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. Miliband refuses to say whether he personally backs Heathrow
[69 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the Labour government will support airport expansion plans.
. What's the plan for a third runway at Heathrow Airport?
[265 hours old]: The chancellor says expanding Heathrow would boost growth, but there is a lot of vocal opposition.
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Father jailed for murdering daughter he claimed died in a play-fight [4 hours old]: Simon Vickers, who claimed his daughter's stabbing was accidental, is sentenced.
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More quakes hit Santorini and surrounding islands [2 hours old]: Three more quakes above 4.0 magnitude are registered on Monday near the Greek tourist hotspot.
* King visits Cornish housing project in rare joint visit with PM and Rayner [0 hours old]: The King gives Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer a guided tour of sustainable housing in Cornwall.
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Man who lost Bitcoin fortune wants to buy tip where it may be buried [5 hours old]: James Howells wants to search a landfill site where he lost 8,000 bitcoins now worth about £620m.
* Irish boxer John Cooney's family 'devastated' at loss of fighter [0 hours old]: The family of the boxer who died a week after a title fight in Belfast say they are "very touched" by condolences.
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Hundreds arrested in illegal worker raids on nail bars, car washes and restaurants [5 hours old]: Nail bars and takeaways were targeted in the raids ahead of an immigration bill being debated by MPs.
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Chris Mason: Raids show ministers want to look tough on immigration [2 hours old]: With high numbers still arriving in the UK, the government is keen not to appear wishy-washy on an issue that matters to so many people.
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'I'd swap with Elsie any day', says mum of Southport attack victim [3 hours old]: The parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King pay tribute to their daughters.
* 'Billionaires own my mouldy rental property' [0 hours old]: Families tell BBC their mould-infested homes are making them ill - Panorama investigates.
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Teenagers say they were assaulted and mocked by nurses at psychiatric unit [2 hours old]: A BBC investigation finds some nurses were verbally abusive and cruel towards unwell teenagers.
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Why more young men in Germany are turning to the far right [14 hours old]: The far right here and elsewhere in Europe attracts an increasing number of young people, particularly men.
* Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef: What's the latest? [0 hours old]: After Lamar's show, a reminder of where we are now in the big rap feud, and exactly how we got here.
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Swift, Trump and a dynasty in ruins - how Super Bowl 59 unfolded [11 hours old]: President Trump and Taylor Swift in attendance as Philadelphia Eagles beat Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 at Caesars Superdrome, New Orleans
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Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. Where do other countries stand? [14 hours old]: The US has historically given automatic citizenship to anyone born in the country, but this principle is not the norm globally.
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How Spain's economy became the envy of Europe [14 hours old]: The growth is led by a tourism boom, with Spain nearing France as the world's most visited country.
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Archbishop of York 'wrong person' to lead Church reform, says bishop [2 hours old]: Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley said Stephen Cottrell should resign over his handling of an abuse case.
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Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments [1 hours old]: Burnley MP Oliver Ryan says his comments in the group were "completely unacceptable".
* Anger over Israel's arrest of East Jerusalem bookshop owners [1 hours old]: Police accuse them of selling books containing incitement, but critics the action unjustified.
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Watch: Moment India police unplug Ed Sheeran's street performance [8 hours old]: The star was stopped from busking ahead of his concert in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru.
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'Magical' Liverpool win for Plymouth Argyle fans [6 hours old]: It is the first time the Devon side have beaten Liverpool since February 1956.
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Minister blames monkey for Sri Lanka nationwide power cut [6 hours old]: The outage is yet to be fully fixed, meaning hospitals and other buildings are having to use generators.
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Invictus proposal was 'gold medal moment' [4 hours old]: James Cairns, who lost his leg in Afghanistan, proposed before wheelchair basketball match.
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'Ireland live rent free in Scotland's heads - again' [4 hours old]: There was a sense it was over almost before it began as Scotland suffered another chastening Six Nations defeat by Ireland, writes Tom English.
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Eagles demolish Chiefs to deny them Super Bowl three-peat [11 hours old]: The Philadelphia Eagles demolish the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to deny them an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl.
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Boom or bust? Golf in flux but is it really thriving? [1 hours old]: With golf back live on free-to-air television in the UK, the leader of the free world brokering a united future and top stars growing the game on a giant simulator, should we be looking at the sport from a glass half full perspective, writes Iain Carter.
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Philadelphia Eagles destroy Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl [5 hours old]: The Philadelphia Eagles deny the Kansas City Chiefs the 'three-peat' as they dominate the Super Bowl in New Orleans with a crushing 40-22 victory.
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Trump says tariffs coming on steel and aluminium [3 hours old]: Imports of the metals will be hit with a 25% levy, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada.
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Lidl lifts pay ahead of minimum wage rise [3 hours old]: The supermarket says the rise will benefit about 28,000 employees as it becomes the latest chain to lift wages.
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China's tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect [10 hours old]: Beijing's move comes after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% levy on goods imported from China.
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Subsidies halved for controversial Drax power station [7 hours old]: The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.
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No more minting 'wasteful' pennies, Trump tells Treasury [5 hours old]: The US President cites rising costs as the reason for discontinuing production of the one cent coin
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A Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine? [47 hours old]: Reports suggest a proposed US peace plan could be unveiled this week.
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Elon Musk vs The US Government [81 hours old]: Musk says "it's now or never" for his revolution
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M&S boss says retailers 'raided like a piggy bank' [26 hours old]: Stuart Machin says the sector is facing a wave of tax rises and the government needs to "lighten the burden".
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No excuses not to build 1.5m new homes, Rayner says [28 hours old]: The deputy PM says she's "determined" to hit Labour's house-building target by the next election.
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'I've spent more than £3,000 on Jellycats' [38 hours old]: A rising number of adults are buying toys - we hear from so-called "kidults" who are splashing out thousands.
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Key power station didn't properly disclose burning forest wood [28 hours old]: The Drax facility, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from.
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PlayStation Network back online, firm says [31 hours old]: PlayStation says the service has now "fully recovered" and apologised for the disruption.
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Cheaper China e-bikes 'kick in teeth' for UK firms [51 hours old]: British makers of e-bikes are worried after the government scraps tariffs on Chinese e-bikes .
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Bereaved families asked to return pension overpayments [59 hours old]: A former pensions minister says the DWP does not make it clear to families the repayments are voluntary.
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How Japan sparked Trump's 40-year love affair with tariffs [63 hours old]: As a young real estate developer in New York, Trump said a rising Japan was ripping off the US.
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Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid [54 hours old]: More than 30 years after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will join the EU's grid.
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Trump suspends tariffs on small packages from China [69 hours old]: The order ending duty-free shipment of packages from China worth less than 0 had caused chaos.
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'Our mortgage may now go up by less than £125 a month' [76 hours old]: The BBC hears from borrowers and savers about how the cut in interest rates will affect them.
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US job growth slows but unemployment stays low [73 hours old]: Firms created 143,000 jobs last month, below analysts' forecasts, but December's figure was upgraded.
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Netflix raises subscription prices in UK [76 hours old]: Users will pay £2 a month more on the standard plan, Netflix's most popular subscription package.
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House prices hit new high ahead of stamp duty change [79 hours old]: The UK's biggest mortgage lender says there remains "strong demand" for new loans.
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UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data [72 hours old]: The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.
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Some on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says minister [78 hours old]: The work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can.
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US should support World Bank and IMF - Bank of England boss [88 hours old]: Andrew Bailey says he is "following closely" whether Trump will change US support for the institutions.
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India cuts interest rates for the first time in five years [81 hours old]: The latest cut happens when India's GDP growth is seen slowing to a four-year-low of 6.7%.
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TikTok sued by parents of UK teens after alleged challenge deaths [74 hours old]: The US-based Social Media Victims Law Center filed the wrongful death lawsuit on Thursday.
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How to shift from lorry driver to space engineer [87 hours old]: Students explain their hopes for the UK's first Space Systems Degree Apprenticeship.
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World leaders set to vie for AI domination at Paris summit [111 hours old]: Global politicians and AI bosses will next week attend a summit to debate the disruptive technology.
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Ghana wants more for its cashews, but it's a tough nut to crack [136 hours old]: The African nation exports its cashews in raw form, but processing them would be more lucrative.
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Why employees smuggle AI into work [159 hours old]: Many staff are using AI at work without the permission of their employers.
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Leaving X can be a tricky decision for brands [279 hours old]: Many companies have left X but it's not always a simple decision.
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Will a third runway at Heathrow help UK growth? [292 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce expansion plans but some question the short-term benefits.
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Will young developers take on key open source software? [328 hours old]: The founders of important open source software are getting older, who will take over?
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Inside the race for Greenland's mineral wealth [352 hours old]: The territory's untapped mineral wealth has caught the eye of both mining firms and Donald Trump.
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The French winemaker whose wines are illegal in his home country [397 hours old]: Maxime Chapoutier makes wines that combine French and Australian grapes, a strict no-no in the EU.