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- The costs and challenges facing the 2026 World Cup
[5 hours old]: The World Cup officially kicked off this week - but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions.

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and in other news ...

- Rugby star Sinfield and authors Blackman and Donaldson lead honours list
[2 hours old]: Noughts & Crosses author Malorie Blackman and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson are made dames, as the rugby league star is knighted.

- Married at First Sight Australia stars not told partners had drug and violence convictions
[6 hours old]: Stars of the hit TV show say they did not know their on-screen husbands had previous convictions.

* Israel carries out air strikes on Lebanon, state media says, as Iran claims deal with US near
[0 hours old]: The strikes come as Iran's foreign minister says a deal to end fighting with the US is close.

- Chris Mason: Starmer defiant after defence spending row
[5 hours old]: The prime minister was keen in a BBC interview to erect the highest bar he could to any wannabe successors triggering a leadership contest.

- Harry Styles revisits X Factor as he kicks off Wembley residency
[9 hours old]: The pop star reminisces about his X Factor audition, which took place near Wembley Stadium in 2010.

- USA start tournament in style - but will they finally join the elite?
[7 hours old]: If there were any doubts the USA were ready to live up to the pressure of being a World Cup host, they were dispelled in a 4-1 win over Paraguay.

- 'It's all they're talking about': Scotland gripped by football fever
[4 hours old]: Excitement is building ahead of Scotland's first game in the men's World Cup for 28 years.

- Staying up to watch the match? Here's how to survive an all-nighter
[10 hours old]: Forget blocks and tackles, this is the tactical plan you need for the football.

- World Cup kicks off in the US with performances from Katy Perry, Future and Tyla
[9 hours old]: Earlier, Canada hosted its own opening ceremony in Toronto, featuring singers Alanis Morrisette and Michael Bublé.

- David Hockney depicted a 'peaceful, gay paradise' when homosexuality was a crime
[10 hours old]: The painter broke social taboos by celebrating same-sex relationships in his art.

- Ed Sheeran found this record in a second-hand store - now it's finally getting attention
[12 hours old]: Allan Taylor is receiving overdue recognition after Ed Sheeran found his 1978 LP in a second-hand shop.

- The night people in Belfast fled their homes because of racist violence
[12 hours old]: Reporter Richard Morgan recalls the chaotic scenes he witnessed when reporting on days of disorder in Northern Ireland.

- Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts
[12 hours old]: The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.

* Officer accused of using AI to 'create evidence'
[0 hours old]: A criminal investigation is launched and the officer removed from frontline duties, say police.

- Healey wanted UK to join global defence bank, BBC told
[3 hours old]: Allies of the former defence secretary claim the Treasury tried to shut down the idea.

* Boy, 14, among murder suspects after man killed
[0 hours old]: Essex Police say three teenagers are being questioned on suspicion of murder.

* Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
[0 hours old]: The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.

- England have training equipment stolen
[9 hours old]: England are victims of a theft of their training equipment before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday.

- Linkin Park to make history at UK's biggest rock festival
[3 hours old]: Linkin Park will make history as the first female-fronted band to headline Download Festival.

- Social media ban for under-16s would be unenforceable, charity warns
[3 hours old]: The focus should be on banning features that make it addictive, head of the Molly Rose Foundation says.

- Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut
[13 hours old]: Musk is now worth .11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of .2tn.

- Anthropic suspends new AI tools over US government security concerns
[8 hours old]: Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, released publicly this week, sparked concerns about cybersecurity and hacking.

- Shopworker sacked for tackling suspected bacon thief
[5 hours old]: Eileen Fox had worked at the One Stop Shop in Bootle for four years before she was sacked.

- Palestine Action activists jailed over factory raid
[10 hours old]: The case is believed to be the first time that convictions for criminal damage have been classified as terrorism.

- US kills leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says
[7 hours old]: Niño Guerrero was killed in a "swift and lethal kinetic strike," the US President wrote in a social media post.

- USA start World Cup in style - but will they finally join the elite?
[7 hours old]: If there were any doubts the USA were ready to live up to the pressure of being a World Cup host, they were dispelled in a 4-1 win over Paraguay.

* 'Gang leaders are soccer lovers' - Haiti play with hope for peace
[0 hours old]: Haiti's first appearance at a men's World Cup for 52 years is as much about hope as it is goals for the conflict-torn nation.

- Scotland return to centre stage at last in must-win World Cup opener
[4 hours old]: BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English sets the scene from Boston as Scotland prepare for their first World Cup match in 28 years.

- UK vows to phase out Russian diesel and jet fuel imports by new year
[15 hours old]: The ban forms part of the government's package of sanctions on Moscow due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.

- Teen plans to leave uni 'debt free' after making £35,000 selling vintage football shirts
[5 hours old]: Eleri Williams started out selling her dad's old football shirts and has just opened her own shop.

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and in other older news ...

. Ewe won't believe it: 8ft fleece sheared from sheep
[142 hours old]: The fleece came from a Lincoln Longwool sheep on a farm near Spilsby.

. 'Birdwatching saved me from my gaming addiction'
[102 hours old]: At his lowest ebb Edward Bartlett was playing video games 20 hours a day. Now he goes birdwatching.

. Mystery of village's elusive 'Granny H' knitter solved
[102 hours old]: Granny H has been leaving hundreds of knitted teddy bears, rabbits, dogs and lambs in Hartford village.

. Painting bought for 0 in US charity shop sells for £190,000
[190 hours old]: Art teacher Helene Plotkin bought the work in White Plans, New York in 1966, unaware it was by Scottish Colourist FCB Cadell.

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. The Keir Starmer Interview: The Analysis
[20 hours old]: Adam and Chris breakdown the Keir Starmer interview.

. Profile: Bradford celebrates David Hockney
[5032 hours old]: David Hockney: iconic British artist.

. 'I was employee number one': SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm's market debut
[29 hours old]: The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002.

. UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt
[25 hours old]: The economy shrank slightly in April as the Iran war began to have an impact on businesses, official data shows.

. Why the economics make this the craziest World Cup ever
[36 hours old]: From trade wars to soaring ticket prices, the 2026 World Cup is unlike any before it. Faisal Islam explores what this tournament reveals about our changing global economy.

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

. My friends always want to split the bill equally, how do I say no?
[36 hours old]: It is never easy to speak up when a fellow diner says "let's just divide it!"

. Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX's stock market debut
[27 hours old]: The BBC's Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX's historic IPO.

. UK signals it may block payout to British Steel owner
[24 hours old]: Chinese firm Jingye is seeking compensation after the government decided to nationalise the company.

. Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children
[42 hours old]: The UK's competition regulator is investigating the airline over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child.

. Mike Ashley's Frasers offers £1.73bn to buy all of Hugo Boss
[60 hours old]: The retail group already owns just over a quarter of the German fashion brand but wants to buy the rest of it.

. I'd have vetoed foreign sale of UK tech giant, says Business Secretary
[60 hours old]: Peter Kyle's comments come as the government sets out how it would back British technology companies.

. SpaceX IPO: Preparing for the biggest liftoff yet?
[63 hours old]: It’s not just about rockets: what SpaceX does and why its IPO matters

. Villagers take fight against Lidl store plans to Welsh government
[41 hours old]: Residents in the area do not want a store on land separating Llantwit Major and Llanmaes.

. Trump says 'I love the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three years
[50 hours old]: The US president later said he had meant that he actually loved that inflation was not higher.


. Social media on trial: Four important cases to watch
[54 hours old]: Social media firms face thousands of lawsuits, the BBC looks at four which could be significant.

. Korea fines e-commerce giant 0m over data breach affecting millions
[52 hours old]: The record fine comes after around 37.5 million users had their private data exposed.

. World Cup expected to be the biggest betting event in history
[65 hours old]: The expansion of the number of games being played is set to drive a surge in the amount of bets placed on this year's World Cup.

. Bill debt soars but many don't know help is available
[84 hours old]: The majority of billpayers are unaware of special tariffs for water and broadband, the spending watchdog says.

. Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC
[79 hours old]: Under current rules, shops breaking the law can only be closed for up to six months in England and Wales.

. World's largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase
[85 hours old]: In a rare interview, a senior executive at TSMC discusses the AI boom, the geopolitics of chips and what it means for the price of electronics.

. How to enjoy the World Cup - and keep your boss on side
[84 hours old]: Football fans and bosses share their strategies to balance late night kick offs with work the next day.

. UK pint prices up 36% since last World Cup – here's why
[78 hours old]: UK pint prices are up 36% since the last World Cup. We look at why beer now costs so much more.

. Beauty Pie LED mask ad banned over misleading anti-wrinkle claim
[84 hours old]: The mask is not "clinically proven to reduce wrinkles in four weeks", the advertising watchdog finds.

. Kalshi to make some users reveal job details to tackle insider trading
[85 hours old]: After issues with insider trading, the prediction betting platform is adding new rules.

. Version of AI tool 'too powerful for public' released to public
[89 hours old]: Claude Fable 5 is a version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI program which caused a stir among technology, finance, and government leaders.

. AI giants' race to raise funds heats up as ChatGPT-owner plans stock market debut
[99 hours old]: The company behind ChatGPT files its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.

. New candy stores are popping up across NYC. Why?
[60 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?
[108 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
[132 hours old]: The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.

. The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty
[204 hours old]: Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.

. 'By the grace of God': Miners dig on as lab-grown diamonds change market
[228 hours old]: The rising popularity of lab-grown diamonds heaps pressure on those hunting for the natural gems.

. How 'confused' AI rollout hurts firms and baffles staff
[276 hours old]: Some firms are putting pressure on staff to use AI, but have not thought through their AI rollout.

. Caribbean hot sauce producers warn of shortages and higher prices
[300 hours old]: Manufacturers in Jamaica say the key chilli peppers they need are in limited supply.

. Humanoid robots 'the future' of car making, says BMW
[372 hours old]: BMW is introducing humanoid robots to a car plant in Europe, building on similar projects in the US.

. Is 'out of control' US tipping culture spreading overseas?
[396 hours old]: With US waiting staff getting cross at receiving less than 20%, tips are also on the rise elsewhere.

. The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard
[408 hours old]: Custard apple plants are prized for their hardiness but exporting their delicate fruit is difficult.

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

. 'Six eggs used to be £1' - why everyday essentials cost so much more now
[490 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
[540 hours old]: Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[564 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
[612 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?
[628 hours old]: The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

. Have you been mis-sold car finance?
[23 hours old]: Martin Lewis has advice for those who have or who are planning to put in a car finance mis-selling claim.

. Why does your World Cup pint cost so much this time round?
[43 hours old]: Pub landlords explain why they have no choice but to charge more.

. Dozens of crisis payments handed out by council
[45 hours old]: Many of the completed payments have gone to low income families with surging heating oil costs.

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[60 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
[132 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
[389 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
[972 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
[1332 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

. 'I was employee number one at SpaceX'
[25 hours old]: The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002.