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* Birmingham Airport announces £2bn expansion
[0 hours old]: The first stage of development, upgrading baggage systems and terminals, could start in 2027.

- We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips
[8 hours old]: Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[16 hours old]: Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

* Bid to run new trains on West Coast Mainline refused
[0 hours old]: Plans for more trains would “likely increase delays and cancelled trains", the rail regulator says.

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

. Fears coastal town road closure could leave Watchet 'desolate'
[31 hours old]: Businesses in Watchet are concerned by the closure of the main road into Watchet.

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* Police accept Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor search warrants were unlawful, court hears
[1 hours old]: The former prince is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police after his homes were searched earlier this year.

* Two Latvian men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF base in Cambridgeshire
[0 hours old]: Police say the suspects are Latvian nationals aged 36 and 32.

- Three sisters who drowned in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds
[2 hours old]: Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, who lived in London, drowned in the sea in May.

- Royal Navy sailor in court accused of preparing to spy for Russia
[3 hours old]: The 24-year-old man appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being arrested at his home in Bedfordshire.

- Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
[4 hours old]: Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details".

- Death of 12-year-old girl prompts call for allergy management ratings
[2 hours old]: Mia St Hilaire had a tree nut allergy and suffered an anaphylactic shock after drinking a milkshake.

- Up to 50 Scottish police officers suspended over alleged crimes against women, says chief constable
[1 hours old]: Chief Constable Jo Farrell says more officers are likely to be suspended as officers are re-vetted.

- Watch: Why was the sign at the British consulate in East Jerusalem removed?
[3 hours old]: The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.

- 'Ominous signs' of winter pressures as NHS waiting list grows
[3 hours old]: NHS winter pressures appear to be building already, with rises in waiting times for planned surgery.

- Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
[3 hours old]: Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the crowded vehicles in the front line city of Kramatorsk to kill as many civilians as possible.

* UK and Germany will face threats together, says Burnham in Berlin
[0 hours old]: Ahead of a UK-EU summit next month, Burnham said he was committed to "see if we can bring the UK closer to Europe".

- Actor Simon Pegg reveals ADHD diagnosis: 'It's just who I am'
[6 hours old]: The Shaun of the Dead and Mission: Impossible films star had previously put symptoms down to "character fault".

- Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut
[4 hours old]: The 25-year-old actor opens up about embracing his return to the stage as he stars in a revival of Rent.

- 'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'
[10 hours old]: Neil and Katie Russell are working with the hospital where their daughter died on the scheme.

- Gazans face near-daily Israeli strikes a year into ceasefire
[4 hours old]: The ceasefire saw thousands of Palestinians held by Israel released in return for the remaining hostages held in Gaza.

- Could Christa Pike face execution again and by what method?
[6 hours old]: Killer Christa Pike has survived lethal injection, raising questions about whether Tennessee will try again.

- France's school protests: What lies behind the anger
[12 hours old]: Students' blockades and marches spring from real grievances – and from France's habit of settling policy on the street.

* Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC
[0 hours old]: A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.

* Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
[0 hours old]: The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.

- Stabbed schoolgirl in 'panic mode', court told
[1 hours old]: The girl told police there was "blood all over my hands" following the attack, a court hears.

- Ex-councillor guilty of running sham Covid-19 lab
[1 hours old]: Faisal Shoukat is convicted of fraudulent trading and money laundering after a trial.

- Hate crimes rise after more offences motivated by religion and race
[1 hours old]: Figures supplied by police forces suggest nearly 150,000 hate crimes were recorded between April 2025 and March 2026

- Husband accused of GP murder appears at Crown Court
[5 hours old]: Mark Cain is accused of murdering his wife Hannah Cain, who was found dead at home on Sunday.

- Clubs fear political interference in Man City appeal
[6 hours old]: Premier League clubs are "concerned" about political interference in Manchester City's appeal after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments.

* Cummins not worried about potential Khawaja revelations
[1 hours old]: Pat Cummins confirms he has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate’s upcoming autobiography but the Australia captain says he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations.

- Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning
[10 hours old]: Top Fuel drag racing is the only elite motorsport class where women frequently beat men to major titles.

* Ceferin to stand for fourth term as Uefa president
[1 hours old]: Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a fourth term, reversing a previous decision to stand down.

- Russell to take further grid penalty this season
[2 hours old]: George Russell says he will be taking a further grid penalty this season in addition to the one he has been hit with for the Singapore Grand Prix.

- Wakefield top as all 14 Super League clubs stay for 2027
[4 hours old]: The 14 Super League clubs will remain in place for 2027 with Grand Final winners Wakefield Trinity topping the IMG ratings.

- How Brighton attract and develop the best young players ahead of their rivals
[5 hours old]: Brighton sporting director Mike Cave discusses Brighton's transfer policy and how the club signs and nurtures the best young talent in the game.

- Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold
[2 hours old]: The distinctive Manhattan skyscraper will undergo a major renovation and provide a new supply of offices.

- 'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK
[11 hours old]: Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.

* Plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton revealed
[0 hours old]: Burton-upon-Trent's links with beer and brewing date back centuries.

- Derry firm becomes one of UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP
[3 hours old]: The Martin Group has become one of the UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP out of administration.

- Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
[15 hours old]: A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.

- New electric car 'make or break for Jaguar'
[10 hours old]: Prof David Bailey says there is a lot riding on the Type 01 in terms of jobs and investment.

- AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record bn
[13 hours old]: The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.

- Asahi and Kirin among Japan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel
[14 hours old]: Japan's Fair Trade Commission conducted searches of the country's largest beer-makers.

- Hygiene poverty at tipping point, charity warns
[10 hours old]: The BBC hears people "you would not expect" can no longer afford items to be clean and healthy.

- Funding to help more people access healthy food
[10 hours old]: Local authorities in Hull and Lincolnshire have each been given £220,000.

- New vape tax made me swap e-cigs for dartboards
[10 hours old]: The Vaping Product Duty will be imposed at a rate of £2.20 per 10ml of e-liquid from April 2027.

- The Bottom Line
[4 hours old]: What's going wrong with the largest economy in Europe?

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. 'Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK
[16 hours old]: British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.

. The wildlife winners set to appear on your banknotes revealed
[16 hours old]: The decision comes after nearly half a million people voted on a shortlist of 18 creatures.

. OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'
[19 hours old]: The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed.

. Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family
[22 hours old]: The sale of the High Street chain was announced on Wednesday.

. Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes
[25 hours old]: Tory leader says her party is "coming back", as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat.

. Half the harvest, twice the bills: how drought hit farms
[34 hours old]: Farmers gathered much less wheat in 2026 and dairy farmers' costs rose.

. Ex-bankers jailed for rigging rates have convictions quashed
[25 hours old]: Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.


. Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 jobs
[27 hours old]: The postal service firm wants to cut head office and other non-frontline jobs by the end of 2027.

. Jaguar unveils new electric car after 'woke' ridicule
[31 hours old]: Two years after JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy, it has launched its new EV.

. Froyo's made a comeback. But at £12 a tub will it last?
[40 hours old]: Frozen yoghurt, which was a huge craze in the 2000s and 2010s, has made its return with multiple chains popping up across the wider UK.

. Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
[32 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[208 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?
[328 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
[352 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[496 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?
[520 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. No child should have to learn in a cold classroom - children's commissioner
[22 hours old]: The EA suggests cost-saving measures as it warns school gas and electricity bills are set to rise.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[256 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?
[319 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
[1863 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
[2392 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. How much is your salary?
[82 hours old]: And would you reveal it in a job interview?

. Watch: Why has UK diesel price hit an all time high?
[142 hours old]: Diesel has now hit an average of £2 a litre in the UK, the RAC motoring group says, with petrol prices also rising.