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- Drumcree talks resume at Hillsborough as residents' legal challenge postponed
[1 hours old]: The Orange Order and members of the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition have arrived at Hillsborough Castle for further talks over the Drumcree parading dispute.

- Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv
[7 hours old]: The Pivdennyi bridge came under fire as a metro train was travelling across - the first such attack on Kyiv's bridges.

- Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage', review finds
[5 hours old]: Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.

- Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'
[5 hours old]: Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.

. The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
[382 hours old]: Few companies have the technology to make aircraft windows which are getting harder to make.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[622 hours old]: Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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and in other news ...

- UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford incident, police say
[2 hours old]: The 25-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London, marking the sixth arrest in connection with Sunday's incident near the airbase.

* Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
[1 hours old]: Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.

- Netanyahu says Flydubai flight attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination'
[2 hours old]: Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".

- HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of Man City case
[3 hours old]: The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise tax implications of the Manchester City verdict.

- Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
[2 hours old]: The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

* UK in talks with EU partners over fuel reserves after Trump diesel threat
[0 hours old]: President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US.

- Chaos, coffins and 'Claudiapatra' steal the show in Celebrity Traitors
[1 hours old]: There is paranoia, confusion and a battle to survive among the celebrities as they fight for survival.

* What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
[1 hours old]: Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

- Man City not 'above the rules', says No 10 after backlash to Burnham remarks
[4 hours old]: The prime minister said he would be "really concerned" if the club's owners sell up after Premier League rule breaches.

- Fires break out at French schools as students protest over funding
[2 hours old]: The French government holds a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.

- PM warned Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions
[3 hours old]: Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.

- Hundreds of criminals start leaving prison under new early release scheme
[6 hours old]: Around 4,500 inmates are expected to be released early by June 2027 under a scheme designed to stop prisons becoming full.

- What we know about Cornell University frat house rape investigation
[3 hours old]: The woman alleges she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university two years ago.

- 'My boss stabbed me then left prison early, but no one told me for months'
[6 hours old]: Hannah Pritchett said she was not told for five months that her attacker had been freed from prison.

- What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next?
[2 hours old]: The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

- What role would you play in the Traitors castle? Take our quiz to find out
[10 hours old]: Navigate the early stages of the series with our interactive

* Bill Nighy wins best host at British Podcast Awards
[0 hours old]: The actor has become an agony uncle in what award organisers called an "irresistibly endearing series".

- Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
[10 hours old]: The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

- Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials
[1 hours old]: Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.

- Lib Dem MPs criticise Davey over pension triple lock response
[6 hours old]: Sir Ed questioned the PM's plans to change the triple lock, telling the BBC removing it "would put more pensioners into poverty".

- England avoid Australia & India in World Cup draw
[5 hours old]: England avoid defending champions Australia and world number one-ranked side India in the group-stage draw for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

- Thames Water apologises after £145,000 customer billing mistake
[3 hours old]: The firm has apologised to the family.

- AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
[11 hours old]: Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

- Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
[14 hours old]: The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.

- Energy bills are rising by £60 a year - here's how you can bring that down
[14 hours old]: Household energy bills have risen again but there are ways to keep a lid on your expenditure.

- Africa's richest man launches Kenya oil refinery despite land protests
[14 hours old]: The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.

- 'We must keep going' says charity hit by fuel prices
[5 hours old]: Both petrol and diesel prices have risen by a third or more in just the past seven months.

- Is it time to ditch premium bonds?
[6 hours old]: Martin Lewis says though they are the UK's most popular form of savings, not everybody benefits from them.

Martin explains who premium bonds are best for, and who they aren’t so good for.

- Pension tops £16,000 a year after 4.7% increase
[11 hours old]: The full pension rises by £734 a year, or about £14 a week, the Government of Jersey says.

- 'We're still cold paying £300 a month energy bills'
[14 hours old]: A pensioner says trying to keep warm this winter will be "horrific" amid rising energy costs.

- The Bottom Line
[10 hours old]: How does the antiques industry work and is it accurately portrayed on television shows?

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and in other older news ...

. 'I love the sheep and the people' - Knitters flock to Shetland's wool week
[16 hours old]: The annual event is marking its 17th year and draws visitors from all over the world.

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. Breast Cancer Scandal: Exposing the Harm
[335 hours old]: BBC Health correspondent Sharon Barbour investigates a deepening breast cancer scandal.

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[22 hours old]: Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

. Vape tax comes into effect - but prices won't rise yet
[22 hours old]: Vaping is about to becoming more expensive due to a new tax on products.

. Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
[31 hours old]: A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.

. Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs
[30 hours old]: The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".

. Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
[41 hours old]: The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

. Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey
[32 hours old]: AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.

. Doubters spur me on: why more women are taking up DIY
[38 hours old]: Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.

. Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all meals
[46 hours old]: The advertising watchdog said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all normal food with Huel was "nutritionally appropriate".


. Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it's a gamble
[53 hours old]: I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[46 hours old]: Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

. X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[166 hours old]: Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?

. How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
[190 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

. Spain battles climate change on several fronts
[228 hours old]: A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[335 hours old]: Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.

. Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm?
[358 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
[502 hours old]: Europe has some promising battery tech, but can it make up ground lost to Chinese battery giants?

. I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child - here's why
[502 hours old]: Molly and Taylor Haylett explain the changes to how they managed their finances when they started a family.

. Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
[526 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[550 hours old]: More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?

. 'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
[565 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

. From 'dog fruit' to darling: India's avocado boom
[664 hours old]: Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[94 hours old]: Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

. Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
[157 hours old]: Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[1702 hours old]: Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

. Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
[2230 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Greggs to cut 740 jobs and close factories
[33 hours old]: High street bakery brand Greggs has announced plans to shut four of its factories and cut 740 jobs.

. Pie shop owner gets reply from Andy Burnham
[35 hours old]: Chorley businessman, Paul Bowen received a reply from Prime Minister Andy Burnham, after posting a video on social media about the closure of one of his shops due to the state of the high street.