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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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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UK Transfers Chagos Islands Sovereignty to Mauritius Amid National Security Concerns

The UK government agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, including the strategically important Diego Garcia military base, sparking parliamentary debate over national security and the £9-£18 billion cost of a 99-year lease.

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44% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Ticketmaster Defends Pricing Practices Amidst UK Parliament Inquiry

Ticketmaster UK's CEO defended his company's pricing practices before the UK Parliament, stating that event organizers, not Ticketmaster, set ticket prices, amid an ongoing investigation into whether they violated consumer protection laws during the Oasis reunion tour.

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56% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Grey Belt Housing Plan Deemed Largely Redundant by Lords Inquiry

A House of Lords committee deemed the UK government's "grey belt" land designation plan largely redundant due to recent planning rule changes, despite the government's assertion that it will unlock more land for housing, with estimates ranging from 50,000 to four million potential new homes.

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44% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Cost of Replacing Barlinnie Prison Nearly Doubles to £1 Billion

The replacement of Scotland's Barlinnie prison, HMP Glasgow, will cost £998.4 million, almost double the previous estimate, and open in 2028, three years late, due to rising construction costs and external factors such as Covid-19, Brexit and the war in Ukraine.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Endometriosis Significantly Impacts Women's Earnings and Employment in England

New research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England reveals that women aged 25-54 diagnosed with endometriosis experience an average £56 monthly decrease in earnings and a 2.7 percentage point drop in employment probability four to five years post-diagnosis, highlighting the conditio...

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Gender Equality
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Burnley's Defensive Dominance: Promotion Hope vs. Fan Frustration

Burnley's strong defense, breaking records with few goals conceded, secures a high Championship ranking and potential promotion, but their low-scoring, defensive style has divided fans.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Trump to Ban Transgender Women from Women's Sports

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday barring transgender women from competing in female sports categories, prompting investigations by the Department of Education and reversing the Biden administration's position.

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Gender Equality
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Man on Trial for Anti-Immigrant Hate Speech

A Welsh man, Jamie Michael, is on trial for posting a Facebook video filled with hateful rhetoric against illegal immigrants following the Southport murders, claiming they plan to 'take over the country'.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Former Footballer Highlights Mental Health Struggles in Professional Sport

Former Reading FC striker Simon Church discussed his mental health struggles during his career, highlighting the lack of support and open dialogue within football; this led to a one-off initiative with Reading FC and the mental health charity Beder sponsoring shirts to raise awareness and promote co...

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Good Health and Well-being
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Tajikistan Sentences Opposition Figures to Lengthy Prison Terms for Alleged Coup

A Tajikistani court sentenced several high-profile political figures, including former Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and former Parliament Speaker Akbarali Iskandarov, to lengthy prison terms for an alleged coup attempt, raising concerns about due process and political freedoms.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Badger Photo Wins Wildlife Award, Sparking Debate on Culling

A badger photograph, seemingly admiring a Banksy-style graffiti of itself, won the People's Choice award at the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest; the photographer advocates against badger culling, a policy ending in five years.

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Life on Land
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Welsh Tory Leader's Absence from Budget Vote Sparks Party Rift

Two Welsh Conservative MS's missed a crucial budget vote in the Senedd due to attending a prayer meeting in Washington D.C., causing controversy within their party and allowing the Labour government to win a vote they otherwise might have lost.

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48% Bias Score

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