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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 11:15 30 Apr 2026
 
* Farringdon station shut due to suspected gas leak
[0 hours old]: Passengers are being advised to find alternate methods of travel to avoid the station.

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

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[2624 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 ...

- Watch: Met Police body-worn footage of Golders Green arrest
[12 hours old]: Footage shows the moment a man was arrested after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London.

* Oil price jumps after report Trump to be given new Iran options
[0 hours old]: Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran.

- 'We will kill you and burn your house': Council staff under attack from High Street gangs
[5 hours old]: Dozens of Trading Standards officers describe intimidation from criminals running mini-marts and vape shops.

- Have the royals got their mojo back from US visit?
[6 hours old]: Many commentators, even critics of the monarchy, seem delighted at the spectacle.

* Statue with Banksy's signature appears in London
[1 hours old]: A sculpture of a man marching off a plinth in St James's appears to bear the artist's name.

- Endometriosis could be diagnosed earlier with new scan technique
[10 hours old]: A new scan technique could spot areas of endometriosis missed by conventional scans, scientists say.

- The city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debate
[10 hours old]: Is the UK fumbling the shift away from oil and gas jobs?

* Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists
[1 hours old]: Pro-Palestinian activists say 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island.

- Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues
[11 hours old]: Future base rate changes are hard to predict as analysts judge the economic impact of the Iran war.

- Video that police denied existed shows woman pinned down
[4 hours old]: Nadine Buzzard-Quashie speaks for first time about her "David and Goliath battle" against two police forces.

* Antisemitism 'a national security emergency', government terror adviser says
[0 hours old]: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the issue is being treated as an "absolute priority" but does not agree it constitutes a national emergency.

- 'We were first on scene' The Jewish security volunteers who rushed to help
[13 hours old]: "We got a phone call to the hotline saying that there's a man stabbing people," a Shomrim member says.

* Who is the suspect in the stabbings?
[1 hours old]: Two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, north London, an attack police have declared a terrorist incident.

- 'I did not expect it': Kenya's Sabastian Sawe welcomed home with jubilant celebrations
[2 hours old]: The first man to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race received a hero's welcome from supporters and family when he arrived home.

- Legal experts sceptical of DoJ case against Comey over seashell post
[14 hours old]: Acting AG Todd Blanche said the case was investigated for months, adding "it's serious when you threaten the president."

- 'Watershed' moment as communities gain new rights to buy valuable local buildings
[2 hours old]: Ministers say the new law in England gives power to local people who want to help others.

- A son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung's succession drama
[10 hours old]: The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea.

- The 'Polar Bear Capital' with Arctic gateway ambitions
[10 hours old]: Canada is weighing whether a year-round northern trade route to Europe from Churchill, Manitoba, is viable, as climate change speeds Arctic warming.

- Smiles and wonder: How the US reacted to King Charles
[12 hours old]: A divided US has come together to watch King Charles' visit with a mix of awe, delight and hope.

* Mamdani says he would ask King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor
[1 hours old]: New York's mayor made the comments hours before meeting King Charles, but it's unclear if he brought up the diamond.

- In pictures: Fashion royalty meets British royalty
[15 hours old]: King Charles III and Queen Camilla continued their state visit to the US by attending a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City.

- What the royals did on their third day in the US
[9 hours old]: After visiting the 9/11 Memorial, Queen Camilla read to children at the New York Public Library and King Charles visited a community organisation in Harlem.

- King and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York
[3 hours old]: King Charles and Queen Camilla on their state visit to the US visit the memorial in New York.

- 'Attacked 28 times in a day' - BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq
[8 hours old]: Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.

- Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old system abolished
[15 hours old]: It comes after legislation to remove their right to sit in the upper chamber passed last month.

- Premier Inn owner to cut 3,800 jobs in savings plan
[1 hours old]: Whitbread says it will also remodel its 197 hotel restaurants as part of a five-year savings plan.

- Saudi Arabia to stop funding LIV Golf next season
[3 hours old]: Saudi Arabia will withdraw its multi-billion dollar backing of LIV Golf at the end of the season, plunging the future of the series into doubt.

- Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, after Merz criticises war
[6 hours old]: His remarks come after the German chancellor criticised the US approach to the war in Iran.

- What The King Did (And Didn’t) Say To Trump
[15 hours old]: Decoding what the King said to President Trump.

* Parker leaves Burnley after Premier League relegation
[0 hours old]: Burnley head coach Scott Parker leaves the club following talks with the club's hierarchy.

- Saudi Arabia to stop funding LIV Golf at end of season
[3 hours old]: Saudi Arabia will withdraw its multi-billion dollar backing of LIV Golf at the end of the season, plunging the future of the series into doubt.

* New Arsenal deal for England captain Williamson
[1 hours old]: Leah Williamson is the fourth player to commit her future to the club in recent weeks, with Kim Little, Stina Blackstenius, and Steph Catley also signing new deals.

- Lomu, Wilkinson, Pollock? Rugby's search for a crossover star
[2 hours old]: Henry Pollock has signed with Eddie Hearn's talent agency in the hope of boosting his profile, but why has rugby found it so hard to forge mainstream figureheads?

* Pochettino sad to see Spurs suffering
[0 hours old]: Tottenham's Premier League relegation struggles are "difficult to accept", says former manager Mauricio Pochettino.

- Were Arsenal right to be 'fuming' with refereeing after Atletico draw?
[11 hours old]: Mikel Arteta was left "fuming" with the officials after Arsenal's draw at Atletico Madrid - what did they get right and wrong?

- Murphy to face Higgins after dashing Zhao's Crucible hopes
[11 hours old]: Shaun Murphy dashes Zhao Xintong's hopes of lifting the Crucible curse with a superb 13-10 win as he moves into the semi-finals of the World Championship.

* Oil price hits highest since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran options
[0 hours old]: Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran.

* Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs
[1 hours old]: Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.

- The kelp producer who wants to get Americans eating seaweed
[11 hours old]: Marine farmer Suzie Flores also hopes the crop can revitalise the US's small fishing towns.

- Meta shares slide as plan to spend billions more on AI spooks investors
[9 hours old]: Other tech giants Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon also reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

- Four key takeaways from Jerome Powell's final rate decision as Fed chair
[14 hours old]: Powell's news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed's independence.

- Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to 'trick' him in combative testimony
[11 hours old]: Elon Musk was cross-examined on the third day of the trial over his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.

- Oil price rises above 0 after reports of 'extended' Iran blockade
[11 hours old]: The price of crude oil has swung sharply as uncertainty over the war in the Middle East continues.

- Food bank stocks 'low as client numbers increase'
[5 hours old]: Guernsey Welfare Service says demand has grown and it could increase further.

- Homeowners turn to solar panels as oil prices rise
[5 hours old]: Yorkshire installers report up to a tenfold increase in interest since the start of the Iran war.


and in other older news ...

. BBC News app
[8756 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. Who is Trump’s 'would-be assassin' and were there security failings at DC shooting?
[83 hours old]: The US president was evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner

. 'Numbskull, moron and too stupid': Trump and Powell's biggest clashes
[18 hours old]: How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows.

. In five charts - How UAE's exit could affect Opec's influence over the oil price
[17 hours old]: The BBC takes a look in charts at what the UAE's departure could mean for the oil cartel and more widely.

. Advert for £49 serum banned over 'five years younger' claim
[26 hours old]: Eucerin asked 160 people to use the serum for four weeks then say how much younger they thought they looked.

. A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one
[35 hours old]: Several warning lights are flashing that have some wondering whether we are in the foothills of another financial crisis.

. Why has the UAE left Opec - and why does this matter?
[23 hours old]: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is quitting oil cartel Opec after nearly 60 years of membership.

. Faisal Islam: Why the UAE's exit from Opec is a big deal
[42 hours old]: It will have little effect on the current oil blockades, but it could change everything afterwards.

. United Arab Emirates to quit oil cartel Opec
[26 hours old]: The UAE's decision, after nearly 60 years of membership, is seen as a potential death knell for the oil cartel.

. Musk accuses Altman of stealing a charity as courtroom battle begins
[24 hours old]: The case over OpenAI's history and public commitments could have major implications for the future of AI.

. Flying cars and 5-minute charges: China's EV industry sees opportunity in Iran crisis
[36 hours old]: As the US-Iran has sent the world scrambling for fuel, China is positioned to benefit from its rapid shift into electric vehicles.

. Nostalgia wasn't enough: What went wrong at Claire's
[43 hours old]: Experts says Claire's suffered from a perfect storm of issues which has spelled the end for the accessories chain.

. BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higher
[45 hours old]: The energy giant said it had seen an "exceptional" performance at its oil trading business.

. Why Sam Altman and his former hero Elon Musk are taking their toxic feud to court
[42 hours old]: The battle between the AI big hitters has largely played out on social media. Now it is coming to the courtroom.

. My tenant owes £15,000 in rent, but I can't get them out of the property
[58 hours old]: Landlords tell BBC News why they fear new laws could make it harder to remove problematic tenants.

. I had £20,000 stolen and had to fight a 13-month fraud reporting rule to get it back
[59 hours old]: Sarah has now got her money back but there are calls to reform the deadline for reporting scams to banks.

. Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music
[59 hours old]: Music streamer Deezer allows users to filter out AI music, so why does Spotify not offer the same?

. How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
[83 hours old]: Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.

. From scientist to silk farmer: India's silk industry renewal
[154 hours old]: Silk production is an increasingly high-tech business in India.

. How a pivot to hair accessories led to business success
[179 hours old]: Jenny Lennick's colourful hair clips are sold across the US and around the world.

. What the Warner Bros deal could mean for streaming, cinemas and news
[162 hours old]: If Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros goes ahead it could significantly reshape Hollywood.

. The 'dumb machine' promising a clean energy breakthrough
[227 hours old]: A stellarator is difficult to build, but could it be the best way to make fusion energy work?

. Why your recycled clothes could end up in this South American desert
[251 hours old]: Old garments from around the world are being discarded in the South American country.

. Could a digital twin make you into a 'superworker'?
[323 hours old]: Firms say digital twins make staff more productive, but are they a potential legal minefield?

. Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning
[347 hours old]: Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

. Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?
[394 hours old]: With some promising computing companies in the field, could Europe be a leader in quantum tech?

. The Dutch village at risk of being demolished
[419 hours old]: Moerdijk has been earmarked for removal, to make way for a vast electricity substation.

. 'Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers
[464 hours old]: A controversial law to ease protections for the glaciers has passed, opening the doors for mining.

. 'Shock' for paper firm staff amid closure proposal
[17 hours old]: Paper and packaging firm DS Smith says it is consulting with staff.

. What is expected to happen to UK interest rates?
[19 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
[275 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
[795 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
[994 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. What do shoppers think about the future of their high street?
[25 hours old]: Freshney Place is being renovated to include a new food hall and five-screen cinema.

. Why Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting over OpenAI
[68 hours old]: Musk, who co-founded the company that created ChatGPT with Altman, wants more than 0bn in damages.

. High street drug dealer sells cannabis to undercover reporter
[160 hours old]: Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.

. Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugs
[173 hours old]: BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.


 
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