Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeks

BBC - Oct 14, 2026

Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.

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Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss

Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.

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China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record

China’s exports grew last month at the fastest pace in almost any month since the end of the global financial crisis.

Oct 14, 2026

Bank of America Fined $1.2 Billion for Lax Money-Laundering Oversight

Federal regulators said the bank had waved through suspicious transactions without proper care.

Oct 14, 2026

Bank of America hit with $1.2bn fine for money laundering failings

The bank inadequately flagged transactions linked to potential Chinese money laundering networks, the Treasury said.

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Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin

A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine.

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Lawyer for Fed Governor Cook Denounces Trump’s New Investigation

A lawyer for Lisa Cook raised “significant concerns” over the “objectivity and fitness of the committee” assembled by President Trump as a way to remove her as a governor at the Federal Reserve.

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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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Police Identify 42-Year Old Man Killed at Six Flags Over Georgia

The police identified the 42-year-old man who died at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday. The company said it was temporarily closing multiple rides in the U.S. and Canada as a precaution.

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Carney 1812 post references British-Canadian forces routing US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday made a reference to a 1812 U.S.-British battle in which forces from the United Kingdom were victorious. “On this day in 1812,” Carney said in a post on the social platform X that also featured a photo of a small sculpture of what appears to be a British...

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Federal energy regulators shoot down grid operator's plan to cut power to data centers during shortfalls

The nation’s energy regulators have shot down a bid from a regional grid operator to cut power to some large data centers during a supply shortfall — leaving the issue largely in the hands of states. Regional grid operator PJM, which manages the electric grid for several East Coast and Midwest states, proposed an ability...

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Treasury fines Bank of America $1.2B for violating money laundering, sanctions law

The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced it was fining Bank of America more than $1.2 billion for violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) fined Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the country, $1.2 billion for its failure to “mitigate and report priority national security risks,” the department...