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What is 'individual transport' and why is it important?

At the first major gathering of the international car industry in Europe since the pandemic the discussion is very different from past shows - the focus is firmly on environmentally-friendly mobility. Theo Leggett reports from the International Motor Show in Munich, Germany.

10 September 2021

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Watch 'dangerous' e-motorbikes hurtle through town

Teenager riding e-bike through a pedestrianised Port Talbot shopping street

Watch as biker crashes into pedestrian

The German military ship, which is large and grey and has the number F260 on the side in white

German Navy blasts out Darth Vader theme on Thames

Ferris wheel ablaze

Ferris wheel fire in Germany injures several people

Piper with German police officer

Scotland fan gives German police arresting bagpipe performance

Fans of FC Köln in Cologne love belting out a version of the Runrig tune.

Why do German football fans sing the Loch Lomond tune?

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Forecast for Scotland vs Switzerland Euros match in Cologne

Man with axe facing police, Hamburg

Alarm in Hamburg as man with axe shot by police

Scotland fan Craig Ferguson

Scotland fan Craig Ferguson walks from Glasgow to Munich

Glasgow & West Scotland

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Forecast for Germany vs Scotland Euros match in Munich

Weather forecast

Forecast for Germany vs Scotland Euros match in Munich

Judith Ralston giving forecast at screen

Will Scotland bring the weather with them to Munich on Friday?

protesters and police clashing

Police and protesters clash at Tesla's Berlin factory

Santiago Paredes

Whistleblower claims Boeing supplier sent faulty parts

Rishi Sunak and Olaf Scholz in Berlin

Bond between UK and Germany 'stronger than ever' - Sunak

E-bike explodes on rail station platform

Watch: E-bike explodes at a London railway station

German Taurus missile on display

Ros Atkins on... The German military intelligence leak

A wooden treehouse suspended from a tree

Tesla factory expansion plan sparks treetop protest

Christian Brückner

McCann suspect arrives for unrelated sex offences trial

Picture of The Body Shop storefront in the 80s

'They thought it was a sex shop' - The Body Shop in the '80s

Rachel Reeves

Watch: Reeves 'deeply proud' to be first female chancellor

The Chancellor has presented her first Budget in the Commons.

Twins James and John Makanjuola,

The twins cleaning London's unloved spaces

Entrepreneurs James and John run a cleaning firm, but take it to the next level in their spare time.

Paula Vennells at the Post Office inquiry

Key moments from former Post Office chief's three-day testimony

Paula Vennells faced three days of questions about her role in the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters.

Paula Vennells reaching for a tissue in the Post Office inqiuiry

Ex-Post Office boss cries while giving evidence

Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells is speaking about the incident for the first time in ten years.

Tatti Lashes

Tatti Lashes: The school friends who built a beauty empire

Charlotte Tiplady and Elliot Barton explain how together they built up their Tatti Lashes beauty empire from Liverpool.

Ocado has added robotic arms to its newest warehouse near Luton.

Watch Ocado robots in action

Ocado has added robotic arms to its newest warehouse near Luton.

Business Headlines

BBC World News business headlines

The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

Jo Hamilton

'I feel survivor's guilt' says Post Office victim

Former sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton told BBC Breakfast she feels "guilt" after settling with the government over the Horizon IT scandal.

Woman in sunglasses smiling while answering questions related to the Budget

Watch: 'My biggest financial regret is...'

People in Kent share their finance stories ahead of Wednesday's Budget. Would you share yours?

Mohsin Issa

Issa brother to step back after 'fixing' Asda

Mohsin Issa, one half of the so-called "billionaire brothers" who own Asda, says he plans to hand over the running of the UK's third biggest supermarket.

Robots

'We had to adapt our robots to the AI revolution'

Sandy Enoch of Robotical explains why he had to pivot his educational robot company due to AI.

Picsart

'AI won't steal your job, but people using it may'

Hovhannes Avoyan, founder of picture and video editing app Picsart, shares his advice for our CEO Secrets series.

Raid on Co-op store

CCTV shows violent raid on Co-op store

The retailer gave the footage to the BBC as it warned of a rise in attacks on retail staff.

Sir Howard Davies

Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair

Sir Howard Davies says he believes it is not currently "that difficult" for people to get on the housing ladder.

Joanna Jensen

'A viral Facebook post nearly blew up our business'

Joanna Jensen, founder of skincare brand Childs Farm, shares advice for start-ups for our CEO Secrets series.

Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes

Broadband rises must be 'clearer', says Ofcom boss

The regulator has plans to make mobile and broadband firms more upfront about mid-contract price rises.

Earring

'This earring helped me build my £4bn business'

Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him an early business lesson.

Olivia DeRamus and BBC reporter Lora Jones

'Taking control of my abuse story'

Olivia DeRamus set up an app in the wake of her sexual assault. Now she's ready to take on Big Tech.

Virgin Atlantic flight

Watch: Take off for ground-breaking green fuel flight

It is the first transatlantic flight powered solely by alternative fuels.

A handful of plastic chips

The enzyme that chews up plastic

Could this be the solution for recycling more plastic?