World Service Schedule

How does heat affect our health?

Why is it so hard to understand the effects a warming world has on our health?

US and German talks

German Chancellor to hold talks with President Donald Trump

05/06/2025 01:06 GMT

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The riddle of Iranian cinema

Award-winning film-maker Maryam Keshavarz unravels the defiant world of Iranian cinema

I was a stay-at-home mum until I stood for president

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya likely won the 2020 Belarusian presidential election

Favela life: The diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus

In 1960, the diary of a poor Brazilian mum became an international bestseller.

05/06/2025 03:06 GMT

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

The buyers

We speak to three professional buyers about finding the best food at the best price

Trump travel ban on citizens of 12 countries

The ban primarily effects African and Middle Eastern countries

Trump signs travel ban targetting 12 countries

African and Asian countries, include Afghanistan, Iran, and Somalia.

Gaza: Food distribution hubs to remain closed

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says its hubs won't open this morning as planned.

Are diamonds forever in Botswana?

Is Botswana’s mined diamond industry in trouble ?

The business of not dying

Why billionaires are investing big in longevity tech

The discovery of the first exoplanets

In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system

05/06/2025 08:06 GMT

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

The riddle of Iranian cinema

Award-winning film-maker Maryam Keshavarz unravels the defiant world of Iranian cinema

The Media Show: Can NPR survive Trump’s cuts?

CEO of US public radio sets out survival strategy

Netanyahu’s media squeeze

The Israeli government’s push to transform the media landscape

05/06/2025 10:06 GMT

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

The buyers

We speak to three professional buyers about finding the best food at the best price

The man who woke up in the future

When Dr Pier Piccioni woke up after a car accident, 12 years of his life had been erased

The discovery of the first exoplanets

In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system

05/06/2025 12:06 GMT

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

Exercise and immunotherapy improving cancer outcomes

The impact exercise and a new immunotherapy drug regime is having for cancer patients.

President Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering the US

Those banned include people from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Haiti and Sudan.

Are diamonds forever in Botswana?

Is Botswana’s mined diamond industry in trouble ?

Nintendo's long-awaited Switch 2 has been released worldwide

Fans queue overnight for the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2

Reaction to Trump's new travel ban

Donald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US for citizens from 12 countries

German chancellor in Washington

Friedrich Merz is meeting Donald Trump at the White House

The man who woke up in the future

When Dr Pier Piccioni woke up after a car accident, 12 years of his life had been erased

The discovery of the first exoplanets

In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system

05/06/2025 18:06 GMT

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

2025/06/05 GMT

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

The riddle of Iranian cinema

Award-winning film-maker Maryam Keshavarz unravels the defiant world of Iranian cinema

Potential fungal 'Agroterror'?

What is Fusarium graminearum and why were scientists allegedly smuggling it into the US?

Trump and Musk in furious public spat

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are having a furious and personal public row

Are diamonds forever in Botswana?

Is Botswana’s mined diamond industry in trouble ?

The buyers

We speak to three professional buyers about finding the best food at the best price

05/06/2025 22:06 GMT

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

Tensions rise as Trump and Musk clash following White House exit

Trump: “I’m very disappointed in Elon.”

The Media Show: Can NPR survive Trump’s cuts?

CEO of US public radio sets out survival strategy

Trump-backed conservative wins Polish presidential vote

John Simpson analyses what Karol Nawrocki’s victory means for Poland’s government