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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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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52% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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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

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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USAID Faces Shutdown Amid Trump Administration Restructuring

Facing potential closure or integration into the State Department, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is currently shut down, with staff barred from offices, amid criticism from President Trump and advisor Elon Musk, raising concerns about the future of US foreign aid.

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40% Bias Score

Zero Hunger
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Unregulated Cosmetic Surgeon Causes Sepsis and Necrosis in Multiple Clients

A BBC investigation exposes Ricky Sawyer, a "beauty consultant" to celebrities, for performing illegal and dangerous Brazilian butt-lift injections, resulting in multiple clients suffering severe complications like sepsis and necrosis, highlighting the urgent need for tighter regulation in the cosme...

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48% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Manbij Car Bomb Kills 20, Exacerbating Syrian Tensions

A car bomb in Manbij, Syria, killed at least 20 people, mostly women, on a main road near agricultural workers, marking the deadliest attack since Assad's overthrow and escalating tensions amid ongoing negotiations between the Syrian government and the SDF.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Released Hostage's Family Demands Answers for Missing Wife and Children

Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas was released on Saturday in a prisoner exchange linked to the Gaza ceasefire, but his wife and two sons, kidnapped in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, remain missing, prompting family demands for answers and accusations of state failure to protect them.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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North Coast Parking Charges Approved Despite Opposition

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council will introduce 50p-per-hour parking charges at four north coast car parks from April to September, despite previous concerns over a lack of consultation; permits will be issued to Rathlin residents and Ballycastle Marina boat owners.

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56% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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Russian Missile Strike on Izium Kills Five, Injures Dozens

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Izium, Kharkiv region, on February 4th, 2025, at 11:55 GMT killed at least five people, including two sisters (18 and 19 years old, one pregnant), and injured over 30, targeting the city council and residential buildings.

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44% Bias Score

No Poverty
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Trump Administration Plans to Merge USAID into State Department

The Trump administration plans to merge USAID into the State Department, prompting outrage from Democrats who cite national security risks and illegality. Staff were instructed to stay home on February 3rd, and the USAID website is inaccessible, raising concerns about transparency and the fate of on...

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64% Bias Score

No Poverty
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Ontario Bans US Firms Over Tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford banned American companies from provincial contracts, canceling a C$100 million Starlink deal, in retaliation for US tariffs on Canadian goods, escalating the trade dispute between the two countries.

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56% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Baldoni, Lively Feud Escalates in Court

Actors Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are embroiled in a contentious legal battle stemming from sexual harassment allegations made by Lively against Baldoni; the pretrial hearing revealed accusations of public smear campaigns by both sides, raising concerns about influencing the jury.

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52% Bias Score

Gender Equality
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Trump Delays Mexico Tariffs for One Month

Following a phone call, President Trump delayed 25% tariffs on Mexican imports for one month; Mexico will deploy 10,000 National Guard members to its border to combat drug trafficking, and the US will increase efforts to prevent weapons trafficking into Mexico.

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36% Bias Score

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