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- Trump says Iran regime change is 'best thing that could happen'
[2 hours old]: The US President's comment comes as a second aircraft carrier heads to the Middle East to pile pressure on Iran.

. Rain and politics driving up half-term holiday bookings, travel agents say
[28 hours old]: The Advantage Travel Partnerships says rain plus the political environment is creating a "powerful psychological need for escape".

. AirAsia accused by artist for allegedly using his work without consent
[20 hours old]: A Penang-based street artist says his work has been "reproduced" as part of a livery on an aircraft

. Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets
[125 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
[818 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
[1300 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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- How Weston handled pressure to win Olympic gold and GB's first medal
[7 hours old]: Matt Weston cements his status as the best skeleton racer in the world, making history by winning Olympic gold in emphatic fashion in Cortina and securing Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Games.

- 'We are not protected' says Hebron mayor as Israel expands West Bank control
[6 hours old]: Palestinians say an Israeli power grab shuts them out of decisions on planning and development in West Bank.

- Officials investigating DNA found in Nancy Guthrie's home
[2 hours old]: The sheriff's department says it is working to identify who the DNA belongs to, but would not disclose where it was found.

- Two jailed over plot to attack Jewish community
[12 hours old]: Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein planned to carry out an "Isis-inspired plot", a court hears.

- The two Chinese-American Olympians competing for rival superpowers
[5 hours old]: Eileen Guo and Alysa Liu have been thrust into a debate that goes far beyond sports.

- US politicians urge Mandelson to give evidence over Epstein
[9 hours old]: Lord Mandelson has previously expressed his regret for his continued association with Jeffrey Epstein.

- Boxers, dancers and weightlifters - the war dead pictured on banned Ukrainian slider's helmet
[10 hours old]: Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.

- Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
[13 hours old]: Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.

- Can Bangladesh's new leader bring change after election landslide?
[4 hours old]: Tarique Rahman is set to be Bangladesh's next prime minister, 18 months after mass protests ousted its longest-serving leader.

- Hobbies could hold key to beating loneliness, say Lib Dems
[3 hours old]: Party leader Sir Ed Davey sets out plans to boost funding for community groups and hobby enthusiasts.

- Surprise winner as Australia's Baff wins snowboard cross gold
[13 hours old]: Watch as Australia's Josie Baff wins gold in the women's snowboard cross at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

- Shaidorov wins gold as 'Quad God' Malinin crumbles
[5 hours old]: Ilia Malinin, the red-hot favourite for men's figure skating gold, suffers a nightmare on the ice.

- Vomiting Musgrave battles heat & Norwegians to set new best
[14 hours old]: The 35-year-old Scot finished sixth in the 10km interval start freestyle to post Britain's best finish in a Winter Olympic cross-country skiing event.

- Vonn needs more surgery but 'feels more like herself'
[9 hours old]: Lindsey Vonn says she is "finally feeling" more like herself but will require at least two more operations on the broken leg she sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

- Why Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's 'mutual obsession' is giving some fans the ick
[3 hours old]: Romance rumours have swirled around co-stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. But is all as it seems?

- The Papers: 'Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful' and 'Matt grabs Olympic gold'
[2 hours old]: A number of front pages carry a photo of skeleton racer Matt Weston, who took home Team GB's first 2026 Winter Olympics medal on Friday night.

- She didn't expect to fall in love with a chatbot - and then have to say goodbye
[3 hours old]: Rae began speaking to Barry after a difficult divorce, but Barry lives on an old model of ChatGPT that's being shut down.

- Is dining out dying out?
[2 hours old]: The restaurant industry says it is facing a double whammy - rising costs and customers with less money.

- He was once a teen 'superstar'. Why did James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills?
[4 hours old]: A fundraiser was setup to help the actor's family after expensive cancer treatments devastated their finances.

- Kenyans drop flowers for Valentine's bouquets of cash. Not everyone is impressed
[4 hours old]: Bouquets of cash have been blooming in popularity in Kenya but recent warnings may slow the trend.

- Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change
[9 hours old]: The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.

- Stroke survivors trial new at-home tech: 'It's given me my freedom back'
[2 hours old]: Participants in the NHS 'Triceps' trial wear a device in their ear which emits electrical pulses while they do rehab.


- Time will heal Beckham family relationship, says Gordon Ramsay
[4 hours old]: The celebrity chef urged Brooklyn to remember "one day you're not going to have your Mum and Dad", in the wake of a fall out with parents Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham.

- Jewish attack victim 'no longer feels safe in UK'
[1 hours old]: Yoni Finlay, who was injured in the synagogue attack, could have been caught up in an earlier plot.

- Sister of April Jones 'still waiting to wake up from nightmare' of her murder
[5 hours old]: April's disappearance in 2012 sparked the biggest missing person search in UK police history.

- British couple held by Taliban describe 'culture shock' returning to UK
[5 hours old]: Peter and Barbie Reynolds were released by the Taliban in September after being detained for seven-and-a-half months.

* Two Britons among three dead in French Alps avalanche
[1 hours old]: The Britons had been part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor, skiing off-piste in Val d'Isère.

- Andrew facing claim he shared Treasury document with banking contact
[2 hours old]: Reports suggest the former prince shared a Treasury document when he was serving as trade envoy.

- 'It was silly from me' - 'brilliant' Delap recovers from error
[4 hours old]: Chelsea striker Liam Delap turns in "top" performance in the 4-0 win over Hull City with a hat-trick of assists after missing a sitter.

- Hiding pace? Too slow? What pre-season testing told us
[9 hours old]: BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson assesses what we learnt - and what we didn't - from the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

- 'Marvellous' Man City set WSL standard in rampant win
[5 hours old]: 'Marvellous' Manchester City set WSL standard in rampant 6-0 win over bottom side Leicester.

- Wardley defends title in all-British bout with Dubois
[6 hours old]: Fabio Wardley will make the first defence of his world heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois in all-British affair on Saturday, 9 May in Manchester.

- 'Matt Weston, take a bow!' - Team GB win first medal at 2026 Games
[6 hours old]: Matt Weston wins the first medal for Team GB at the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking home the men's skeleton gold at Milan-Cortina.

- Head of Dubai-based ports giant quits after Epstein links revealed
[9 hours old]: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit comes after files showed he appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein.

- Heathrow not crowded but people walk in 'wrong place', says boss
[5 hours old]: Chief executive Thomas Woldbye says Europeans and Brits keep "crashing into each other" because they walk on different sides.

- Amazon's Ring ends deal with surveillance firm after backlash
[7 hours old]: A Super Bowl advert had sparked new scrutiny of the smart doorbell company's privacy practices.

- Inflation eases in US as prices for used cars fall
[9 hours old]: Prices rose by 2.4% in the year to January, the latest official figures show, the slowest pace since May.

- Hello Kitty designer steps down after 46 years
[13 hours old]: Yuko Yamaguchi oversaw the feline character's rise to global icon status.

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

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and in other older news ...

. Watch: How Andrew's BBC interview compares to what Epstein emails tell us now
[16 hours old]: Following the latest release of the Epstein files, claims made by the then Prince Andrew in 2019 are under fresh scrutiny.

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. Sir Jim Ratcliffe Says Sorry (To Some) For 'Colonised' Comments
[55 hours old]: And an update from Tehran.

. Has Jeff Bezos brought down the Washington Post?
[56 hours old]: The Amazon boss has gutted a third of the workforce at the iconic newspaper

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

. Taylor Swift asks US government to block 'Swift Home' trademark
[25 hours old]: Her team argued that a bedding firm's designs showed similarities to her trademarked signature.

. Tesco plans to give under-18s Clubcard access this year
[32 hours old]: Consumer outlet Which? has been campaigning on access to loyalty schemes, calling it a "huge win for shoppers".

. US antitrust chief resigns amid tensions with Trump officials
[29 hours old]: The departure of Gail Slater has raised questions about the White House's approach to policing big mergers and monopolies.

. Trump revokes key climate ruling which he says has made cars pricier
[18 hours old]: The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.

. Costs from Trump's tariffs paid mainly by US firms and consumers, NY Fed says
[27 hours old]: Last year, collective import tariff rates on various goods coming into the US more than tripled.

. FTC warns Apple over alleged lack of conservative news
[30 hours old]: The tech giant is facing pressure over claims that its news app does not feature articles from conservative outlets.

. AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked
[27 hours old]: Vibe-coding tools - which let people without coding skills create apps using AI - are exploding in popularity.

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

. Reeves says 'more to do' after sluggish GDP growth
[38 hours old]: The chancellor's comments came after figures showed the UK economy saw a lacklustre end to 2025.

. Salmon exports remain high but Scotch whisky falls
[32 hours old]: Scottish salmon exports increased in tonnage by 9%, while the volume of Scotch whisky exports dropped by 4.3%.

. Probe ordered into Daily Mail owner's £500m takeover of Telegraph
[34 hours old]: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy orders a review of the deal on public interest and competition grounds.

. Civil service pension backlog 'overwhelmed' Capita, boss says
[39 hours old]: Thousands of retiring civil servants have been left without pension payments causing hardship for some.

. 'Tens of thousands' affected by law firm collapse
[36 hours old]: The Solicitors Regulation Authority say an investigation into PM Law's collapse is ongoing.

. AI safety leader says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry
[23 hours old]: It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.

. The US economy is growing - so where are all the jobs?
[28 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?
[52 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
[100 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
[93 hours old]: Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes.

. Lloyds Banking Group to close another 95 branches
[59 hours old]: The closures have been announced days after Santander said it would shut branches.

. Would you pay £7.50 for a pint of Guinness?
[59 hours old]: A Market Rasen pub asks customers about the cost of Guinness ahead of a price increase in April.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1837 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?
[1948 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
[2036 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?

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

. Kids can be the harshest critics…
[179 hours old]: The candidates test their story on a group of kids.

. Should you overpay your mortgage or save?
[180 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains.

. Bank of England chief 'shocked' at Mandelson emails
[183 hours old]: The Bank governor criticised emails between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein during the financial crisis.