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. Why is crucial tech vulnerable to the heat?
[26 hours old]: Energy grids and train services are among the vital services that are vulnerable to very hot weather.

. Cruise passengers 'stranded' after air con failure to be flown home
[41 hours old]: Tui has apologised and told passengers it has arranged flights home for tomorrow and a full refund.

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- People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum
[4 hours old]: Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village.

- Watch: People smuggler tracked down and confronted by BBC
[4 hours old]: A convicted people smuggler is living in Leicestershire and seeking asylum while working illegally, the BBC can reveal.

* At least 13 killed in 'most massive' Russian attack on Kyiv
[0 hours old]: Kyiv's mayor declares a day of mourning after the 'most massive attack on the capital' by Russia.

* Victims of forced adoption to get formal apology after years campaigning
[0 hours old]: The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.

- Don't expect inbuilt trackers to save your stolen car, experts say
[10 hours old]: Kia told the BBC UK law prevented its location tracking function being used to live track vehicles.

- Third UK heatwave increasingly likely as 30C temperatures forecast
[10 hours old]: Temperatures are forecast to climb throughout the weekend, potentially leading to a heatwave being declared in parts of the UK

* Race Across the World winner's car smashed into and laptop stolen before kids' mental health talk
[1 hours old]: Alfie Watts describes "enormous frustration" after the theft the night before a Welsh schools tour.

- The US deported them to Venezuela - hours later earthquakes struck
[7 hours old]: They landed on Flight 164 just before the twin quakes. Family members are desperately searching for them.

- 'I spent ,000 on a World Cup trip but was left stranded at the gate'
[4 hours old]: Hundreds of fans who bought World Cup tickets on resale site StubHub say they have had them cancelled at the last minute.

- Turkish police beat us with iron rods before we lost limbs to frostbite, Afghans say
[11 hours old]: The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.

- Highland masterpiece by Queen Victoria's favourite artist sells for £5.9m
[3 hours old]: Scene in Braemar, by Queen Victoria's favourite artist Sir Edwin Landseer, fetched five times the previous record for one of his works.

- Tuchel urges parents to let kids stay up for England game
[11 hours old]: England manager Thomas Tuchel urges parents to let their children stay up to watch England take on Mexico in the last 16 of the World Cup.

- 'You can't catch your breath' - how will Azteca altitude impact England?
[1 hours old]: BBC Sport explores how playing football at high altitude affects the body and mind as England prepare to visit Mexico and their fortress Azteca Stadium.

- USA march on but will Balogun red card prove costly?
[5 hours old]: Mauricio Pochettino's USA side set up a World Cup last-16 meeting with Belgium, but how costly will forward Folarin Balogun's red card prove?

- Latest ever winner, comeback and controversy - Senegal's remarkable exit
[8 hours old]: Late drama, controversy, history and heartbreak - the World Cup last-32 tie between Belgium and Senegal had everything.

- From friendship bracelets to wedding rings: A Taylor and Travis timeline
[10 hours old]: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to celebrate their wedding with a party at New York's Madison Square Garden this weekend.

- Americans are celebrating their split from Britain - how is the UK marking it?
[10 hours old]: As the United States turns 250 years old, people across the pond are running events of their own to mark the big breakup.

- Madonna's Confessions II is finally here - but is it worth the 21-year wait?
[2 hours old]: The pop star's 15th album starts on the dancefloor, but ends with deep personal revelations.

- From Truman's pension to Trump's billions - a White House windfall unmatched by any president
[11 hours old]: Historians say Trump's .2bn income last year is unprecedented and blurs the line on conflicts of interest.

- Diesel sees biggest monthly fall in 26 years. What's happening to fuel prices?
[10 hours old]: When the US-Israel war with Iran began, fuel costs jumped, but they are now plummeting as hope of lasting peace grows.

- Did this AI anti-drug video make drugs look appealing?
[7 hours old]: Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department removed an AI-generated K-pop video, after facing backlash that it made substances look too appealing.

- Watch: Couple scale Empire State Building, get engaged and are arrested
[5 hours old]: The two were atop the 1,454 ft (443m) building for at least ten minutes and displayed a large banner before climbing down.

* Government 'looking at every route' to deport grooming leader
[0 hours old]: Shabir Ahmed is barred from deportation by the provisions in a 55-year-old piece of legislation.

* China says pilot crashed small plane into skyscraper for 'personal reasons'
[0 hours old]: The 66-year-old, who died in the crash, had anxiety and referenced "ending his life" in his diary.

* Police officer who raped two women and abused a third jailed for 10 years
[0 hours old]: Cameron Ross carried out attacks in Stornoway in 2012 and 2014, before abusing another woman in Inverness between 2019 and 2022.

- Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face
[6 hours old]: Rabies infections are rare in Canada. There have been 28 human deaths due to rabies in the country since 1924.

- 'Two weeks after her death I got a call': Gaza patients face agonising delays for evacuation
[4 hours old]: An estimated 300 Palestinians referred for treatment abroad have died since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.

* Attempted murder arrest over shooting of boy, 16
[0 hours old]: A 17-year-old is in custody as a boy, 16, remains in a critical condition in hospital, say police.

- Let children stay up for England-Mexico - Tuchel
[11 hours old]: England manager Thomas Tuchel urges parents to let their children stay up to watch England take on Mexico in the last 16 of the World Cup.

* Spurs sign West Ham midfielder Fernandes for £85m
[0 hours old]: Tottenham complete the signing of Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for a club-record fee of £85m.

- Will Britain's final four lift Wimbledon gloom?
[4 hours old]: In her first BBC Sport column at this year's Wimbledon, Naomi Broady analyses whether the last four Britons in the singles can further lift the gloom.

- Norris 'happy I have the pain of this year for the glory of last'
[2 hours old]: Lando Norris tells BBC Sport he is "paying the price" for the effort that brought him the 2025 title - and why McLaren would be a "different vibe" for Max Verstappen.

- World Cup dreams shattered as StubHub tickets cancelled at last minute
[4 hours old]: Hundreds of fans who bought World Cup tickets on resale site StubHub say they have had them cancelled at the last minute.

- Singapore seizes m mansion over Nvidia chip smuggling
[3 hours old]: The luxury home was seized as part of a probe into the illegal trade of servers containing AI semiconductors.

- Old British fridges 'cannot cope with the heat'
[4 hours old]: Experts say older fridges are failing in hot weather as rising temperatures put them under pressure.

- Halifax brand to be scrapped after 173 years
[13 hours old]: Lloyds says it remains committed to the town of Halifax and very little will change for customers.

- US blocks long-term renewal of North American trade deal
[14 hours old]: US blocks 16-year North America trade deal renewal, triggering annual rolling reviews

- I needed to use a food bank after graduating - now I want to end the stigma
[4 hours old]: Steven, who now runs his own therapy business, struggled to make ends meet after graduating.

- 'We had to use a food bank after university’
[11 hours old]: Steven Crichton and his partner Kat skipped meals to make sure their children "had full lunch boxes".

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. What Does It Cost To Keep The UK Safe?
[38 hours old]: The government releases it’s long awaited defence investment plan.

. Has the Supreme Court just made Trump the most powerful president in history?
[62 hours old]: A landmark decision expands Trump’s presidential power

. Bibles, Home Alone and perfume: Six takeaways from Trump's 2025 finances
[16 hours old]: Official documents show the US president made billions of dollars as he returned to the White House.

. Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise
[34 hours old]: Household energy prices have risen by 13% a year as regulator Ofgem's latest price cap kicks in.

. Up to 150 ex-WHSmith High Street stores to close as rescue deal approved
[19 hours old]: The sweeping restructuring, approved by a court, will see steep rent cuts on most remaining stores.

. Trump made more than bn from crypto in first year back in office
[17 hours old]: The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches.

. Brewery boss who banned phones and swearing from pubs dies aged 81
[18 hours old]: Humphrey Smith had been at the helm of the Tadcaster brewer since the 1980s.

. Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
[34 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Anthropic says US lifts export ban on its advanced AI tools
[30 hours old]: Fable and Mythos were abruptly suspended in June over concerns that they could be used by hackers.

. Australia sues Amazon for making allegedly unfair contracts with subscribers
[32 hours old]: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Amazon has broken consumer protection law

. Romesh Ranganathan 'gutted' over bakery closure
[19 hours old]: Coughlans Bakery says it has gone into voluntary liquidation over hikes in national insurance and business rates.

. We had packed lunches every day for 10 years and retired at 40
[58 hours old]: The Fire (Financially Independent, Retire Early) movement sees followers save as much as possible.

. Chinese tycoon sentenced to 30 years in US jail
[34 hours old]: Guo Wengui branded himself as a China critic, gaining followers who backed his fraudulent schemes.

. Homes harder to sell as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers
[51 hours old]: Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, says property portal Zoopla.

. Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix
[61 hours old]: He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.

. Shetland backs plan to connect islands with £1.5bn undersea tunnels
[45 hours old]: The undersea links between some of the UK's most northerly islands could be in place within eight years.

. India's biggest share sales tell the story of a country glued to its phones
[54 hours old]: NSE and Jio Platforms embody the sweeping changes in how India has consumed, invested and transacted over the past decade.

. Burnham's 'Manchesterism' could change the UK, but is not yet a full economic plan
[66 hours old]: Andy Burnham's speech depicted a different way of seeing and running the UK, though there are many other questions about the detail.

. Will Andy Burnham's devolution plan raise economic growth?
[62 hours old]: BBC Verify has looked at what impact further devolution could be expected to have on the UK.

. WhatsApp to let people chat by swapping usernames instead of phone numbers
[48 hours old]: The app's new usernames feature will be rolled out globally over the next few months.

. The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers
[178 hours old]: A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.

. Do you know your 'sweat score'? The rise of hydration tech
[226 hours old]: Hydration tracking gadgets are flooding the market but is it too much information?

. Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
[250 hours old]: It had planned to abandon the fuel, but the higher cost of natural gas may make it think again.

. The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages
[322 hours old]: Himalayan villages are creating artificial glaciers to guarantee water for their crops in the spring.

. 'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots
[346 hours old]: As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

. What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?
[393 hours old]: Helium-3 is expensive and demand is forecast to soar, so some are planning to mine it on the moon.

. Why I sold my business to my staff
[418 hours old]: As more US company owners reach retirement age many are selling up to their employees.

. India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry
[490 hours old]: Agave plants grow wild in India and new distillers are using them to create a spirits industry.

. New candy stores are popping up across NYC. Why?
[514 hours old]: While US consumer confidence is at an historic low the Big Apple's sweet shops are expanding.

. Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
[562 hours old]: Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

. What will the energy cap changes mean for my bills?
[24 hours old]: Typical annual household bills rose by 13% under Ofgem's new energy cap which took effect on 1 July.

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

. How the High Street became a window on our political instability
[586 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
[843 hours old]: Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It's a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[1426 hours old]: What impact might shortages have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it?

. Trump's .4bn crypto earnings revealed
[19 hours old]: US President Donald Trump made more than .4 bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025.

. Refunds: Hidden Tricks
[23 hours old]: Struggling to get a refund? Consumer journalist Rebecca Wilcox shares some tips.

. Money Box
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. Woman's Hour
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