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Live: the Binance hackers are using "never-seen-before laundering patterns" to hide the proceeds of the $6.3bn heist.
A North Korean group has been blamed for the $6.3bn Binance hack, the biggest ever crypto heist.
Polymarket has temporarily suspended trading on its international platform due to a security incident.
Live: people of 27 nationalities may be among those killed or injured in the Spain train crash, Sanchez says.
Spain has begun a mourning period as the search continues for train crash victims.
Analysis: battle lines have been redrawn in Spain's snap election after the latest train disaster.
Video explainer: how the deadly train crash in Spain unfolded.
Police Scotland is investigating Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's visit to Balmoral.
The Beijing Queer film festival has been cancelled after harassment from the authorities.
China has expelled a record number from the Communist party amid Xi's intensified purges of top officials.
Government corruption is a top issue for US midterm voters, an exclusive poll finds.
Vivek Ramaswamy has discontinued an attack ad that prompted a wave of revulsion.
"The status quo sucks": affordability and Trump loom over the final stretch of Maine's tight Senate race.
Analysis: are Trump's global actions, from Ukraine to Iran, going to hurt him in the elections?
James Comey's lawyers are seeking to have a third criminal case dismissed.
Gulf states must rethink their trillion-dollar defence in light of the US-Iran war, a report says.
The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta is to close, citing pressure from "special services".
Ukraine war briefing: outrage in Europe after a Russian drone killed 14 on a rail platform in Dnipro.
Seven oil tankers carrying 288,000 tonnes of Russian diesel are sailing towards the US.
The Houthis are sending Taiz "back to the stone age", the governor of the besieged Yemeni city says.
Basketweavers get in a twist over Alexander Skarsgard's Wicker Husband.
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All national tolls are to increase, starting at 10c on the M50 and EUR1 at the Dublin Tunnel.
"People are frightened": the tiny Scottish village fighting plans for one of Europe's largest data centres.
A loophole enabling drivers to stay on the roads without taking a test has finally been closed, 13 years after it was first planned.
"That okey-doke will not work this time": Obama took up the mic to duel with a tired-sounding Trump.
Norway has trolled Trump with toilet humour after his foul-mouthed jibe.
The PSNI is investigating a claim that Enoch Burke assaulted an archbishop during an Armagh confrontation.
Joanne McNally played a blinder on The Celebrity Traitors - here are 15 of her best lines.
"They are killing our community": more than 40 homes face demolition for the Galway ring road.
Pat Kenny injects a touch of venom into his take on Charles Haughey's kickback-funded lifestyle.
"Lots of deep thought has to go into this": the Taoiseach steps up research on Irish unity.
A new body is to examine options for Irish unity, the Taoiseach says.
Dublin pizza slice taste test: NY, Detroit, Italian-style - what tastes best?
Mbappe, Mao and the cost of offending China.
Charles Haughey - Glory, Greed and Guns review: "it's still shocking to read the scale of this immorality".
More than 100 staff have been laid off at Liberty Recycling as gardai examine links to Africa.
Breaking down the bill: where does the money you pay for electricity actually go?
Ian McKellen leads tributes to Patrick Stewart: "the most respected and beloved actor of his generation".
Public sector pay talks are edging closer, but hopes of a breakthrough have proved premature.
Justine McCarthy: a soldier explains his rationale for participating in genocide - "it's so insanely fun".
Halloween weather is to be mostly dry and bright, Met Eireann says.
A woman found her husband bleeding on the ground after going out to investigate a noise, a trial heard.
Former Ireland rugby star Shane Horgan has had a home repossession case struck out.
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Homes have been evacuated in Belfast's Shankill area as a terrorism probe was launched.
The Church of Ireland has expressed "deep concern" after an archbishop was confronted by Enoch Burke in an "aggressive manner" after a funeral.
Belfast taxi customers are paying up to 50% more for the same journey depending on which app they use.
Chris Donnelly: Drumcree exposes the BBC's unresolved problem with impartiality.
The Apprentice Boys rejected a Lower Ormeau "alternative route", the residents group says.
Analysis: Gavin Robinson huffs and puffs but won't blow the house down.
A DUP man's claims that an IRA member "deserved to be shot dead" have been branded "vitriolic and dehumanising" by the family.
The Falls Road has reopened following a "serious collision".
A judge has labelled a man accused of stealing GBP5,000 cufflinks a "dishonest individual" before refusing bail for his mother's funeral.
"We want to give back": Co Armagh sisters diagnosed with cancer six weeks apart look to the future.
A Stormont department has cut GBP430,000 from heating, electricity and running costs with its work from home policy.
"We're here, and we're part of what's being built for the future": is tech the new Irish America?
EUR500,000, 16,000 duine, 70 comortas, ceithre la - sin Feile an Oireachtais, an fheile is mo i bhfeilire na nGael.
From folklore to flag waving, trad musician Clare Sands is harnessing the power of stories from our past to highlight pressing present-day concerns.
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A UDA chief's nephew faces a sentence delay for smuggling a suitcase full of cannabis through an airport.
Comment: the DUP's double trouble - Carla Lockhart will now be a nightmare for a party leadership squeezed on both sides.
Marcon Fit-Out's pre-tax profits stayed over GBP3m despite a turnover fall.
A Garda work-to-rule highlights an "increase in chaos" in the justice system, Sinn Fein says.
Russell Brand "snapped from nice to nasty as he groped and raped women", the court heard.
Beavers are to return to the waters around Loch Ness, 500 years after their last sighting.
Andy Burnham has reacted to Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly's absence from the economic summit.
Councillors have clashed over a UK Town of Culture bid after a protest: "we don't want a local town tearing itself apart".
Carla Lockhart is set to quit the DUP and leave the party with just four MPs.
"My daddy is dead": remembering the Belfast Telegraph delivery drivers murdered 50 years ago.
Why is there a goose statue in Belfast city centre? How Alec gained legendary status... and a "telegram from the King".
Comment: there's a real sense of entitlement among some grandparents' responses to the hugging consent ad - it doesn't have to be a big deal.
Restaurant review: the Belfast restaurant I've reviewed most is still the bar by which others are judged.
A fake nun is back behind bars after walking down Garvaghy Road wearing a union flag headdress while "shouting and waving her arms erratically".
Paedophile ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been exposed over a bogus Trinity College history claim in a pre-sentence report.
What the budget means for NI, including why we're in limbo over the GBP100 energy payment.
The alleged victim in the Jeffrey Donaldson case claims the former DUP leader "gifted" himself a birthday rape at a Westminster office.
The 140-year-old Belfast fancy dress shop is as busy as ever: "everyone knows about it, so you just come here".
The council's armed forces jobs fair ban has been branded "insulting and ridiculous" by a TUV candidate.
A Belfast documentary-turned-movie maker is eyeing up a TV spin-off after his first feature film's premiere.
"Only credible option is to remove First Minister from office": Carla Lockhart warns she will take her "own course" if the DUP tries to "gaslight" voters.
A loyalist march through the lower Ormeau has been blocked by the Parades Commission.
Analysis: the meaty judgment gives greater clarity for future parading decisions.
The DUP leader has conceded the dismissal of the Orange Order legal challenge is "not what we wanted", as Garvaghy residents say they have been "vindicated".
A community has knitted together to transform a Co Antrim church tower with 13,000 poppies.
"It's been crazy... I haven't really had a minute to let it sink in": an NI children's nurse is "chuffed" to be crowned Miss Great Britain.
Halloween myth-busting: the creatures wrongly feared this spooky season.
Comment: if it's any consolation for Lockhart, Bryson and the frustrated Orangemen languishing on Drumcree hill, there's no chance of a united Ireland happening either.
Paddy McKillen Jr insists his court filing was "fully truthful, fully accurate" amid allegations he failed to disclose assets.
Are you on the hunt for a new job? Here are ten available this week.
Restaurant horror stories: from bungled burnt fungi to ice-cold hard prawns.