Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
Find out how to listen to other BBC stations
Skip to:
Belgium’s royal affair and Montenegro gains independence
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
26/05/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
26/05/2026 00:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
26/05/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Ebola: How worried should the world be?
The WHO says the Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than originally thought
26/05/2026 01:01 GMT
26/05/2026 01:06 GMT
26/05/2026 01:30 GMT
Sierra Leone: The diamond that saved a thousand lives
The diamond that brought light, a school and healthcare to one African village
26/05/2026 02:01 GMT
I was one of 15 wives, until art helped me escape
How the skills she learnt as a child gave Nigerian artist Mama Nike a way out
The Mexican song that captivated lovers during World War II
In 1944, Besame Mucho topped the charts with its daring plea for a passionate kiss
26/05/2026 03:01 GMT
26/05/2026 03:06 GMT
26/05/2026 03:30 GMT
Sydney fireworks, the return
Behind the scenes of the Sydney fireworks
26/05/2026 04:01 GMT
US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran
US Central Command said in a statement the strikes were taken in "self-defence"
26/05/2026 05:01 GMT
US attacks Iranian missile launch sites and ships trying to lay mines
Iran says it had downed what it called a "hostile" stealth drone
26/05/2026 06:01 GMT
America's top diplomat says Iran deal still possible despite strikes
US military said it attacked Iranian missile launch sites and ships trying to lay mines
26/05/2026 07:01 GMT
The dogs that bring hope
Rescued street dogs in Uganda help survivors find comfort, healing and renewed hope.
26/05/2026 07:30 GMT
Biohacking: Where fad meets finance?
The industry that promises to optimise you with supplements, treatments and gadgets
Mexico: The election that ended one‑party rule
In 2000, Vicente Fox won the Mexican presidency, ending 71 years of one‑party rule
26/05/2026 08:01 GMT
26/05/2026 08:06 GMT
26/05/2026 08:30 GMT
26/05/2026 09:01 GMT
Sandra Oh, star of Killing Eve and Grey’s Anatomy
Killing Eve star Sandra Oh on her UK Theatrical debut
26/05/2026 10:01 GMT
26/05/2026 10:06 GMT
26/05/2026 10:30 GMT
Is the US losing the EV race?
Through brands like BYD, China has become the global leader in electric vehicles.
26/05/2026 11:01 GMT
Nobody wanted to work with me, now I make hit records
Blind music producer Cobhams Asuquo faced discrimination until he showed how good he was
26/05/2026 12:01 GMT
26/05/2026 12:06 GMT
26/05/2026 12:30 GMT
26/05/2026 13:01 GMT
US launches strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
Iran has issued a new warning, after the US carried out air strikes
26/05/2026 14:01 GMT
26/05/2026 14:30 GMT
Former F1 boss on Ferrari's electric gamble
Ferrari's share prices have dipped about 7% since the company announced it's new EV.
26/05/2026 15:01 GMT
Ebola needs 'swift response' to prevent catastrophe
The director-general of the WHO is due to arrive in DR Congo today
26/05/2026 16:01 GMT
Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
The US has carried out new attacked on Iran, saying they are "self-defence strikes"
26/05/2026 17:01 GMT
26/05/2026 18:01 GMT
26/05/2026 18:06 GMT
26/05/2026 18:30 GMT
2026/05/26 GMT
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
26/05/2026 19:01 GMT
26/05/2026 19:30 GMT
Teaching in the AI world
What is the role of a teacher once AI arrives in the school classroom?
26/05/2026 20:01 GMT
Iran accuses US of breaching ceasefire
Iran accused the US of breaching their ceasefire, warning it was ready to retaliate
26/05/2026 21:01 GMT
26/05/2026 21:30 GMT
26/05/2026 22:01 GMT
26/05/2026 22:06 GMT
26/05/2026 22:30 GMT
BP sack boss over 'bullying' behaviour
Oil Giant BP has fired its chairman over his 'bullying' behaviour
26/05/2026 23:01 GMT
