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- Assume the 100ml airport rule remains, flyers told
[8 hours old]: Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says passengers should check with airports about carry-on rules.

- Edinburgh and Birmingham airports increase 100ml liquid limits
[11 hours old]: It will now be possible to carry liquids in containers of up to two litres through security in hand luggage.

. Eurostar train evacuated during nine-hour delay in northern France
[49 hours old]: The rail operator has apologised after passengers were stuck on the London-bound train that broke down near Calais.

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- Gregg Wallace sacked from MasterChef as 50 more people make claims to BBC News
[5 hours old]: The TV presenter has been the subject of an inquiry into alleged misconduct, to be published imminently.

- Post Office scandal had 'disastrous' impact on victims, official inquiry says
[5 hours old]: The scandal may have led to 13 suicides, the report says, as it criticises the "formidable difficulties" for victims getting compensation.

- Steve Rosenberg: Russian minister's death serves as warning to political elite
[3 hours old]: President Putin sacked his transport minister. Hours later, his body was found in a park with a gunshot wound to the head.

- Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner
[3 hours old]: Five men have now been convicted for their part in the arson attack, which caused £1m of damage.

- Jota's car was probably speeding before fatal crash, Spanish police say
[7 hours old]: The Liverpool player was killed with his brother when their Lamborghini car had a suspected tyre blowout.

* Wildfire threatens Marseille as a thousand firefighters defend city
[0 hours old]: The fire rapidly spread due to wind gusts, dense vegetation and steep slopes near the area it began, local officials say.

- France and UK to stop small boats together, Macron says
[3 hours old]: Improving border enforcement is a key point of discussion during Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK.

- Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years
[6 hours old]: Bayeux Tapestry will be shown at the British Museum, which will lend treasures to Normandy museums.

- Southport murders one of UK's most egregious crimes, inquiry chairman says
[6 hours old]: The public inquiry into the dance class murders in the Merseyside town begins at Liverpool Town Hall.

- Former PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs
[4 hours old]: Sunak will take up the part-time role while remaining Conservative MP for Richmond and Northallerton.

- Exhausted, angry, heartbroken: Postmasters react as horror of scandal laid bare
[5 hours old]: As the initial findings of the Post Office inquiry are released, sub-postmasters tell the BBC how they feel.

- Watch: Victims demand accountability
[7 hours old]: Seema Misra and Janet Skinner share their feelings of pain and call for accountability in the Post Office scandal.

- Five things we now know about the scandal
[9 hours old]: A key report into the Horizon IT scandal details the huge impact on sub-postmasters and their families.

* Best pictures from French President Macron's UK state visit
[0 hours old]: Photos from the first day of the French president's state visit, when he has been greeted by the royals.

- Norman Tebbit, outspoken hero of the Conservative political right, dies aged 94
[13 hours old]: Norman Tebbit's radical views on self-help kept him at the cutting edge of Conservative politics.

- Lorde: Obsessing about my weight stopped my creativity
[11 hours old]: The singer says she almost quit music when an eating disorder left her feeling disconnected.

- The teenage wildcard fuelling England's Euro 2025 hopes
[13 hours old]: England teenager Michelle Agyemang has only played 14 minutes of senior international football - but has already made an impression.

- Pension triple lock to cost three times initial estimate
[1 hours old]: The official forecaster warns public finances are in a "relatively vulnerable position" due U-turns.

- Ministers ditch pet insurance rules for renters
[5 hours old]: Landlords will no longer be allowed to require tenants with pets to take out special insurance.

- Alcaraz masterclass ends Norrie's Wimbledon hopes
[3 hours old]: Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz ends British hope Cameron Norrie's Wimbledon run to set up a semi-final against fifth seed Taylor Fritz.

- Monzo fined £21m after customers faked PM and King's addresses
[8 hours old]: The digital bank has been fined £21m by the City regulator for anti-fraud failures.

- Hackers tried to 'destroy' M&S, chair tells MPs
[6 hours old]: Archie Norman says the hackers were "seeking to stop customers shopping at M&S" but their motive was "partly, undoubtedly, ransom or extortion".

- Stats boss quits as minister says new leadership needed
[5 hours old]: Sir Robert Chote quits as head of UK Statistics Authority, the body responsible for overseeing the Office for National Statistics.

* US will hike tariffs on copper to 50%, Trump says
[0 hours old]: Similar threats are looming over pharmaceuticals, lumber and semiconductors.

- National Emergency Alert Test: Newscast In COBR
[15 hours old]: Newscast is in COBR as it's announced there will be a new national emergency alert test.

- Jota's car probably speeding before fatal crash, say Spanish police
[7 hours old]: All the evidence so far suggests Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota was driving when his car crashed on a Spanish motorway, and he probably speeding, say police.

- Sabalenka claws past Siegemund to reach semi-finals
[3 hours old]: World number one Aryna Sabalenka fights back to beat Laura Siegemund and claw her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals.

- MPs vote to establish independent regulator for men's football in England
[2 hours old]: MPs vote to back the Football Governance Bill and establish an independent regulator to oversee the men's game in England's top five divisions.

- Germany take lead after bizarre incident in build-up
[3 hours old]: Germany's Lea Schuller takes advantage and puts Germany ahead after Denmark's Emma Farge smashes the ball into the face of her own team-mate Emma Snerle in the Group C match.

- Post Office scandal had 'disastrous' impact on victims
[5 hours old]: The scandal may have led to 13 suicides, the report says, as it criticises the "formidable difficulties" for victims getting compensation.

- Five things we now know about the Post Office scandal
[9 hours old]: A key report into the Horizon IT scandal details the huge impact on sub-postmasters and their families.

- Monzo gave accounts to customers faking PM and King's addresses
[8 hours old]: The digital bank has been fined £21m by the City regulator for anti-fraud failures.

- UK's pension triple lock to cost three times more
[1 hours old]: The official forecaster warns public finances are in a "relatively vulnerable position" due U-turns.

- Non-disclosure agreements gagging workers to be banned
[14 hours old]: The government plans to change the law to void confidentiality agreements that silence staff.

- Maternity brand worn by Princess of Wales enters administration
[14 hours old]: Consultancy firm Interpath confirmed that it had been appointed as administrators by maternity brand Seraphine.

- Post Office report set to lay bare human impact of IT scandal
[12 hours old]: Inquiry chair Sir Wyn Williams to release the first part of a report which will also examine compensation.

- What is the triple lock and how much is the state pension worth?
[5 hours old]: The triple lock guarantees that the state pension is not overtaken by inflation or wage increases.

- Monzo gave account to fake 10 Downing St address
[8 hours old]: The digital bank has been fined £21m by the City regulator for anti-fraud failures.

- Campaigners to get refund after energy bill row
[10 hours old]: Residents are celebrating after Newcastle City Council announced a U-turn on refunded energy bills.

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