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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 22:55 08 Oct 2026
 
- Birmingham Airport announces £2bn expansion
[6 hours old]: The first stage of development, upgrading baggage systems and terminals, could start in 2027.

- We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips
[14 hours old]: Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

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

- Bid to run new trains on West Coast Mainline refused
[6 hours old]: Plans for more trains would “likely increase delays and cancelled trains", the rail regulator says.

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

. Fears coastal town road closure could leave Watchet 'desolate'
[37 hours old]: Businesses in Watchet are concerned by the closure of the main road into Watchet.

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and in other news ...

- Warrants used to search Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes were unlawful, court says
[5 hours old]: A criminal investigation into the former prince continues and police have retained material seized from his homes.

- Watch: What does the ruling mean for the investigation into the former prince?
[4 hours old]: Special correspondent Lucy Manning explains why the Hight Court has ruled that search warrants used to search Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's home were unlawful.

- Two Latvian men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF base in Cambridgeshire
[4 hours old]: Police say they apprehended two Latvian men at about 02:00 BST while they were inside the perimeter.

* Burnham calls on Polanski to reverse Green Party's Zionism motion
[0 hours old]: The prime minister has intervened in the row over the motion passed by members at Green Party conference.

- Three sisters who drowned in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds
[8 hours old]: Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, who lived in London, drowned in the sea in May.

- Royal Navy sailor in court accused of preparing to spy for Russia
[9 hours old]: The 24-year-old man appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being arrested at his home in Bedfordshire.

- Death of 12-year-old girl prompts call for allergy management ratings
[5 hours old]: Mia St Hilaire had a tree nut allergy and suffered an anaphylactic shock after drinking a milkshake.

- 'Ominous signs' of winter pressures as NHS waiting list grows in England
[9 hours old]: NHS winter pressures appear to be building already, with rises in waiting times for planned surgery.

- Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
[5 hours old]: Ukraine accused Russia of targeting two crowded vehicles in the front line city of Kramatorsk to kill as many civilians as possible.

- Harry says he 'slipped into depression' after leaving UK
[3 hours old]: The Duke of Sussex says he had an "adrenaline crash" while visiting Vancouver Island to "get some space".

- Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design
[3 hours old]: The German sportswear brand wants the Sydney-based label to stop selling the clothes and pay damages.

- Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut
[10 hours old]: The 25-year-old actor opens up about embracing his return to the stage as he stars in a revival of Rent.

- Could Christa Pike face execution again and by what method?
[12 hours old]: Killer Christa Pike has survived lethal injection, raising questions about whether Tennessee will try again.

- Actor Simon Pegg reveals ADHD diagnosis: 'It's just who I am'
[12 hours old]: The Shaun of the Dead and Mission: Impossible films star had previously put symptoms down to "character fault".

- Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis
[2 hours old]: Hundreds have pitched their tents in central Madrid, while the Spanish prime minister has called a snap election.

- Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
[5 hours old]: Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details".

- Watch: Why was the sign at the British consulate in East Jerusalem removed?
[9 hours old]: The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.

- Forty-five Scottish police officers suspended over alleged crimes against women, says chief constable
[5 hours old]: Chief Constable Jo Farrell says more officers are likely to face action as officers are re-vetted.

- Woman told PC 'get off me' 300 times as he raped her
[4 hours old]: Ryan Theaker, 30, was secretly recorded by the victim as he subjected her to an 82 minute attack.

- Body found in Colombia in search for missing British man Anton Green
[5 hours old]: Anton Green's family are told a body found in Colombia is believed to be the missing 43-year-old.

- Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
[4 hours old]: The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.

* Maresca says 'feeling is fantastic' among Man City squad
[1 hours old]: Enzo Maresca says his players "don't care too much about the noise" surrounding Manchester City over the 115 Premier League charges.

- Clubs fear political interference in Man City appeal
[12 hours old]: Premier League clubs are "concerned" about political interference in Manchester City's appeal after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments.

- Cummins not worried about potential Khawaja revelations
[7 hours old]: Pat Cummins confirms he has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate’s upcoming autobiography but the Australia captain says he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations.

- Ticket rises and more TV packages - why is price of sport increasing?
[2 hours old]: The price of sports tickets and TV subscriptions are on the rise - so what is behind the increases and how are they justified?

- Infantino given re-election boost as Montagliani seeks final Concacaf term
[1 hours old]: Gianni Infantino's chances of being re-elected as Fifa president appear to have been given a major boost as Victor Montagliani wants to remain as Concacaf chief.

- Russell to take further grid penalty this season
[8 hours old]: George Russell says he will be taking a further grid penalty this season in addition to the one he has been hit with for the Singapore Grand Prix.

* White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
[0 hours old]: An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.

- Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold
[9 hours old]: The distinctive Manhattan skyscraper will undergo a major renovation and provide a new supply of offices.

- Plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton revealed
[4 hours old]: Burton-upon-Trent's links with beer and brewing date back centuries.

- Derry firm becomes one of UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP
[9 hours old]: The Martin Group has become one of the UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP out of administration.

- How soon into dating do you talk about your salary?
[3 hours old]: You've met someone and it's going well so far. But bringing up how much you both earn can be a tricky conversation.

- 'I don't know what my partner earns': How soon into dating should you reveal your salary?
[3 hours old]: Talking about salary, spending habits and debt can be some of dating's trickier conversations.

- Residents win Curo service charge legal battle
[5 hours old]: People living in a block of flats take their landlord to tribunal over a 300 per cent increase.

- The Bottom Line
[10 hours old]: What's going wrong with the largest economy in Europe?

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. 'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'
[16 hours old]: Neil and Katie Russell are working with the hospital where their daughter died on the scheme.

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. Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning
[16 hours old]: Top Fuel drag racing is the only elite motorsport class where women frequently beat men to major titles.

. 'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK
[17 hours old]: Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.

. 'Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK
[22 hours old]: British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.

. The wildlife winners set to appear on your banknotes revealed
[22 hours old]: The decision comes after nearly half a million people voted on a shortlist of 18 creatures.

. Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
[22 hours old]: A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.

. New electric car 'make or break for Jaguar'
[16 hours old]: Prof David Bailey says there is a lot riding on the Type 01 in terms of jobs and investment.

. AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record bn
[19 hours old]: The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.

. OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'
[25 hours old]: The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed.

. Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family
[28 hours old]: The sale of the High Street chain was announced on Wednesday.

. Asahi and Kirin among Japan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel
[21 hours old]: Japan's Fair Trade Commission conducted searches of the country's largest beer-makers.

. Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes
[31 hours old]: Tory leader says her party is "coming back", as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat.

. Half the harvest, twice the bills: how drought hit farms
[40 hours old]: Farmers gathered much less wheat in 2026 and dairy farmers' costs rose.

. Ex-bankers jailed for rigging rates have convictions quashed
[32 hours old]: Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.


. Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 jobs
[33 hours old]: The postal service firm wants to cut head office and other non-frontline jobs by the end of 2027.

. Jaguar unveils new electric car after 'woke' ridicule
[37 hours old]: Two years after JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy, it has launched its new EV.

. Froyo's made a comeback. But at £12 a tub will it last?
[46 hours old]: Frozen yoghurt, which was a huge craze in the 2000s and 2010s, has made its return with multiple chains popping up across the wider UK.

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

. The AI telling farmers when to harvest
[190 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
[214 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?
[334 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
[358 hours old]: Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

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

. The virtual worlds where robots are trained
[502 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?
[526 hours old]: Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.

. Hygiene poverty at tipping point, charity warns
[16 hours old]: The BBC hears people "you would not expect" can no longer afford items to be clean and healthy.

. My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
[262 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?
[325 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
[1870 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
[2398 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. New vape tax made me swap e-cigs for dartboards
[16 hours old]: The Vaping Product Duty will be imposed at a rate of £2.20 per 10ml of e-liquid from April 2027.

. How much is your salary?
[88 hours old]: And would you reveal it in a job interview?