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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Police Error Delays Murder Case Resolution for 11 Years

In 2013, Cambridgeshire Police officers failed to recognize the suspicious nature of 86-year-old Una Crown's death, leading to scene contamination by multiple first responders before the case was properly investigated; this resulted in an 11-year delay in identifying her killer, David Newton, who wa...

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44% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Miracle Baby, Cancer Diagnosis, and Award-Nominated Film Raise Testicular Cancer Awareness

A Norfolk couple, Tom and Rose, share their journey after Tom's testicular cancer diagnosis, failed IVF, and the subsequent natural conception of their 'miracle baby', Freddie, leading to the creation of an award-nominated film raising awareness of early cancer detection.

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28% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Edinburgh Zoo's £2,000 Tiger Feeding Experience

Edinburgh Zoo offers a £2,000 "Build Your Own Wild Experience", including feeding tigers with tongs, interacting with other animals, and lunch, to raise funds; extra adults cost £1,000, children £500.

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48% Bias Score

Life on Land
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Community Support Saves Family Candle Business from Closure

Wonky Candles, a Leicestershire-based candle business run by a deaf and blind candlemaker PJ Seaman, his brother Tom, and their mother Helen, avoided closure after a Facebook appeal generated 1,000 orders in two days, providing several months of financial stability.

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Derbyshire Parish Council Faces Bankruptcy, Potential Criminal Charges

An external report reveals the Elmton with Creswell Parish Council in Derbyshire is effectively bankrupt, faces potential criminal proceedings against its councillors, and owes over \£230,000 to Bolsover District Council in addition to a \£3 million government loan, all due to "large and systemic fa...

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56% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 25% Global Worthiness
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Opera Singer's Acting Skills Fail Her on "The Traitors

Linda Rands, a 70-year-old opera singer from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, was eliminated from the BBC's "The Traitors" on Wednesday, admitting that her acting experience did not help her deception.

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36% Bias Score

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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Man Guilty of Attempted Murder After Well Attack

Douglas Clifton Brown, 56, was found guilty of attempting to murder his former partner, Camilla Welby, on August 11, 2023, by trying to throw her into a well at his family's estate in Congham, near King's Lynn, after a party; he was arrested at his home at 02:10 and will be sentenced on March 13.

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28% Bias Score

Gender Equality
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Dragons' Den Investment for Mystery Jersey King

Derbyshire entrepreneur Alex Street secured a £50,000 investment from Sara Davies on Dragons' Den for his Mystery Jersey King business, which sells unique football shirts in mystery boxes, planning to use the funds to expand into the US market.

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52% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Liverpool Invests in Chinatown Revitalization

Liverpool's Chinatown, Europe's oldest, is undergoing revitalization after struggling businesses and failed developments. New plans include stone lions, a wishing tree, and a seafarers' trail, aiming to boost tourism and support existing businesses, using Section 106 contributions and land repurchas...

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48% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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A470 Closure: 12-Week Road Closure Creates 70-Mile Diversion

A 12-week closure of the A470 in Talerddig, Powys, begins Monday, requiring a 70-mile diversion due to a November 2023 retaining wall collapse creating a hole in the road, significantly impacting drivers and schoolchildren's commutes.

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48% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Rugby Coach Suffers Two Heart Attacks, Stroke

Pontypool RFC team manager Ryan Thomas suffered two heart attacks and a stroke after collapsing at the gym on November 7th, requiring extensive medical intervention; he remains hospitalized, facing a long recovery.

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56% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
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🌐 95% Global Worthiness
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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreed, Hostage Release Imminent

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the US, will begin on January 19th, involving the release of hostages and prisoners, a six-week truce followed by permanent peace negotiations, and the delivery of humanitarian aid.

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36% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions