The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
05/06/2023 04:06 GMT : Odisha train crash: Investigation into signal failure as death toll nears 300
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for years
Accident investigators in India are examining whether an electronic track management system could have malfunctioned, leading to the deadly train crash in Odisha State. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
05/06/2023 05:06 GMT : Odisha train crash: Investigation into signal failure as death toll nears 300
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for years
Accident investigators in India are examining whether an electronic track management system could have malfunctioned, leading to the deadly train crash in Odisha state. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
05/06/2023 06:06 GMT : Odisha train crash: Investigation into signal failure as death toll nears 300
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for years
Accident investigators in India are examining how an electronic track management system malfunctioned, leading to the deadly train crash in Odisha state. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Abdullah Mohtadi: What do Iran's Kurds want?
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Abdullah Mohtadi, the leader of the Iranian Kurdish political movement Komala. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
The US banking system on life support
18 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
When Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, the banking regulator, FDIC put the institution on life support and Tim Mayopoulus was brought in to run it while a buyer was found. Show more
Witness History
Inuit children taken from families
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In the early 1960s, the Canadian government launched an experimental programme to take academically promising Inuit children from their homes to be educated in Canada’s cities. 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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CrowdScience
Is there a connection between memory and speech?
28 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
CrowdScience listener Nyankami, from Kenya, wants to know why his friend with dementia has no problem speaking, despite experiencing memory loss from the illness. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The History Hour
Scaling Everest, the highest mountain in the world
52 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Everest in 1953.
We also hear about some of the tragic attempts to scale the mountain. 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.
The Conversation
Women in artificial intelligence
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Kim Chakanetsa meets two AI pioneers: Harvard data scientist Aleksandra Przegalińska and the founder of Women in AI Ethics, Mia Dand. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
After a storm, poet and artist Frieda Hughes found a baby magpie in her garden and brought him up. But how would she cope when the time came for him to fly free? Show more
Witness History
Inuit children taken from families
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In the early 1960s, the Canadian government launched an experimental programme to take academically promising Inuit children from their homes to be educated in Canada’s cities. 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.
CrowdScience
Is there a connection between memory and speech?
28 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
CrowdScience listener Nyankami, from Kenya, wants to know why his friend with dementia has no problem speaking, despite experiencing memory loss from the illness. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Russia says it has repelled a major attack by Ukrainian forces. Could this be start of Ukraine’s counter-offensive? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Abdullah Mohtadi: What do Iran's Kurds want?
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Abdullah Mohtadi, the leader of the Iranian Kurdish political movement Komala. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 05/06/2023 14:32 GMT : Saudi Arabia cuts oil output
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia said it would make cuts of a million barrels per day in July.
Other Opec+ members also cut production in an attempt to shore up prices. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2023/06/05 16:06 GMT: Sudan conflict: Giving birth in a warzone
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for years
A doctor in Sudan describes the conditions at her maternity ward in her hospital. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Inuit children taken from families
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In the early 1960s, the Canadian government launched an experimental programme to take academically promising Inuit children from their homes to be educated in Canada’s cities. 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.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
05/06/2023 20:06 GMT: Ukraine war: 'Offensive actions' under way in east, Kyiv says
50 minutes
on BBC World Service
Has the long-expected counter-offensive by Ukraine against Russia started? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The History Hour
Scaling Everest, the highest mountain in the world
52 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Everest in 1953.
We also hear about some of the tragic attempts to scale the mountain. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Apple released augmented reality headset
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Apple has unveiled a much-anticipated augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, in its first major hardware launch for almost a decade. 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.
The Documentary
Yellowstone: The first national park
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The pivotal role of art in the creation of Yellowstone, the world's first national park. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
After a storm, poet and artist Frieda Hughes found a baby magpie in her garden and brought him up. But how would she cope when the time came for him to fly free? Show more
Witness History
Inuit children taken from families
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In the early 1960s, the Canadian government launched an experimental programme to take academically promising Inuit children from their homes to be educated in Canada’s cities. 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.
In the Studio
Behind the scenes with Ken Loach
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The Old Oak will be Ken Loach's last feature film. Sharuna Sagar, joins the 86-year-old director on his swansong as he brings together his loyal team for one last time. Show more
