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- Virgin cleared to challenge Eurostar on Channel Tunnel route
[10 hours old]: Virgin Trains plans to start rival passenger rail services through the tunnel from 2030.

. How will the EU's new border system work?
[344 hours old]: The EU's much-delayed Entry/Exit System will change the way UK passengers travel to 29 countries.

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and in other news ...

- Letting agent apologises for 'oversight' on Reeves rental licence
[1 hours old]: The company says its property manager offered to apply for the required licence but this never happened.

- England's most deprived areas named - see how yours is affected
[2 hours old]: Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.

- Trump caps US refugee admissions at 7,500 - mostly white South Africans
[1 hours old]: The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.

- Man dies and three injured in helicopter crash
[3 hours old]: Emergency services were called to Ings Lane in Bentley at about 10:15 GMT, police say.

- Health officials worried as flu season comes five weeks early
[5 hours old]: UK Health Security Agency urges people to get vaccinated with cases on the rise.

- Watchdog slams O2 over unexpected price rise
[5 hours old]: The media regulator said it was disappointed O2 raised prices more than was advertised when customers took out contracts.

- Trump's Asia tour sees deals, knee-bending and a revealing final meeting
[2 hours old]: His five-day tour displayed the power of his presidency - but also, at times, that power's limitations.

- Alleged McCann stalker cries and tells court 'I did not do anything wrong'
[3 hours old]: Julia Wandelt, 24, breaks down in tears and says she should not be in the witness box.

- 'The bodies just kept coming' - photographer at deadly Rio police raid
[3 hours old]: A witness says residents brought down body after body - some mutilated - after the massive police raid which has left at least 120 dead.

- William and Kate win legal battle over ski holiday pictures
[4 hours old]: The images of the royal couple and their children had appeared in a French magazine in April.

- Sycamore Gap tree stump 'at risk' from tributes
[2 hours old]: The National Trust says it has added netting to protect the stump's "fragile regrowth".

- The witches of Dumbarton - tortured, executed and falsely accused
[14 hours old]: More than two dozen people in the town were accused and tortured in the belief that they were doing Satan's bidding.

* Before and after: Satellite images reveal hurricane devastation in Jamaica
[0 hours old]: The images reveal how the Category 5 hurricane caused devastation in some of Jamaica's communities.

- The path to Harry Kane's NFL dream becoming a reality
[10 hours old]: Former Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt tells BBC Sport why he thinks England football captain Harry Kane can fulfil his dream of becoming an NFL kicker.

- Israel receives coffins Hamas says contain two Gaza hostages' bodies
[4 hours old]: The government says the bodies were transferred by the Red Cross to Israeli forces in Gaza, who will take them to experts for identification.

- Dutch centrist liberals neck and neck with populist Wilders in tight election
[6 hours old]: Rob Jetten's D66 party celebrates but with most of the votes counted the result is too close to call.

- Afghan man in court after man dies in knife attack
[6 hours old]: Safi Dawood is charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder over the Uxbridge incident.

- Thousands on benefits could have energy debt cancelled
[12 hours old]: Regulator Ofgem plans to cut £500m from the stack of customer debt - but other billpayers will cover the cost.

- A New Generational Divide: Living with(out) the Bank of Mum and Dad (Eliza Filby)
[14 hours old]: Historian Dr Eliza Filby on how young people can thrive without leaning on family wealth.

- India stun Australia with record chase to reach World Cup final
[2 hours old]: Jemimah Rodrigues hits a remarkable unbeaten century as India complete a record chase to beat Australia and reach the Women's World Cup final.

- Do Liverpool fans think Slot is under pressure?
[4 hours old]: After six defeats in their past seven games, BBC Sport spoke to Liverpool fans to find out what's going on this season and how they feel towards manager Arne Slot.

- Australia name Edmed at fly-half to face England
[3 hours old]: Tane Edmed will start at fly-half for Australia when they face England on Saturday, while Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Max Jorgensen and Taniela Tupou are all recalled.

- No McKenna Celtic talks as Bellamy commits to Wales
[2 hours old]: Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna says he has had "no conversations" with Celtic about their managerial vacancy, while Wales head coach Craig Bellamy is committed to seeing out his team's World Cup campaign.

- Barrett & Clarke return for New Zealand v Ireland
[2 hours old]: New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson recalls Beauden Barrett and Caleb Clarke for Saturday's Test against Ireland in Chicago.

- How Kane's NFL dream could become a reality
[10 hours old]: Former Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt tells BBC Sport why he thinks England football captain Harry Kane can fulfil his dream of becoming an NFL kicker.

- India complete record run chase to reach World Cup final
[2 hours old]: Jemimah Rodrigues' unbeaten century helps India complete a record run chase to claim a stunning five-wicket win over Australia and reach the Women's World Cup final where they will face South Africa.

- Play now
[14 hours old]: Think you can work out where's hotter and colder than you today? Find out by playing our game

- Trump hails 'amazing' meeting with China's Xi but no formal trade deal agreed
[4 hours old]: The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years.

- Thousands could have energy debt written off but bills would go up for others
[12 hours old]: Regulator Ofgem plans to cut £500m from the stack of customer debt - but other billpayers will cover the cost.

- 'Poor' insulation that left houses mouldy needs wider investigation, government told
[14 hours old]: Botched insulation damaged many homes and left a legacy of health problems for residents.

- First UK phones to get satellite connectivity in signal blackspots announced
[12 hours old]: Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Elon Musk firm Starlink to offer the service.

- Who are the workers who will fire Scotland's space industry?
[14 hours old]: It is hoped the number of employees in Scotland's space industry will rocket to 20,000 in the next 10 years.

- Trade, tariffs and TikTok: Why it matters that Trump and Xi are talking again
[13 hours old]: The two leaders met face-to-face for the first time in six years on Thursday.

- How much gas and electricity does a typical household use?
[4 hours old]: Typical gas and electricity bills will rise slightly in October when a new energy price cap begins.

- What are National Insurance and income tax and what could change in the Budget?
[11 hours old]: Some experts think the government may break its promise not to increase income tax, NI or VAT for working people.

- US and China's different reports of their trade meeting
[10 hours old]: Donald Trump says the US can sign a trade deal with China "pretty soon" following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea

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and in other older news ...

. How China really spies on the UK
[20 hours old]: The national security threats China poses today go beyond traditional notions of espionage - in this new world, threats are far more complex

. Backstabbing, dirty work and an iconic exit speech in Celebrity Traitors
[21 hours old]: It was the Alan Carr show again, as the comedian tackled a terrifying bridge in the latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors.

. BBC News app
[4398 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. Spooky spending creeping in weeks before Halloween
[20 hours old]: Spending on Halloween now tops £1bn and UK shoppers are looking beyond sweet treats and pumpkins

. Should K-beauty products have to come from South Korea?
[20 hours old]: Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.

. Tech giants are spending big on AI in rush to dominate the boom
[20 hours old]: Earnings reports from Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reaffirm that giants are ramping up their spending on artificial intelligence, as they rush to reap the benefits of an AI boom.

. Fed cuts US interest rates again despite 'flying blind'
[23 hours old]: Central bank votes to lower cost of borrowing even as US government shutdown limits data for decision

. Websites disabled in Microsoft global outage come back online
[21 hours old]: Microsoft 365 and its Azure cloud computing platform were hit with DNS issues, similar to the recent AWS outage.

. Nvidia hits new milestone as world's first tn company
[27 hours old]: The US chip-maker has rapidly climbed from a niche graphics-chip manufacturer to an AI titan.

. Starmer declines to rule out breaking manifesto tax pledges
[29 hours old]: The prime minister fails to repeat a promise not to raise income tax rates, VAT or National Insurance next month.

. Watchdog proposes new rules to increase blocking of scam texts
[27 hours old]: The plans involve blocking hundreds of millions more scams from reaching potential victims and locking scammers out of networks.

. Boeing hit with bn in penalties as new jet delayed
[29 hours old]: The beleaguered firm said it now plans to deliver 777X jets starting from 2027.

. Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots
[30 hours old]: The AI chatbot app, which has millions of users, said it was responding to parents and regulators.

. Government set to miss 1.5m target, housebuilders warn
[32 hours old]: Housebuilders tell the government's budget watchdog the new homes target for England is too optimistic.

. Next continues to profit after M&S cyber-attack boost
[33 hours old]: Next is now expecting to report a pre-tax profit of just over £1.1bn at the end of January 2026.

. Compensation scheme opens for Post Office Capture IT system
[32 hours old]: The Capture IT system predated Horizon, and victims are potentially in line for payouts of up to £300,000.

. Ben & Jerry's co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
[32 hours old]: Ben Cohen says he will independently create the new watermelon flavour in support of "permanent peace in Palestine".

. The AI job cuts are here - or are they?
[44 hours old]: Amazon's latest cuts fed into anxiety about AI replacing workers. But some are sceptical that recent layoffs are a telling sign of how AI is affecting employment.

. Crackdown sees increase in arrests for illegal working
[35 hours old]: The home secretary speaks to the BBC while overseeing a police operation in south London aimed at tackling illegal working.

. Reeves vows to 'defy' gloomy economic forecasts
[34 hours old]: The chancellor says investment is the answer to boosting the UK's productivity performance.

. Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy estate
[33 hours old]: Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.

. OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit
[48 hours old]: The deal will see long term investor Microsoft retain a 27% stake in the ChatGPT-maker.

. The South African start-up bringing tech to townships
[68 hours old]: Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

. These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?
[68 hours old]: It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

. Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G
[66 hours old]: New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

. The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
[92 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[165 hours old]: Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model

. How the outsourcing sector became South Africa's newest goldmine
[189 hours old]: South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

. Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office
[261 hours old]: Prabowo Subianto's promises of dynamic economic growth and social change have faced major challenges.

. How good is the battery in a used electric vehicle?
[333 hours old]: Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.

. Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid
[357 hours old]: Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.

. Why AI is being trained in rural India
[345 hours old]: Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

. Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
[428 hours old]: The country hopes to build a big tech sector, fuelled by its vast amount of cheap hydroelectricity.

. How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper
[475 hours old]: The maker of Japan's most popular beer, Super Dry, was hit by a major cyber-attack last month.

. Has the clock stopped on Swiss US trade?
[501 hours old]: Swiss exporters are looking at new markets after being hit by heavy US tariffs.

. Jersey inflation rises to 2.8%, report shows
[31 hours old]: The report says the increase is due to the rising costs of food, driving and leisure.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[205 hours old]: Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

. How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump
[391 hours old]: Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

. Trump's state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
[1077 hours old]: Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[1893 hours old]: Tariffs, Brexit, pandemic havoc... All of this caused short-term disruption - but the impact concealed a deeper problem for the UK automotive industry

. Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price
[2181 hours old]: The US president considers it a win - but if this all triggers a foundational realignment, the results may not break in his favour

. Should you pay off your mortgage early?
[150 hours old]: Martin answers a listener's question on his podcast.

. What the UK inflation figures actually mean for you
[175 hours old]: Prices in the UK rose by 3.8% in the year to September, matching the rate recorded in July and August.

. The Briefing Room
[169 hours old]: Could an AI bubble or so-called ‘shadow banking’ threaten the global economy?