World Service Schedule

Taking a fresh look at women’s designer shoes

Women making footwear that platforms the skills and culture of Egypt and India

The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie

An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there

27/01/2026 01:06 GMT

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

Is Cuba next?

Why the US capture of Nicolas Maduro spells trouble for Cuba.

27/01/2026 02:06 GMT

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

Nigeria: Killings, land and cattle

Inside a conflict that’s fuelled controversial claims of “Christian genocide”

My dad’s video tape connected me to his lost life

Soon after the Bosnian war, Alisa Smajlović received a VHS tape from her missing father

John Logie Baird invents television

On 26 January 1926, John Logie Baird demonstrated the prototype for television

27/01/2026 04:06 GMT

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

Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle of artists

Sheetal Parmar on the work of Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee and her Circle

Minneapolis mayor asks for an end to ICE local operations

The mayor, Jacob Frey, says he has held a positive conversation with President Trump

Immigration chief likely to depart Minneapolis

The decision by President Trump may indicate move away from aggressive federal action

The figurehead of the mass deportation, Bovino, to leave Minneapolis

The Mayor of Minneapolis says he's held a positive conversation with President Trump

Helping prisoners become better parents

An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents

How country music became cool

Streaming of the genre in the US rose by nearly 110% in the five years to 2024

The liberation of Auschwitz

In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp

27/01/2026 09:06 GMT

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

Nigeria: Killings, land and cattle

Inside a conflict that’s fuelled controversial claims of “Christian genocide”

Actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho

Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent

27/01/2026 11:06 GMT

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

The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs

How a series of attacks on Russian apartments helped propel Putin’s rise to power.

The man trying to protect rice from extinction

Debal Deb has spent 30 years collecting, growing and sharing 1492 rare types of rice.

The liberation of Auschwitz

In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp

27/01/2026 13:06 GMT

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

Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle of artists

Sheetal Parmar on the work of Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee and her Circle

India and EU announce the 'mother of all trade deals'

It comes after nearly two decades of on-off talks

Helping prisoners become better parents

An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents

How country music became cool

Streaming of the genre in the US rose by nearly 110% in the five years to 2024

India and EU agree game-changing trade deal

India and the EU announce a landmark trade deal amid trade tensions with the US.

Minnesota: Border patrol commander to leave the city

Trump's border tsar Tom Homan is coming to the city to take over on-the-ground operations

Nipah virus outbreak in India triggers airport screenings

Five healthcare workers in West Bengal have been infected by the virus

The man trying to protect rice from extinction

Debal Deb has spent 30 years collecting, growing and sharing 1492 rare types of rice.

The liberation of Auschwitz

In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp

27/01/2026 19:06 GMT

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

2026/01/27 GMT

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

Nigeria: Killings, land and cattle

Inside a conflict that’s fuelled controversial claims of “Christian genocide”

China's AI progress

It's been a year since China's DeepSeek AI-chatbot shook the tech world.

Trump 'border tsar' arrives in Minnesota

Tom Homan arrives in Minnesota for immigration enforcement talks with state officials

27/01/2026 22:06 GMT

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

India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals'

After two decades, India and the European Union have announced a trade deal

Helping prisoners become better parents

An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents

Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle of artists

Sheetal Parmar on the work of Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee and her Circle