Thursday, 3 April 2025
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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 separatists crown ‘most patriotic cat’
      Dec22

      Ukraine separatists crown ‘most patriotic cat’

      Breakaway region of Ukraine holds a competition to find the self-proclaimed republic’s most loyal feline. …read more Source:...

      Russia ‘to respond’ to new US sanctions
      Dec21

      Russia ‘to respond’ to new US sanctions

      The Kremlin says it will react after the US increased sanctions over the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine’s biggest lender PrivatBank nationalised
      Dec19

      Ukraine’s biggest lender PrivatBank nationalised

      Ukraine’s biggest commercial bank, PrivatBank, is nationalised in a move aimed at preserving “financial stability in the country”. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine army ‘repulsed rebel attack’ near Debaltseve in east
      Dec19

      Ukraine army ‘repulsed rebel attack’ near Debaltseve in east

      Ukraine says its army repulsed an offensive by pro-Russian rebels near Debaltseve in the east. …read more Source:...

      EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine
      Dec15

      EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine

      EU leaders meeting in Brussels agree to extend economic sanctions on Russia for six more months. …read more Source:...

      Crimean gold must go back to Ukraine, says Dutch court
      Dec14

      Crimean gold must go back to Ukraine, says Dutch court

      An Amsterdam court rules that ancient Crimean treasures in a Dutch museum should be handed to Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian politician accused of €100m fraud
      Dec09

      Ukrainian politician accused of €100m fraud

      Ukraine police are investigating a man accused of cheating the state out of more than €100m. He denies all allegations. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine mother ‘left infants to starve’ in Kiev flat
      Dec08

      Ukraine mother ‘left infants to starve’ in Kiev flat

      A young Ukrainian mother allegedly left her two toddlers without food for nine days and one died. …read more Source:...

      Glencore and Qatar buy $11.3bn stake in Russia’s largest oil company
      Dec07

      Glencore and Qatar buy $11.3bn stake in Russia’s largest oil company

      Glencore and Qatar buy a 20% stake in Rosneft, Russia’s biggest oil company, despite US and EU sanctions. …read more Source:...

      Defence secrets
      Dec07

      Defence secrets

      Ukraine’s defence contracts are cloaked in secrecy and reformers complain of corruption, David Stern reports. …read more Source:...