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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 07:15 05 Oct 2026
 
- All six passengers presumed dead after plane went missing off US coast
[2 hours old]: The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

. Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'
[85 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
[463 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
[703 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 ...

- US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
[1 hours old]: No reason has been given for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last week when police were alerted to "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase.

* Polanski banned from Israel after party's motion declaring 'Zionism is racism'
[0 hours old]: The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.

- Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
[3 hours old]: With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.

- Protesters scuffle with police as migrants brought ashore on south coast
[2 hours old]: The Home Office said 149 migrants were brought ashore and taken by coach to a processing centre in Kent.

- Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations
[8 hours old]: Shadow ministers will unveil a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

- France closes up to 500 schools over student protests
[1 hours old]: Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some high schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France's education minister says.

- Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas
[2 hours old]: The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.

- Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy
[2 hours old]: The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.

* Supporters of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan march to Pakistan capital
[1 hours old]: Thousands have taken to the streets after talks between authorities and Khan's party ended in deadlock.

- Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
[14 hours old]: Pike's lawyer says doctors are still trying to clear two lethal doses of pentobarbital from her body.

- Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space'
[12 hours old]: Police in Baltimore have said the young girl was not a target of the shooting but was caught in the crossfire.

- Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded
[1 hours old]: Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.

- The job interview question you don't have to answer
[7 hours old]: Experts explain what you should do if you are asked for your current salary during a job interview.

- Forced to call him 'Dad': Trial over sexual abuse in disabled care home shocks South Korea
[8 hours old]: The BBC spoke to one of three residents at a care home who were sexually assaulted by a staff member.

- 'Money-grab' or celebration? NFL kicks off London series
[9 hours old]: The NFL kicked off this season's series of London games on Sunday but the build-up was overshadowed by anger from long-term fans over ticket prices.

* I only found out I had cancer after my four-year-old kicked me in the testicles
[1 hours old]: Dad discovers he has cancer after he was accidentally kicked in the testicles.

- The Papers: Badenoch's 'bonfire of green laws' and 'Drop in global dealmaking'
[6 hours old]: Monday's front pages include stories about Kemi Badenoch at the start of the Tory conference, plus reports on global finance , abuse in schools and a BBC romance.

* Court of Appeal to hear residents' parade challenge over Drumcree dispute
[0 hours old]: A challenge to the decision to allow a contentious Orange Order parade to go ahead is to be heard later.

- Yemen's government announces all-out war to reclaim land from Houthis
[13 hours old]: The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.

- Hamilton bemused after glitch turns F1 into 'Lego race'
[13 hours old]: Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton liken the effects of a software bug that affected multiple cars before the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to a "Lego race".

- Israel 'tried to intimidate' Irish amid spitting row - Hallgrimsson
[7 hours old]: Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says he felt Israel were "trying to intimidate" his team amid allegations of spitting during Sunday's Nations League draw.

- Humphries wins Grand Prix to end barren spell
[8 hours old]: World number two Luke Humphries ends a 16-month wait for a PDC major trophy with a stunning 6-4 victory over Gerwyn Price in the World Grand Prix final.

- Bellamy bemoans new schedule after Denmark loss
[7 hours old]: Craig Bellamy suggests the new four-match international window has counted against Wales after Sunday's Nations League defeat against Denmark.

- Arsenal 10 points off WSL leaders - is Slegers' job at risk?
[9 hours old]: It is only five matches into the WSL season but Arsenal are already 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and manager Renee Slegers is coming under increasing scrutiny.

- How India became dangerously addicted to Chinese imports
[4 hours old]: India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.

* How much is your salary?
[0 hours old]: And would you reveal it in a job interview?

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and in other older news ...

. British Museum announces changes to ease Bayeux Tapestry queues
[16 hours old]: Measures include extended opening hours, as well as an audio guide and additional seating for visitors.

. Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out in 42 minutes
[19 hours old]: Thousands of people joined the queue in the hope of securing tickets to Worthy Farm.

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. G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat
[49 hours old]: The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.

. Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
[45 hours old]: Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.

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

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

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

. What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
[78 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
[79 hours old]: Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

. No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets
[67 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
[64 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.

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

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

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

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

. US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
[69 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.

. Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
[90 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
[92 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
[84 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
[103 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
[95 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
[95 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
[111 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
[111 hours old]: The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".

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

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[103 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
[127 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?
[247 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
[271 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[415 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?
[439 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
[583 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
[583 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
[607 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[631 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
[645 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

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

. New baby bank 'open to everybody'
[48 hours old]: The facility offers essential items for free, including clothes for babies and small children.

. Rising energy costs add to cost of living for Northern Ireland's consumers
[49 hours old]: Households across Northern Ireland face increasing pressure on the cost of living as energy price hikes have come into effect.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[175 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?
[237 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
[1782 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
[2311 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Watch: Why has UK diesel price hit an all time high?
[61 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.

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

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