| 00:00 | 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTThree women in Latin America talk about how coronavirus has affected their societies(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTHelen Keen had a diagnosis of autism as an adult. She explores how it appears in women(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTSri Lanka's woman PM plus the first Arab leader to visit Israel and the women's sex book.(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTTilda Swinton on why she wanted to work with Pedro Almodóvar on his film The Human Voice(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTThe ways in which real events are reflected in the lyrics of popular songs(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTWe explore the system of writing that developed 5,000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia(R) 00:50GMTEx-England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's legendary World Cup quarter-final in 1986(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTVaccines appear close to deployment. But how many people will be willing to get it?(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTWe celebrate the female writers, artists and performers making their voices heard(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTInstagram accounts pledging to do good via “brand ambassadors” aren’t all that they seem.(R) 00:50GMTHow the WS manages listeners' expectations following the news of a Covid vaccine(R)
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| 01:00 | 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTWhat sort of an economic recovery will we see if the vaccines are effective? 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTIn Belarus, Alina Isachenka meets Orthodox worshippers who have converted to Catholicism(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTDonald Trump accepts that the formal transition to Joe Biden's White House can begin
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTPresident-elect Joe Biden has introduced the first people he has chosen for his cabinet
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe President- elect urges Americans to recommit to the fight against Covid
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTQuestions arise over the vaccine's efficacy levels
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTBlack Friday started earlier as shoppers turned to online services during the pandemic
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| 02:00 | 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTCould Covid-19 be a turning point for stopping deforestation?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTHow Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTIs Germany ready to be more assertive on the world stage?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThe Mapuche battle to get respect for their approach to healthcare in southern Chile
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTA tribute to Diego Armando Maradona following his death at the age of 60
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTWe celebrate the female writers, artists and performers making their voices heard
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTCovid-19 has dramatically changed the way we live our lives. What's America's exit plan?(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTHow the machine pioneered by 15th Century entrepreneur Johannes Gutenberg changed history(R) 03:50GMTHow the chess prodigy overcame sexism in her sport and defeated the all-time greats.(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTGuatemalan Rosayra Pablo Cruz was helped by a surprise visitor while she was in detention(R) 03:50GMTThe deaf and blind American writer who became famous around the world(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTI was betrayed to the East German secret police(R) 03:50GMTFor decades disabled people in the UK were offered tiny, three-wheeled cars for transport(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTCarla Sassi and her team have been rescuing animals as wildfires burn around them(R) 03:50GMTHow activists forced through the first law to help tens of millions of disabled Indians(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTKathy Sullivan is a former US astronaut who has made history both at sea and in space(R) 03:50GMTIn 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTWhy did Russia’s FSB arrest a religious leader in the remote Siberian forests?(R) 03:50GMTThe wheelchair warriors who brought London to a standstill to make their point(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTMary Ann Sieghart hears the inspiring stories of women in power
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| 04:00 | 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTWhy are some winds friendly and others fierce?(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTWhen and how is the universe going to end?(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTStalkerware use - software that tracks a user’s device without their consent - is rising.(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTGood news about Covid vaccines keeps coming but can everyone benefit from the successes?(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTThe problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTVaccines appear close to deployment. But how many people will be willing to get it?(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe Armenian homes and sacred sites left behind. Plus tales from Peru, Pakistan and Crete 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTA two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran.(R) 04:50GMTHow does the way a city is run change its inhabitants' lives?(R)
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTMr Wong and two fellow activists now facing jail for taking part in last year's protests
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe president says a key federal agency should "do what needs to be done"
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe president-elect says US is "ready to lead the world", as his transition gathers pace
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTDiego Maradona, 60 - one of football’s legendary players - suffered a heart attack
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTEthiopia says it is preparing to make a final push for the Tigrayan capital, Mekele
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTWe celebrate the female writers, artists and performers making their voices heard(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTInstagram accounts pledging to do good via “brand ambassadors” aren’t all that they seem.(R) 05:50GMTWhich countries are doing well at keeping track of the virus?(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTMr Wong and two fellow activists now facing jail for taking part in last year's protests
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTDecision means Joe Biden can get top secret briefings
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe president-elect says US is "ready to lead the world", as his transition gathers pace
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTOver a career filled with personal tribulations, Maradona inspired fans with his skill
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTWill Ethiopia heed calls against bombing of heavily-populated Tigrayan capital, Mekelle?
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTIran urges the UN to condemn the assassination and blames Israel for the attack
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTEthiopian PM says the army has defeated the TPLF fighters in the Tigrayan capital
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTMr Wong and two fellow activists now facing jail for taking part in last year's protests
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTBut the president stops short of conceding
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTUS President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled officials for six important posts
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe body of Diego Maradona is lying in state in the presidential palace in Buenos Aires
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTFears over military action endangering the 500,000 civilians of regional capital, Mekelle
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTPresident Rouhani says killing of top physicist won't slow Iran's nuclear programme
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe Ethiopian government says its troops are in control of the capital Makelle
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation’s special envoy for Covid-19 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTIs it up to children to take financial care of their parents? 08:50GMTThe deaf and blind American writer who became famous around the world
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTHow to make train journeys greener using the power of the sun 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTAfter the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, a third arrives from the University of Oxford 08:50GMTFor decades disabled people in the UK were offered tiny, three-wheeled cars for transport
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTHas the pandemic exposed weaknesses in the UK and its leader? 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWith Covid-19 vaccinations preparing to roll out, how do we make sure everyone gets it? 08:50GMTHow activists forced through the first law to help tens of millions of disabled Indians
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTDo we have a vaccine to end the pandemic? And if so, can we distribute it fairly? 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTAre NFL players being denied compensation because of racial-norming? 08:50GMTIn 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to Ethiopia’s Attorney General 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTHow prepping or survivalism has gone mainstream, with Silicon Valley leading the way 08:50GMTThe wheelchair warriors who brought London to a standstill to make their point
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTIran's President says assassination of its top nuclear man won't slow technical progress 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTCovid-19 has dramatically changed the way we live our lives. What's America's exit plan?
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTAfghan soldiers die in a car bomb targeting an army base in the province of Ghazni 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTThe real reasons some countries swim against the tide of international opinion(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTCould Covid-19 be a turning point for stopping deforestation?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTWhat happens when your spouse dies unexpectedly young?
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTHow Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTBritish fashion designer, Daniel Lee on reinventing classic Italian brand, Bottega Veneta
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTIs Germany ready to be more assertive on the world stage?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTAlan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe Mapuche battle to get respect for their approach to healthcare in southern Chile(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTThe real reasons some countries swim against the tide of international opinion
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe electric car pioneer’s stock value exceeds that of the major carmakers combined. 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTA tribute to Diego Armando Maradona following his death at the age of 60(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTConversations about the impact of coronavirus in the US, Japan and Gaza 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTA two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. 09:50GMTHow the WS manages listeners' expectations following the news of a Covid vaccine
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe Armenian homes and sacred sites left behind. Plus tales from Peru, Pakistan and Crete(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTThe Soweto Uprisings and the story behind South Africa's most iconic photo.
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTMeet the Iranians making new art despite the censors(R) 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTWhat’s the real story behind allegations of fraud during the US presidential election?(R) 10:50GMTIf you go to a gathering of 25 people, what are the chances one of you has coronavirus?(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTTilda Swinton on why she wanted to work with Pedro Almodóvar on his film The Human Voice(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe ways in which real events are reflected in the lyrics of popular songs(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTWe explore the system of writing that developed 5,000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia 10:50GMTEx-England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's legendary World Cup quarter-final in 1986
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTVaccines appear close to deployment. But how many people will be willing to get it?
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTWe hear some very special memories of Diego Maradona - who has passed away aged 60.
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHow daunting a challenge is it to vaccinate more than a billion people? 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTCanadian Uighurs tell Idil Mussa about those who have been through Chinese re-education.(R)
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| 11:00 | 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTWhy are some winds friendly and others fierce?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTWhen and how is the universe going to end?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTStalkerware use - software that tracks a user’s device without their consent - is rising.(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTGood news about Covid vaccines keeps coming but can everyone benefit from the successes?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTThe problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTHow Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTIs Germany ready to be more assertive on the world stage?(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTGuatemalan Rosayra Pablo Cruz was helped by a surprise visitor while she was in detention 12:50GMTThe deaf and blind American writer who became famous around the world(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTI was betrayed to the East German secret police 12:50GMTFor decades disabled people in the UK were offered tiny, three-wheeled cars for transport(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTCarla Sassi and her team have been rescuing animals as wildfires burn around them 12:50GMTHow activists forced through the first law to help tens of millions of disabled Indians(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTKathy Sullivan is a former US astronaut who has made history both at sea and in space 12:50GMTIn 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWhy did Russia’s FSB arrest a religious leader in the remote Siberian forests? 12:50GMTThe wheelchair warriors who brought London to a standstill to make their point(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTHow much do musicians consider the audience when they're writing?
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWhy a sense of “we” rather than “I” makes us more likely to follow pandemic rules(R)
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| 13:00 | 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTWhat happens when your spouse dies unexpectedly young?(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTBritish fashion designer, Daniel Lee on reinventing classic Italian brand, Bottega Veneta(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTAlan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTThe real reasons some countries swim against the tide of international opinion(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTA tribute to Diego Armando Maradona following his death at the age of 60(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTIsrael has not commented on the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in an ambush on Friday
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe leader of the Tigray region acknowledges his forces are withdrawing from main city
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTThe vaccine is relatively cheap to make, easy to store, and proved highly effective
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTDonald Trump acknowledged in a tweet that the transition was under way.
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTAbiy Ahmed appears poised to send forces into the regional capital, Mekelle.
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTEthiopian army ordered to attack Mekelle; UNHCHR demands protection for civilians
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTPM Abiy Ahmed has met AU envoys in Addis Ababa, but will not let them travel to Tigray
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTThe fight for disability rights in the UK, India, plus Helen Keller and the Invacar
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTMary Ann Sieghart hears the inspiring stories of women in power(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation’s special envoy for Covid-19(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTAnother promising trial result shows the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is highly effective
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTHow to make train journeys greener using the power of the sun(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTUS media reports president-elect Joe Biden is to pick Janet Yellen as treasury secretary
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTHas the pandemic exposed weaknesses in the UK and its leader?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTRetailers around the world are preparing for one of the biggest shopping days each year
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTDo we have a vaccine to end the pandemic? And if so, can we distribute it fairly?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTThe UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee wants electronics firms to help recycle
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to Ethiopia’s Attorney General(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTStarting on Saturday, China will impose trade tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wine
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWe look at the third covid vaccine - is it the shot in the arm the global economy needs?
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTGillian Anderson on being Margaret Thatcher in the latest season of The Crown
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTResearchers say a certain dose of the Oxford vaccine could protect up to 90% of people
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTRising cases threaten to overwhelm the Palestinian territory's healthcare system
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTMeghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed she lost a child in July
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe hear about the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on this year's celebrations
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe speak to people who have family inside the city
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe explore the system of writing that developed 5,000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia(R) 16:50GMTHow does the way a city is run change its inhabitants' lives?
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTThe problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.(R)
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTRecent reports suggest many doctors are leaving the country
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTRising cases threaten to overwhelm the Palestinian territory's healthcare system
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTFootball legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe hear about the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on this year's celebrations
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTIran's Foreign Minister has condemned the killing as an 'act of state terror'
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe celebrate the female writers, artists and performers making their voices heard(R) 17:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 17:32GMTStalkerware use - software that tracks a user’s device without their consent - is rising.(R)
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe Armenian homes and sacred sites left behind. Plus tales from Peru, Pakistan and Crete(R) 17:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 17:32GMTCanadian Uighurs tell Idil Mussa about those who have been through Chinese re-education.(R)
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| 18:00 | 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTGuatemalan Rosayra Pablo Cruz was helped by a surprise visitor while she was in detention(R) 18:50GMTThe deaf and blind American writer who became famous around the world(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTI was betrayed to the East German secret police(R) 18:50GMTFor decades disabled people in the UK were offered tiny, three-wheeled cars for transport(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTCarla Sassi and her team have been rescuing animals as wildfires burn around them(R) 18:50GMTHow activists forced through the first law to help tens of millions of disabled Indians(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTKathy Sullivan is a former US astronaut who has made history both at sea and in space(R) 18:50GMTIn 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTWhy did Russia’s FSB arrest a religious leader in the remote Siberian forests?(R) 18:50GMTThe wheelchair warriors who brought London to a standstill to make their point(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTInstagram accounts pledging to do good via “brand ambassadors” aren’t all that they seem. 18:50GMTWhich countries are doing well at keeping track of the virus?
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTConversations about the impact of coronavirus in the US, Japan and Gaza(R) 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTA two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran.(R) 18:50GMTHow the WS manages listeners' expectations following the news of a Covid vaccine(R)
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| 19:00 | 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTWhy a sense of “we” rather than “I” makes us more likely to follow pandemic rules
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTCovid-19 has dramatically changed the way we live our lives. What's America's exit plan?(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTCould Covid-19 be a turning point for stopping deforestation?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTWhen and how is the universe going to end?
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTHow Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTStalkerware use - software that tracks a user’s device without their consent - is rising.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTIs Germany ready to be more assertive on the world stage?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTGood news about Covid vaccines keeps coming but can everyone benefit from the successes?
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTThe Mapuche battle to get respect for their approach to healthcare in southern Chile(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTThe problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTThe electric car pioneer’s stock value exceeds that of the major carmakers combined.(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTHow can we reduce the spread of forest fires?
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTHas the Covid-19 pandemic triggered change that could be seen as positive in the future?
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTHow much do musicians consider the audience when they're writing?(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTHead of WHO welcomes trial results of coronavirus vaccines
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTEthiopian Human Rights Commission says group massacred more than 600 civilians
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTOne of the greatest footballers of all time, he led Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe football legend is lying in state at the presidential palace
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTMohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed when gunmen opened fire on his car
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTCommunications remain down in Tigray and TPLF has not commented on the army's claims
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTRed Cross says the main hospital in Mekelle in Tigray is "dangerously low" on supplies
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| 22:00 | 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTAnother promising trial result shows the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is highly effective
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTJoe Biden has introduced the first people he has chosen for his cabinet.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTRetailers around the world are preparing for one of the biggest shopping days each year
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTQuestions arise over the vaccine's efficacy levels
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTBlack Friday started earlier as shoppers turned to online services during the pandemic
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTCanadian Uighurs tell Idil Mussa about those who have been through Chinese re-education.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTThe Soweto Uprisings and the story behind South Africa's most iconic photo.(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation’s special envoy for Covid-19(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTWhat happens when your spouse dies unexpectedly young?(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHow to make train journeys greener using the power of the sun(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTBritish fashion designer, Daniel Lee on reinventing classic Italian brand, Bottega Veneta(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHas the pandemic exposed weaknesses in the UK and its leader?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTAlan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTDo we have a vaccine to end the pandemic? And if so, can we distribute it fairly?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTThe real reasons some countries swim against the tide of international opinion(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to Ethiopia’s Attorney General(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTA tribute to Diego Armando Maradona following his death at the age of 60(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTWe look at the third covid vaccine - is it the shot in the arm the global economy needs?(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTThe Armenian homes and sacred sites left behind. Plus tales from Peru, Pakistan and Crete(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTA two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran.(R) 23:50GMTHow does the way a city is run change its inhabitants' lives?(R)
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