World Service Schedule

China: The rise of a science superpower

Roland Pease analyses why China is on the brink of global scientific dominance

Canada’s Mark Carney fights back

Carney’s defiance of Trump is popular at home. But could it come at a cost?

LA: Rising from the ashes

Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires

How food helped me reconnect to my Somali roots

Hawa Hassan's journey from Somali refugee to TV chef

Peace People: The Northern Ireland campaign group born from tragedy

Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize

Should I eat breakfast?

What makes a healthy first meal of the day, and when to have it

Death toll increases in Nepal-Tibet flash flood

Flash floods hit Himalayn mountain towns and villages sweeping away vehicles and homes.

Hundreds dead and missing following flash floods in Nepal-Tibet

Rescuers are struggling to reach the disaster zone following a flash flood and mudslide

Nepal says more than 800 missing flash flood

A glacial collapse triggered the flood on the Nepal-Tibet border.

How has the Cockroach Janta Party changed India’s politics?

India’s youth-led protest movement is putting jobs and opportunity in the spotlight

Power players: Evergrande and the unraveling of China’s property boom

Evergrande was at the heart of China’s property boom, and its dramatic collapse

Hurricane Luis hits Antigua

In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua

LA: Rising from the ashes

Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires

The Media Show: Is YouTube the new TV?

A special from Edinburgh, where TV’s biggest players debate the future of the industry.

The Happy Pod: AI helped find the siblings I didn’t know about

Avtar found a blog post by someone called Nicci, who turned out to be his half-sister.

Trump 'tightens the noose' on Iran. Will it backfire?

The US’s economic pressure could kick-start a global trade conflict

The boy who left home to save his heart

Mesfin Dollar went abroad for lifesaving treatment, and now helps save others back home

Hurricane Luis hits Antigua

In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua

Should I eat breakfast?

What makes a healthy first meal of the day, and when to have it

Thousands still missing after China-Nepal flood

Around 1,300 people are still missing after a flash flood swept from China into Nepal

How has the Cockroach Janta Party changed India’s politics?

India’s youth-led protest movement is putting jobs and opportunity in the spotlight

Power players: Evergrande and the unraveling of China’s property boom

Evergrande was at the heart of China’s property boom, and its dramatic collapse

Hormuz Oil Flows Recover

Qatar and Kuwait have restored crude exports to about 70% of pre-war levels

More than 350 killed in Nepal amid fears of further flooding

More than 900 people are missing and at least 359 have died in Nepal

Search continues after deadly Nepal flood disaster

Rescuers are looking for survivors after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border

The boy who left home to save his heart

Mesfin Dollar went abroad for lifesaving treatment, and now helps save others back home

Hurricane Luis hits Antigua

In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua

2026/08/27 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

LA: Rising from the ashes

Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires

The day of the datacentres

The datacentres are coming, potentially in the hundreds.

Information scarcity after Nepal flash floods

Why information is hard to come by after the disastrous flash floods in Nepal and Tibet

How has the Cockroach Janta Party changed India’s politics?

India’s youth-led protest movement is putting jobs and opportunity in the spotlight

Should I eat breakfast?

What makes a healthy first meal of the day, and when to have it

AI firms call for countries to beef up their cyber defences... against AI

They warn AI inspired cyber-attacks are growing in number and becoming sophisticated.

The Media Show: Is YouTube the new TV?

A special from Edinburgh, where TV’s biggest players debate the future of the industry.

The Happy Pod: AI helped find the siblings I didn’t know about

Avtar found a blog post by someone called Nicci, who turned out to be his half-sister.