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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 08:15 04 Sep 2026
 
. Uber launches UK's first robotaxis with a driver - here's what it's like to ride in one
[31 hours old]: The ride-hailing app has launched 15 self-driving taxis, but they will have safety drivers inside.

. Will self-flying planes transform the skies?
[55 hours old]: Autonomous crop-spraying aircraft are leading the way in pilot-free flying.

. Free travel pilot scheme for young people approved
[21 hours old]: The 29-week scheme for those aged five to 18 will run from February and is expected to cost £7.6m.

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* Two senior Reform UK officials step down after Channel 4 report
[0 hours old]: The party has launched an investigation after undercover filming by the broadcaster.

- Watch: Moment workers are rescued from Nepal tunnel
[2 hours old]: Rescuers pull two people from a hydropower tunnel more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border.

* Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claim
[0 hours old]: Javier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory, saying the "winds of change" favour it.

* Controversial Jackdaw gas field set to be approved in weeks, sources say
[1 hours old]: The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

- Girl group Katseye are missing two members, but their tour still dazzles
[7 hours old]: Reduced but resilient, girl group Katseye received a hero's welcome in London.

- Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
[8 hours old]: A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

- British army told to stop non-essential training exercises to save money
[11 hours old]: Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.

- Watch: Inside court as Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to remove juror
[6 hours old]: The jury now faces a seventh day of deliberations in the triple-murder trial.

- I lost my savings after a job interview scam
[7 hours old]: Jobseekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.

- 'Miracle' eagle with broken wing spotted back above Scottish coast
[6 hours old]: A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving with a broken wing has been spotted back above Scotland's west coast.



- 'Gromit was nearly a cat!': Secrets from 50 years of Aardman
[6 hours old]: Aardman turns 50 with stories of cat-like Gromit, silent Shaun and Chicken Run's Oscar legacy.

- From cake to pizza: How to get the best birthday freebies (and why there's a catch)
[7 hours old]: Cake, coffee, make-up and burgers are just some of the free things you can get on your birthday.

- Could robots be the future of theme parks?
[5 hours old]: Galaxy Robot Park is a 16,500-square-meter venue in South Korea, with attractions including humanoid robots dancing to K-pop hits.

- Weekly quiz: What has been named TikTok's song of the summer in the UK?
[15 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

- Families move out of 'nightmare' new-build homes plagued by defects, damp and mould
[2 hours old]: Dozens have contacted BBC Your Voice as complaints to ombudsman have tripled in a year.

- The Papers: 'Foreign donations sting' and 'Argentina threat to Falklands'
[2 hours old]: Reform UK alleged 'foreign donations sting' and Argentine president's looming 'threat' over Falklands are the papers' top stories.

- AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?
[12 hours old]: Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.

- Why Northern Ireland was the 'perfect place' for Robin Hood's death
[8 hours old]: The Death of Robin Hood, which stars Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer, was filmed entirely in Northern Ireland.

- AI tools that take notes for GPs could miss vital information, study suggests
[8 hours old]: Researchers said the tools - which record consultations - could miss vital things like a patient's facial expressions or emotional state.

* Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs
[0 hours old]: The group - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - plans to cut a total of 100,000 posts by 2030.

- Weekend heat for parts of UK before more rain next week
[6 hours old]: Parts of the UK will experience a short-lived surge of heat this weekend as hotter air from Europe moves in. Temperatures widely will be above 20C, with a peak of 27C in the south.

- US investigating if missile hit Iran wedding, Vance says
[9 hours old]: The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony and killed four people on Tuesday.

- Anger as human poo and 'maggot-infested' food left behind at beauty spot
[1 hours old]: A national park authority says there is "no justification" after the "worst example" of fly-tipping.

- Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death
[3 hours old]: The Australian icon was killed in 2006, after a stingray's barb pierced his chest during filming.

- Watch: Trump commemorative coin goes on sale
[10 hours old]: The US Mint began selling gold-coloured (£0.74) coins featuring President Donald Trump's likeness to mark the country's 250th anniversary.

- Burnham’s Big Economic Choices
[14 hours old]: How is the global economic picture shaping Andy Burnham’s first budget?

- Breaking down Chelsea's staggering 39 summer exits
[15 hours old]: Chelsea are believed to have recouped more than £500m this summer by either selling or loaning out a staggering 39 players.

* Zverev battles through after enduring another 2am finish
[0 hours old]: Top seed Alexander Zverev endures another gruelling five-set US Open match as he overcomes Quentin Halys at 02:15 local time to reach the third round.

- Sutton's predictions v Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno
[11 hours old]: BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno, plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

- Obano to put England career on hold with Pau move
[8 hours old]: Beno Obano will become the latest England player to put his Test career on ice after agreeing to join French side Pau at the end of the forthcoming season.

- 'Adonis' Gibbs-White's chance to shine - will Tuchel take notice?
[14 hours old]: Morgan Gibbs-White was left out of England's World Cup squad - will his continued good form be impossible for Thomas Tuchel to ignore?

* Tears and tricolours - inside Irish icon Taylor's final fight week
[0 hours old]: An inside look at Katie Taylor's emotional final fight week as 80,000 fans prepare to salute Ireland's boxing icon at Croke Park on Saturday.

* Ukrainian quits college team over Russian signing
[0 hours old]: Ukrainian Kate Koval says she left Louisiana State University's basketball program because of the team's decision to sign a Russian player.

- 'I lost my savings after a job interview scam'
[7 hours old]: Jobseekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.

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

- Is India's internet boom running into an undersea problem?
[7 hours old]: At least 13 of India's 18 intercontinental cables come ashore within six kilometres of Mumbai's Versova beach.

- Nvidia strikes .9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face
[14 hours old]: The deal gives Nvidia control of a leading open-source AI platform and developer community.

- Trump coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century
[15 hours old]: The US Mint special edition is stamped with a portrait of Trump alongside the words "LIBERTY" and "IN GOD WE TRUST"

* Would you lie to get a birthday freebie?
[1 hours old]: We ask people in London if they would fib about their birthday to get a free treat from a shop or restaurant.

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. Has Pete Hegseth lost control of the Pentagon?
[37 hours old]: The US military is losing its senior leaders.

. Households warned gas price spike could pile fresh pressure on energy bills
[17 hours old]: Experts warn low storage levels could push up gas prices further, leaving households with higher bills.

. B&Q and Five Guys among firms that paid staff below minimum wage
[18 hours old]: More than 600 companies underpaid staff, with £4m returned to workers, according to the government.

. Almost half of households do not see benefits of economic growth, report says
[25 hours old]: Analysis has found a "stark" gap in the spending power of households in the north and south of England on average.

. Stingy bosses and spare change: How much should you give to the office whip-round?
[31 hours old]: Office whip-rounds are a staple of working life but they can raise a lot of awkward questions.

. How Victoria Beckham turned her fashion firm around and made it profitable
[31 hours old]: The pop star formerly known as Posh Spice has taken nearly two decades to turn a profit.

. Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules
[26 hours old]: Workers should weigh no more than 19.5st fully clothed so that they can be winched to safety in an emergency.

. Heathrow expansion an 'outdated' risk, mayor says
[26 hours old]: Sir Sadiq Khan is repeating his opposition to a third runway in response to a government consultation.

. Who is Alejandro Betancourt, colourful oil baron behind US-Venezuela oil deal?
[31 hours old]: The 46-year-old figure of international intrigue has an apparent knack for being in the right place at the right time.

. Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night
[42 hours old]: Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.

. Uber to cut over 3,000 jobs in major global restructuring
[38 hours old]: The company says cutting roles would make its operations "simpler and faster".

. Netherlands moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move
[37 hours old]: The Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest".

. Why are UK borrowing costs rising and what does it mean for me?
[44 hours old]: Some government borrowing costs have hit their highest level for 28 years - what does it mean for you?

. Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK
[40 hours old]: Its backers say it would provide a "vital safety net" against runaway AI systems such as those from OpenAI and Anthropic.

. Kids eat free and loyalty points - six ways to eat out but not break the bank
[55 hours old]: The cost of dining out is getting increasingly hard to swallow - but clever planning can get you cheaper deals.

. Why wait? Business grads buying firms to install themselves as CEO
[32 hours old]: Impatient to be the boss of an established company they are borrowing money to fund their purchases.

. 'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
[103 hours old]: So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it

. Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
[176 hours old]: A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

. How Dolly Parton's business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts
[200 hours old]: While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.

. Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
[224 hours old]: After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.

. 'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
[248 hours old]: Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.

. Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider
[242 hours old]: Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.

. How landscape gardening is being electrified
[344 hours old]: The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.

. Festival hopes for more visitors amid cost rises
[20 hours old]: The festival, which includes workshops, takes place from 11 to 13 September and is in its 32nd year.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[1039 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
[1568 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[2048 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

. How the High Street became a window on our political instability
[2120 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
[2376 hours old]: Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It's a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam

. How much should you give towards a leaving gift?
[24 hours old]: We ask workers in London how much they'd contribute.

. 'We've raided this shop many times - we keep finding fake cigarettes'
[26 hours old]: There's been an “explosion” in the sale of illegal tobacco in Scotland, according to Trading Standards.