BBC: World News & Stories
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Description
THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists. BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, technology, health, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and more. LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news and live global sport updates. BBC RADIO: Listen live to BBC World Service and Radio 4 while using the BBC app or background audio when switching to another app. BBC PODCASTS: Listen to, save and follow on-demand podcasts such as The Global Story and World of Secrets. For offline listening, download episodes to your mobile device. Find current and past episodes from news, politics, culture, true, crime, history, science and sport. BBC VIDEOS: Watch BBC News videos, BBC Sport videos and video stories about climate, sustainability, science, health, technology, entertainment and history. BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: Turn on breaking news notifications from BBC News. MORE FEATURES: - Save articles, podcasts, and videos for later in app and on BBC.com - Watch videos and listen to audio over cellular and wifi - Share articles, stories, podcasts, and videos to social platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, and send via SMS and email - Audio playback controls with sleep timer and live rewind - Increase your font size for improved readability - Dark mode available for a dark-background reading experience - Opt-in or opt-out of breaking news alerts ADDITIONAL INFO: If you choose to receive breaking news alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to unsubscribe from breaking news alerts from BBC in your device’s ‘Notifications’ screen. Our data processor AppsFlyer collects information on behalf of the BBC for attribution and analysis purposes. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their ‘Forget My Device’ form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.com/pages/privacy-policy If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.com/pages/terms-of-use
What's New
Performance updates and bug fixes.
Details
- Developer
- BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
- Main Category
- News
- Version
- 2026.4.0
- Version Release
- 2026-06-04
- Initial Release
- 2010-04-01
- Size
- 105 MB
- Age Rating
- 12+
- Price
- Free
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- uk.co.bbc.news
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.50 (72,244)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-06-14
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
Free Rankings
Paid Rankings
No rankings
Competitive Benchmark — News Top 10
What it takes to beat this app — comparison with the category's top apps. The orange row is the current app.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ratings | Langs | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X | Free | ★ 4.59 | 10,779,589 | 41 | 2026-06-11 |
| 2 | Free | ★ 4.76 | 3,435,868 | 32 | 2026-06-08 | |
| 3 | CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio | Free | ★ 4.89 | 24,254 | 2 | 2026-06-10 |
| 4 | Substack | Free | ★ 4.87 | 468,857 | 15 | 2026-06-09 |
| 5 | ABC 7 New York | Free | ★ 4.75 | 49,099 | 1 | 2026-06-09 |
| 6 | Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network | Free | ★ 4.71 | 2,090,043 | 9 | 2026-06-10 |
| 7 | NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts | Free | ★ 4.78 | 1,361,884 | 2 | 2026-06-11 |
| 8 | ABC News: Live Breaking News | Free | ★ 4.01 | 5,941 | 1 | 2026-06-09 |
| 9 | Citizen: Safety & Live Video | Free | ★ 4.73 | 504,914 | 0 | 2026-06-10 |
| 10 | Police Scanner Radio & Fire | Free | ★ 4.64 | 521,759 | 1 | 2026-06-04 |
| 34 | BBC: World News & Stories | Free | ★ 4.50 | 72,244 | 1 | 2026-06-04 |
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User Reviews
Deleting immediately
Used to read BBC all the time, loved the articles but now that it’s all locked behind a subscription it’s time to find a different news source 😕
Just like the USA today and CNN app. The BBC app has been “subscribed” to the delete list.
The US needs reliable news at this time more than any. We are under siege from within, BBC is relief from the madness.
This used to be the best news app for years. Now it’s swarmed with ads and has a limit for how many free articles you can read. Worse yet, the subscription changes NOTHING! You will still see the same number of ads, if not more! Completely defeats the purpose of paying for a subscription.
Please redo the ad on your app. About 4x a day I accidentally click on it. And I know you need the ad money but I’m a paid subscribers. Please reset so I don’t scroll on news and click on some lame ad.
So I guess its only Americans that pay the bill of the BBC then? Uninstalling for that reason
It’s a sad day losing the BBC to a subscription model. One of the last bastions of quality and unbiased journalism will now cost you $9/month (or whatever their dynamic pricing thinks they’re worth to you) I think this is a miscalculation from the strategy team. Whatever cash is made from this pivot won’t ever be worth the amount of soft power lost by making it. On top of that, it’s not cheap. And gets more expensive based on how much you use it. A model that makes perfect sense if you’re renting a car, but far less if you would like people to read your news publication. If you’re going to make this change, start off slower or risk losing a large portion of your foreign readers.
Ads in articles can be the length of a full iPhone screen, making it impossible to scroll through without accidentally clicking on the ad and being redirected to the advertiser. Really poor UI design which actively reduces the time I’ll spend on the app.
I’ve read BBC news and listened to the Global News Hour since I was 16. Now I need a subscription? I’m aghast that such a trusted global news outlet would stoop to that level and prevent us (the US) from fair, unbiased journalism. Shame.
광고 뜨는것도 싫은데 부적절하고, 전혀 뉴스와 상관없는 성인물 광고가 뜨네요 너무 역하고 더럽고 보기 싫어요 이 문제 해결 해주세요
다 좋은데 위젯도 되면 좋겠어요.
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