Companies are to be paid grants to hire more young people under new government proposals to tackle youth unemployment. Businesses will receive £3,000 for every person between the ages 18 and 24 that they employ who has been searching for a job for six months or more, while small and …

6 hours ago George Sandeman For the last fortnight, as drones and missiles have whistled through the skies above Iran and the Gulf, air traffic controllers have been shepherding passenger jets through safer but congested airspace on the edge of the war. A glance at a flight tracker map shows …

4 hours ago Heidi BoothNottingham Warning - this article contains a graphic description of a dead body. The following words from Ronald Parkin's autopsy report are forever burned into the memory of his family. It reads: "There were signs of decomposition present. maggots were seen crawling on his body. " …

5 hours ago Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World Service Organisations worldwide are racing to develop a universally recognised label for "human-made" products and services as part of the growing backlash against AI use. Declarations like "Proudly Human", "Human-made", '"No A. I" and "AI-free" are appearing across films, marketing, books and …

'Help' for energy bills and PM 'resists' Trump warships call The Guardian focuses on government plans to send "minesweeping drones" to the Strait of Hormuz. It says officials have warned that deploying warships, as requested by the US, could make the situation in the Gulf worse. According to the Daily …

6 hours ago Reha Kansara ,BBC Global Disinformation Unitand Soroush Negahdari ,BBC Monitoring The first reports appeared on foreign screens, beyond the reach of most Iranians. On 28 February Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were "signs that the tyrant is no more," suggesting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had …

'It's a tie, I'm not joking' - unusual Oscars moment sees two films share award 3 hours ago Tiffany Wertheimerand Nardine Saad ,Reporting from the Oscars There was an unusual moment during Sunday night's Oscars ceremony, when two films tied for best short live action film - The Singers and …

How did Oscar winner Kpop Demon Hunters win hearts the world over? 3 hours ago Koh EweSingapore Kpop Demon Hunters has won best animated film at the Oscars on Sunday evening - the latest in a growing list of accolades for the movie that has swept the world since it …

Oscars 2026: Here are all the moments you didn't see on TV 56 minutes ago Nardine Saadat the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood It's Hollywood's biggest night. The 98th Academy Awards featured emotional speeches, comical relief and a bevy of backstage fun. While movie magic plays a role in the …

Hollywood's best and brightest have been honoured with the most coveted awards in the movie industry, the Oscars. One Battle After Another led the way with six wins, while Hamnet's Jessie Buckley and Sinners' Michael B Jordan scooped the top acting honours. See the full list of winners and nominees …