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The BBC is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world. Its mission is to enrich people's lives with programmes that inform, educate and entertain. BBC World Service broadcasts to the world on radio, on TV and online, providing news and information in 32 languages.
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BBCNew Prime Minister, familiar challenge
The United Kingdom has its seventh prime minister in just over a decade. Like many leaders the world over, Andy Burnham has vowed to tackle the cost-of-living…
BBCBurnham becomes UK's seventh PM in a decade
In his inaugural speech in Downing Street, the new prime minister Andy Burnham says Britain needs to show the world it can regain stability. He promises a new…
BBCAndy Burnham becomes the UK new prime minister
The UK gets its fourth Prime Minister in just five years - but what can he do for the economy? Russia feels the economic impact of its war with Ukraine after…
BBCRemembering the Nelson Mandela legacy
Every year, July 18 is marked as the Nelson Mandela International Day. It is a moment not only to celebrate the life of South Africa's first democratically…
BBCSerious disorder in west Belfast – many young people involved. Parents watching on. What should be done to stop it?
Chris Buckler presenting. He talks to Justice Minister Naomi Long.
BBCWord stress
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress. Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our…
BBCSpain shatter Argentina's World Cup dream
Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina stops them winning successive World Cup finals and their captain Lionel Messi from becoming the first to lift the trophy…
BBCTom Bailey: Can a walk across the Arctic be art?
Can a trek become a work of art? As British artist and theatre-maker Tom Bailey starts his 600km on skis, Jo Morris tracks his progress through the borderlands…
BBCJeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince
In an exclusive investigation, a whistleblower has told the BBC how he unearthed evidence suggesting that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick failed to…
BBCIranian drone attack kills two US soldiers
Two American soldiers have been killed and a third is missing following an attack on a military base in Jordan on Friday. US Central Command said the troops…
BBCLove on trial: India's age of consent controversy
Set against the backdrop of one of the world’s toughest child protection laws, Brishbhanu Baruah explores how India’s landmark Protection of Children from…
BBCنیروی دریایی، تاریخ آن، اهمیت آن
هنری کسینجر زمانی گفت یک ناو جنگی برابر است با صدهزار تن دیپلماسی. آیا هنوز چنین است؟ میهمانها: حسین آرین، تحلیلگر امور نظامی حمیدرضا عزیزی، پژوهشگر مطالعات…
BBCBelarus's university in exile
In Belarus, new legislation from the government of President Alexander Lukashenko targets anyone who might be regarded as an opponent with charges of being…
BBCThe Happy Pod: Portugal’s last circus elephant rehomed
For 40 years, an elephant named Julie performed as part of the Victor Hugo Cardinali circus in Portugal. But after a law change banning wild animals for…
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Pension delays and fraud figures
Capita chiefs promised MPs on the Public Accounts Committee it would fix long-running problems with its administration of one of the biggest pension schemes in…
BBCUS military launches seventh night of Iran strikes
Iranian state media have reported explosions in different parts of the country, after the United States military carried out a fresh wave of attacks. The…
BBCOlder women and the challenge of IVF
Over the past five decades, it is estimated that around 13 million babies have been conceived thanks to IVF. The fertility treatment has helped families around…
BBCWho really wins the World Cup?
Adidas sponsor finalists Spain and Argentina while Nike sponsor defeated semi-finalists England and France. How big a deal is this in the battle for sports…
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Writer: Sarah McDonald Hughes Director: Marina Caldarone Editor: Jeremy Howe Jolene Archer … Buffy Davis Helen Archer … Louiza Patikas Pat Archer … Patricia…
BBCUK's Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour leader
Britain's governing Labour Party has officially declared Andy Burnham its new leader paving the way for him to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. In his…
BBCAsian shares sink despite AI boom
A sharp sell-off in AI stocks sweeps across Asia. India joins a select group of countries running hydrogen-powered trains. And Netflix shares fall after its…
BBC'Inside our polygamous marriage'
You may have heard about South Africa’s viral Netflix show, The Polygamist. The series has been trending across the continent, sparking conversations about…
BBCAndy Burnham to become Labour leader - what could it mean for Northern Ireland?
Also, medical experts make plea to parents over e-scooters and rising number of injuries
BBCTrump accuses China of 'sinister election meddling'
In an address to the nation, President Trump accuses China of extensive interference in the 2020 elections and alleges that US intelligence covered up attempts…
BBCHarry Haft's unspeakable fight
Harry Haft was forced to fight in more than 70 death matches inside Nazi concentration camps - not against soldiers but against other prisoners. After the war…
BBCCanadian forest fires choke much of North America
Smoke from wild-fires covers much of North America. Toronto, Chicago and Boston are all under the smoke haze. Indian Government bans its seafarers from going…
BBCItalian officials found guilty over deadly bridge collapse
The former head of Italy's motorway operator has been given a 12-year prison sentence over the collapse of Genoa's Morandi bridge in August 2018. 43 people…
BBCProfits surge at Apple and Nvidia supplier TSMC
The company TSMC is riding the artificial intelligence investment wave all the way to the bank, as profits surge at the Taiwanese advanced chip manufacturer…
BBCSierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president
Sierra Leone's government has dropped its charges, including treason, against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an attempted…
BBCIs it time for an outright ban on e-scooters and e-scramblers in Northern Ireland?
Also, England's World Cup dreams are shattered after losing to Argentina in semi-final
BBCThe Delian League
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and evolution of an alliance which transformed the geopolitics of the classical world: the Delian League. Since the…
BBCZelensky fires popular defence minister
President Zelensky of Ukraine has sacked his popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, who'd been in the job just six months and was seen as a key figure in…
BBCFollow the money: The beef with US beef
Why have US beef prices risen around 13% over the past year? Who is making money from the burgers and steaks Americans eat? Presenter Sam Fenwick speaks to a…
BBCNew York bans new data centres
New York becomes the first US state to impose a moratorium on building large-scale data centres. The measure, announced by New York's Governor Kathy Horchul…
BBCUS military launches wave of attacks against Iran
US Central Command says its latest barrage of strikes against Iran is designed to degrade Tehran's military capacity to attack commercial shipping in the…
BBCChinese EVs save economy from a serious slowdown
Chinese GDP growth slowed to 4.3% but success in electric vehicles and EV batteries boosted export earnings. We also head to Gibraltar where citizens and…
BBCNigeria abducted teachers and pupils speak
Days after the rescue of 48 school children and their teachers from kidnappers in Nigeria's Southwest Oyo State, authorities call for investigations into the…
BBCBBC Licence Fee – no longer ‘fit for purpose’ says new Director General – so, what should replace it?
Also, older teenagers in the UK facing an overnight social media curfew
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US banks make huge profits
Big banks, big profits...We're looking at the handsome results posted by five big US banks today. We'll also look at threats to wheat exports in both Russia…
BBCCould AI boom bring about a three-day working week?
US banks see supersized profits as dealmaking streak continues, but will US households feel any richer after inflation data showed gasoline prices at the…
BBCMoscow’s enemy number one
“Perfidious Albion” - how Britain replaced the US as Russia’s top nemesis and the villain at the heart of its war narrative. Since the re-election of Donald…
BBCSudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti. What next?
A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo - known as Hemedti - to death for war crimes…
BBCThe English We Speak: Passing Ships
This phrase comes from a longer idiom, ‘like ships that pass at night’. It’s used when two people have busy schedules, and struggle to find time to meet for…
BBCHow would loyalist culture, like bonfires, be accommodated in the event of a united Ireland? What would have to change?
John Campbell is presenting. Also, fears for MPs' security after Ann Widdecombe murder
BBCEuthanasia in Spain: Whose life is it anyway?
In March this year, 25-year-old Noelia Castillo died by lethal injection. Her father had fought in the courts for nearly two years to stop her euthanasia…
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Twelve US states take on Paramount
Twelve US states sue Paramount Skydance over its planned takeover of Warner Brothers. We hear from California's attorney general Rob Bonta who's leading the…
BBCCashing in on Taylor Swift's wedding trash
One man's trash is another man's treasure, but would you pay $25 for a cube of rubbish collected outside Madison Square Garden where Taylor Swift and Travis…
BBCWife of Tanzania's Lissu speaks to BBC
Once the target of an assassination attempt, Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu is now behind bars awaiting trial for treason. His case has become a test…
BBCHomes set alight, man dies after falling from pyre: is it time for tighter bonfire regulation?
Should bonfires be regulated?
BBCCompound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates). Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our…
BBCThe Chinese fentanyl king
The BBC investigates Zhang Zhidong, also known as “Brother Wang”, a Chinese national described by US law enforcement as one of the most significant drug…
BBCUS launches fresh strikes on Iran
The US has carried out more strikes on Iran after accusing it of attacking a container ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomatic efforts continue…
BBCJordanian director Zain Duraie
Jordanian director Zain Duraie talks about her debut film Sink, an intense family drama about a mother coping with her son's mental health issues. Zain reveals…
BBCWhite House subpoenas NYT journalists over Air Force One reporting
Several New York Times journalists were summoned to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Air…