Domain: bbc.com

Brand name and home for the BBC's online service

BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services branded BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, the children's sites CBBC and CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize and Own It. The BBC has had an online presence supporting its TV and radio programmes and web-only initiatives since April 1994, but did not launch officially until 28 April 1997, following government approval to fund it by TV licence fee revenue as a service in its own right. Throughout its history, the online plans of the BBC have been subject to competition and complaint from its commercial rivals, which has resulted in various public consultations and government reviews to investigate their claims that its large presence and public funding distorts the UK market.

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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Kenya's "Ice Lions" Join International Ice Hockey Federation

Kenya's "Ice Lions" hockey team, formed in 2016 by expats, has joined the IIHF, overcoming challenges like high ice-time costs and equipment shortages, achieving international recognition through sponsorships and a trip to Canada, and now aiming for international tournaments.

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28% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Addressing Children's Sensitive Questions About Sex

A BBC article discusses the challenges parents face when answering their children's questions about sex, suggesting a gradual, age-appropriate approach with honest but not overly detailed answers to promote healthy development and avoid children seeking information from unreliable sources.

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44% Bias Score

Quality Education
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🌐 55% Global Worthiness
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Finchampstead's Redesigned Roundabout Divides Residents Over Safety

A £5.5m road redesign in Finchampstead, Berkshire, featuring unconventional double roundabouts with leaf-designed crossings, has divided residents, with 1,400 signing a petition due to safety concerns and confusion over right-of-way, despite the council's claim it's safer.

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48% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Six Americans Freed in Venezuela After US Envoy Meets Maduro

Six jailed Americans were freed in Venezuela after a meeting between a US envoy and President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, marking the first public US-Venezuela contact since Trump's return and aiming to facilitate the return of deported Venezuelans to their homeland.

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40% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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US Famine Warning System Shuts Down Amidst Foreign Aid Freeze

The US government has temporarily shut down its Famine Early Warning System (Fewsnet) due to President Trump's 90-day freeze on foreign aid, disrupting a critical tool for famine prediction and response globally.

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36% Bias Score

Zero Hunger
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Secret US Church Coerced Women into Giving Up Babies for Adoption

A BBC investigation reveals that hundreds of women were coerced into giving up their babies for adoption within The Truth, a secretive Christian sect, between the 1950s and 1990s; some adopted children experienced abuse and neglect, prompting an FBI investigation.

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32% Bias Score

Gender Equality
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Storm Éowyn: 2,000 Still Without Power Amid Compensation Talks

In the wake of Storm Éowyn, 2,000 Northern Ireland Electricity customers remain without power more than a week later, prompting discussions on compensation, while the total cost to the government is still being assessed.

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28% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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TV Personality Timmy Mallett Appointed Southern Scotland Tourism Ambassador

Timmy Mallett, a former television personality, became a tourism ambassador for Southern Scotland after his cycling adventures and social media posts showcasing the region's beauty and history impressed the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA), leading to an invitation to speak at their Mar...

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28% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 95% Global Worthiness
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700 Dead in DR Congo Fighting as M23 Rebels Advance

The UN reports at least 700 deaths and 2,800 injuries in Goma, DR Congo, since Sunday due to fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, who captured North Kivu's capital and are advancing south, worsening a decades-long conflict.

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36% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Plane Crash Kills Six Members of Elite Skating Club

A plane crash in the Potomac River killed 60 people, including two promising young figure skaters, Jinna Han (13) and Spencer Lane (16), from the Skating Club of Boston, their mothers, and two star coaches; the club is now coping with the devastating loss while preparing for the World Figure Skating...

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48% Bias Score

No Poverty
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Canada to Retaliate Against US Tariffs

Mark Carney, a frontrunner for Canada's prime minister, announced a dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariff on US goods in response to President Trump's 25% tariff on Canadian imports, escalating trade tensions between the two countries.

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52% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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UK Government Announces Welfare Reform to Curb \£100bn Sickness Benefit Costs

The UK government will implement welfare reforms to reduce the \£100bn projected cost of sickness benefits by the next election, aiming to incentivize work and address concerns over system abuse, despite political opposition from Labour.

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40% Bias Score

No Poverty