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 abducted two soldiers from Crimea, says Russia
Russia demands the “immediate return” of two servicemen detained by Ukraine on the Crimean border. …read more Source:...
Ukraine protests: Anger and frustration spark Kiev demonstrations
There is tight security in central Kiev as opposition parties protest against the government. …read more Source:...
Ukraine MPs throw punches in parliament
A fight broke out between two MPs in Ukraine when one party leader accused another of working with the Kremlin. …read more Source:...
Chernobyl disaster: Giant shield begins move towards reactor
Work begins at Chernobyl in Ukraine to move a giant shield over the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident. …read more Source:...
Pensioner gives Kiev apartment block a baroque makeover
Ukrainian man spends 15 years transforming stairs and hallways into Versailles-style spaces. …read more Source:...
Ukraine faces worrying future after Trump victory
Eastern Europe facing an uncertain future with President-elect Donald Trump’s possible change in foreign policy. …read more Source:...
Stressed in Odessa
Could Mikheil Saakashvili further stir up Ukrainian politics after storming out of his job as Odessa governor, asks Tom Burridge. …read more Source:...
Georgian Saakashvili quits as Ukraine Odessa governor
Ex-Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili quits as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Putin unveils provocative statue
There is controversy over a vast new statue in Moscow honouring the 10th Century prince who founded the forerunner to the Russian state, but who is claimed by Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Prank call confusion for Ukraine president
Ukraine describes an apparent prank call to President Petro Poroshenko as a “provocation”. …read more Source:...