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- US boards tanker in Indian Ocean it 'tracked and hunted' from Caribbean
[4 hours old]: The US defended its actions, saying the ship defied a quarantine it has placed on oil tankers leaving Venezuela.

- Airport safety concerns ground flights from remote British overseas island of St Helena
[4 hours old]: Residents on the remote British overseas territory have been left stranded after fire safety concerns grounded flights.

. Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets
[22 hours old]: Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

. Uber ordered to pay .5m over claim driver raped passenger
[72 hours old]: The verdict is expected to influence the outcome of thousands of other cases against the ride hailing firm.

. Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system
[106 hours old]: Airport organisation says queues could last up to six hours over the summer holidays.

. The Chinese planemaker taking on Boeing and Airbus
[142 hours old]: Comac's passenger jet is attracting customers in South East Asia where demand for affordable aircraft is growing.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[716 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
[1197 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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and in other news ...

* King's 'profound concern' as police consider Andrew claims over Epstein
[1 hours old]: Making his first intervention in the Epstein scandal, the King said he is ready to support the police in their inquiries.

- Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing
[4 hours old]: Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

- BBC assesses weaponry used to massacre Iran's protesters
[4 hours old]: BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces' deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.

- More than 90 flood warnings in place across UK as forecasters warn 'no sign' of dry spell
[5 hours old]: More than 90 flood warnings are in place covering south-west and south-east England, London and south Wales.

* So close to a 'world first' - fourth for Brookes on frustrating day for Team GB
[1 hours old]: Mia Brookes finishes fourth in the snowboard big air final - ending a frustrating day for Team GB that had promised so much more.

- Palestinians say new Israeli measures in West Bank amount to de facto annexation
[5 hours old]: The measures aim to increase Israeli control over the occupied West Bank in terms of property law, planning, licensing and enforcement.

- Bristol nursery worker guilty of rape and sexual assault of toddlers
[7 hours old]: Nathan Bennett's abuse of two and three-year-old boys was as "every parent's nightmare".

* 'Hollow' Hillsborough apology 'beggars belief'
[0 hours old]: Trevor and Jenni Hicks, whose daughters died at Hillsborough, want court records to be corrected.

- Friends set for new UK streamer as HBO Max reveals launch plans
[4 hours old]: HBO Max will join the UK's streaming wars on 26 March, with shows including Friends and The Pitt.

- Olympic bosses investigate why medals are breaking
[9 hours old]: Milan-Cortina 2026 organisers say they are "looking closely" at the issue of Olympic medals breaking after several athletes suffered issues with their prizes.

- The coach with 16 athletes from 13 countries
[5 hours old]: BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team look at why one figure skating coach was seen wearing two different national team jackets.

- Ukraine skeleton racer wears helmet with images of war victims
[5 hours old]: Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wears a helmet with images of people killed in the war in his home country during a Winter Olympics training session in Cortina.

- Celebrity appearances, controversial ads and other Super Bowl takeaways
[6 hours old]: Celebrities including Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Jessica Alba joined Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half time show.

- Ex-Blair aide becomes latest departure from Starmer's team
[8 hours old]: The former director of communications made a Downing Street return after working for Sir Tony Blair.

- My songs get tens of thousands of likes but each Spotify stream earns me just £0.003
[12 hours old]: A 10 second part of a song can go viral - but this is no guarantee anyone will listen to it in full.

- Late goals are destroying Liverpool's season and the answers aren't obvious
[6 hours old]: Why have Liverpool gone from mentality monsters to a side there for the taking?

- Iran arrests reformists as crackdown on dissent widens, reports say
[3 hours old]: The head of the main reformist coalition, Azar Mansouri, is said to be among those held a month after security forces crushed nationwide protests.

- Violinist sent hundreds of nude images to women
[2 hours old]: Ben Gunnery has been handed a 12-month suspended jail sentence at Bromley Magistrates Court today.

- Discord to start requiring face scan or ID to access adult content
[3 hours old]: The online chat service, which has 200 million monthly users, will blur adult content by default.

- Businesses face extinction unless they protect nature, major report warns
[8 hours old]: Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.

- Uncle Bryn's Gavin and Stacey house up for sale
[3 hours old]: The house in the Vale of Glamorgan made famous by Uncle Bryn is on the market for £210,000.

- 'Rare sighting' of walrus on rocks off Fife coast
[4 hours old]: The walrus was spotted near Elie on 31 January but it was not made public in order to protect the animal from onlookers and drones.

- India-Pakistan to go ahead as government ends boycott request
[2 hours old]: Pakistan's fixture against rivals India at the T20 World Cup is set to go ahead as scheduled after the Pakistan government ends its order for a boycott.

- Raducanu retires from Qatar match two days after losing final in Romania
[3 hours old]: Emma Raducanu retires from her first-round match at the Qatar Open, two days after her defeat in the final of the Transylvania Open.

* 'Didn't want the season to end like this' - Grealish has surgery
[0 hours old]: Jack Grealish says he "didn't want the season to end like this" after confirming he has had surgery on a foot stress fracture.

* 'She had gold in her hands!' - GB's Brookes' costly landing on huge final jump
[1 hours old]: Team GB's Mia Brookes finishes just outside the medals in the women's snowboard big air final, taking fourth after an ambitious final jump.

- Make-up brand Barry M bought by rival Warpaint
[6 hours old]: The cosmetics and nail varnish line was one of the last family-owned make-up firms in the UK.

- Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory
[13 hours old]: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election.

- Donation appeal as vulnerable face food bank delay
[14 hours old]: A mental health support team set up a pantry in Wolverhampton to help those living in food poverty.

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and in other older news ...

. The tech firms embracing a 72-hour working week
[21 hours old]: In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. But there are risks, experts say.

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. The week: the King, the prime minister and the Epstein files
[144 hours old]: Continuing revelations from the Epstein Files create challenges for both the Royal Family and the government.

. Children in Care: How to Fix the Fostering Crisis
[447 hours old]: Foster carer Louise Allen says the problem isn’t the children, it’s the system.

. The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankers
[21 hours old]: A growing number of tankers and other commercial vessels are being ditched by their owners.

. Voluntary student loan repayments rise in England
[69 hours old]: Campaigners have criticised the terms of loans that were issued in England and still exist in Wales.

. Most smart motorways not value for money, say reports
[75 hours old]: National Highways found only three out of 16 schemes are on track to deliver the financial benefits expected.

. Apprenticeship clearing system to be introduced
[22 hours old]: The prime minister said "outdated assumptions about how to make it into a successful career" have held young people back.

. Google staff call for firm to cut ties with ICE
[71 hours old]: More than 900 Google employees signed a letter opposing company links to federal immigration actions.

. YouTube's bn revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push
[75 hours old]: YouTube's total revenue last year surpassed that of rival streamer Netflix as it seeks to dominate TVs.

. Epstein emails: So-called 'shady financier' was Andrew's 'trusted money man'
[77 hours old]: Andrew seemed keen for Epstein to do business with David Rowland, but Epstein was wary, emails suggest.

. Average house price tops £300,000 for first time, says Halifax
[83 hours old]: Halifax describes the figure as a "milestone", but potentially daunting for first-time buyers.

. TikTok told to change 'addictive design' by EU or face massive fines
[79 hours old]: TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations.

. Amazon shares fall as it joins Big Tech AI spending spree
[78 hours old]: Major firms collectively announce 0bn worth of investment in AI this week, rattling investors.

. More baby formula products recalled over toxin fears
[79 hours old]: Danone has recalled 15 more batches of Aptamil and Cow&Gate first infant milk because a toxin called cereulide may be present.

. Pandora to switch from silver to platinum over price surge
[79 hours old]: The jeweller says it wants to reduce its exposure after the cost of the precious metal has risen.

. Head of firm founded by Mandelson to quit after Epstein releases
[77 hours old]: Benjamin Wegg-Prosser concluded his association with Lord Mandelson - and references to them both in the Epstein files - was doing the business Global Counsel harm.

. Bank of England chief 'shocked' at Mandelson emails
[81 hours old]: The Bank governor criticised emails between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein during the financial crisis.

. I can't sell Mum's retirement flat - and it's costing me thousands
[92 hours old]: Relatives face "never-ending nightmare" of service charge debts as thousands of retirement flats stand empty across England and Wales.

. Bitcoin falls to lowest level since Trump took office
[82 hours old]: The price of the digital currency has dropped significantly despite President Donald Trump’s public support.

. UK interest rates held at 3.75% but Bank says future cuts likely
[100 hours old]: The Bank of England has kept borrowing costs unchanged but opened the door to cuts later this year.

. Canada unveils auto industry plan in latest pivot away from US
[94 hours old]: The steps to bolster Canada's auto industry come as Trump's tariffs strain the sector and threaten jobs.

. Quiz enters administration for third time
[100 hours old]: Some 109 jobs will be cut at the company's headquarters and distribution centre in Scotland.

. Jobs set to be cut at Wedgwood
[99 hours old]: Seventy workers at the Staffordshire site were put on temporary leave last year due to slow demand.

. How Britain became a fried chicken nation
[44 hours old]: An internet craze for American-style chicken has come to the UK, but what does it mean for traditional chippies?

. Can robots ever be graceful?
[93 hours old]: Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.

. Bank hints at rate cuts, but don't expect Covid-era mortgage deals
[101 hours old]: The Bank of England may have suggested more rate cuts are on the way, but they are unlikely to go much lower.

. Silence and inaction - how audio helped prove captain guilty of North Sea tanker crash
[104 hours old]: The top detective investigating the tanker collision says there were early signs of gross negligence from Vladimir Motin

. The yachting industry searches for alternatives to teak
[127 hours old]: Prized for its beauty, teak is in short supply, forcing the yacht industry to look for alternatives.

. Asda has lost its mojo and has a big fight to get it back
[212 hours old]: The industry data suggests that despite Asda embarking on a turnaround, it has been losing ground to rivals.

. Rare earths and data centres: India pushes local industry as global tensions rise
[204 hours old]: India's budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

. Visit the North Sea oil field used to store greenhouse gas
[261 hours old]: Hundreds of miles from Denmark's coast a project is underway to inject CO2 into an old oil field.

. Will Trump's pick to lead US central bank get him the change he wants?
[239 hours old]: Opinion is divided over whether Warsh will align with the US president's views over how the Federal Reserve should be run.

. 'You don't feel judged': Why we buy more at self-service terminals
[285 hours old]: How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.

. Can India be a player in the computer chip industry?
[333 hours old]: India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.

. Caribbean cannabis growers eye budding domestic sales and exports
[350 hours old]: Producers in Jamaica and Antigua hope that increasing liberalisation will lead to higher revenues.

. Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have?
[416 hours old]: Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

. AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur
[429 hours old]: The latest generation of entrepreneurs have a head-start with AI but also face familiar challenges.

. How Slovakia became the world's number one carmaker
[453 hours old]: The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.

. Trump says tiny cars are amazing but will Americans actually buy them?
[467 hours old]: The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.

. Are 'tech dense' farms the future of farming?
[501 hours old]: A host of technology is on offer to farmers, promising to raise farming yields and lower food prices.

. City volunteers seek drivers for meal deliveries
[37 hours old]: Friends of Di's Kitchen provides hundreds of meals each week in Wolverhampton.

. Should you overpay your mortgage or save?
[77 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains.

. Are UK interest rates expected to fall soon?
[104 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1734 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?
[1845 hours old]: Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"

. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
[1933 hours old]: Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

. Kids can be the harshest critics…
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. Watch: 20-tonne reservoir wall installed in three-day project
[102 hours old]: The steel structure was lowered into place at the new reservoir in a 72-hour continuous operation.

. Gary Neville returns to the Den
[111 hours old]: Gary Neville re-joins the dragons as they put another set of business hopefuls to the test.