World Service Schedule

Should Pluto become a planet again?

We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet

The Life Scientific: Jens Juul Holst

Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs

How come sea levels are rising faster in some places than others?

Sea levels are rising due to climate change, but why are some places noticing it more?

The SafeBox

The group carrying on investigations when journalists are silenced

A 93 year old president gets a deputy

President of Cameroon Paul Biya has ruled the African nation for 8 terms: nearly 44 years

Falling in love with flowers

Two women behind leading nurseries and flower farms in Germany and America

Trump calls Iran response to end war 'totally unacceptable'

Responding to Iran's response, President Trump said 'I don't like it'

Trump dismisses Iran's response to US proposals to end the war

Iran's Tasnim news agency said Tehran's proposal included an immediate end to the war

US rejects Iran's counter proposals to end the war

President Trump wrote "I don't like it - totally unacceptable!

Mikhail Ulyanov: Rescuing Iran nuclear talks

Russia’s nuclear envoy on rescuing Iran talks and Moscow’s offer to act as a mediator

Is Chile becoming Argentina's shopping centre?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Argentines cross the Andes looking for bargains

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people

How come sea levels are rising faster in some places than others?

Sea levels are rising due to climate change, but why are some places noticing it more?

Sir David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest and a WW2 sabotage mission in Norway

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes

Operation Ajax: The CIA’s Iran coup

How the US led a coup to topple Iran’s last democratically elected leader in 1953.

We never believed our mother was a murderer

It took nearly 60 years after her death for Nora Parham to be pardoned for murder

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people

Falling in love with flowers

Two women behind leading nurseries and flower farms in Germany and America

Trump dismisses Iran's latest negotiating position

Oil prices rise again after US dismissal of Iran's proposals for a negotiated settlement

Mikhail Ulyanov: Rescuing Iran nuclear talks

Russia’s nuclear envoy on rescuing Iran talks and Moscow’s offer to act as a mediator

Is Chile becoming Argentina's shopping centre?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Argentines cross the Andes looking for bargains

Narendra Modi urges Indians to WFH

The PM says the austerity measures will cut India's fuel use and save foreign exchange.

Hantavirus ship passengers returning home

Officials say the risk to the public is "very, very low"

Trump says US-Iran ceasefire on 'life support'

US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is on "life support"

We never believed our mother was a murderer

It took nearly 60 years after her death for Nora Parham to be pardoned for murder

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people

2026/05/11 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

Putin and Russia's new normal

Mood shifts in Moscow with heavy security measures and a slimmed-down Victory Day parade

The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter

Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.

Trump: Iran ceasefire on ‘massive life support’

The US president voices scepticism over the latest Iranian demands

Mikhail Ulyanov: Rescuing Iran nuclear talks

Russia’s nuclear envoy on rescuing Iran talks and Moscow’s offer to act as a mediator

Falling in love with flowers

Two women behind leading nurseries and flower farms in Germany and America

Oil deadlock deepens

Ceasefire talks between the US and Iran are strained as nuclear and oil tensions grow

Sir David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest and a WW2 sabotage mission in Norway

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes