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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 18:15 13 Nov 2025
 
- Titanic passenger's watch expected to fetch £1m
[2 hours old]: The watch belonged to Bavarian-born American businessman Isidor Straus, who died in the disaster.

. I was traumatised after being filmed giving CPR to a crash victim - the law must change
[18 hours old]: Fiona Ferris was filmed giving CPR to Dominic McGrath, who died after being hit by a bus in Newry last December.

. 'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail
[330 hours old]: Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

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and in other news ...

* Starmer's chief of staff McSweeney not leaving role over briefing war, BBC told
[1 hours old]: The PM's top aide was not involved "directly or indirectly" in briefings against cabinet ministers, sources tell the BBC.

- Missing information and racism concerns: Five key failings in Sara Sharif review
[2 hours old]: Review finds "different actions could and should have been taken" leading up to the 10-year-old's death.

* BBC faces fresh claim of misleading Trump edit
[0 hours old]: The clip aired on Newsnight in 2022, two years before the Panorama that led to the director-general's resignation.

* Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
[1 hours old]: The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.

- Amber warnings issued ahead of heavy rain from Storm Claudia
[1 hours old]: Storm Claudia is set to bring heavy and persistent rain to parts of the UK with amber warnings issued with risk of flooding and disruption.

- Faisal Islam: Slow growth raises stakes even higher for the Budget
[5 hours old]: The Budget somehow has to provide certainty, boost consumer and business confidence, and fill a large fiscal gap.

- Royal escort motorcyclist cleared over pedestrian's death
[2 hours old]: Met Police officer PC Christopher Harrison was accused of causing death by careless driving.

* Guests ejected mid-stay from bankrupt hotel chain Sonder
[1 hours old]: Sonder guests have complained that they had to leave their accommodation as the firm files for a sudden bankruptcy.

- Russia's attacks have ramped up - Ukraine is fighting to hold on through another winter
[12 hours old]: Years of conflict have taken their toll and the war of attrition is continuing on the homefront - but Ukrainians are fighting back hard by trying to keep morale high

* Who is Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney?
[1 hours old]: Morgan McSweeney is credited with masterminding Labour's landslide election victory.

- France remembers Bataclan attacks but knows enemy has not gone away
[8 hours old]: As France marks 10 years since the Paris attacks, an ex-girlfriend of a jihadist survivor is arrested for an alleged plot of her own.

- The great number nine decline - where have England's strikers gone?
[12 hours old]: BBC Sport takes an in-depth look at why England lack centre-forward options behind Harry Kane - a far cry from when the likes of Les Ferdinand only won 17 caps.

- 'Not an easy job' - why would anyone want to be the new BBC director general?
[8 hours old]: As the BBC searches for a new chief, who are the potential candidates and is it a poisoned chalice?

- Type 1 diabetes is worse in young children - now scientists know why
[15 hours old]: They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.

- Epstein email says Andrew had photo taken with Virginia Giuffre
[5 hours old]: The message sent by Epstein reads: "Yes she [Giuffre] was on my plane and yes she had her picture taken with Andrew"

* 'Failings at every level' resulted in botched insulation scheme, MPs told
[1 hours old]: Wall insulation installed under two separate schemes was supposed to keep residents warm and dry, but instead left some homes damp and mouldy

- Hitman pleads guilty to gangland Hogmanay pub murder
[1 hours old]: Grant Hunter, 34, shot Marc Webley at the Anchor Inn in Granton on New Year's Eve 2023 after he taunted his rivals.

- Man, 18, arrested on suspicion of murder after 17-year-old girl dies
[3 hours old]: A man has been arrested and is in custody following the incident, police said.

- PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation
[7 hours old]: The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

- UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales
[3 hours old]: Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.

- Bellingham set to start on bench and O'Reilly expected to win first cap
[3 hours old]: Jude Bellingham is in line to start on the bench for England's World Cup qualifier against Serbia, with Morgan Rogers set to play in the number 10 role.

- Stokes takes six in England warm-up but Wood suffers injury concern
[8 hours old]: England captain Ben Stokes takes six wickets on the opening day of his side's solitary warm-up match before the Ashes begins next week.

- 'Kane, Bellingham and Foden can't play together' - is Tuchel right?
[4 hours old]: After England manager Thomas Tuchel said Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden cannot play in the same team, BBC Sport looks at his attacking options.

- The Ratcliffe revolution - inside Man Utd's exodus and rebuild
[8 hours old]: BBC Sport tells the story of how Sir Jim Ratcliffe ripped apart and rebuilt Manchester United's leadership team.

- Trump's granddaughter takes advice from Woods before LPGA debut
[5 hours old]: Eighteen-year-old Kai Trump will not be short of high-profile supporters when she makes her LPGA debut in Florida on Thursday.

- McIlroy tightens grip on Race to Dubai title
[3 hours old]: Six-time Race to Dubai winner Rory McIlroy tightens his grip on another title with an impressive opening round in the UAE.

- British Gas boss voices concerns over Scotland's energy jobs
[5 hours old]: Chris O'Shea, the boss of Centrica, which owns British Gas, says the energy transition is correct, but worries over the impact on jobs.

- UK growth slows after big fall in car production
[8 hours old]: The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing and weighed on growth in the economy, figures show.

- Scottish government aiming to issue first bonds in 2026-27
[6 hours old]: Scottish ministers wants to use bonds to raise money from investors to fund infrastructure projects.

- What taxes could rise in the Budget?
[9 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

- Parents' 'laughter and tears' at adopting siblings
[11 hours old]: Emma and Mike, from North Yorkshire, urge others to consider adoption as the number doing so falls.

- Charity's appeal to give pushchairs to families
[12 hours old]: One mother was forced to use a shopping trolley to take her child to a health appointment.

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and in other older news ...

. 'There's a bit of anxiety': Stranger Things cast and creators on the show's end
[18 hours old]: After five seasons the show is coming to an end, but a spin-off is already in development.

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. Has Keir Starmer Lost Control Of No.10?
[24 hours old]: Efforts to shore up the PM's leadership may have backfired.

. Trump vs the BBC…what happens next?
[19 hours old]: And the US president is mentioned in new Epstein emails

. Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims hits bn valuation
[16 hours old]: The company says it plans to open more physical shops and expand the business around the world.

. £220 'for a cut-up sock' - Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online
[24 hours old]: Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.

. Heineken UK cuts Foster's alcohol strength to 3.4%
[23 hours old]: The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.

. SSE to invest £33bn in upgrading Scotland's electricity grid
[24 hours old]: The company plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south.

. Driving test rules to change in bid to stop bots booking slots
[24 hours old]: The Transport Secretary has announced new measures to tackle the continuing backlog of driving tests.

. AI will slash headcount by two-thirds - retail boss
[23 hours old]: Buy It Direct boss Nick Glynne said increased taxes on business in the UK had sped up the process.

. Thousands of NHS staff to lose jobs after Treasury approves £1bn pay-off deal
[33 hours old]: The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.

. Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes to go fully digital
[28 hours old]: The airline is only accepting digital boarding passes from Wednesday.

. US ends penny-making run after more than 230 years
[26 hours old]: Pennies today cost nearly four cents each to make - more than twice the cost of a decade ago.

. Building society pledges to keep branches open
[42 hours old]: It says its current network of 696 branches will remain until at least 2030.

. UK toy sales up as 'kidults' buy Lego and Pokémon
[42 hours old]: Sales have risen by 6% so far this year, analysts say, after a string of post-pandemic falls.

. Two popular gay dating platforms removed from Apple app store in China
[39 hours old]: The removal of Blued and Finka has raised concerns amongst the LGBT community in the country.

. Will Starbucks staff strikes hit turnaround plans?
[26 hours old]: The coffee giant is returning to its roots to boost sales but labour tensions could derail the strategy.

. Jet2 to offer flights from Gatwick for first time
[32 hours old]: Flight destinations include Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus.

. Government to rethink rejection of Waspi compensation
[32 hours old]: Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says that the rethink does not mean that payouts will necessarily follow.

. Lib Dems call for 5% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants
[31 hours old]: The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.

. Two meals for : Why China's youth are not spending
[43 hours old]: Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.

. Andrew shuts down Pitch@Palace business
[49 hours old]: The closure of the former prince's start-up competition Pitch@Palace marks his step away from public life

. UK unemployment rate rises to 5% as jobs market weakens
[49 hours old]: Latest official data ahead of the Budget later this month shows it is the highest rate since 2021.

. The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport
[66 hours old]: From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

. Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings
[162 hours old]: New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

. Will quantum be bigger than AI?
[186 hours old]: The highly complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[234 hours old]: Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for future jobs.

. Businesses are running out of pennies in the US
[308 hours old]: Find a penny, pick it up, then what? Now the US has stopped making pennies, a shortage has emerged and created confusion.

. The US bet big with Argentina bailout - is it paying off?
[330 hours old]: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.

. Should K-beauty products have to come from South Korea?
[354 hours old]: Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.

. The South African start-up bringing tech to townships
[402 hours old]: Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

. These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?
[402 hours old]: It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

. Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G
[400 hours old]: New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

. The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
[426 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[499 hours old]: Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model

. How the outsourcing sector became South Africa's newest goldmine
[523 hours old]: South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

. Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office
[595 hours old]: Prabowo Subianto's promises of dynamic economic growth and social change have faced major challenges.

. How good is the battery in a used electric vehicle?
[667 hours old]: Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.

. Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid
[691 hours old]: Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.

. Why AI is being trained in rural India
[679 hours old]: Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

. One in four missing meals due to cost pressures - report
[27 hours old]: New report says parents of under 18s are among the groups most affected by cost of living pressures.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[539 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

. How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump
[726 hours old]: Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

. Trump's state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
[1411 hours old]: Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[2227 hours old]: Tariffs, Brexit, pandemic havoc... All of this caused short-term disruption - but the impact concealed a deeper problem for the UK automotive industry

. Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price
[2515 hours old]: The US president considers it a win - but if this all triggers a foundational realignment, the results may not break in his favour

. The savings account offering a 50% bonus - with a catch
[145 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains Help to Save, which is open to some people on universal credit.

. Former shop worker has 'nightmares' over abuse at work
[215 hours old]: A former retail worker from Dundee backs a campaign asking shoppers to treat staff with respect.

. US and China's different reports of their trade meeting
[344 hours old]: Donald Trump says the US can sign a trade deal with China "pretty soon" following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea