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- Train Delay Repay rule changes to make claims easier
[9 hours old]: There will also be additional checks on railcards during a trial to crack down on fraud.

. Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport
[21 hours old]: The port of Fujairah plays a crucial role in helping keep global supplies moving when the Strait of Hormuz is blocked.

. Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
[61 hours old]: The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[1568 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
[2049 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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- Chris Mason: Why Starmer thinks he's called it right on war despite Trump barbs
[7 hours old]: The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason considers the US president's recent jabs at the UK prime minister.

- Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up
[1 hours old]: It comes after the war in Iran caused mass disruption to flights across the Middle East and UAE.

- Quantum computing and AI to get £2.5bn to stop UK tech 'drifting abroad', Reeves vows
[2 hours old]: The chancellor tells the BBC she wants the "pattern to end" while also pledging closer ties with the EU.

- Dozens killed after Afghanistan rehab centre struck
[3 hours old]: The BBC visited the facility and saw more than 30 bodies being carried out on stretchers.

- Spring to make a comeback with warmest day of the year forecast
[8 hours old]: Temperatures are on the rise again this week and as hours of daylight overtake hours of darkness, it will feel like spring has returned.

* Zelensky to visit Starmer to sign new Ukraine-UK defence pact
[1 hours old]: Downing Street says the agreement bring together "Ukrainian expertise and the UK's industrial base".

- Woman not shortlisted for job as 'car is too old'
[3 hours old]: Alanah Thomspon French says her application was not progressed as her car was more than 10 years old.

- Will Scotland be the first nation in the UK to legalise assisted dying?
[3 hours old]: The final vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is seen as too close to call.

- Moving English tests for migrants online risks criminal abuse, providers warn
[8 hours old]: Moving visa tests online could open the door to fraudsters and criminal gangs, a letter to government warns.

* Father of teen who died of meningitis says family are 'beyond devastated'
[0 hours old]: A sixth form pupil and a university student have died, while 11 more are seriously ill in hospital.

* What are the symptoms and is there a vaccine?
[0 hours old]: Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent.

- Is it possible to build a plastic-free home?
[9 hours old]: Using plastic in construction is cheap and easy, but some are trying to radically cut back its use.

- 'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
[15 hours old]: Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.

- Young Venezuelans voice hope and frustration as post-Maduro future unfolds
[3 hours old]: Young people who have only known one political system are adjusting to change after US forces seized Maduro.

- India's outsourcing industry is worth 0bn. Can it survive AI?
[8 hours old]: Indian IT stocks have plunged as fears grow of AI disrupting back offices. But some say these are overblown.

- The Papers: 'Race to stop meningitis spreading' and 'Donald's Trumped'
[8 hours old]: The response to confirmed cases of meningitis in the UK and the US-Israeli conflict with Iran lead Tuesday's papers.

- Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano
[13 hours old]: Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.


- Trump's confidence is undimmed - but every Iran option comes with risk
[9 hours old]: The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.

- How might the UK support shipping in the Strait of Hormuz?
[14 hours old]: Ben Chu from BBC Verify has been looking at what role the Royal Navy could play in the Strait of Hormuz.

- Israel says 'limited' ground operations under way in Lebanon
[4 hours old]: Troops are targeting "Hezbollah strongholds" in south Lebanon, where strikes reportedly killed nine people on Monday.

* Trump 'not happy' with UK response to Iran conflict
[1 hours old]: It comes after Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was working with allies on a plan to protect the Strait of Hormuz.

- Utah bereavement author found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband
[8 hours old]: A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.

- And the burger goes to... Michael B Jordan marks Oscars win at fast food chain
[5 hours old]: Hours after winning best actor, Jordan joins an exclusive list of famous faces to celebrate an Oscar victory with a burger.

- Millions without electricity as Cuba's power grid collapses
[5 hours old]: Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.

- Mum of stabbed schoolgirl was abroad and 'terrified'
[3 hours old]: The parents of a 15-year-old girl who survived a stabbing say they are overwhelmed with support.

- Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills
[3 hours old]: There are fears the war in Iran could lead to a surge in household energy bills.

- 'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan
[9 hours old]: Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.

- Gerry Adams to testify in court over claims he had role in IRA bombings
[3 hours old]: Three men are seeking a ruling that Adams is personally liable for injuries they received in explosions in London and Manchester.

- Can Starmer Keep Saying No To Trump?
[12 hours old]: Trump "not happy" with the UK as Starmer says it won't be drawn into wider Iran war.

- Americanswers… on 5Live! Will Trump lose his MAGA base over Iran?
[15 hours old]: And should the US have been better prepared over the Strait of Hormuz?

- Inside NSB - the state school at the top of English rugby union
[3 hours old]: In a sport often dominated by private schools, Northampton School for Boys are one win away from securing a league and cup double.

- 'Looking like the Hamilton of old' and potential rule changes - F1 Q&A
[2 hours old]: BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions following the Chinese Grand Prix.

- Arsenal trial and self-doubt: Valverde's journey to Real legend
[3 hours old]: Rejected by Arsenal as a teenager, Federico Valverde has transformed himself into a Real Madrid legend - and was the main man in their Champions League win over Manchester City last week.

- Raducanu withdraws from Miami Open because of illness
[10 hours old]: Emma Raducanu withdraws from this week's Miami Open as she continues to recover from a recent illness.

- Gavaskar claims Hundred signing 'contributing to Indian casualties'
[15 hours old]: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says Sunrisers Leeds’ signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed “indirectly contributes to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians”.

- Wolves come back from two down to earn draw at Brentford
[11 hours old]: Tolu Arokodare scores shortly after coming on to earn Premier League bottom club Wolves a 2-2 draw at Brentford.

- AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse'
[9 hours old]: The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its systems.

- Trump seeks to delay meeting with Xi in China
[1 hours old]: The escalating war in Iran has overshadowed many of the US' foreign policy objectives

- Car park firm NCP collapses with nearly 700 jobs at risk
[1 hours old]: The car park operator says demand for parking has not recovered to pre-Covid levels, as its administrators look to sell the business.

- Teens sue Musk's xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them
[12 hours old]: Musk's AI chatbot has created millions of fake sexualised images, experts say.

- Starmer announces £53m support to help with heating oil costs
[12 hours old]: The money will be for "vulnerable" households who have faced a sharp rise in energy bills since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

- Sinn Féin shirking responsibilities on oil bills, says Lyons
[3 hours old]: The communities minister was giving his reaction to the £17m support package announced by the UK government.

- Rural areas 'let down' by lack of oil regulation
[3 hours old]: Joe Morris believes heating oil should have had a price cap introduced like energy and electricity.

- Oil crisis leaving people unable to heat their homes
[13 hours old]: A couple is forced to pay more than double after being left without enough fuel to heat their home.

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. Bank of America settles over Epstein claims
[16 hours old]: The lawsuit had accused the bank of facilitating Epstein's sex trafficking.

. Alcohol-free beer and pet grooming used to measure inflation
[21 hours old]: Houmous and motorhomes are also added to the basket of goods and services used to chart the rising cost of living.

. Companies offered £3,000 to hire jobless under-24s
[20 hours old]: It comes as ministers grapple with spiralling unemployment rates among young people.

. Steelworks costing £1.3m a day to run
[27 hours old]: The government spent £377m to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe site operating, according to a report.

. Banknotes, beavers and a very British backlash
[56 hours old]: Politicians are furious Churchill will be replaced on banknotes. The RSPCA wants rats and pigeons to feature.

. Starmer speaks to Trump about importance of reopening Strait of Hormuz
[37 hours old]: The leaders discussed the need to "end the disruption to global shipping", No 10 says.

. We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, says Miliband
[46 hours old]: Oil and gas prices have surged due to the US-Israel war in Iran, with fears over the cost of living.

. How the Iran war may affect your money and bills
[19 hours old]: The conflict in the Middle East could raise the cost of petrol, household energy bills and even food.

. 'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets
[57 hours old]: Predictions markets have hosted millions of dollars of bets related to the war in Iran.

. She spent 16 hours on Instagram in a day. It's up to a jury to decide if Meta is to blame
[81 hours old]: A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.

. We're not profiteering on fuel. But my staff still face abuse
[83 hours old]: Independent retailer Goran Raven says the higher oil price is "horrific" for him as well as his customers.

. Judge says 'no evidence' to justify Federal Reserve probe
[84 hours old]: Jeanine Pirro said she would appeal the ruling, which blocks the subpoenas she issued to the central bank.

. Petrol retailers in row with government over 'rip off' accusations
[88 hours old]: They briefly threatened to pull out of a government meeting, accusing ministers of using "inflammatory language" over rising fuel prices.

. Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oil costs
[77 hours old]: Rachel Reeves says the Treasury is also looking at "different options" to help households most vulnerable to soaring energy bills.

. New US trade probe targets EU, Canada, UK over forced labour
[88 hours old]: The US said it would examine whether countries are effectively blocking goods made with "forced labour".

. Ukraine's urgent fight on the financial frontline
[33 hours old]: The war-torn country is battling to secure crucial funding from the IMF and EU, as well as putting up taxes.

. Can plastic-eating fungi help clean up nappy waste?
[105 hours old]: Cost and convenience have made disposable nappies dominant - can start-ups compete?

. Why has Trump eased sanctions on Russian oil - and will it help Putin?
[89 hours old]: The US said easing sanctions on Russian oil would provide only a limited financial boost to Putin.

. Dharshini David: Economy on shaky ground even before Iran war
[94 hours old]: The government's hopes that 2026 would be the year when growth picks up are at risk of being scuppered.

. A small US grocer is calling out the lower prices at big chains
[129 hours old]: It is 'impossible for us to compete', says the boss of a New York grocery store.

. Can Ukraine's war-torn wheatfields be cleansed?
[99 hours old]: Researchers take 8,000 soil samples from battlefields to see if it is safe to grow crops.

. The Aldi-style disruptors who could be about to shake up the vets market
[142 hours old]: As pet owners complain of rising prices, independent practices want to take on the big chains.

. GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East
[177 hours old]: GPS jamming has made navigation hazardous in the Gulf, spurring efforts to develop alternatives.

. Spain's migrants welcome amnesty: 'It will help us in every way'
[201 hours old]: Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status.

. Can snacks help you sleep?
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. We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
[297 hours old]: Has online privacy become "a luxury not a right" for us all in 2026?

. Know when to fold them: the tech inspired by origami
[339 hours old]: Origami techniques can add strength to structures without adding bulk.

. Deepfake attack: 'Many people could have been cheated'
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. Why you can't get a signal at festivals and sports matches
[441 hours old]: Connecting up music and sports events to the internet is a massive undertaking.

. The family-owned soda firm that still uses returnable glass bottles
[465 hours old]: Soft drinks company Twig's Beverage has a loyal following for its old-fashioned approach.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[2586 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?
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. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
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. Why both partners need to be across a couple's money
[89 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains why both partners in a relationship need to know what financial products they hold.

. Why animals will replace historical figures on bank notes
[111 hours old]: British wildlife will replace historical figures on the next series of Bank of England banknote

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