Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcasting statutory corporation. The BBC is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London The BBC is the world’s oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with about 23,000 staff.
The BBC is a corporation, independent from direct government intervention, with its activities being overseen by the BBC Trust ( formed on 1 January 2007). Trustees are appointed by the British monarch on advice of government ministers.
BBC has an office in Kyiv since 1993.
Ukraine far right battles police
Ukrainian nationalists hurl smoke canisters and stones at police in Kiev during a rally over World War II anti-Soviet independence fighters. …read more Source:...
Sanctions hit space food supply
Sanctions and counter-sanctions over the Ukraine crisis mean that some supplies for space workers aren’t getting through. …read more Source:...
East Ukraine rebel leader attacked
A pro-Russian Donetsk rebel leader, Pavel Gubarev, is unconscious in hospital after gunmen fired at his car, causing it to crash. …read more Source:...
UK waters face ‘invasional meltdown’
Scientists warn that an army of organisms from Turkey and Ukraine is poised to invade Britain’s waterways and destroy native species. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘orders troop pullback’
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the withdrawal of thousands of troops stationed near the Ukrainian border, Russian media report. …read more Source:...
Football fans jailed for Putin chant
A court in Minsk jails eight Ukrainian football fans after they sang an insulting song about Russian President Vladimir Putin at a match. …read more Source:...
Ukraine border monitoring weak – US
International monitoring of the Russia-Ukraine border is “grossly inadequate”, the US says, amid concern about Russian support for separatist fighters. …read more Source:...
MH17 passenger ‘had oxygen mask on’
The Dutch foreign minister reveals that one of the 298 people killed in the downing of MH17 over Ukraine was found wearing an oxygen mask. …read more Source:...
Stir over ‘Putin’ toilet paper
A brand of toilet paper raises eyebrows in Crimea over its name. …read more Source:...
Ukraine city readies for rebel advance
Ukrainian city prepares in fear of rebel advance …read more Source:...
