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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 21:55 30 Sep 2026
 
- 'I pulled the controls': Passenger tells Israeli PM how he helped stop attacker
[2 hours old]: The man says he "pulled the controls" of the plane after it plummeted during the attack.

- Passengers describe what happened on plane
[6 hours old]: Passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing.

- 'Shaken and emotional' travellers arrive at Israeli airport
[2 hours old]: The BBC's Yogita Limaye is at Ben Gurion Airport as passengers from the Flydubai flight arrive in Israel.

. The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
[357 hours old]: Few companies have the technology to make aircraft windows which are getting harder to make.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[597 hours old]: Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?


and in other news ...

- Dame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for change
[2 hours old]: The veteran broadcaster's career spanned street interviews, national campaigns and emotional reunions.

- UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, PM says
[5 hours old]: The prime minister's comments come days after the suspects were released on the 'strictest possible bail conditions'.

- UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant scheme scrapped
[4 hours old]: Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.

- China funding UK research and sending it to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns
[2 hours old]: British universities are being urged to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).

- Teens who died in car that entered River Wear named
[2 hours old]: Jackson Duke, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw died when the car they were in ended up in the River Wear.

- Brexit referendum 'possible' in Labour election manifesto, Burnham tells BBC
[5 hours old]: The PM says a referendum wouldn't be the right thing now but the UK needs to consider its options for the future.

- Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted shortly before it was due to happen
[5 hours old]: Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

- We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early
[5 hours old]: Three victims of domestic abuse tell the BBC why they feel let down by the early prisoner release scheme.

- Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp after coach denies rift
[1 hours old]: Cristiano Ronaldo says he has left Portugal's international camp and will explain why "in time", hours after head coach Jorge Jesus denied any rift with the player.

- Singer Lola Young says vaping has made breathing feel like a 'chore'
[5 hours old]: The Messy singer says her lungs feel "battery powered" due to the effects of vaping.

* What we know about stabbing on Israel-bound plane
[0 hours old]: A pilot has been arrested and is being questioned after another pilot was stabbed, officials say.

- Timeline of RAF Fairford incident and the investigation so far
[5 hours old]: From a late-night call about suspicious vehicles, to five men being arrested and then bailed - here is how the incident has unfolded.

- Criminal investigation? Relegation or expulsion? The key Man City questions
[7 hours old]: BBC Sport takes a look at the key questions following the guilty verdicts handed down to Manchester City.

- Endometriosis trial gives hope to millions of women in pain like me
[4 hours old]: A £2.3m study will look at whether a personalised pain management plan can improve the quality of life of women who have the debilitating condition.

- Meet 'Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week
[7 hours old]: The brown bear, described by one supporter as having both the "chonk and the badonk", will shortly enter hibernation, which can last up to six months.

- Sussexes condemn 'reckless intrusion' after photographer spotted near Archie and Lilibet's school
[8 hours old]: One of two men seen outside the UK school attended by the children is understood to be an international press photographer.

- Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
[3 hours old]: Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.

- NHS trust admits 'failing families' over stillbirths
[5 hours old]: An independent review ordered by the trust finds systemic issues lay at the heart of the failures.

- Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs
[6 hours old]: The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".

- Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breaches
[5 hours old]: The prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton.

- Oasis take legal action to stop sale of unheard tapes
[8 hours old]: The auction house said it was "very disappointed" the lot could no longer be sold.

* Bayeux Tapestry tour added for blind people after legal threat
[0 hours old]: The British Museum will offer an audio-described Bayeux Tapestry tour for people with impaired vision.

* Punish Man City this season, say other club chiefs
[0 hours old]: Manchester City's punishment for breaching Premier League rules should be handed down before the end of this season, senior football figures tell BBC Sport.

- Respect and laughs as Fury and Joshua face off
[1 hours old]: After more than a decade of public feuding and false starts, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua exchange pleasantries, trade jokes and even discuss going for a pint at a news conference in London.

* Infantino should have no place in future of football - Pinto
[1 hours old]: The computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City says Gianni Infantino "should have no place in the future of the game".

- Saracens boss Venter skips more media duties
[3 hours old]: Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter misses a second pre-match media conference, as head coach Joe Shaw attends.

- Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
[6 hours old]: A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.

- Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey
[7 hours old]: AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.

- Doubters spur me on: why more women are taking up DIY
[13 hours old]: Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.

- Africa's richest man launches Kenya oil refinery despite land protests
[9 hours old]: The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.

- OpenAI unveils AI assistant 'dots' while safety worries delay new model
[15 hours old]: Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI’s annual event for tech developers.

- The volunteers baking birthday cakes for children
[6 hours old]: The Hampshire group says it has seen a rise in demand and it needs more volunteer bakers.

- Drop in donations puts community pantry at risk
[15 hours old]: St Paul's Pantry in Norton Lees say things are looking "pretty grim" without support.

- Greggs to cut 740 jobs and close factories
[8 hours old]: High street bakery brand Greggs has announced plans to shut four of its factories and cut 740 jobs.

- Pie shop owner gets reply from Andy Burnham
[10 hours old]: Chorley businessman, Paul Bowen received a reply from Prime Minister Andy Burnham, after posting a video on social media about the closure of one of his shops due to the state of the high street.


and in other older news ...

. Hidden habits that make your social anxiety worse and how to break them
[20 hours old]: Social anxiety is more common than many think. Here's what you need to know about the condition.

. BBC News app
[12439 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. Breast Cancer Scandal: Exposing the Harm
[310 hours old]: BBC Health correspondent Sharon Barbour investigates a deepening breast cancer scandal.

. Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
[17 hours old]: The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

. The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
[22 hours old]: Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

. Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all meals
[22 hours old]: The advertising watchdog said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all normal food with Huel was "nutritionally appropriate".


. Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it's a gamble
[28 hours old]: I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

. Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
[21 hours old]: Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.

. Soho House venue under investigation for food safety
[26 hours old]: A former chef contacted Hackney Council after complaining to managers at the members' club.

. Burnham vows to end existing pension triple lock in 2030 to help fund care
[27 hours old]: The PM was at times emotional during his conference speech in which he outlined his long-term plan for the UK.

. Oura pulls bn stock market listing days after announcement
[27 hours old]: The wearable technology company had been expected to list its shares in the US.

. What is the triple lock and why are people talking about it?
[28 hours old]: The triple lock guarantees that the state pension is not overtaken by inflation or wage increases.

. Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk
[35 hours old]: Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

. What a US diesel export ban could mean for you
[50 hours old]: The threatened proposal aims to protect US consumers from rising costs, but it could trigger major economic waves if it were to happen.

. OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
[35 hours old]: The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.

. US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy takes effect as trade war drags on
[31 hours old]: It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.

. I paid £30,000 for an 'influencer' degree. Here's why
[38 hours old]: Content creation degrees aim to help people make money from social media, but are they worth the money?

. UK tries to stop Trump's diesel export ban
[37 hours old]: John Healey said the government is in talks with the US over Donald Trump's threat to stop exports.

. Burnham says public body will invest in electricity grid
[29 hours old]: The prime minister said he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader.

. Aldi boss says some of rivals' loyalty discounts 'dupe' customers
[51 hours old]: Aldi is the only major supermarket chain that doesn't operate a loyalty scheme, which are hugely popular and used by millions of shoppers.

. UK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC says
[48 hours old]: The US-Israel war with Iran has caused fuel prices to soar due to disruption of global oil supplies.

. What is the Budget and what could be in it?
[51 hours old]: Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes in October.

. Why UK diesel prices have hit an all-time high
[48 hours old]: The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at 198.32p, according to the RAC motoring body.

. Why the PM could finally drop the triple lock pension pledge
[61 hours old]: Andy Burnham said that he would make tough decisions to fund a new national care service.

. X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[142 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
[165 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[310 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?
[333 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
[478 hours old]: Europe has some promising battery tech, but can it make up ground lost to Chinese battery giants?

. I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child - here's why
[478 hours old]: Molly and Taylor Haylett explain the changes to how they managed their finances when they started a family.

. Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
[501 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[526 hours old]: More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?

. 'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
[540 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

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

. Risks being taken with heating oil orders, firm says
[16 hours old]: Customers in Berkshire and Hampshire are leaving it late to refill their tanks, an oil firm says.

. Facing the future without the 'bank of mum and dad'
[16 hours old]: Young people struggling to make ends meet respond to the government's Your First Home scheme.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[70 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?
[132 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
[1677 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
[2206 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. How much is in your savings account?
[63 hours old]: From £65 to ,000 - we talk savings with people in East London's Brick Lane.

. Save or Overpay? What to do with your mortgage if interest rates rise
[122 hours old]: Save or Overpay? What to do with your mortgage if interest rates rise


 
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