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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 21:55 25 May 2026
 
* Portable charger problems on flights 'on the rise', watchdog warns
[1 hours old]: The CAA says 'more awareness' of the fire risks is needed and asks passengers to 'do the right thing'.

. UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
[71 hours old]: Temperatures hit 28.4C in parts of England on Friday, while delays have been reported at the Port of Dover and Birmingham Airport ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1460 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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and in other news ...

- Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in custody after admitting £400,000 embezzlement
[7 hours old]: The estranged husband of former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon is remanded in custody after pleading guilty.

- The questions raised by the Murrell embezzlement controversy
[9 hours old]: Thecase has been hanging over the SNP like a toxic cloud since the police investigation began five years ago.

* Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C
[0 hours old]: It comes after the UK recorded its warmest May night on Sunday when temperatures reached 19.4C.

- Woman dies after being shot outside Sheffield bar
[2 hours old]: Three people are in custody after the 30-year-old was found with serious injuries early on Monday.

- Deal with US not imminent, Iran says
[9 hours old]: The US secretary of state earlier said that an agreement could possibly come on Monday.

* Eight spectators and rider hurt at TT practice
[0 hours old]: Eight spectators and a rider are receiving hospital treatment after the crash at Parliament Square.

- Watch: Best moments from 2026 Cooper's Hill cheese rolling races
[6 hours old]: Thousands of people gathered in the baking heat to watch competitors from all over the world chase a 7lb (3kg) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the 1:2 gradient slope.

- Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leave
[3 hours old]: It comes after the Ukrainian capital suffered one of the biggest aerial assaults of the war overnight on Saturday.

* Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah
[0 hours old]: The Israeli military hits targets in eastern Lebanon after the prime minister announces further strikes.

- Pope Leo says AI must be 'disarmed' in first major teaching
[4 hours old]: The pontiff also warned of a "new digital slaveries" in his first encyclical since becoming Pope last year.

- Author of Rivals told writers to stop making her 'macho men' cry
[6 hours old]: Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals, an executive producer on the show says.

- In pictures: Hottest May day recorded in the UK
[1 hours old]: The Met Office said the heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid-summer, let alone in May.

- Coffee machines, fountain pens and Grand Theft Auto: How Murrell spent the money
[4 hours old]: Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party between August 2010 and October 2022. So, where did he spend it?

- Goodbye Salah and Pep, hello new champions - the Premier League in review
[12 hours old]: BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty reviews every team's Premier League - and looks back at his pre-season predictions.

* More than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears
[0 hours old]: Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.

* Family remember 'darling boy' who died in lake
[1 hours old]: The father of teenager Declan Sawyer urges others to take extra care while swimming.

- Mexico agrees to host Iran at World Cup instead of US
[3 hours old]: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum agrees to allow Iran to stay in the country during the World Cup, with the United States unwilling to host them.

- Threat of massive chemical tank explosion is 'eliminated', California officials say
[3 hours old]: Tens of thousands of people in southern California, however, remain under evacuation orders due to the failing chemical tank.

- White House gunman had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
[5 hours old]: The suspect previously obstructed a White House entry lane in June of 2025 and told Secret Service agents he was Jesus Christ.

- Met police to share more bodycam footage online
[4 hours old]: The force said the move would help people understand the "very challenging role" police carry out.

- German YouTuber retains cheese roll champion title
[7 hours old]: Thousands of people brave high temperatures to watch the annual event on Cooper's Hill.

- The political fight for American men
[14 hours old]: An interview with author and professor, Scott Galloway

- Man Utd captain Fernandes takes on Keane over 'lie'
[4 hours old]: Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes accuses Roy Keane of putting "words in my mouth" and says he has asked for the phone number of the club legend to set him straight.

- Spurs admit 'football success was not driving decisions'
[5 hours old]: Tottenham say "football success had not been driving our decisions" as non-executive chairman Peter Charrington admitted failings and vowed to rebuild in an open letter to the club's supporters.

* GB's Boulter scrapes into French Open second round
[0 hours old]: Great Britain's Katie Boulter reaches the French Open second round, grinding out a gruelling win over American wildcard Akasha Urhobo.

* Three ACL injuries later - how Notts County's Jones lit up Wembley
[1 hours old]: Notts County winger Jodi Jones once went five years without starting a league game - now he is man of the match in the League Two play-off final.

* Shaw signs new Man City deal after contract U-turn
[1 hours old]: Man City striker Khadija Shaw signs a new four-year contract with the club, just days after it looked like she would be leaving the WSL champions this summer.

- Wawrinka bids fond farewell to French Open
[6 hours old]: Stan Wawrinka bids a fond farewell to the French Open as the 2015 champion is beaten in the first round in Paris.

- Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
[7 hours old]: Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.

- 'I don't think I'll ever be able to retire'
[14 hours old]: People in their 70s say they cannot afford to quit their jobs, but others say work keeps them young.

- This beach hut costs the same as a three-bedroom house
[3 hours old]: A beach hut has gone on the market for £200,000 - the same price as some houses further along the Welsh coast.

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and in other older news ...

. How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line
[19 hours old]: MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten

. Morocco wants tourists to visit Western Sahara. Some say it's tightening its control
[21 hours old]: The Moroccan government wants more Western holidaymakers to visit the territory it claims to own.

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. The Louise Casey Interview (Live at Hay Festival)
[29 hours old]: Baroness Casey on violence against girls and whether governments take reviews seriously.

. Beer boom goes flat as breweries call last orders
[20 hours old]: The UK's brewery scene is shrinking as pubs close, costs rise and drinking habits change.

. 'I live in survival mode': The rise of the multi-job workforce
[20 hours old]: More people are taking second jobs as rising costs and insecure work reshape how we earn a living.

. Indian billionaires buy foreign companies as growth slows at home
[21 hours old]: India Inc spent bn on global buyouts in 2025 and the deal value could cross bn in the first half of 2026.

. 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
[34 hours old]: Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.

. SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
[65 hours old]: The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.

. Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
[81 hours old]: John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

. Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'
[74 hours old]: The Standard Chartered boss said he values all colleagues and is committed to helping them cope with change.

. AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditions
[71 hours old]: Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

. Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'
[74 hours old]: The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.

. Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
[80 hours old]: It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

. 'Six eggs used to be £1' - why everyday essentials cost so much more now
[43 hours old]: Six supermarket brand eggs cost £1 in 2022. How much are they now, why have they gone up, and is anyone profiteering?

. Love factually: Dating start-ups promise to cut the cheats
[93 hours old]: Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[117 hours old]: Campaigners in Barbuda, Grenada and Jamaica say they can no longer access their coastlines.

. Robo-top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt
[165 hours old]: Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.

. Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
[181 hours old]: The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

. Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
[183 hours old]: One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

. Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
[261 hours old]: It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
[303 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. City's living costs drive workers to food banks
[38 hours old]: It is so expensive to live in Cambridge a charity says people with jobs need subsidised food.

. Temperatures are rising - and so are ice cream prices
[58 hours old]: Temperatures are rising across the country, and so is the price of ice cream - but by how much?

. Could your weekly food shop get cheaper?
[82 hours old]: The government says shoppers across the UK could save as much as £150 million a year on food - but how much is that per household?

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[525 hours old]: What impact might shortages have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it?

. Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
[885 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[1406 hours old]: Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

. Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
[1604 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. The Leeds designer outlet that's 15 miles from Leeds
[59 hours old]: A rebrand of the junction 32 retail park off the M62 has gone down poorly with some locals in Castleford.

. Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?
[78 hours old]: Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

. Why thousands of stock trades tied to Trump are raising eyebrows
[82 hours old]: The BBC's Michelle Fleury looks at trades disclosed by the president.

. Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts
[85 hours old]: Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts