The Latest Breaking News from the BBC World Service

'I Want To Go Home': Devoted Tsunami Widower Completes 760 Dives To Find Missing Wife

Yasuo Takamatsu has made more than 760 dives searching for his wife Yuko, who disappeared in Japan's 2011 tsunami.

International Business Times UK · Sep 24

Oliver Scott obituary

Other lives: Radio presenter who was a natural commander of the microphone

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

MPs call for more funding to counter disinformation abroad

Committee chairwoman Emily Thornberry, the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, called organised disinformation the ‘new warfare’.

Evening Standard · Mar 27

BBC World Service funding freeze risks ‘opening door to hostile states’, MPs say

Cross-party committee says service is ‘jewel in crown of UK’s soft power’ but is diminished by poor governance

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13

MPs fear loss of BBC World Service influence amid ‘hostile’ propaganda push

Committee calls for action on funding and protection for journalists as fears grow that viewer trust is being lost to Russia and China.

The Independent UK · Mar 13

The World Service must be preserved, whatever the cost

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial on the funding threats to a vital source of information and comfort provided by the BBC

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20

The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling

Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie

As trust in Russia and China’s state broadcasters grows, director general warns of the dangers of cutting back the service

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

Former BBC controller fears for World Service independence amid defence funding push

Liliane Landor says journalism must not be ‘linked or subordinated to defence’, as BBC explores new funding sources

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service

Exclusive: Executives at corporation say media monitoring and anti-disinformation are vital to national security

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025