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The Newsroom
08/10/2023 04:06 GMT
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BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 04:30 GMT
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Weekend
Israel warns Gaza residents to leave ahead of retaliatory strikes
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The Israeli army says fighting with Palestinian militants continues inside its territory. Show more
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Weekend
Israel trying to regain full control of territory after attack
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Several Palestinian fighters are reported to have been killed in the fighting. Show more
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Weekend
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue
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Ground offensive widely expected as Israel steps up its retaliation following attack. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
How Portugal deals with drugs
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Has a new approach really reduced the harm drugs cause? Plus: Turkey reacts to a new attack by the PKK; the women demining South Sudan; trading over the China-Kyrgyzstan border Show more
BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 08:30 GMT
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Music Life
Confronting expectations with Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge
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Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge talk about whether the world needs any more new music, and if “retro mania” is stopping rock music from evolving. Show more
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The Newsroom
08/10/2023 10:06 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 10:30 GMT
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More or Less
Are half the words in English from French?
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We ask whether almost half the words in the English language are of French origin. Show more
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BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 11:30 GMT
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The Global Jigsaw
Wagner after Prigozhin
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What next for the notorious Wagner group after the plane crash that wiped out its leadership? This is a story with many unknowns. Show more
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Newshour
08/10/2023 12:06 GMT: Israel to evacuate its residents near Gaza border
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Fighting between Israeli military and Palestinian militants continues in Israel. Show more
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BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 13:30 GMT
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The Climate Question
How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?
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We report from a Maasai digging project in the greater Horn of Africa. The drought there is the worst for 40 years, made 100 times more likely by climate change. Show more
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Music Life
Confronting expectations with Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge
34 minutes on BBC World Service News Internet
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Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge talk about whether the world needs any more new music, and if “retro mania” is stopping rock music from evolving. Show more
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World Book Club
Michael Chabon: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
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American writer Michael Chabon talks about his 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Show more
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HARDtalk
Lord Deben: Is short-term politics undermining climate action?
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Conservative politician and former UK environment minister Lord Deben. Is political short-termism undermining climate action? Show more
BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 17:30 GMT
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Pick of the World
The world's first ever cat cafe
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Inside the world’s very first cat cafe in Taiwan in 1998. The Rock, a Zimbabwean wrestler and a story fit for Hollywood. Plus, the Indian boy with record-breaking long hair.
Over to You
Advanced medical science and irregular migration
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How The Evidence looked at something that affects millions of us - allergies. Plus, how Business Daily tackled irregular migration through the lens of finance. Show more
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The Newsroom
08/10/2023 18:06 GMT
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08/10/2023 18:30 GMT
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Unspun World with John Simpson
Are democracies hindering the fight against climate change?
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Short-term politics gets in the way of dealing with an ever-warming planet. The BBC's climate editor, Justin Rowlatt, on the problems with how democracies tackle climate change. Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Complete shutdown
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How would it feel wake up years later? After the US narrowly avoided a government shutdown, we look at how complicated systems - such as living things - can just press pause. Show more
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Newshour
08/10/2023 20:06 GMT: Israel declares war on Hamas after militants kill hundreds in Israel incursions
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The latest from Israel and Gaza where a full-scale war follows attacks by Hamas militants Show more
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The Climate Question
How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?
27 minutes on BBC World Service News Internet
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We report from a Maasai digging project in the greater Horn of Africa. The drought there is the worst for 40 years, made 100 times more likely by climate change. Show more
BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 21:30 GMT
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Over to You
Advanced medical science and irregular migration
9 minutes on BBC World Service News Internet
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How The Evidence looked at something that affects millions of us - allergies. Plus, how Business Daily tackled irregular migration through the lens of finance. Show more
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The Newsroom
08/10/2023 22:06 GMT
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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.
BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 22:30 GMT
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From Our Own Correspondent
How Portugal deals with drugs
23 minutes on BBC World Service News Internet
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Has a new approach really reduced the harm drugs cause? Plus: Turkey reacts to a new attack by the PKK; the women demining South Sudan; trading over the China-Kyrgyzstan border Show more
BBC News Summary
08/10/2023 23:30 GMT
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The Newsroom
09/10/2023 00:06 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
09/10/2023 00:30 GMT
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The Newsroom
09/10/2023 01:06 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
09/10/2023 01:30 GMT
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People Fixing The World
Coconuts fixing the world
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How coconut husks are being used to prevent plastic waste and protect the forest. Show more
BBC News Summary
09/10/2023 02:30 GMT
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The Newsroom
09/10/2023 03:06 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
09/10/2023 03:30 GMT
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The Conversation
Women in Beirut: Facing up to the climate crisis
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Lebanon is deeply affected by the climate crisis and by high levels of pollution. Kim Chakanetsa meets two women who work with local communities to change this. Show more