Skip to content
Watch Live
British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
  • Documentaries
Watch Live

Taking your cause on the road

19 May 2015
Mark JohansonFeatures correspondent
News imageJoseph Michael Kai-tsu Liu Roqueni Running to the end of the worldJoseph Michael Kai-tsu Liu Roqueni
Running to the end of the world
Giving
Personal Finance
Careers
Good Business

Watch
News imageMeta to settle social media case

Social media settlement 'huge relief for Meta', expert says

Meta has reached a settlement with US states to pay up to $16.68bn in its child safety court case. 

Opening Bell
News imageVineyard thriving beside active volcano

The vineyard flourishing beside Europe's most active volcano

Dara Ó Briain meets winemakers in Sicily who explain how Mount Etna makes their grapes one of a kind.

BBC Select
News imageInside San Francisco's iconic fortune cookie factory

Inside San Francisco's iconic fortune cookie factory

The Travel Show visits North America's oldest Chinatown where 8,000 fortune cookies are made every day.

The Travel Show
News imageWall Street muted as borrowing costs rise

Markets shrug off treasury bond buyback scheme

Edward Yardeni of Yardeni Research says the US government is taxing too little and spending too much.

Opening Bell
News imageWhy have North American overdose deaths dropped so sharply?

Why have North American overdose deaths dropped so sharply?

A new paper tries to explain why fentanyl overdoses began plummeting in the US and Canada in the middle of 2023.

Katty Kay
News imageThe race to build a hydrogen-powered future

The race to build a hydrogen-powered future

Tech Now goes to Texas to find out how researchers are developing hydrogen-powered cars.

Tech Now
News imageUS national debt passes $40tn

Expert warns of 'bear market for debt'

As US debt passes $40tn, George Schultze of Schultze Asset Management says the numbers are concerning.

Opening Bell
News imageIn search of the rare fish owl in Turkey's mountains

In search of the rare fish owl in Turkey's mountains

Once feared as a symbol of bad luck by locals, the elusive brown fish owl is one of Turkey's rarest birds.

Travel
News imageStock markets open higher

US Treasury boosts bond buyback scheme

Wall Street has opened higher, after the US Treasury said it would more than double its bond buybacks.

Opening Bell
News imageThe medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings

The medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings

After 500 years in Greenland, the Norse vanished, leaving behind one of medieval Europe's greatest mysteries.

Discover the World
News imageThe ancient rainforest located in the UK

Inside one of the UK's last surviving ancient rainforests

Formed over thousands of years, these woodlands in Wales are bursting with life on centuries-old trees.

BBC Select
News imageWall Street muted as consumer show resilience

Wall Street muted as retail sales drop

Skyler Weinand, Chief Investment Officer at Regan Capital, says consumers have shown resilience this year.

Opening Bell
News imageThe hidden forest stretching 200 miles beneath the ocean

The hidden forest stretching 200 miles beneath the ocean

The Travel Show visits California to find a thriving ecosystem beneath America's iconic West Coast.

The Travel Show
News imageThe alarming rise of perfectionism among young people

The alarming rise of perfectionism among young people

Fears about not being perfect jumped 40% in 35 years, and the rise began before smart phones social media.

Katty Kay
News imageInside the Esports World Cup

The million-dollar global spectacle of Esports World Cup

Tech Now goes behind-the-scenes to explore the tournament bringing together the world's top gamers in Paris.

Tech Now
News imageThe captivating mating ritual of desert Scorpions at night

The captivating mating ritual of desert Scorpions at night

In the deserts of the American Southwest, David Attenborough observes the nocturnal mating ritual of scorpions.

BBC Select
News imageUS inflation cooled slightly

Muted US inflation 'making Fed rate hike less likely'

Ron Sanchez of Fiduciary Trust International says new US inflation data gives the Fed breathing room on rates.

Opening Bell
News imageSequence 01 00 07 23 19 Still003

MK-Ultra: The CIA's secret pursuit of 'mind control'

In the early days of the Cold War, the CIA created a secret programme intended to find ways of mind control.

History
News imageNvidia decides to invest $500 billion in AI

Nvidia teams up with Wall Street on $500bn AI financing deal

James Demmert of Main Street Research says 'circular financing' could get investors into trouble in the long run.

Opening Bell
News imageThe Royal Family and paparazzi boom

The secret paparazzi images that shocked the Royal Family

Photographing the Queen was once restricted until a photographer in the late 1950s caused a paparazzi boom.

BBC Select

More from the BBC
10 hrs ago
News imageStock photo shows two people lying on a bed using smartphones, plugged into electrical outlets.

Household energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October

A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £60 a year more, regulator Ofgem says.

10 hrs ago
10 hrs ago
News imageA woman trims a hedge whilst wearing goggles

What will the energy cap changes mean for my bills?

The regulator Ofgem says the price cap will increase by 4% in October for millions of households.

10 hrs ago
11 hrs ago
News imageStock photo shows a person ironing a T shirt in front of a window in their kitchen, next to a plug socket and with the washing machine behind them.

Why high energy bills look like they are here to stay

The government is under pressure to support billpayers when domestic energy prices predicted to rise further.

11 hrs ago
22 hrs ago
News imageTwo happy smiling school children on their way to school wearing blue school uniforms

Back to school: How parents can save on uniform costs

From baby banks to supermarket deals, there are many ways parents can ease the back-to-school burden.

22 hrs ago
2 days ago
News imageNew 10p coin in the palm of someone's hand with one coin on the side showing an image of King Charles and dated 2026, with another coin on the reverse side showing a capercaillie.

New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?

The coin has been designed to feature King Charles III and a Scottish grouse close to extinction.

2 days ago

British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
  • Documentaries
  • Weather
  • BBC Shop
  • BritBox

The BBC is in multiple languages

Read the BBC In your own language

BBC News Brasil
BBC News Mundo (Spanish)
BBC News မြန်မာ (Burmese)
BBC News 中文 (Chinese)
BBC News Indonesia
BBC News 코리아 (Korean)
BBC News ไทย (Thai)
BBC News Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
BBC News Azərbaycanca (Azeri)
BBC News Magyarul (Hungarian)
BBC News Кыргыз Кызматы (Kyrgyz)
BBC News Polska (Polish)
BBC News România (Romanian)
BBC News Русская служба (Russian)
BBC News na srpskom (Serbian)
BBC News Україна (Ukrainian)
BBC News O'zbek (Uzbek)
BBC News عربي (Arabic)
BBC News فارسی (Persian)
BBC News Türkçe (Turkish)
BBC News বাংলা (Bengali)
BBC News دری (Dari)
BBC News ગુજરાતી (Gujarati)
BBC News हिन्दी (Hindi)
BBC News मराठी (Marathi)
BBC News नेपाली (Nepali)
BBC News සිංහල (Sinhala)
BBC News پښتو (Pashto)
BBC News ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
BBC News Afaan Oromoo
BBC News አማርኛ (Amharic)
BBC News Afrique (French)
BBC News Hausa
BBC News Gaelic NAIDHEACHDAN
BBC News Ìgbò
BBC News Japanese 日本語
BBC News Gahuza
BBC News Pidgin
BBC News Somali
BBC News Swahili
BBC News தமிழ் (Tamil)
BBC News తెలుగు (Telugu)
BBC News ትግርኛ (Tigrinya)
BBC News اردو (Urdu)
BBC News Yorùbá
BBC News World Service
Follow BBC on:
  • Terms of Use
  • Subscription Terms
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Contact the BBC
  • Advertise with us
  • Do not share or sell my info
  • BBC.com Help & FAQs
  • Content Index
  • Set Preferred Source

Copyright 2026 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

You might also like:

news | sport | weather | worklife | travel | future | culture | world | business | technology