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We saved £6,000 on holidays by swapping homes with strangers

The BBC looks at the growing trend of people swapping homes to cut holiday costs.

2026-07-09 · 23:00 UTC
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Sports

France into semi-finals after comfortable win over Morocco

2026-07-09 · 22:49

Kylian Mbappe scores his eighth goal of this World Cup to make up for an earlier penalty miss with Ousmane Dembele…

Other

Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor's play spotlights messier side

2026-07-09 · 22:41

As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.

Sports

Guehi could miss Norway game with hamstring injury

2026-07-09 · 22:33

England defender Marc Guehi is managing a slight hamstring injury and could miss Saturday's Norway quarter-final.

World

North Carolina Sides With Federal Preemption, Taxing Prediction Markets 6% While Sportsbooks Pay 23%

2026-07-09 · 22:30

North Carolina has broken with the wave of states fighting prediction markets in court, using its new budget to tax…

Science

Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past

2026-07-09 · 22:29

If Homo floresiensis wasn't a fire-using hunter, its origins could be different than we thought.

Tech

OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6

2026-07-09 · 22:24

OpenAI's latest family of models promise improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.

Sports

Olympic champion McKeown out of Commonwealth Games

2026-07-09 · 22:17

Five-time Olympic backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown pulls out of this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with…

World

Why American ambulance rides are so expensive

2026-07-09 · 22:15

American ambulance rides are exceptionally expensive due to a broken billing system where patients frequently receive…

Tech

How an app in South Korea will let victims track their stalkers

2026-07-09 · 22:09

Officials say the app will help stalking victims, but some experts question the impact it might have.

Tech

An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise

2026-07-09 · 22:08

Lyzr, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprises, used its own AI agent to raise a $100 million round — proof,…

Tech

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

2026-07-09 · 22:03

OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year.

Sports

'Absolute perfection!' Mbappe fires France ahead against Morocco

2026-07-09 · 22:00

All the angles of Kylian Mbappe's opener for France against Morocco in the 2026 World Cup.

Sports

Mbappe penalty saved by Bono after long wait

2026-07-09 · 22:00

France forward Kylian Mbappe sees his penalty saved by Morocco's Bono after having to wait more than three minutes to…

Tech

Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic

2026-07-09 · 21:57

Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models?

Sports

Glens 'deserve huge credit' after RFS loss - Devine

2026-07-09 · 21:57

Glentoran manager Declan Devine says his side will "take huge confidence" into the second leg of their Conference League…

Science

Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases

2026-07-09 · 21:56

In neighboring Ohio, cases have reportedly reached over 500.

Sports

Pogacar dominates on Tourmalet as yellow jersey crashes

2026-07-09 · 21:49

Tadej Pogacar takes a big step towards winning the Tour de France for a record-equalling fifth time with a dominant…

Tech

Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

2026-07-09 · 21:47

The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.

Tech

AI Agents Could Be Turned Into Botnets Through Hallucinations, Researchers Warn

2026-07-09 · 21:45

Researchers warn AI agents could be tricked into downloading malicious code by exploiting the same hallucinations that…

Crypto

Coinbase chief legal officer to transition to advisory role on July 31

2026-07-09 · 21:35

The soon-to-be former chief legal officer did not announce the details of his next move but said that he would continue…

Crypto

Robinhood Chain Tops $560 Million in Daily DEX Volume, Fueled by Meme Coin Boom

2026-07-09 · 21:33

Robinhood Chain is seeing a sharp rise in speculative trading, with daily DEX volume topping $560 million and nearly…

Sports

England thrash India as Brook shines in Bristol to secure series win

2026-07-09 · 21:32

Harry Brook hit an unbeaten 79 to guide England to a nine-wicket win against India in Bristol, to go 3-0 in the five…

Crypto

Swift Launches Blockchain Ledger Pilot With 17 Global Banks

2026-07-09 · 21:27

Swift has taken another step toward modernizing global payments by introducing a blockchain-based shared ledger for…