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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 18:15 21 Feb 2025
 
- St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany
[5 hours old]: The London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.

- Families return home after sinkhole swallows road
[1 hours old]: Six families are being allowed to return home in Godstone after being evacuated on Tuesday morning.

- Woman in court over McCann family stalking charges
[4 hours old]: Julia Wandel, 23, had claimed she was the missing child prior to her arrest at Bristol Airport.

- Sinn Féin to boycott White House St Patrick's Day celebrations
[2 hours old]: First Minister Michelle O'Neill says her decision not to travel to Washington DC for the annual festivities is one of principle.

. Inflation jumps on food, air fares and school fees
[54 hours old]: The government admits that stemming price rises will be 'bumpy' as inflation hit 3% in January.

. Germany's once-mighty car industry is in crisis. What will it take to fix it?
[233 hours old]: With the economy a key factor in German elections this month, can the auto sector get back on the road to recovery?

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* Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
[0 hours old]: Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

- We cannot mourn until Shiri Bibas is returned, family says
[3 hours old]: The hostage's sister-in-law said the family is "not seeking revenge right now" as they call for her return from Gaza.

- Minister sacked over WhatsApp messages faces standards probe
[2 hours old]: Andrew Gwynne is investigated over "actions causing significant damage to the reputation of the House".

- Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable
[5 hours old]: A Baltic Sea cable has been damaged for the third time in recent months, Finnish telecom operators say.

- BBC pulls Gaza film as it carries out checks over Hamas links
[4 hours old]: The broadcaster has removed the documentary from its streaming service while it carries out "further due diligence".

- Government finances in surplus but pressure builds on Reeves
[6 hours old]: Chancellor faces a rising challenge to keep her tax and spending plans on track after missing forecasts.

- Teenager plotted mass shooting at Edinburgh school
[2 hours old]: The boy, now 17, was obsessed with the Columbine High School massacre in the US, which saw 12 students and a teacher murdered.

* Kendrick Lamar earns first UK number one with Not Like Us
[0 hours old]: The diss track, the knockout blow in his feud with Drake, is now number one in both the US and UK.

* Hamas failure to return body is new ceasefire setback
[0 hours old]: Israel says Hamas will pay the "full price" for handing over a body that it says was not that of Shiri Bibas.

- EastEnders gets ratings bump for 'flawless' live episode
[5 hours old]: The show, which saw viewers vote for two storylines for the first time, received praise from critics.

- Mother found guilty of murdering sons aged 2 and 5
[2 hours old]: Kara Alexander is convicted of murdering her sons Marley and Elijah at their Dagenham home in 2022.

* Murdered backpacker's mum says she could not identify daughter
[1 hours old]: Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was raped and murdered while she was touring around India.

- Warmer weather brings rain and wind warnings
[7 hours old]: It may be warmer but the weather will be wet and windy over the coming days.

- Scotch makers condemn English single malt whisky proposal
[4 hours old]: Scottish distilleries and MPs claim England's methods would damage the reputation of single malt.

* Family reunited with beloved dad's memorial bench
[1 hours old]: The family of man whose tribute bench was swept out to sea have had it returned to them.

* Liverpool draw PSG, Arsenal face PSV, Villa meet Club Brugge in last 16
[1 hours old]: Liverpool will face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last-16, while Arsenal take on PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa will play Club Brugge.

- Rickelton stars in South Africa win over Afghanistan
[1 hours old]: Ryan Rickelton scores his maiden one-day international century as South Africa claim a comfortable 107-run win over Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.

- Man Utd have 'more problems than solutions' - Amorim
[4 hours old]: Manchester United currently have "more problems than solutions", says head coach Ruben Amorim as his side prepares to face rejuvenated Everton.

* Smith 'not worried' by absence of pace trio against England
[1 hours old]: Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith says he is "not worried" about the absence of his three key fast bowlers for their Champions Trophy opener against England.

- Singing Adele & cracking jokes - Marler's BBC Sport debut
[11 hours old]: Former England prop Joe Marler performs a stunning rendition of Adele's 'Someone Like You' and has former team-mates in hysterics with a highly entertaining debut on Six Nations Rugby Special.

- Bolsonaro: Is it all over for the 'Trump of the Tropics'?
[11 hours old]: The former Brazilian president may struggle to stage a comeback.

* Coinbase boss claims SEC will drop crypto lawsuit
[1 hours old]: The SEC's 2023 lawsuit formed part of a crackdown on crypto firms which President Trump pledged to reverse.

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and in other older news ...

. Do US super-carriers make sense any more? The BBC goes on board one
[18 hours old]: The USS Carl Vinson joins a naval exercise in the Pacific with Japan and France.

. Weekly quiz: What did a kayaker notice when a whale swallowed him?
[23 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what else has been going on in the world over the past seven days?

. How an American takeover could change James Bond forever
[23 hours old]: Long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson give creative control to Amazon.

. The huge risks facing Starmer at Trump meeting
[21 hours old]: When Sir Keir Starmer touches down in Washington next week, he will be treading a fine diplomatic line.

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. Listen: The Ukraine War - How Far Away Is A Peace Deal?
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. Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?
[17 hours old]: Quantum computers will be able to crack existing encryption and threaten critical infrastructure.

. Backlash over energy standing charges shake-up
[30 hours old]: Charities and energy providers have criticised plans to change the way standing charges on gas and electricity bills are paid.

. Birkenstock sandals are not art, says German court
[26 hours old]: The firm wanted to claim protection under copyright law, to stop rivals selling copycat versions of its shoes.

. What does Jack Ma's return to the spotlight mean?
[17 hours old]: Analysts say the Alibaba founder's re-emergence could signal a policy change in Beijing.

. Lloyds sets aside £1.2bn for car loan scandal
[31 hours old]: The banking group has nearly tripled the amount it has ringfenced for potential compensation.

. US Fed warns Trump's tariffs may fuel inflation
[44 hours old]: The minutes from the last meeting of the e Fed's rate setting committee reveal inflation concerns.

. Apple gambles on new iPhone with AI features at lower cost
[30 hours old]: Apple is hoping its latest, lower cost iPhone model will boost sales of its flagship device.

. I'm not happy with Boeing, Trump says over Air Force One
[35 hours old]: US president says he is looking for alternatives because Boeing is taking too long to build new planes

. Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft
[49 hours old]: It says a new chip it has created could end up being as important a breakthrough as the semiconductor.

. 'Perfect storm' could see end of salon apprenticeships
[50 hours old]: Hairdressers are calling for government support, saying there could be no salon apprentices by 2027.

. Fast-food giant KFC leaves Kentucky home for Texas
[57 hours old]: Move away from its ancestral home is part of a wider shakeup at its parent company Yum Brands.

. Thames Water secures £3bn lifeline after court ruling
[70 hours old]: The UK's largest water and waste company was set to run out of money by the end of March.

. Energy bills forecast to rise by £85 a year
[73 hours old]: Cornwall Insight predicts that the energy regulator will hike gas and electricity prices by 5%.

. Average NI house price reaches 17-year high
[56 hours old]: The average house price in Northern Ireland rose by 9% during 2024, according to official data.

. Tata Steel £1.25bn electric furnace approved by planners
[75 hours old]: Tata plans to build a new electric furnace in Port Talbot to replace two traditional blast furnaces.

. UK wages continue to outpace inflation
[81 hours old]: Pay outstripped price rises by 3.4% between October and December while the unemployment rate remains unchanged.

. DeepSeek 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance
[78 hours old]: South Korea's data protection regulator says user data was sent to the Chinese owner of TikTok.

. Reeves' intervention in car loans case rejected
[81 hours old]: The UK's highest court has rejected the Treasury's attempts to intervene in the landmark case.

. Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable
[96 hours old]: It is the latest move from Meta to invest more in global connectivity rather than its apps.

. Firms plan job cuts as employment costs rise
[98 hours old]: Companies' confidence falls as they face increases to National Insurance payments and wages

. Could Musk damage OpenAI despite his failed bid?
[110 hours old]: Elon Musk's goal might be hindering the growth potential of the AI firm of his rival Sam Altman, experts say.

. Georgia's richest man said to be moving funds to avoid US sanctions
[42 hours old]: The pro-Russian businessman is reported to be moving overseas assets back to the Caucasus country.

. Hair: 'It’s just thrown away but it's gold'
[91 hours old]: India is the world's biggest exporter of human hair but it wants more of the lucrative wig market.

. Scientists work on 'superhuman' vision systems for robots
[186 hours old]: Researchers have given a robot a powerful radio-based vision system which can see through smoke.

. Why don't Europeans buy more American cars?
[163 hours old]: Trump wants US vehicles to be more popular in Europe, but it's a difficult market for them to crack.

. Erasing Escobar: Will Colombia ban the sale of memorabilia of the drug lord?
[210 hours old]: Politicians in the country want to prohibit the sale of such items, but they face opposition.

. Why do kindness influencers get criticised?
[257 hours old]: Kindness influencers give away money and gifts but not everyone supports their work.

. Do Trump's tariffs mean the end of the post-war free trade world?
[257 hours old]: President Trump has proposed a sweeping set of tariffs. Does this mark the end of the post-war free trade world?

. How Spain's economy became the envy of Europe
[280 hours old]: The growth is led by a tourism boom, with Spain nearing France as the world's most visited country.