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.
Greek PM condemns Russia sanctions
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says Western sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine are “not productive”. …read more Source:...
A tale of two homecomings
Russia and Ukraine split again over prisoner swap …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Warm welcome for Ukraine’s Savchenko
Russia has freed jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who became a symbol of resistance against Moscow. …read more Source:...
Savchenko ‘freed in prisoner swap’
Russia has released jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko following a prisoner swap, local media say. …read more Source:...
Russian convicted for tyre blaze stunt
A Moscow court convicts a Russian performance artist for burning tyres in support of Ukrainian democracy activists. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Crimean Tatar deportation anniversary bolstered by Eurovision win
BBC Monitoring looks at how a minority Muslim group being forced into exile in 1944 – resulting in thousands of deaths – has been remembered. …read more Source:...
Crimeans told to stop stealing sand
Lorry-loads of sand are being pinched from Crimea’s beaches by unscrupulous builders. …read more Source:...
Ex-Australia PM aims Eurovision barb
Ousted Australian prime minister Tony Abbott uses Ukraine’s Eurovision victory to take an apparent swipe at Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president hails Eurovision win
President Poroshenko of Ukraine welcomes his country’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, while many in Russia condemn it as political. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Ukraine’s poignant Eurovision triumph
Celebrations are continuing in Ukraine after Crimean Tartar artist, Jamala, won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. …read more Source:...