BBC: World News & Stories

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, technology, health, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and 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. 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

Recent Reviews

• ★★★★★Jesff123

  Lousy

  Just started posting new stories that if you click on them, you have to pay extra to read it. If this keeps up, you can count me out just like I left CNN.

• ★★★★★chabuduo xiansheng

  Needs improvement

  I paid for the subscription in order to access ad-free podcasts formerly available through BBC Sounds. The good news is that the subscription now removes ads from the podcasts. The bad news is that there are giant ads on podcast landing pages. Also, early access is not available for most of the podcasts offered in the BBC Premium channel in Apple Podcasts (for example, In Our Time, Friday Night Comedy, and Inside Science are all delayed by a week or longer in the app/website). Listeners are clearly an afterthought in the app and website navigation. Probably won't resubscribe as is. Edit to add: My workaround of accessing podcasts through the BBC website on my phone (Safari with Firefox Focus extension) no longer works to avoid the ads. The ads don't show, but neither does a play button. Not sure why there's such contempt for paying customers.

• ★★★★★Randodio

  Why paid wall for America?

  BBC has been the most reliable and trusted international news sources. Most people won’t pay for the subscriptions, meaning most just won’t read BBC anymore. There are a lot Brits living in the U.S. too. Why? This is saddening.

• ★★★★★duffdogg98

  Need subscription for everything

  Don’t waste your time downloading the app at this point, you need to have an active subscription to read any news article no matter what. More worried about money than the news

• ★★★★★Brit living in USA

  Funny

  Funny how the developers respond to five star reviews but not to the one star reviews, is it because they can’t answer why we in the US have to pay a subscription?

• ★★★★★Huntermacker

  Paid News

  So sad for one of the world’s greatest news sources to make you pay to read any article. I thought news suppression was supposed to be a horrible thing

• ★★★★★guanna 8

  Problems with the app

  My phone keeps overheating with this app. It keeps dropping off and shutting down, fix and repair this app.

• ★★★★★Chicchic321

  Unusable with out subscription

  After using the BBC app for over 15 years, it is now in-usable in the US. Everything, even push notifications about major world events are behind a paywall. This makes it unusable.

• ★★★★★ads for articles

  pay per read

  Let us watch (more) ads in exchange for articles. as oppose to full subscription

• ★★★★★Disillusioned Brit

  Profiteering

  The institution that has traditionally put its values and service to its community ahead of profit has finally succumbed greed. No longer is there a source for impartial, quality news reporting. The BBC is no longer any better than its American capitalist, biased contemporaries. Step out of it BBC, rise above the rest again