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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 18:15 21 Feb 2026
 
. Striking drone footage shows ship abandoned off coast of Wales
[108 hours old]: Jay Curtis was flying his drone when he spotted the Resolute vessel off the coast of Pembrokeshire.

. Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights
[56 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
[66 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
[307 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
[1000 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
[1482 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 ...

- MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest
[2 hours old]: A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.

- UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC
[4 hours old]: Troops should be deployed to peaceful parts of the country in non-fighting roles, he said.

- 'It's ruined my life': Hundreds tell BBC how medication triggered gambling and other addictions
[7 hours old]: More than 250 people contacted us describing impulsive behaviour side effects from prescription drugs.

- Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel's hold on West Bank deepens
[11 hours old]: More than 30 years after its creation, there are increasing warnings that the PA is close to collapse.

- Watch: Baby monkey Punch cuddles soft toy after being abandoned by mother
[5 hours old]: A young Japanese macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan went viral, after videos showed him playing with a soft toy that zookeepers gave him for comfort.

- Team GB face uphill task for four-man bobsleigh medal
[1 hours old]: Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh event as they sit seventh at the halfway point in Cortina.

- Six races, six golds - Klaebo's historic Olympics
[4 hours old]: Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, breaks the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with his sixth of the Games.

- GB go for men's curling gold - Saturday's guide
[8 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

- Watch: Bergsma wins 'sensational' speed skating gold at 40
[1 hours old]: Forty-year-old Jorrit Bergsma from the Netherlands, becomes the oldest ever speed skater to win Olympic gold in the men's Mass Start Speed Skating event.

- Why fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social media
[12 hours old]: Deepfakes showing grim taxpayer-funded waterparks have gone viral and drawn some racist responses.

* Killing of nationalist student leaves French far left in deep trouble as elections loom
[0 hours old]: Far-left militants are suspected of being behind Quentin Deranque's death and the party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon is being widely condemned.

* Israeli strikes kill at least 10 in Lebanon, officials say
[0 hours old]: The strikes are among the deadliest in Lebanon since a ceasefire ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

* Nasa astronauts' moon mission likely to be delayed due to rocket issue
[0 hours old]: The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will likely be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.

- Cash may be rotting after UK's biggest raid, say police
[10 hours old]: Twenty years after the notorious Securitas raid, Kent's top police officer looks back at the case.

* Trump administration fires Virginia prosecutor hours after judges appointed him
[0 hours old]: It is the second time this month that the Trump administration has abruptly fired a prosecutor who was appointed by judges.

- Two men aged 19 and 20 die after going missing on Yr Wyddfa
[7 hours old]: Mountain rescue teams were launched in challenging conditions to try and find the pair.

- Katseye's Manon to take 'temporary hiatus' to focus on health
[4 hours old]: The six-person girl group say the decision was made following "open and thoughtful conversations together".

- Woman handed gift card receipt for £63 quadrillion
[10 hours old]: She thought it was "hilarious" when she saw her remaining gift card balance from a matcha latte.

- Italian toddler dies after transplant with heart 'burned by frostbite'
[2 hours old]: The heart given to two-year-old Domenico was reportedly severely damaged during its transfer to hospital.

- Trump’s Tariffs: The Beginning of the End?
[2 hours old]: The Supreme Court has rejected US President Donald Trump’s global import taxes

- Ruthless Ireland hit record away win over England
[2 hours old]: A ruthless Ireland reignite their Six Nations title bid with a record away win over England at Allianz Stadium.

* Trump says he will increase global tariffs to 15%
[0 hours old]: After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.

- Rare-breed horse centre cuts back amid cost woes
[8 hours old]: The stud continues but a visitor centre and cafe closes as the rare-breed centre takes stock.

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and in other older news ...

. Civilians to soldiers: how four years of war has changed ordinary Ukrainians
[17 hours old]: Seven Ukrainian men and women in uniform reveal how Russia's invasion in 2022 has changed them.

. How Co-op Live went from falling air con units to hosting the Brits
[16 hours old]: The opening of the Co-op Live was in every headline, but not quite for the right reasons.

. I might not get uni Covid compensation - but I'm claiming it out of principle
[16 hours old]: Dozens of universities have received legal letters over what students say they missed out on during Covid.

. The best looks at London Fashion Week 2026
[17 hours old]: There are 90 designers showing this year, with organisers hoping it's the biggest fashion week yet.

. What parents, students and teachers want to see changed in the government's SEND reform
[16 hours old]: Some government plans for SEND were leaked earlier this week. But what else do families want to change?

. UK snow carver comes second in global contest with Olympic sculpture
[126 hours old]: Pippa Unwin says she is delighted to succeed with her "ridiculously complicated" design.

. Supermarket worker's kindness meant I could feed my newborn baby
[132 hours old]: Emma and Harry Brown say the Asda employee's kindness helped them to feed and clothe their new baby.

. Penguins delight residents in care home visit
[84 hours old]: Residents were able to hold and stroke the two Humboldt penguins during the visit.

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. Trump's Tariffs... Trump attacks the Supreme Court over tariff ban
[22 hours old]: A breaking episode of Americast as POTUS takes on SCOTUS

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

. Uncertainty for UK firms after US tariff ruling, experts say
[19 hours old]: UK firms are left in limbo after a court overrules many US tariffs but Donald Trump says he will reintroduce them

. Trump tariffs ripped up global trade order. What now?
[25 hours old]: If you think the Supreme Court ruling heralds a return to pre-Trump business as usual - think again.

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

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

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

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

. UK agrees drone defence plan with four EU allies
[24 hours old]: The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine's drone manufacturing programme.

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

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

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

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

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

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

. Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history
[40 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.

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

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

. US trade deficit hits fresh high despite Trump's tariffs
[48 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
[55 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
[48 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
[55 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
[63 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
[60 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
[62 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
[65 hours old]: The government is proposing that intimate image abuse should be treated more severely.

. Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
[114 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
[128 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
[210 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?
[220 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?
[210 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?
[234 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
[282 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?
[99 hours old]: What to know about the two firms' blockbuster battle to control Warner Bros Discovery.

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

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

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

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
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. Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
[2130 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
[2218 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?

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

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

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. Why you should consider switching bank accounts
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