'Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:29:51 GMT
Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces "worst-case scenario".
Four charts that show how flu outbreak is different this winter
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:25:24 GMT
NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week.
US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:40:28 GMT
The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy".
From Iran to China to Venezuela - how tanker seized by US hid true location
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:03:30 GMT
A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.
The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:55:03 GMT
With "sharp rises" in shop theft in recent years, the nature of it is changing too - as retail workers in the area dubbed England's shoplifting capital have seen
Inquiry into role of Budget watchdog launched by MPs
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:06:37 GMT
It comes after intense scrutiny of the Office for Budget Responsibility in the run-up to the Budget.
Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders hospitals to save money
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:29:28 GMT
Documents seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books.
King to share personal message on cancer in TV broadcast
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:31:47 GMT
King Charles has recorded a message about his experience of cancer for the Stand Up To Cancer campaign.
US wants 'special economic zone' in Ukraine's frontline region, Zelensky says
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:23:38 GMT
Ukraine's president says territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power remain unresolved issues in a peace plan.
Councils to get £3bn for thousands more school spaces for Send pupils
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:36:35 GMT
The government is promising 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs in schools in England.
