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16/12/2021 05:01 GMT
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Newsday
16/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Covid-19: Omnicron variant surge in South Korea
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South Korea has become the latest country to re-impose coronavirus restrictions in response to a surge of infections. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 06:01 GMT
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Newsday
16/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Highest daily Covid-19 cases recorded across the UK
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Official statistics show cases of the Omicron variant doubling every two days – much faster than previous variants. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 07:01 GMT
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Newsday
16/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Fears grow over the highly transmissible Omicron variant
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British top health officials say UK experience of the new Covid-19 strain is a warning to the world. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 08:01 GMT
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The Inquiry
Should we be worried about the return of inflation?
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As prices rise across the world, Tanya Beckett asks if this is a temporary blip owing to the pandemic or a longer lasting return of inflation. Should we be worried? Show more
BBC News Summary
16/12/2021 08:30 GMT
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Business Daily
The Turkish lira and red hot inflation
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The official inflation rate in Turkey is above 21% and the value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year. Show more
Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
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A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 09:01 GMT
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Assignment
The fake bitcoin mine
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The story of a cryptocurrency scam that cost two men in India their life savings, leaving them devastated. Show more
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16/12/2021 09:30 GMT
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Health Check
Omicron update
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Omicron update. And as New Zealand announce plans to ban cigarette sales to people born after 2008, Claudia reviews the psychological evidence. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 10:01 GMT
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The Forum
Don Quixote: Spanish masterpiece
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Why this centuries-old story of a deluded knight and his squire prefigures the modern novel. Show more
Sporting Witness
Bangladesh's football heroes
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How the national football team helped the country's fight for independence in 1971. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 11:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
16/12/2021 11:30 GMT
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The Food Chain
An alternative Christmas
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Japan's love affair with festive fried chicken and the story of a very Chinese Jewish Christmas. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 12:01 GMT
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Outlook
The father and daughter finding closure after a plane crash
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Gonzalo and Michelle Dussan say they have finally found closure after they survived a plane crash that killed 159 people, including members of their family. Show more
Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
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A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 13:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
16/12/2021 13:30 GMT
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BBC News
16/12/2021 14:01 GMT
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Newshour
16/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Turkey cuts rates despite spiralling inflation
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Turkey has cut interest rates for the fourth time in as many months, despite spiralling inflation and a currency crisis. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 15:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
16/12/2021 15:30 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 16/12/2021 15:32 GMT : Turkey cuts interest rates again
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We meet some of those affected by rising prices in Turkey as interest rates are cut again. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 16:01 GMT
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BBC OS
2021/12/16 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Omicron in Europe
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We'll compare the impact of the variant so far in different countries Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 17:01 GMT
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BBC News
16/12/2021 18:01 GMT
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Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
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A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 19:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
16/12/2021 19:30 GMT
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
BBC News
16/12/2021 20:01 GMT
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16/12/2021 20:30 GMT
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Science In Action
Omicron’s rapid replication rate
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Omicron replicates seventy times faster than earlier variants. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 21:01 GMT
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BBC News
16/12/2021 22:01 GMT
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Sports News
16/12/2021 GMT
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
BBC News Summary
16/12/2021 22:30 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 16/12/2021 22:32 GMT : Turkey cuts interest rates again
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We meet some of those affected by rising prices in Turkey as interest rates are cut again. Show more
BBC News
16/12/2021 23:01 GMT
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16/12/2021 23:30 GMT
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The Food Chain
An alternative Christmas
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Japan's love affair with festive fried chicken and the story of a very Chinese Jewish Christmas. Show more
BBC News
17/12/2021 00:01 GMT
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The Forum
Don Quixote: Spanish masterpiece
40 minutes
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Why this centuries-old story of a deluded knight and his squire prefigures the modern novel. Show more
Sporting Witness
Bangladesh's football heroes
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How the national football team helped the country's fight for independence in 1971. Show more
BBC News
17/12/2021 01:01 GMT
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Business Matters
US Congress passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
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The act forces importers of goods or ingredients made in Xinjiang to prove that coerced workers weren't involved in the manufacturing process. Show more
BBC News
17/12/2021 02:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
17/12/2021 02:30 GMT
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World Football
Champions! Atlas finally win the Mexican title
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We hear from fans of Atlas after their team won the Liga MX title for the first time since 1951. And we pay tribute to Argentina's Sergio Aguero following his retirement. Show more
BBC News
17/12/2021 03:01 GMT
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Outlook
The father and daughter finding closure after a plane crash
41 minutes
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Gonzalo and Michelle Dussan say they have finally found closure after they survived a plane crash that killed 159 people, including members of their family. Show more
Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
9 minutes
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A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
BBC News
17/12/2021 04:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
17/12/2021 04:30 GMT
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