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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 16:15 23 May 2026
 
* France suspends extra EU border checks at Dover after hours-long queues
[1 hours old]: The port said extra checks would be suspended, after travellers faced queues as temperatures soared.

* French mum and partner held until trial after sons abandoned by road in Portugal
[1 hours old]: The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.

. UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
[17 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.

. Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment
[40 hours old]: The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1406 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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- 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
[3 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.

* Hottest day of year so far as temperatures soar on bank holiday weekend
[0 hours old]: Amber heat health alerts are in place for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England.

- At least 90 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports
[1 hours old]: The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.

- Charmain 'was on a mission' to find out who her prophet husband was. Then she died
[7 hours old]: After a whirlwind romance and quickfire wedding, she was mysteriously found dead in a bathtub in Ghana.

- The 'raucous' debut novel set entirely on one epic night out
[15 hours old]: Sufiyaan Salam has won an award from Stormzy, been nominated for a Bafta and made a video for Elton John.

* Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
[1 hours old]: Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.

- Reform councillor assaulted woman while working pub doors
[7 hours old]: Emma Beck was found guilty of assault by beating after shoving a woman in her 60s to the floor.

- Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda
[3 hours old]: The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.

- Investors doubt Brewdog founder's shares pledge for new beer brand
[2 hours old]: James Watt plans to launch a new brand and wants to give shares to those who lost money in the Equity for Punks scheme.

- E-scooter and officer collide near Buckingham Palace
[5 hours old]: Two men were taken to a major trauma centre and the area around the palace gates was cordoned off.

- Hull threaten legal action if they lose play-off final
[2 hours old]: Hull City owner Acun Ilicali vows to take legal action over the decision to reinstate Middlesbrough in the play-offs if the Tigers lose at Wembley.

- Usyk v Verhoeven world title fight predictions
[9 hours old]: Boxing world offer their predictions for Oleksandr Usyk's world title defence against Rico Verhoeven on Saturday.

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

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

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. 'Suddenly I could see myself': Why breast reductions are more popular now
[16 hours old]: For the first time, more people in the UK are choosing reduction procedures than enlargements.

. How Panorama exposed rape allegations on Married at First Sight UK
[16 hours old]: Two women said they were raped by their on-screen husbands during filming of the Channel 4 show, MAFS.

. Ebola experts and survivor from outbreak a decade ago warn lessons must be learnt
[16 hours old]: Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.

. Race Across the World pairs unite for tribute run
[175 hours old]: Pairs from every series will race in the Greater Manchester Run a year after Sam Gardiner's death.

. The twins who make people look twice at emergency callouts
[106 hours old]: Identical twins Lee and Liam Myers both work with the emergency services in the Scottish Borders.

. Giant moon and UFO take over Chelsea streets
[82 hours old]: London's largest free flower festival returns to Chelsea with a cosmic "Out of this World" theme.

. Pony rescued from inside tractor tyre
[69 hours old]: The RSPCA slowly freed the pony with help from residents in Stoke-on-Trent.

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. By-Electioncast: Everything You Need To Know About Makerfield
[29 hours old]: Is this the most consequential by-election ever?

. Will Trump invade Cuba?
[39 hours old]: The US charges Cuba’s 94-year-old former president Raul Castro with murder.

. Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
[28 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'
[20 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
[17 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'
[21 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
[26 hours old]: It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

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

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

. 'The vibes are young male vibes': Why prediction markets attract a certain type
[40 hours old]: Prediction markets are a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, and appeal disproportionately to young men

. Borrowing in April hit highest level since Covid
[25 hours old]: Borrowing was higher than expected last month and retail sales fell as fuel prices surged.

. Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms
[36 hours old]: It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.

. UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s
[40 hours old]: The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

. Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district
[42 hours old]: The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

. Cheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer
[44 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.

. Chris Mason: VAT cut on summer fun - the announcement that didn't leak
[51 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils measures aimed at helping families with the cost of living - but is it enough?

. EasyJet boss says summer flights won't be hit by jet fuel shortages
[52 hours old]: The airline has seen no problems with fuel, but says people are booking later because of uncertainty caused by the Iran war.

. Government pledges £120m to support ceramics firms
[43 hours old]: Rob Flello, boss of Ceramics UK, says the support recognises the importance of the industry.

. Walmart warns US shoppers are cutting spending as higher petrol prices bite
[45 hours old]: The retail giant said it expects customers to cut back in the coming months due to higher pump prices.

. Nvidia's latest record earnings fail to impress investors
[52 hours old]: The chip giant reported more stellar results but its shares fell after-hours as investors wonder if it can keep up its pace of growth amid greater competition.

. UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
[55 hours old]: The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical

. SpaceX files for stock market debut that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
[57 hours old]: Musk's rocket-maker and satellite internet provider will trade under the ticker SPCX

. Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus
[57 hours old]: The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.

. TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says Ofcom
[56 hours old]: YouTube said it worked with experts to provide appropriate experiences. TikTok said it was disappointed Ofcom had not acknowledged its safety features.

. Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'
[51 hours old]: Wes Streeting is proposing reforms to capital gains tax, as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.

. Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs
[70 hours old]: A minister confirms talks have taken place but says there will be no mandatory cap on essential food prices.

. Elon Musk's X fined for not complying with Australia's child protection laws
[57 hours old]: The social media giant will pay A0,000 plus legal costs, ending a three-year legal saga.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[64 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
[112 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?
[128 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'
[130 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
[208 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
[250 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly
[232 hours old]: The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

. Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
[280 hours old]: Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.

. Cyber-crime increasingly coming with threats of physical violence
[303 hours old]: While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.

. How Sir David Attenborough built 'Green Hollywood'
[345 hours old]: The city is responsible for 80% of the world's natural history TV shows.

. How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
[342 hours old]: Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.

. Gulf economies face long-term hit from Iran conflict
[400 hours old]: Commentators say it will take years or even decades to repair the damage.

. Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
[447 hours old]: Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

. Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?
[544 hours old]: It's cheaper and faster to collect people's opinions using AI, but will it make polls more accurate?

. Could your weekly food shop get cheaper?
[29 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?

. Cost of living measures 'missed opportunity', says Welsh first minister
[46 hours old]: Rhun ap Iorwerth says "deeper" action on energy prices would be better than the chancellor's moves.

. The young people rejecting a bank-breaking prom
[57 hours old]: Teenage entrepreneurs at Huntington School change the way pupils shop for a prom dress.

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[472 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
[832 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
[1352 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
[1551 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

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

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. Jailed tycoon's Birkin bags sell for over half a million dollars
[32 hours old]: The luxury handbags sold in a government auction in Ho Chi Minh.