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BusinessBBCFTSE 100 closes at record high
The stock index closes at a high as global inflation and interest rate fears ease.
NewsBBCUS halts Blinken China visit after spy balloon row
The US secretary of state's trip to China is postponed after a spy balloon is tracked across the US.
NewsBBCEnergy bills: Magistrate quits over force-fitting meter warrants
Robin Cantrill-Fenwick says courts are "rubber stamping" warrants that allow energy firms into homes.
BusinessBBCEntrepreneur enters Dragons' Den playing the bagpipes
Robbie MacIsaac's invention withdraws moisture from a piper's breath to prevent instrument damage.
BusinessBBCHave we fallen out of love with voice assistants?
Worries over privacy and the cost of living have curbed interest in voice assistants like Alexa.
NewsBBCDeep freeze: US north-east braces for record breaking wind chills
Over a dozen weather records are expected to be broken by Friday afternoon across the north-east.
NewsBBCNigeria election 2023: Who are the presidential candidates?
A list of all the 18 candidates contesting Nigeria's presidential election on 25 February.
SportBBCCHAN could offer revival of Senegalese local football
Almost a year after its first AFCON success, Senegal hopes to do the same at the African Nations Championship CHAN which values local football.
BusinessBBCTwitter: Number of staff suing goes up daily - lawyer
One former senior manager tells the BBC the treatment of workers by Elon Musk was "unjustifiable".
NewsBBCGrays lorry deaths: Romanian man in court over 39 migrant deaths
Marius Mihai Draghici faces manslaughter charges after the migrants were found in a lorry in 2019.
NewsBBCYale honours black girl wrongly reported to police
A neighbour had called the police on Bobbi Wilson when she was out hunting for invasive lanternflies.
BusinessBBCTrinidad and Tobago media guide
An overview of the media in Trinidad and Tobago, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
BusinessBBCJobs growth surges in US despite slowdown fears
The jobless rate fell to its lowest in more than 50 years last month, as employers added 517,000 jobs.
NewsBBCPope and archbishop on historic peace mission to South Sudan
The holy men hoping to heal South Sudan, the world's newest nation overcoming a brutal civil war.
NewsBBCDartmoor Zoo set for £130,000 energy bill increase
The zoo is looking at alternative options, such as renewable energy, to tackle rising costs.
NewsBBCChinese spy balloon over US is weather device says Beijing
China says a suspected spy balloon is actually a wayward "civilian airship" used for weather monitoring.
NewsBBCEnergy firms told to stop force-fitting prepayment meters
British Gas has been heavily criticised for practices around installing prepayment meters.
NewsBBCHow could surveillance balloon have travelled from China?
Wind speed modelling has been used to estimate a possible path for the balloon
NewsBBCPaedophile pop star Gary Glitter freed from prison
The singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.
NewsBBCGreat Yarmouth Marina Centre rebuild has boosted town - council
A new £26m seafront leisure centre has increased footfall in a town by 15%, a council says.
HealthBBCPolar vortex: A guide to surviving extreme cold
As a deadly Arctic cold sweeps North America, we look at the risks of a deep freeze.
StyleAustralian Associated PressFashion designer Rabanne dies at age 88
Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born pace-setting designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house has announced on its website."The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honour our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the age of 88.
NewsBBCLosing Oldham Coliseum a dreadful blow, town's residents say
Oldham's residents react to the town's only professional theatre losing its Arts Council funding.
NewsAustralian Associated PressBlinken postpones China trip over balloon 'violation'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to China after a Chinese balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what US officials have called a "clear violation" of US sovereignty."After consultations with our interagency partners as well as with Congress, we have concluded that the conditions are not right at this moment for Secretary Blinken to travel to China," a senior State Department official told reporters.
NewsBBCHuman error behind network outage, Sure confirms
Mobile and broadband services were affected on Thursday.
