The France star had referred to the former Chinese leader as a "dictator" during an interview about memes.

- Apple to replace iPhone Duos affected by screen problem
[13 hours old]: Photos shared online showed faults appearing on the screens of Apple's first foldable device.

- Tax on banks, energy bill help and minimum wage rise - what could be in the Budget?
[3 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.

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

- More cats abandoned 'due to rising costs'
[3 hours old]: The shelter has seen a "huge increase" in the number of cats it has taken in, compared to last year.

- First-time buyer wary of Budget housing loan scheme
[10 hours old]: Luke Anstee has been saving for three years but says rising living costs make home ownership harder.

- Why this British plumber prefers working in Poland
[3 hours old]: Poland is now achieving formidable economic growth rates and fast rising living standards

- How the beauty industry is boosting High Streets
[8 hours old]: Marie Camara believes beauty and personal care businesses play a key role in supporting high streets.

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. My husband's death was hard enough - then came the admin
[21 hours old]: Louisa says her experience of dealing with household bills after her husband John died left her feeling "frustrated and angry".

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. Donald Trump's biggest economic problem looks strangely familiar
[16 hours old]: Donald Trump heads into the US midterm elections with an issue similar to his political foe Joe Biden.

. Rise in sales of radios and tinned foods, say retailers, after call to stock up
[16 hours old]: Figures obtained by BBC Newsnight show large spikes in sales of torches, radios and power banks.

. Anthropic's blockbuster share listing - 5 surprising things we now know
[26 hours old]: Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is 355 pages and full of never before disclosed company information.

. Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing
[30 hours old]: The company will be the first true artificial intelligence company to go public as tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI.

. Healey to shield low-income pensioners from income tax in the Budget
[36 hours old]: Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.

. Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
[46 hours old]: The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government

. Big, noisy and coming to a town near you - why the data centre backlash is growing
[46 hours old]: Data centres are the lifeblood of our digital world, but there are growing concerns about their environmental impact. The BBC explores their rise in charts.

. Salon owners urge Budget VAT cut as staffing pressures grow
[35 hours old]: Marcus Perkins, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Brierley Hill, says he is scared for the future.

. Will a new code end 'rip-off parking charges'?
[63 hours old]: The prime minister says a new code will end "rip-off parking charges" - but will it work?

. Are California voters about to impose 'world's first' tax on billionaires?
[95 hours old]: Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.

. Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing
[60 hours old]: The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn.

. Four ways Labour could raise money in the Budget without hiking income tax
[64 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey may need to raise money to boost his fiscal headroom - BBC Verify examines what options could be on the table.

. The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
[143 hours old]: With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

. The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
[167 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

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

. As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
[311 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?
[335 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?
[455 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
[495 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[647 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
[671 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?
[791 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
[815 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

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

. Will the Budget pass Burnham's Makerfield test?
[16 hours old]: People in the prime minister's constituency say rising costs are squeezing household finances.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[719 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?
[782 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
[2326 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
[2855 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Business Daily
[25 hours old]: After decades of ultra-cheap money, the cost of borrowing in Japan is rising

. The Documentary
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