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The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
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The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad

With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating....

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Four ways Labour could raise money in the Budget without hiking income tax
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Four ways Labour could raise money in the Budget without hiking income tax

Chancellor John Healey may need to raise money to boost his fiscal headroom - BBC Verify examines what options could be on the table.

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Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
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Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption

Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40 - it's hard
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I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40 - it's hard

People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.

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I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40 - it's hard
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I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40 - it's hard

People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.

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After decades of ultra-cheap money, the cost of borrowing in Japan is rising

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Tax on banks, energy bill help and minimum wage rise - what could be in the Budget?
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Tax on banks, energy bill help and minimum wage rise - what could be in the Budget?

Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.

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The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
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The Indian workers filming their work to train AI

Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

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Will a new code end 'rip-off parking charges'?
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Will a new code end 'rip-off parking charges'?

The prime minister says a new code will end "rip-off parking charges" - but will it work?

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The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
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The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US

Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

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Mbappé sorry for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after backlash in China
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Mbappé sorry for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after backlash in China

The France star had referred to the former Chinese leader as a "dictator" during an interview about memes.

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A Chinese export surge has implications far beyond its borders

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Anthropic's blockbuster share listing - 5 surprising things we now know
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Anthropic's blockbuster share listing - 5 surprising things we now know

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is 355 pages and full of never before disclosed company information.

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As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
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As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?

With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.

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Budget 2026: 'Surrey is a lovely place - but it can be stressful'
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Budget 2026: 'Surrey is a lovely place - but it can be stressful'

Ahead of the Budget, residents tell BBC Radio Surrey their experiences of the cost-of living crisis.

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The AI telling farmers when to harvest
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The AI telling farmers when to harvest

Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

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Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
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Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm

Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.

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The virtual worlds where robots are trained
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The virtual worlds where robots are trained

Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.

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Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
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Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters

Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

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Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
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Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?

Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

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First-time buyer wary of Budget housing loan scheme
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First-time buyer wary of Budget housing loan scheme

Luke Anstee has been saving for three years but says rising living costs make home ownership harder.

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Big, noisy and coming to a town near you - why the data centre backlash is growing
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Big, noisy and coming to a town near you - why the data centre backlash is growing

Data centres are the lifeblood of our digital world, but there are growing concerns about their environmental impact. The BBC explores their rise in charts.

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Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing
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Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing

The company will be the first true artificial intelligence company to go public as tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI.

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Living with a stink? Technology might help

Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

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Healey to shield low-income pensioners from income tax in the Budget
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Healey to shield low-income pensioners from income tax in the Budget

Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.

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Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing
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Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing

The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn.

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Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
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Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?

Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

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X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
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X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?

Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?

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How long will humans be needed for translation?
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How long will humans be needed for translation?

AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

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Spain battles climate change on several fronts
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Spain battles climate change on several fronts

A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

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Will the Budget pass Burnham's Makerfield test?
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Will the Budget pass Burnham's Makerfield test?

People in the prime minister's constituency say rising costs are squeezing household finances.

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Are California voters about to impose 'world's first' tax on billionaires?
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Are California voters about to impose 'world's first' tax on billionaires?

Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.

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How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
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How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom

Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
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How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada

Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

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Donald Trump's biggest economic problem looks strangely familiar
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Donald Trump's biggest economic problem looks strangely familiar

Donald Trump heads into the US midterm elections with an issue similar to his political foe Joe Biden.

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Salon owners urge Budget VAT cut as staffing pressures grow
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Salon owners urge Budget VAT cut as staffing pressures grow

Marcus Perkins, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Brierley Hill, says he is scared for the future.

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First-time buyers hoping for help from the Budget
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First-time buyers hoping for help from the Budget

Aspiring homeowners say rent, rising costs and house prices are delaying plans to buy.

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Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
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Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds

The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government

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The Documentary
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The Documentary

Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape

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My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
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My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die

Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

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The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
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The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases

Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

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Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
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Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension

Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

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Apple to replace iPhone Duos affected by screen problem
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Apple to replace iPhone Duos affected by screen problem

Photos shared online showed faults appearing on the screens of Apple's first foldable device.

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Rise in sales of radios and tinned foods, say retailers, after call to stock up
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Rise in sales of radios and tinned foods, say retailers, after call to stock up

Figures obtained by BBC Newsnight show large spikes in sales of torches, radios and power banks.

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Minimum wage set to rise but 18-20 year-olds will not get bigger increase
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Minimum wage set to rise but 18-20 year-olds will not get bigger increase

Chancellor John Healey will reveal the new pay rates in the Budget, and has also announced measures to help households with the cost of living.

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Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
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Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds

Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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