BBC World Service

British Broadcasting Corporation

About this app

The BBC World Service app brings you trusted BBC News in multiple languages. Choose your preferred language edition to access news curated and produced by a team of BBC journalists dedicated to each language edition.

Download the BBC World Service app to stay informed with impartial global and regional news wherever you are. Discover top stories, breaking news, in-depth analysis, investigations, and explainers to help you understand the stories shaping the world. Remain vigilant against misinformation and disinformation and keep informed with trusted journalism that brings the facts into focus.

Watch live reporting and explore video coverage, all in one place. Stay up to date across a wide range of topics including world news, politics, health, lifestyle, culture, business, science and technology, and the environment.

The BBC World Service app helps you stay connected to the stories that matter most to you.

Impartial global and regional news, top stories and analysis

Headlines, features and expert analyses

Breaking news and live reporting

Stay up to date with current affairs

Investigations and explainers

In-depth reporting, longer reads and videos exploring key global and regional stories, alongside explainers that tackle disinformation and unpack complex news topics.

Video
Watch the latest news moments, insight and analysis.

Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.


If you choose to receive push alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in your device's 'Notifications' screen.

If you install this app, you accept the BBC World Service App Terms of Use, Privacy Notice and information about the use of cookies and similar technologies, available at:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3HbwbT5gzbDN6TG1gsLpjTv/bbc-world-service-app

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What’s new

The BBC World Service app brings you trusted BBC News in multiple languages. Choose your preferred language edition to access news curated and produced by a team of BBC journalists dedicated to each language edition.