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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 18:35 02 Oct 2026
 
- Watch: 'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
[9 hours old]: He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.

. Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'
[25 hours old]: Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.

. The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
[402 hours old]: Few companies have the technology to make aircraft windows which are getting harder to make.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[642 hours old]: Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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and in other news ...

* Watch: Why has UK diesel price hit an all time high?
[0 hours old]: Diesel has now hit an average of £2 a litre in the UK, the RAC motoring group says, with petrol prices also rising.

* Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France
[1 hours old]: More than 600 schools have faced disruption as protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.

* Woman at centre of Cornell rape inquiry was 'failed' by officials, says New York governor
[0 hours old]: The woman, known as Jane Doe, alleges she was raped by seven students at a fraternity house at the university in 2024.

- Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor
[2 hours old]: Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.

- I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's
[3 hours old]: Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.

- Dolly Parton sings Jolene in Welsh in recording released after her death
[3 hours old]: Parton's niece Jada Star and Welsh singer Bronwen Lewis say the country artist was proud to sing in Welsh.

- Alison Hammond has heart check-up in hospital after leaving TV's This Morning
[1 hours old]: The host says she is "fine" but getting checked after leaving midway through Friday's This Morning.

- Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87
[2 hours old]: The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.

- Woman who killed abusive partner has murder conviction overturned
[5 hours old]: The Court of Appeal ruled that jurors were misdirected on Julie Ann McIlwaine's loss of control defence to the killing of James Joseph Crossley.

* London Fire Brigade named in Met's evidence file on Grenfell fire
[0 hours old]: The brigade is among 20 organisations the police have compiled evidence against since 2017.

- What's really going on with the lymphatic drainage beauty trend videos?
[6 hours old]: Fans of these massages claim they "depuff" and "define" their stomach - but what's actually happening to their bodies?

- School protests send shivers down French government's spine
[5 hours old]: A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

- Tories aim to be election-ready ahead of party conference
[3 hours old]: The party will focus on the economy and welfare, as Kemi Badenoch tells her team to prepare for a possible early election.

- What we know about Cornell University frat house rape investigation
[2 hours old]: The woman alleges she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university two years ago.

- How to see the Orionid meteor shower this weekend
[10 hours old]: Friday sees the start of the Orionid meteor shower as Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet. It peaks later in October.

- Three reasons Middle East oil supply is nearly back to pre-Iran war levels
[2 hours old]: Experts say US military assistance, using shuttle tankers and pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz mean exports have rebounded.

- Families remember teens who died in river
[2 hours old]: Luke Etheridge was kind and caring and Zara Shaw "had a zest for life", their families say.

- First minister demands 'new deal' from Andy Burnham to make Wales equal with Scotland
[2 hours old]: Rhun ap Iorwerth demands the UK government devolve policing, justice and welfare powers to Cardiff Bay.

* Greens can move Labour in the right direction, says Polanski
[0 hours old]: The Green leader tells his autumn conference that a vote for his party can force changes from Andy Burnham.

- K-pop giants Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the Grammys
[5 hours old]: Stray Kids become the second major act to withdraw from the Grammys over the new best Asian Pop award.

- British paratrooper killed by explosion in Ukraine, coroner rules
[4 hours old]: L/Cpl George Hooley is the first UK service member to die in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

- Olivia Dean accused of copying Bill Withers' Just The Two of Us
[8 hours old]: The star's record label is sued over similarities between her song I've Seen It and Withers' classic.

- Son of ex-Chelsea player died in 40C desert hike
[7 hours old]: Cassius Newton's wife urged him not to go on the hike, a coroner tells an inquest into his death.

- Man City confirm appeal against guilty verdict
[9 hours old]: The club's statement says the ruling contains "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe".

- What does Man City guilty verdict mean for their squad?
[8 hours old]: BBC Sport looks at how Manchester City's guilty verdict will affect their existing players' futures and the club's dealings in the transfer market.

- Tuchel would never rule out players not in top flight
[2 hours old]: England boss Thomas Tuchel says he would "never rule out" selecting someone who is not playing in the top flight, should Manchester City be relegated.

- How Gordon became one of England's main men
[4 hours old]: Anthony Gordon has been England's in-form player since the World Cup knockout stage - is the Barcelona forward now undroppable?


* Sabalenka 'trying hard to be easier on myself'
[1 hours old]: Aryna Sabalenka says she is "trying so hard to be easier on myself" as she begins her China Open campaign with victory over Renata Zarazua.

- Will Warrington or Wakefield be Super League's sixth winner?
[2 hours old]: Only five clubs have lifted the trophy in a Super League Grand Final - Warrington and Wakefield now have the chance to add their name to that list.

- Russell says Red Bull strongest after Bahrain practice
[6 hours old]: Red Bull are tipped by George Russell and Charles Leclerc as the team to beat after the first day at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

- US jobs market sees sharp slowdown ahead of midterm elections
[3 hours old]: Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.

- UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says
[2 hours old]: The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.

- No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets
[7 hours old]: Restrictions are being put on products with high sugar, fat and salt content, but the meal deal lives on.

- Why UK diesel prices have breached the £2 per litre mark
[4 hours old]: The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at an all-time high of 200.01p, according to the RAC motoring body.

- OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information'
[9 hours old]: The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

- US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
[8 hours old]: President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

- New free repair shop to launch in Oxford
[4 hours old]: Organisers hope the initiative will attract enough interest to continue on a monthly basis.

- Diesel prices in NI at highest level since Iran war began
[5 hours old]: The average price of a litre of diesel hit 193.3p this week, according to NI Consumer Council data.

- Sky-high fuel prices push costs up on customers and charities
[6 hours old]: Growing fuel costs are leading to an increase in costs for charities and other businesses.

- Why are minimum alcohol prices going up?
[9 hours old]: The minimum price of alcohol (MUP) in Wales has risen by 30%.

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. 'It could cost me £10k but I need the money now': Why Gen Z are opting out of pensions
[18 hours old]: A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.

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. What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
[18 hours old]: Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

. The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall
[18 hours old]: Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

. Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
[18 hours old]: The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

. Thames Water apologises after £145,000 customer billing mistake
[23 hours old]: The firm has apologised to the family.

. PM warned Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions
[23 hours old]: Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.

. Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
[30 hours old]: The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

. AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
[31 hours old]: Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

. HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of Man City case
[23 hours old]: The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise tax implications of the Manchester City verdict.

. Vape tax comes into effect - but prices won't rise yet
[42 hours old]: Vaping is about to becoming more expensive due to a new tax on products.

. Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
[34 hours old]: The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.

. Energy bills are rising by £60 a year - here's how you can bring that down
[34 hours old]: Household energy bills have risen again but there are ways to keep a lid on your expenditure.

. Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
[51 hours old]: A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.

. Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs
[50 hours old]: The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".

. Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
[61 hours old]: The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

. Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey
[51 hours old]: AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.

. Doubters spur me on: why more women are taking up DIY
[58 hours old]: Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.

. Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all meals
[66 hours old]: The advertising watchdog said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all normal food with Huel was "nutritionally appropriate".


. Africa's richest man launches Kenya oil refinery despite land protests
[34 hours old]: The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[42 hours old]: Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[66 hours old]: Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

. X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[186 hours old]: Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?

. How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
[210 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

. Spain battles climate change on several fronts
[248 hours old]: A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[354 hours old]: Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.

. Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm?
[378 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
[522 hours old]: Europe has some promising battery tech, but can it make up ground lost to Chinese battery giants?

. I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child - here's why
[522 hours old]: Molly and Taylor Haylett explain the changes to how they managed their finances when they started a family.

. Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
[546 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[570 hours old]: More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?

. 'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
[584 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

. From 'dog fruit' to darling: India's avocado boom
[684 hours old]: Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[114 hours old]: Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

. Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
[177 hours old]: Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[1722 hours old]: Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

. Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
[2250 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Business Daily
[21 hours old]: Protests about 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal's eviction reignited the housing debate

. Is it time to ditch premium bonds?
[26 hours old]: Martin Lewis says though they are the UK's most popular form of savings, not everybody benefits from them.

Martin explains who premium bonds are best for, and who they aren’t so good for.