World Service Schedule

Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China

BBC Eye investigates one of China’s most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery

What is President Trump’s economic plan?

Why Donald Trump has chosen to upend global trading

Dear son

“Fly the plane”, volunteer, and keep asking why

Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong: The Snow Leopard

How Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong became the first Ghanaian to compete in the Winter Olympics

27/04/2025 01:06 GMT

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

WHO agrees to a pandemic treaty

WHO members have agreed to a draft treaty intended to make the world safer from pandemics

How airports took off

The history and evolution of airports, from military airstrips to luxury shopping outlets

Pope Francis's Latin American legacy

The late Pope brought a message of enduring faith to Mexico's embattled priests

Wet market SARS CoV-2 origins revisited

Scientists find yet more data from early Covid to suggest zoonotic cross-over as origin.

27/04/2025 04:06 GMT

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

Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China

BBC Eye investigates one of China’s most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery

Trump: Putin may not want to stop the war in Ukraine

President Trump said there was no reason for Putin to target civilian areas in Ukraine

Trump criticises Putin

Trump says he fears Putin 'may be tapping me along'

Several killed, injured, after car hits Vancouver festival

Vancouver Police say the driver was arrested at the scene

Pope Francis's Latin American legacy

The late Pope brought a message of enduring faith to Mexico's embattled priests

Food cottage industries

We hear from the women making food products at home as a source of income

Gadgets for blind people

The mobility aid and tactile tablet that could help people with visual impairments

Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem

Skin-lightening creams are popular in Nigeria, but some can be harmful

27/04/2025 10:06 GMT

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

Dear son

“Fly the plane”, volunteer, and keep asking why

Are 80% of women really only attracted to 20% of men?

Dispelling an incel myth that featured in the Netflix drama Adolescence

Remembering the life of Pope Francis

Sharing memories of how the Pope changed lives

Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election

A cancelled election and a divided country - is Romania’s democracy under threat?

Car ploughs into Vancouver street festival

At least nine people have been killed after a car drives into crowds at a street event

Are dams still worth it?

Dams transformed Thailand’s economy. Now, a warming world puts that progress in jeopardy.

The Happy Pod: International Dance Day special

Celebrate the joy of dance and hear from performers and choreographers around the world

27/04/2025 18:06 GMT

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

The Kurdish issue: Part two

What does the future hold for Kurdish people?

Kenya believe it?

The Unexpected Elements team visits Nairobi, Kenya.

Vancouver police chief: the darkest day in our city's history

11 people died when a car was driven into people at a Filipino street festival

Are dams still worth it?

Dams transformed Thailand’s economy. Now, a warming world puts that progress in jeopardy.

Do you live inside an audio bubble?

Your take on the rise of earbud culture - and the impact on our social interactions

Has listener power prevailed on BBC Sounds?

There has been an important rethink with BBC Sounds. We bring you the BBC’s update

27/04/2025 22:06 GMT

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

Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem

Skin-lightening creams are popular in Nigeria, but some can be harmful

Pope Francis's Latin American legacy

The late Pope brought a message of enduring faith to Mexico's embattled priests

Wet market SARS CoV-2 origins revisited

Scientists find yet more data from early Covid to suggest zoonotic cross-over as origin.