'Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025

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
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025

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
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025

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
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025

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
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025

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