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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\$15.6 Billion Highway to Connect Abidjan and Lagos, Boosting West African Integration

A \$15.6 billion highway connecting Abidjan to Lagos via Ghana, Togo, and Benin is set to begin construction in 2026, aiming to boost West African economic development and counter the impact of recent military coups and state withdrawals from ECOWAS.

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36% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Paedophile Headteacher's Unchecked Hiring Led to \u00a3500,000 School Debt

A jailed paedophile headteacher at Ysgol Friars in Bangor, Gwynedd, Neil Foden, was found to have recruited approximately 80 staff members without proper procedure between September 2021 and January 2024, leading to a near \u00a3500,000 debt for the school and raising concerns about accountability a...

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28% Bias Score

Quality Education
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Welsh Landmark Inspires Wallace and Gromit Film Finale

The final scene of the new Wallace and Gromit film, "Vengeance Most Fowl," features a barge chase across a fictional aqueduct inspired by Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales, with design alterations to reflect a Lancashire setting; the film premieres on BBC One Christmas Day.

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20% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Council Tax Hike to Fund £330m Police Increase

England and Wales police forces will receive up to £17.4bn in 2025-26, a 3.5% increase, but £329.8m depends on a £14 council tax rise for a band D property; this has sparked criticism, while concerns remain about funding formula inequities and one-year funding settlements hindering long-term plannin...

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Man Jailed for Attempted Child Abduction in Bathgate

Andrzej Palosz, a 48-year-old Polish national, was jailed for 40 months for attempting to abduct a four-year-old boy in Bathgate, Scotland on May 7th, after claiming to have been influenced by YouTube videos; the boy's mother was left 'extremely shaken and frightened'.

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24% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 35% Global Worthiness
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Drag Queens Raise £18,000 for Storm-Damaged Church

A drag queen Christmas carol concert in Cardiff raised £18,000 to repair storm damage to St Andrew's United Reformed Church's roof, a project now being made into a film by actress Eve Myles.

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32% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Los Zetas Founder Deported to Mexico to Face Multiple Charges

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the 57-year-old founder of the Los Zetas cartel, was deported from the US to Mexico on Monday to face charges of murder and organized crime, potentially facing over 700 years in prison.

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64% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Turkey Massing Troops Near Kobani, Syria, for Potential Operation Against Kurds

Turkey is amassing troops near Kobani, Syria, for a potential military operation against Kurdish fighters, raising concerns among US officials due to the presence of US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the region. This follows the Syrian opposition's removal of President Bashar al-Assad.

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36% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Death of Acclaimed Spanish Actress Marisa Paredes at 78

Spanish actress Marisa Paredes, known for her roles in Pedro Almodóvar films and collaborations with other international directors, died at age 78; she was also a prominent political and feminist activist.

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24% Bias Score

Gender Equality
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Stowaway Arrested Again After Escaping House Arrest

Svetlana Dali, a 57-year-old Russian national, was arrested in Buffalo after illegally flying from New York to Paris without a ticket and attempting to escape to Canada by bus; this unprecedented security breach during the busiest Thanksgiving travel season involved bypassing TSA security and slippi...

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44% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Missing Hawaii Woman Returns After Father's Suicide

Hannah Kobayashi, missing since November 13th, resurfaced in the US after a cross-border trip to Mexico, while her father died by suicide amid the search effort.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 25% Global Worthiness
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Festive Farmhouse Wins Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year

The Festive Farmhouse, a Victorian home in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, won Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year 2024 for its family-centric, nature-inspired Christmas decorations, as judged on BBC One Scotland.

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28% Bias Score

No Poverty

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