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* US conducts strikes on Iran after attack on cargo ship
[0 hours old]: US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.

- See it, say it, not sorted. I was let down when I reported my train sexual assault
[1 hours old]: After reporting an incident on a train, Esme Rice waited 13 hours for a response from the British Transport Police.

. Power banks and vapes now biggest fire risk on planes
[27 hours old]: Lithium battery fires are the number one safety risk to aircraft, yet the number of devices found in hold bags has nearly doubled in a year.

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- Home Office to introduce new asylum routes to UK
[2 hours old]: The home secretary said "capped safe and legal" routes would help to restore confidence in the asylum system.

- Hottest June day record broken for third day in row as temperature hits 37.3C
[7 hours old]: Suffolk saw the highest temperature on Friday - but many will feel the heatwave begin to ease over the weekend.

- Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as families desperate for news
[6 hours old]: Hundreds are still feared trapped under the rubble, as international rescue teams start to arrive.

- Three unusual things about the King's tax bill
[4 hours old]: King Charles paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-2025 - here's what we know about his unique tax situation.

- Madonna was 'jealous of Kylie' - and more things we learned in her Graham Norton interview
[1 hours old]: All the revelations from Madonna's chat with Graham Norton, including a big hint about Glastonbury.

- Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix
[4 hours old]: Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.

- Trump threatens 100% tariff on European nations over tech tax
[1 hours old]: The US president says "Numerous European countries" have been discussing bringing in such a levy.

- How messages between two dads helped expose the largest NHS maternity scandal
[3 hours old]: Among the hundreds of affected families in Nottingham, two sets of parents led the fight to get answers.

- Harry and Meghan accept offer to stay at royal estate during UK visit
[1 hours old]: The royal residence the pair will use has not been made public, but they will also be staying in private accommodation during the trip.

- Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge
[6 hours old]: Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.

- UK search team joins Venezuela earthquake rescue effort
[6 hours old]: The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.

- What we know so far
[9 hours old]: The quakes killed at least 589 people and injured more than 2,980, with more feared trapped under rubble.

- Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
[9 hours old]: Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.

- Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK
[7 hours old]: Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.

- UK forecast for the week ahead
[12 hours old]: Will more comfortable temperatures replace the heatwave soon? Darren Bett has the details.

- 'Burnham election call' and 'Too hot for tennis'
[3 hours old]: Andy Burnham and the record-breaking heatwave across the UK and Europe is prominent across Saturday's papers.

- Two years ago, she was delivering parcels - now KWN is an R&B star
[4 hours old]: The R&B singer broke out with the single Worst Behaviour, which she sold on a custom-built website.

- They quit the West for Russia's traditional values, but it wasn't what they expected
[4 hours old]: The BBC asks Westerners who moved to Russia if life there lives up to expectations.

- Going to a festival as a neurodivergent person can be tough - but there are ways to recharge
[4 hours old]: Some festivals are rolling out calm spaces and noise-cancelling headphones, but there are calls to go further.

- Why GTA 6 will launch without a disc - and what it means for gamers
[4 hours old]: Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?

- The first non-stop London to Sydney flight is coming - with challenges
[4 hours old]: Some analysts say the first non-stop London to Sydney flight is a major milestone - but would you buy a ticket?

- How completing the World Cup sticker book is like having a second job
[2 hours old]: From car park meet ups to Facebook groups, how families try to complete the set on a budget.

- Alan Carr doesn't want them, do you? Contents of comedian's castle to be sold
[5 hours old]: The sale includes dozens of items from a "concrete menagerie" of animals, figures and rural scenes.

- A smartphone ban in English schools is coming into force. What's changing?
[2 hours old]: Schools must now follow government guidance that says schools should be phone-free for the entire day.

* Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents
[0 hours old]: Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay .25m in fine, prosecutors say.

- PSNI officer 'had intelligence on Donaldson abuse a year before complaint'
[4 hours old]: A BBC investigation has been told a detective and a child safeguarding expert identified Donaldson after speaking to a victim.

- Hit South African show gets the world talking about polygamy and cheating
[4 hours old]: The Zulu-language series about a man with multiple wives is a worldwide hit.

- Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after US-brokered talks
[4 hours old]: Hezbollah is not party to Friday's agreement, and previous ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon have still seen near-daily cross-border strikes.

- Religion row as Texas makes Bible stories required reading in schools
[2 hours old]: Critics say the new reading requirements infringe on religious freedoms and blur the separation of church and state.

- Boiling point: The week of extreme heat
[11 hours old]: Danger to life warnings and record heat: how the UK and Europe struggled to cope.

- The King (sort of) reveals his finances
[12 hours old]: King Charles has become the first monarch to reveal their tax bill, paying £12.9m.

- Gripping, star-studded environmental thriller
[1 hours old]: Past ties drag corporate lawyer Rob into conflict with a company he usually assists.

* England qualify for World Cup knockout stage
[0 hours old]: England's place in the knockout stages of the World Cup is confirmed by other results before they face Panama in their final group game on Saturday.

* Cape Verde's incredible World Cup journey continues after Saudi draw
[0 hours old]: Cape Verde deliver a valiant performance to earn their third draw of the group stage, a result that means they qualify for the last 32 in their World Cup debut while Saudi Arabia crash out.




- What's happening to petrol prices now oil is back to pre-Iran war levels?
[13 hours old]: When the conflict began on 28 February, fuel costs jumped as the war disrupted the production and transportation of energy across the Middle East.

- New ISA and Lifetime ISA changes explained
[10 hours old]: In this week’s episode, there’s a deep dive into first-time buyer savings, with a special focus on Lifetime ISAs.

- How do you escape an overdraft?
[13 hours old]: How do you escape an overdraft? Finance expert Ioan Bain explains

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and in other older news ...

. Watch: Moment woman pulled from rubble alive
[17 hours old]: First responders and volunteers pulled a survivor from under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.

. Quake reveals challenges facing country's battered infrastructure
[25 hours old]: The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces.

. Inside the cold store where it's -18C in a heatwave
[22 hours old]: Staff at Magnavale, near Grantham, say the "giant freezer" is a great place to be in hot weather.

. Rainbow flags await Egypt and Iran at awkward Pride Match
[16 hours old]: Iran's coach refuses to discuss pride celebrations in Seattle, where his country face Egypt in a crucial Group G match.

. Do Kane, Saka, or Pickford have roots near you? Try our postcode lookup
[16 hours old]: Which World Cup stars have roots near you? Find out with our interactive lookup tool

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. I'm back at home again after uni - here's how I'm making it work
[28 hours old]: Rising costs are forcing more young adults to live with their parents, here's how not to come to blows.

. Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump
[19 hours old]: Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.

. Who could be the UK's next chancellor?
[16 hours old]: The prime minister's resignation has fired the starting gun on the race to be in charge of the UK's finances.

. Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack
[28 hours old]: Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

. Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost
[31 hours old]: Apple said it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly".

. Ryanair says it will reluctantly not charge parents to sit next to children
[39 hours old]: The airline had typically charged adults a fee of £8 each way to sit with their young children.

. How you can save money on your energy bill as debts rise
[40 hours old]: Experts say support is available as total debt and arrears to suppliers hit a new record.

. IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips
[41 hours old]: IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's ready for production.

. I've spent 30 years in recruitment - this is how to get a job
[44 hours old]: The recruitment agency boss shares his tips on getting noticed in a tougher jobs market.

. The abundant but expensive energy source that's under your feet
[17 hours old]: Start-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?

. Reeves urges Burnham to 'stick to what I'm doing' on economy
[35 hours old]: The chancellor throws her support behind the MP for Makerfield despite reports he could demote her if he becomes PM.

. Price cuts on family summer days out come into force
[43 hours old]: The government is reducing VAT from 20% to 5% on attractions and kids' meals as schools begin to break-up.

. EasyJet rejects fourth takeover offer
[40 hours old]: The airline is questioning the "deliverability" of the offer.

. Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels
[35 hours old]: Signs that traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route is gradually resuming has helped to push the oil price down.

. Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities
[48 hours old]: The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.

. Ferrari marketing boss quits just weeks after EV launch backlash
[39 hours old]: The design of the luxury carmaker's first all-electric vehicle, the Luce, was heavily criticised.

. Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime
[42 hours old]: New data suggests which university degrees have the highest and lowest financial returns over a lifetime.

. Food kit warehouse closure puts 290 jobs at risk
[41 hours old]: Food company Gousto says it is closing its warehouse in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

. The heatwave workers 'like cats on a hot tin roof'
[46 hours old]: Many workers are downing tools early, but there is no legal limit to how hot a workplace can be.

. GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game
[43 hours old]: Rockstar's sixth game in the franchise is set to be the biggest game release of the year.

. Baroness Mone among individuals sued to recover PPE Medpro millions
[57 hours old]: The Baroness and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in a bid to recover some of the money owed to the government by the business.

. The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers
[52 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
[100 hours old]: Hydration tracking gadgets are flooding the market but is it too much information?

. Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
[123 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
[196 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
[220 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?
[267 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
[292 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
[364 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?
[388 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?
[436 hours old]: Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

. Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East
[460 hours old]: The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.

. Record temperatures drives up home air conditioning sales
[16 hours old]: Companies see inquiries surge during heatwaves as UK households look to cool down their homes.

. Charity celebrates 50 years of 'transformative' holidays
[22 hours old]: Sheffield Family Holiday Fund provide much-needed holidays for families facing adversity.

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[388 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
[460 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
[716 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
[1300 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
[1660 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

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