BBC World Service
News in multiple languages
Free
The BBC World Service app brings you trusted BBC News in multiple languages. Choose your preferred language edition to access news curated and produced by a team of BBC journalists dedicated to each language edition.
Download the BBC World Service app to stay informed with impartial global and regional news wherever you are. Get stories that bring clarity, and trusted news in a rising tide of misinformation and disinformation.
Watch live reporting and live TV, listen to podcasts, and explore video coverage, all in one place. Stay up to date across a wide range of topics including world news, politics, health, lifestyle, culture, business, science and technology, and the environment.
The BBC World Service app helps you stay connected to the stories that matter most to you.
Impartial global and regional news, top stories and analysis
Headlines, features and expert analyses
Breaking news and live reporting
Stay up to date with current affairs
Investigations and explainers
In-depth reporting, longer reads and videos exploring key global and regional stories, alongside explainers that tackle disinformation and unpack complex news topics.
Video
Watch the latest news moments, insight and analysis.
Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.
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If you choose to receive push alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in your device's 'Notifications' screen.
If you install this app, you accept the BBC World Service App Terms of Use, Privacy Notice and information about the use of cookies and similar technologies, available at:
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To give you the best experience and to enable the features provided by this app, we and our partners may use cookies and similar technologies. You can find out more about how your information is used by visiting the link above.
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This release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
The developer, BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited
- Size
- 89.2 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Welsh
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humour
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Medical Treatment Information
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © BBC 2026