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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 17:55 28 Jan 2026
 
- Watch: Moment BA plane to London loses wheel after take-off in Vegas
[2 hours old]: Dramatic footage shows wheel falling off a British Airways aircraft shortly after take-off from Harry Reid International airport.

* Passenger tells BBC of moment of Russian drone strike on crowded train
[1 hours old]: Five people died in the attack in northeastern Ukraine when three drones targeted the train.

. Madeleine the boring machine poised for new HS2 tunnel
[21 hours old]: The high speed rail line from Birmingham will be extended from west London to Euston station.

. Airlines pay out millions after initially rejecting claims
[42 hours old]: Passengers accuse carriers of "confusing" them into dropping compensation claims for cancelled flights.

. Ryanair fares to rise as passenger numbers forecast to surge
[50 hours old]: The airline says it expects fares to increase by up to 9% as passenger numbers grow this year.

. How the new road safety measures could affect you
[506 hours old]: The government is proposing lowering alcohol limits for drivers and regular eye tests for older motorists.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[424 hours old]: There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?

. Watch: Why Trump is hitting the road to rally Americans
[18 hours old]: The BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.

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* Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' for nuclear deal as US military builds up in Gulf
[1 hours old]: Tehran says it will “respond like never before” if necessary to what the US president says is a "massive Armada" moving towards Iran.

* 'Don't take us to a hospital': Iran protesters treated in secret to avoid arrest
[0 hours old]: Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes.

- Mum says university 'failed' son who took his own life after grade error
[3 hours old]: Geography student Ethan Brown should have been awarded a 2:1 degree but was wrongly told he could not graduate.

- Why China views the UK visit as part of something bigger
[5 hours old]: Sir Keir Starmer is one of a number of world leaders heading to Beijing

- I will speak out on misogyny, first female Archbishop of Canterbury says
[5 hours old]: The first woman to lead the Church of England in its history is officially confirmed at St Paul's Cathedral.

- Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels
[7 hours old]: A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in.

* King's film reveals his personal philosophy
[0 hours old]: King Charles explains his philosophy of harmony in a film for Amazon Prime Video.

* Ex-Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson guilty of rape
[0 hours old]: Ross Davidson, known as Ross Wild on stage, was known for singing with the 80s band Spandau Ballet.

- Harry Styles to break Wembley Stadium record with 12 shows
[4 hours old]: The star will break records set by Coldplay and Taylor Swift by staging a 12-night residency.

- My dog's treatment cost £1,600 - vet bills are shocking
[5 hours old]: The government sets out proposals as data finds vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.

- Is the US preparing to strike Iran?
[2 hours old]: Satellite images show a steady and significant build-up of US military forces in the region.

- Olivia Dean's standout year continues as she is set to 'light up' Mobo Awards stage
[6 hours old]: Hip-hop star Eve and comedian Eddie Kadi will host the ceremony being held in Manchester in March.

- What does a town do when 8m more people need the loo?
[3 hours old]: The system that will deal with sewage from Universal UK does not currently have capacity.

- Watch: Giant pandas play in Washington DC snowstorm
[3 hours old]: The video shows Bao Li and Qing Bao tumbling, climbing trees and running through the snow that fell across wide swaths of the US.

- China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insists, ahead of Xi meeting
[2 hours old]: The prime minister seeks to strengthen ties with China but faces fierce criticism from opponents at home.

- Man guilty of assault after Barron Trump reported attack to UK police
[3 hours old]: Donald Trump's son told officers he had seen the victim being beaten up during a video call in January 2025.

* Chagos discussions with US continue, says Starmer
[1 hours old]: The prime minister says he has discussed the deal with Donald Trump, but there are concerns in Whitehall the US could withdraw support for the agreement.

- AI model from Google's DeepMind could transform understanding of DNA
[1 hours old]: It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

* Starmer vows to push ahead with cuts to jury trials despite backlash
[1 hours old]: The prime minister says he made a promise to crime victims that he would tackle court delays.

- Top private school 'failed to protect pupils' from sexual and physical abuse
[2 hours old]: Children at ex-prime minister Tony Blair's former school, Fettes College in Edinburgh, were abused by both teachers and other pupils over decades.

- Sterling leaves Chelsea by mutual consent
[1 hours old]: Raheem Sterling leaves Chelsea by mutual consent after reaching an agreement on his departure.

- Fury to face Makhmudov in April comeback fight
[4 hours old]: Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury will face Arslanbek Makhmudov in the UK on 11 April as he ends his latest spell of retirement.

- Fulham agree to sign Man City winger Bobb for £27m
[1 hours old]: Fulham agree a £27million deal with Manchester City to sign Oscar Bobb.

- Fresh or undercooked? Djokovic unsure where fortune leaves him
[6 hours old]: Novak Djokovic has only played 11 sets on his way to the Australian Open semi-finals, largely thanks to some good fortune. Does that help or hinder him?

- Moeen lauds anti-racism steps as he joins Yorkshire
[11 hours old]: Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali says there was "no doubt in my mind" about joining Yorkshire despite historical racism, as he abandons his retirement from county cricket.

- Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email
[4 hours old]: The technology giant confirmed the redundancies hours after it told staff in an email sent in error.

* Deutsche Bank offices raided in money laundering probe
[0 hours old]: Officials searched offices in Frankfurt and Berlin in relation to "past business relationships".

- EasyJet warned over 'misleading' £5.99 cabin bag fee
[8 hours old]: The airline said the fact there were no bags available for less than £5.99 meant the claim was not misleading.

- Government offers UK adults free AI training for work
[6 hours old]: The online lessons give advice on things such as how to prompt chatbots or complete admin tasks.

- Aldi to open 40 new UK locations in 2026
[2 hours old]: New locations include Southam in Warwickshire, Hastings in Sussex, and Amersham in Buckinghamshire.

- UPS to cut 30,000 jobs as it moves away from Amazon
[15 hours old]: The parcel delivery giant says it is cutting back on low-profit deliveries for the online retailer.

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. Six English clubs, one huge night - all to play for in Champions League
[16 hours old]: With the league phase of the Champions League almost over, which teams can join Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the top eight?

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. Braverman Backs Reform
[68 hours old]: Braverman is the third sitting Tory MP to defect to Reform in the last eleven days.

. Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law?
[121 hours old]: Immigration raids in Minneapolis are dividing America

. AI boom will produce victors and carnage, tech boss warns
[18 hours old]: Cisco chief executive Chuck Robbins compares AI to the dotcom bubble of the early 2000s.

. Vulnerable missing out on benefits due to online tool
[17 hours old]: Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.

. Pubs given support package after business rates backlash
[22 hours old]: Treasury Minister Dan Tomlinson says the three-year aid is worth £1,650 for the average pub.

. Revolution bars owner shuts 21 venues and cuts 591 jobs
[26 hours old]: Despite the closures, administrators for The Revel Collective have secured 41 sites and 1,582 jobs.

. India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals'
[29 hours old]: The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.

. TikTok US pushes back on claims it is censoring content
[21 hours old]: Thousands of people claim political content is being suppressed after the US operation was spun off.

. NI to become first in the UK to introduce graduated driving licences
[26 hours old]: The new rules will be introduced in October and are described as the most significant reform of driver licensing for 70 years.

. Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%
[32 hours old]: Trump has accused Seoul of "not living up" to a trade deal that was reached last year.

. Labour MPs call for halt to business rate rise for music venues
[31 hours old]: Nearly 50 MPs have written to the chancellor calling for music venues to be exempted from a hike in business rates.

. Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders
[30 hours old]: The reforms for England and Wales also include proposals to ban the sale of new leasehold flats.

. TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin
[24 hours old]: Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and YouTube parent Google.

. Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp to trial premium subscriptions
[36 hours old]: Under the plan, access to the Meta platforms' core services would remain free.

. US government invests .6bn for stake in rare earths firm
[46 hours old]: The deal is the Trump administration's latest attempt to reduce its reliance on China.

. Gold tops ,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally
[54 hours old]: Gold is seen as a so-called safe-haven asset that investors buy in times of uncertainty and low interest rates.

. Tanker crash captain denies falling asleep
[48 hours old]: Vladimir Motin denies gross negligence manslaughter after a crew member died in the North Sea crash.

. Over 700,000 graduates out of work and claiming benefits, analysis suggests
[49 hours old]: The government says it has commissioned a review into "what's holding the younger generation back".

. Can India be a player in the computer chip industry?
[41 hours old]: India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.

. Caribbean cannabis growers eye budding domestic sales and exports
[59 hours old]: Producers in Jamaica and Antigua hope that increasing liberalisation will lead to higher revenues.

. Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have?
[125 hours old]: Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

. AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur
[137 hours old]: The latest generation of entrepreneurs have a head-start with AI but also face familiar challenges.

. How Slovakia became the world's number one carmaker
[162 hours old]: The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.

. Trump says tiny cars are amazing but will Americans actually buy them?
[176 hours old]: The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.

. Are 'tech dense' farms the future of farming?
[210 hours old]: A host of technology is on offer to farmers, promising to raise farming yields and lower food prices.

. 'The finest in the world': Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland
[223 hours old]: The Nordic nation leads the way when it comes to both the design and construction of the vessels.

. How realistic is India's quest for magnets made of rare earths
[304 hours old]: India has a 0m plan to make rare earth magnets, aiming to reduce dependence on Chinese imports - but can it work?

. 'They are essential': How smoke detectors are evolving
[305 hours old]: AI trained to recognise fire is among the latest developments in fire alarm tech.

. Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big?
[353 hours old]: Huge data centres are being built to handle AI computing but some experts say they aren't necessary.

. Why are more bosses sharing the top job?
[377 hours old]: More bosses are sharing the top job giving them more time for family and breaks.

. Why luxury carmakers are now building glitzy skyscrapers
[401 hours old]: Bugatti is the latest auto firm to construct an opulent apartment building for the super rich.

. 'I had no electricity for six months': US families struggle with soaring energy prices
[424 hours old]: Rising electricity costs have emerged as a key cost-of-living concern, pushing families further into debt.

. Excel: The software that's hard to quit
[473 hours old]: Companies are trying to wean staff off Excel spreadsheets to centralise control of their data.

. How tariff disruption will continue reshaping the global economy in 2026
[498 hours old]: Trump's import levies are still changing the patterns of international trade.

. How the defence sector is battling a skills crisis
[641 hours old]: Attracting younger workers into the defence industry can be challenging.

. Swedish workers trial 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness
[709 hours old]: The pilot project is even giving staff free money to help pay to do activities with their friends.

. Guernsey inflation continues to slow, figures show
[26 hours old]: Annual inflation in Guernsey sees a drop of 1.2% on the year before, according to latest figures.

. Parental leave system 'not equal for all families'
[30 hours old]: Families should have parental leave access and single parents should have more help, a report says.

. Winter shelter sees highest demand in years
[35 hours old]: Northampton Hope Centre staff say people who need the shelter could be turned away by next week.

. Change aims to make credit card access 'simpler'
[35 hours old]: A legal loophole stopping islanders apply for credit cards has been removed by the States.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1442 hours old]: Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.

. Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
[1554 hours old]: Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"

. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
[1641 hours old]: Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[2363 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

. 1975: Could you do your food shop just once a year?
[120 hours old]: Grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly.

. Does TikTok's US deal threaten the company's global ambitions?
[130 hours old]: TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.

. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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. Are we getting more savvy about our credit scores?
[221 hours old]: With lenders using credit scores to decide everything from phone contracts to car finance, experts say understanding how it works could make a meaningful difference.