World Service Schedule

British Argentinian actor Anya Taylor-Joy

Actor Anya Taylor-Joy on playing a con artist in the new TV series, Lucky

The US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal: could it all go wrong?

What’s driving negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the US?

Do climate protests ever work?

The modern green movement is more than 50 years old. What has it achieved?

The missionary who learned a language but lost his faith

Dan Everett traveled to the Amazon to convert the Piraha people. It didn’t go to plan

The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall

In 1995, British band Oasis recorded one of their biggest hits

Israel and the Palestinians: 6: Israel’s early years to the Six Day War

Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

Wildfires in south-west France flare up

Firefighters in France are working around the clock to contain wildfires

France and Spain continue to battle wildfires

Firefighters are bracing for another sharp rise in temperatures

Japan earthquake deaths rise to 13

Rescue efforts are carried out at the Aeon shopping mall and Nippon Paper’s factory

Gayton McKenzie, South African minister: Immigration unrest

South African minister Gayton McKenzie defends his hardline stance on immigration

Founders: Leah Solivan on building and selling TaskRabbit

She reflects on building a gig-economy business, handling work stress and selling to IKEA

Sweden's summer shutdown

In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations

Do climate protests ever work?

The modern green movement is more than 50 years old. What has it achieved?

Driving across the divide

Israeli volunteers meet ill Palestinians at checkpoints to drive them to hospital.

The criminal allegations against Jared Leto

An exclusive BBC investigation reveals new allegations against the actor and musician

Why I went looking for mum's love scammer

After his mum was tricked by a love scammer, Carlos Barragan set out to find them

Sweden's summer shutdown

In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations

Israel and the Palestinians: 6: Israel’s early years to the Six Day War

Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

Saudi Arabia joins US strikes on Iran-backed militias

Iran has called the joint US-Saudi attacks an attempt to expand the war in the region

Gayton McKenzie, South African minister: Immigration unrest

South African minister Gayton McKenzie defends his hardline stance on immigration

Founders: Leah Solivan on building and selling TaskRabbit

She reflects on building a gig-economy business, handling work stress and selling to IKEA

Luxury fashion houses bag a return to sales growth

Jewellery and a strong North American market helped luxury goods giant LVMH grow sales

Fifa faces backlash over stake-sale proposal

Fifa has offered $40m if nations back controversial plan

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct

The women who spoke to the BBC say they encountered Jared Leto between 2002 and 2014

Why I went looking for mum's love scammer

After his mum was tricked by a love scammer, Carlos Barragan set out to find them

Sweden's summer shutdown

In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations

2026/07/29 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

Do climate protests ever work?

The modern green movement is more than 50 years old. What has it achieved?

Steering in the right direction to road safety

New research explores how global road injury rates have changed over the last 30 years

FIFA offers incentives over "stakeholder" plan

FIFA promises national football associations $40m to back contentious new plans

Gayton McKenzie, South African minister: Immigration unrest

South African minister Gayton McKenzie defends his hardline stance on immigration

Israel and the Palestinians: 6: Israel’s early years to the Six Day War

Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

Have FIFA scored an own goal?

FIFA offers federations $40 million each to back its plan to sell its commercial rights.

Driving across the divide

Israeli volunteers meet ill Palestinians at checkpoints to drive them to hospital.