Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:43:35 GMT
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:43:16 GMT
The shift in its approach to its military follows a push to create Europe's strongest conventional army.
'I don't want to be part of this war machine': Young Germans protest against military service plans
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:35:40 GMT
Young people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest against the German parliament's decision to introduce voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Doctor charged with sex assaults of 38 patients
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:14:07 GMT
The charges against Nathaniel Spencer relate to his time working at two West Midlands hospitals.
Catherine's Christmas carol concert honours charity helpers
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:25:50 GMT
The concert will also feature readings from actors including Kate Winslet and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Kim Cattrall marries fiancé she met on BBC radio show
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:55:36 GMT
The actress met Russell Thomas when he was working at the BBC and she was a guest on Radio 4 in 2016.
Man, 18, struck on motorway Tasered before death
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:21:23 GMT
Logan Smith, 18, died after getting out of an ambulance on the M5 on Sunday evening.
Irish police investigating drone activity during Zelensky visit
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:30:41 GMT
The Irish police force says it is investigating the matter after reports of drones near Dublin around the time the Ukrainian president landed.
US hits out at EU's 'suffocating regulations' after it fines Elon Musk's X
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:58:27 GMT
The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.
LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS shock therapy
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:19:03 GMT
More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.
