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.
Battles rage ahead of Ukraine truce
Fierce fighting is continuing in eastern Ukraine, hours before a ceasefire agreed by European leaders on Thursday is due to come into force. …read more Source:...
Ukraine peace deal ‘in great danger’
President Poroshenko of Ukraine says a deal to end the war in the east is in “great danger” amid intense fighting ahead of Saturday night’s ceasefire. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Nursery hit ahead of Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting across Eastern Ukraine is showing no signs of letting up as the deadline for a planned ceasefire approaches. …read more Source:...
‘Extreme tourism’ in eastern Ukraine
A Russian travel company says it will take people on tours of war-torn eastern Ukraine in armoured vehicles. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Ukraine: Estonia PM speaks to BBC
Estonia’s prime minister has warned of an escalation in violence before Ukraine’s ceasefire deal comes into place on Saturday. …read more Source:...
‘No promises’ on Savchenko release
Russia says it has made no promises to free Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko, despite claims following the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source:...
EU summit came at dramatic moment
Eurozone, Ukraine – EU wrestles with deep-rooted problems …read more Source:...
Shelling follows Ukraine summit
New shelling is reported in the rebel-held east Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk shortly after the peace summit in Belarus. …read more Source:...
US welcomes Ukraine peace agreement
US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomes an agreement aimed at ending fighting in Ukraine, but demands Russia end support for separatist rebels. …read more Source:...
Coffee and milk ‘fuelled Ukraine deal’
“Buckets” of coffee and local dairy produce helped the leaders hammer out a Ukraine ceasefire deal, the Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko says. …read more Source:...


