World Service Schedule

Autism, empathy and psychopaths

Why society must rethink the damaging stereotypes about autistic people and low empathy

Why are global cases of measles rising?

What is causing the rise of measles cases around the world?

Are we dating the same person?

How a Facebook group exposing cheating boyfriends triggered an explicit retaliation

The 5-19 football riot in China in 1985

Hong Kong inflicted an unexpected footballing defeat on China at the World Cup qualifier

18/05/2025 01:06 GMT

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Listening to your body's signals

We explore what interoception is and how we can listen to internal signals in our body

Women warriors

Against all the odds, why do women want to the military?

Evacuating Gaza's sick children

Fergal Keane travels with two young cancer patients as they head to Jordan for treatment.

What’s next for Gaza?

John Simpson examines the Israeli government’s plans for Gaza

18/05/2025 04:06 GMT

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

Autism, empathy and psychopaths

Why society must rethink the damaging stereotypes about autistic people and low empathy

Possible ceasefire deal in Gaza

Hamas reportedly ready to free nine hostages in ceasefire deal

Pivotal elections taking place in eastern Europe

Voters in Romania and Poland go to the polls amid the war in Ukraine

Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

The talks come as the Israeli army continues its newest offensive in Gaza

Evacuating Gaza's sick children

Fergal Keane travels with two young cancer patients as they head to Jordan for treatment.

Snackification: Our love affair with snacks

How did snacking start and why do we do it?

Helping Chile’s stolen children

How a small NGO is helping people in Chile to trace their birth families

Ukraine, the war and TikTok

How the war in Ukraine is portrayed on social media

18/05/2025 10:06 GMT

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

Are we dating the same person?

How a Facebook group exposing cheating boyfriends triggered an explicit retaliation

How dead is the internet?

We investigate the claim that bots make up 50% of internet traffic

Living in Kashmir

What’s it like to live in one of the most disputed regions on Earth?

Syria: Return to ruins

After 13 years of civil war, what awaits Syrians returning to their homes?

Dozens more killed in Gaza amid ceasefire talks

There are reports that all public hospitals in the north of Gaza are out of service

18/05/2025 18:06 GMT

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

Serbian singer-songwriter Luke Black

Creating music inspired by video games, and life after Eurovision

Enduring it all

We're looking at the science that helps you put one foot in front of the other.

Exit polls suggest pro-EU candidate will win Romanian election

Centrist Nicusor Dan is the projected winner in the country’s presidential race

What makes a good climate novel?

A new climate fiction prize has been launched in the UK. We talk to the Nigerian winner.

The children with a digital school teacher

The classroom tablet revolution in Malawi - plus the boy who brought anime to Pakistan.

People who love the six tiny dots of Braille

Braille is celebrating 200 years. We hear your on a celebratory documentary

18/05/2025 22:06 GMT

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

Ukraine, the war and TikTok

How the war in Ukraine is portrayed on social media

Evacuating Gaza's sick children

Fergal Keane travels with two young cancer patients as they head to Jordan for treatment.

Vaccinating rabies’ reservoir dogs

Can the WHO’s Zero by 2030 be achieved for dog-mediated rabies?