Wall Street opens down as oil prices climb

Markets have been absorbing the rising economic impact of the conflict in the Middle East, with the rising price of oil firmly in focus. Qatar has been sounding the alarm, warning that the US-Israeli war against Iran could bring down the economies of the world. Edward Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, gives his thoughts.

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Opening Bell

Who can afford an offline childhood?

Katty Kay with Róisín Lanigan discuss why some parents are pulling their kids off technology.

Katty Kay

NFTS: Inside one of the world's most elite film schools

The NFTS opens its doors to the BBC to share what it takes to shape and train award‑winning filmmakers.

Arts in Motion

Inside Finland’s Arctic icebreaker ship labs

The Finnish shipyard making the world's toughest icebreakers

Tech Now heads to Finland to meet the engineers designing icebreaker ships navigating through Arctic sea ice.

Tech Now

Inside a 12,000-year-old kitchen in Neolithic Anatolia

An ancient kitchen discovered in Turkey's Karahan Tepe offers a glimpse into prehistoric cooking and daily life.

Archaeology

What does it take to run North America's largest ski resort?

The Travel Show heads to Whistler as it kicks off its 60th season to see the high‑speed world of its ski lifts.

The Travel Show

Are women with kids happier?

Katty Kay and Jean Twenge unpack a survey about the links between motherhood and happiness.

Katty Kay

Lego’s new smart brick

Tech Now experiences Lego's new Smart Brick, designed to bring physical play to next level.

Tech Now

The largest seed in the plant kingdom

The peculiar shape of the coco de mer has inspired legends involving walking trees and aphrodisiac properties.

Discover the World

In search of the elusive snow leopard in Uzbekistan

The BBC visits Uzbekistan's remote mountains as the first international film crew searching for snow leopards.

Adventures

Inside the completion of Gaudi's Sagrada Família

A rare peek at La Sagrada Família's finishing details

A century after Gaudí's passing, his masterpiece La Sagrada Família is reaching its conclusion.

The Travel Show

America is running out of teenagers, colleges are worried

Katty Kay speaks to Nathan Grawe about a looming demographic cliff that could reshape American higher education.

Katty Kay

Fixing fashion's erratic sizing problem

Tech Now meets a startup trying to fix one of the fashion industry's biggest blind spots, inconsistent sizing.

Tech Now

Margot Robbie's accent was 'too Australian' for Neighbours

The actress reveals that she had a dialect coach when she was on the series because her accent was so strong.

Film & TV

The French fortress of a celibate sect

The Cathars rejected meat and procreative sex. They were persecuted as heretics, but shaped our ideas of love.

Travel

Breathtaking solar eclipse over glacier in Patagonia

Liam Man, a photographer from the UK, captures rare images of a solar eclipse over the remote Glacier Leones.

Natural wonders

The tactile tech giving deaf runners a fair start

A gold‑medalist has developed a vibrating starting block to give deaf athletes clearer, fairer race starts.

TechXplore

Inside Canada's first of its kind caribou sanctuary

A pioneering conservation breeding centre in Jasper National park is racing to save Canada's iconic caribou.

The Travel Show

What happens when wives outearn their husbands?

Katty Kay speaks with author Liza Mundy about how relationships change when women start earning more than men.

Katty Kay

How machines are shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

The new technology shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

Technology to get us around was a big theme at CES 2026. Tech Now tests out some of the latest innovations.

Tech Now

These futuristic screens help you navigate Tokyo

In Tokyo, BBC TechXplore tests live translation and AI-powered displays that makes the city more navigable.

TechXplore