Footage of smash‑and‑grab robberies across London have been going viral on social media, while at the same time the price of gold sky-rocketed at the start of 2026.

So, are these two things connected?

In this video…

00:00 – Intro
00:36 – Here’s what we know
01:05 – Meet the experts
01:20 – The rise in jewellery robberies
02:37 – What actually is gold?
03:12 – Prices explained
04:56 – Why gold is so attractive to criminals
05:56 – Keeping gold safe
07:23 – The effect of social media
08:34 – Are robberies and gold prices connected?

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Iran has threatened to attack British bases being used by the US to launch operations against Iran. It accused the UK of being an …

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One in four young people are out of work in London, and job vacancies in the UK are at their lowest level since 2021.

Feeling the effects of this are people like Theo – a computer science graduate who applied to over 500 jobs with no success.

So, what’s causing the downturn? And if the rates of unemployment in London are this high, should the rest of the UK be worried?

In this video:

00:00 – Realities of the job hunt
00:39 – Meet Theo – 500 applications… 500 rejections
01:47 – Data dive on job vacancies
02:39 – ‘Economically active’ explained
03:29 – Why the youth unemployment rate is so important
04:17 – Demoralised – the human cost of rejection
05:44 – The legacy of Covid-19
06:50 – Is London the ‘canary in the coal mine?’
07:29 – Resilience of young people
07:59 – Theo gets a job offer

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In Beijing’s Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight.

The district has become one of China’s testing grounds for autonomous driving, with a number of companies operating commercial robotaxi services within designated areas.

While the technology is emerging, so too is a new question: can Chinese companies turn robotaxis into another sector they dominate globally, as they have with electric vehicles (EVs)?

Reporting for BBC Tech Now, Suranjana Tewari heads behind the scenes of a driverless taxi service in Beijing.

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