Is it Time to Tax the Robots? | BBC News

From BBC News. Join the AI Decoded team as we examine Sam Altman’s vision for an era of artificial superintelligence. The Open AI CEO is calling for a new kind of social contract — an “AI New Deal” — arguing that unprecedented technological power will require rethinking how the benefits are shared, including ideas such…

Was Artemis II worth the cost? | The Global Story

From BBC News. Why is Nasa spending so much money sending people back to the Moon? As the dust settles on the Artemis II mission around the Moon, we ask whether it was all worth it and why going to the Moon is so important. Nasa estimates that the mission cost $93 million dollars and…

‘Are politicians being honest about election promises?’ | Question Time: Wales Election Special

From BBC News. Question Time travelled to Cardiff ahead of the Senedd election in May. Watch how the Wales Election Special panel answered the audience question: ‘Are politicians being honest about promises on tax and spending?’. Featuring Welsh Labour’s Huw Irranca-Davies, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth, Reform UK Wales’ Dan Thomas, Welsh Conservative Darren Millar,…

Ten-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire under way | BBC News

From BBC News. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has begun, with celebrations and fireworks in the Lebanese capital Beirut. More than 2,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in the six-week conflict, with one in five people displaced; Israel said two of its civilians and 13 soldiers have been killed. In Lebanon, our…

Iran War Today: BBC reports from inside Iran | BBC News

From BBC News. As the war in Iran enters its 48th day, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the country’s capital, Tehran. It comes after talks in Islamabad between the US, Iran and mediators in Pakistan failed to bring about a deal over the weekend. The White House says discussions around a…

LIVE: Question Time Election Special in Wales | BBC News

From BBC News. Fiona Bruce is live in Cardiff for the first of Question Time’s special election programmes in Wales, Scotland and England. On the panel: for Labour, Wales’s deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies; Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru; Dan Thomas, the leader of Reform UK Wales; Darren Millar, the leader of…

Is LIV Golf season on the verge of collapse? | BBC News

From BBC News. LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil has told players that the 2026 season will continue "as planned and uninterrupted" amid rumours that the tour is on the verge of collapse. The Financial Times is among the publications to report that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is set to end its support for…

‘Breakthrough’ Alzheimer’s drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests | BBC News

From BBC News. Influential analysis has concluded that "breakthrough" Alzheimer’s drugs are unlikely to benefit patients. Researchers said the impact was "well below" what was needed to make a difference to dementia patients’ lives. However, their report has also provoked a vicious backlash from equally esteemed scientists who label it as fundamentally flawed. Subscribe to…