World Service Schedule

When Christian nationalists come to town

People in Gainesboro, Tennessee have some new neighbours - and not everyone is happy.

Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi wins landslide victory

Young Japanese voters power the country's first woman leader to an historic election win

Will there be a city on the moon in ten years?

What would it really take to build a city on the moon?

16/02/2026 01:06 GMT

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The Life Scientific: AP De Silva

Photochemist AP De Silva on engineering molecular sensors to revolutionise healthcare

16/02/2026 02:06 GMT

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Can we cancel light waves?

Noise cancelling headphones remove unwanted sound. Can we do the same with light?

The positive power of your peers

The interactive Brazilian game that's helping teenagers help each other

The spy who loved to dance

How a Russian 'deep cover' spy was uncovered in Brazil

16/02/2026 04:06 GMT

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Women making fashion for all

Designers in the UK and India drawing on their own experiences to make adaptive clothes

Israel demands the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran

Israeli Prime Minister was speaking ahead of more talks on Iran on Tuesday

Iran says it will compromise if sanctions are lifted

Israel's prime minister demands the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran

Netanyahu demands the removal of Iran enriched uranium

Israel's prime minister was speaking as Iran's foreign minister travelled to Switzerland

Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist: We're at a tipping point for kids and technology

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on the impact of social media on children

Is AI about to transform food production?

Farmers are increasingly using artificial intelligence-powered machines to boost business

World War Two’s Shetland Bus

The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis

16/02/2026 09:06 GMT

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

Can we cancel light waves?

Noise cancelling headphones remove unwanted sound. Can we do the same with light?

Italian history

Pink Floyd's controversial 1989 concert in Venice, and film star Gina Lollobrigida

16/02/2026 11:06 GMT

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Is social media having its Big Tobacco moment?

A landmark trial on social media addiction is putting tech giants in the dock.

From teenage grief to comedy - and a love letter to Mum

When Ollie Maddigan's mum died, he blamed himself - until he started to write about it

World War Two’s Shetland Bus

The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis

16/02/2026 13:06 GMT

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

Women making fashion for all

Designers in the UK and India drawing on their own experiences to make adaptive clothes

European leaders make the case for increasing defence spending

European leaders and military chiefs make the case for increasing defence spending

Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist: We're at a tipping point for kids and technology

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on the impact of social media on children

Is AI about to transform food production?

Farmers are increasingly using artificial intelligence-powered machines to boost business

Disney bites back to protect its characters

The US entertainment giant gets tough with ByteDance over alleged copyright infringement

Rise of measles cases around the world

Measles cases have been rising globally

Israel's West Bank land registration move

Arab countries and the EU have condemned the plan

From teenage grief to comedy - and a love letter to Mum

When Ollie Maddigan's mum died, he blamed himself - until he started to write about it

World War Two’s Shetland Bus

The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis

16/02/2026 19:06 GMT

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

Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi wins landslide victory

Young Japanese voters power the country's first woman leader to an historic election win

The Life Scientific: Caroline Smith

Caroline Smith on meteorites, rocks on Mars and the potential for ancient life there.

Israeli cabinet approves West Bank land registration

UN has urged Israel to reverse West Bank land registration measure.

16/02/2026 22:06 GMT

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India steps into the AI spotlight

How could artificial intelligence reshape economies and regulation?

Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist: We're at a tipping point for kids and technology

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on the impact of social media on children

Women making fashion for all

Designers in the UK and India drawing on their own experiences to make adaptive clothes