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BBC Eye, from the BBC World Service, gains exclusive access to a Hong Kong triad as they conduct their smuggling operations ...

What is BBC News Persian? The BBC’s Persian service started in 1940. Today BBC News Persian reaches a total weekly audience ...

The World Service is provided in 43 languages across the world and has an average weekly audience of 313 million.

The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.

Mark Chapman is joined by Rory Smith, Mani Djazmi from BBC World Service and Nico Cantor from CBS Sports to discuss the impact of USA being at war with Iran as the World Cup approaches. Mani and Nico ...

The government will increase funding of the BBC World Service over the next three years, the foreign secretary is to announce ...

Using generative AI technology, BBC World Service is exploring new ways to bring its journalism to audiences worldwide The BBC World Service programme Witness History will release five animated video ...

The International Development Committee of the UK House of Commons has launched a new inquiry on the future funding of the BBC World Service. BBC World Service provides news to radio, TV and digital ...

BBC World Service has been given a funding boost in the UK budget. The budget document said: “In 2025-26, the settlement provides an increase in funding to the BBC World Service, protecting existing ...

BBC World Service is expanding its news offer with the launch of a pilot Polish-language news website, BBC News Polska, and its content on social channels. Going live from June 24th, the website will ...

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons will hold a scrutiny session on the BBC World Service at 10am on Thursday January 8th 2026, taking evidence from senior BBC officials ...