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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 19:15 16 Jan 2026
 
. Agatha Christie's classic mystery with Hercule Poirot
[457 hours old]: Returning to England on the Orient Express, Hercule Poirot must investigate a murder.

. Serial rail fare evader faces jail over 112 unpaid tickets
[25 hours old]: Charles Brohiri pleaded guilty to travelling without buying a ticket a total of 112 times.

. Boeing knew of flaw in part linked to UPS plane crash, US safety board report says
[30 hours old]: An aircraft that crashed in November had a structural flaw that had been identified by Boeing 15 years ago, investigators say.

. Why the Northern Powerhouse Rail plan will really go ahead this time
[51 hours old]: Faisal Islam says the Labour argues the difference in its plans this time is that the planning has come first.

. Reeves vows rail plan will go ahead, despite cynicism
[49 hours old]: The scheme will be delivered in phases, starting with upgrades to lines between Leeds, York, Bradford and Sheffield.



. How the new road safety measures could affect you
[219 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
[137 hours old]: There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?


and in other news ...

* Police chief retires over Israeli fans ban row
[0 hours old]: Craig Guildford blames the "political and media frenzy" as he confirms his decision to step down.

* Life-extending prostate cancer drug to be offered to thousands in England
[1 hours old]: Abiraterone will be available in a matter of weeks and will be offered to 7,000 men a year.


* Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government
[0 hours old]: Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition figure, called on the world to target Iran's Revolutionary Guards leadership.

- Hospital violated trans complaint nurses' dignity, tribunal rules
[3 hours old]: A judge says the hospital chiefs' changing room policy created a "hostile" environment for women.

- Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover
[2 hours old]: The president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory.

- Body found in search for missing girl, 15
[2 hours old]: Grace Keeling, 15, was swept into the sea at Withernsea along with her mother Sarah on 2 January.

- TV doctor says ADHD and OCD diagnoses have 'changed my life'
[12 hours old]: Love Island star Dr Alex George is calling for improved waiting times for neurodivergent assessments.

- Wife killer who manipulated child jailed for life
[3 hours old]: Robert Rhodes is jailed for life after his child revealed his plot to kill his wife in their home.

- Is the snow and ice set to return again this January?
[3 hours old]: The UK is set to be in the centre of a battleground of competing weather systems, but which will win?

- Jenrick claims he is 'uniting the right' by defecting to Reform UK
[5 hours old]: The former Conservative minister denies the move was about personal ambition, in an exclusive BBC interview.

* ChatGPT to carry adverts for some users
[1 hours old]: OpenAI is also expanding its cheaper subscription tier, ChatGPT Go, to all countries where it operates.

* Latest NHS trans case ruling ramps up pressure for guidance
[1 hours old]: The nurses' partial victory adds pressure on the government to publish guidance for businesses that have single-sex spaces.

- Ant and Dec launch their first podcast - a smart move or late to the party?
[5 hours old]: The pair will host Hanging Out as part of a new entertainment channel they are launching online.

- Was A$AP Rocky's comeback album worth the eight-year wait?
[2 hours old]: The hip-hop star has become a father-of-three, acted in films and been up in court since his last album drop.

- 'I was hit in the face by pellets': Iranians on border describe violence and more protests
[7 hours old]: The BBC speaks to Iranians at the border with Iraq, as authorities continue to block the flow of information with an internet blackout.

- Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France
[5 hours old]: Two fragments of the 11th-Century fabric were stolen from Bayeux during the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.

- Teen obsessed with Southport killer planned bomb attack at Oasis concert
[4 hours old]: McKenzie Morgan was inspired by the Southport attack and also planned an attack on a children's dance school.

* Machado vows to lead Venezuela 'when right time comes'
[0 hours old]: The opposition leader says she has a mandate to lead the country after the US seized its president.

- Tragic death of Adichie's young son pushes Nigeria to act on health sector failings
[8 hours old]: Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says her child's death was caused by medical negligence, which the hospital denies.

- Police defend spending £16k on private jet to extradite influencer HSTikkyTokky
[4 hours old]: Surrey Police says all other options had been considered and were "unfortunately not viable".

- Use film-style age ratings to limit teens' social media, say Lib Dems
[8 hours old]: The Conservatives want to see ban of all under-16s from social media, but the Lib Dems say that would be a "blunt instrument".

- Sara Sharif inquest will not take place until 2027
[4 hours old]: Senior coroner for Surrey, Richard Travers, sets a date of 5 April, 2027, at a pre-inquest review.

- Can Robert Jenrick “Unite The Right”?
[3 hours old]: Adam, Laura and Joe analyse Robert Jenrick’s first interview as a Reform MP.

- The Jan 6th Capitol riots five years on… Why America is still divided
[4 hours old]: Republicans are using a new committee to question the events of January 6th 2021.

* 'No panic buy' - Guehi would cap £414m rebuild as Man City up title ante
[0 hours old]: Manchester City have upped the ante in the Premier League title race by flexing their muscles in the January transfer window.

* Price beats Littler to end 21-match winning streak
[0 hours old]: World champion Luke Littler is knocked out of the Bahrain Masters quarter-finals by Gerwyn Price for the second year in a row.

* Hamilton's Ferrari race engineer moved to new role
[1 hours old]: Lewis Hamilton's race engineer from the 2025 Formula 1 season has been moved to a new role inside Ferrari.

- Palace manager Glasner to leave at end of season
[4 hours old]: Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner confirms he will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.

- Former Man Utd players' comments 'irrelevant' - Carrick
[3 hours old]: Michael Carrick brands the noise generated around Manchester United by former players "irrelevant" and says Roy Keane's personal comments did not bother him.

- Trump to unveil home buying plan involving retirement funds
[1 hours old]: The housing proposal will let Americans use their 401(k)s for down payments, a Trump economic adviser said.

- Weight loss jabs are 'opportunity' for Leon, boss says
[9 hours old]: John Vincent says the chain could benefit from the weight loss trend, and sets out his plans to revive the business.

- Mother of Elon Musk's child sues xAI over Grok deepfakes
[5 hours old]: The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, launched a counter-suit saying she had violated its terms of service.

- Trump's Fed fight looks like something from another country
[13 hours old]: Donald Trump's stand-off with the US central bank has recalled episodes in other countries - which ended badly for the economy.

- 'We're in survival mode': The milk price crisis draining dairy farms
[8 hours old]: Adam and Lucy Johnstone have seen the money they receive for their milk tumble over the last three months.

- China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting between Carney and Xi
[6 hours old]: Canola oil and electric cars are at the centre of the deal agreed by Mark Carney and Xi Jinping after years of strained ties.

- CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas
[5 hours old]: The pair discussed economic opportunities and preventing Venezuela becoming a place for "America's adversaries", a US official said.

- Martin Lewis on why you should check your tax code now
[6 hours old]: Millions of people could be on the wrong tax code.


and in other older news ...

. Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail
[19 hours old]: Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

. I didn't give up, I let go. How I came to terms with not having children
[18 hours old]: After a decade of trying for a baby, Caroline and her husband decided they needed to build a different future.

. Weekly quiz: Which place has England’s worst potholes?
[23 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

. BBC News app
[6269 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. Government to give cash payouts to people in financial crisis
[19 hours old]: The replacement for the Household Support Fund aims to help people facing sudden difficulties.

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

. Star Wars boss departs after leading franchise reboot
[17 hours old]: She oversaw the expansion of the franchise, including five feature films and new TV shows.

. US to cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods after investment pledge
[21 hours old]: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal would help boost semiconductor production in the US.

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

. UK economy grew by 0.3% in November, beating forecasts
[31 hours old]: The economy was boosted by a rebound in car production and from the services sector.

. X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash
[27 hours old]: Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.

. Ofwat launches investigation into South East Water
[27 hours old]: Anger is high after thousands of customers in Kent and Sussex have experienced days of water chaos.

. 'My home was uninhabitable' - residents reveal 'botched' work after energy firm folds
[33 hours old]: A woman whose home flooded during works carried out by a now-folded company says she is trying to rebuild her life.

. Labubu toy manufacturer exploited workers, labour group claims
[37 hours old]: Investigators allege that a factory making Pop Mart products neglected staff safety and welfare.

. 'We don't need a sticking plaster', say pub owners
[37 hours old]: More than 40 hospitality firms have come together to campaign against tax increases.

. Reeves doesn't rule out wider business rates support across hospitality
[49 hours old]: Chancellor says support for pubs is on its way and leaves the door open for further tweaks to business rates changes

. TGI Fridays closes 16 UK stores, with 456 job losses
[52 hours old]: The UK restaurant chain's remaining 33 restaurants will stay open after a rescue deal was reached.

. California investigates Grok over AI deepfakes
[46 hours old]: The state attorney general urges xAI to take action over the "shocking" material as Musk denies the allegations.

. No 10 welcomes reports X is addressing Grok deepfakes
[52 hours old]: The use of the AI tool to digitally undress women has sparked a backlash as well as intervention from the government and regulator.

. Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big?
[67 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?
[91 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
[115 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
[137 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
[187 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
[211 hours old]: Trump's import levies are still changing the patterns of international trade.

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

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

. The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool
[595 hours old]: Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge.

. Why Croatia's capital wants to hold Europe's best Christmas market
[618 hours old]: The festive events help to put cities on the map and attract millions of tourists.

. Will tech trump tradition at bakers and biscuit makers?
[691 hours old]: Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles.

. Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs', vacancies that don't exist?
[715 hours old]: Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.

. Why this month's inflation figure may be good news for you
[724 hours old]: The rate of inflation, which charts the rising cost of living, has slowed - driven partly by essentials.

. Food bank relaunches expanded service after flood
[36 hours old]: Kinson and West Howe Foodbank in Bournemouth now has a larger, free community service.

. Patients 'skipping GP appointments over fees'
[37 hours old]: Families increasingly cannot afford to see the GP, Guernsey Community Foundation warns.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1156 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?
[1267 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
[1355 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
[2076 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

. Martin Lewis on 'the most dangerous form of mainstream debt in the UK'
[172 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt.

. The Inquiry
[202 hours old]: Can Kenya’s plan for digital outsourcing solve its jobs crisis?


 
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