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- Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze
[10 hours old]: During the event local "guizers" throw their torches at a replica of a Viking long ship until it is consumed by flames.

- Madeleine the boring machine poised for new HS2 tunnel
[11 hours old]: The high speed rail line from Birmingham will be extended from west London to Euston station.

. Airlines pay out millions after initially rejecting claims
[32 hours old]: Passengers accuse carriers of "confusing" them into dropping compensation claims for cancelled flights.

. Ryanair fares to rise as passenger numbers forecast to surge
[40 hours old]: The airline says it expects fares to increase by up to 9% as passenger numbers grow this year.

. How the new road safety measures could affect you
[496 hours old]: The government is proposing lowering alcohol limits for drivers and regular eye tests for older motorists.

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

- Watch: Why Trump is hitting the road to rally Americans
[9 hours old]: The BBC's White House correspondent Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.

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- Trump says government will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota following Pretti shooting
[2 hours old]: The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led Minnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.

* Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar attacked with unknown liquid during town hall
[1 hours old]: Omar was uninjured and continued to speak at the event following the incident.

* More than 100 flood warnings as Storm Chandra disruption continues
[0 hours old]: A major incident has been declared in Somerset, with weather warnings for ice across much of the country.

* EasyJet warned over 'misleading' £5.99 cabin bag fee
[0 hours old]: The airline said the fact there were no bags available for less than £5.99 meant the claim was not misleading.

* Five prisoners serving indefinite sentences to be referred to Court of Appeal
[0 hours old]: New IPP sentences were scrapped in 2012, but remain in place for around 2,800 people.

- 'We all know someone who was killed' - Iran protesters tell BBC of brutal crackdown
[7 hours old]: Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.

- Vulnerable people missing out on benefits because of online tool
[8 hours old]: Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.

- British Army officer dies after incident during live fire training
[12 hours old]: The 25-year-old died on Sunday after the incident at an army training site in Northumberland.

- Vets may have to publish prices of common pet treatments
[9 hours old]: The government sets out proposals as data finds vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.

- Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from next week
[13 hours old]: The changes mean only those who have a Pornhub account and have verified their age will be able to access it in the UK soon.

- Republicans criticise immigration force but steer clear of Trump attacks
[5 hours old]: Lawmakers are questioning the crackdown while anger grows over two citizens killed by federal agents.

- The Papers: 'Half measures' and 'Fake jobs for sale'
[3 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves' "long-awaited" support package for British pubs makes Wednesday's front pages.

- 'OCD made me feel terrified': Here's how to spot the signs
[7 hours old]: Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, who was diagnosed with OCD when she was 10, explains when you should seek help.

- AI boom will produce victors and carnage, tech boss warns
[8 hours old]: Cisco chief executive Chuck Robbins compares AI to the dotcom bubble of the early 2000s.

- Who is Tom Homan, Trump's 'border tsar' deployed to Minneapolis?
[11 hours old]: The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump's immigration policies.

- A string of scandals and luxury handbags: Who is South Korea's former first lady?
[1 hours old]: Kim was accused of accepting luxury bags, a diamond necklace and other gifts as bribes.

- Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs
[5 hours old]: The message was apparently sent in error hours before workers were expecting thousands of job cuts to be announced.

* Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row
[1 hours old]: Sir Keir rejects claims that Andy Burnham was told in advance he would not be accepted as a by-election candidate.

* South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for bribery
[1 hours old]: Kim Keon Hee was also ordered to return a Graff diamond necklace and pay back 12.85m won in cash.

- Neil Young offers Greenlanders free access to his archives
[4 hours old]: Young says he hopes the offer will "ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats" Greenlanders feel over Trump's threats to the territory.

- Mexico president asks South Korea for more BTS concerts
[5 hours old]: About a million fans were vying for 150,000 concert tickets, which sold out in less than 40 minutes.

- 'I think she'd be flattered' - Claudia Winkleman model appears on garden fence
[1 hours old]: The Traitors presenter becomes an artist's latest creation in Stowmarket, Suffolk.

- Six English clubs, one huge night - all to play for in Champions League
[6 hours old]: With the league phase of the Champions League almost over, which teams can join Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the top eight?

* 'I was on my way home' - Djokovic scrapes into semis after Musetti injury
[1 hours old]: Novak Djokovic's bid for more tennis history is still alive as he scrapes into the Australian Open semi-finals as Lorenzo Musetti retires injured at two sets up.

- Moeen lauds anti-racism steps as he joins Yorkshire
[1 hours old]: Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali says there was "no doubt in my mind" about joining Yorkshire despite historical racism, as he abandons his retirement from county cricket.

* 'We don't want to be that team' - how can Newcastle cure travel sickness?
[0 hours old]: Newcastle United have only won three away games in all competitions this season and head coach Eddie Howe wants his side to rise to the challenge as they face European champions Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.

- Two fans in hospital as Chelsea urge caution after Naples 'incident'
[8 hours old]: Travelling Chelsea fans in Naples for Wednesday's Champions League game are told to "exercise extreme caution" after two supporters suffer injuries.

- Swiatek's career Grand Slam bid falls flat against Rybakina
[3 hours old]: Iga Swiatek's bid to complete a clean sweep of the four majors is ended by Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

- Pubs given support package after business rates backlash
[13 hours old]: Treasury Minister Dan Tomlinson says the three-year aid is worth £1,650 for the average pub.

- UPS to cut 30,000 jobs as it moves away from Amazon
[5 hours old]: The parcel delivery giant says it is cutting back on low-profit deliveries for the online retailer.

- Vulnerable missing out on benefits due to online tool
[8 hours old]: Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.

- TikTok US pushes back on claims it is censoring content
[11 hours old]: Thousands of people claim political content is being suppressed after the US operation was spun off.

- TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin
[14 hours old]: Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and YouTube parent Google.

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. Braverman Backs Reform
[58 hours old]: Braverman is the third sitting Tory MP to defect to Reform in the last eleven days.

. Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law?
[112 hours old]: Immigration raids in Minneapolis are dividing America

. Revolution bars owner shuts 21 venues and cuts 591 jobs
[17 hours old]: Despite the closures, administrators for The Revel Collective have secured 41 sites and 1,582 jobs.

. India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals'
[19 hours old]: The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.

. NI to become first in the UK to introduce graduated driving licences
[17 hours old]: The new rules will be introduced in October and are described as the most significant reform of driver licensing for 70 years.

. Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%
[22 hours old]: Trump has accused Seoul of "not living up" to a trade deal that was reached last year.

. Labour MPs call for halt to business rate rise for music venues
[21 hours old]: Nearly 50 MPs have written to the chancellor calling for music venues to be exempted from a hike in business rates.

. Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders
[21 hours old]: The reforms for England and Wales also include proposals to ban the sale of new leasehold flats.

. Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp to trial premium subscriptions
[26 hours old]: Under the plan, access to the Meta platforms' core services would remain free.

. US government invests .6bn for stake in rare earths firm
[37 hours old]: The deal is the Trump administration's latest attempt to reduce its reliance on China.

. Gold tops ,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally
[45 hours old]: Gold is seen as a so-called safe-haven asset that investors buy in times of uncertainty and low interest rates.

. Tanker crash captain denies falling asleep
[39 hours old]: Vladimir Motin denies gross negligence manslaughter after a crew member died in the North Sea crash.

. Over 700,000 graduates out of work and claiming benefits, analysis suggests
[40 hours old]: The government says it has commissioned a review into "what's holding the younger generation back".

. EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
[42 hours old]: The Commission will assess whether "manipulated sexually explicit images" have been shown to users in the EU.

. Five ways weight-loss jabs are changing spending habits
[79 hours old]: With GLP-1 drugs rising in popularity, how are businesses adapting to a new type of consumer?

. 'Low pay and boredom led me to get a secret second job'
[49 hours old]: Imtiaz had a public sector job but said the pay was low, he took another job in the private sector.

. Can India be a player in the computer chip industry?
[32 hours old]: India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.

. Caribbean cannabis growers eye budding domestic sales and exports
[49 hours old]: Producers in Jamaica and Antigua hope that increasing liberalisation will lead to higher revenues.

. Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have?
[115 hours old]: Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

. AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur
[128 hours old]: The latest generation of entrepreneurs have a head-start with AI but also face familiar challenges.

. How Slovakia became the world's number one carmaker
[152 hours old]: The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.

. Trump says tiny cars are amazing but will Americans actually buy them?
[166 hours old]: The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.

. Are 'tech dense' farms the future of farming?
[200 hours old]: A host of technology is on offer to farmers, promising to raise farming yields and lower food prices.

. 'The finest in the world': Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland
[213 hours old]: The Nordic nation leads the way when it comes to both the design and construction of the vessels.

. How realistic is India's quest for magnets made of rare earths
[295 hours old]: India has a 0m plan to make rare earth magnets, aiming to reduce dependence on Chinese imports - but can it work?

. 'They are essential': How smoke detectors are evolving
[296 hours old]: AI trained to recognise fire is among the latest developments in fire alarm tech.

. Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big?
[344 hours old]: Huge data centres are being built to handle AI computing but some experts say they aren't necessary.

. Why are more bosses sharing the top job?
[368 hours old]: More bosses are sharing the top job giving them more time for family and breaks.

. Why luxury carmakers are now building glitzy skyscrapers
[392 hours old]: Bugatti is the latest auto firm to construct an opulent apartment building for the super rich.

. 'I had no electricity for six months': US families struggle with soaring energy prices
[414 hours old]: Rising electricity costs have emerged as a key cost-of-living concern, pushing families further into debt.

. Excel: The software that's hard to quit
[464 hours old]: Companies are trying to wean staff off Excel spreadsheets to centralise control of their data.

. How tariff disruption will continue reshaping the global economy in 2026
[488 hours old]: Trump's import levies are still changing the patterns of international trade.

. How the defence sector is battling a skills crisis
[631 hours old]: Attracting younger workers into the defence industry can be challenging.

. Swedish workers trial 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness
[700 hours old]: The pilot project is even giving staff free money to help pay to do activities with their friends.

. Guernsey inflation continues to slow, figures show
[16 hours old]: Annual inflation in Guernsey sees a drop of 1.2% on the year before, according to latest figures.

. Parental leave system 'not equal for all families'
[20 hours old]: Families should have parental leave access and single parents should have more help, a report says.

. Winter shelter sees highest demand in years
[25 hours old]: Northampton Hope Centre staff say people who need the shelter could be turned away by next week.

. Change aims to make credit card access 'simpler'
[26 hours old]: A legal loophole stopping islanders apply for credit cards has been removed by the States.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1433 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?
[1544 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
[1632 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?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[2353 hours old]: Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

. 1975: Could you do your food shop just once a year?
[111 hours old]: Grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly.

. Does TikTok's US deal threaten the company's global ambitions?
[120 hours old]: TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.

. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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. Are we getting more savvy about our credit scores?
[211 hours old]: With lenders using credit scores to decide everything from phone contracts to car finance, experts say understanding how it works could make a meaningful difference.