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 oligarch Dmytro Firtash faces extradition to US
Dmytro Firtash, close to ousted leader Viktor Yanukovych, is wanted on corruption charges. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire largely holding in the east
As the truce began, Russia defended its decision to recognise rebel-issued passports. …read more Source:...
East Ukraine ceasefire due to take effect
There have been many such agreements in the past and the omens for peace are not good. …read more Source:...
Russia accepts passports issued by east Ukraine rebels
Ukraine calls the move an escalation while Russia says it is a humanitarian act. …read more Source:...
‘I checked to see if I had arms and legs’
British photographer Christopher Nunn is raising money for a friend who was killed in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict: Rebel leader Givi dies in bomb attack
A second separatist commander is killed days after another pro-Russian rebel dies in a car bombing. …read more Source:...
The shop on the front line of Ukraine-Russia conflict that’s always open
The BBC’s Tom Burridge visits a shop in Avdiivka, on the front line of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, which remains open despite fierce fighting. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict: Rebel commander killed in bomb blast
A pro-Russian rebel chief is killed in a car bomb attack in eastern Ukraine, military officials say. …read more Source:...
More heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine
Government forces and Russian-backed rebels accuse each other of attacking civilians in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict: Shelling rages on after nightfall
Both Ukraine’s military and rebels report new casualties as the worst fighting for weeks continues. …read more Source:...