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• Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows

  09-06-2026 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.
  
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• Final piece of 'iconic' Denby Pottery signed

  09-06-2026 12:09 via bbc.com
  
  The firm, founded in 1809, appointed administrators due to rising energy and labour costs.
  
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• AI giants' race to raise funds heats up as ChatGPT-owner plans stock market debut

  09-06-2026 10:02 via bbc.com
  
  The company behind ChatGPT files its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.
  
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• US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties

  09-06-2026 09:20 via bbc.com
  
  The Pentagon list warns US firms of risks linked to working with flagged Chinese companies.
  
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• Jersey's youngest ever politician elected at 18

  09-06-2026 07:38 via bbc.com
  
  Gabriel Raimondo, who turned 18 shortly before the election, says he is "absolutely ecstatic".
  
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• Russia's fuel crisis intensifies as Ukraine steps up strikes on occupied territories

  09-06-2026 01:23 via bbc.com
  
  Kyiv has made it difficult for Moscow to provide military and civilian supplies to the territories it occupies.
  
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• SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet

  09-06-2026 01:22 via bbc.com
  
  SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.
  
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• Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?

  09-06-2026 01:06 via bbc.com
  
  Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.
  
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• Stock market jitters remain amid tech fears and renewed Middle East attacks

  08-06-2026 22:54 via bbc.com
  
  Markets in Asia are hit by a tech sell-off, and oil is volatile as Iran and Israel launch attacks on each other.
  
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• Jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon

  08-06-2026 19:18 via bbc.com
  
  The former leader of crypto platform FTX, currently serving a 25-year sentence, on Monday officially applied to be pardoned.
  
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• Lib Dems propose energy price discounts for all households

  08-06-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  The party estimates savings of £100-a-year on average for every household under the scheme.
  
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• Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones

  08-06-2026 17:30 via bbc.com
  
  Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.
  
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• From UK athlete to parliament: Serena Guthrie wins senator seat

  08-06-2026 17:20 via bbc.com
  
  Serena Guthrie won Commonwealth gold as part of the England netball team in 2018.
  
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• You may be saving for retirement without realising it. Here's how to check

  08-06-2026 11:48 via bbc.com
  
  One simple check could ensure you are not missing out on free money which could help in later life.
  
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• Widow 'distressed' by firm's nine-month delay to husband's pension

  08-06-2026 09:01 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Scotland has heard testimony from people affected by delays in pensions managed by outsourcing firm Capita.
  
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• M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people

  08-06-2026 08:03 via bbc.com
  
  The scheme aims to tackle the "growing challenge" of young people not in employment, education, or training. 
  
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• City Airport faces opposition to large jet plans

  08-06-2026 07:17 via bbc.com
  
  A committee of the London Assembly wants London City Airport's plans halted due to noise concerns.
  
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• 'No dead ends': What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment

  08-06-2026 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  The Netherlands has one of the world's lowest rates of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.
  
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• Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East

  08-06-2026 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.
  
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• How the High Street became a window on our political instability

  08-06-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?
  
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• 'We don't look at the sky any more': The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane

  08-06-2026 00:01 via bbc.com
  
  A grandfather, a survivor, a witness: one year after the crash, the people on the ground tell their stories.
  
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• Tata Steel says new £1.25bn furnace may be delayed due to electrical issue

  07-06-2026 14:56 via bbc.com
  
  Plans for £1.25bn steel-making furnace may be delayed by electrical connectivity problem, Tata says.
  
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• Cake sheds are making bakers £1,000 a week - but the dream might be over

  07-06-2026 01:41 via bbc.com
  
  They may have captured the public's imagination, but are councils coming for the cute cake cupboards?
  
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• I was applying for hundreds of jobs - this tip helped me get one

  07-06-2026 01:39 via bbc.com
  
  Four people who weren't hearing back from job applications shared what they did differently to secure their first role.
  
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• Cosmeticorexia: How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole

  07-06-2026 01:06 via bbc.com
  
  Fuelled by social media, the market for children's skincare is booming. Experts fear for the long-term impact on girls
  
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• Fizzy drink cans recalled as they 'may rupture unexpectedly'

  06-06-2026 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  Dalston's Pineapple Soda as asking people to throw away affected cans of its pineapple drink over fears they could cause injury.
  
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• Consumer Fight Back

  06-06-2026 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new report says that 3 in 4 people are not saving enough for a moderate retirement.
  
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• Advice service demand rises amid housing crisis

  06-06-2026 08:25 via bbc.com
  
  Citizens Advice Guernsey says housing and cost of living pressures have increased demand.
  
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• US stocks slump as fears over Big Tech shake Wall Street

  05-06-2026 23:38 via bbc.com
  
  The Nasdaq saw its biggest daily fall since early 2025.
  
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• Trump to meet AI leaders to discuss US investment in their companies

  05-06-2026 21:36 via bbc.com
  
  The US president said on Friday he expects to meet the leaders of top AI companies next week.
  
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