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- Better WiFi for hundreds of trains under government plans
[6 hours old]: Campaigners welcome the move but say passengers are mostly worried about train fares and delays.

. UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
[102 hours old]: Temperatures hit 28.4C in parts of England on Friday, while delays have been reported at the Port of Dover and Birmingham Airport ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

- Ferry frustrations and housing concerns in Gorey
[15 hours old]: Café owners and others in Gorey tell the BBC a new freight pricing model is driving up costs.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1491 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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- Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says Blair
[5 hours old]: The ex-Labour PM says Sir Keir Starmer's government is in the "wrong position" ahead of the next election.

- Iran war impact to hit household energy bills for the first time
[4 hours old]: A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity is forecast to pay about £200 more a year.

- UK's hottest May day record broken for second day in a row
[6 hours old]: Temperatures soared to 35.1C in Kew Gardens, south-west London, according to provisional figures.

- Body found in search for boy, 12, missing in river
[6 hours old]: Police and fire crews with underwater units launched a major search until a body was recovered on Tuesday night.

- Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base
[7 hours old]: Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.

- Can EU find a Russia whisperer to mediate an end to war in Ukraine?
[4 hours old]: With the US pulling out of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, the EU is looking for potential candidates to step in.

- Russia 'relentlessly targeting' critical infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ says
[4 hours old]: The spy agency's head will set out threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them on Wednesday.

- 'We knew somebody would die': Teenage patients 'ignored' before fatal NHS trust failures
[6 hours old]: Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.

* Hotels can refuse tourists tap water, Italy's top court rules
[1 hours old]: The Italian Supreme Court rejected a tourist's claim that her consumer rights were breached when she was only offered €7 bottled mineral water.

- Speed up £250 cap on leasehold ground rent, MPs urge
[4 hours old]: A committee of MPs says leaseholders have been waiting too long for governments to tackle the issue.

- Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel intensifies strikes
[3 hours old]: Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "crush" the Iran-backed group.

- Instagram betting ads featuring Kane and Haaland banned
[4 hours old]: The advertising watchdog said the adverts featuring top footballers had a strong appeal to under-18s.

- Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
[10 hours old]: The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.

- Russia ramps up threats against Ukraine. What does that say about the war?
[14 hours old]: Moscow's rhetoric may point to the Kremlin's nervousness over the war's direction, our defence correspondent writes from Kyiv.

- Watch: UFC arena construction begins at White House ahead of fight
[4 hours old]: The massive structure will host a cage fight as part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.

- The Papers: 'Blair: Starmer has no plan for Britain' and 'The heat's still on'
[2 hours old]: Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair's essay criticising Labour and the ongoing heatwave lead the papers.

- Watch: Paris 'punishingly hot' as Western Europe hit by heatwave
[11 hours old]: Hugh Schofield reports from Paris as a heat dome settled over Western Europe bringing temperatures above the average for May.

- 'Shocking' rise in school suspensions for racist and homophobic abuse
[4 hours old]: Education experts and charities are calling for a national anti-bullying strategy in schools.

- Woman shot outside Sheffield bar was innocent bystander
[11 hours old]: The 30-year-old woman was on a night out to celebrate the bank holiday weekend, police say.

- Post Office investigation could be delayed by five years, police warn
[8 hours old]: The commander leading the national police inquiry says the size of the investigation team would need to double in order to meet its current timeline

- Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
[12 hours old]: The attacks took place while Iranian and Qatari negotiators were in Doha for peace talks.

- Three killed and dozens injured in Israeli strike on Gaza City, medics and witnesses say
[5 hours old]: Israel says it was targeting a Hamas commander whose predecessor was killed in a similar strike earlier in May.

- Why Did Teenage Rapists Avoid Custody?
[9 hours old]: Sentences of boys spared custody over rape referred to Court of Appeal.

- Foden a 'victim' of football's packed schedule
[8 hours old]: Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is a "victim" of football's packed fixture schedule after being left out of England's World Cup squad, says the chief executive of the PFA.

- Man City ahead of Man Utd in race for Anderson
[12 hours old]: Manchester City are leading the race to sign Elliot Anderson, with the Nottingham Forest midfielder preferring a move to Etihad Stadium instead of rivals Manchester United.

- Have Rangers just signed Scotland's World Cup number nine?
[10 hours old]: Will Lawrence Shankland's transfer from Heart of Midlothian to Rangers coincide with him becoming Scotland's main striker at the World Cup?

- 'Like the Eiffel Tower at night' - Osaka sparkles in French Open outfit
[9 hours old]: Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of "the Eiffel tower at night".

- Coventry's Lampard named LMA manager of the year
[5 hours old]: Frank Lampard is named the League Managers Association manager of the year after guiding Coventry back to the Premier League.

- Spurs launch review after season of injury woe
[6 hours old]: Tottenham will launch a review focusing on the "unusual" spate of anterior cruciate ligament injuries recently suffered by key players.

- London City pursuing Putellas after Barca exit
[10 hours old]: Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas has announced she is leaving Barcelona after 14 years, with London City Lionesses in pursuit.

- Booming AI chip demand helps create two new tn club members
[1 hours old]: SK Hynix and Micron are the latest tech firms to join the growing list of stocks with mega valuations.

- Champion ethical hacker warns AI tools like Mythos could put her out of business
[3 hours old]: Chompie, one of the world's tops ethical hackers, says AI like Claude Mythos will make it harder for people like her to compete.

- 'Bullying' and 'overbearing' behaviour behind abrupt BP chairman removal
[4 hours old]: BP declined to comment on whether bullying behaviour was part of the reason for his immediate dismissal.

- Ferrari shares slump after it unveils first fully electric car
[4 hours old]: The new Luce model has divided opinion on social media, and comes despite intense pressure from Chinese EV makers.

- Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents
[11 hours old]: Some parents believe whether the government will take strong enough action remains to be seen.

- Treasurer stole £20k from dog clubs to pay bills
[15 hours old]: Lisa Murch, 44, admitted two charges of fraud by abuse of position.

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. Next boss warns of 'dramatic' fall in entry-level jobs
[21 hours old]: Lord Wolfson tells the BBC Next now typically receives double the number of applicants for one role than it did two years ago.

. Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
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. 'I live in survival mode': The rise of the multi-job workforce
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. Beer boom goes flat as breweries call last orders
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. Indian billionaires buy foreign companies as growth slows at home
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. 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
[65 hours old]: Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.

. SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
[96 hours old]: The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.

. Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
[113 hours old]: John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

. Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'
[105 hours old]: The Standard Chartered boss said he values all colleagues and is committed to helping them cope with change.

. AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditions
[102 hours old]: Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

. Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'
[105 hours old]: The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.

. Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
[111 hours old]: It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

. The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard
[28 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
[52 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
[75 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
[124 hours old]: Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[148 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
[197 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?
[212 hours old]: The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

. Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
[214 hours old]: One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

. Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
[293 hours old]: It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
[335 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. 'An £8,000 debt pushed me to breaking point'
[22 hours old]: A Bradford man who has struggled with debt urges others to reach out for help.

. Bank holiday sun boosts South West tourism
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. Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
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[34 hours old]: A beach hut has gone on the market for £200,000 - the same price as some houses further along the Welsh coast.

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