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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 12:15 06 Feb 2026
 
- Gen Z aren't lazy - I commute four hours a day to work in the office
[6 hours old]: Lily-May Edwards travels two hours each way from north Wales to Liverpool to work in the office.

. Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system
[25 hours old]: Airport organisation says queues could last up to six hours over the summer holidays.

. The Chinese planemaker taking on Boeing and Airbus
[61 hours old]: Comac's passenger jet is attracting customers in South East Asia where demand for affordable aircraft is growing.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[635 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
[1116 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?

. Watch: Why Trump is hitting the road to rally Americans
[229 hours old]: The BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.

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* Russian general shot several times in Moscow
[0 hours old]: Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russia's military general staff.

- We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands
[12 hours old]: A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.

- The stage is set for the greatest show on Earth - your essential guide to the Winter Olympics
[4 hours old]: The Winter Olympics opening ceremony takes place on Friday, and for the 16 days that follow many eyes of sport lovers worldwide will be focused on the Milan-Cortina Games.

* Sir Elton calls press intrusion into his baby son 'truly sickening'
[0 hours old]: The musician says his privacy was breached in relation to health issues and the birth of his son.

- Olive oil and bone broth: Do viral gut health foods actually work?
[1 hours old]: Many trending foods contain a "small seed of truth" but are often oversold as miracle products.

* TV licence fee to rise by £5.50 to £180 from April
[0 hours old]: The cost of a TV licence currently increases in line with inflation each year until 2027.

* US and Iran hold talks as fears of direct conflict continue
[0 hours old]: The US has built up its military presence in the Middle East in response to Iran's violent crackdown on protests.

* Head of firm founded by Mandelson to quit
[0 hours old]: Benjamin Wegg-Prosser concluded his association with Lord Mandelson - and references to them both in the Epstein files - was doing the business Global Counsel harm.

- The household names that appear in the files
[13 hours old]: Millions of Epstein-related documents released by the US justice department include the names of the world's rich and powerful.

- Watch: Julia Donaldson reveals new character and title for third Gruffalo book
[4 hours old]: The upcoming edition of the popular children's picture book sees the introduction of Gruffalo Granny.

- US healthcare needs fixing, but there's no agreement on how to do it
[10 hours old]: Is there the political will to fix the US health horror stories?

- Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi brave London rain for Wuthering Heights premiere
[15 hours old]: The Australian actor is starring opposite Margot Robbie in new film, Wuthering Heights, set in Yorkshire.

- Weekly quiz: How did this boxer lose his hair during a fight?
[12 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

- Zayn Malik announces new album and world tour - but what does Konnakol mean?
[1 hours old]: The former One Direction singer says his fifth album will be his "most culturally inspired project".

- I can't sell Mum's retirement flat - and it's costing me thousands
[11 hours old]: Relatives face "never-ending nightmare" of service charge debts as thousands of retirement flats stand empty across England and Wales.

- Mariah Carey and more curling - guide to Friday's action
[11 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

* Winter Olympics 2026
[-1 hours old]: Coverage of the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

* Spanish skater given Minions music permission
[1 hours old]: After days of legal wrangling and online outcry, the Minion - Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate - will skate in Milan after all.

- Quiz: Can you name every Winter Olympics host city?
[4 hours old]: The 25th Winter Olympics is taking place in Milan and Cortina in Italy and will feature a record 116 medal events.

* Jeweller Pandora switching to platinum from silver as prices surge
[1 hours old]: The jeweller says it wants to reduce its exposure after the cost of the precious metal has risen.

- Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds
[12 hours old]: The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.

- Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC finds
[12 hours old]: Analysis of government data shows numbers increased from 3,560 in 2021/22 to 19,310 in 2024/25.

- Anger over Alton Towers changes for visitors who are autistic or have ADHD
[4 hours old]: New rules at Alton Towers and other Merlin attractions have seen a backlash from some customers.

- Average house price tops £300,000 for first time, says Halifax
[2 hours old]: Halifax describes the figure as a "milestone", but potentially daunting for first-time buyers.

* Snoop requests selfie after GB curlers shine again
[1 hours old]: Team GB maintain their 100% record in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles with victory over Sweden.

- From £70 a week to brink of Premier League record 24 years later
[5 hours old]: James Milner will equal the Premier League appearance record if he features for Brighton on Sunday, 24 years after making his debut as a 16-year-old.

- Ex-players have 'duty of responsibility' as pundits - Van Dijk
[2 hours old]: Former players turned pundits have a "duty of responsibility" to the new generation of footballers when commenting on their performances, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says.

- 'Scrutiny and pressure on Irish has reached new level'
[4 hours old]: Ireland face one of the most difficult periods of soul-searching under Andy Farrell after falling to a vastly superior France in Thursday's Six Nations opener.

- Top run-scorer, wicket-taker and champion - T20 World Cup predictions
[4 hours old]: Who will win? Who will be the top run-scorers and wicket-takers? The Test Match Special team make their T20 World Cup predictions.

- Was this catch grounded? Controversy in U19 World Cup final
[1 hours old]: India's Vihaan Malhotra is given not out on review after England bowler Farhan Ahmed grounds the ball in taking a catch off his own bowling.

- Amazon shares fall as it joins Big Tech AI spending spree
[3 hours old]: Major firms collectively announce 0bn worth of investment in AI this week, rattling investors.

* Pandora to switch from silver to platinum over price surge
[1 hours old]: The jeweller says it wants to reduce its exposure after the cost of the precious metal has risen.

* Head of firm founded by Mandelson to quit after Epstein releases
[0 hours old]: Benjamin Wegg-Prosser concluded his association with Lord Mandelson - and references to them both in the Epstein files - was doing the business Global Counsel harm.

* Bitcoin falls to lowest level since Trump took office
[1 hours old]: The price of the digital currency has dropped significantly despite President Donald Trump’s public support.

- Can robots ever be graceful?
[12 hours old]: Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.

- Canada unveils auto industry plan in latest pivot away from US
[13 hours old]: The steps to bolster Canada's auto industry come as Trump's tariffs strain the sector and threaten jobs.

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. The two-stage vetting process that saw Mandelson appointed as US ambassador
[20 hours old]: The PM has accused Lord Mandelson of lying throughout the process - but what did it involve?

. Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry
[27 hours old]: Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.

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. Epstein Files: Police Launch Investigation Into Mandelson
[63 hours old]: Peter Mandelson quits the House of Lords as police launch criminal investigation.

. Children in Care: How to Fix the Fostering Crisis
[366 hours old]: Foster carer Louise Allen says the problem isn’t the children, it’s the system.

. A timeless love story with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams
[58 hours old]: In the run-up to WWII, a young couple's relationship falls foul of class prejudice.

. UK interest rates held at 3.75% but Bank says future cuts likely
[19 hours old]: The Bank of England has kept borrowing costs unchanged but opened the door to cuts later this year.

. Quiz enters administration for third time
[19 hours old]: Some 109 jobs will be cut at the company's headquarters and distribution centre in Scotland.

. Jobs set to be cut at Wedgwood
[18 hours old]: Seventy workers at the Staffordshire site were put on temporary leave last year due to slow demand.

. Why Target is under fire over Minnesota ICE raids
[23 hours old]: Workers are writing letters, staging strikes and in some cases resigning over how bosses are handling the immigration crackdown.

. Funeral firm executives face fraud charges in court
[22 hours old]: Safe Hands collapsed in 2022, leaving 46,000 customers without the funeral plans they had paid for.

. US probes Nike over white workers' discrimination claims
[37 hours old]: Court documents allege the sportswear company treated white employees less favourably.

. US launches plan to tackle China's critical minerals dominance
[32 hours old]: The event was attended by representatives of more than 50 countries, the White House said.

. Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs as it scales back news coverage
[39 hours old]: A former editor describes the massive cuts as one of the "darkest days" in the history of the storied newspaper.

. Clients and staff in dark as law firm shuts doors
[40 hours old]: Staff and clients say they are desperate for answers following the sudden closure of PM Law.

. Wegovy maker warns price cuts 'painful' for firm as shares plunge
[43 hours old]: Novo Nordisk is facing "unprecedented" price pressures, "intensifying competition" and patents expiring.

. Pinterest sacks engineers for tracking staff job cuts
[54 hours old]: The social media platform recently announced that it was axing around 15% of its workforce.

. Walmart becomes first retailer to hit tn market value
[66 hours old]: The milestone reflects the US retail giant's booming e-commerce business and investors' embrace of its AI investments.

. Gold rebounds above ,000 after US downs Iran drone
[45 hours old]: Precious metal price voliatility continues as geopolitical tensions push investors to safe-haven assets.

. Netflix and Warner Bros struggle to defend merger
[60 hours old]: Concerns were raised by a subcommittee including potential price rises and the future of cinemas.

. One million people miss HMRC tax return deadline
[72 hours old]: The UK's tax authority says 27,456 people filed in the final hour before the cut-off at the end of Saturday.

. Disney names Josh D'Amaro as new chief executive
[65 hours old]: The media giant chooses the head of its amusement park business to replace longtime boss Bob Iger.

. PepsiCo to cut some US snack prices after backlash
[66 hours old]: The snack conglomerate is cutting the price of products including Doritos, Cheetos and Lays

. Bank hints at rate cuts, but don't expect Covid-era mortgage deals
[20 hours old]: The Bank of England may have suggested more rate cuts are on the way, but they are unlikely to go much lower.

. Silence and inaction - how audio helped prove captain guilty of North Sea tanker crash
[23 hours old]: The top detective investigating the tanker collision says there were early signs of gross negligence from Vladimir Motin

. The yachting industry searches for alternatives to teak
[46 hours old]: Prized for its beauty, teak is in short supply, forcing the yacht industry to look for alternatives.

. Asda has lost its mojo and has a big fight to get it back
[131 hours old]: The industry data suggests that despite Asda embarking on a turnaround, it has been losing ground to rivals.

. Rare earths and data centres: India pushes local industry as global tensions rise
[123 hours old]: India's budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

. Visit the North Sea oil field used to store greenhouse gas
[180 hours old]: Hundreds of miles from Denmark's coast a project is underway to inject CO2 into an old oil field.

. Will Trump's pick to lead US central bank get him the change he wants?
[158 hours old]: Opinion is divided over whether Warsh will align with the US president's views over how the Federal Reserve should be run.

. 'You don't feel judged': Why we buy more at self-service terminals
[204 hours old]: How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.

. Can India be a player in the computer chip industry?
[252 hours old]: India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.

. Caribbean cannabis growers eye budding domestic sales and exports
[269 hours old]: Producers in Jamaica and Antigua hope that increasing liberalisation will lead to higher revenues.

. Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have?
[335 hours old]: Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

. AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur
[348 hours old]: The latest generation of entrepreneurs have a head-start with AI but also face familiar challenges.

. How Slovakia became the world's number one carmaker
[372 hours old]: The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.

. Trump says tiny cars are amazing but will Americans actually buy them?
[386 hours old]: The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.

. Are 'tech dense' farms the future of farming?
[420 hours old]: A host of technology is on offer to farmers, promising to raise farming yields and lower food prices.

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

. Why are UK prices still rising?
[23 hours old]: UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

. 'My bills are lower and I'm warmer in energy efficient home'
[23 hours old]: 179,000 households meet the Department for Communities' fuel poverty criteria, spending at least 10% of their income to cover domestic energy bills.

. Social supermarket aims to provide affordable food
[29 hours old]: The charity's founder says the supermarket also aims to help users get support from other services.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[1653 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?
[1764 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
[1852 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?

. Watch: 20-tonne reservoir wall installed in three-day project
[21 hours old]: The steel structure was lowered into place at the new reservoir in a 72-hour continuous operation.

. Gary Neville returns to the Den
[30 hours old]: Gary Neville re-joins the dragons as they put another set of business hopefuls to the test.

. How Guest Dragon Jenna Meek likes to do business
[167 hours old]: Jenna Meek joins the Dragons' Den as a guest for the first time.

. The Apprentice is back! Meet the new candidates
[198 hours old]: Twenty candidates are hoping to secure a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar.