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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 16:55 20 Feb 2026
 
. Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights
[31 hours old]: Road users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward.

. The two farms in Senegal that supply many of the UK's vegetables
[40 hours old]: During winter in Britain fresh produce is sent by cargo ship from the West African nation every week.

. Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets
[282 hours old]: Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

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

. Why the railways often seem to be in such chaos over Christmas
[1457 hours old]: Parts of Britain’s rail network will close for engineering work over the festive period - but is that the right time to do it?

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and in other news ...

* Tariffs ruling is major blow to Trump's second-term agenda
[0 hours old]: The Supreme Court has weakened Trump's hand in dealing with other nations, writes Anthony Zurcher.

* A tip-off and 'more luck than judgement': The story behind Andrew car snap
[1 hours old]: After the former prince's arrest, Reuters photographer Phil Noble began a six-hour drive to Norfolk.

* Nasa targets early March to send humans back around the Moon
[0 hours old]: Nasa sets the launch date following a successful "wet dress rehearsal" of the Artemis II mission.

- Life sentences for teens after racist murder of stranger delivering food to his mum
[1 hours old]: Kamran Aman was subjected to further racist abuse as he lay dying on the floor of a neighbour's house.

* KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge
[0 hours old]: Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens

* Man charged with raping unconscious wife with other men for years
[1 hours old]: The defendants cannot be named for legal reasons at this stage.

- Couple left with 0k bill after baby born in US
[5 hours old]: Family face a nine month battle with insurance giant Zurich which has now apologised.

- Ratcliffe avoids FA charge over immigration comments
[1 hours old]: Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's claims the UK has been "colonised by immigrants" will not lead to any sanction by the Football Association.

* Calls for Andrew to be removed from royal line of succession
[0 hours old]: The former Duke of York is eighth in line to the throne meaning he remains eligible to be King.

- How Andrew's 11-hour detention on his birthday played out
[1 hours old]: From being arrested at home to detention in a cell, this is how the former prince's detention unfolded.

- The four steps police will follow in investigation - and why it will be complicated
[5 hours old]: Legal correspondent Dominic Casciani unpicks the complicated allegation Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested over.

- Why was Andrew arrested and is he still in line for the throne?
[6 hours old]: What we know about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

- 'The arrogance of XL bully owner killed our mum'
[11 hours old]: Esther Martin's daughters speak to the BBC after a man is convicted over the attack.

* A rare 'no' for Trump, but not necessarily an end to tariffs
[0 hours old]: If you think the Supreme Court ruling heralds a return to pre-Trump business as usual - think again.

* How Eric Dane gave his final months to 'moving the needle' on ALS
[1 hours old]: The Grey's Anatomy star spent his last months campaigning towards a cure for the rare, incurable condition.

* How a Zoom call led to a semi-pro table tennis player featuring in Marty Supreme
[0 hours old]: The semi-professional table tennis player rehearsed scenes with the US actor on the Marty Supreme set.

- My 24-hour Winter Olympics trip cost me £135 - the same as going to a football match
[2 hours old]: John McAllister managed to avoid forking out for a hotel during his bargain 24-hour trip to Milan.

- 'I'm on right side' - Team GB's Kenworthy on death threats after ICE post
[4 hours old]: Team GB's Gus Kenworthy says he took the death threats he received after he posted a graphic message about the United States' ICE organisation with a pinch of salt.

- Neutral athletes allowed to attend closing ceremony
[1 hours old]: Individual Neutral Athletes will be allowed to attend the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, having not been present at the opening event.

- Watch: Maier's 'gold medal performance' in ski cross final
[4 hours old]: Germany's Daniela Maier claims gold in the women's ski cross big final. Maier was following a contentious bronze medal finish four years ago in Beijing.

- Your guide to all the action in Milan-Cortina on Friday
[5 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

- Woody and Buzz reunite in trailer for Toy Story 5
[3 hours old]: The old friends come face to face with a new threat - a frog-like tablet device called Lilypad.

* Dog trained to illegally dump rubbish, Italian authorities say
[1 hours old]: "Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility", the City of Catania warns.

- UK Athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter of Paralympian
[5 hours old]: UK Athletics plead guilty to the corporate manslaughter of UAE Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei who died in 2017 after a metal cage fell on him while training in London.

- Higher tax helped UK government reach record January surplus
[4 hours old]: The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

- Skier dies in hospital after falling from mountain in Nevis Range
[4 hours old]: The man, believed to be in his 60s, was critically injured following a fall on Aonach Mor in the Highlands.

- Who is Tucker Carlson and what does he tell us about the future of MAGA?
[6 hours old]: And what does MAGA look like post-Trump?

* Arsenal exactly where we want to be - Arteta
[0 hours old]: Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are "exactly where they want to be" in every competition as the Gunners get ready to face rivals Tottenham after the disappointing draw at Wolves.

* Table-punching injury left Menzies close to quitting darts
[0 hours old]: Cameron Menzies says he has come close to "wrapping" up his darts career as the hand injury he suffered punching a drinks table at the PDC World Championship has left him with "no feeling" in the fingers of his right hand.

* Mourinho made 'unacceptable, huge mistake' - Kompany
[1 hours old]: Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany says Jose Mourinho made a "huge mistake" with his "unacceptable" post-match comments after the alleged racial abuse of Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.

- 'I'm on right side' - Kenworthy on death threats after ICE post
[4 hours old]: Team GB's Gus Kenworthy says he took the death threats he received after he posted a graphic message about the United States' ICE organisation with a pinch of salt.

* Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping global tariffs
[0 hours old]: The ruling opens the door to potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff refunds.

- New Year's sport supplement buying adds to January retail sales surge
[4 hours old]: Continuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase.

- Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson goes into administration
[3 hours old]: Global Counsel's clients cut ties with the firm over Lord Mandelson's links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

- US economy slows in final months after turbulent year
[2 hours old]: Overall the economy grew 2.2% last year, holding up despite pressures from changes to tariff and immigration policy.

- Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall
[2 hours old]: Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.

- Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner
[11 hours old]: Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.

- Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history
[15 hours old]: The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.

- US and Indonesia finalise deal to cut tariffs to 19%
[14 hours old]: Washington will set a 19% tariff on most Indonesian goods in exchange for lower trade barriers for US goods

- Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank
[10 hours old]: Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will close its plant in Banbury this year.

- When the retail staff can't help you
[4 hours old]: This customer might be feeling trolled, in this scene from Small Prophets.

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and in other older news ...

. The Russian village that lost its men to war
[16 hours old]: In the remote village of Sedanka in Russia's Far East, almost all of its fighting-age men have left to join the Ukraine war.

. Weekly quiz: Why was the mysterious fossil 'smiling' at the beachcomber?
[23 hours old]: How much attention have you been paying to what has happened in the world over the past seven days?

. Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
[16 hours old]: His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.

. Break from wintry weather as UK temperatures to climb as high as 14C
[16 hours old]: There's a major change in the UK's weather pattern heading our way with a big lift in temperatures in time for the weekend. But with the change comes more rain as Darren Bett explains.

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. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested
[26 hours old]: Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

. A star-filled, jaw-dropping black comedy
[449 hours old]: An Oxford University student is drawn into the world of a charming aristocratic classmate.

. How do you modernise mango farming?
[17 hours old]: India's mango farmers are being urged to innovate as climate change makes cultivation "unpredictable".

. Live Nation sees strong ticket sales as monopoly lawsuit looms
[16 hours old]: The entertainment giant's revenue surged last year as 159 million fans attended its concerts.

. The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic
[18 hours old]: Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.

. US trade deficit hits fresh high despite Trump's tariffs
[23 hours old]: The US bought more goods than it sold in 2025 as the White House attempts to reverse the flow.

. Warmer weather hits profits at British Gas owner
[30 hours old]: Savvy bill payers shopping around for fixed-tariff energy deals also dented earnings at British Gas.

. Microsoft error sees confidential emails exposed to AI tool Copilot
[22 hours old]: The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".

. Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for .2bn
[30 hours old]: The "pre-loved" fashion firm has been sold by Etsy just five years after it bought the firm.

. Reeves fixated on 'dysfunctional' borrowing rules, says IFS
[38 hours old]: The think tank suggests the chancellor's fiscal rules need to shift the focus from one key figure.

. 'We're still on edge': Toy firms look to US Supreme Court as tariffs hit profits
[35 hours old]: "You cannot go to sleep on this president," says one toymaker, of the ongoing uncertainty over trade policy.

. Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial
[37 hours old]: The billionaire boss said he "always" regretted not making faster progress to identify users under 13.

. Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law
[40 hours old]: The government is proposing that intimate image abuse should be treated more severely.

. Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit over Epstein files controversy
[32 hours old]: The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".

. Dennis the Menace featured on 50p coin to mark 75 years
[29 hours old]: The new coin has been made with with Beano, Britain's longest-running weekly comic, first published in 1938

. Pubs to open late for home nations World Cup knockout games
[25 hours old]: Football fans will be able to enjoy an extra round at the pub thanks to new rules during the men's World Cup.

. Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
[89 hours old]: Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.

. Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain
[103 hours old]: The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

. Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands
[185 hours old]: Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

. Who is billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and how did he make his money?
[194 hours old]: The industrialist and Manchester United co-owner has apologised over comments he made about immigration.

. The US economy is growing - so where are all the jobs?
[185 hours old]: As hiring rates and job openings drop, some worry a tough job market could be here to stay.

. The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
[209 hours old]: The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.

. Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech
[257 hours old]: Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

. Netflix and Paramount are battling for Warner Bros. Who is likely to win?
[74 hours old]: What to know about the two firms' blockbuster battle to control Warner Bros Discovery.

. How £50m 'fish disco' could save farmland
[250 hours old]: Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes.

. Are UK interest rates expected to fall soon?
[53 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. Why are UK prices still rising?
[53 hours old]: UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1993 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?
[2105 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
[2193 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?

. Why youth unemployment is rising
[69 hours old]: Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025

. Why you should consider switching bank accounts
[169 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.

. Thousands queue as beauty store arrives on island of Ireland
[191 hours old]: Almost 2,000 people joined the queue for the opening of a new store in Belfast this morning.