BBC: World News & Stories

BBC: World News & Stories

By BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

  • Category: News
  • Release Date: 2010-04-01
  • Current Version: 2025.9.1
  • Adult Rating: 12+
  • File Size: 87.80 MB
  • Developer: BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
  • Compatibility: Android, iOS 15.1
Score: 4.52993
4.52993
From 71,575 Ratings

Description

THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos, documentaries and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists. BBC STORIES: The latest breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, innovation, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and much more. LIVE COVERAGE: Get live news and live global sport updates. WATCH BBC NEWS: Live stream the BBC News channel for 24/7 world news coverage right from the app. BBC RADIO: Listen live to BBC World Service and Radio 4 while using the BBC app or background audio when switching to another app. Catch up on demand with some previously aired radio shows via the radio schedule page. BBC PODCASTS: Listen to, save and follow on-demand podcasts such as The Global Story and World of Secrets. For offline listening, download episodes to your mobile device. Find current and past episodes from news, politics, culture, true, crime, history, science and sport. BBC VIDEOS: Watch BBC News videos, BBC Sport videos and video stories about climate, sustainability, science, health, technology, entertainment and history. BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: Turn on breaking news notifications from BBC News. *NEW* DOCUMENTARIES: Now you can watch on-demand documentaries right in your BBC app. Stream acclaimed series and films from the BBC and beyond, including history, true crime, royalty, natural history, biographies and global affairs. (In-app purchase required) MORE FEATURES: - Save articles, podcasts, and videos for later in app on BBC.com - Watch videos and listen to audio over cellular and wifi - Share articles, stories, podcasts, and videos to social platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, and send via SMS and email - Audio playback controls with sleep timer and live rewind - Increase your font size for improved readability - Dark mode available for a dark-background reading experience - Opt-in or opt-out of breaking news alerts SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: A paid subscription includes unlimited access to: - Live stream the BBC News channel - Watch documentaries - Podcasts and videos - News, analysis and features Access your subscription on devices where the BBC app is available and on BBC.com. Choose a monthly or yearly plan. Your subscription will auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before renewal. You can manage your BBC subscription in the App Store. ADDITIONAL INFO: If you choose to receive breaking news alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to unsubscribe from breaking news alerts from BBC in your device’s ‘Notifications’ screen. Our data processor AppsFlyer collects information on behalf of the BBC for attribution and analysis purposes. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their ‘Forget My Device’ form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to: https://www.bbc.com/pages/privacy-policy If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at: https://www.bbc.com/pages/terms-of-use Subscription terms may apply: https://www.bbc.com/pages/subscription-terms

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Reviews

  • They can do better

    2
    By LibrarianMarie
    I normally don’t write reviews, but I am so tired of how slowly the news stories change in my feed in this app. The top stories change daily, but as I scroll down, they stay maddeningly the same. And today (1/5/26) a “new” story pops up about how the cardinals in Rome are hitting restaurants pretty hard in anticipation of restrictions when they’re in conclave and I find myself wondering why they would be having a special meeting. Scroll up to the top of the story and oh, this is from May 2025. NO highlight that this is an old story (like other news sources do). And the interface for listening to BBC radio channels is appalling. I really miss BBC Sounds, which I cannot access as I live in the US.

  • App snap

    3
    By Dick in the BVI
    I love reading the BBC news in the morning but with the app on my iPad when I’m finished with an article and go back to the main page, it always-always-always snaps back to the very top of the page, causing me to need to scroll back down to where my place was. It’s annoying. It’s a bug. It needs to be fixed.

  • Subscription popup constantly

    1
    By tla437
    Started a subscription model that blocks reading anything. Bye.

  • Pointless Push Notifications

    1
    By MagLensY
    The team that manages push notifications needs to review what is worth actually pushing out to users. News? Yeah, obviously. Useless feature articles or Best Ofs? No, why would millions around the world need to know such junk.

  • Last update

    4
    By Sempil
    I read this most every day, for years. Excellent source of non u.s. news. This last update returns you to the very top after EVERY story. It has been very easy to not read good news, because of this. I can not wait until this issue is fixed. It has been far too long for this fix. Until then, i miss BBC news.

  • What?

    1
    By j footprint
    Started crashing lately. Plays for a couple minutes then goes belly-up. I used to have bbc play at night. It was easy and straightforward on the previous version. Why did you wreck it? I expect this type of “improvement“ from NPR, not the BBC

  • Once Reliable

    2
    By Barrydachopper
    I used to rely on BBC quite a bit. I always knew they were right bias a bit but they were still very factual and balanced my other sources. Please note the past tense. The right bias has been increasing with certain news topics being under reported unless the story grows to the point they can’t pretend it doesn’t exist. They are also frequently late to report on anything. Very often i hear news from other sources days before a single article appears on BBC. I think the shift further right is the real issue. Reports are still largely factual, but word choice, phrasing, and the topics being ignored suggest there is an agenda now beyond reporting the news.

  • Why pay for a subscription and still get ads?!

    1
    By nunyo_bidness
    I get that it’s publicly funded in the UK, so if people outside are using it for free, that’s unfair. But if I pay a subscription, why are you still drowning me in ads all the time?

  • Sir Tom Jones

    5
    By Brooks best
    Migraines Headache

  • Timely comedy, delivered stale

    1
    By General George S. Parton
    The decision to force non-UK listeners to wait a week for the Friday Night Comedy podcast is colossally stupid. Why? For what possible purpose? Stick in all the ads you want, fine, force me to download your app, I guess OK, but waiting a week - in 2025?!? At the rate things are happening?? These idiots in charge need all the timely heckling they can get. Who’s running the Beeb, Ned Seagoon?

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