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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 00:15 16 Apr 2026
 
- Tracking the ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz
[10 hours old]: Since the start of the US blockade on Monday, 15 vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, nine of which have links to Iran, BBC Verify analysis of ship-tracking data suggests.

. EasyJet passengers describe EU border 'nightmare'
[58 hours old]: Airlines warn of further disruption due to the introduction of a new EU digital border control system.

- Commuters welcome second year of Translink fare freeze
[13 hours old]: Liz Kimmins acknowledged the decision was taken against a difficult funding backdrop for the public transport company.

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

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[2278 hours old]: There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?

. Why the railways often seem to be in such chaos over Christmas
[2759 hours old]: Parts of Britain’s rail network will close for engineering work over the festive period - but is that the right time to do it?

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and in other news ...

- Mahmood promises action against 'sham lawyers' abusing asylum system after BBC investigation
[2 hours old]: An undercover investigation revealed how law firms and advisers are helping migrants pretend to be gay to stay in the UK

- Lyse Doucet in Iran: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done
[2 hours old]: The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify.

* Move over wind farms: why some argue cutting costs is the best way to cut carbon
[1 hours old]: From heat pumps to offshore wind, the UK’s net zero push is facing growing scrutiny. Are rising costs undermining climate goals?

- Bank of England boss tells BBC he won't rush interest rate rises
[1 hours old]: Bank of England governor says the Iran war energy shock makes the next rate decision "very very difficult".

* More big energy users to get help as support plan expanded
[1 hours old]: A scheme to cut bills for firms that are heavy energy users is being extended to cover an additional 3,000 businesses.

* Horse urine perfume: why online bargains may be dangerous
[0 hours old]: Experts warn of hidden risk of counterfeits, while the government consults on stricter product safety rules.

* The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide
[0 hours old]: Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.

* Nine universities start legal action over student loan error row
[0 hours old]: About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.

- Social media leaders called to Downing Street over children's safety
[2 hours old]: Top executives from firms such as Meta and YouTube will be asked what they are doing to protect children.

- US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves
[4 hours old]: The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies.

- Two officers charged after pregnant woman killed in crash with police car
[9 hours old]: The woman and her unborn child died in a crash with a police car in Kidbrooke, south-east London.

- BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff to make £500m savings
[7 hours old]: The BBC's interim director general says the cuts will require "some big and some difficult choices".

- Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say
[4 hours old]: Lebanon's government condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report.

- Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?
[4 hours old]: BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.

- Starmer says he is 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war
[8 hours old]: It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed".

- Is the US blockade of Iran working?
[6 hours old]: BBC Verify has been looking into whether the US blockade of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz is working.

- Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry
[12 hours old]: In the second part of an undercover investigation, the BBC exposes elaborate deceptions being used to bolster fake asylum claims.

- Jessie Ware on the 'hyper-surreal' high of her first arena tour
[9 hours old]: The singer will play three UK arenas later this year, 14 years after her first album came out.

- Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support
[12 hours old]: Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

- 'I'm not being listened to' - new health plan launched as women say they are still ignored
[13 hours old]: New plans to improve healthcare for women and girls have been set out, but will they change anything?

- Oldest known meteor shower to light up UK skies this week
[15 hours old]: Resulting from the Earth passing through dust left behind by Comet Thatcher centuries ago, the Lyrid meteor shower starts this week.

- The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on
[14 hours old]: The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

* Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation ran a monopoly and overcharged fans, jury finds
[0 hours old]: The lawsuit said the firm's practices had led to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers.

- Leo Woodall and Kate Winslet join new Lord of the Rings cast
[7 hours old]: Jamie Dornan also joins the franchise for The Hunt for Gollum, alongside returning stars Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood.

- Man arrested climbing into Israeli embassy had arrived on small boat twice, court hears
[7 hours old]: Abdullah Albadri denies charges preparing terrorist acts and being in possession of two knives.

- Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days
[3 hours old]: Eight students and one teacher died in the attack, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci.

- Biometric checks after 179 prisoners released in error in year to March
[6 hours old]: New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March.

- Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says
[7 hours old]: The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless".

- Man who felled Sycamore Gap tree released early
[4 hours old]: Adam Carruthers is released after 10 months under the Home Detention Curfew Scheme.

- Has Trump given up on the midterms?
[6 hours old]: The president is losing public support over the Iran war.

- Players told LIV Golf to run 'for many years' amid collapse rumours
[2 hours old]: Sergio Garcia says LIV Golf's players were told earlier this year the event would run for "many years" as rumours swirl the Saudi-backed venture is on the verge of collapse.

- Ekitike to miss rest of season and World Cup - Deschamps
[4 hours old]: France manager Didier Deschamps confirms striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season and World Cup after suffering a suspected Achilles injury during Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final defeat by Paris St-Germain on Tuesday.

- Former champion Brecel misses out on Crucible spot
[2 hours old]: Former winner Luca Brecel fails to qualify for the 2026 World Snooker Championship, losing to Wales' Jak Jones in the last qualifying round.

- British doubles legend Murray retires from tennis
[5 hours old]: Jamie Murray, who became the first British doubles player to rise to world number one, has announced his retirement from tennis.

- Bayern strike late to beat Real Madrid in seven-goal thriller
[1 hours old]: Bayern Munich leave it late in a back-and-forth classic to beat Real Madrid 4-3 to set up a meeting with Paris St-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

- Bank boss tells BBC he won't rush interest rate rises
[1 hours old]: Bank of England governor says the Iran war energy shock makes the next rate decision "very very difficult".

* Back to books - Sweden's schools give up digital learning
[0 hours old]: Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

- AA and BSM ordered to refund learner drivers for hidden fees
[12 hours old]: The owner of the driving schools has been fined for failing to disclose fees upfront online.

- Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May
[5 hours old]: Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.

- Snapchat owner cuts 1,000 jobs as says AI will reduce repetitive work
[8 hours old]: The Snapchat owner is laying off around 16% of staff and withdrawn hundreds of open job roles.

- Thames Water 'sleepwalking' into bad deal for customers, investor says
[10 hours old]: The troubled utility firm should be put into administration says a frustrated rival bidder.

- How you could get free electricity for doing your washing
[3 hours old]: You could get free or cheaper electricity from your energy company for running appliances during periods of excess supply, such as sunny weekends.

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and in other older news ...

. My brother's killer brags on TikTok about partying in jail
[18 hours old]: Ben McCulloch, who stabbed his victim and left him to die, recently posted videos of a party inside a Scottish jail.

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. Can we afford to keep the UK safe?
[28 hours old]: Former Nato chief warns UK's national security 'in peril'.

. An epic gangster biopic of the Kray brothers, starring Tom Hardy
[94 hours old]: The rise and decline of the Kray twins, London's most legendary gangsters.

. Help to Buy mostly helped high earners, IFS says
[24 hours old]: People with lower incomes benefitted less from the house-buying scheme than those with high incomes, the influential think tank says.

. 'Bit of pain' worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC
[27 hours old]: US Treasury Secretary said a "small bit of economic pain" was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals.

. Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends
[27 hours old]: Providers can encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".

. Fuel prices stop rising after 43 days of increases, RAC says
[33 hours old]: The motoring group says prices could start to come down over the next couple of weeks.

. UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says
[30 hours old]: The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".

. Amazon to spend bn on satellite firm in growing Starlink rivalry
[27 hours old]: Amazon wants to get thousands more satellites into orbit to offer internet and mobile services.

. Rolls-Royce launches new two-seater electric car
[35 hours old]: The company says it will create only 100 of its Project Nightingale in its Goodwood headquarters.

. Oil prices continue to fall on hopes of new US-Iran peace talks
[31 hours old]: Crude prices fell back below 0 a barrel as markets hope an agreement can be reached between the two sides.

. Founder of China's Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud
[42 hours old]: Evergrande was once China's biggest real estate firm, with a stock market valuation of more than bn.

. Morrisons plans to cut 200 jobs at head office
[36 hours old]: The supermarket says the redundancies form part of a restructure at its Bradford headquarters.

. Customers failed over outages, water boss tells MPs
[29 hours old]: Bosses at South East Water are grilled over failures that left thousands without water over winter.

. Hollywood stars unite to oppose Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger
[46 hours old]: Stars like Emma Thompson and Ben Stiller signed an open letter against the deal, which Paramount said will ensure creators "have more avenues for their work, not fewer".

. Man charged with attempted murder over attack on home of OpenAI's Sam Altman
[46 hours old]: The Texas man, who also faces federal felony charges, allegedly had documents advocating for violence against AI executives.

. US home buyers 'frozen' as sales slump over Iran war fears
[55 hours old]: The number of homes sold in the US hit a nine-month low, with economists warning of the slowdown could worsen.

. Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?
[30 hours old]: Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

. Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?
[47 hours old]: With some promising computing companies in the field, could Europe be a leader in quantum tech?

. The Dutch village at risk of being demolished
[72 hours old]: Moerdijk has been earmarked for removal, to make way for a vast electricity substation.

. 'Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers
[117 hours old]: A controversial law to ease protections for the glaciers has passed, opening the doors for mining.

. TV for dogs booms but are they watching?
[144 hours old]: TV channels for dogs are multiplying but research is mixed on whether dogs are watching.

. The construction boss who built a new life after three years in prison
[168 hours old]: Traci Quinn, who was jailed for a drugs offence, has transformed herself and set up a successful firm.

. The US refinery now processing Venezuelan oil
[192 hours old]: Chevron is now importing 250,000 barrels of crude per day from Venezuela.

. Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search
[216 hours old]: Firms are changing the way they present information on their websites, so they get noticed by AI.

. Crisis grants launched for struggling families
[18 hours old]: Bradford residents affected by unexpected job losses or illness will be able to apply for help.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[449 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
[647 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. US drivers head to Native American lands for cheaper gas
[52 hours old]: Some of the cheapest fuel in the country can be found on tribal land due to tax exemptions.

. What do businesses want ahead of the election?
[181 hours old]: Shops, cafes and restaurants in Cardigan say increasing costs and low footfall are making it harder.

. National Minimum Wage rises this week
[319 hours old]: Around 2.7 million people are set to receive a pay rise this week as the national minimum wage goes up by 50p to £12.71 for over 21s.

. New laws to make it easier to cancel subscriptions
[320 hours old]: A crackdown on "subscription traps" could save the average person nearly £170 a year, according to the Department for Business and Trade.