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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 18:35 20 Nov 2025
 
. A Russian spy ship has appeared near Britain's shores - how worried are defence chiefs?
[19 hours old]: The movements of the Yantar is a worry for Britain's defence chiefs and provocative.

. Hotel adverts banned over misleadingly cheap rooms
[26 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
[498 hours old]: Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

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and in other news ...

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

* Zelensky to speak with Trump after US proposes Russia-Ukraine peace plan
[0 hours old]: The plan was reportedly drafted by US and Russian officials, without Ukraine's involvement.

* Some migrants to face 20 year wait for settled status
[0 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 spread across parts of UK gripped by cold snap
[2 hours old]: New ice warnings were issued in Scotland, England and Wales for Friday, with the coldest night of the week expected on Thursday.

- How bravery of two women led to 'monster' Met officer's conviction for more sex crimes
[7 hours old]: David Carrick is already serving life in prison, but he now faces a further sentence.

* Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63
[1 hours old]: Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.

* COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out
[0 hours old]: Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil.

* US broadcast regulator writes to BBC over Panorama edit of Trump speech
[1 hours old]: The letter is reportedly also sent to the BBC's US partners, and seeks to find out if any US rules were broken.

- Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
[1 hours old]: The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.

- Wales host Bosnia and NI visit Italy in World Cup play-offs
[5 hours old]: Wales will host Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Ireland travel to Italy in the World Cup play-off semi-finals.

- Princely handshake with Paddington - and other best pictures from Royal Variety Performance
[6 hours old]: The royals shake hands with Paddington and discuss marmalade sandwiches backstage.

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

- When will the Epstein files be released and will they be redacted?
[7 hours old]: The House passed - and the Senate agreed to pass - a bill forcing the release of Epstein files, but legal hurdles remain.

- Teachers in Scotland could work flexible four-day week in class under new plans
[5 hours old]: Two teaching unions are holding strike ballots over how long teachers should spend in the classroom.

- Burnham refuses to rule out challenging Starmer for leadership
[3 hours old]: Burnham says he is focused on his current role as Manchester mayor but could not say what the future holds.

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

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

- Almost one million young people still not in work or education, figures show
[3 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.

- Children in Need chair resigns weeks into the role after crash conviction
[5 hours old]: Terence Duddy has been replaced as chair of BBC Children in Need after he drove into a cyclist.

- Settlement reached after baby choked on pasta at nursery
[6 hours old]: Oliver's parents are glad to have reached a settlement with Jelly Beans Day Nursery in Ashford.

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

- 'I made mistakes on TV, he made his on a field' - Panesar responds to Smith
[2 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".

- Some people 'not ready for black superstar' like Bellingham - Wright
[3 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.

- 'The Ashes is here - now is the time for heroes'
[3 hours old]: The Ashes is almost here - now is the time for English cricketing heroes, writes Stephan Shemilt.

* Paramount to show Champions League games in UK from 2027
[1 hours old]: Champions League matches in the UK will be shown by Paramount from 2027 after the US company wins the broadcast rights for the tournament.

* Should Townsend continue or is it time for change?
[0 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
[1 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 jobs saw surprising jump in September after slow summer
[2 hours old]: The report, which had been delayed by the government shutdown, gives the first official data on the job market in weeks.

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

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

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

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and in other older news ...

. The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response
[18 hours old]: The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.

. Is trying too hard at work actually holding you back?
[17 hours old]: Perfectionism looks good on paper, but its consequences might be the very thing keeping you stuck.

. The real fallout after the ousting of Labour from a super safe seat in Wales
[17 hours old]: Now Labour faces its toughest task yet in Wales - convincing voters to keep believing, ahead of the 2026 Senedd election

. BBC News app
[4900 hours old]: Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

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

. Ford boss: 'Now is not the time to tax electric vehicles'
[18 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
[28 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
[30 hours old]: The rate of inflation has fallen prompting hopes of lower mortgage rates, but food prices are still rising.

. Major League Baseball signs deals with Netflix, ESPN and NBCUniversal
[16 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
[33 hours old]: Prices have been rising more slowly in the twelve months to October but food prices bucked the trend.

. Dutch government suspends intervention into chipmaker Nexperia
[26 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
[42 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
[28 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
[45 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
[18 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
[43 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'
[54 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'
[36 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
[48 hours old]: Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.

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

. Tech giant seeking .7bn from Mike Lynch's estate after yacht death
[43 hours old]: Hewlett-Packard is seeking payment from the estate of Mike Lynch, who died when his yacht sank last year.

. Cloudflare apologises for outage which took down X and ChatGPT
[50 hours old]: "We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general" the web infrastructure company said.

. UK bank customer protection rises to £120,000
[51 hours old]: Customers will see a significant increase in the amount of money protected if their bank collapses.

. Thames Water rescue plan attacked by excluded bidders
[50 hours old]: Potential bidders say they are frustrated to have been frozen out of talks on the future of the UK's biggest water utility.

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

. From florist to drone maker: How the weapon became so mainstream
[140 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'?
[51 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
[234 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
[330 hours old]: New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

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

. The start-up creating science kits for young Africans
[402 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
[476 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?
[498 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?
[522 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
[570 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?
[570 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
[568 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
[594 hours old]: The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

. Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
[667 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
[691 hours old]: South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

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

. Why is UK inflation still high?
[30 hours old]: UK Inflation has fallen from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

. Heating tips to keep your home warm when budgets are squeezed
[31 hours old]: As temperatures fall across much of the UK, how should you heat your home and keep yourself safe?


. The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high
[707 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
[894 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
[1579 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?
[2395 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

. Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price
[2683 hours old]: The US president considers it a win - but if this all triggers a foundational realignment, the results may not break in his favour

. Three bits of good news about inflation drop
[31 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.

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

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