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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.
Episodes
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French protesters return to the streets
Protests against poor economic conditions have been held across France. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested after clashes with riot police in cities including Paris and Marseilles. Also: campaigning intensifies ahead of the US mid-term elections. We have a special report from the Rio Grande...
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Germany's rust belt revival
On location in Dortmund, in Germany's Ruhr region, historian and author Katja Hoyer reports on the dramatic transformation that has taken place in the city in the last 20 years. Once known for its heavy industry, especially steel production, Dortmund realised the future lay elsewhere. The city...
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Hundreds of protesters arrested in France
For a second week running, France has taken to the streets in protest about the cost of living. Most marches were peaceful but nearly one thousand people have been arrested and two have been seriously injured. Most clashes came as police dispersed crowds, including with teargas and water cannon.…
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اختلاف سیاسی و قطع دوستی
اختلاف در نظرگاه سیاسی و کمی بعد دلخوری و در نهایت پایان دوستی. احتمالا شما هم، چنین تجربه‌ای در یکی دو سال اخیر داشته‌اید. آیا پایان سیاسی دوستی‌ها امری ناگزیر است و نباید بر آن حسرت خورد؟ ولی چنین وضعیتی ما را به کجا می‌رساند؟ میهمان‌ها: سعید پیوندی، جامعه‌شناس امانوئل شکریان، روانشناس
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Israel bulldozes Palestinian West Bank homes
Israel has been bulldozing Palestinian homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, where two Israeli soldiers were killed on Friday. Local sources say about 250 families have been forcibly removed from their homes in the city. Earlier Israel announced a major military operation had begun in…
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Boost Your Workplace Pension and Winter Fuel Opt Out
Almost half of people in work don't know how much their employer is contributing to their workplace pension. That is one finding from a survey by the consumer group Which? It also found that people looking for a new job are more likely to value things like holiday allowance and flexible working...
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The Happy Pod: Lost my ring, found some friends
Patrick Mohr thought his wedding ring was gone after it fell off his hand while he swam in Italy, but it led to an international friendship with three locals who dived to find it. Filippo Palagi, Nicola Malloggi and Edoardo Poggi went on a trip to return it to Patrick in Ireland. Also: the...
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Melania Trump brokers ceasefire for Ukrainian city
The White House says the US first lady, Melania Trump, has brokered a local ceasefire for a frontline city in a Russian-occupied part of Ukraine. The truce in Oleshky, in the Kherson region, is due to begin on October 29. The White House says the city is on "the brink of disaster" without…
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Living with dementia
A major new international study predicts that the number of people diagnosed with dementia will more than double by 2050. Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia, who led the study, predict that new cases worldwide will rise from some 11 million each year to around 25…
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AI Money Advice and Heating Oil Costs Rise
New research published this week found that free AI chatbots gave inaccurate answers to financial questions more than half of the time. This research was carried out by a company called Saturn AI which works with financial advice firms. It ran a series of financial questions through 18 different…
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Oil hits $117 a barrel
In the U.S., President Trump's war in Iran has caused pain for low-income Americans. As voters go to the polls for nationwide Congressional elections, people are struggling to pay for food and fuel. The cost-of-living crisis deepens. Brazilians will be voting for a new president on Sunday in a...
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Israeli forces begin demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron after two Israeli soldiers shot dead
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a major offensive in the occupied West Bank after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers before being shot dead themselves. Also on the programme: President Macron of France has condemned what he called a "racist terrorist attack" after…
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Four dead in West Bank shootings
The Israeli military has begun demolishing Palestinian buildings in the city of Herbon, following the killing of two Israeli soldiers in an attack by two Palestinian gunmen. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanuahu has pledged to “destroy” the neighbourhood where the two attackers came from. We...
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23/10/2026
Writer: Katie Hims Director: Dave Payne Editor: Jeremy Howe Ben Archer … Ben Norris David Archer … Timothy Bentinck Josh Archer ... Sam Wilkinson Pip Archer … Daisy Badger Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch Harrison Burns … James Cartwright Vince Casey … Tony Turner Clarrie Grundy … Heather Bell Eddie...
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The News Quiz: Ep7. Team Calm vs Team Panic
How did Zelensky’s visit to Downing Street go? What exactly is Starlink? And which tiny creatures are making a comeback? The panel is Lucy Porter, Stephen Bush, John Tothill and Sara Barron. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by JoJo Maberley, Mike Shephard and Peter Tellouche....
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AI Spending Fears Hit Global Stock Markets
Technology stocks face renewed pressure across US and Asian markets as investors grow increasingly concerned about the huge sums being poured into artificial intelligence. Luke Wilson examines what's driving the uncertainty. Also, Greece becomes the latest country to introduce a social media ban...
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The cost of alcohol addiction
The World Health Organization says that while most Africans do not drink alcohol, those who do can drink heavily. So are some young people turning to alcohol to cope with stress, work pressures, and mental health challenges? And are women facing a different set of pressures? We heard from...
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Sudan's hospitals deliberately targeted by RSF fighters
A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed El-Fasher's healthcare system during their long siege and subsequent takeover of the city in Darfur a year ago. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing", saying...
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'I'm a nobody': Indian protest leader
The founder of India's Cockroach Janta Party Abhijeet Dipke speaks to Newshour, saying "brute force" should not be used against India's youth. He tells us Prime Minister Modi feels threatened by the student-led movement. Also in the programme: The BBC has found evidence that the Rapid Support...
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Major rift in the DUP grows as Carla Lockhart resigns as a party officer – but will she now leave the party?
DUP's Paul Givan, TUV's Timothy Gaston and UUP's Jon Burrows react to Nolan
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Yemen's humanitarian crisis
Our senior international corrrespondent Orla Guerin reports from Yemen where fighting has intensified between government forces and Houthi rebels. Also: Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong steps into the limelight as rumours swirl over the health of the North Korean leader. Demonstrators stage...
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The right thing: Gaza's parish priest
As a young missionary priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli left his native Argentina to work in the Middle East. He went out of a passion for bringing Christ to the people wherever he was called. He became Gaza’s only Catholic parish priest at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City. Life in the…
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Facebook-owner Meta fined $25 billion
A New Mexico judge has fined Meta for its handling of user data. It's the latest large legal payout for the tech firm, following an $18 billion settlement reached with California over child safety, and comes as it releases its latest financial results. Vulnerabilities in the PHP programming...
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Cyber crisis continues for second day, with race to secure world's websites
For the second day, many websites around the world — including those of government agencies and banks — are down. These are due to vulnerabilities in PHP — a programming language that much of the internet relies on. One government cyber security official in Finland tells us how his government is...
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Governments and businesses race to patch websites with critical cyber-security update
The vulnerabilities were found within the PHP programming language by AI systems run by OpenAI. But could they just have easily been found by hackers? We ask the former head of the UK Government’s Office for Artificial Intelligence, Sana Khareghani. Also in the programme: We explore the...
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Race to fix critical cybersecurity flaw
The discovery of two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language that underpins much of the internet, has led to governments and businesses taking down their websites to prevent hacks. We hear from the security engineer in residence for the organisation behind PHP, the PHP…
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22/10/2026
Lily has major concerns, and Zainab comes to the rescue.
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Ukraine comes under renewed Russian attack
The Ukrainian president has accused Russia of responding to the latest negotiations about ending the war by launching three waves of ballistic missiles. Nine people were killed and more than 30 injured across Ukraine, as homes, power facilities, shops and a medical centre were hit. The attacks…
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Major PHP Security Flaw Triggers Cyberattacks
Millions of hacking attempts have been detected after a major security flaw was discovered in PHP. We hear from the cybersecurity firm behind the discovery and a business whose website remains offline. Also, Electronic Arts shuts down BioWare after 31 years, cutting 400 jobs. And Airbnb is…
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Mozambique rehabilitates militants in peace effort
Mozambique has reintegrated more than 100 former Islamist militants into civilian life as part of an amnesty programme launched five years ago to help restore stability in Cabo Delgado. The region has been gripped by an insurgency for nearly a decade, leaving more than 6,000 people dead and...
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Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia says it's 'ready' for peace
Ukraine's capital has come under a new missile attack, hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and the US president said the world was "the closest we've been" to ending the war. Also on the programme, could Arab Israelis hold the balance of power in a new…
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Navi Pillay
Navanetham 'Navi' Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026. The 85 year old South African jurist and former UN Human Rights chief initially thought the news was a joke. Born in Durban, South Africa, to a Tamil family, her grandparents had come to South Africa as indentured labourers...
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DUP MP Carla Lockhart writes to SoS Chris Bryant demanding fresh assessment of status of Provisional IRA
Also, former DUP Special Advisor David Graham, Prof Jon Tonge and SDLP's Claire Hanna
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Particle Accelerators
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the machines that are described as the world’s largest experiments: Particle Accelerators. A famous example of a Particle Accelerator is the Large Hadron Collider, a device which stretches for nearly 30km, deep beneath the ground in a tunnel between France and...
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US and European websites go offline over security concerns
A cyber security flaw has prompted governments in Finland and the Netherlands and websites such as Wikipedia and the BBC to go completely dark temporarily. The flaws in a programming language were discovered by AI. PHP is a scripting language that powers 70 per cent of all websites in the world....
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The silence of the oligarchs
Russia's super-rich once ruled the country, holding deep influence over the country's politicians in the years immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They then gradually saw their power decline under the rise of Vladimir Putin, but could they - and would they - ever seek to restore...
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Facebook-owner Meta fined $25 billion
A New Mexico judge has fined Meta for its handling of user data. It's the latest large legal payout for the tech firm, following an $18 billion settlement reached with California over child safety, and comes as it releases its latest financial results. Vulnerabilities in the PHP programming...
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Cyber-security warning: fix websites or take them down
Governments and cyber-security agencies around the world are urging online companies to fix flaws in their programming language, or take down their websites. We speak to a technology expert who explains how worried we should be. Also in the programme, a 74-year-old American man is released from a...
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Russia says it will resume talks on ending Ukraine war
The United States and Russia say they are ready to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine. Earlier, Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a retired US schoolteacher, who had been held in custody since 2022. We speak to Mr Hubbard's American lawyer, Martin De Luca. Also on the programme: the head of…
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21/10/2026
Keira and Eddie are surveying the damaged trees at the Community Orchard the day after the storm. Many trees have been destroyed and there are hundreds of apples to collect before they start to rot. Keira’s glad to have mild injuries, enough to allow her off school for the day. Eddie comments on...
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Witkoff praises Putin as 'a humanitarian'
Russia has released a retired American teacher who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff. Mr Witkoff praised the decision, calling Mr Putin "a humanitarian", while also thanking him for a diesel deal that has angered Kyiv's...
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Ukraine talks: Trump envoy meets Putin
The Kremlin says President Putin is ready in principle to resume three-way peace talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia in mid-November. But a Kremlin spokesperson said Ukrainian and European plans lacked substance. Also in the programme: How Mahvash Sabet, a prisoner from Iran's Baha'i…
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What you need to know as Ebola reaches Nigeria
Nigeria's Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate has confirmed their first Ebola case, which also marks the Bundibugyo strain's entry into West Africa. The patient is reported to have visited Uganda, though authorities in Kampala say she also visted the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is the...
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India’s biggest share sale
India telecoms company Jio Platforms has launched what is expected to be the country’s biggest ever share sale. The company, which is part of Reliance Industries and backed by India’s second richest man, Mukesh Ambani, aims to raise around $3.2bn in its initial public offering (IPO). Also…
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NHS dental system is ‘not viable’, says British Dental Association – what can be done for patients who can’t pay to go private?
Nolan talks to dentist Paul Brennan, DUP MLA Diane Dodds and SDLP's Colin McGrath
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Zelensky says US intelligence sharing is back on
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says intelligence on early warning systems for Russian strikes "works now", and that he is thankful to the US. After meeting President Zelensky, Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff is now in Russia to share peace proposals with President Putin. Also: We…
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The dolphin whisperer of the Amazon
Deep in the Amazon jungle, pink river dolphins are under threat from pollution, deforestation, illegal mining and climate change. As a powerful El Niño looms, raising fears of drought and extreme heat, renowned Colombian scientist Fernando Trujillo is racing to protect them. His solution combines...
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Money Box Live: Saving for Your Future Self
There can be a lot of financial pressures when you're first starting out in your career, paying the rent, saving for a home and clearing student debt to name just a few. So the idea of saving for a retirement that's decades away can seem like a very low priority. Research fromthe People's...
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Donald Trump puts pressure on President Zelensky
With Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities intensifying, we examine Ukraine's resistance to making a deal to end the war. Also on the programme: The UK is to help defend Saudi Arabia by intercepting drones and missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels. Why does such a wealthy country need British fire...
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Cost of Living Dominates US Midterms
With two weeks until the US midterm elections, Luke Wilson examines how rising living costs could influence voters and what the latest economic figures reveal. Also, Netflix reports its latest results after a difficult few months marked by job cuts and executive departures. And could Africa's...
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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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