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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 15:35 25 May 2026
 
. She was told to marry in a country which bans girls' education. So she got in a taxi and fled
[17 hours old]: Nearly five years on from Afghanistan's school ban, young women say they have waved goodbye to their dreams.

* Eight-year-old among three injured after car crashes at M4 service station
[1 hours old]: A young child is among those hurt in the incident, say police.

. UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
[65 hours old]: Temperatures hit 28.4C in parts of England on Friday, while delays have been reported at the Port of Dover and Birmingham Airport ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1454 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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- The questions raised by the Murrell embezzlement controversy
[3 hours old]: Thecase has been hanging over the SNP like a toxic cloud since the police investigation began five years ago.

- Deal with US not imminent, Iran says
[3 hours old]: The US secretary of state earlier said that an agreement could possibly come on Monday.

- Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
[1 hours old]: Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.

* Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre
[1 hours old]: Unrest between crowds trying to reclaim the bodies of suspected Ebola cases and authorities have continued.

- German YouTuber retains cheese roll champion title
[1 hours old]: Thousands of people brave high temperatures to watch the annual event on Cooper's Hill.

- Starmer 'appalled' by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls
[4 hours old]: The prime minister said it was "right" that the sentences were being urgently reviewed.

- How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line
[13 hours old]: MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten

- Greek swimmer only athlete to beat world record at controversial Enhanced Games
[6 hours old]: Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev beats a world record in the pool at the controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.

* Education secretary to ask competition watchdog to review hidden childcare costs
[1 hours old]: Bridget Phillipson will ask the competition watchdog to examine costs that families are still facing in government-funded childcare.

- Sun, superstars and other takeaways from Radio 1's Big Weekend
[4 hours old]: Olivia Dean, Zara Larsson and Fatboy Slim topped the bill - but it wasn't all about the music.

- What to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke
[6 hours old]: Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.

* Coffee machines, fountain pens and Grand Theft Auto: How Murrell spent the money
[0 hours old]: Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party between August 2010 and October 2022. So, where did he spend it?

- Goodbye Salah and Pep, hello new champions - the Premier League in review
[6 hours old]: BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty reviews every team's Premier League - and looks back at his pre-season predictions.

- Morocco wants tourists to visit Western Sahara. Some say it's tightening its control
[15 hours old]: The Moroccan government wants more Western holidaymakers to visit the territory it claims to own.

- Surf photographer attacked in water by 'shark or sea lion'
[11 hours old]: The finals day of the World Surf League's New Zealand Pro event was paused after a photographer was attacked.

- Anger grows after China's deadliest coal mining disaster in years
[6 hours old]: On China's tightly-controlled internet, people are calling for justice and questioning how this happened.

- First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese mission
[7 hours old]: The 43-year-old police officer and mother of three serves as the team's payload scientist.

- Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment
[3 hours old]: The prisoners insisted their protest was peaceful but that security forces deployed to quell it opened fire.

- Metal detectorist finds WW2 soldier's cigarette case hundreds of miles from where he died
[4 hours old]: Stan Drew's cigarette case turns up in a Netherlands field, about 370 miles from where he died.

- The political fight for American men
[8 hours old]: An interview with author and professor, Scott Galloway

- Which side were remarkable? Who were a shambles? Phil McNulty's season review
[6 hours old]: BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty reviews every team's Premier League - and looks back at his pre-season predictions.

- Lamine Yamal in Spain squad but no Real Madrid players
[2 hours old]: Injured forward Lamine Yamal is named in Spain's World Cup squad, which does not feature any Real Madrid players.

- Nuno meeting Hammers hierarchy over future
[2 hours old]: West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo is meeting the club's hierarchy amid rumours he will leave the club following relegation to the Championship.

- Who made Opta's team of the season?
[2 hours old]: Data analyst Opta looks at the numbers to provide its own Premier League team of the season.

- Beer boom goes flat as breweries call last orders
[14 hours old]: The UK's brewery scene is shrinking as pubs close, costs rise and drinking habits change.

- 'I live in survival mode': The rise of the multi-job workforce
[14 hours old]: More people are taking second jobs as rising costs and insecure work reshape how we earn a living.

- Indian billionaires buy foreign companies as growth slows at home
[15 hours old]: India Inc spent bn on global buyouts in 2025 and the deal value could cross bn in the first half of 2026.

- 'I don't think I'll ever be able to retire'
[8 hours old]: People in their 70s say they cannot afford to quit their jobs, but others say work keeps them young.

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. The Louise Casey Interview (Live at Hay Festival)
[22 hours old]: Baroness Casey on violence against girls and whether governments take reviews seriously.

. 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
[28 hours old]: Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.

. SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
[58 hours old]: The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.

. Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
[75 hours old]: John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

. Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'
[67 hours old]: The Standard Chartered boss said he values all colleagues and is committed to helping them cope with change.

. AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditions
[65 hours old]: Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

. Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'
[68 hours old]: The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.

. Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
[74 hours old]: It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

. 'Six eggs used to be £1' - why everyday essentials cost so much more now
[37 hours old]: Six supermarket brand eggs cost £1 in 2022. How much are they now, why have they gone up, and is anyone profiteering?

. Love factually: Dating start-ups promise to cut the cheats
[87 hours old]: Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

. The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
[111 hours old]: Campaigners in Barbuda, Grenada and Jamaica say they can no longer access their coastlines.

. Robo-top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt
[159 hours old]: Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.

. Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
[175 hours old]: The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

. Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
[177 hours old]: One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

. Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
[255 hours old]: It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
[297 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. City's living costs drive workers to food banks
[32 hours old]: It is so expensive to live in Cambridge a charity says people with jobs need subsidised food.

. Temperatures are rising - and so are ice cream prices
[52 hours old]: Temperatures are rising across the country, and so is the price of ice cream - but by how much?

. Could your weekly food shop get cheaper?
[76 hours old]: The government says shoppers across the UK could save as much as £150 million a year on food - but how much is that per household?

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[519 hours old]: What impact might shortages have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it?

. Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
[879 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[1400 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

. Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
[1598 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. The Leeds designer outlet that's 15 miles from Leeds
[53 hours old]: A rebrand of the junction 32 retail park off the M62 has gone down poorly with some locals in Castleford.

. Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?
[72 hours old]: Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

. Why thousands of stock trades tied to Trump are raising eyebrows
[75 hours old]: The BBC's Michelle Fleury looks at trades disclosed by the president.

. Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts
[78 hours old]: Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

. Jailed tycoon's Birkin bags sell for over half a million dollars
[79 hours old]: The luxury handbags sold in a government auction in Ho Chi Minh.