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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 14:35 15 Oct 2026
 
. Drop-off charges at UK airports to be reviewed after sharp increase
[20 hours old]: Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[182 hours old]: Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[950 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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* Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse
[0 hours old]: Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.

* Man killed by tiger climbed two fences before suffering multiple injuries, inquest hears
[1 hours old]: William Chapman climbed two fences to enter a tiger's pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, an inquest hears.

* Russell Brand accuser says alleged rape left her afraid she may be pregnant
[0 hours old]: The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.

- UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
[4 hours old]: The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".

- Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking oil refinery after Zelensky says strikes to resume
[1 hours old]: Ukraine's president says a pause on striking energy sites is over following fresh Russian attacks.

* Severe drought declared in parts of southern England
[0 hours old]: Reservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal.

- Watch: Archie Goodburn's emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM
[2 hours old]: Scottish athlete, Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, met Andy Burnham after an appeal for more investment into brain cancer research.

- Watch: Harry and Meghan at first joint engagement since UK return
[2 hours old]: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are making several public appearances in Nottingham.

* Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
[0 hours old]: The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.

* At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan
[1 hours old]: Rescue officials fear more people are buried under the debris in the north-western city of Peshawar.

* King Charles praises Welsh 'sense of belonging' as he opens Senedd
[0 hours old]: The monarch and Queen Camilla officially open the Senedd's seventh term.

- Tiny critically endangered puddle frogs hatch at London Zoo
[8 hours old]: The Afia Birago’s puddle frogs are a recently identified species from a single Ghanaian forest.

- My son wants to try protein powders - I asked experts how safe it was
[13 hours old]: Are protein supplements recommended for pre-teens and teenagers or is a big, juicy steak just as good?

- Why Starlink internet is so important on the battlefield in Ukraine
[2 hours old]: It is the "backbone of military communications in Ukraine" that provides vital high-speed internet to forces across the country.

- Wales has an education crisis. Can it be fixed?
[13 hours old]: Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help.

- How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections
[14 hours old]: Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.

- Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings still have no public outcome, BBC Verify finds
[8 hours old]: BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents from the past three years the Israeli military said it is reviewing after being accused of harm.

- Could Wenger really take on Infantino and run for Fifa presidency?
[7 hours old]: Senior figures in European football tell BBC Sport they want former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to run as a surprise candidate against Gianni Infantino.

- How West Midlands shed its gun crime capital label
[13 hours old]: Firearms discharges drop by more than half in the past six years in the force area.

- UK temperatures to rise to 23C before autumn chill sets in
[9 hours old]: Warm air will bring unseasonable warmth to the south and east of the UK on Thursday but chillier conditions are set to spread to all areas by the weekend.

* Healey says surprise UK growth is 'sign of resilience' ahead of Budget
[0 hours old]: The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.

- BBC News channel launches on YouTube for viewers in UK and US
[2 hours old]: The move forms part of the BBC's wider strategy to reach digitally-native new and younger audiences.

- White House defends new press secretary after questions about her legal credentials
[5 hours old]: Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.

- Crew in Lewis fishing boat tragedy named by police
[2 hours old]: The alarm was raised after the men's fishing boat failed to return as planned to Lewis on Tuesday.

- Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
[3 hours old]: Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended.

- Brazil's Congress approves shorter working week in win for Lula
[3 hours old]: Lula's supporters hope the measure will boost his popularity ahead of a presidential run-off in 10 days.

- Man Utd a circus after Martinez comments - Keane
[2 hours old]: Lisandro Martinez's outburst shows Manchester United are in "chaos", says former captain Roy Keane.

- Australia edge New Zealand in epic World Cup opener
[2 hours old]: Jack Bostock scores a hat-trick of tries as Australia fight back to win the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand.

- The F1 pit stop that helped save lives
[7 hours old]: How an F1 pit stop inspired changes to hospital care that have helped save lives ever since.

- Kartal wins again as impressive comeback continues
[1 hours old]: Britain's Sonay Kartal beats former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.

- Getafe make offer to sign free agent Sancho
[2 hours old]: Getafe make a formal offer to sign attacker Jadon Sancho, who is searching for a new club after leaving Manchester United in the summer.

- AI giant Anthropic woos potential investors ahead of stock market debut
[2 hours old]: It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.

- 'I paid thousands to a company for jobs that never came'
[8 hours old]: Apurv Patel is one of several people who say they were promised job opportunities that did not appear.

- As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
[14 hours old]: With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.

- How much is the minimum wage?
[14 hours old]: What are the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage, and how much are they worth?

- Thousands of NI workers to get pay bump as Real Living Wage rises
[8 hours old]: About 6,000 workers in NI are paid the Real Living Wage - which is voluntarily paid to reflect the cost of living.

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. Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
[20 hours old]: The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant's total workforce worldwide.

. Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
[21 hours old]: Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.

. Faisal Islam: What surprise praise for UK economy tells us about the Budget
[26 hours old]: On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.

. Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeks
[24 hours old]: Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.

. US inflation rises more than expected - here's what is happening with prices
[22 hours old]: The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.

. Civil servant faked illness with make-up to juggle five jobs, court hears
[25 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs while working from home.

. Wayfair among firms fined millions for misleading sales tactics
[25 hours old]: The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.

. 'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
[29 hours old]: Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

. Hundreds of Royal Mail staff quitting each week under new efficiency plans
[30 hours old]: The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.

. Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss
[32 hours old]: Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.

. Bank of America hit with .2bn fine for money laundering failings
[35 hours old]: The bank inadequately flagged transactions linked to potential Chinese money laundering networks, the Treasury said.

. How long will humans be needed for translation?
[38 hours old]: AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

. Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
[158 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

. Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
[198 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[350 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
[374 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?
[494 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
[518 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[662 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?
[686 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. 'It's rough out here': Americans struggle with rising inflation
[21 hours old]: US inflation continues to rise, and this month the jump was above forecasts. Here's how some are surviving.

. Job cuts could fund diesel price drop says deputy
[26 hours old]: With the ongoing war in the Middle East increasing prices, one deputy is ask for duty to be frozen.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[422 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?
[485 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
[2029 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
[2558 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. NI company in talks to save Poundland from administration
[46 hours old]: Poundland says Martin Property Group from Londonderry is the management team's "preferred partner"

. What are your rights on auto-renew subscriptions?
[68 hours old]: Martin has advice for listeners caught out by auto-renewing subscriptions, explaining what rights consumers have and whether there's a way to challenge the renewal or cancel.

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. Why are there so many sports subscriptions?
[147 hours old]: Pete Oliver of DAZN explains why the is a growing number of sports subscriptions and why they are getting more expensive.