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- Some BBC channels and radio stations may well have to close, director general says
[2 hours old]: The BBC's financial situation "may well mean" some channels and stations close, Matt Brittin says.

- We ship our gym equipment all over the world
[8 hours old]: Northern Ireland's economic output, which is broadly equivalent to UK GDP, rose by 2.3% in the year to June.

. Reported assaults on Britain's rail services rise by more than a third
[22 hours old]: Recorded incidents of violence and harassment against passengers and rail workers showed a sharp increase in the year to March.

. The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
[230 hours old]: Few companies have the technology to make aircraft windows which are getting harder to make.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[470 hours old]: Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

. What to think about when buying travel insurance
[28 hours old]: Consumer expert Harry Kind walks through what to do when buying travel insurance.

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* Noah Woods left playground through gap in fence, inquest hears
[1 hours old]: Noah's mother tells parents to "hold their children a little tighter and cherish every moment".

- Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed
[2 hours old]: Daniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy.

* NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records
[1 hours old]: There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.

* Met should probe handling of 'Putney Pusher' case, police watchdog says
[0 hours old]: Nicholas Brandram's family say he took his own life due to the "pressure" of a police investigation.

- Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out
[14 hours old]: Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.

- Watch: Robbie Williams' surprise singalong after Peru gig cancelled
[4 hours old]: Robbie Williams gave an impromptu performance outside a hotel in Lima after his stadium concert was cancelled.

* Jeffrey Donaldson victim describes 'profound impact' of child sex abuse
[1 hours old]: The former DUP leader was found guilty of 18 counts of child sex abuse, including one of rape, in June.

- Jay-Z rape accuser says her allegation was false
[3 hours old]: A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 now says she has never met the rap superstar.

- Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted
[10 hours old]: China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.

* Pope warns against 'losing humanity' to AI machines
[1 hours old]: The pontiff delivered the warning on the first day of his trip to France on Friday.

- Treadmills to deadlifts: Why Gen Z are swapping cardio for strength training
[14 hours old]: Gyms are booming, solitary cardio is out - how workouts are changing.

- What to expect from Burnham's first Labour conference as PM
[14 hours old]: Andy Burnham is under pressure to deliver a compelling vision for the country as he steps from the sidelines on to the main stage.

- 'We're all broke': Would you chase a friend for £5?
[15 hours old]: What's the smallest amount of money you would ask a friend to pay you back?

- Trump and Xi exchange warm words but little progress on key issues
[3 hours old]: Despite diplomatic niceties and gifts, little was shared on substantial issues separating the leaders.

- 'I was living out my dream career in football – tumours mean I need to leave'
[14 hours old]: After years of dismissing health issues, Dan Robathan is now unable to return to the pitch.

- Indian tribal-language film could take rarely seen world to Oscars
[14 hours old]: After a major win at Toronto, Angh, a film from northeastern India, is now on a path towards the Oscars.

- Brain tumour diagnosis cut from weeks to hours with rapid new test
[14 hours old]: The test means patients can start treatment sooner and are spared weeks of uncertainty.

- 'Heartbreaking': The man set to lose his home due to the UK's £5bn theme park
[8 hours old]: Ritchie Wood is almost brought to tears at he looks at the empty homes once loved by his neighbours.

* Families failed by decision to bail sex offender to flat near playground, victims' commissioner says
[0 hours old]: Victims of Zafer Dogan were living close to the 32-year-old who took thousands of pictures of children at a playground from his bedroom window.

* Glasgow City Council letting staff down with fire and rehire plans, worker says
[0 hours old]: Glasgow City Council announced the move after a stalemate in talks over a new salary structure to address equal pay issues.

- Ridiculed MSP says chest infection and lack of sleep led to committee blunder
[3 hours old]: Collette Stevenson says she has faced "misogynistic bullying" after asking whether government agency Transport Scotland is a charity.

- US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X
[4 hours old]: The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.

- Back and loving it - Pietersen on his history, Brook & helping win the Ashes
[3 hours old]: Former batter turned specialist mentor Kevin Pietersen talks about his new role with England, his past history with the ECB and working with Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum.

- Israel game should not go ahead - Republic of Ireland's Knight
[3 hours old]: Jason Knight has become the first Republic of Ireland player to publicly voice his opposition to playing Israel on Sunday.

- Our son's death could have been prevented by FA - Billy Vigar's parents
[8 hours old]: Billy Vigar's parents say the Football Association could have prevented their son's death.

- FA Cup tie to be replayed after ref's error - will it set a precedent?
[1 hours old]: Mulbarton Wanderers are "deeply upset" after being told they must replay their FA Cup qualifying tie with Woodford Town because of a referee's error.

- UK diesel price close to all-time high
[3 hours old]: The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at 198.32p, according to the RAC motoring body.

- Farmers down 240 million litres of milk after heat
[8 hours old]: Milk yield was affected by a series of extreme heatwaves which led to poor grazing conditions, researchers say.

- Trump and Xi exchange warm words at state dinner but little progress on key issues
[3 hours old]: Despite diplomatic niceties and gifts, little was shared on substantial issues separating the leaders.

- X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[15 hours old]: Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?

- Scam hotel booking sent family to Wetherspoon pub
[9 hours old]: Which? says staff are turning away up to 20 tourists a day after scammers used the pub's address.

- Africa's richest man helps fund 0m fuel pipeline between Ethiopia and Djibouti
[7 hours old]: The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.

- Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
[5 hours old]: Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

- What's the smallest amount you'd ask a friend to pay back?
[8 hours old]: We ask New Yorkers to share the smallest amount they'd ask a friend to pay back.

- Business Daily
[4 hours old]: Did trade frenemies find common ground at the White House?

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. Weekly quiz: How quickly did this six-year-old girl solve a Rubik's Cube?
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. Breast Cancer Scandal: Exposing the Harm
[183 hours old]: BBC Health correspondent Sharon Barbour investigates a deepening breast cancer scandal.

. Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain star in a psychological thriller
[998 hours old]: A relationship between neighbours is changed forever by a tragic accident

. Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
[20 hours old]: Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.

. They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?
[37 hours old]: Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

. £170 a bag? Protein users squeezed as prices soar
[38 hours old]: Consumers are feeling the pinch from the rising cost of protein.

. Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race
[40 hours old]: The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.

. Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules
[40 hours old]: Lidl must also compensate Birkenstock and pay its legal fees, according to the court ruling

. Rolls-Royce signs 'multi-million' engine deal
[27 hours old]: The order will see 18 engines built and maintained by the company from its Derby aerospace centre.

. US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards
[39 hours old]: OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.

. Trump reveals millions of dollars' worth of share deals in big tech and AI
[45 hours old]: Stock in major firms such as Microsoft, Nvidia and SpaceX was bought and sold on behalf of the US president.

. Barrecore and Boom Cycle owner suddenly shuts studios
[42 hours old]: Common Bond has emailed customers announcing its locations were closed "until further notice".

. Off sick? You need to phone your boss, back-to-work adviser says
[51 hours old]: Relying on text and email means sick workers disengaged and were less likely to work again, says Sir Charlie Mayfield.

. UK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget
[48 hours old]: Higher energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East and climate change could hit growth.

. Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
[27 hours old]: The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.

. Bentley unveils its first fully electric car
[42 hours old]: The SUVs will be built on a new production line in Crewe, which has been Bentley's base since 1946.

. Will a switch to light speed cut power use at data centres?
[63 hours old]: To save power and add capacity, data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.

. Trump wants AI to be rebranded as super intelligence. Will it work?
[58 hours old]: Some people close to the president have started to use the term but experts say it is unlikely to catch on.

. UK and US warned to take action on spiralling debt costs by IMF
[53 hours old]: In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".

. How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
[38 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

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

. Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm?
[206 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
[351 hours old]: Europe has some promising battery tech, but can it make up ground lost to Chinese battery giants?

. I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child - here's why
[351 hours old]: Molly and Taylor Haylett explain the changes to how they managed their finances when they started a family.

. Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
[374 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[399 hours old]: More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?

. 'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
[413 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

. From 'dog fruit' to darling: India's avocado boom
[512 hours old]: Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.

. Food banks 'in crisis' amid fears some may have to close
[32 hours old]: According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.

. Rising fuel costs hitting businesses and customers
[32 hours old]: Business owners say higher fuel costs are creating challenges on several fronts.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[1550 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
[2079 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[2558 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

. Why is the price of protein powder rising?
[43 hours old]: Why is the price of protein powder rising?