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BBC News Press Team retweeted
The BBC is the most-visited news website in the world in any language, according to Press Gazette’s new ranking of the world’s top online newsbrands
Most news sites lost traffic year on year in May 2026, with 37 recording declines in visits
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BBC News Press Team retweeted
BBC World Questions comes to Marrakesh on 10 June, with a special edition focused on young women and change.
We are inviting Moroccans to join us for the debate that will be seen and heard around the world.
Sign up here 👉 bbc.in/4xcrruk
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BBC statement on @bbcquestiontime
“Question Time always considers panel selection carefully.
"With 14 candidates running in the Makerfield by-election, we are unable to have every candidate or party on the panel. We have selected five panel members based on past and current electoral support in the constituency, including in recent local elections and the last general election.
“The programme will, however, ensure the audience is given appropriate information about the other candidates.
“We recognise the multi-party nature of UK politics and are committed to ensuring different parties are appropriately covered for audiences across all our platforms.”
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Newsnight
BBC Two, 2 June 2026
In an interview about the murder of 18 year old Henry Nowak, we mistakenly quoted the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as saying people should respond to his death with a “white, cold rage”. To be clear Mr Farage actually said “pure, cold rage” as had been stated earlier in the programme and we apologise to him for this error. The programme has been removed from BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
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BBC News Press Team retweeted
Jun 3
I owe Nigel Farage an apology.
During last night’s Newsnight we covered the murder of Henry Nowak and the political reaction to the case, including discussing Nigel Farage’s comments about “pure, cold rage”.
However I referred to “white cold rage”. This was a mistake on my part, a misremembering of the quote. It didn’t change the content of the interview but I should have got the quote right. I apologise to Nigel Farage for this.
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Fiona Crack, Interim Global Director, BBC News, speaks with Rodrigo Carvalho, @GloboNews, about the importance of journalism and its role today @sxswlndn
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ALT Fiona Crack, Global Director, BBC News, speaks to Rodrigo Carvalho, Globo
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May 28
Last night @BBCNews was recognised for its coverage of the 2025 Myanmar earthquake and its aftermath, winning in the ‘Outstanding Continuing Coverage: Short Form’ category at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage: Short Form goes to Earthquake in Myanmar (@BBCWorld).
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May 22
“Independent and impartial news has never been more important”
BBC World Service is launching BBC News Magyarul (Hungarian) and BBC News Romania (Romanian), aided by AI translation technology, following the success of BBC News Polska (Polish).
This means that from this summer, BBC World Service will be available in 45 languages.
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May 21
Featuring eye-witness accounts and previously unseen archive footage, @bbcworldservice has announced a landmark documentary on the Nigerian Civil War, directed by award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Meji Alabi
Surviving Biafra will be available to stream from Monday 1 June on BBC iPlayer and YouTube
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May 12
The results are in - the BBC was the place millions came to get all their #elections news!
On elections results day:
💻Around 19m unique visitors to BBC News Online - the highest since the 2024 General Election.
➡️Nearly 24m viewed our live results web page - across BBC Scotland, BBC Wales and BBC Local
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📺 15m watched BBC News bulletins, programmes and election coverage on TV and iPlayer.
📻174k listened to elections radio coverage across BBC Sounds.
🌟46.5m TikTok views, with posts across our social media performing well above the daily average.
With thanks to everyone who tuned in across our platforms!
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Apr 29
Miss the Welsh election Leaders’ Debate on BBC News Channel last night?
Catch up on iPlayer ➡️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
With just 8 days to go until the Wales, Scotland and Local elections...
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Find out about how BBC News is bringing you all the big stories in the run-up to "mega-May" polling day on 7 May
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Find out about how BBC News is bringing you all the big stories in the run-up to "mega-May" polling day on 7 May
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Apr 27
🎙️BBC News podcasts took to the stage at Castfest this weekend for a fantastic day of live shows at BBC Maida Vale Studios.
A packed audience watched live recordings of Newscast, Americast, The Global Story, Fame Under Fire and Top Comment. Thanks to everyone that joined!
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Apr 27
🎧 Listen back to some of the special episodes now, with more to come this week:
Newscast: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nfg1m…
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Apr 23
It’s just 2 weeks until the Welsh and Scottish Parliamentary elections, and English local elections 🗳️
@BBCNews will be giving audiences all the information they need
✔️Special programmes on TV and radio
✔️Comprehensive coverage on our website and digital channels
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Apr 23
Celebrating 50 years with the BBC, Talking Movies presenter @TomBrook looks back at his career reporting on culture and cinema across the globe, interviewing some of the biggest names in the film industry
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