At least four people were killed when a lorry laden with explosives detonated in Tolima province, western Colombia, on Sunday, a local official has said. A two-month-old baby girl was among the dead, Tolima governor Adriana Magali Matiz wrote in a post on X. The lorry exploded near a military base in the town of Planadas, damaging a nearby hospital and several other buildings. It is not yet clear who was behind the bombing, but armed criminal groups have recently stepped up attacks against the security forces in what appears to be retaliation for an offensive ordered against them by the new right-wing President, Abelardo de la Espriella. De la Espriella was sworn into office in August after campaigning on a tough-on-crime platform.

Ryanair may freeze workers' pay and raise fares on higher fuel prices Ryanair is considering a temporary wage freeze for staff to pay for a sharp rise in its fuel costs which have surged following the US-Israel war with Iran. The carrier said it expects fuel prices to remain high well into 2027 unless there is a swift resolution to the conflict. Ryanair said its fuel bill is forecast to be €2bn (£1.6bn) higher in the short-term and said it expects European airfares to increase to help cover the cost. But it said that was unlikely to be enough and, among a number of measures, it is looking into temporary pay freezes. The BBC has contacted Unite, the union which represents Ryanair employees, for comment.

'It took years to get pain-relieving surgery - I hope a robot means others won't have to wait' Like thousands of women in Northern Ireland, Colleen Crothers waited decades for medical help to treat chronic endometriosis - and, now thanks to an all-island first, she's hoping her long road will be a thing of the past. Robotic surgery came too late for me, she said. I hope other women won't have to wait as long. She is talking about a new breakthrough for female patients in Northern Ireland - the Da Vinci gynae robot at Belfast City Hospital. Operated by humans, the robot's wrists can twist and turn in tight pelvic spaces and it is said to be more precise at complex surgery than a human hand because it is steadier.

Don't get caught out by new Buy Now Pay Later rules If you've bought something via Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) since the summer, then you'll have been tested to see if you can afford it. BNPL has always been a type of loan, usually paid back in instalments, but it's only been officially regulated since July. This means stricter background checks on your ability to repay. If you fail, then your purchase via BNPL will be blocked. If there's a chance of this happening to you, here are some ways to approach the situation.

Ukraine's air raid alert app was apparently hacked on Sunday and for a short time said the capital Kyiv was subject to a radiation threat, the Ukrainian Air Force has said. The Air Force message on Telegram read: The Air Alarm application has probably been subjected to hostile interference. There is no radiation threat! Stay calm and follow our updates on our channel. The Ukrainian Central Intelligence Agency said on Telegram that there had been a failure in the app, and urged people to use other sources of information to clarify the situation regarding the threat of air strikes.

Thousands of Virgin Media O2 staff face redundancy risk as the telecoms firm looks to save money in the face of billions of pounds of debt and tougher competition. The broadband provider has not finalised the number of roles to be cut but it is likely be a sizeable chunk of its 16,000 workforce, the BBC understands. VMO2 has billions of debt on its balance sheet and is tackling competition from both smaller providers as well as giants like BT, which has agreed a deal to acquire rival TalkTalk, a move which VMO2 has firmly opposed. The Prospect union, which represents VMO2 staff, said the cuts were disappointing and very unsettling. Deputy general secretary Noel McClean said it is committed to supporting our members through what is a difficult time, as well as also working with employers to explore ways to mitigate the number of redundancies and ensure retraining and redeployment of staff affected.

Image caption, Mourners attend the funeral of five Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike. Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least eight people, including a child, according to hospitals, despite a year-old ceasefire. In Gaza City to the north, hospital officials said a missile attack hit a group of civilians next to Cairo School in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood, killing three people, including a child. In the southern city of Khan Younis, the Hamas-run ministry of interior said a drone attack targeted a group of police officers in the Al-Mawasi area, killing five, as they were carrying out their routine duties. The Israeli military said it had carried out two attacks on what it described as military operatives but has not yet provided evidence or further information.

These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst A once-obscure corner of the AI ecosystem finds itself in the spotlight - and investors don't all like what they see. Names like CoreWeave and Nebius are familiar to the tech set in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. These data centre companies, known as neocloud firms, run large warehouses packed with expensive computers, which they lease to major AI developers like Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta. Many question whether neocloud firms are financially sound and what their recent stumbles tell us about the state of the AI economy. Analysts at Gartner predict by 2030, 80% of neocloud firms will cease independent operations, while Forrester's experts expect at least three of them to be imminently acquired as finances get shaky.

UK to invest £100m in'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab The UK says it will establish a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) to help strengthen its defences against emerging biological threats. As part of Wednesday's Budget, the government will commit £100m to establishing the new, world first institute with the support of leading AI firms. The chancellor will also pledge millions of pounds in spending across a range of initiatives aimed at shoring up the UK's ability to respond to evolving cyber, biological and AI-enabled threats. AI will transform daily life: every firm, community, hospital, school, and every aspect of our economy can benefit, John Healey said. I understand and share the concerns of working people, so I am setting out a distinctively British approach to AI.

Image caption, Many of Monday's papers are leading with coverage of the Conservative Party conference and the Times angles its front page piece on Kemi Badenoch pledging to scape a range of environmental regulations including strict net-zero standards. Image caption, The Daily Mail takes a wider view of Badenoch's reset of the party, saying she has moved to get it battle-ready for an election with a direct echo of Margaret Thatcher's approach in the 1970s by releasing plans for a return to'common sense' Tory values. Image caption, Under a large headline reading Bad to the future the Daily Mirror runs a piece that opens Badenoch is accused of trying to take the country back to the days of austerity under the'nasty party'. Image caption, The Metro runs a large image of Badenoch next to a story saying she has vowed to be like a no-nonsense mum as she moves to make the Conservatives the'common sense' party, and also likens her approach to an echo of Thatcher. Image caption, Badenoch's promise to save the pension triple lock and her attack on Prime Minister Andy Burnham for going after the elderly is the top line of the front page of the Daily Express. Image caption, Atop its front page, the Sun has a short story on Badenoch warning that Britain must not become a nation of'little ghettos' and migrants should embrace our culture.