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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 04:15 21 Nov 2025
 
. Hotel adverts banned over misleadingly cheap rooms
[36 hours old]: Ads for Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor are banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

. 'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail
[508 hours old]: Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.


and in other news ...

- UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry
[7 hours old]: Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.

- Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings from Covid inquiry
[10 hours old]: The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.

* Zelensky ready for 'honest work' with US to end Ukraine war
[0 hours old]: Kyiv says it is willing to engage with a US-backed draft peace plan aimed at ending the war with Russia.

- The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living-crisis
[4 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?

- Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns
[3 hours old]: The National Crime Agency says a "vast criminal ecosystem" funds "really bad things" around the world.

- Tributes to Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani
[9 hours old]: The Stone Roses pay tribute to "our wonderful brother" Gary 'Mani' Mounfield after his death aged 63.

- Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape
[3 hours old]: Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.

- Energy price cap fall expected as temperatures plunge
[4 hours old]: Regulator Ofgem will announce its next price cap, affecting the bills of millions of people from January.

- Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK
[2 hours old]: The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.


- Some migrants to face 20 year wait for settled status
[10 hours old]: Shabana Mahmood says becoming part of the UK is "not a right but a privilege – and one that must be earned".

- Ice warnings across parts of UK as cold snap sets in
[3 hours old]: New ice warnings were issued in Scotland, England and Wales for Friday, with the coldest night of the week expected on Thursday.

- Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work?
[3 hours old]: The world-first law aims to reduce the "risks" children face online - but it's received pushback.

- 'Fatal cost' of 'toxic No 10' and 'Migration overhaul'
[3 hours old]: The papers on Friday are leading on the long-awaited report into how MPs handled the pandemic.

- Tears, walkouts and drama: New Miss Universe to be crowned as chaotic season ends
[4 hours old]: A beloved pageant tries to maintain its footing as its owners change and the media landscape evolves.

- How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes
[5 hours old]: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.

- Weekly quiz: Why was KPop Demon Hunters banned by a school?
[8 hours old]: How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

- 'Huge columns of smoke': BBC at the scene of fire at COP30
[6 hours old]: Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt was at the UN climate talks in Brazil when a fire broke out.

- Five claims made in new book about Princess Diana's Panorama interview
[8 hours old]: Dianarama re-examines the 1995 BBC Panorama interview by disgraced reporter Martin Bashir.

* Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for m, sets auction record for a female artist
[1 hours old]: The auction also shattered the previous record for a portrait by the Mexican artist.

- Graduate jobs under threat from AI, PwC boss says
[1 hours old]: The accountancy giant says artificial intelligence will eventually lead to fewer entry-level positions at the firm.

- Starmer defends G20 trip to South Africa despite Trump's absence
[1 hours old]: The PM is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.

- Police failed to act on historic sex abuse claims against rapist Met officer
[9 hours old]: In 2016, his local police force was made aware of sex abuse claims decades before he joined the Metropolitan Police.

- We had to help ourselves, snowstorm survivor says
[9 hours old]: Park officials in Chile's Patagonia did not take a plea for help seriously, a survivor says.

- Vinted blocks 'sickening' sexually explicit ads
[10 hours old]: The online marketplace removed adverts which included a video a user said depicted a pornographic scene.

- Woman who drove round bend at 85mph admits killing three men
[12 hours old]: Connor Page, Lewis Soden and Reece Williams were all killed in the crash outside the village of Dunmore near Falkirk last year.

- 'Best display of season' but Chelsea rue missed opportunity
[4 hours old]: Having suffered plenty of past heartache at Barcelona's expense, Chelsea may have ordinarily celebrated a 1-1 Women's Champions League draw - but this was a missed opportunity.

- 'I made mistakes on TV, he made his on a field' - Panesar responds to Smith
[12 hours old]: Former England spinner Monty Panesar responds to Steve Smith's recent swipe by saying he made his mistakes "on a quiz show", while the stand-in Australia captain "made his on a cricket field".

- Wolff sells £230m stake valuing Mercedes F1 at £4.6bn
[7 hours old]: Toto Wolff sells 15% of his shareholding in the Mercedes Formula 1 team to American billionaire George Kurtz, a deal which values the team at £4.6bn.

- Some people 'not ready for black superstar' like Bellingham - Wright
[13 hours old]: Former England striker Ian Wright does not think some people are "ready for a black superstar" following the media treatment of Jude Bellingham.

- Should Townsend continue or is it time for change?
[10 hours old]: After frustrating defeats to New Zealand and Argentina, Tom English suggests it is time Scotland considered replacing long-serving head coach Gregor Townsend.

- Body or ranking - Boulter's Australian Open dilemma
[10 hours old]: Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "choose between my body and my ranking" as the scramble continues for a place in January's Australian Open main draw.

- US and Asia stocks slide as AI jitters persist
[2 hours old]: Strong sales at artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia did little to quell investor worries.

- Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects
[8 hours old]: The company claims "unsustainable" levels of taxation has made any future investments "non-viable".

- The 'toughest crop': Can tech help cardamom farmers?
[4 hours old]: Sensitive to the weather and soil cardamom is difficult to cultivate - can tech help?

- Almost one million young people still not in work or education, figures show
[13 hours old]: Whilst the figure has dropped slightly, it still equates to one-in-eight young people in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics.

- US jobs saw surprising jump in September after slow summer
[12 hours old]: The report, which had been delayed by the government shutdown, gives the first official data on the job market in weeks.

- Everything you need to know about the Budget
[15 hours old]: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.


and in other older news ...

. BBC News app
[4910 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

. The Google Boss And The Massive AI Gamble
[57 hours old]: Google boss gives BBC a warning about the economic risks of the AI bubble.

. Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet?
[22 hours old]: James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.

. Why an AI 'godfather' is quitting Meta after 12 years
[16 hours old]: One of the pioneers in the current AI boom, he has had disagreements with fellow engineers over the future of the technology.

. Ford boss: 'Now is not the time to tax electric vehicles'
[28 hours old]: Ford's UK boss says it is "not the right time" to tax electric vehicles when demand has already stalled.

. The contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race
[38 hours old]: The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting

. Good for mortgages, bad for the food shop - how inflation dip affects you
[40 hours old]: The rate of inflation has fallen prompting hopes of lower mortgage rates, but food prices are still rising.

. Nvidia shares rise after strong results ease 'AI bubble' concerns
[20 hours old]: The chip maker says revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to bn.

. Major League Baseball signs deals with Netflix, ESPN and NBCUniversal
[26 hours old]: The media deals will allow the platforms to show select baseball games over upcoming seasons.

. UK inflation rate hits lowest level in four months
[43 hours old]: Prices have been rising more slowly in the twelve months to October but food prices bucked the trend.

. Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers stops teaching as university investigates Epstein emails
[25 hours old]: The former US treasury secretary has faced a backlash over frequent messages to Epstein.

. Dutch government suspends intervention into chipmaker Nexperia
[36 hours old]: The move comes after Beijing blocked exports of the firm's chips in response to the Hague intervening into Chinese-owned chipmaker.

. On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet
[52 hours old]: With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.

. Time taken to bring shoplifters to justice is 'unacceptable', retailers tell BBC
[38 hours old]: The BBC followed a series of shoplifting cases which highlight how shops have waited months for thieves to be brought to justice.

. Judge rules Meta doesn't have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
[55 hours old]: The decision allows Instagram's parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up

. White House has apologised over Georgia raid, says Hyundai boss
[28 hours old]: The carmaker's CEO said the raid was "a bad surprise" but the firm will continue to invest in the US.

. Baby Shark: How a 90-second clip created a 0m business
[53 hours old]: Shares in the firm behind the highly-addictive children's song rose by more than 9% in their stock market debut.

. Google boss says trillion-dollar AI investment boom has 'elements of irrationality'
[64 hours old]: In an exclusive BBC interview, Sundar Pichai hailed artificial intelligence as an "extraordinary moment" but said no company would be immune if bubble burst.

. Millionaires say 'we want to pay more tax'
[46 hours old]: Two wealthy businessmen say the chancellor should make them pay more ahead of the Budget.

. Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai
[58 hours old]: Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.

. Eight firms under investigation over online pricing
[61 hours old]: The Competition and Markets Authority is taking the action following a review of online pricing and sales practices.

. From florist to drone maker: How the weapon became so mainstream
[149 hours old]: With drones centre stage in Ukraine, military firms around the globe are ramping up their production.

. Will AI mean better adverts or 'creepy slop'?
[61 hours old]: Advertisers are using AI to personalise adverts but not everyone agrees that's a good idea.

. The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport
[244 hours old]: From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

. Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings
[340 hours old]: New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

. Will quantum be bigger than AI?
[364 hours old]: The highly complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[412 hours old]: Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for future jobs.

. Businesses are running out of pennies in the US
[486 hours old]: Find a penny, pick it up, then what? Now the US has stopped making pennies, a shortage has emerged and created confusion.

. The US bet big with Argentina bailout - is it paying off?
[508 hours old]: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.

. Should K-beauty products have to come from South Korea?
[532 hours old]: Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.

. The South African start-up bringing tech to townships
[580 hours old]: Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

. These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?
[580 hours old]: It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

. Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G
[578 hours old]: New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

. The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
[604 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[677 hours old]: Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model

. How the outsourcing sector became South Africa's newest goldmine
[701 hours old]: South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

. When will UK interest rates fall again?
[40 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[717 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

. How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump
[903 hours old]: Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

. Trump's state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
[1589 hours old]: Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[2405 hours old]: Tariffs, Brexit, pandemic havoc... All of this caused short-term disruption - but the impact concealed a deeper problem for the UK automotive industry

. Three bits of good news about inflation drop
[41 hours old]: The UK inflation rate fell to 3.6% in the year to October, but food prices rose again following a dip in September. The BBC's deputy economics editor Dharshini David explains.

. The Egyptian green tech firm looking to cut energy bills
[76 hours old]: Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.

. Why debit cards can cost more than credit cards
[158 hours old]: Are credit cards 'bad' and debit cards 'good'? Martin Lewis explains why it's not that simple.

. The Briefing Room
[182 hours old]: What are the consequences of the UK's low productivity growth?


 
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