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. Rain and politics driving up half-term holiday bookings, travel agents say
[81 hours old]: The Advantage Travel Partnerships says rain plus the political environment is creating a "powerful psychological need for escape".

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

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[872 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
[1353 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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- Police framed man for female student’s murder, evidence gathered by BBC suggests
[3 hours old]: Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in Omar Benguit's conviction for murder of Korean woman.

- UK considering significant increase to defence spending
[8 hours old]: The prime minister is considering meeting a 3% defence-spending target five years earlier than planned, the BBC learns.

* Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks' as parcels prioritised, staff say
[0 hours old]: Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.

- Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast
[4 hours old]: European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying

- Cabinet secretary frontrunner previously spoken to about management style
[8 hours old]: Dame Antonia Romeo was found to have no case to answer over one complaint nine years ago.

- Tech firms must keep children's data if they die, under new plans
[2 hours old]: The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet, the prime minister says.

- Ministers want to reform SEND - but they are treading very carefully
[8 hours old]: The government is expected to outline its plan to overhaul the complex system of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England soon.

- 'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new plea for mother's release as FBI analyses glove
[4 hours old]: The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles from Guthrie's home.

- US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released
[12 hours old]: Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.

- Bondi Beach shooting accused faces court for the first time
[1 hours old]: The 24-year-old faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack.

- Ex-church minister who admitted child sexual abuse to BBC still free years later
[9 hours old]: Robert Corfield, who admitted abusing a child to the BBC, was a minister in a shadowy church known as The Truth.

- Why Team GB's first Olympic gold on snow was just a matter of time
[13 hours old]: An Olympic gold medal on snow has long seemed like the impossible for Team GB. But for those in the know, it has been just a matter of time.

- Kirsty Muir in big air final - Monday's guide
[11 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

- Weston and Stoecker win GB's second gold of day
[13 hours old]: Team GB wins two Winter Olympic titles on one day for the first time as Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker clinch mixed team skeleton gold.

- GB edged out in men's Curling thriller but semis still in sights
[11 hours old]: GB's men's curlers suffer their second defeat of the Winter Olympics but remain on course for a semi-final place, after following a win over Germany with a nerve-shredding extra-end loss to Switzerland on Sunday.

- Why this school will ditch a shirt, tie and blazer from its uniform
[7 hours old]: The school says the move is practical - but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.

- The £10 tricks I used to make my rented room into a home
[8 hours old]: Talented tenants share decor hacks that won't cost you a fortune - or your deposit.

- America's Next Top Model shaped reality TV, but should it ever have been made?
[9 hours old]: A new Netflix documentary will finally see Tyra Banks and her fellow judges address some of the most controversial scandals from the reality show.

- The Papers: 'Truth is antidote to Putin's poison' and 'Europe sabotage campaign'
[4 hours old]: The aftermath following the UK saying Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a frog toxin continues to lead a number of today's papers.

- What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?
[1 hours old]: The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.

- What is behind spike in pothole related call-outs?
[7 hours old]: The AA says pothole-related call outs in January were up by 18% across the UK, with 6,235 in the East of England alone.

- Female athletes hit back at 'weird' and 'derogatory' comments about their appearance
[3 hours old]: Sporting stars describe unsolicited comments about their looks, as a survey suggests fewer girls have ambitions to become top athletes.

- 'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world
[9 hours old]: In December, Hindu factory worker Dipu Das was lynched in Bangladesh, igniting global outrage.

- Female Israeli soldiers rescued after being chased by ultra-Orthodox men
[1 hours old]: The two women were helped by police after being forced to run from a mob in the city of Bnei Brak.

- Bedding firm backs down on 'Swift Home' trademark after Taylor Swift appeal
[7 hours old]: Swift’s team had flagged similarities between her trademark and the company’s contested design.

- Sydney police plead for return of man, 85, kidnapped by mistake
[4 hours old]: Police say they're 'a million percent confident' Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target.

- ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat
[5 hours old]: Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

- Why GB's first Olympic gold on snow has been just a matter of time
[13 hours old]: An Olympic gold medal on snow has long seemed like the impossible for Team GB. But for those in the know, it has been just a matter of time.

- Smith added to Australia squad before crucial match
[1 hours old]: Batter Steve Smith is added to Australia's T20 World Cup squad in time for Monday's crucial match against Sri Lanka in Kandy.

- Five talking points from round two of Six Nations
[3 hours old]: The second weekend of the Six Nations brings redemption for Scotland, another blistering display from France and a threat for Ireland.

- Matheson on Old Trafford heroics, 'torrid time' as £1m teenager & McLeod death
[2 hours old]: A 16-year-old Luke Matheson wrote his name in the history books by scoring against Manchester United in 2019. Six years later, he is aiming for more cup heroics with Macclesfield.

- Weston and Stoecker make history as Team GB win third Olympic gold
[14 hours old]: Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker make history as they claim gold in the mixed team skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Weston becomes the first Team GB athlete to win two gold medals in a single Winter Olympics.

- Andrew's time as trade envoy should be investigated, says Vince Cable
[15 hours old]: The former prince's alleged actions were "totally unacceptable", the ex-business secretary says.

- Trump has big plans for Venezuela's oil but are they feasible?
[9 hours old]: The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

- Schools project to understand impact of poverty
[3 hours old]: A six-month listening exercise has taken place, giving support and advice to parents.

- Never mind cod, it's tilapia and chips please
[3 hours old]: Two fish and chip shops in Fenland are trying lesser known varieties of fish as cod prices soar.

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. Has Jeff Bezos brought down the Washington Post?
[109 hours old]: The Amazon boss has gutted a third of the workforce at the iconic newspaper

. Could Manchester be a model for the UK to kickstart growth?
[33 hours old]: With an annual growth rate of 3.1%, Manchester's economy has performed twice as well as that of the UK as a whole.

. Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns trade unions group
[18 hours old]: The average woman employee "effectively works for 47 days of the year for free," according to the Trades Union Congress.

. Craft beer maker Brewdog put up for sale
[45 hours old]: Consultants Alix Partners have been brought in to oversee the sales process which could lead to the businesses being broken up.

. Head of Dubai-based ports giant quits after Epstein links revealed
[63 hours old]: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit comes after files showed he appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein.

. Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands
[81 hours old]: Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

. Amazon's Ring ends deal with surveillance firm after backlash
[60 hours old]: A Super Bowl advert had sparked new scrutiny of the smart doorbell company's privacy practices.

. Andrew facing claim he shared Treasury document with banking contact
[55 hours old]: Reports suggest the former prince shared a Treasury document when he was serving as trade envoy.

. Heathrow not crowded but people walk in 'wrong place', says boss
[59 hours old]: Chief executive Thomas Woldbye says Europeans and Brits keep "crashing into each other" because they walk on different sides.

. Hello Kitty designer steps down after 46 years
[67 hours old]: Yuko Yamaguchi oversaw the feline character's rise to global icon status.

. Inflation eases in US as prices for used cars fall
[63 hours old]: Prices rose by 2.4% in the year to January, the latest official figures show, the slowest pace since May.

. Taylor Swift asks US government to block 'Swift Home' trademark
[79 hours old]: Her team argued that a bedding firm's designs showed similarities to her trademarked signature.

. US antitrust chief resigns amid tensions with Trump officials
[82 hours old]: The departure of Gail Slater has raised questions about the White House's approach to policing big mergers and monopolies.

. Who is billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and how did he make his money?
[91 hours old]: The industrialist and Manchester United co-owner has apologised over comments he made about immigration.

. The US economy is growing - so where are all the jobs?
[81 hours old]: As hiring rates and job openings drop, some worry a tough job market could be here to stay.

. The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
[105 hours old]: The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.

. Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech
[153 hours old]: Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

. Netflix and Paramount are battling for Warner Bros. Who is likely to win?
[137 hours old]: What to know about the two firms' blockbuster battle to control Warner Bros Discovery.

. How £50m 'fish disco' could save farmland
[147 hours old]: Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes.

. Last chance for pensioners to get free air fryers
[25 hours old]: The council has handed out 15,000 free air fryers help people with the cost of living.

. Rising vet costs leave charity with £400k bill
[49 hours old]: The group, based in Solihull and Wolverhampton, says its vet bills are costing them more.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1890 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?
[2001 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
[2089 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?

. Why you should consider switching bank accounts
[65 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.

. Thousands queue as beauty store arrives on island of Ireland
[88 hours old]: Almost 2,000 people joined the queue for the opening of a new store in Belfast this morning.

. The Bottom Line
[93 hours old]: Why do private landlords attract so much criticism – and how fair is it?

. Kids can be the harshest critics…
[233 hours old]: The candidates test their story on a group of kids.

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