Tesla says Musk should be paid $1tn – will shareholders agree?
10 hours ago Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco AFP via Getty Images Ahead of Tesla’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday there’s been one key message the electric car-maker has been hammering home to shareholders: the boss is…
France investigates Shein over sex dolls as it opens first store in world in Paris
1 hour ago Osmond Chia,Business reporter and Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor Getty Images Asian online giant Shein along with Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated by Paris prosecutors after France’s consumer watchdog said childlike sex dolls had been found…
Only one player under 30 in Australia Ashes squad
Only one player under 30 in Australia Ashes squad Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, George Bailey was appointed Australia chief selector in 2021 BySean Kearns BBC Sport Published 5 November 2025, 07:54 GMT 158 Comments Updated 2 hours ago Australia…
The unique bond which led Newcastle fans to wear red and white
The unique bond which led Newcastle fans to wear red and white Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Athletic Club went through on away goals following a 3-3 aggregate draw against Newcastle United in the Uefa Cup second round in 1994…
What a UK government led by Reform would really look like
11 hours ago Alex ForsythPolitical Correspondent BBC Reform UK could win more seats than any other party at the next general election – perhaps enough to form a government. Or so suggest repeated opinion polls, released since May. That was…
Mamdani seals remarkable victory – but real challenges await
3 hours ago Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, is notable in many ways. He will become the city’s youngest mayor since 1892, its first Muslim mayor and its first mayor born…
Britain sliding ‘into economic crisis’ over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
1 hour ago Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images The number of sick and disabled people out of work is putting the UK at risk of an “economic inactivity crisis” that threatens the country’s prosperity, according to a new report. There…
Criminal network behind UK mini-marts enables migrants to work illegally – BBC investigation
5 hours ago Ed Thomas,UK editor, Patrick Clahane and Rebecca Wearn A Kurdish crime network is enabling migrants to work illegally in mini-marts on High Streets the length of Britain, a BBC investigation can reveal. The fake company directors are…
Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says
15 hours ago Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporter Getty Images Online pornography showing strangulation or suffocation is to be made illegal, as part of government plans to tackle violence against women and girls. It follows a review which found depictions of…
AI ‘godmother’ Fei-Fei Li says she is ‘proud to be different’
42 minutes ago Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Getty Images The ‘godmother’ of AI, Professor Fei-Fei Li has told the BBC that being the only woman amongst seven pioneers of artificial Intelligence being presented with a top engineering prize by the King…