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. Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights
[76 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
[85 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
[326 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
[1020 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
[1501 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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and in other news ...

* Met Police officers working for Andrew told to guard Epstein's home, emails show
[0 hours old]: The Met says it has not identified any wrongdoing by its protection officers "at this time".

* 'Effective' SEND support won't be taken away, minister says
[0 hours old]: But the education secretary says children "will be reviewed in terms of their needs", under planned reforms.

* Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
[1 hours old]: The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.

- Explosions kill police officer and injure 25 in western Ukraine
[1 hours old]: Twenty-five people were injured by explosions overnight in what officials are calling a terror attack.

- I cleaned toilets while studying at Cambridge
[12 hours old]: Jade Franks uses her experience of classism to write a hit play which has been picked up by Netflix.

* How sister's success paved way for Atkin's Olympic bronze
[0 hours old]: Freestyle skier Zoe Atkin wins bronze in the women's halfpipe to secure Great Britain's fifth medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, equalling the team's record-best haul.

- Penis injections, swearing curlers and a wolfdog - Olympic stories you might have missed
[6 hours old]: The Olympics is a hub of wonderful and weird stories. Here are the ones we didn't expect to tell from Milan-Cortina 2026.

- Canada and USA to meet in charged Olympic finale
[4 hours old]: Milan-Cortina 2026 has been one of the most eventful Winter Olympics in history - in sporting and political terms - so it is appropriate that the final medal event could be the most enticing of all.

- Not the medal they wanted - but GB curlers bring spotlight to sport
[7 hours old]: Who are Great Britain's silver medal-winning curlers? And what might be next for them after another heartbreak?

- Your guide to the final day
[2 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

- We thought Gen Z had started going to church in droves. But the truth is more complicated
[13 hours old]: A fierce debate is taking place about whether there really has been a revival in Christianity.

- Andrew is Prince William's problem too - and it makes his future job harder
[7 hours old]: Andrew's arrest has changed the public's view of the Royal Family, putting pressure on Prince William as he moves closer to being king.

- The most played music artists for UK cities - some may surprise you
[13 hours old]: Spotify and YouTube's streaming data for 2025 shows some interesting variations in listening habits.

- I didn't know I was experiencing burnout until it was too late
[13 hours old]: Studies show burnout in young people is rising and there are a number of reasons why.

- Are ties and blazers on the way out? Why some schools are pushing for 'active' uniforms
[13 hours old]: Proponents say relaxed uniforms make life easier for children and are much more practical for physical play.

- The Baftas 2026 takes place tonight. Here's everything you need to know
[13 hours old]: The biggest night in the British film calendar is upon us - find out who's nominated and how to watch.

* Victim killed in skate park double stabbing named
[0 hours old]: Mason Miller, 20, was killed on Wednesday when he was fatally stabbed, detectives say.

- Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
[5 hours old]: After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.

- US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations
[2 hours old]: Mike Huckabee suggested Israel would be justified in taking much of the Middle East on Biblical grounds.

- 13,000 calls in three months: How one city is keeping ahead of measles
[13 hours old]: Nurses and doctors are trying to understand and assuage the concerns some patients have over vaccines.

* Tributes paid to 'amazing' men aged 19 and 20 who died on Yr Wyddfa
[0 hours old]: They have been named locally as Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, from Norfolk.

- 'We want the truth' - families of Nottingham attacks victims speak ahead of public inquiry
[13 hours old]: An inquiry into the attacks carried out by Valdo Calocane will hear evidence in London from Monday.

- 'It is a catastrophe' - the man battling to stem rising youth unemployment
[10 hours old]: Alan Milburn returns to his hometown of Newcastle as he undertakes a review into the growing numbers of young people out of work.

- Michael McIntyre plays ultimate prank on EastEnders superfan
[6 hours old]: Amanda Grey's furniture, clothes and even members of her family made sneaky appearances on the soap.

- Son lived with mum's body for months after Covid lockdown let him hide murder
[6 hours old]: Judith Rhead was bludgeoned to death by her son, who was meant to be her carer during Covid.

- Tories vow to lower interest on some student loans
[2 hours old]: Kemi Badenoch says graduates feel 'stitched up' as she promises to cut Plan 2 loan interest charges.

- Pakistan launches deadly strikes on Afghanistan
[2 hours old]: Pakistan says the strikes were retaliation for recent suicide bombings in the country.

* England bowlers secure crucial win over Sri Lanka
[0 hours old]: A superb bowling performance ignites England's T20 World Cup campaign as Harry Brook's side beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 51 runs.

- GB's Atkin claims halfpipe bronze as Gu wins gold
[2 hours old]: Great Britain's Zoe Atkin takes bronze in the women's halfpipe final as China's Eileen Gu takes gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

- MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest
[7 hours old]: A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.

* Funding approved to reduce cold deaths
[0 hours old]: Citizens Advice's Warm and Well scheme in North Yorkshire will receive the money over three years.

- Key social issues identified in charity report
[6 hours old]: Each year, Citizens Advice selects social policy areas for analysis based on its clients' issues.

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and in other older news ...

. My bagpipes dream landed me thousands of followers. A rare chronic illness left me unable to play
[103 hours old]: Katie Robertson went back and forth to her GP and local hospital before being diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome.

. Pop star's 50-year search for his birth father
[95 hours old]: The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.

. Woman's fox rescue forges unusual bond
[56 hours old]: An injured fox is nursed back to life thanks to a "strong connection" with a Hackney resident.

. Ryan Reynolds' sweary reaction to Wrexham drawing Chelsea in the FA Cup
[121 hours old]: The Hollywood stars share their unedited reactions as they watch the random draw happen live.

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. Trump’s Tariffs: The Beginning of the End?
[21 hours old]: The Supreme Court has rejected US President Donald Trump’s global import taxes

. Trump's Tariffs... Trump attacks the Supreme Court over tariff ban
[41 hours old]: A breaking episode of Americast as POTUS takes on SCOTUS

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

. Trump tariffs ripped up global trade order. What now?
[45 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
[45 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
[49 hours old]: The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

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

. Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson goes into administration
[48 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
[44 hours old]: The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine's drone manufacturing programme.

. Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall
[47 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
[49 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
[47 hours old]: Overall the economy grew 2.2% last year, holding up despite pressures from changes to tariff and immigration policy.

. Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
[60 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
[55 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
[60 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
[60 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
[62 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%
[58 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
[68 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
[75 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
[67 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
[74 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
[82 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
[79 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
[82 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
[85 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
[77 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
[133 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
[148 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
[229 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?
[239 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?
[229 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?
[254 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
[301 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?
[118 hours old]: What to know about the two firms' blockbuster battle to control Warner Bros Discovery.

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

. Rare-breed horse centre cuts back amid cost woes
[28 hours old]: The stud continues but a visitor centre and cafe closes as the rare-breed centre takes stock.

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

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[2038 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?
[2150 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
[2237 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?

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

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

. File on 4 Investigates
[128 hours old]: Can boxing do more to look after its fighters?

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