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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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Plymouth Craft Brewery Revives Historic Site Amidst Industry Challenges

Plymouth's Bulletproof Brewing, which started in a garden shed in 2017, is investing in a 160-year-old brewery site, opening a new taproom, kitchen, and beer garden despite a challenging market with nearly double the brewery insolvencies in 2023 compared to 2022.

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52% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Edinburgh Airport Hikes Drop-Off Charges to Boost Public Transport

Edinburgh Airport is raising its pick-up and drop-off charges to £6 from January 13th to encourage public transport use and reduce emissions, offering a 50% discount to local residents and electric car users. The increase, while higher than some other UK airports, is cheaper than in London, Birmingh...

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48% Bias Score

Climate Action
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Musk's X Platform Used to Promote German Far-Right Party

Elon Musk's use of X to promote Germany's far-right AfD party ahead of national elections has sparked outrage among several European leaders, raising concerns about foreign influence and platform neutrality, while his business dealings in Italy highlight a growing trend of powerful tech figures infl...

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60% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Israel to Ban UNRWA, Impacting Millions of Palestinian Refugees

Israel plans to ban the UNRWA agency on January 28th, impacting 5.9 million Palestinian refugees who rely on UNRWA for essential services, following accusations of UNRWA employee collaboration with Hamas during the October 2023 attacks.

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44% Bias Score

Zero Hunger
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Musk's "Rape of Britain" Accusation Ignites UK Political Firestorm

Elon Musk's Twitter campaign accused the UK government of concealing a large-scale child sexual exploitation scandal involving predominantly Pakistani gangs, sparking a national debate and exposing existing divisions surrounding immigration and child protection.

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56% Bias Score

No Poverty
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Shifts to User-Based Content Moderation

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the removal of third-party fact-checkers and relaxed content restrictions on its platforms, citing excessive censorship; a user-based moderation system, Community Notes, will replace it, launching in the coming months, starting with US users.

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68% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Teenage Boy Stabbed to Death Near Bedford Bus Station

A 17-year-old boy, Thomas Taylor, died after being stabbed near Bedford Bus Station at 17:50 GMT on Wednesday; police are investigating and appealing for witnesses.

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32% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Vietnam Passport Ranking Drops to 91st Globally

Vietnam's passport ranks 91st globally in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, down four places from 2024, granting visa-free or e-visa access to 51 destinations; this is Vietnam's third low ranking since 2005.

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36% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Paedophile Jailed for 38 Years After Stabbing 15-Year-Old Girl

A 24-year-old paedophile, Ellis Dismore, was sentenced to 38 years in prison for attempting to murder a 15-year-old girl he stalked and stabbed after meeting her online in Middlesbrough in June 2023, as well as inciting eight other girls to engage in sexual activity.

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Gender Equality
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Trump's Greenland Threat Sparks EU Warning

President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the US might use military force to acquire Greenland has prompted France to declare that the European Union would not allow other nations to attack its sovereign borders, highlighting a potential international crisis.

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48% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Meta Replaces Fact-Checkers with Community System, Drawing Criticism

Meta has replaced independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram with a community-based system for flagging misinformation, a move praised by Donald Trump but criticized by online safety advocates and experts who fear increased spread of misinformation and hate speech. The change, mirroring X's...

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48% Bias Score

No Poverty
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Turkey Threatens Military Action in Syria Unless PKK/YPG Withdraws

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan threatened military action in Syria if the PKK/YPG doesn't withdraw, while President Erdoğan discussed a 'historic opportunity' arising from the Syrian revolution. Former US President Trump praised Erdoğan's strategic moves in Syria.

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52% Bias Score

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