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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 19:55 22 Jan 2026
 
. Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits
[22 hours old]: The Office of Road and Rail says it was missing "critical points" when it made a decision.

. How the new road safety measures could affect you
[364 hours old]: The government is proposing lowering alcohol limits for drivers and regular eye tests for older motorists.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[282 hours old]: There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?

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- UK helps France seize suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker the Grinch
[1 hours old]: The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.

- Number of police forces to be cut in 'largest reform in decades'
[1 hours old]: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce plans for police reform next week.

- Eight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations
[2 hours old]: Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.

* Ex-Labour minister quits as MP, paving way for Andy Burnham return
[1 hours old]: Greater Manchester MP Andrew Gwynne says he is stepping down due to "significant ill health".

- Trump's son called UK police after seeing woman 'beat up', court hears
[1 hours old]: President Trump's youngest son told officers in London he had seen a friend being attacked during a video call.

- Sick cat 'stolen' by delivery driver is returned to owners
[2 hours old]: Doorbell footage caught the delivery man picking up the cat and walking off from a house in Elland.

- ICE detains 5-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says
[3 hours old]: The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it was not targeting the boy.

- Liz Hurley tells court microphones put on window in 'brutal' invasion of privacy
[4 hours old]: The actress is one of seven high-profile claimants that allege the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday committed "grave breaches of privacy", which the publisher denies.

- UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns
[4 hours old]: Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.

- Osaka apologises for 'disrespecting' Cirstea
[7 hours old]: Naomi Osaka apologises for "disrespecting" Sorana Cirstea after receiving a frosty handshake from the Romanian after their Australian Open second-round match.

- Man died in fall tying Union flags to lampposts
[3 hours old]: Paul Lumber was putting up flags in Bristol when he fell and suffered a fatal head injury.

- From Hamnet to One Battle After Another - the nominees list in full
[5 hours old]: This year's list of Oscar nominees includes One Battle After Another, Sinners and Hamnet.

- Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record
[4 hours old]: The horror is up for 16 awards - setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film.

* Who got nominated and who got snubbed?
[0 hours old]: The BBC's culture correspondent, Noor Nanji, looks at the biggest nominees and those that got snubbed.


- Hamnet writer Maggie O'Farrell says Oscar nod 'very surreal'
[2 hours old]: Hamnet, based on the novel written by Coleraine-born Maggie O'Farrell, picks up eight Oscar nominations.

- How to watch the nominated films
[4 hours old]: Hamnet, Avatar and Marty Supreme will face one battle after another as the awards race heats up.

- What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland
[1 hours old]: Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

- What happened to the 200 Victorian shoes that washed up on a beach?
[8 hours old]: The black leather boots are thought to date back to the early 1900s and were discovered by volunteers cleaning up rock pools.

- Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria
[7 hours old]: The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

- He has not thrown an NFL pass for two years - now he is one game from the Super Bowl
[12 hours old]: When the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots on Sunday in the AFC Championship game, it will be with a back-up quarterback who has not thrown an NFL pass for two seasons.

- Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios
[7 hours old]: The studio, known for Assassin's Creed and Just Dance, is also delaying seven titles in a restructure.

- Two charged after funeral firm collapse leaves 46,000 out of pocket
[5 hours old]: About 46,000 customers lost thousands of pounds when Safe Hands Plans Ltd collapsed in 2022.

- Weather warnings issued for heavy rain and strong winds in parts of UK
[8 hours old]: Heavy rain on Thursday will lead to a risk of some flooding, Simon King reports.

- Woman 'killed, dismembered and buried her partner'
[3 hours old]: Anna Podedworna denies the murder of Izabela Zablocka, who had been missing since 2010, a court hears.

- Minister angry at being told troubled Ajax armoured vehicle was 'safe'
[3 hours old]: The defence minister claims he wasn't made fully aware of issues which led to 35 people falling ill.

- Starmer needs to act to stop separatists running Wales, first minister says
[3 hours old]: The first minister said the threat of a UK break up will become real if pro-independence parties are in power in Wales and Scotland.

- German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths
[1 hours old]: Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse.

- England spun out by Sri Lanka in first ODI
[2 hours old]: England change formats and opponents, yet still follow their dismal Ashes campaign with defeat by Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Colombo.

- Midfielder Casemiro to leave Man Utd this summer
[2 hours old]: Manchester United say midfielder Casemiro will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of this season.



- 'Ridiculous amount of games' - has Haaland played too much football?
[12 hours old]: Erling Haaland made a blistering start to the season but that prolific run of form has ground to a halt with only one goal in his past eight games.

- Osaka has tense exchange with Cirstea at end of match
[3 hours old]: Naomi Osaka has stern enounter with Sorana Cirstea, receiving a frosty handshake and a telling-off from the Romanian as she wins 6-3 4-6 6-2 at the Australian Open.

- Sharp fall in government borrowing in December, figures show
[5 hours old]: More money than expected was collected through tax and higher National Insurance Contributions, although public sector spending also increased.

- Two charged after funeral firm collapse hit 46,000
[5 hours old]: About 46,000 customers lost thousands of pounds when Safe Hands Plans Ltd collapsed in 2022.

- Trump says 'framework of a future deal' discussed on Greenland as he backs off tariffs threat
[12 hours old]: At Davos, the US president said he would not use force to take the island and later floated a possible "forever" deal.

- Trump credit card plan would be a 'disaster', JP Morgan boss warns
[8 hours old]: Jamie Dimon said Donald Trump's interest rate cap proposal would restrict Americans' access to credit.

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. I was a hostage negotiator for 10 years - this is what it taught me about parenting
[19 hours old]: Nicky Perfect shares three practical tricks she learnt which will help you handle daily parenting battles.

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. Trump accuses UK of "an act of GREAT STUPIDITY!"
[51 hours old]: Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones responds to Trump’s Truth Social rant.

. Is Canada leading the global resistance against Trump?
[58 hours old]: Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.

. How Slovakia became the world's number one carmaker
[20 hours old]: The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.

. Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink
[16 hours old]: Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.

. Faisal Islam: What it was like inside the room with Donald Trump at Davos
[24 hours old]: Our economics editor says there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech.

. Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook
[23 hours old]: One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could "shatter" Federal Reserve independence.

. UK inflation rises for first time in five months - but one-off factors blamed
[33 hours old]: It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.

. EU suspends approval of US trade deal
[20 hours old]: The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.

. Next buys shoe chain Russell & Bromley but 33 shops at risk
[31 hours old]: The ailing shoe seller has found a saviour in Next's £2.5m pound offer.

. Ryanair boss thanks Elon Musk for 'boost' in ticket sales after online row
[32 hours old]: Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days, but the airline executive says it's helping lift sales

. Driving test cheating soars as candidates turn to Bluetooth headsets and impersonators
[44 hours old]: Experts blamed persistently long waits for practical tests while the DVSA blamed better detection.

. Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial
[43 hours old]: TikTok, YouTube and Meta remain defendants in the case, which is due to kick off next week.

. Air India crash plane had record of safety defects, campaigners claim
[44 hours old]: Campaigners say they have evidence the plane had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including a fire.

. UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills
[35 hours old]: The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.

. Alleged scam mastermind arrested after being exposed by BBC
[44 hours old]: Kuong Li featured in a 2023 BBC Eye investigation into alleged scam compounds in South East Asia.

. Netflix updates Warner Bros bid to all-cash offer
[46 hours old]: It is the latest skirmish in the bidding war over Warner Bros Discovery, which is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance.

. Wage growth slows as number of people employed falls
[57 hours old]: Official figures show that the pace of private sector wage growth slowed to the lowest rate in five years.

. Toy sellers keep close watch on social media ban
[55 hours old]: Toys for teenagers and adults have revived the industry, but it could be hit by any ban on social media for under-16s.

. Greenland 'will stay Greenland', former Trump adviser declares
[57 hours old]: Donald Trump's former chief economic adviser said the US president's actions are a negotiating tactic.

. UK consulting on bringing in social media ban for under 16s
[54 hours old]: The government said it expected schools to be "phone-free by default" as a result of the announcement.

. Water companies to face regular MOT-style checks in industry shake-up
[58 hours old]: The government says the industry will have "nowhere to hide", but campaigners say the reforms do not go far enough.

. Environment Secretary: South East Water boss 'should not get bonus'
[52 hours old]: Emma Reynolds said South East Water was the poorest performer of all water companies

. Hiring woes and 'super high' prices: Voters say Trump's progress on the US economy is mixed
[68 hours old]: We asked six Americans what they make of the US economy one year after President Trump returned to the White House.

. How could Europe respond to Trump's Greenland tariffs?
[77 hours old]: Europe is weighing up how to counter the US president's move against some of America's closest allies.

. Trump says tiny cars are amazing but will Americans actually buy them?
[34 hours old]: The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.

. Are 'tech dense' farms the future of farming?
[68 hours old]: A host of technology is on offer to farmers, promising to raise farming yields and lower food prices.

. 'The finest in the world': Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland
[81 hours old]: The Nordic nation leads the way when it comes to both the design and construction of the vessels.

. How realistic is India's quest for magnets made of rare earths
[162 hours old]: India has a 0m plan to make rare earth magnets, aiming to reduce dependence on Chinese imports - but can it work?

. 'They are essential': How smoke detectors are evolving
[163 hours old]: AI trained to recognise fire is among the latest developments in fire alarm tech.

. Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big?
[211 hours old]: Huge data centres are being built to handle AI computing but some experts say they aren't necessary.

. Why are more bosses sharing the top job?
[236 hours old]: More bosses are sharing the top job giving them more time for family and breaks.

. Why luxury carmakers are now building glitzy skyscrapers
[260 hours old]: Bugatti is the latest auto firm to construct an opulent apartment building for the super rich.

. 'I had no electricity for six months': US families struggle with soaring energy prices
[282 hours old]: Rising electricity costs have emerged as a key cost-of-living concern, pushing families further into debt.

. Excel: The software that's hard to quit
[331 hours old]: Companies are trying to wean staff off Excel spreadsheets to centralise control of their data.

. How tariff disruption will continue reshaping the global economy in 2026
[356 hours old]: Trump's import levies are still changing the patterns of international trade.

. How the defence sector is battling a skills crisis
[499 hours old]: Attracting younger workers into the defence industry can be challenging.

. Swedish workers trial 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness
[567 hours old]: The pilot project is even giving staff free money to help pay to do activities with their friends.

. The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool
[739 hours old]: Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge.

. Why Croatia's capital wants to hold Europe's best Christmas market
[762 hours old]: The festive events help to put cities on the map and attract millions of tourists.

. Will tech trump tradition at bakers and biscuit makers?
[835 hours old]: Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles.

. Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs', vacancies that don't exist?
[860 hours old]: Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.

. Why this month's inflation figure may be good news for you
[869 hours old]: The rate of inflation, which charts the rising cost of living, has slowed - driven partly by essentials.

. Free holiday swimming for thousands of children
[31 hours old]: Wiltshire's scheme is open to all primary and secondary school pupils who receive free school meals.

. Why are UK prices still rising?
[33 hours old]: UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

. Are UK interest rates expected to fall again?
[33 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. Council offers funerals at 'affordable price'
[35 hours old]: The council says it has launched a new website to promote its own lower-cost funeral options.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1300 hours old]: Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.

. Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
[1412 hours old]: Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"

. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
[1499 hours old]: Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[2221 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

. Are we getting more savvy about our credit scores?
[79 hours old]: With lenders using credit scores to decide everything from phone contracts to car finance, experts say understanding how it works could make a meaningful difference.

. Martin Lewis on why you should check your tax code now
[151 hours old]: Millions of people could be on the wrong tax code.

. The Bottom Line
[175 hours old]: Lessons learned from a dotcom entrepreneur on the boom and bust of his company, boo.com.

. Crossing Continents
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. Martin Lewis on 'the most dangerous form of mainstream debt in the UK'
[316 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt.