| 00:00 | 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTBoris Johnson has urged caution as most legal restrictions on social contact lift 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTAward-winning Thai filmmaker on the making of Memoria starring Tilda Swinton(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTThe CDC has urged US citizens to avoid travel to the country
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTExcess deaths in India are ten times higher than normal and could be in the millions
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTFollowing several extreme weather events we ask if businesses can adapt to climate change.
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTSeveral popular websites were sent offline due to a problem connecting users
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTBangladesh has imposed strict lockdown measures after a spike in coronavirus infections
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTWe meet Japanese artists who are re-inventing tradition and telling new stories(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTWho is behind a secret plot to pay social media stars to falsely discredit Covid vaccines?(R) 00:50GMTListeners react to From Our Own Correspondent and ask how it is put together(R)
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| 01:00 | 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTA cricketing great on his stand against racism and his support for taking the knee 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTCan science explain why cables and headphones become tangled up and knotted?(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTRemarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTExploring how citizens are fighting back for the right to repair their own stuff(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to former Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTCuban authorities have been shutting down the internet in their attempt to stop protests(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTChina wants to stop its workforce shrinking. So can it raise its birth rate? 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTAssessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to South Africa’s transport minister 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTDeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTA writer in Cape Town calls family and friends to hear who lost what in the recent riots 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTOval Invincibles bowler Tash Farrant on playing in the inaugural The Hundred match.
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe Tokyo Olympics are underway, a year late than planned(R) 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTWhat happened to those who helped spirit the stolen money away?(R) 01:50GMTHow a new modern Japan emerged on the world stage at the 1964 Olympic Games(R)
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| 02:00 | 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTHow do the Unicode Consortium decide what is included in the official emoji keyboard?(R) 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThe Muslim Uighurs using poetry as support and resistance in the face of persecution(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTFormer opera singer Gisela Kaplan on how she became an expert in bird communication(R) 02:50GMTIn 2006 Brazil passed the ground-breaking 'Maria da Penha law' to tackle domestic abuse(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTHassan Al Kontar had to live at Kuala Lumpur airport after he got stuck in a legal limbo(R) 02:50GMTIn 1941, Italian colonial rule in Africa ended after a last stand by Mussolini's soldiers(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTPunk icon Palmolive walked away from two pioneering bands looking for spiritual answers(R) 02:50GMTLisa Husby recalls running for her life from far-right extremist Anders Breivik(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe singer-songwriter Cidny Bullens finally decided to transition aged 61(R) 02:50GMTHow a 13-year-old boy's life was changed by the war in Darfur in Sudan(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTAcute water shortages in Khuzestan have caused a wave of unrest(R) 02:50GMTVincent Van Gogh's great-great nephew recalls growing up among his paintings(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTHow a network of black performance venues in a segregated USA shaped music history(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTExtreme heat is rarely viewed as a natural disaster. Why? 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTMichelle Burford and Ellen Banda-Aaku on celebrity memoirs and collaborative writing
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTParalympian Lex Gillette and guide coach Wesley go for Gold in 2021 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTDave Surace and Rob Ashcroft of adidas on designing the next pair of football boots
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTCan China challenge the dollar's dominance or will digital currencies be more disruptive? 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTA wrestler changing attitudes to women's sport in India
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTThe impact of Mexican 'narco cultura' on the women of Sinaloa 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTThe fizzy drink and burger brands backing everything from the Olympics to junior football
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTHow the Pegasus software from Israel’s NSO Group has kept ahead of attempts to block it. 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTThe Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane talks about the barriers he's had to overcome.
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTChina is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTVaccinated Visitors: How the push for health passes is gaining ground in Europe.
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| 04:00 | 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTWe get reaction from delighted nightclubbers and an aghast public health expert
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTClaims of electoral fraud by his right-wing rival, Keiko Fujimori, were rejected
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTFlash floods in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou.
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTFlooding in the Chinese province of Henan - we have the latest on the rescue operation.
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTIt's just hours before the troubled 2020 Olympic Games start in Tokyo
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTWe meet Japanese artists who are re-inventing tradition and telling new stories 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTWho is behind a secret plot to pay social media stars to falsely discredit Covid vaccines? 04:50GMTWhere’s this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTA writer in Cape Town calls family and friends to hear who lost what in the recent riots(R) 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTHow should bullying at work be dealt with?(R)
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMT"We're literally at the top of the leader-board for the number of new cases each day"
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTPedro Castillo promises to level up the economy for the country's poorest
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTSevere flooding in parts of China has left underground stations and roads submerged
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTCatastrophic flooding in the Chinese province of Henan.
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTWe get the personal reflections of our correspondent, and count the cost to Tokyo
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news.
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news.
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTEngland's remaining Covid restrictions have been removed despite a spike in cases
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTPedro Castillo is declared president-elect of Peru - promising a new brand of socialism
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTSevere flash floods have hit central China
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTAfter dramatic pictures of flooded underground trains, we have live reports from China.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTA year late, despite Covid and scandals, some Tokyo residents look forward to the games
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news.
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTA cricketing great on his stand against racism and his support for taking the knee(R) 07:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 07:32GMTIs it time the old trope of the brilliant, angry chef gets retired for good? 07:50GMTIn 2006 Brazil passed the ground-breaking 'Maria da Penha law' to tackle domestic abuse
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTRemarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet(R) 07:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 07:32GMTAn Italian cardinal will face a Vatican trial for alleged financial crimes 07:50GMTIn 1941, Italian colonial rule in Africa ended after a last stand by Mussolini's soldiers
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to former Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe(R) 07:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 07:32GMTThe pandemic has left an indelible mark on the education of children around the world 07:50GMTLisa Husby recalls running for her life from far-right extremist Anders Breivik
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTChina wants to stop its workforce shrinking. So can it raise its birth rate?(R) 07:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 07:32GMTWhat will the US withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for the economy? 07:50GMTHow a 13-year-old boy's life was changed by the war in Darfur in Sudan
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to South Africa’s transport minister(R) 07:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 07:32GMTJapanese businesses are struggling with the lack of tourists 07:50GMTVincent Van Gogh's great-great nephew recalls growing up among his paintings
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news. 07:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 07:32GMTMichelle Burford and Ellen Banda-Aaku on celebrity memoirs and collaborative writing(R)
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news. 07:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 07:32GMTThe fizzy drink and burger brands backing everything from the Olympics to junior football(R)
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTExtreme heat is rarely viewed as a natural disaster. Why?(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTCan science explain why cables and headphones become tangled up and knotted?(R)
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTParalympian Lex Gillette and guide coach Wesley go for Gold in 2021(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTExploring how citizens are fighting back for the right to repair their own stuff(R)
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTCan China challenge the dollar's dominance or will digital currencies be more disruptive?(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTCuban authorities have been shutting down the internet in their attempt to stop protests(R)
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe impact of Mexican 'narco cultura' on the women of Sinaloa(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTAssessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?(R)
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTHow the Pegasus software from Israel’s NSO Group has kept ahead of attempts to block it.(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTDeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.(R)
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe Tokyo Olympics are underway, a year late than planned 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWhat happened to those who helped spirit the stolen money away? 08:50GMTListeners react to From Our Own Correspondent and ask how it is put together
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTA writer in Cape Town calls family and friends to hear who lost what in the recent riots(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTHow Victoria Arlen swam for gold after years of being unable to speak or move
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| 09:00 | 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTMeet artists, writers and musicians inspired by water(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMT10/10A day that changed the course of World War Two(R) 09:50GMTThe world watches as the UK lifts its remaining Covid restrictions(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTActor Olga Kurylenko discusses her role in the Marvel Universe film Black Widow(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTHow breaking went from the inner city streets of New York City to the Olympic Games(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe eccentric traveller and collector who circumnavigated the globe twice 09:50GMTHow a new modern Japan emerged on the world stage at the 1964 Olympic Games
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTChina is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTWe’re live in Japan on day one of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTHow emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTOn the opening day of the Olympics will athletes take the knee and for what reasons?
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTMichelle Burford and Ellen Banda-Aaku on celebrity memoirs and collaborative writing(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTDave Surace and Rob Ashcroft of adidas on designing the next pair of football boots(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTA wrestler changing attitudes to women's sport in India(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTThe fizzy drink and burger brands backing everything from the Olympics to junior football(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTThe Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane talks about the barriers he's had to overcome.(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTHow should bullying at work be dealt with?
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTCan China challenge the dollar's dominance or will digital currencies be more disruptive?(R)
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| 11:00 | 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTFormer opera singer Gisela Kaplan on how she became an expert in bird communication 11:50GMTIn 2006 Brazil passed the ground-breaking 'Maria da Penha law' to tackle domestic abuse(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTHassan Al Kontar had to live at Kuala Lumpur airport after he got stuck in a legal limbo 11:50GMTIn 1941, Italian colonial rule in Africa ended after a last stand by Mussolini's soldiers(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTPunk icon Palmolive walked away from two pioneering bands looking for spiritual answers 11:50GMTLisa Husby recalls running for her life from far-right extremist Anders Breivik(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe singer-songwriter Cidny Bullens finally decided to transition aged 61 11:50GMTHow a 13-year-old boy's life was changed by the war in Darfur in Sudan(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTAcute water shortages in Khuzestan have caused a wave of unrest 11:50GMTVincent Van Gogh's great-great nephew recalls growing up among his paintings(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTHow a network of black performance venues in a segregated USA shaped music history
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTChina wants to stop its workforce shrinking. So can it raise its birth rate?(R) 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTThe impact of Mexican 'narco cultura' on the women of Sinaloa(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTCan science explain why cables and headphones become tangled up and knotted?(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTExploring how citizens are fighting back for the right to repair their own stuff(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTCuban authorities have been shutting down the internet in their attempt to stop protests(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTAssessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTDeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTTaliban gaining territory after the exit of foreign forces: can they retake Afghanistan?
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe floods in Germany or the wildfires in Siberia and the US, linked to climate change
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| 13:00 | 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe UK government has defended its decision to lift most of England's Covid-19 rules.
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTAriel Henry was made Prime Minister by the assassinated President
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe city of Zhengzhou was battered by more rain in a day than it usually gets in a year
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTHundreds of thousands of people moved to safer ground
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTCeremony takes place in a largely empty stadium
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTLive Sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis from Tokyo Olympics.
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe eccentric traveller and collector who circumnavigated the globe twice(R) 13:50GMTWhere’s this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTA cricketing great on his stand against racism and his support for taking the knee(R) 14:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 14:32GMTWe examine the causes of last month's collapse of Champlain Towers South in Florida
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTRemarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet(R) 14:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 14:32GMTAs Amazon's Jeff Bezos blasts to space on his rocket, we look at the space tourism race
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to former Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe(R) 14:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 14:32GMTFollowing several extreme weather events we ask if businesses can adapt to climate change
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTChina wants to stop its workforce shrinking. So can it raise its birth rate?(R) 14:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 14:32GMTWe hear why Ukraine is concerned by a US-German deal over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to South Africa’s transport minister(R) 14:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 14:32GMTBangladesh has imposed strict lockdown measures, after a spike in coronavirus infections
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWe hear reaction from South Africans on former president Zuma's corruption trial
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWe speak to a friend of Wally Funk, a crewmember onboard the New Shepard rocket
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTRecord levels of rainfall have caused flooding across Henan province
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWe hear from two people in Zhengzhou in Henan province
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWe answer your questions about the Tokyo Olympics as the games get under way
| | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTLive sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis from Tokyo Olympics.
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTThree athletes on their paths to the pandemic postponed games
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTFires in the US state expand to an area more than half the size of Rhode Island
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe speak to two people affected by the floods in Germany and Belgium
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe hear from those who've joined the Tokyo Games as volunteers
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe get reaction to the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTFormer opera singer Gisela Kaplan on how she became an expert in bird communication(R) 17:50GMTIn 2006 Brazil passed the ground-breaking 'Maria da Penha law' to tackle domestic abuse(R)
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTHassan Al Kontar had to live at Kuala Lumpur airport after he got stuck in a legal limbo(R) 17:50GMTIn 1941, Italian colonial rule in Africa ended after a last stand by Mussolini's soldiers(R)
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTPunk icon Palmolive walked away from two pioneering bands looking for spiritual answers(R) 17:50GMTLisa Husby recalls running for her life from far-right extremist Anders Breivik(R)
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe singer-songwriter Cidny Bullens finally decided to transition aged 61(R) 17:50GMTHow a 13-year-old boy's life was changed by the war in Darfur in Sudan(R)
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTAcute water shortages in Khuzestan have caused a wave of unrest(R) 17:50GMTVincent Van Gogh's great-great nephew recalls growing up among his paintings(R)
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 17:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 17:32GMTWho is behind a secret plot to pay social media stars to falsely discredit Covid vaccines?(R) 17:50GMTHow a new modern Japan emerged on the world stage at the 1964 Olympic Games(R)
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| 18:00 | 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. 18:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 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. 18:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 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. 18:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 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. 18:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 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. 18:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTDarfur - a child's story, Brazil's first law on domestic violence and Vincent van Gogh.
| 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. 18:32GMTOn the opening day of the Olympics will athletes take the knee and for what reasons?(R)
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| 19:00 | 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTExtreme heat is rarely viewed as a natural disaster. Why?(R) 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTExploring how citizens are fighting back for the right to repair their own stuff
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTParalympian Lex Gillette and guide coach Wesley go for Gold in 2021(R) 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTCuban authorities have been shutting down the internet in their attempt to stop protests
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTCan China challenge the dollar's dominance or will digital currencies be more disruptive?(R) 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTAssessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe impact of Mexican 'narco cultura' on the women of Sinaloa(R) 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTDeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTHow the Pegasus software from Israel’s NSO Group has kept ahead of attempts to block it.(R) 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTA CrowdScience listener wants to know if she is a psychopath.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTQuentin Tarantino discusses turning his film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, into a novel
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTVaccinated Visitors: How the push for health passes is gaining ground in Europe.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTThe UK, US, and EU say China carried out a major cyber-attack earlier this year.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTStudy says India's Covid-19 death rate could be tenfold the officially recorded figure.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTDays of rain have caused widespread damage and led to 200,000 evacuations in China.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTJapan opens the Olympics as Tokyo records highest number of Covid cases in six months
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTThe Tokyo 2020 Games are officially underway in a poignant opening ceremony.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTFighters from Tigray have entered the Afar region
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTEnvironment ministers from more than 50 countries have been meeting in London.
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTA cricketing great on his stand against racism and his support for taking the knee(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTMichelle Burford and Ellen Banda-Aaku on celebrity memoirs and collaborative writing(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTRemarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTDave Surace and Rob Ashcroft of adidas on designing the next pair of football boots(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to former Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTA wrestler changing attitudes to women's sport in India(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTChina wants to stop its workforce shrinking. So can it raise its birth rate?(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTThe fizzy drink and burger brands backing everything from the Olympics to junior football(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to South Africa’s transport minister(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTThe Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane talks about the barriers he's had to overcome.(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTFour musicians offering new perspectives on traditional Asian music
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe Tokyo Olympics are underway, a year late than planned(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTWhat happened to those who helped spirit the stolen money away?(R) 21:50GMTWhere’s this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?(R)
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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. 22:32GMTWe examine the causes of last month's collapse of Champlain Towers South in Florida
| 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. 22:32GMTNew York has agreed a $1.1bn opioid deal with US drug companies
| 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. 22:32GMTFollowing several extreme weather events we ask if businesses can adapt to climate change
| 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. 22:32GMTWe hear why Ukraine is concerned by a US-German deal over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
| 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. 22:32GMTBangladesh has imposed strict lockdown measures, after a spike in coronavirus infections
| 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. 22:32GMTParalympian Lex Gillette and guide coach Wesley go for Gold in 2021(R)
| 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. 22:32GMTHow Victoria Arlen swam for gold after years of being unable to speak or move(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTLife under the Taliban in the 1990s, China's Cultural Revolution, inventing a jet engine
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTActor Olga Kurylenko discusses her role in the Marvel Universe film Black Widow(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHow breaking went from the inner city streets of New York City to the Olympic Games(R)
| 23:00GMTThe 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium have begun with a subdued opening ceremony. 23:06GMTThe eccentric traveller and collector who circumnavigated the globe twice(R) 23:50GMTHow a new modern Japan emerged on the world stage at the 1964 Olympic Games(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTChina is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTDeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHow emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTOn the opening day of the Olympics will athletes take the knee and for what reasons?(R)
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