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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 18:15 09 Nov 2026
 
- Thick fog disrupts travel with further weather warning issued
[6 hours old]: Fog is causing disruption on Monday morning for many across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

- Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean
[15 hours old]: Two US fishermen say they spotted the man treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast.

. Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck
[68 hours old]: Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.

. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
[418 hours old]: Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

. How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada
[787 hours old]: Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
[1555 hours old]: Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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* Russell Brand sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for rape and sexual assault
[0 hours old]: The disgraced entertainer was sentenced on Monday following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.

- Watch: Moment judge sentences Brand in court
[3 hours old]: Russell Brand was sentenced for rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.

- France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking
[1 hours old]: The cyber-attack last month saw fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France heated up.

* Civil servant who secretly held five jobs found guilty of fraud
[1 hours old]: Kashim Chowdhury had secretly held multiple public sector jobs on full-time salaries.

- Poundland unable to buy new stock as fears over collapse grow
[1 hours old]: The discount chain is continuing to edge towards collapse and is said to be "running on fumes", according to one insider.

- Ground Force and Homes Under the Hammer star Tommy Walsh dies aged 69
[3 hours old]: The building and DIY expert also appeared on TV shows like Challenge Tommy Walsh and Clean It, Fix It.

* Trump questions midterm elections integrity after previously accepting results
[0 hours old]: Trump made the claims, without evidence, on Truth Social on Monday.

* Watch: Rare insight into France's drug gangs recruiting children to commit violence
[1 hours old]: "It destroys people, but we all make our own choices" - Marseille drug-gang members spoke to the BBC.



- Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say
[6 hours old]: Six people were killed in the shooting, and three bodies of the suspect's family members were found at their home.

- Man jailed over racist Badenoch death threats
[5 hours old]: Kieran Kyle sent emails to the Tory party leader in which he made racist references, a court hears.

- Who is the suspected Chinese spy at centre of the Nvidia investigation?
[3 hours old]: Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman, had a close relationship with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, reports say.

- What we know so far about the next James Bond film
[11 hours old]: Josh O'Connor, Jack Lowden and Callum Turner are reportedly in the frame to replace Daniel Craig.

- Find out who's in the running for this year's Booker Prize
[6 hours old]: The winner of this year's literary award will be announced in London on Monday.

- 'I've got a band now' - Club anthem star Shygirl on why she's switching up her sound
[7 hours old]: Fans know her for big electronic bangers, but the singer and DJ has come back with an indie-tinged sound.

- Sports Personality of the Year returns - with five awards decided by public
[10 hours old]: BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be held on 13 December - and audiences will have more influence than ever over the awards.

- Woman says Al Fayed's brother drugged and sexually abused her at Highland estate
[8 hours old]: The woman says she was flown to the Fayed family's Balnagown estate, where she was repeatedly assaulted.

- 'Electrical items caused' fire that killed mum and kids
[2 hours old]: An inquest is told a fire that killed a mother and her two children was accidental.

- James Bulger's killer to stay in prison after parole hearing
[3 hours old]: Jon Venables told parole staff dealing with his latest review that he was not seeking release.

- Action on energy costs is my overriding aim, says Fahnbulleh
[2 hours old]: The energy secretary says reducing bills is key to maintaining public support for climate action.

- Russell Brand Sentenced to 10.5 Years in Prison
[2 hours old]: Brand was found guilty of one rape and three sexual assaults last week

* Kane and Bellingham air strong views in England World Cup review
[0 hours old]: England players are understood to have aired strong views about their World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina in a team meeting.

* Man Utd yet to make decision on Carrick's future
[0 hours old]: Manchester United's board are yet to make a final decision on Michael Carrick's future, despite the club's worst start to a campaign in 40 years.

- Incident-by-incident: Was it a bad weekend for VAR?
[3 hours old]: Almost every game had a controversial VAR decision in the Premier League this weekend. But how many might go down as errors?

- Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering - Warner
[9 hours old]: David Warner says he throws his "full support" behind former team-mate Usman Khawaja following his claim that all the Australia players knew about ball-tampering.

- Aberdeen sack Robinson after league slump
[1 hours old]: Aberdeen sack head coach Stephen Robinson after dropping to second bottom of the Scottish Premiership.

- Bronze named in World 11 for record ninth time
[3 hours old]: Lucy Bronze is one of five England players named in the Fifpro Women's World 11.

- How Hawkins overcame illness to star for England
[3 hours old]: When Rob Hawkins replied to what he thought was an advert to play wheelchair basketball in 2014 he could not have imagined he would be a key part of an England side defending their Rugby League World Cup title.

* Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
[0 hours old]: The share price dropped wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the value of Nvidia.

- What we know so far about Jensen Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy
[2 hours old]: The billionaire tech executive finds himself mired in a personal and national security scandal.

- What do we know about Nvidia CEO’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy?
[11 hours old]: Adoration for the US tech giant’s CEO Jensen Huang has been labelled “Jensanity”, but can his reputation survive the news of his affair?

- Government's EV targets expected to be reduced this week
[6 hours old]: New petrol or diesel cars are due to be phased out by 2030 and by 2035 all new cars must be zero emission.

- Rising cost of living tests UK's net zero ambitions
[4 hours old]: From floods to wildfires to heatwaves, 2026 is the year it became hard to ignore the impact of climate change on UK weather. But will soaring living costs affect the government’s commitment to tackling climate change?

- Is it the end of free school milk?
[10 hours old]: Free school milk has been provided to children in Wales since the 1970s, but that could now change.

- Hut owner wins battle to keep living in off-grid home he built
[12 hours old]: The man has lived in the self-built hut since 2020 - but never told authorities or asked for permission.

- How you can get council's £250 cost of living help
[12 hours old]: Applications for household grants of up to £250 are opening to some Surrey residents.

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. Doing these things now will help you save money at Christmas
[18 hours old]: Small decisions made now can make a big difference to your festive finances, charities say, so here are some tips.

. What's your love language - and does it actually mean anything?
[17 hours old]: The theory of ‘Love Languages’ has no scientific origin but it's often still mentioned in modern dating.

. A glimmer of good news for Britain's sleepy dormouse
[17 hours old]: New figures suggest hazel dormice may be recovering after decades of decline, with warmer summers boosting survival.

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. Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay
[26 hours old]: The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.

. 'My mortgage is going up £200 a month': How rising interest rates are hitting people's pockets
[64 hours old]: With UK interest rates set to rise, mortgages, credit cards and loans could get more expensive for millions.

. He spent ,000 on Labubus but now the craze is dying
[43 hours old]: Parent company Pop Mart's revenue has fallen as appetite for the quirky collectible monsters wanes.

. Why the US midterms sparked an AI stock selloff
[71 hours old]: Fears of more AI regulation appear to have sparked fear among investors, but concerns about the industry have been growing for some time.

. How does it affect me if share prices fall?
[81 hours old]: Changes in the FTSE 100 and other indexes are not just for financial experts, they can affect our lives.

. Why smoky bacon crisps threaten to reignite rows over EU rules
[73 hours old]: A post-Brexit deal on food standards has raised questions over the future naming of the classic British snack.

. PM tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law
[75 hours old]: The government argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.

. AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values
[69 hours old]: Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.

. 'I was asked if I was a crier': Your worst job interviews revealed
[90 hours old]: Bad job interviews can be horrible to experience in the moment, but there is a lot they can teach us about the world of work

. Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years
[97 hours old]: Most analysts expected the increase from 3.75% to 4%.

. Faisal Islam: How high will interest rates go?
[101 hours old]: The BBC's economics editor views one more interest rate as likely, but thinks that will be all.

. Three ways the interest rate rise could affect you
[101 hours old]: Job, loans and savings are all affected by the rise in interest rates announced by the Bank of England.

. Drunk and dangerous e-bike riders face on-the-spot fines under crackdown
[99 hours old]: A consultation will consider fines and other ways to clamp down on dangerous e-bike riders.

. Second buyer makes rescue bid for Poundland as retailer faces collapse
[104 hours old]: A little-known investment group has made a bid to buy the business.

. Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
[110 hours old]: Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago.

. Welsh aviation firm AerFin bought in £475m deal
[103 hours old]: The company, which was majority owned by a private equity firm, said it was beginning a "new chapter".

. The engine parts that 'fight the laws of the universe'
[90 hours old]: Investment has surged into the making of jet turbine blades - an extremely difficult component to make.

. Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
[138 hours old]: Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?

. How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
[250 hours old]: Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.

. 'I live with a ghost' - inside the haunted homes attracting bargain hunters
[272 hours old]: Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

. 'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
[306 hours old]: As drone deliveries become more commonplace, their makers are looking for ways to make them quieter.

. The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
[451 hours old]: With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

. The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
[475 hours old]: Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

. Living with a stink? Technology might help
[595 hours old]: Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

. As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
[619 hours old]: With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.

. How long will humans be needed for translation?
[643 hours old]: AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

. Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
[763 hours old]: Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

. Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
[803 hours old]: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[1027 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?
[1089 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
[2634 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
[3163 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. Ipswich Town's new club shop 'here to stay'
[44 hours old]: Fans and players are delighted at the new "activation space" in the town centre.

. Workers' rights 'second place' to economic growth
[75 hours old]: Jersey's Economic Development Minister has told the BBC that workers' rights may have to take 'second place' to economic growth.

. What does the raise in interest rates mean?
[100 hours old]: The BBC's cost of living correspondent Kevin Peachey explains what the change could mean for those saving for a holiday or to buying a house.