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Are there benefits to taking vitamin D? A controversial Dutch scheme paying alcoholics in beer to clean civic areas; Does the Turkish dieting industry need more regulation? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Survival, Solitude and Singing
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
American mudslide survivor; the babies named with a tune; the young sheep farmer living alone and making films under fire in Syria. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
A Joyful Noise
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Car horns, national anthems and calypso - a cacophony of stories from correspondents around the world, including dispatches from India, Switzerland, Spain, Guyana and Abu Dhabi. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Clive Lawton tells the story of two of the most famous Old Testament Prophets, Isaiah and Jonah. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Will the clutter and chatter of the modern world crowd out those precious moments when we need to be on our own? With Eleanor Catton, Diana Senechal and Yiyun Li. Show more
Witness History
The Legalisation of Solidarity
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In April 1989 the Polish trade union Solidarity was legalised once again, after eight years of operating underground. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Global Business
Has the Book a Future?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Amid mergers, ebooks, and self-publishing, the book business is in the throes of upheaval. From the London Book Fair Peter Day asks: can books survive, and if so, how? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Paul Bakibinga travels to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to explore the lives and experiences of people from three different communities. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Russia condemns alleged right-wing attack in E. Ukraine; South Africa's femicide problem; new tallest building.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Kepler 186F Sperm and egg, Facebook, Russian Science;Peter Higgs; Alcoholics
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
NASA announce the latest Kepler-mission discovery. A new Earth-like planet has been discovered. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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How Boston has changed in the aftermath of last year’s Marathon bombings. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Survival, Solitude and Singing
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
American mudslide survivor; the babies named with a tune; the young sheep farmer living alone and making films under fire in Syria. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
New York has suffered several disasters in recent years. Lu Olkowski meets many New Yorkers who are busily preparing for the next one. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Global Business
Has the Book a Future?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Amid mergers, ebooks, and self-publishing, the book business is in the throes of upheaval. From the London Book Fair Peter Day asks: can books survive, and if so, how? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Released journalist 'really happy'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Didier Francois ordeal; Easter in South Waziristan; Boxer Rubin Carter dies
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Writer-director Biyi Bandele on his debut film, Half of a Yellow Sun, and his hopes for the Nigerian film industry. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Trending
What it Takes to Make a YouTube Star
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
When FouseyTube hit two million YouTube subscribers in April it’s creator celebrated by jumping out of a plane. BBC Trending finds out about the man behind the entertainer. Show more
Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others? This edition of More or Less explores our emotional connection to numbers with author Alex Bellos. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Peter Higgs opens up to Jim Al-Khalili, admitting that at first he failed to realise the full significance of the Higgs boson. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Survival, Solitude and Singing
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
American mudslide survivor; the babies named with a tune; the young sheep farmer living alone and making films under fire in Syria. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Around the world millions of people believe their lives are governed by the position of the sun, moon and planets but why do we read horoscopes? Show more
Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others? This edition of More or Less explores our emotional connection to numbers with author Alex Bellos. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Will the clutter and chatter of the modern world crowd out those precious moments when we need to be on our own? With Eleanor Catton, Diana Senechal and Yiyun Li. Show more
Over to You
Coverage of Oscar Pistorius
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is the BBC focusing too much on Pistorius and not enough on other African stories? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism; Russian Science Discussion; Birds in the Gulf of Mexico; Kepler-186f Earth Size Planet Show more
