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Ismo Leikola

We follow comedian Ismo Leikola as he performs in both English and Finnish

The Arts Hour New Year Comedy Show 2026

Host Daliso Chaponda is joined by six comedians from around the world.

07/01/2026 01:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

People who could change the world in 2026

Our picks for who will have the power and influence to shape the next year’s big stories

07/01/2026 02:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?

From burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast.

The unlikely NBA star who hated sport and his body, part 2

The psychologist John Amaechi was the NBA's first player to publically come out as gay

Isabel Allende: The House of the Spirits

In 1982, Isabel Allende published her bestselling novel, The House of the Spirits

07/01/2026 04:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Kennedy and Khrushchev

6. Kennedy’s move

Pressure builds on President Kennedy to order a military strike on Cuba

US discusses options to acquire Greenland

Secretary of State Rubio told US lawmakers that President Trump plans to buy Greenland

White House discussing 'options' for Greenland

The White House said it was considering "a range of options" to acquire Greenland

Europe set for showdown with US over Greenland

The US president has renewed threats to annex the strategic, mineral-rich island

Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: No communication is extremely dangerous

Nigel Casey talks about life as the UK’s ambassador in Putin’s Russia

How might tech shape our world in 2026?

We speak to the BBC's Technology Editor and North America technology correspondent

Tracey Emin’s unmade bed

In 1999, Dame Tracey Emin’s unmade bed was nominated for the prestigious Turner art prize

07/01/2026 09:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?

From burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - The Palace of Illusions

Harriett Gilbert speaks with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about The Palace of Illusions

07/01/2026 11:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos

Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.

Fighting the fear - the architect who sang for her life

Camille O'Sullivan had always loved singing, but fear of failure was holding her back

Tracey Emin’s unmade bed

In 1999, Dame Tracey Emin’s unmade bed was nominated for the prestigious Turner art prize

07/01/2026 13:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Kennedy and Khrushchev

6. Kennedy’s move

Pressure builds on President Kennedy to order a military strike on Cuba

US says it could use its military to seize Greenland

The White House says the President has been discussing 'a range of options'

Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: No communication is extremely dangerous

Nigel Casey talks about life as the UK’s ambassador in Putin’s Russia

How might tech shape our world in 2026?

We speak to the BBC's Technology Editor and North America technology correspondent

China accuses the US of bullying over Venezuela’s oil

President Trump says Venezuela to turn over millions of barrels of 'sanctioned oil' to US

US seizes two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil

One of the tankers was seized in the North Atlantic and another in the Caribbean

US seizes two oil tankers linked to Venezuela

We find out what's known about the two tankers

Fighting the fear - the architect who sang for her life

Camille O'Sullivan had always loved singing, but fear of failure was holding her back

Tracey Emin’s unmade bed

In 1999, Dame Tracey Emin’s unmade bed was nominated for the prestigious Turner art prize

07/01/2026 19:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

2026/01/07 GMT

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

Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?

From burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast.

China’s latest bid to boost its birth rate

What impact might taxes on contraceptives have in China?

US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic

The US has seized a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic linked to Venezuelan oil

07/01/2026 22:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker

The US says it has seized oil tankers linked to Venezuelan oil in the North Atlantic

Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: No communication is extremely dangerous

Nigel Casey talks about life as the UK’s ambassador in Putin’s Russia

Kennedy and Khrushchev

6. Kennedy’s move

Pressure builds on President Kennedy to order a military strike on Cuba