World Service Schedule

N.K Jemisin

Harriett Gilbert puts your questions to N.K Jemisin

Disney and Universal sue AI company Midjourney

They accuse an AI photo generator of using copyrighted characters

12/06/2025 01:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The tyre scandal

How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India

Three men in a boat: Lost in the pacific

How Robert Diez d'Aux's desire for adventure at sea nearly cost him his life

Lonesome George: The celebrity tortoise

In 2012, Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his species died

12/06/2025 03:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

AI in the food chain

How is artificial intelligence rewiring the global food industry?

Partial curfew for second night in LA

US Marines prepare to deploy to the city after nearly a week of protests.

Los Angeles: downtown curfew comes into effect

It comes after a week of unrest following demonstrations against immigration raids.

UN warns refugees 'slowly starving' in Kenyan camps

The US provides nearly three quarters of aid and has stalled contributions.

Have we seen a breakthrough in preventing genetic diseases?

The landmark gene editing drug which could help transform personalized medicine.

Has sports arena advertising gone too far?

Advanced technology has made stadium billboards bigger and brighter

Ronald Reagan’s ‘Tear down this wall’ speech

In 1987 the US President called on the Soviet Union leader to take down the Berlin Wall

12/06/2025 08:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The tyre scandal

How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India

The Media Show: Will AI kill the advertising industry?

Meta’s plan for new tools that will let anyone make ads

The Happy Pod: Rodent on the run returns

A giant rodent named Beanbag, or 'Doubao' in Chinese, has returned home after two months

12/06/2025 10:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

AI in the food chain

How is artificial intelligence rewiring the global food industry?

ing my dad Sly Stone, funk's reclusive genius

Phunne Stone re her dad Sly, creator of Sly and the Family Stone

Ronald Reagan’s ‘Tear down this wall’ speech

In 1987 the US President called on the Soviet Union leader to take down the Berlin Wall

12/06/2025 12:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Mpox surging in Sierra Leone

As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone we check-in on how the outbreak is progressing.

At least 200 killed as Air India plane to London crashes moments after take-off in Ahmedabad

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in Ahmedabad

Have we seen a breakthrough in preventing genetic diseases?

The landmark gene editing drug which could help transform personalized medicine.

More than 200 people in India have died in a plane crash

An Air India plane bound for London crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad

Air India plane crash

An Air India plane crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off

At least 200 killed in Air India plane crash

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after take off

ing my dad Sly Stone, funk's reclusive genius

Phunne Stone re her dad Sly, creator of Sly and the Family Stone

Ronald Reagan’s ‘Tear down this wall’ speech

In 1987 the US President called on the Soviet Union leader to take down the Berlin Wall

12/06/2025 18:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

2025/06/12 GMT

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

The tyre scandal

How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India

The first solar polar pictures

ESA’s Solar Orbiter camera probe begins raising its orbit towards the sun’s poles

Sole survivor of Air India crash

Air India says only one of the 242 people on board its flight from Ahmedabad has survived

Have we seen a breakthrough in preventing genetic diseases?

The landmark gene editing drug which could help transform personalized medicine.

AI in the food chain

How is artificial intelligence rewiring the global food industry?

12/06/2025 22:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

What we know about Air India plane crash so far

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in Ahmedabad.

The Media Show: Will AI kill the advertising industry?

Meta’s plan for new tools that will let anyone make ads

Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks protests in Los Angeles

John Simpson analyses the US president’s decision to deploy troops to California