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  1. Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%

    Reform UK and the Conservatives have criticised plans for the new levy on visitors' overnight stays.
  2. Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate

    The price of oil jumps to $105 a barrel amid signs the Iran war will not be resolved quickly.
  3. Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police

    Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.
  4. Can Trump pay $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win midterm elections?

    Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
  5. Watch: Is the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition worth the hype?

    Crowds have been flocking to the British Museum to see the Bayeux Tapestry as it's on public display in the UK for the first time since it was created nearly 1,000 years ago.
  6. Four hurt and seven arrested in London stabbing

    Seven people are arrested after a fight that an eyewitness says broke out near a KFC restaurant.
  7. Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City

    Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
  8. Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life

    The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".
  9. Police and army attend funeral for officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash

    Former army colleagues attend PC Tom Clough's funeral alongside police and emergency workers.
  10. Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha

    Mokha's capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route.
  11. Four killed and 60 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says

    The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report.
  12. 'We never recovered him': Quest to identify remains from Ground Zero continues

    New York officials are working with new, complex technology to find traces of more than 1,000 victims.
  13. 'We lost over £1,000': Why some passengers were hit harder than others by air traffic chaos

    Flight disruption has ruined holidays and left passengers sleeping on airport floors - so what are their rights?
  14. One year after Charlie Kirk's death, conservative students struggle to fill void he left

    The assassination sent shockwaves through the conservative youth movement, which students say has lost momentum and a vital figurehead.
  15. Can you make a case for Chelsea being stripped of 2016-17 title?

    Does Mauricio Pochettino have a case that Tottenham should be retrospectively crowned Premier League champions?
  16. 'My cancer spread while I waited months for surgery': The cost of England's cancer wait times

    Cancer care has got worse since the government announced plans to speed up waiting times and save more lives, BBC analysis shows.
  17. US airport security weighs major changes 25 years after 9/11

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reversing policies put in place after 9/11.
  18. Teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools

    Bronwen James, 30, admitted abusing two girls and was convicted of offences against a teenage boy.
  19. Gruffalo illustrator says rise of AI images 'worrying'

    Axel Scheffler speaks to the BBC alongside author Dame Julia Donaldson, who reads an extract from their new book.
  20. Father of A66 teen charged with funeral assault

    Police charged Gye Worthy with assault at the funeral for his son who was killed in the A66 crash.
  21. Theatregoer who throttled woman at show is jailed

    Malcolm Potier attacked the audience member after she started singing along, a judge is told.
  22. Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows

    One pilot told the other about the aircraft's "excessive speed" but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded.
  23. Ex-Tory campaign chief pleads guilty over election bet

    Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when the 2024 election would be held.
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  25. Trump's $5,000 Payout Promise

    Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if the Republicans win the midterms.
  26. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why is Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial dividing America?

    And will Trump succeed in limiting mail-in voting before the midterms?
  27. England's push for two-day win halted by weather

    England's charge towards a two-day victory in the final Test against Pakistan is only halted by rain at Edgbaston.
  28. Spurs and Richarlison in dispute over contract

    Tottenham and their forward Richarlison are in dispute over the remaining nine months on his contract.
  29. Hamilton and Leclerc 'squash' Monza controversy

    Lewis Hamilton says he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have "squashed" any controversy between them from the Italian Grand Prix.
  30. England march to early win over Pakistan held up by rain

    Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence, Jamie Smith and Ollie Robinson all post half-centuries on day two of the third Test for England, with rain the only respite for a Pakistan side trailing by 268.
  31. 2030 Winter Olympics boss departs amid turmoil

    Edgar Grospiron leaves his position as president of the organising committee for the 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics just 18 months after his appointment.
  32. GB return after pregnancy 'hard to put into words' - Kinsella

    A year after giving birth, Alice Kinsella takes the latest step on her groundbreaking return to gymnastics at an international meeting for Great Britain.