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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 01:15 01 Oct 2026
 
- 'I pulled the controls': Passenger tells Israeli PM how he helped stop attacker
[5 hours old]: The man says he "pulled the controls" of the plane after it plummeted during the attack.

- Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing
[2 hours old]: Other passengers on the Israel-bound flight described the "terrifying" moment the plane dropped.

- 'Shaken and emotional' travellers arrive at Israeli airport
[5 hours old]: The BBC's Yogita Limaye is at Ben Gurion Airport as passengers from the Flydubai flight arrive in Israel.

. The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
[361 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
[601 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 ...

- Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
[3 hours old]: Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.

- Dame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for change
[5 hours old]: The veteran broadcaster's career spanned street interviews, national campaigns and emotional reunions.

* US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead
[0 hours old]: The death by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before a lower court paused the execution.

- Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
[2 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.

* China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
[1 hours old]: Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.

* Celebrity Traitors is back - here's what you need to know ahead of the first show
[0 hours old]: Maya Jama, Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey are among this year's celebrities taking part in the show.

- Vape prices to rise as new tax takes effect
[1 hours old]: Vaping is about to becoming more expensive due to a new tax on products.

* Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
[1 hours old]: Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.

- UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, PM says
[3 hours old]: Iran's foreign minister has responded, saying the PM was "barking up the wrong tree".

- We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early
[8 hours old]: Three victims of domestic abuse tell the BBC why they feel let down by the early prisoner release scheme.

- Conservatives pledge 'tough love' benefit rules for under-25s
[1 hours old]: The party says it would bring in new work requirements for young people claiming Universal Credit.

- What we know about stabbing on Israel-bound plane
[2 hours old]: A pilot has been arrested and is being questioned after another pilot was stabbed, officials say.

- Timeline of RAF Fairford incident and the investigation so far
[8 hours old]: From a late-night call about suspicious vehicles, to five men being arrested and then bailed - here is how the incident has unfolded.

- Criminal investigation? Relegation or expulsion? The key Man City questions
[11 hours old]: BBC Sport takes a look at the key questions following the guilty verdicts handed down to Manchester City.

- Endometriosis trial gives hope to millions of women in pain like me
[7 hours old]: A £2.3m study will look at whether a personalised pain management plan can improve the quality of life of women who have the debilitating condition.

- Meet 'Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week
[10 hours old]: The brown bear, described by one supporter as having both the "chonk and the badonk", will shortly enter hibernation, which can last up to six months.

- Trekkers helicoptered off mountains as more deadly landslides hit Nepal
[2 hours old]: A month after mass catastrophic flooding, around 30 people have died in landslides and heavy rain.

- Sussexes condemn 'reckless intrusion' after photographer spotted near Archie and Lilibet's school
[11 hours old]: One of two men seen outside the UK school attended by the children is understood to be an international press photographer.

- China funding UK research and sending it to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns
[6 hours old]: British universities are being urged to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).

- Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
[7 hours old]: Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.

- NHS trust admits 'failing families' over stillbirths
[9 hours old]: An independent review ordered by the trust finds systemic issues lay at the heart of the failures.

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

- Bayeux Tapestry tour added for blind people after legal threat
[4 hours old]: The British Museum will offer an audio-described Bayeux Tapestry tour for people with impaired vision.

- Punish Man City this season, say other club chiefs
[3 hours old]: Manchester City's punishment for breaching Premier League rules should be handed down before the end of this season, senior football figures tell BBC Sport.

- Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breaches
[8 hours old]: The prime minister compares the allegations against Manchester City to the plight of his own club Everton.

- Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp after coach denies rift
[5 hours old]: Cristiano Ronaldo says he has left Portugal's international camp and will explain why "in time", hours after head coach Jorge Jesus denied any rift with the player.

- Respect and laughs as Fury and Joshua face off
[4 hours old]: After more than a decade of public feuding and false starts, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua exchange pleasantries, trade jokes and even discuss going for a pint at a news conference in London.

- Arsenal let two-goal lead slip to draw with Paris FC
[5 hours old]: A miscommunication between Arsenal goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez and England captain Leah Williamson gifts Paris FC a late equaliser as the sides draw 2-2 in the Women's Champions League.

- Infantino should have no place in future of football - Pinto
[4 hours old]: The computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City says Gianni Infantino "should have no place in the future of the game".

- Saracens boss Venter skips more media duties
[6 hours old]: Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter misses a second pre-match media conference, as head coach Joe Shaw attends.

- Energy bills are going up - here's what you can do about it
[1 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
[9 hours old]: A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.

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

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

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

- The volunteers baking birthday cakes for children
[10 hours old]: The Hampshire group says it has seen a rise in demand and it needs more volunteer bakers.

- Greggs to cut 740 jobs and close factories
[11 hours old]: High street bakery brand Greggs has announced plans to shut four of its factories and cut 740 jobs.

- Pie shop owner gets reply from Andy Burnham
[14 hours old]: Chorley businessman, Paul Bowen received a reply from Prime Minister Andy Burnham, after posting a video on social media about the closure of one of his shops due to the state of the high street.

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

. Doubters spur me on: why more women are taking up DIY
[17 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
[25 hours old]: The advertising watchdog said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all normal food with Huel was "nutritionally appropriate".


. Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it's a gamble
[31 hours old]: I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[25 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?
[145 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
[169 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[313 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?
[337 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
[481 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
[481 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
[505 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[529 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
[543 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

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

. Drop in donations puts community pantry at risk
[19 hours old]: St Paul's Pantry in Norton Lees say things are looking "pretty grim" without support.

. Risks being taken with heating oil orders, firm says
[19 hours old]: Customers in Berkshire and Hampshire are leaving it late to refill their tanks, an oil firm says.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[73 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?
[136 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
[1680 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
[2209 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

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