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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 18:55 03 Oct 2026
 
- EV drivers love their cars, but some passengers feel sick - this could be why
[15 hours old]: Motion sickness is caused by a mismatch in sensory cues and women and children are more susceptible, experts say.

. Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'
[49 hours old]: Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.

. The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
[426 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
[666 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 ...

- Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
[3 hours old]: The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.

- UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford released on bail
[7 hours old]: The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday.

- Kemi Badenoch has cemented her image. Now she wants to put her party back on the big stage
[7 hours old]: The Conservative leader is expected to set out a return to core conservative principles at the party’s annual conference.

- 'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis
[4 hours old]: More than 50 protests are taking place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.

- Homemade bomb part of alleged plot on Manchester's Jewish community, court told
[5 hours old]: Two men were arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

* Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
[0 hours old]: Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.

- Spoiler alert! Is social media ruining big gig surprises?
[15 hours old]: Big moments from headline acts are shared online long before many fans see their favourite artists.

- Traitors claim their first victim as Richard E Grant tries to save his skin
[6 hours old]: There was a murder and a recruitment in the latest episode, and that was just in the opening minutes.

- Russia hits second major bridge in Ukraine's capital Kyiv
[1 hours old]: The strike on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge comes after repeat attacks on another major bridge in Ukraine's capital.

- Alison Hammond returns home from hospital after rushing off This Morning
[4 hours old]: The This Morning presenter said she believes she experienced a panic attack on Friday's show.

- Why has Brazil accused the US of election interference?
[4 hours old]: The Latin American country will vote for its next president, as Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro clash over sovereignty, security and ties with Washington.

* Greens would offer two-year jobs to unemployed under-24s
[0 hours old]: Co-deputy leader Mothin Ali tells the party's conference many young people are "bored, desperate and lost".

* Man shot dead as families gather for memorial
[0 hours old]: The 40-year-old died at the scene in west London from a gunshot wound, the Met Police said.

- Widdecombe suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage
[9 hours old]: Counter terror police say the further charge comes after a "hugely intensive and complex investigation".

- Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?
[5 hours old]: The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain's Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis.

- Desmond targeted by Celtic fan protest at Alfred Dunhill
[1 hours old]: Celtic's largest shareholder Dermot Desmond is targeted in a protest at the Alfred Dunhill Links golf tournament in St Andrews as tennis balls were thrown towards him.

- 'Incredible' Red Bull upgrade enlivens F1 in Malaysia
[5 hours old]: Even Lewis Hamilton fears Max Verstappen will be tough to beat in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

- Republic of Ireland news conference ends abruptly amid accusations
[4 hours old]: Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson's pre-match news conference ends abruptly as accusations are levelled at his players.

- Kartal wins again as Zverev sets up Djokovic tie
[2 hours old]: Great Britain's Sonay Kartal reaches last-32 at the China Open as Alexander Zverev sets up a quarter-final clash against Novak Djokovic in Beijing.

- G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat
[13 hours old]: The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.

- Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
[9 hours old]: Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.

- New baby bank 'open to everybody'
[11 hours old]: The facility offers essential items for free, including clothes for babies and small children.

- Rising energy costs add to cost of living for Northern Ireland's consumers
[12 hours old]: Households across Northern Ireland face increasing pressure on the cost of living as energy price hikes have come into effect.


and in other older news ...

. Why thousands of couples are choosing Scotland to say 'I do'
[16 hours old]: A quarter of all marriages in Scotland involve couples who don't live here but see it as the ultimate wedding destination.

. You need £17,000 for a first home - here's how to save it
[129 hours old]: Here are four ways you can put money aside to save enough for a deposit on your first home.

. New life for dog rescued from house with 83 others
[51 hours old]: Katy is one of the springer spaniels who has now been rehomed after RSPCA investigation.

. Friends embark on 20-year board game battle
[179 hours old]: James Purcell and Andy Taeger are confident their friendship will survive the test.

. BBC News app
[12507 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says
[26 hours old]: The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.

. US jobs market sees sharp slowdown ahead of midterm elections
[27 hours old]: Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.

. 'It could cost me £10k but I need the money now': Why Gen Z are opting out of pensions
[43 hours old]: A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.

. The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall
[43 hours old]: Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

. What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
[42 hours old]: Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

. No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets
[31 hours old]: Restrictions are being put on products with high sugar, fat and salt content, but the meal deal lives on.

. Why UK diesel prices have breached the £2 per litre mark
[28 hours old]: The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at an all-time high of 200.01p, according to the RAC motoring body.

. Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
[42 hours old]: The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

. OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information'
[33 hours old]: The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

. Thames Water apologises after £145,000 customer billing mistake
[47 hours old]: The firm has apologised to the family.

. PM warned Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions
[47 hours old]: Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.

. US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
[33 hours old]: President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

. Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
[54 hours old]: The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

. AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
[55 hours old]: Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

. HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of Man City case
[47 hours old]: The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise tax implications of the Manchester City verdict.

. Vape tax comes into effect - but prices won't rise yet
[66 hours old]: Vaping is about to becoming more expensive due to a new tax on products.

. Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
[58 hours old]: The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.

. Energy bills are rising by £60 a year - here's how you can bring that down
[58 hours old]: Household energy bills have risen again but there are ways to keep a lid on your expenditure.

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

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

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

. Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey
[75 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
[82 hours old]: Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.

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


. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[66 hours old]: Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

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

. X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
[210 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
[234 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[378 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?
[402 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
[546 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
[546 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
[570 hours old]: AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

. Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
[594 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
[608 hours old]: The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

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

. Watch: Why has UK diesel price hit an all time high?
[25 hours old]: Diesel has now hit an average of £2 a litre in the UK, the RAC motoring group says, with petrol prices also rising.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[138 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?
[201 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
[1746 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
[2274 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Why are minimum alcohol prices going up?
[33 hours old]: The minimum price of alcohol (MUP) in Wales has risen by 30%.

. Business Daily
[45 hours old]: Protests about 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal's eviction reignited the housing debate

. Is it time to ditch premium bonds?
[50 hours old]: Martin Lewis says though they are the UK's most popular form of savings, not everybody benefits from them.

Martin explains who premium bonds are best for, and who they aren’t so good for.


 
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