The World Service is provided in 43 languages across the world and has an average weekly audience of 313 million.

The government will increase funding of the BBC World Service over the next three years, the foreign secretary is to announce ...

BBC Eye, from the BBC World Service, gains exclusive access to a Hong Kong triad as they conduct their smuggling operations ...

What is BBC News Persian? The BBC’s Persian service started in 1940. Today BBC News Persian reaches a total weekly audience ...

A committee of MPs have said they are "deeply troubled" by uncertainty over the government's future funding for the BBC World Service. The government provides about 30% of the budget for the World ...

BBC World Service has been given a funding boost in the UK budget. The budget document said: “In 2025-26, the settlement provides an increase in funding to the BBC World Service, protecting existing ...

BBC World Service is expanding its news offer with the launch of a pilot Polish-language news website, BBC News Polska, and its content on social channels. Going live from June 24th, the website will ...

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. We meet Chika Madubuko, the founder and CEO of Greymate Care, an online platform that connects people that need support with professional ...