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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 10:35 09 Jul 2025
 
. Assume the 100ml airport rule remains, flyers told
[20 hours old]: Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says passengers should check with airports about carry-on rules.

. Edinburgh and Birmingham airports increase 100ml liquid limits
[23 hours old]: It will now be possible to carry liquids in containers of up to two litres through security in hand luggage.

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and in other news ...

- Jury-free trials recommended by senior judge to save courts from 'collapse'
[2 hours old]: A senior judge recommends a shake-up of the system, but some barristers argue juries are essential for fair justice.

* Gregg Wallace warned by top barrister not to 'say women made it up'
[0 hours old]: The comments come after 50 more people make fresh claims about the TV presenter.

- 'You did it': How doctor realised mushroom cook was a killer
[2 hours old]: Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three relatives with a toxic mushroom lunch.

* Red Bull sack team principal Horner
[0 hours old]: Christian Horner is sacked as team principal of Formula 1 team Red Bull with immediate effect.

- Official list of unclaimed estates taken offline after BBC revealed huge fraud
[1 hours old]: We found evidence criminals were using Bona Vacantia to commit fraud worth millions of pounds.

- King and Macron toast 'ever closer' UK-France ties at state banquet
[12 hours old]: Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are in the UK for a three-day trip.

- Housebuilders to pay £100m towards affordable homes to avoid legal decision
[1 hours old]: UK housebuilders agree not to share commercially sensitive data "except in limited circumstances".

* Son of couple held in Iran: 'They aren't spies, they're Mum and Dad'
[0 hours old]: Joe Bennett says he has not heard from his parents in six months after their arrest on spying charges.

- School meal costs mean less meat and smaller portions, caterers say
[4 hours old]: A 3p rise in free school meals funding is "almost an insult", school caterers organisation LACA says.

- After Diddy: Why hip-hop is still struggling to have its own 'MeToo' moment
[10 hours old]: The Combs verdict in itself is unlikely to lead to wider changes in the industry, according to insiders

- Watch: Macron's day with the Royal Family
[12 hours old]: The French president met the Prince and Princess of Wales, the King and Queen and dignitaries on the first day of his state visit.


- Ex-Bangladesh leader authorised deadly crackdown, leaked audio suggests
[11 hours old]: Sheikh Hasina authorised lethal force against protesters, according to leaked audio verified by the BBC.

- Trump delays tariffs as the rest of the world plays hardball
[10 hours old]: The US president reveals his poker "tell" by showing he is open to delays to secure trade deals.

- Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner
[15 hours old]: Five men have now been convicted for their part in the arson attack, which caused £1m of damage.

- Steve Rosenberg: Russian minister's death serves as warning to political elite
[15 hours old]: President Putin sacked his transport minister. Hours later, his body was found in a park with a gunshot wound to the head.

* More than 100 hurt as efforts to contain Marseille wildfire continue
[1 hours old]: The city's mayor says the fire is "decreasing" but is still not completely under control.

* Musk's AI firm deletes posts after chatbot praises Hitler
[0 hours old]: Anti-hate campaigners say the posts were "irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic."

* Days after Texas floods, at least 161 people are still missing in one county
[0 hours old]: Governor Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts would continue in the wake of the deadly floods "until this job is finished".

- Gemma Collins weight-loss drug advert banned
[10 hours old]: The star illegally advertised prescription-only weight loss drugs, the advertising watchdog found.

- US will hike tariffs on copper to 50%, Trump says
[9 hours old]: Similar threats are looming over pharmaceuticals, lumber and semiconductors.

- Trump and Netanyahu hold second meeting for Gaza ceasefire talks
[9 hours old]: Second meeting this week comes as US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff suggests Israel and Hamas have one remaining issue in negotiations.

- All 23 Britons are out of Wimbledon singles - what did we learn?
[3 hours old]: In her latest BBC Sport column, Naomi Broady analyses the displays of the leading British players and what they can take going forward.

- 19 forwards and £600m later... is Joao Pedro the frontman Chelsea need?
[11 hours old]: Chelsea's search for a centre-forward has been far, wide and expensive - but has Joao Pedro already shown he could be the answer?

* England and Wales aim to avoid double elimination
[0 hours old]: England and Wales hope to avoid double elimination in their second round of matches at Euro 2025 in Switzerland.

- Is 18-year-old Andreeva tennis' next big thing?
[2 hours old]: BBC Sport's Tracy Austin discusses whether 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva is tennis' next big star after she becomes the the youngest player to reach a Wimbledon quarter-final since 2007.

- Housebuilders to pay £100m to avoid legal decision
[1 hours old]: UK housebuilders agree not to share commercially sensitive data "except in limited circumstances".

- Action urged to halt exodus of firms leaving UK
[2 hours old]: The boss of the CBI says he would support cutting the allowance on cash ISAs to encourage more people to invest in shares.

- Faisal Islam: Trump delays tariffs as the rest of world plays hardball
[10 hours old]: The US president reveals his poker "tell" by showing he is open to delays to secure trade deals.

- UK's pension triple lock to cost three times more
[13 hours old]: The official forecaster warns public finances are in a "relatively vulnerable position" due U-turns.

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. England's Beth Mead on facing her girlfriend at Euro 2025
[16 hours old]: England's Beth Mead on playing against her girlfriend at Euro 2025 and missing their dog Myle.

. Former PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs
[16 hours old]: Sunak will take up the part-time role while remaining Conservative MP for Richmond and Northallerton.

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. National Emergency Alert Test: Newscast In COBR
[27 hours old]: Newscast is in COBR as it's announced there will be a new national emergency alert test.

. Is Trump deporting record numbers of migrants?
[116 hours old]: The US president has made Los Angeles his deportations battleground

. Exhausted, angry, heartbroken: Postmasters react as horror of scandal laid bare
[17 hours old]: As the initial findings of the Post Office inquiry are released, sub-postmasters tell the BBC how they feel.

. Post Office scandal had 'disastrous' impact on victims
[17 hours old]: The scandal may have led to 13 suicides, the report says, as it criticises the "formidable difficulties" for victims getting compensation.

. Five things we now know about the Post Office scandal
[21 hours old]: A key report into the Horizon IT scandal details the huge impact on sub-postmasters and their families.

. Monzo gave accounts to customers faking PM and King's addresses
[20 hours old]: The digital bank has been fined £21m by the City regulator for anti-fraud failures.

. Stats boss quits as minister says new leadership needed
[17 hours old]: Sir Robert Chote quits as head of UK Statistics Authority, the body responsible for overseeing the Office for National Statistics.

. Hackers tried to 'destroy' M&S, chair tells MPs
[18 hours old]: Archie Norman says the hackers were "seeking to stop customers shopping at M&S" but their motive was "partly, undoubtedly, ransom or extortion".

. Non-disclosure agreements gagging workers to be banned
[26 hours old]: The government plans to change the law to void confidentiality agreements that silence staff.

. Maternity brand worn by Princess of Wales enters administration
[26 hours old]: Consultancy firm Interpath confirmed that it had been appointed as administrators by maternity brand Seraphine.

. US delays higher tariffs but announces new taxes for some countries
[29 hours old]: Trump says the US will impose a raft of levies after pausing his Liberation Day tariffs.

. Post Office scandal victim: 'I need someone to be punished'
[58 hours old]: Sub-postmasters look forward to the first part of a report into the Horizon IT scandal being published.

. Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on nations siding with 'anti-American policies'
[43 hours old]: The president said the levy will apply to "any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of Brics".

. Apple hits back against 'unprecedented' €500m EU fine
[45 hours old]: The company has appealed against the fine handed down earlier this year over alleged anti-competitive behaviour.

. How Trump's tariff chaos could reshape Asia's businesses
[58 hours old]: The US president's tough stance on global trade is shaking up the region's crucial supply chains.

. Bereavement leave to be extended to miscarriages before 24 weeks
[40 hours old]: Parents who experience pregnancy loss at any stage will be entitled to leave from work under planned changes.

. Post Office Horizon scandal: Why hundreds were wrongly prosecuted
[58 hours old]: Many were wrongly prosecuted after faulty software said money was missing from their Post Office branch accounts.

. Carbon capture project 'to boost hundreds of jobs'
[52 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Peak Cluster project would modernise the cement and lime industry.

. Trump calls Musk's new political party 'ridiculous'
[54 hours old]: The US president and Tesla boss were close allies before a dramatic falling out in recent weeks.

. Why little Lithuania has big plans for space tech
[34 hours old]: Lithuania has a promising space tech sector, but it wants more government support.

. Tariffs are shifting global supply chains
[58 hours old]: Trump's 90-day pause on his sweeping tariffs plan is about to expire. But already some firms are radically changing how they work.

. What have tariffs really done to the US economy?
[122 hours old]: As President Trump weighs tariff plans, he will have one eye on the US economy.

. Why the world's superyachts are getting bigger and bigger
[154 hours old]: Billionaires and multimillionaires around the globe are trading up for more space and luxury.

. The bridge changing lives and boosting business
[202 hours old]: The Öresund bridge, which connects Denmark and Sweden, is celebrating 25 years since its opening.

. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was deemed the 'safest' of planes. The whistleblowers were always less sure
[226 hours old]: Long before the Air India tragedy, the cause of which is still to be determined, people who had worked on the 787 had raised concerns about the production standards

. The global environmental award hit by accusations of greenwashing
[226 hours old]: US business Dr Bronner's has criticised the B Corp scheme for allowing in too many multinationals.

. Why your old mobile phone may be polluting Thailand
[314 hours old]: The Asian nation is importing thousands of tonnes of electronic waste per year, despite a ban.

. What is the triple lock and how much is the state pension worth?
[17 hours old]: The triple lock guarantees that the state pension is not overtaken by inflation or wage increases.

. Monzo gave account to fake 10 Downing St address
[20 hours old]: The digital bank has been fined £21m by the City regulator for anti-fraud failures.

. Campaigners to get refund after energy bill row
[22 hours old]: Residents are celebrating after Newcastle City Council announced a U-turn on refunded energy bills.

. Tonnes of leftover Grand Prix food to be given out
[45 hours old]: Towcester Community Larder is handing out the Silverstone provisions at a pop-up event.

. Labour might be down, but it's not necessarily out - voters reflect on a year in power
[89 hours old]: What’s gone wrong for Labour? 2024 voters delve into it, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

. China's electric cars are becoming slicker and cheaper - but is there a deeper cost?
[706 hours old]: The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets – and what of the questions around national security?

. The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First plan
[1235 hours old]: An exclusive look inside the closely guarded factory the president wants to become a foundation stone for a US golden age.

. Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war
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. The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy Royal Mail
[2074 hours old]: From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?

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. Aged 18-39? Martin Lewis on the £1 investment to make now
[120 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains why it's a good idea to put £1 into a Lifetime ISA.

. What will Trump's tax and spending bill do to the US national debt?
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