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The Happy Pod: The baby saved by surgery in the womb
A ground-breaking operation fixed Theo's life-threatening birth defect inside the womb
14/08/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14/08/2026 00:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14/08/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Is Iran really trying to kill Trump?
How developed is the Tehran regime’s assassination operation abroad?
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The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
14/08/2026 04:01 GMT
UN says half of Afghan woman restricted to home
Taliban restrictions have curtailed freedom of movement and social participation.
14/08/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
14/08/2026 13:01 GMT
Life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Saturday marks five years since the Taliban retook control of Kabul
"Tinderbox" Britain
Andy Burnham warns that the UK is like a "tinderbox" as fires blaze across the country.
A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Emma Vardy and Sean Farrington.
Annabel Denham, Miranda Green, Dan Tomlinson MP, Lord Vaizey
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Poole Museum in Dorset.
August 10th - August 16th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
14/08/2026 20:01 GMT
Afghanistan: Five years after the Taliban takeover
We hear from a Taliban spokesman and a former US military commander in Afghanistan.
Ex-Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row found dead
Friends of Jason Arday have spoken of their shock, following the death of the academic.
Jason Arday found dead
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
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The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
