BBC News

The BBC News app brings you news from the BBC and our global network of journalists.

The app also offers the BBC World Service Radio streamed live, social features and personalisation so you can re-order the news categories to suit your interests.

Key features:
Top Stories brings you the latest, breaking news from our trusted global network of journalists.
My News is a feature allowing you to personalise your news offering.
Add topics wherever you see the + icon for a quick route straight to the stories you care about.
Stories from topics you add will appear in your personalised My News feed. Here you can order stories by topic or time, and use the Manage Topics screen to stay on top of the news of the day.
Find content fast
The app can suggest topics based on your location, stories you’ve recently viewed and what’s in the news now.
And you can quickly find content and topics that interest you using the Search. Choose from the familiar list of BBC News indexes such as Politics, Business, Entertainment and Health or search for your own subjects of interest whether they’re people, places, things or themes
More of the news you care about
We now offer a fuller selection of stories from the newsroom, including:
- Popular. Keep on top of popular stories and videos from across the BBC, regularly updated throughout the day
- Live BBC World Service Radio, available in the Live tab, Expertise and insight from our journalists available 24-hours a day and ready to listen to in the background as you browse
- Read the best journalism from BBC correspondents
- Access to our full range of video and audio
- Photo galleries and full-screen images

Other features:
- Push notifications for the latest important news stories
- My News Follow topics you are interested in and find them in the My News tab
- Video over 3G and wifi
- Improved offline experience. Download the latest stories when you have a signal and then read them at your leisure
- Settings to allow the app to automatically update in the background
- Share stories to your social networks, or email/SMS to a friend
- Font controls to increase or decrease the story text size to suit you
- Related stories, related topics. Go deeper into a storyline with suggestions for further reading and viewing and a range of topics related to each story

If you choose to receive push notifications, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in 'Settings'.

No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed.

The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read BBC’s Privacy Policy go to

If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at
You can choose to unsubscribe from push notifications in the app’s settings screen.

BBC News is a British news organization that provides news, analysis, and commentary on current events worldwide. It is the largest broadcaster in the United Kingdom and the world's largest international broadcaster.

History

BBC News was founded in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The BBC's first news broadcast was on 14 November 1922, and it has been broadcasting news ever since.

Services

BBC News provides a wide range of news services, including:

* Television: BBC News broadcasts news bulletins on BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC Four. It also has a dedicated 24-hour news channel, BBC News Channel.

* Radio: BBC News broadcasts news bulletins on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, and BBC World Service.

* Online: BBC News has a website, bbc.co.uk/news, which provides news articles, videos, and podcasts. It also has a mobile app.

Coverage

BBC News covers a wide range of topics, including:

* UK news: BBC News covers all aspects of UK news, from politics to crime to entertainment.

* International news: BBC News has a network of correspondents around the world who report on international news.

* Business news: BBC News provides business news and analysis.

* Sports news: BBC News covers sports news, including live coverage of major sporting events.

* Weather news: BBC News provides weather forecasts and reports.

Bias

BBC News is committed to impartiality and objectivity. It has a strict editorial policy that requires journalists to report the news without bias. However, some critics have accused BBC News of being biased towards the left.

Awards

BBC News has won numerous awards for its journalism, including:

* British Academy Television Awards: Best News Coverage (2016, 2017, 2018)

* Royal Television Society Awards: News Channel of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018)

* International Emmy Awards: Best News Program (2017)