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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 13:55 14 May 2026
 
- E-gate access to be expanded at UK airports to include younger children
[8 hours old]: Children aged eight and nine returning to the UK from abroad will be able to use e-gates from 8 July.

- Warning higher Europe air fares 'inevitable' due to Iran war
[13 hours old]: Flying by air will get more expensive as oil prices remain high, says international industry body boss.

. Tui sees summer sales fall 10% due to cautious UK customers
[25 hours old]: The travel operator says customers are delaying booking holidays over Iran war concerns.

. This couple lost £1,000 after their flight was cancelled - here is what to check so you don't
[85 hours old]: It's essential to read your policy details carefully - here's a checklist to tick off before you set off on your travels.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1188 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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and in other news ...

* 'Where we need vision, we have a vacuum' - read Streeting's resignation letter in full
[0 hours old]: Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced his resignation from government.

* At a glance: Starmer fights to stay on as prime minister
[0 hours old]: The prime minister is fighting to stay on in No 10 as heavy election losses trigger a Labour revolt.

* How would a Labour leadership contest work?
[0 hours old]: How could MPs who want to see Sir Keir Starmer replaced force a leadership contest?

* The potential challengers to Keir Starmer
[0 hours old]: Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are all potential candidates for the top job.

- UK economy sees surprise growth in March despite Iran war
[3 hours old]: The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts of a small contraction.

- Troops, cheering children and Temple of Heaven tour - day one of Trump's China visit
[5 hours old]: China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.

* Three women who died off Brighton beach identified
[0 hours old]: Sussex Police say it would not be appropriate to publicly name them at this stage.

- 'We're right on track,' says Streeting as key target for hospital waiting times hit
[3 hours old]: Government his its interim target of 65% of patients in England being treated within 18 weeks.

* King visits victims of Golders Green stabbing
[0 hours old]: King Charles III visited a Jewish Care charity centre as well as meeting the wider community affected.

* Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes
[0 hours old]: A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.

- Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones
[2 hours old]: Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.

* Motability withdraws compulsory black boxes after criticism from drivers
[0 hours old]: Motability says it is pausing its rule changes after drivers said they were confusing and restrictive.

* Woman guilty of killing ex-husband in acid attack
[0 hours old]: Danny Cahalane suffered catastrophic injuries when he was attacked at his home in Plymouth.

* MSPs sworn in for new term at Scottish Parliament
[1 hours old]: Parliamentarians have pledged allegiance to the King in the first official business since the Holyrood election.

- 'It's bigger, bolder, bonkier!': Behind the scenes on Rivals season two
[13 hours old]: Stars including Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner and David Tennant share secrets on the set of the hit show.

- I nearly died after buying skinny jab from friend of friend
[7 hours old]: A woman is warning others of the dangers of unregulated jabs after one dose of a black market pen.

- Love Island's Antigoni on why she's representing Cyprus and not the UK at Eurovision
[1 hours old]: Antigoni Buxton says appearing on the dating show was more "random" than her taking part in the song contest.

- Becoming a mum left me incontinent - we need to talk about birth injuries
[7 hours old]: Geeta Nayar, who has lived with bowel incontinence since her daughter was born, urges others not to suffer in silence.

- Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly
[13 hours old]: The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

* BBC at the scene of Russian strikes in Kyiv
[1 hours old]: Russia launched one the biggest air strikes on Kyiv since the start of the war with several apartment blocks hit.

- Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says
[3 hours old]: The minister says the situation in Cuba is "extremely tense", as a US-led blockade of oil to the country causes widespread power cuts.

- Madonna, Shakira & BTS to headline World Cup show
[2 hours old]: Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS will headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer's World Cup final.

- HMRC to use AI from British tech firm to spot fraud and tax return errors
[7 hours old]: Quantexa, a financial data platform, won the £175m contract to spot fraud and tax return errors.

- Was it a penalty? Celtic-Hearts title decider set up as McInnes slams 'disgusting' call
[14 hours old]: Hearts head coach Derek McInnes says his side are "up against everybody" after a "disgusting" 99th-minute penalty winner for Celtic ensured the Scottish Premiership title race goes to a final-day decider on Saturday.

- Will F1 go back to the future with its engines?
[5 hours old]: F1 is in the midst of two parallel sets of engine discussions. Andrew Benson looks at whether one of them will lead to the return of V8s.

- Stockport's Barry - Barcelona to Wembley via nine loans
[5 hours old]: From Barcelona to Stockport and a second Wembley final - the rollercoaster career of "wonderkid" Louie Barry.

* Man Utd's Carrick on manager of the season shortlist
[0 hours old]: Manchester United caretaker head coach Michael Carrick is included on a six-man shortlist for the Premier League's Manager of the Season award.

- Hall, 18, becomes youngest to score MLS hat-trick
[3 hours old]: Forward Julian Hall makes MLS history by becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick in Red Bull New York's win over Columbus Crew.

- Woman in bank row over depositing £900 HMRC cheque
[7 hours old]: Annabel Yates says she faces a 94 mile round trip to bank a cheque because of changes at Lloyds.

- Australian giant Coles misled shoppers with fake discounts, court rules
[9 hours old]: The decision, which comes amid similar case against Woolworths, could mean significant penalties.

- Major police operation targets drug and knife crime
[2 hours old]: West Midlands Police brings Operation Fearless to Handsworth.

- Changes to PIP payments
[4 hours old]: Finance expert Laura Pomfret explains to PIP payments.

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and in other older news ...

. Met Police prepares armoured vehicles and 4,000 officers for dual London protests
[18 hours old]: It comes as a Unite the Kingdom rally is taking place in central London on the same day as the annual Nakba march.

. Baby born on Attenborough's 100th birthday named after environmentalist
[17 hours old]: Stephen Whyte says Sir David has been present in both their lives for as "long as they can remember".

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. Starmer Says He’s Staying
[42 hours old]: Starmer vows to fight on despite another day of pressure from his party to quit.

. Does Trump need China to end the war in Iran?
[18 hours old]: What you need to know about Donald Trump vs President Xi

. The story of how England's 'Golden Generation' unravelled
[80 hours old]: Why did the England football team not fulfill their potential at the World Cup?

. Why golf is losing its swing as cycling gains momentum
[77681 hours old]: Mark Hodkinson investigates why golf is declining while cycling thrives.

. A Bafta-winning story of music and resistance in Auschwitz
[11335 hours old]: It was hell. But music gave prisoners at Auschwitz a lifeline - and even a way to resist.

. Trump's Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmed by US Senate
[16 hours old]: Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the narrowest margin since the role required a Senate confirmation vote.

. WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot
[22 hours old]: A cyber security expert says deleting chat history could lead to a lack of accountability if things go wrong.

. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
[31 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

. Shrinking Milka chocolate bar tricked consumers, says German court
[25 hours old]: A court in Bremen has found the manufacturer of the classic Alpine Milk chocolate bar guilty of "shrinkflation".

. Ex-rugby star on the joys of his own burger stall
[23 hours old]: Ex-England and Leicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs says the new venture brings families to the farm.

. Elon Musk and Jensen Huang among CEOs joining Trump on China trip
[29 hours old]: More than a dozen US executives have joined the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

. Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury
[42 hours old]: Sam Altman said Elon Musk tried many times for total control of OpenAI, which he's now suing.

. Glassmaker questions future of UK manufacturing
[31 hours old]: Bristol Blue Glass says rising energy costs and taxes have forced its closure.

. London traders hit by 'king of mangoes' shortage
[31 hours old]: London’s Alphonso mango supply is down this year due to fewer imports and higher prices for shoppers.

. Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
[61 hours old]: Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.

. Cyber-crime increasingly coming with threats of physical violence
[85 hours old]: While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.

. How Sir David Attenborough built 'Green Hollywood'
[126 hours old]: The city is responsible for 80% of the world's natural history TV shows.

. How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
[124 hours old]: Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.

. Gulf economies face long-term hit from Iran conflict
[181 hours old]: Commentators say it will take years or even decades to repair the damage.

. Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
[229 hours old]: Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

. Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?
[325 hours old]: It's cheaper and faster to collect people's opinions using AI, but will it make polls more accurate?

. Why are UK prices rising more quickly?
[26 hours old]: The war in Iran has pushed UK Inflation further above the Bank of England's 2% target.

. Ovo energy customers urged not to panic as takeover planned
[69 hours old]: All existing tariffs will be honoured in full under a planned deal that could create one of Britain's largest energy suppliers.

. Haggling prices and chasing debts - tradespeople hit with cost of living headache
[79 hours old]: More than half of tradespeople have seen an increase of late payments compared to a year ago, a survey finds.

. Council confirms £300 heating oil support
[79 hours old]: "Residents should not be left behind simply because they are off the gas grid," council leader says.

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[253 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
[613 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
[1134 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
[1332 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

. What do Japanese crisps have to do with the Iran war?
[30 hours old]: Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging as ink supplies have been disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

. Watch: Drone delivers first Amazon parcels in UK
[173 hours old]: The tech giant says it hopes to slowly expand the service as the demand for ultra-fast deliveries grows.

. Why did Paddington Bear need a police escort?
[192 hours old]: Rav Wilding joins us with the latest crime headlines.

From a shocking BBC investigation exposing scammers abusing dogs to con animal lovers, to how to spot a shop used by organised crime — plus why Paddington Bear needed a police escort