02/04/2026 02:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
02/04/2026 01:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Saltmakers
In India's Gujarat state lies the Little Rann of Kutch, a sprawling salt marsh desert where temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius. This harsh landscape is home to the Agariyas, nomadic tribal families who have harvested salt here since the 16th Century. For…
02/04/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead
The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.
New laws to make it easier to cancel subscriptions
Consumers will be able to cancel unwanted subscriptions 'at the click of a button', the government said.
01/04/2026 23:01 GMT
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World's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, still alive despite reports of death
A widely circulated social media post purporting to belong to the tortoise's vet has been revealed to be a hoax.
01/04/2026 22:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
NASA to launch its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than half a century
NASA is to launch the Artemis II mission to the Moon, more than half a century after the last Apollo missions – we’ll hear from one of the four surviving astronauts who have set foot on the Moon. Also in the programme: US President Donald Trump attends a Su…