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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 09:35 15 May 2026
 
. Warning higher Europe air fares 'inevitable' due to Iran war
[33 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
[45 hours old]: The travel operator says customers are delaying booking holidays over Iran war concerns.

. Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
[1208 hours old]: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

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- Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?
[8 hours old]: The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.

- Watch: The day Labour's potential leadership race began to heat up
[12 hours old]: Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer's government saying he had "lost confidence" in his leadership.

- Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
[8 hours old]: The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening
"traditional Russian values".


- 'Don't swim' warnings in place at nearly all of England's official river bathing sites
[4 hours old]: Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites

* Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives
[1 hours old]: Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

* British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal
[0 hours old]: The regulator say the energy supplier breached licence conditions aimed at protecting customers in vulnerable situations.

- Royal finances face a cut. But will much really change?
[9 hours old]: The monarchy’s finances have long been protected by tradition. Now experts say the public are demanding for more transparency

- Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song debuts
[9 hours old]: Delta Goodrem is now a favourite to win Eurovision, following a spectacular semi-final performance.

- Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections, Green Party says
[10 hours old]: The Green Party leader previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote".

- Hundreds of comedians unpaid by one of UK's biggest comedy festivals
[9 hours old]: Leicester Comedy Festival says it is committed to paying comedians but waiting on money themselves.

- Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' with eyes on the top job
[14 hours old]: The Greater Manchester mayor is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader - but must get back to Westminster first.

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

- Key excerpts from Streeting's resignation letter as he quits as health secretary
[15 hours old]: He quits as health secretary after days of speculation that he is preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.

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

- Overseas fakers using AI videos to push a narrative of UK decline, BBC finds
[3 hours old]: "Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

- Silicon Valley's seedy side exposed - and four other things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial
[3 hours old]: As the jury deliberates, this is what we found out during the weeks-long trial with two tech titans at its heart.

- The Papers: 'Starmer's battle begins' and 'Rivals'
[3 hours old]: The papers are dominated by Sir Keir Starmer's fight to stay on as prime minister.

- 'She is strong and kind': How Italians have reacted to Catherine on her trip
[14 hours old]: The Princess of Wales shone in front of large crowds in Reggio Emilia on the final day of her tour.

- US hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened
[3 hours old]: An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".

- Weekly quiz: Which animal delivered the King's birthday card to Sir David Attenborough?
[15 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

- UK Eurovision act: The BBC gave me a stress test to check I could cope under pressure
[8 hours old]: "It could go well or completely wrong, I'm just here for the ride," says song contest hopeful Sam Battle.

- AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss
[9 hours old]: Eben Upton warns against claims that Artificial Intelligence will destroy vast numbers of computing roles over the coming years.

- CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens
[6 hours old]: The reported visit to Havana came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

* One dead and two ill after meningitis cases
[0 hours old]: Agencies said the risk to pupils and the wider public following the cases of meningitis remains low.

- New Zealand's Māori Queen meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace
[5 hours old]: The meeting with the British monarch was Te Arikinui's first since she became Maori Queen in 2024.

- Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown
[12 hours old]: A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

* New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
[0 hours old]: Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

- Farage says £5m gift a reward for Brexit campaigning
[14 hours old]: The Reform UK leader, who is facing a Commons standards probe, said he "cannot be bought by anybody".

- Andy Burnham makes his move
[13 hours old]: Andy Burnham targets Westminster return & Wes Streeting resigns

- Scheffler shares US PGA lead as McIlroy struggles
[8 hours old]: As many of the world's best struggle at the US PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler - the world's very best - is among a select few to get change out of Aronimink.

- Parlour? Villa? Gerrard? Ranking best FA Cup final goals
[3 hours old]: From Ricky Villa to Steven Gerrard, Ray Parlour to Roberto di Matteo - here are 10 of the best FA Cup final goals of all time.

- Carano bout to 'smash' women's fight pay record - Rousey
[4 hours old]: Ronda Rousey says she is "smashing the record" alongside Gina Carano for the "most women have been paid in combat sports" and she could become the most powerful figure in MMA since UFC president Dana White.

- 'My caddie was yelling at me' - late arrival costs Higgo US PGA lead
[14 hours old]: South Africa's Garrick Higgo receives a rare two-shot penalty at the start of his first round - for arriving a minute late to the tee - denying him a share of the US PGA Championship lead.

- Sutton's predictions v Blossoms & Songer
[12 hours old]: Chris Sutton takes on indie band Blossoms and rapper Songer plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for the FA Cup final and this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

- Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial
[3 hours old]: As the jury deliberates, this is what we found out during the weeks-long trial with two tech titans at its heart.

- Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays
[8 hours old]: Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year.

- Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
[9 hours old]: It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

- Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge
[3 hours old]: There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing.

- 'Not having a proper funeral left me with painful memories'
[3 hours old]: Ed Cullen says his mum had an unattended cremation which saved money but was "devastating" for him.

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

. The story of how England's 'Golden Generation' unravelled
[99 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
[77701 hours old]: Mark Hodkinson investigates why golf is declining while cycling thrives.

. A Bafta-winning story of music and resistance in Auschwitz
[11354 hours old]: It was hell. But music gave prisoners at Auschwitz a lifeline - and even a way to resist.

. Play-off final may be delayed by Spygate hearing
[16 hours old]: The Championship play-off final may not go ahead on Saturday, 23 May as the EFL investigates the Spygate scandal surrounding finalists Southampton.

. Faisal Islam: Six things we now know about the UK economy in charts
[19 hours old]: The UK economy is showing resilience – it’s worth diving into the data in more detail to understand why.

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

. Honda makes its first annual loss in 70 years
[19 hours old]: The firm will now pivot away from scrapping its target for all of its vehicles to be electric by 2040.

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

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

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

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

. WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot
[42 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
[51 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
[45 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
[42 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
[49 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
[61 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
[51 hours old]: Bristol Blue Glass says rising energy costs and taxes have forced its closure.

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

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

. Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
[81 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
[105 hours old]: While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.

. How Sir David Attenborough built 'Green Hollywood'
[146 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
[144 hours old]: Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.

. Gulf economies face long-term hit from Iran conflict
[201 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
[248 hours old]: Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

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

. Cost of living concerns in St Helier Central
[18 hours old]: The BBC has heard concerns about poverty and cost of living from St Helier Central voters.

. Why are UK prices rising more quickly?
[45 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
[89 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
[98 hours old]: More than half of tradespeople have seen an increase of late payments compared to a year ago, a survey finds.

. The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages
[273 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
[633 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
[1154 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
[1352 hours old]: Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

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

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

. The Food Chain
[33 hours old]: How batch cooking can save time, money and food waste

. Business Daily
[33 hours old]: As Trump meets Xi how is the relationship between the world's two biggest economies?

. What do Japanese crisps have to do with the Iran war?
[50 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.