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India's sportswomen playing to be seen
How sport is giving some young women in India a way out of child marriage.
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09/02/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Gaza: Rafah border crossing reopens
The reopening of the 'lifeline to the world' has brought relief to sick Palestinians.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Where do forever chemicals come from?
New research on how forever chemicals get into our environment.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Life Scientific: Eleanor Schofield
Materials scientist Eleanor Schofield on conserving a 500-year-old wooden warship.
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Do multiple choice questions make us biased?
CrowdScience listener Griffith asks why a multiple choice quiz answer is rarely ‘a’.
09/02/2026 03:01 GMT
Family Friendly Cities
We look at how two cities are trying to improve life for families
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China's Population 'Rhinoceros'
Why China's shrinking population is like a charging rhino: dangerous and unavoidable
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Researching the lives of women in the past
Two genealogists who help people find long-lost relatives
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Jimmy Lai is sentenced to twenty years in prison
It's the harshest punishment yet handed out under the strict Hong Kong security law
09/02/2026 06:01 GMT
Lai's lawyer calls on world to free Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years
09/02/2026 07:01 GMT
Hong Kong court jails pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Lai gets 20 years after he was found guilty of national security offences in December
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Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, South African health minister: The fight against HIV/AIDS continues.
Mayeni Jones speaks to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, South African health minister
09/02/2026 08:30 GMT
Is Poland’s “economic miracle” for real?
The country's economy is expected to be the fastest-growing in Europe this year
The discovery of nerve growth factor
In 1952, Italian scientist Dr Rita Levi-Montalcini made a crucial discovery
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Creating Mr Men and the Austrian wine scandal
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes
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Live in Washington DC
We preview how the US may further reshuffle the world order, in front of a live audience.
09/02/2026 12:01 GMT
I bought Macclesfield FC while drunk and it saved my life
When Rob Smethurst was gripped by addiction, building a football club helped him get out
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Former Hong Kong media tycoon sentenced to decades in prison
Jimmy Lai was found guilty of foreign collusion and publishing seditious material
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Nikkei hits record after Takaichi victory
Japanese stocks surge after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election win
09/02/2026 16:01 GMT
Hong Kong's pro-democracy tycoon sentenced to 20 years
A court in Hong Kong sentenced Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison
09/02/2026 17:01 GMT
British PM’s future hangs in balance
Sir Keir is facing scrutiny about appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain’s US ambassador
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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The Life Scientific: AP De Silva
Photochemist AP De Silva on engineering molecular sensors to revolutionise healthcare
09/02/2026 21:01 GMT
British prime minister fights for political survival
Keir Starmer's judgment questioned over appointee's links to Jeffrey Epstein
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Social media on trial in LA
A Los Angeles trial targets Meta & Google over alleged teen addiction by app design.
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