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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Gavin & Stacey Final Episode Trailer Airs During Strictly Finale

A trailer for the final Gavin and Stacey episode, featuring returning characters and addressing past storylines, aired during the Strictly Come Dancing finale on Saturday, with the full episode to air on Christmas Day.

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44% Bias Score

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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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WWI Photo: Identifying Oxford Officer Class Casualties

Adrian Maasz is identifying soldiers in a £1 photo depicting the 1915 Wadham College, Oxford military officer class; he's identified 75%, with 40% of those identified dying in WWI, including one on the Somme's first day, using online forums and a list from Oxford archives.

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20% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Olympian Awarded Freedom of City of London

Olympic gold medalist Lady Mary Peters received the Freedom of the City of London on Friday, an ancient honor dating back to 1237, in recognition of her sporting achievements and charitable work supporting young athletes in Northern Ireland through the Mary Peters Trust, which she founded in 1975.

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 45% Global Worthiness
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Ukrainian Serf's Journey Through the American Civil War

Artem Chekh's "Song of the Open Road" follows an ethnic Ukrainian former serf's journey through the American Civil War, shifting goals from avoiding conflict to accumulating wealth as a mining magnate, while the narrative explores the complexities of war and freedom, interwoven with the protagonist'...

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52% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Syrian Celebrations Follow Assad Regime's Fall

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime after 14 years of civil war has sparked widespread jubilation among many Syrians, who have endured years of oppression, imprisonment, and economic hardship under his rule, as detailed by BBC correspondent Amaliah Zatary.

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48% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Iran Passes Stricter Hijab Law Despite Presidential Concerns

Iran's parliament approved a new law increasing penalties for women violating the hijab dress code, including flogging, fines, and imprisonment, despite President Raisi's reservations; it's expected to take effect December 13th.

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Gender Equality
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Gabalfa Apple Returns to Cardiff After 100 Years

Cardiff is reintroducing the Gabalfa apple, a rare Victorian variety rediscovered in 2004, as part of a larger tree-planting project, Coed Caerdydd, to increase biodiversity, honor the Pettigrew family's legacy in shaping Cardiff's parks, and combat climate change.

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28% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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*The Archers'* Charles Collingwood to Celebrate 50 Years on the Show

Charles Collingwood, who plays Brian Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's *The Archers*, will mark 50 years on the show next March, having joined after a brief role in 1974 and being encouraged by the producer.

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No Poverty
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Ukrainian Author Wins BBC Children's Book Award

Grasia Oliiko's fairy tale collection, "And These Aren't Made Up," won the BBC Children's Book of the Year 2024 award; the book, created during the early stages of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, intentionally omits war themes, focusing instead on relatable childhood experiences and animal wel...

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Quality Education
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🌐 95% Global Worthiness
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Mass Graves Uncovered in Adra, Syria, Expose Assad Regime Abuses

In Adra, Syria, mass graves containing at least six bodies labeled with prison numbers and names have been discovered a week after Assad's forces fled, prompting families to search for missing relatives and raising concerns about widespread abuses under Assad's regime.

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52% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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McKinsey to Pay $650 Million in Opioid Crisis Settlement

McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle criminal charges for conspiring with Purdue Pharma to misbrand OxyContin, contributing to the US opioid crisis which resulted in nearly 100,000 overdose deaths annually, though recently decreased by 14%.

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Good Health and Well-being
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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FSB's Shadowy Spy Unit Exposed: Gershkovich's Investigation Reveals DKRO's Global Operations

Evan Gershkovich's WSJ investigation exposes the FSB's Counterintelligence Operations Department (DKRO), a secretive unit of around 2000 highly-paid agents responsible for his arrest, the exchange of prisoners (including Gershkovich for Vadim Krasikov), and operations in Ukraine targeting infrastruc...

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48% Bias Score

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