Tag: BBC

Nigel Farage won seven-party BBC debate, according to viewer poll

Reform UK’s Nigel Farage won the seven-party BBC debate on Friday night, according to a snap viewer poll. The line-up featured Penny Mordaunt, the Conservative Leader of the House of Commons, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth, Green Party co-leader […]

Nigel Farage to take part in BBC election debate on Friday

Nigel Farage will join the BBC election debate on Friday for Reform UK, the broadcaster has announced. It will mark his first debate appearance since his shock takeover as leader of the party and comes days after he was doused in milkshake on the campaign trail following a rally in Clacton. It was announced previously […]

Walking With Dinosaurs to return to BBC

Award-winning series Walking With Dinosaurs is to return to the BBC a quarter of a century after first being broadcast, the corporation has said. The programme, originally narrated by Oscar-winning film-maker and actor Sir Kenneth Branagh, brought the reptiles to life for home audiences in a new way in 1999, recreating how they lived, ate […]

BBC India reporters on why some voters said no to Modi

When Narendra Modi set his sights on a barnstorming victory – 400 out of 543 seats for his alliance – few scoffed at the ambition. After all, the Indian prime minister and his BJP have been a largely unstoppable force since coming to power a decade ago. But while Mr Modi and his alliance are […]

Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds

Children have picked ingredients used by suppliers to two major beauty companies, the BBC can reveal. A BBC investigation into last summer’s perfume supply chains found jasmine used by Lancôme and Aerin Beauty’s suppliers was picked by minors. All the luxury perfume brands claim to have zero tolerance on child labour. L’Oréal, Lancôme’s owner, said […]

Three-quarters of Gaza marked as IDF evacuation zones, BBC finds

More than three-quarters of Gaza’s territory have been designated as evacuation zones by the Israeli military since the war against Hamas began in October, an analysis by BBC Arabic has found. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued evacuation orders to Gazans since Israel launched a military campaign on 7 October in response to a […]

Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals

Hundreds of Gaza’s water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Israel began military action against Hamas, satellite analysis by BBC Verify has found. Damage to a major supplies depot has also severely disrupted repairs. The lack of clean water and flows of untreated sewage pose a serious threat to health, say aid […]

Swinney Set to Become SNP Leader After Challenger Drops Out: BBC

(Bloomberg) — John Swinney is set to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader of the Scottish National Party after his potential challenger withdrew, the BBC reported. Most Read from Bloomberg Activist Graeme McCormick, who earlier secured a nomination, said Sunday he wouldn’t proceed and would back Swinney following a conversation between the two men, the broadcaster […]

Iran charges journalists after BBC report on teen protester’s death

Iran’s judiciary has filed charges against “a number of journalists and activists” after the publication of a BBC report alleging men working for the security forces sexually assaulted and killed a 16-year-old protester. The judiciary-run Mizan news agency described the BBC Eye investigation into Nika Shakarami’s death in 2022 as “fake, incorrect and full of […]