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Households cut health insurance, despite rising claim payouts
Health insurance premiums have risen almost 75 percent in the past five years.

MongoDB adds AI retrieval tools for live Atlas data
Developers will be able to build AI agents on live production data without separate vector stores or synchronisation overhead.

Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree powers up for stellar Shanghai debut

Rising golf star, 18, dies after brain haemorrhage
Promising Australian golfer Jessica Bang dies at the age of 18 after suffering a brain haemorrhage as she prepared for a tournament in Thailand.

'Unprecedented' rains in Japan kill six people
The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.

How a major oil slick started washing up on Iran's beaches
Experts tell BBC Verify pollution has spread from a ship attacked on 3 August and threatens vulnerable wildlife.

New Zealand break with Oceania Football Confederation to withdraw Infantino support
New Zealand break rank with Oceania's football governing body to become the latest nation to withdraw support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Watch: Video shows scale of devastation in Stourbridge
Multiple fires tore through the West Midlands on Thursday, with firefighters still working to control the blazes.

NRL tables $57 million offer to buy into Super League
After years of speculation, the NRL has made a bid to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the competition in an attempt to revive rugby league in England.

How a 1990s radio quiz helped the Wallabies celebrate their 1000th player
After 127 years of Test matches, Wallaby No.1000 will run onto the field when Queensland prop Massimo De Lutiis helps take on Japan. How do we know? A stockbroker’s decade-long passion project.

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Flights cancelled as fog hits Wellington Airport
Wellington Airport says fog has caused several flight cancellations on Friday evening.

How Maresca's Man City are shaping up compared with Guardiola side
Enzo Maresca has the difficult task of following Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. BBC Sport analyses the new manager's style and tactics from the pre-season games so far.

US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.

The Papers: 'Houses burn and train derails on hottest day' and 'Britain on fire'
Many of today's papers lead coverage with the fires and train derailment under headlines about Thursday being the hottest day.

'She was just Gaynor from up the road' - villagers ready for emotional Bonnie Tyler goodbye
She was the global superstar that people in a small Welsh village felt they all knew personally.

NHS service admits data breach due to pager use
The medical data of transplant patients from across the UK was sent over an unencrypted pager network.

Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances
Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?

‘Has my team’s shooting improved?’ How AI is professionalising junior sport
Grassroots coaches can generate player highlights (and lowlights) to analyse and send to parents or grandparents. It’s tipped to transform local sport.