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 ban and blackout hit Crimea
Ukraine temporarily suspends trade with Crimea, where a power blackout has caused major disruption. …read more Source:...
Blackout shuts down much of Crimea
Workers in Crimea take the day off as a power blackout continues, after key pylons were damaged in southern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Crimea without power after ‘lines cut’
Crimea is plunged into darkness after pylons carrying power lines which supply electricity from Ukraine were reportedly blown up on Saturday night. …read more Source:...
EU-Ukraine free trade ‘set for 2016’
Ukraine prepares for a big trade boost with the EU in January – yet a ceasefire remains fragile in the east. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian helicopter crash in Slovakia
A Ukrainian helicopter crashes in Slovakia, killing six people, local officials say, amid reports it may have been involved in smuggling activities. …read more Source:...
Ukraine passes anti-discrimination law
Ukraine’s parliament passes a law banning discrimination in the workplace, including that based on sexual orientation. …read more Source:...
Chelsea 2-1 Dynamo Kiev
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side snatch a much-needed win against Dynamo Kiev to boost their Champions League hopes. …read more Source:...
Odessa fire inquiry ‘not independent’
The Council of Europe has criticised Ukraine’s authorities for their probe into a fire in Odessa last year that left more than 40 people dead. …read more Source:...
Ukraine prosecutor ‘targeted by sniper’
Ukraine’s officials launch a criminal investigation into what they believe was an assassination attempt by a sniper on the country’s top prosecutor. …read more Source:...
Russia detains Ukrainian library chief
Russian investigators detain the director of a Ukrainian library in Moscow after a search found what they called “anti-Russian propaganda”. …read more Source:...
