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Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 11:55 07 Sep 2025
 
- How will the EU's new border system work?
[12 hours old]: The EU's much-delayed Entry/Exit System will change the way UK passengers travel to 29 countries.

. Hundreds of South Koreans detained in massive ICE raid at Hyundai plant
[38 hours old]: Most of the 475 arrested were from South Korea, leading the country to express concern about the rights of those in custody.

. CrossCountry train drivers to strike in disciplinary process row
[69 hours old]: A union says staff will walk out on 3 October and refuse to work overtime from 21 September.

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- Watch: BBC at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike
[3 hours old]: One of Kyiv's main government buildings was hit in overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia.

* Healey says more military sites could house asylum seekers
[0 hours old]: The defence secretary says officials are looking at possible locations to help end the use of hotels.

- Prince Harry to visit UK for first time since security court hearing
[11 hours old]: It is one of several engagements for the Duke of Sussex during his visit to the UK this week.

* Tube strike begins with reduced services as five days of major disruption looms
[1 hours old]: London Underground staff start a five-day walkout over pay and conditions.

- Teen gamer who 'performed miracles' becomes first millennial saint
[2 hours old]: Before his death at 15, Carlo Acutis was known for his love of technology and had created a website to document miracles.

- 'Keep your cool' during emergency alert test, government says
[15 hours old]: A nationwide test of the system will see most phones signal an alert at 15:00 BST on Sunday.

- Anna Wintour was Vogue. Now she's gone, can the magazine stay relevant?
[11 hours old]: She made a name for herself as someone who understood the zeitgeist. But her successor Chloe Malle faces an uphill battle.

- One of the world's most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort
[11 hours old]: Egypt faces blacklash over a plan to turn Mount Sinai, a biblical site and home to the Bedouins, into hotels and villas.

- He evaded the FBI for 21 years. Only to be found in a Welsh cottage
[5 hours old]: The prime suspect for two bombings in California in 2003 was found in a Welsh cottage last year.

- Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns - inside Ukraine's decoy war
[11 hours old]: Both Russia and Ukraine are using blow up dolls and plastic decoys as tricks on the battlefield.

- Faisal Islam: Market ructions and cabinet reshuffles will help shape Reeves' Budget
[11 hours old]: OBR spreadsheets, bond markets, and backbench unhappiness on cuts will all influence the chancellor's thinking.

- More than 425 arrested at rally against Palestine Action ban in London
[14 hours old]: Hundreds gathered in Parliament Square to oppose the group's ban under anti-terrorism legislation.

- How to see Sunday's 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse
[2 hours old]: A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of the UK on Sunday evening, weather permitting.

* Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns after election defeats
[0 hours old]: The prime minister had struggled to inspire confidence as Japan faced economic headwinds.

- Huge crowds to line streets for Geraint Thomas' final race
[6 hours old]: Geraint Thomas ends his glittering career at the Tour of Britain finishing line in his hometown Cardiff later today.

- 'When I left the military I felt quite alone': Female veterans call for more support
[11 hours old]: Dr Bex Bennett co-founded Sisters in Service, which has now recruited 160 members across the UK.

* Thousands take part in Great North Run
[0 hours old]: The founder of the famous half marathon says it has become more and more popular over the years.

- Reform UK's new faces seek to share spotlight with Farage
[10 hours old]: The party is keen to get away from the idea that it is a one-man-band, focused too much on its leader Nigel Farage.

- Jamie Borthwick axed from EastEnders after 19 years
[14 hours old]: The 31-year-old played Jay Brown and was one of the show's longest-serving cast members.

- Cable snapped before Lisbon funicular crash, investigators say
[15 hours old]: The rest of the mechanism worked properly, says a preliminary statement into the crash which killed 16 people.

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[6 hours old]: Think you can work out where's hotter and colder than you today? Find out by playing our game

- 'They won - but have turgid England regressed under Tuchel?'
[15 hours old]: England did what they had to do against Andorra - but they have arguably regressed under Thomas Tuchel, writes Phil McNulty.

* 'Our rivalry started here' - Alcaraz and Sinner set for Grand Slam trilogy in New York
[1 hours old]: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Italy's Jannik Sinner continue their dominance at the top of the men's game when they meet in Sunday's US Open final.

- England fumble trump card to offer hope to rivals
[14 hours old]: Despite claiming a 30th straight win, England give a glimpse of frailties that will encourage their Rugby World Cup rivals.

- How Verstappen set the fastest lap in F1 history
[15 hours old]: Max Verstappen set the fastest F1 lap in history in taking pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, and he is feeling optimistic for Sunday's race.

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. Home Office clearout as Starmer reshuffles top team
[18 hours old]: Keir Starmer is working his way through the ministerial ranks as he puts the finishing touches to a major shake-up.

. My clothes wouldn't fit in my new flat - so I invented Vinted
[96 hours old]: Milda Mitkutė tells the BBC how a simple idea to sell her unwanted clothes became a billion dollar business.

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. Angela Rayner: Resignationcast AND a Reshuffle!
[39 hours old]: Keir Starmer rearranges his top team after losing his deputy.

. The Global Story: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
[78 hours old]: An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.

. Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominance
[39 hours old]: The Commission said competitors faced higher costs and reduced revenues as a result.

. Woman's online shopping at work not sackable offence, judge rules
[40 hours old]: A woman has been awarded more than £14,000 after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed.

. Tesla proposes tn award for Musk if he hits targets
[44 hours old]: The car firm boss's enormous pay package depends on him hitting sky-high targets.

. Troubled beauty chain Bodycare to close 32 stores
[45 hours old]: About 450 jobs will also go after the value chain said it was making losses as costs continue to rise.

. The green steel firms looking to revive US steelmaking
[60 hours old]: Start-up firms have pilot plants for making steel with low carbon emissions, but can they scale up?

. US job market weakens further in August, raising fears over economy
[44 hours old]: Employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%.

. Sunny weather and football boosted retail sales in July
[48 hours old]: Sales volumes rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.6% in July, official statistics show.

. Jaguar Land Rover staff to stay at home in cyber attack fallout
[47 hours old]: The company continues the complex work of restoring its systems after the cyber attack at the weekend.

. Rosyth shipyard expected to win £1bn Danish navy contract
[53 hours old]: The Babcock shipyard in Rosyth is finalising a deal to build up to four Type 31 frigates for the Danish navy.

. Trump signs order to cut tariffs on Japanese cars to 15%
[52 hours old]: The formalisation of a deal that was announced in July eases uncertainty for Japan's motor industry giants.

. Lululemon squeezed by tariffs and weaker sales
[54 hours old]: The athleisure giant's shares fell more than 15% after the firm cut its earnings outlook.

. Mark Zuckerberg - no, not that one - sues Facebook for account shutdowns
[56 hours old]: The Facebook founder's namesake in Indiana says he has lost business because his social accounts keep getting shut.

. London Tube strike: All you need to know
[74 hours old]: London Underground services are set to face disruption from Sunday to Thursday.

. Trump's Fed pick says he will keep White House job
[64 hours old]: Democrats say the arrangement indicates Stephen Miran would be Trump's "puppet" at the central bank.

. Gamers frustrated as Hollow Knight: Silksong crashes stores on launch
[55 hours old]: Social media users also struggle to grab the game on the Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox game stores.

. 30,000 homes fitted with botched insulation under government schemes, ministers admit
[84 hours old]: The government has documented the number of homes blighted by sub-standard work for the first time.

. Thousands of Lloyds staff deemed to be underperforming face axe
[71 hours old]: Lloyds Banking Group's policy puts 3,000 jobs at risk, with staff to be told they must improve their work or lose their job.

. UK borrowing costs ease as bond market calms
[67 hours old]: Government bond yields fall after hitting highest level since 1998 earlier in the week.

. World's largest sports piracy site shut down by police
[72 hours old]: The take-down of the site has been championed as a major victory for live sports broadcasters.

. Trump appeals to US Supreme Court to rule on legality of tariffs
[79 hours old]: The move is in response to a lower court ruling that some tariffs did not fall within the president's mandate.

. TUC urges chancellor to consider wealth taxes in November Budget
[83 hours old]: TUC boss Paul Nowak says the chancellor should not take "anything off the table" ahead of November Budget.

. Don't say sorry - the six things you should do if you're in a car accident
[67 hours old]: I've attended many car accidents for work, but being directly involved in one gave me a different perspective.

. American Eagle shares soar as Sydney Sweeney ads seen driving sales
[81 hours old]: The US actress was part of the company's controversial "Great Jeans" campaign which drew a backlash.

. Google told to pay 5m in privacy lawsuit
[68 hours old]: Google says the decision misunderstands how its products work, and it will appeal the ruling.

. Trump's tariffs are pushing food and drink exporters closer to China
[59 hours old]: Agricultural brokers tell the BBC there has been a surge of interest from exporters in trade with China.

. Lack of charging facilities a 'barrier' for electric lorries
[84 hours old]: Haulage firms are introducing electric heavy goods vehicles, but say many more chargers are needed.

. Will drones deliver your next hot food order?
[132 hours old]: A Swedish firm hopes that drones will open up a new market for hot food delivery.

. How oil has brought Russia, China and India closer
[122 hours old]: Russia's Vladimir Putin met China's and India's leaders in Tianjin in a show of solidarity.

. How sheer luck made this tiny Caribbean island millions from its web address
[153 hours old]: Anguilla has the internet domain .ai and is earning a fortune selling the address to tech firms.

. Thirsty data centres boom in drought-hit Mexico
[228 hours old]: Activists in Querétaro criticise state government for prioritising the data processing needs for US tech firms over their own citizens

. How to stop AI agents going rogue
[292 hours old]: Agentic AI is taking decisions and acting on behalf of users, but how to stop that going wrong?

. Climate change pushing winemakers to blend wines from different years
[323 hours old]: Non-vintage still wine is now increasingly being made in response to more challenging weather.

. Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times
[420 hours old]: PostNord blames sharply falling demand - will other post firms around the world follow suit?

. Funding extension for school holiday club scheme
[24 hours old]: The government is funding another three years of the Time2Move programme for children.

. Power NI raise electricity tariffs for second time in a year
[44 hours old]: Gas prices will be dropping by over 8% in some areas while all Power NI electricity customers face a 4% increase.

. Martin Lewis: Act now to save on your energy bills
[47 hours old]: Still on an energy price cap tariff? Martin Lewis has this warning for you ahead of the 2% rise on 1 October.

. UK's first foodbank marks 25 years
[53 hours old]: The Trussell Trust opened its first location in Salisbury in 2000 and now has 1,400 locations.

. The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?
[612 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
[900 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

. Labour might be down, but it's not necessarily out - voters reflect on a year in power
[1531 hours old]: What’s gone wrong for Labour? 2024 voters delve into it, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

. China's electric cars are becoming slicker and cheaper - but is there a deeper cost?
[2148 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
[2677 hours old]: An exclusive look inside the closely guarded factory the president wants to become a foundation stone for a US golden age.

. Short guide to saving money for freshers - by students
[73 hours old]: Three students share their savvy tips for saving money at university.

. Football’s Financial Shame: The Story of the V11
[126 hours old]: Unveiling a hidden scandal affecting a group of former Premier League players.

. Martin Lewis has this warning for women over 40
[289 hours old]: He explains how some women could be owed thousands of pounds in relation to their state pension.

. Fewer Music Shops on UK High Streets
[286 hours old]: The number of places to buy instruments has declined, as customers move online