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The BBC is the world’s most trusted international news broadcaster – committed to providing accurate, impartial, and independent news to audiences across the UK and around the world. The BBC World Service is the BBC’s international broadcaster, delivering a wide range of programmes and services on radio, TV, and digitally, globally.

It reaches a weekly audience of around 318 million people (BBC Global Audience Measure 2023) and is one of the UK’s most important cultural exports – informing and inspiring the lives of people across the globe, helping them make sense of the world we live in.

The BBC World Service operates in 42 languages, including English, and has the global insight and expertise to give audiences a truly international news service with BBC News journalists and supporting staff in 73 cities across 59 countries.

BBC World Service is funded primarily from the UK licence fee. In 2016 the UK Government awarded it a £291 million grant administered by UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), for a four-year programme of modernisation. In 2021, the FCDO provided £94.4m to help the BBC World Service build on its work upholding global democratic values through accurate, impartial and independent news reporting. This included £8 million in additional investment to tackle disinformation and further improve the BBC’s digital offer to audiences. In 2023, the UK government awarded the BBC World Service a one-off grant of £20m over two years (2023/24 and 2024/25) to further support the language services.

The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.

California has awarded an $8.4M grant to the city of Lemon Grove to rapidly rehome over a hundred of its homeless residents.

This exhibition celebrates pioneering women—from early leaders like Dr. Charlotte Baker and Kate Sessions to modern innovators like Jasmine Sadler and Khamphet Pease—who’ve shaped science, technology, and education in our region. Discover how their creativity and courage continue to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. Join us as we honor their legacy and explore how San Diego women have inspired generations of girls to dream big, break barriers, and create a future where opportunity in STEM knows no bounds. At the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. San Diego History Center on Facebook / Instagram

From biking in San Diego to running in San Francisco, these programs host workout groups specifically for homeless Californians.

The president of one of Lima's largest parent-teacher associations says at least 1,000 schools in the Peruvian capital are being extorted and that most are caving into the demands of the gangs.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

This year's NATO summit opens Tuesday, attended by a disengaged United States, which seems bent on fighting its own battles, rather than helping European allies with the increased threat from Russia.

San Diego is banning the use of artificial intelligence software to determine rents. And San Diego Zoo workers say they’re underpaid, while the nonprofit’s former CEO saw his pay double. Then, is the Trump Administration’s targeting of international students having a chilling effect on free speech and campus activism? Plus, California could soon mandate hospitals help patients navigate financial help options before they’re discharged. Finally, hear from one expert about what the behavior of the elephants during Monday’s earthquake tells us about them.

Wherever you are in the writing process, submitting your work can be a helpful light at the end of the tunnel. But the world of literary magazines and small publishers is so expansive and diverse, it’s hard to know where and how to send your work out for publication. In this workshop with Dennis James Sweeney, author of "How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses", we’ll talk about the landscape of literary magazines and small presses, strategies for achieving your publication goals, and how to navigate the vulnerability of sending out the writing you’ve worked so hard on. You’ll leave the class with next steps for submitting your latest piece of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or hybrid work. This informational class will also include written reflection, group discussion, and Q&A time. Join us if you’d like company in the exciting but daunting process of sending out your writing. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-06-14-how-to-submit-with-dennis-james-sweeney/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook