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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 16:55 29 Jun 2025
 
- Uber's dynamic pricing means higher fares and lower earnings for drivers, study finds
[9 hours old]: A University of Oxford study says Uber's dynamic pricing algorithm has seen drivers income decrease.

. No phone signal on your train? There may be a fix - by 2028
[77 hours old]: Network Rail signs a deal which it says will lead to an improvement to phone connectivity on trains and stations.

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and in other news ...

- Glastonbury Festival 'appalled' by punk duo Bob Vylan's IDF chants
[1 hours old]: The festival said chants from the band's singer calling for death to Israel's military "crossed a line".

- MP refers himself to commissioner over 'cash for questions' claims
[4 hours old]: Leaked emails purport to show George Freeman asking a firm that employed him what questions he should ask ministers.

- Highs of 30C ahead of Monday's UK heatwave peak
[11 hours old]: The temperature could climb to mid-30s on Monday as second amber alert in two weeks continues.

- Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months, UN nuclear chief says
[5 hours old]: Rafael Grossi's claim contradicts President Trump, who insists Iran's nuclear capabilities have been "totally obliterated".

- Man critically injured in Piccadilly Circus crash
[3 hours old]: The car landed on its roof after the collision, which happened at about 05:30 BST on Sunday.

- A preacher asked me out. When I turned her down, the stalking began
[10 hours old]: When Jay Hulme complained about the harassment to a bishop, he was accused of witchcraft.

- Most Britons in a generation - home stars set for Wimbledon
[2 hours old]: Wimbledon starts on Monday with 23 British players in the men's and women's singles - the most since 1984. Find out who's playing and why so many Britons are competing.

- Charli XCX, Neil Young and Scissor Sisters give Glastonbury goosebumps
[15 hours old]: With several headliners competing for attention, Saturday was Glastonbury's most compelling night.

- Kneecap hit back at Starmer in highly-charged set
[7 hours old]: The Irish-language rap trio play to a packed crowd, despite calls for their performance to be banned.

- Welfare U-turn means we are in 'better position', says Streeting
[1 hours old]: Health Secretary Wes Streeting said MPs raised "substantial" concerns over planned cuts to disability benefits.

* Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error
[0 hours old]: Norsk Tipping's CEO resigned a day after thousands received incorrect notifications, some saying they had become millionaires.

* 'Stop!': Beyoncé pauses show as flying Cadillac tilts mid-air
[0 hours old]: There were gasps from the audience as the elaborate prop, which carries her over the crowd, malfunctioned high above the ground.

- Child, 7, dies and another critical after tree falls in park
[1 hours old]: Witnesses say 40 to 50 bystanders ran to help and tried to lift the tree off two children.

* Man arrested over murder of pregnant mother
[1 hours old]: Sarah Montgomery was a 27-year-old mother of two and was pregnant at the time of her death.

- Boos rain down during Youtuber-turned-boxer Paul's latest win
[9 hours old]: YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul outpoints 39-year-old former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, who barely throws a punch in the early rounds.

- Make healthy food more appealing, government tells supermarkets
[2 hours old]: Supermarkets will be challenged to sell healthier food, under a new government obesity plan.

- Music and Politics At Glastonbury
[2 hours old]: Glastonbury organisers say they are "appalled" by comments made by an act.

* Norris fights off Piastri for Austria win
[0 hours old]: Lando Norris beats McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to win the Austrian Grand Prix and narrow the gap in the drivers' championship.

- 'Keep the same gag going' - Lowe hits back at stadium announcer
[6 hours old]: Lions winger James Lowe hits back at the Perth stadium announcer's trolling about the tourists' southern hemisphere-born players.

- Calvert-Lewin to leave Everton as free agent
[4 hours old]: Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin says he has made the "incredibly difficult decision" to leave the club when his contract expires.

- Lotus has 'no plans' to close any car factory
[1 hours old]: The firm's Chinese owner tells the government it is committed to the UK but said it is exploring options.

- 'How can people afford to have kids?'
[9 hours old]: In a city where the birth rate has fallen by a third in a decade, many blame financial pressures.

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and in other older news ...

. The mystery of the paedophile who hired out Disneyland
[16 hours old]: Jacky Jhaj organised a fake wedding to a nine-year-old last weekend - and previously got fake fans to fawn over him on a red carpet.

. Emma is doing something she swore she never would - buying her kids vapes
[16 hours old]: One month on from the disposable vape ban, one mum says it has had little impact on her children's nicotine consumption.

. I feel like I've been gaslit - like the life I had before the war was made up
[16 hours old]: The private thoughts and reflections of a young woman whose life has altered course because of the war in Gaza.

. Full line-up and stage times for Sunday
[27 hours old]: The UK's biggest festival kicks off this week. Here's who's playing, and a guide to the secret sets.

. What a night in Glasto's 'Naughty Corner' looks like
[16 hours old]: Over 20 years, Glastonbury has expanded its after-hours offering for those who dare brave it.

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. Is Zohran Mamdani the Democrat’s new secret weapon?
[52 hours old]: Why New York's mayoral race affects the rest of America

. Djokovic has some fun as he joins Sabalenka media conference
[22 hours old]: Novak Djokovic crashes Aryna Sabalenka's media conference with an assessment of his training partner before Wimbledon.

. Plans to help benefits recipients into work 'a mess', say DWP officials
[46 hours old]: Plans to help those affected by benefits cuts into work are not "properly considered", officials tell the BBC.

. The benefits U-turn raises questions about the credibility of Labour's long-term plan
[40 hours old]: The Government is boxed in from this week's events - and lacks the Houdini skills to escape, says the BBC's Faisal Islam

. 'We have all the cards' - Trump says he is ending Canada trade talks
[43 hours old]: Canada had been hoping to secure a trade deal with the US next month to avoid steep tariffs.

. Faisal Islam: How much will U-turn on disability benefits cost?
[52 hours old]: The changes could cost up to £3bn which will have to come from higher taxes or cuts elsewhere, given the chancellor's self-imposed borrowing rules.

. Starmer U-turns on benefits cuts after Labour backlash
[52 hours old]: Cuts to some disability benefits will only hit future claimants, not those already on it.

. Should we be letting flies eat our food waste?
[64 hours old]: In Lithuania and Australia, hungry fly larvae are used to process food waste into useful protein.

. Nissan Sunderland looking to cut 250 jobs
[51 hours old]: A spokesperson said the Sunderland plant remained 'at the forefront of our electrification strategy'.

. Post Office criminal trials unlikely before 2028, says police chief
[64 hours old]: The police will not hand files to prosecutors until after the final report from the public inquiry into the scandal is published.

. UK car production plunges to 76-year low for May
[55 hours old]: Exports to the US halved as President Donald Trump's tariffs caused some UK car makers to halt shipments.

. Nike pledges to cut reliance on Chinese factories
[52 hours old]: Company executives say the sportwear giant will cut its reliance on producing goods in China to ease the impact of US trade policies.

. 'We can't do without these people': Trump's migrant crackdown has businesses worried
[56 hours old]: President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants could have serious economic repercussions.

. UK's data agency has 'deep seated' issues, review finds
[71 hours old]: Problems at the Office for National Statistics, which provides data informing policy decisions affecting millions, need to be addressed so it can rebuild its reputation, a review says.

. Ex-Barclays boss fails to overturn City job ban over Epstein link
[74 hours old]: Jes Staley has been banned from holding top UK financial jobs over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

. Pound hits near 4-year high as Trump rattles dollar
[72 hours old]: A report that the US President could name the new head of the central bank early raises concerns over its independence.

. Food giant threatens to close UK biofuel plant after US tariff deal
[77 hours old]: AB Foods warns it will shut the UK's biggest bioethanol producer unless the government steps in.

. Pledge to protect UK firms from cheap imports
[72 hours old]: The government's plan comes as UK businesses worry about the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.

. Bumble to axe almost a third of staff as dating app struggles
[94 hours old]: The firm's founder became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire when it launched on the US stock market.

. People owe billions in council tax ahead of rises
[97 hours old]: Figures show households are more than £8bn in arrears, as campaigners call for a change of approach.

. I lost £15,000 after going to an IVF middleman
[102 hours old]: Companies that act as "middlemen" between patients and doctors are not regulated by the fertility watchdog.

. River Island reveals locations of 33 shop closures
[97 hours old]: The retailer blames the rise of online shopping for its decision, which risks hundreds of jobs.

. Brits spending more time on mobile phones than TV
[101 hours old]: The amount of time Individuals spend looking at their phones surpasses the telly for the first time.

. Judge backs AI firm over use of copyrighted books
[102 hours old]: A US court has ruled Anthropic was not breaching copyright rules when it trained its AI model on books.

. Post Office scandal victims claims not chased due to harassment fears
[103 hours old]: The government has been criticised for not chasing up sub-postmasters to apply for compensation

. Why your old mobile phone may be polluting Thailand
[81 hours old]: The Asian nation is importing thousands of tonnes of electronic waste per year, despite a ban.

. Supercell boss: 'We need to take bigger risks'
[136 hours old]: The boss of mobile gaming giant Supercell says the industry needs to take bigger risks to compete.

. Russia's economy is down but not out
[153 hours old]: The country's economy has been surprisingly resilient but there are underlying problems.

. Tech giants unleash AI on weather forecasts: are they any good?
[232 hours old]: The biggest tech firms are using AI to forecast the weather but is that better than existing models?

. Why Ukraine is one of the world's most digital countries
[304 hours old]: Despite the war, Ukraine has developed of the most advanced systems for digital government services.

. Can shoes be made in the US without cheap labour?
[327 hours old]: American production is possible, but it often needs to be automated to be cost effective.

. Race to mine metals for EV batteries threatens marine paradise
[351 hours old]: Photographs appear to show how nickel mining damaged one the world's most diverse marine environments

. The women at the centre of Somalia's construction boom
[351 hours old]: Mogadishu's rapid expansion after decades of war is giving unexpected opportunities in a male-dominated society.

. Indian scientists search for the perfect apple
[400 hours old]: India can't grow enough apples to meet demand but farmers are struggling to raise production.

. A Belgrade landmark bombed by Nato could get Trump makeover
[424 hours old]: The Serbian project, led by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, has run into opposition and scandal.

. US tariff turmoil makes Spain's flagship foods seek other markets
[448 hours old]: Spanish ham and olive oil producers are looking at other nations to replace sales in the US.

. From festivals to weddings: Why drone shows are booming
[472 hours old]: Light shows involving hundreds and even thousands of drones are becoming big attractions.

. Why food firms are scrambling to cut down on ingredients
[553 hours old]: Food firms are marketing ranges with fewer ingredients, but are they healthier?

. How airline fees have turned baggage into billions
[592 hours old]: The amount carriers now charge for luggage is raising the ire of politicians and consumer groups.

. The British jet engine that failed in the 'Valley of Death'
[640 hours old]: Workers at Reaction Engines felt they were close to completing a revolutionary jet engine.

. Chile's salmon farms hope for calmer waters
[760 hours old]: Chilean salmon producers are being criticised for operating in some of the country's national parks.

. 'We make more money from weddings now than farming'
[784 hours old]: From falconry and helicopter rides to spas and solar farms, three quarters of farmers now have a side hustle.

. Frugal tech: The start-ups working on cheap innovation
[808 hours old]: Indian start-ups are using local materials and innovative ideas to make useful and affordable products.

. Winemakers finding Trump's tariffs hard to swallow
[832 hours old]: Wine producers in both France and the US are unhappy at the US president's trade actions.

. Has video gaming become too expensive?
[25 hours old]: With new games reaching record prices, some gamers fear their hobby is becoming unaffordable.

. 'New video games cost me a whole day's wages'
[26 hours old]: With new games reaching record prices, some gamers fear their favourite hobby is becoming unaffordable.

. Welfare cuts: What are the Pip and universal credit changes?
[52 hours old]: The planned changes to the benefits system will affect future claimants, not current claimants.

. China's electric cars are becoming slicker and cheaper - but is there a deeper cost?
[472 hours old]: The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets – and what of the questions around national security?

. The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First plan
[1002 hours old]: An exclusive look inside the closely guarded factory the president wants to become a foundation stone for a US golden age.

. Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war
[1450 hours old]: The real battleground of the current trade war might be China's domestic economy

. The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy Royal Mail
[1840 hours old]: From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?

. Trump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might - the fallout will be messy
[2032 hours old]: What made the US step back from the system that it profited handsomely from for decades?

. The Briefing Room
[577 hours old]: From McKinley to Trump, the rise, fall and rise again of US tariffs.

. Are house prices too high to get on the property ladder?
[627 hours old]: New data shows record house price rises are currently "centred" in south Wales.