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- Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine leaves four dead and dozens injured
[5 hours old]: A hypersonic missile, which reportedly travels over 10 times the speed of sound, was used, Russia has confirmed.

- She was told to marry in a country which bans girls' education. So she got in a taxi and fled
[13 hours old]: Nearly five years on from Afghanistan's school ban, young women say they have waved goodbye to their dreams.

. UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
[60 hours old]: Temperatures hit 28.4C in parts of England on Friday, while delays have been reported at the Port of Dover and Birmingham Airport ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1449 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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* Deal with US not imminent, Iran says
[0 hours old]: The Iranian foreign minister's comments come after the US secretary of state said an agreement could be announced on Monday.

- Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
[1 hours old]: Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.

- How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line
[9 hours old]: MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten

- EasyJet flight diverts to Rome over power bank in luggage
[15 hours old]: Many airlines have toughened their rules on power banks, often requiring that they be stored in hand luggage not checked luggage.

- Olivia Dean brings the curtain down on Radio 1's Big Weekend with 'magic' set
[11 hours old]: The British pop star has closed out a star-studded line-up at Big Weekend, which also included Fatboy Slim and Zara Larsson.

- Starmer 'appalled' by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls
[7 hours old]: The prime minister said it was "right" that the sentences were being urgently reviewed.

- RAF jet carrying defence secretary has signal jammed near Russian border
[12 hours old]: Pilots on board had to use a different navigation system while the plane's GPS was disabled.

- Education secretary to ask competition watchdog to review hidden childcare costs
[1 hours old]: Bridget Phillipson will ask the competition watchdog to examine costs that families are still facing in government-funded childcare.

- Anger grows after China's deadliest coal mining disaster in years
[2 hours old]: On China's tightly-controlled internet, people are calling for justice and questioning how this happened.

- Goodbye Salah and Pep, hello new champions - the Premier League in review
[2 hours old]: BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty reviews every team's Premier League - and looks back at his pre-season predictions.

- What to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke
[2 hours old]: Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.

- Morocco wants tourists to visit Western Sahara. Some say it's tightening its control
[10 hours old]: The Moroccan government wants more Western holidaymakers to visit the territory it claims to own.

- Beer boom goes flat as breweries call last orders
[9 hours old]: The UK's brewery scene is shrinking as pubs close, costs rise and drinking habits change.

- First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese mission
[3 hours old]: The 43-year-old police officer and mother of three serves as the team's payload scientist.

- Surf photographer attacked in water by 'shark or sea lion'
[6 hours old]: The finals day of the World Surf League's New Zealand Pro event was paused after a photographer was attacked.

- 'A big ask' in Paris - will a stronger Raducanu emerge at Wimbledon?
[12 hours old]: Emma Raducanu's French Open first-round defeat was not unexpected, but the nature of it may have left her wishing she had stayed at home.

- Body found after boy, 15, went missing in lake
[3 hours old]: The boy was seen getting into difficulty at Swanholme Lakes in Lincoln earlier, police say.

- Americast
[4 hours old]: An interview with author and professor, Scott Galloway

- The title battle finally came alive - then Antonelli took control
[9 hours old]: The Formula 1 title battle caught light in Canada - but then took a potentially decisive turn, writes Andrew Benson.

- 'Spurs avoid humiliation but elation of fans will soon turn to anger'
[14 hours old]: Tottenham Hotspur's celebrations in survival cannot cover up their embarrassment of a season that almost ended in the unthinkable, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

- Which side were remarkable? Who were a shambles? Phil McNulty's season review
[2 hours old]: BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty reviews every team's Premier League - and looks back at his pre-season predictions.

* Premier League predictions - how accurate were BBC Sport pundits?
[1 hours old]: Last summer, 33 BBC pundits - plus AI and Opta's 'supercomputer' were asked to pick which teams would finish in the Premier League's top four, and in which order. How did they get on?

- What happens now at relegated West Ham?
[14 hours old]: West Ham's 14-year stay in the Premier League is over - but what changes lie ahead as they prepare for life in the Championship?

- 'I live in survival mode': The rise of the multi-job workforce
[9 hours old]: More people are taking second jobs as rising costs and insecure work reshape how we earn a living.

- Indian billionaires buy foreign companies as growth slows at home
[11 hours old]: India Inc spent bn on global buyouts in 2025 and the deal value could cross bn in the first half of 2026.

- 'I don't think I'll ever be able to retire'
[4 hours old]: People in their 70s say they cannot afford to quit their jobs, but others say work keeps them young.

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. The Louise Casey Interview (Live at Hay Festival)
[18 hours old]: Baroness Casey on violence against girls and whether governments take reviews seriously.

. 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
[23 hours old]: Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.

. SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
[54 hours old]: The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.

. Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
[71 hours old]: John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

. Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'
[63 hours old]: The Standard Chartered boss said he values all colleagues and is committed to helping them cope with change.

. AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditions
[60 hours old]: Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

. Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'
[63 hours old]: The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.

. Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
[69 hours old]: It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

. 'Six eggs used to be £1' - why everyday essentials cost so much more now
[33 hours old]: Six supermarket brand eggs cost £1 in 2022. How much are they now, why have they gone up, and is anyone profiteering?

. Love factually: Dating start-ups promise to cut the cheats
[82 hours old]: Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[106 hours old]: Campaigners in Barbuda, Grenada and Jamaica say they can no longer access their coastlines.

. Robo-top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt
[155 hours old]: Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.

. Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
[170 hours old]: The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

. Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
[172 hours old]: One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

. Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
[251 hours old]: It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
[293 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. City's living costs drive workers to food banks
[28 hours old]: It is so expensive to live in Cambridge a charity says people with jobs need subsidised food.

. Temperatures are rising - and so are ice cream prices
[47 hours old]: Temperatures are rising across the country, and so is the price of ice cream - but by how much?

. Could your weekly food shop get cheaper?
[71 hours old]: The government says shoppers across the UK could save as much as £150 million a year on food - but how much is that per household?

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[515 hours old]: What impact might shortages have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it?

. Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
[875 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[1395 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

. Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
[1594 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. The Leeds designer outlet that's 15 miles from Leeds
[48 hours old]: A rebrand of the junction 32 retail park off the M62 has gone down poorly with some locals in Castleford.

. Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?
[68 hours old]: Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

. Why thousands of stock trades tied to Trump are raising eyebrows
[71 hours old]: The BBC's Michelle Fleury looks at trades disclosed by the president.

. Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts
[74 hours old]: Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

. Jailed tycoon's Birkin bags sell for over half a million dollars
[75 hours old]: The luxury handbags sold in a government auction in Ho Chi Minh.