OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora
Technology 2025-12-12 01:00
The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters.

Flu in four charts - how this year's winter outbreak is different
Health 2025-12-12 01:00
NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week.

'Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Health 2025-12-12 01:00
Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces 'worst-case scenario'.

Ukraine hands US revised peace plan proposal, Germany says
World 2025-12-12 01:00
The latest draft includes proposals on territorial concessions, Germany's chancellor says.

Bulgarian PM and government resign after mass protests
World 2025-12-12 01:00
Rosen Zhelyazkov's dramatic move came ahead of a vote of no confidence in parliament, and 20 days before Bulgaria joins the euro.

From Iran to China to Venezuela - how tanker seized by US hid true location
World 2025-12-12 01:00
A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.

Workers' rights bill standoff continues after Lords defeat
Business 2025-12-11 22:00
It comes after ministers struck a deal between businesses and unions aimed at allowing the bill to progress.

What we know about US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela
World 2025-12-11 22:00
The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.

'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
World 2025-12-11 22:00
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.

Austria bans headscarves in schools for under-14s
World 2025-12-11 22:00
A similar ban for girls under 10 was struck down by the Constitutional Court for specifically targeting Muslims.
