World Service Schedule

Fermented foods: A beginner's guide

Discover the basics of fermented food. How to make it and what it's doing in our guts.

The Media Show: Netflix’s skyscraper live stunt

Is a live broadcast of a climber on a skyscraper without a rope the future of television?

Is Europe toughening its stance on Trump?

John Simpson analyses EU-US relations after the row over Greenland

30/01/2026 01:06 GMT

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

How the Minnesota shooting set off a TikTok censorship debate

Why some TikTok users think the app is censoring Trump-critical content

30/01/2026 02:06 GMT

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

China's AI progress

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

I was acting in a Shakespeare play and got stabbed on stage

Olly Hawes was mid-performance when a fight scene using real knives went horribly wrong

The Kaohsiung Incident

On 10 December 1979, pro-democracy activists clashed with police in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

30/01/2026 04:06 GMT

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

Jesus in a shop doorway

A former addict and gangster turns his past into a life of faith.

Venezuela opens oil industry to private investors

The move was demanded by the US after it captured President Maduro earlier this month.

Oil industry in Venezuela opens to private investors

A law signed by Venezuela's interim president reverses decades of tight state control.

Venezuela: New law opens market to foreign investment

The move was demanded by the US after it captured President Maduro earlier this month

Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: We're fighting to survive

Nick Robinson speaks to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, about the ongoing war with Russia

The man who built Africa's largest AI firm

Tunisian entrepreneur Karim Beguir founded Instadeep with two laptops and $2000

Ötzi: The Iceman of Bolzano

In September 1991, two German hikers found a 5,000-year-old mummy in a glacier

30/01/2026 09:06 GMT

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

Should we rethink navigating by GPS?

GPS is vulnerable to interference, so how can we make navigating at sea safer?

Are you still with us?

China’s viral app has us contemplating the science of connection.

30/01/2026 11:06 GMT

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

How Palantir became indispensable

The software firm has become the go-to-tool for governments worldwide

Outlook Mixtape: Master keys

A key to a gothic mystery, classical keys at the Grammys and a locksmith’s keys to love

Ötzi: The Iceman of Bolzano

In September 1991, two German hikers found a 5,000-year-old mummy in a glacier

30/01/2026 13:06 GMT

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

Jesus in a shop doorway

A former addict and gangster turns his past into a life of faith.

Iran says it's ready for talks

Iran's foreign minister says Tehran ready for talks with US on basis of mutual respect

Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: We're fighting to survive

Nick Robinson speaks to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, about the ongoing war with Russia

The man who built Africa's largest AI firm

Tunisian entrepreneur Karim Beguir founded Instadeep with two laptops and $2000

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Fed Chair

The former Federal Reserve governor has been a critic of America's central bank

Iran's foreign minister in Turkey for talks

Abbas Araghchi has again said his country is ready for talks with the United States

More than three million pages of Epstein files released

More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included in the latest batch

Outlook Mixtape: Master keys

A key to a gothic mystery, classical keys at the Grammys and a locksmith’s keys to love

Ötzi: The Iceman of Bolzano

In September 1991, two German hikers found a 5,000-year-old mummy in a glacier

30/01/2026 19:06 GMT

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

2026/01/30 GMT

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

ICE in Minnesota

How life has changed since Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived

Why do I tan more in the US?

Namrata tans more in Boston than in India, and she wants to know why

Epstein files: US Justice Department releases 3 million pages

The release is the largest to date and includes emails, videos and images

30/01/2026 22:06 GMT

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

Trump nominates next US Federal Reserve chair

President Trump chooses Kevin Warsh to lead the US Fed

Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: We're fighting to survive

Nick Robinson speaks to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, about the ongoing war with Russia

Jesus in a shop doorway

A former addict and gangster turns his past into a life of faith.