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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 07:55 26 Jun 2026
 
- Watch: Elephant smashes through bus windscreen during attack
[4 hours old]: Footage shows the moment a wild elephant attacked a bus carrying air force personnel in Sri Lanka.

- Warning over power bank fire risk on flights as summer holidays begin
[7 hours old]: Lithium battery fires are the number one safety risk to aircraft, yet the number of devices found in hold bags has nearly doubled in a year.


* UN pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan after cargo ship attacked
[0 hours old]: The ship was reportedly struck by an "unknown projectile" near Oman but no casualties were reported.


and in other news ...

- King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25
[8 hours old]: The King becomes first monarch to publish their tax payments - with the figures putting him among the UK's top 100 taxpayers.

- King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations
[9 hours old]: King Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to reside in Clarence House, Buckingham Palace says.

- Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfall
[6 hours old]: Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern, our political editor writes.

* Boy, 14, charged with murder after body found in search for girl in south Wales
[1 hours old]: The body was found during the search for a 14-year-old girl, Lilly, who was reported missing.

- What we miss when we ignore male infertility
[5 hours old]: How could the system better support men who have been told they might have a fertility issue?

* Investigation after up to 40 hospital staff access records of boy attacked by crocodile
[1 hours old]: Cambridge University Hospitals refers itself to the Information Commissioner over the breach.

- Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack
[7 hours old]: Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

* Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
[0 hours old]: Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.

- Rescues and prayers a day after Venezuelan earthquakes
[5 hours old]: The BBC's Vanessa Silva reports from Caracas as the city faces the aftermath of back-to-back tremors.

- What we know so far
[3 hours old]: The two quakes have killed at least 235 people and injured more than 4,300, with more feared trapped under rubble.

- Aerial footage reveals destruction in coastal Venezuela
[1 hours old]: Multi-storey buildings have collapsed in La Guaira following two major earthquakes on Wednesday.

- Quake is devastating blow at time of uncertainty
[4 hours old]: The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces.

- Watch: Friday to bring more hot weather
[8 hours old]: The UK is bracing for more unusually hot weather on Friday.

- Paris restricts alcohol consumption and sales as Europe's heatwave shifts east
[6 hours old]: Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials bring in alcohol restrictions to ease pressure on hospitals.

- Living with parents again? How to make it work while saving to move out
[7 hours old]: Rising costs are forcing more young adults to live with their parents, here's how not to come to blows.

- Missing Glastonbury? There's a festival on your doorstep this weekend
[7 hours old]: Stars like Fatboy Slim and Becky Hill will play small local venues to celebrate the UK music scene.

- Why the trail went cold in Nancy Guthrie case
[7 hours old]: The lack of a breakthrough in the abduction of a famous TV anchor's mother is puzzling given the huge publicity.

- Weekly quiz: Who did Donald Trump anger after saying they begged for a photo with him?
[13 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

- The Papers: 'The buck stops here!' and 'Prickly heat!'
[1 hours old]: News that King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace, and that the UK is sweating through record heat, leads Friday's papers.

- Could a Madison Square Garden wedding be the love story of Taylor Swift's wildest dreams?
[13 hours old]: Officials confirmed someone applied for a permit to close the streets near Madison Square Garden on 4 July.

- The abundant but expensive energy source that's under your feet
[7 hours old]: Start-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?

- From 42% to 5.26% - how Scotland's World Cup hopes are fading
[2 hours old]: Defeat against Brazil left Scotland in a precarious position, but little has gone their way since either.

* What is SkyJo? The card game being played in the England camp
[1 hours old]: As England try to get their game right on the pitch, the games they play off the field are performing a key role in team bonding - as Morgan Rogers reveals to BBC Sport.

- Beccacece goes from brink to World Cup history with Ecuador
[6 hours old]: Sebastian Beccacece was on the verge of losing his job as Ecuador head coach as the clock ticked down against Germany - now he has a last-32 match to look forward to.

- What each team need to reach World Cup knockouts
[2 hours old]: With the final round of group fixtures under way the path to the World Cup final on 19 July is starting to take shape.

- New CCTV footage contradicts prison death evidence
[1 hours old]: Footage of Allan Marshall, who died after being restrained by prison officers, has been obtained by the BBC.

- Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers
[9 hours old]: Three new sites in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Yorkshire could house about 3,750 asylum seekers if permission is granted.

- Watch: Driver gives lift to armed officer chasing suspect
[9 hours old]: The chase was caught on camera as the motorist pulled over to help in Margate.

- Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants
[4 hours old]: The ruling opens the path for the Trump administration to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have been living in the US for years.

- Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost
[11 hours old]: Apple said it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly".

* How not to be a tennis parent
[0 hours old]: Pushy parents are well documented in tennis - BBC Sport looks at when things get out of hand and asks if the system is to blame.

- Man City agree record fee with Forest for Anderson
[8 hours old]: Manchester City agree a club record deal with Nottingham Forest to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson.

- Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels
[15 hours old]: Signs that traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route is gradually resuming has helped to push the oil price down.

- Reeves urges Burnham to 'stick to what I'm doing' on economy
[14 hours old]: The chancellor throws her support behind the MP for Makerfield despite reports he could demote her if he becomes PM.

- Charity celebrates 50 years of 'transformative' holidays
[1 hours old]: Sheffield Family Holiday Fund provide much-needed holidays for families facing adversity.

- Rethink
[15 hours old]: Could the US dollar lose its number one status?


and in other older news ...

. How to get a good night's sleep during hot weather
[16 hours old]: Simple tips to help you get a good night's sleep when temperatures rise.

. BBC News app
[10120 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. What The UK's Biggest Maternity Review Tells Us About Maternity Care
[35 hours old]: A review has found “systemic failures” in maternity care at a hospital in Nottingham.

. Can Trump convince Republicans he’s won the war on Iran?
[37 hours old]: Republicans are critical of the US lifting sanctions against Iran

. Inside the OnlyFans machine
[265 hours old]: Amber Haque reveals how OnlyFans models suffer widespread exploitation by their managers.

. Ryanair says it will reluctantly not charge parents to sit next to children
[18 hours old]: The airline had typically charged adults a fee of £8 each way to sit with their young children.

. How you can save money on your energy bill as debts rise
[19 hours old]: Experts say support is available as total debt and arrears to suppliers hit a new record.

. I've spent 30 years in recruitment - this is how to get a job
[23 hours old]: The recruitment agency boss shares his tips on getting noticed in a tougher jobs market.

. Price cuts on family summer days out come into force
[22 hours old]: The government is reducing VAT from 20% to 5% on attractions and kids' meals as schools begin to break-up.

. IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips
[20 hours old]: IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's ready for production.

. EasyJet rejects fourth takeover offer
[20 hours old]: The airline is questioning the "deliverability" of the offer.

. Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities
[27 hours old]: The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.

. Ferrari marketing boss quits just weeks after EV launch backlash
[19 hours old]: The design of the luxury carmaker's first all-electric vehicle, the Luce, was heavily criticised.

. Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime
[22 hours old]: New data suggests which university degrees have the highest and lowest financial returns over a lifetime.

. Food kit warehouse closure puts 290 jobs at risk
[20 hours old]: Food company Gousto says it is closing its warehouse in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

. The heatwave workers 'like cats on a hot tin roof'
[25 hours old]: Many workers are downing tools early, but there is no legal limit to how hot a workplace can be.

. GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game
[23 hours old]: Rockstar's sixth game in the franchise is set to be the biggest game release of the year.

. Baroness Mone among individuals sued to recover PPE Medpro millions
[37 hours old]: The Baroness and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in a bid to recover some of the money owed to the government by the business.

. The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers
[31 hours old]: A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.

. Do you know your 'sweat score'? The rise of hydration tech
[79 hours old]: Hydration tracking gadgets are flooding the market but is it too much information?

. Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
[103 hours old]: It had planned to abandon the fuel, but the higher cost of natural gas may make it think again.

. The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages
[175 hours old]: Himalayan villages are creating artificial glaciers to guarantee water for their crops in the spring.

. 'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots
[199 hours old]: As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

. What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?
[246 hours old]: Helium-3 is expensive and demand is forecast to soar, so some are planning to mine it on the moon.

. Why I sold my business to my staff
[271 hours old]: As more US company owners reach retirement age many are selling up to their employees.

. India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry
[343 hours old]: Agave plants grow wild in India and new distillers are using them to create a spirits industry.

. New candy stores are popping up across NYC. Why?
[367 hours old]: While US consumer confidence is at an historic low the Big Apple's sweet shops are expanding.

. Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
[415 hours old]: Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

. Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East
[439 hours old]: The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.

. Attraction tax cut welcomed by businesses
[25 hours old]: VAT will be cut on children's meals and tickets to some attractions across Surrey and the UK.

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[367 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

. How the High Street became a window on our political instability
[439 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
[696 hours old]: Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It's a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[1279 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
[1639 hours old]: Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

. Business Daily
[58 hours old]: Luis von Ahn co-founded the #1 language app after selling reCAPTCHA to Google

. Money Box
[139 hours old]: Civil service pensioners face further delays to payments.

. Do you want to know the secret to haggling with call centres?
[160 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains how your TV, phone, breakdown cover, insurance and more could be cheaper!


 
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