Disney subsidiary Twentieth Century Studios, which produced the film, said it was rated 12A, and the advertisement had been designed with that in mind. The company argued the brief and stylised nature of the scene meant the alien character or other imagery used would be unlikely to cause harm or …

Eighteen-year-olds will soon be permitted to drive trains, the government has said, following concerns about the number of drivers approaching retirement. Legislation to lower the minimum age limit from 20 to 18 will be brought before parliament this week, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced, with the change due …

The jewellery tycoon, alleged to have orchestrated a £170m scam which defrauded a legion of wealthy investors, will be declared bankrupt if a bid by his former company’s liquidators is successful. Sky News has learnt that insolvency practitioners in charge of probing the demise of Vashi, a luxury diamond jeweller …

Retail sales were unexpectedly flat in December as consumers pulled back, raising questions about a broader economic slowdown. BBC News

The firm credited its expansion in users partly to audio e-books, though it did say: “The hard problems ahead – in music, in podcasts, in books, in video, in live, and in things we haven’t built yet – we’re going to keep building the technology to solve them.” BBC News

Novo Nordisk referenced the FDA’s concerns in its lawsuit announcement on Monday, saying Hims & Hers’ compounded drugs “may contain dangerous impurities or incorrect amounts of active ingredients, which can result in life-threatening immune responses”. BBC News

Executives said the reductions were part of a restructuring meant to help fix stagnant sales. BBC News

The oil giant also says it is suspending its share buyback programme ahead of the arrival of its new boss. BBC News

BP has reported a 16% drop in annual profits following the slump in wholesale oil prices towards the end of 2025. The company, which is awaiting the arrival of a new chief executive in April amid its renewed drive for oil and gas earnings, reported net profits of $7.5bn (£5.5bn). …

Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes. BBC News

In exchange, Bangladesh has agreed to provide “significant preferential market access” to a host of American agricultural and industrial goods. These include opening up its markets to more US chemicals, medical devices, car parts, soy products and meat, said the White House. BBC News

A technology business which provides a wide range of services to the insurance industry will this week announce a major funding injection jointly led by one of the co-founders of Zilch, the leading British fintech. Sky News understands that ManageMy, which helps insurers sell, service, underwrite and manage policies, will …

When leading AI company Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, at the end of last week, it broke many measures of intelligence and effectiveness – including one crucial benchmark: the vending machine test. Yes, AIs run vending machines now, under the watchful eyes of researchers at Anthropic …

Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce. BBC News

Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods. BBC News

The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles BBC News

The cosmetics and nail varnish line was one of the last family-owned make-up firms in the UK. BBC News

Every week, the Money team answers a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute – you can email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today’s is… EDF has added £250 to my bill for gas I used between January and March 2024 due to an error they made at the time. EDF has said …

Christian Horner, the former Red Bull Racing chief, is in talks with institutional investors including a former backer of McLaren Racing about the acquisition of a stake in Alpine, the French Formula One team. Sky News has learnt that Mr Horner, who left Red Bull Racing last autumn, has been …

Our Money team helps a reader every week with their consumer issue or financial dispute… Today, the problem comes from a reader called Ruth… A few days before Christmas, a 7.5-tonne John Lewis lorry that had just delivered a bed to me reversed too far off my drive and became …