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Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the animated short Steamboat Willie, which was released on 18 November 1928. When the film came out, Walt Disney was facing ruin – but then had a brain wave that would transform his life. The animated short not only marked the debut of a global cultural icon, but it also set the path for Walt Disney's entire empire and was a pivotal moment in the development of cinema, introducing synchronised sound to animated cartoons. Disney had long been fascinated by animals, to the extent that he would send his artists to an animal anatomy class before making Bambi (1942), which he describes in this exclusive BBC video from 1959.

Wendell Pierce is known for his roles in hit TV series including The Wire, Suits, and Jack Ryan. He spoke to the BBC’s Katty Kay about acting, his time working with Meghan Markle, and his love of New Orleans.

The United Nations is warning that Palestinians in Gaza are facing the "immediate possibility of starvation”. It says aid cannot be distributed there due to a lack of fuel. The Israeli government has said it will allow in two tankers of diesel fuel a day but the UN says that is not nearly enough. Israeli airstrikes have been continuing. The UN says one in every 57 people in Gaza has now been killed or wounded since the start of the Israeli offensive there. Israel says it is waging war on Hamas in Gaza after gunmen raided Israel on 7th October and killed 1,200 people.

Israel says it will allow two fuel trucks a day to enter the Gaza Strip, after pressure to do so from the US. A US State Department official says around 140,000 litres of fuel will be allowed in every two days. Most of that is intended for trucks delivering aid, as well as supporting the UN in providing water and sanitation, the official said. The rest is for mobile phone and internet services, which had been cut off due to a lack of fuel. But aid agencies have also warned that this is nowhere near enough to run their humanitarian operations, amid growing fears of people starving as they desperately search for food.

The White House has accused Elon Musk of repeating a "hideous lie" about Jewish people, after the X owner appeared to respond approvingly to an antisemitic post on the platform. On Wednesday, Mr Musk replied to a post sharing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, calling it "actual truth". Mr Musk has denied that the post was antisemitic. But a White House spokesman said his endorsement of the post, which drew anger online, was "unacceptable".

Since Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has banned men of fighting age from leaving the country unless they have a valid exemption. A BBC Eye investigation found nearly 20,000 men have fled the country illegally since the beginning of the war to avoid being drafted. A further 21,000 have tried to leave but were caught by the Ukrainian authorities.

Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez has clinched a vote in parliament to lead Spain for another term as prime minister. He has secured a four-seat majority in the 350-seat chamber, after sealing an amnesty deal for Catalans involved in a failed bid to secede from Spain. The conservative Popular Party won elections in July, but leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed to form a majority. Mr Sánchez told MPs that the amnesty deal would help "heal wounds".

BBC's Lucy Williamson goes inside Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital with the Israeli army and views a small cache of weapons and other items they say were found there. The Israeli army is continuing to search the Al-Shifa hospital - which it says is used by Hamas as a military base; something Hamas denies. Doctors at the hospital say they have been working without power, food or water for days now - and that critically ill patients have died as a result, including newborn babies. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group - separate from Hamas - says its fighters are still involved in "fierce clashes" with Israeli forces near the hospital complex.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas leaders left Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, shortly before the army raided it and that there was no gunfight. Israel insists there's a Hamas command centre at the site but hasn't yet provided conclusive evidence. Mr Netanyahu also said hostages could have been moved from the hospital. More than 11,500 people have been killed in the territory since Israel began its retaliatory strikes, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

The lives of 40 Indian labourers, who have been trapped in a tunnel for more than 72 hours, hang in the balance as authorities try to rescue them. The workers were building the tunnel in northern Uttarakhand state when a part of it caved in due to a landslide on Sunday. State and federal rescue teams have been using a massive drill to push through the debris to reach the men.

Russia has been attempting to encircle the eastern Ukraine town of Avdiivka and has been repeatedly attacking it for over a month. The town retains its reputation as a stronghold just beyond occupied Donetsk, but some fear it will soon follow the same fate as Bakhmut, which has been almost completely destroyed. Jack Losh has spoken to some locals to see how they’re doing and to find out what winter could bring for the Ukrainian Eastern flank.