In a flurry of deal offers in the high tens of billions of dollars, the bidding war for Warner Bros. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Paramount Skydance’s newest offer of $31 a share was a “superior proposal,” giving Netflix four business …

China has removed 19 officials, including nine from the military, from its list of lawmakers ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week. No official reason for the removal has been given, but it comes just weeks after President Xi Jinping removed Zhang Youxia, his highest-ranking general and also …

Christian groups 'outraged' at Reform conference held in Church House 30 minutes ago Catherine WyattBBC religious affairs A number of Christian groups have spoken of their "shock and disappointment" that Reform UK was allowed to use the Church of England's headquarters for a press conference. They said the party's immigration …

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said the impact of the rapid expansion of data centres on the UK's efforts to lower carbon emissions to net zero is "inherently uncertain". Miliband made the comment in a letter to MPs who had expressed concerns about data centres not being mentioned in the …

19 hours ago Star McFarlaneBusiness reporter The UK unemployment rate among 16 to 24-year-olds is at the highest it's been in more than a decade. And the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet) is edging closer to one million. Careers experts say there …

Jersey passes assisted dying law - but what stage has proposal reached in UK's parliaments? 18 hours ago Fergus WalshMedical editor A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey. The votes in Jersey and Cardiff mean there …

'Invisible welfare state' and 'Huntley fights for life' The early editions of Friday's papers came out before the result of the Gorton and Denton by-election. The tabloids focus on the attack on child murderer Ian Huntley in prison. "I've done it! I've done it!" headlines the Sun, quoting the apparent …

Bridgerton's first East Asian family is a beautiful thing, say cast 17 hours ago Abu Bakar Yasin ,BBC Newsbeat and Naomi de Souza ,BBC Newsbeat Bridgerton having its first East Asian family is a "beautiful thing", say the newest stars of the hit Netflix show. As part two of season …

Pokémon at 30: Fans explain what the series means to them Have you caught 'em all? It's 30 years since a little game called Pocket Monsters launched in Japan - marking the start of a phenomenon that would evolve into a behemoth. An animated TV series, movies, a trading card …

This week, the war in Ukraine entered its fifth year, Nasa delayed the launch of its mission to the Moon again, and Olivia Dean and Sam Fender reached number one in the charts a staggering 35 weeks after their single was released. But how much attention did you pay to …