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14/08/2026
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15/08/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15/08/2026 00:06 GMT
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15/08/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
‘Spermageddon’: what’s going on with male fertility?
Why are men trying unproven methods to boost their sperm count?
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
15/08/2026 01:30 GMT
Is AOC ready to run for president?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on woke 1, egg freezing and a possible 2028 run.
15/08/2026 02:01 GMT
Outlook Mixtape: Great escapes
Escapes that defied borders, the limits of human imagination, and a controlling man
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
15/08/2026 04:30 GMT
What makes a man?
Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become
14 million deaths or zero deaths? The impact of the USAID cuts
The complexities of calculating lives saved and lives lost.
15/08/2026 05:01 GMT
Taliban mark five years in power
Five years on from the capture of Kabul, what is life like under the Taliban?
15/08/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
15/08/2026 12:01 GMT
Taliban celebrates five years since they took control of Afghanistan
The takeover is being marked with parades and events that women are banned from joining
15/08/2026 13:01 GMT
The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions
A collection of the week's Witness History episodes
15/08/2026 15:30 GMT
How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict
15/08/2026 19:01 GMT
Wild Wild Women
Nikki Bedi chats to India's first all-female hip-hop collective
