📣 “I have to do this for my Mom.” 🇫🇷 Today on the @wiwibloggs.bsky.social YouTube channel, France’s #Eurovision 2025 singer Louane tells me about her entry — and reflects on the intense emotions she feels singing for her late mother, who inspired her Eurovision dreams.

After 15 months of war and long negotiations, the leaders of Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to stop fighting in Gaza. We hear from people in Gaza and Israel, and also BBC journalists, including Lyse Doucet, Shaina Oppenheimer and Jeremy Bowen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

🇺🇸 Peanut farmer, president, peacemaker — Jimmy Carter lived many lives. And in all of them he sought to serve others. 🍑 Happily discussing the life and legacy of Georgia’s only President on the BBC’s What in the World podcast. 🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

📣 “That's like trademarking the word kebab or sushi.” 🍜 Yen Bui fought a British restaurant to drop their trademark on "pho". 🎧 Hear her story + tips on avoiding cultural appropriation + trademark insights from BBC business reporter Charlotte Edwards. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

🗣️ Disagreements — online and at the family dinner table — can leave people feeling very attacked. So how can we disagree without being disagreeable? 🎙️ World debate champ Bo Seo and @jubileemedia.bsky.social’s Jason Lee explain the art of good conversation. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

🌍 Vietnam is home to 5 critically endangered primates found nowhere else on Earth. 🐒 Was a thrill to see the red-shanked douc and the Delacour’s langur in #CucPhuong National Park, #NinhBinh. 📽️ Watch: youtu.be/P2jOhwsUIqg #VietnamWildlife #WildlifeConservation #EndangeredSpecies

🇻🇳 Had the best time eating my way through Hanoi with street food expert Lylla. 🍜 If you’re headed to Vietnam, be sure to give her a follow on Instagram — she is @curiousaboutvietnam — for tips, tricks and her many food tour options! #VietnamTravel #FoodieAdventures #FoodTour youtu.be/_brA-R4EEIY

🇻🇳 And we’re back: My Vietnam #TravelShow documentary returns to the BBC News Channel for the next two weeks 🥹 I was so grateful to spend time with my aunt, my brother’s forgotten caretaker, and to hear about their life during and after the war 🔗 Watch on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

He who introduced me to #Eurovision ❤️

🇻🇳 It’s difficult to describe succinctly why I wanted to take my brother’s ashes to Vietnam (and with a BBC film crew). 📻 Thank you to the team at “From Our Own Correspondent” for giving me the space to explain that out loud. #BBCRadio4 #BBCTravel #VietnamTravel youtu.be/-y0o940RObM

🌍 Music fans are mourning the loss of One Direction star Liam Payne. 📝 But why do celebrity deaths impact so many so deeply? 🎙️ We speak with a psychotherapist and a 1D fan to find out. youtu.be/6VcJOTDR0xo?...

🇺🇦 Ukraine: From Eurovision debut to "Wild Dances" win 🎧 What Really Happened at #Eurovision (Episode 3) youtu.be/ejSbDsENTCw?...

🦛 Does Moo Deng have pretty privilege? 🤔 Simon Watt of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society unpacks the connection between conservation and cuteness. 🇹🇭 And BBC Thai reporter Panisa Aemocha tells us how Thailand has embraced its celebrity hippo. #moodeng #conservation youtu.be/O3EyzWm_rbo?...

🇺🇸 Why do election polls sometimes get it wrong? 📊 David Byler explains how pollsters try to learn from their mistakes 📈 Anthony Zurcher unpacks their role in the news cycle 🇮🇳 And Rupsha Mukherjee explains how polls work in India, the world’s biggest democracy podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

🇨🇾 So we’ve known it’s Theo Evan for Cyprus for a while. But now we know to expect the unexpected 💛 Time to hit slay! #eurovision #esc2025 #eurovision2025 #theoevan #eurovisioncy #cyprus

📻 This week on “Pick of the World”… ❤️ Lizzie Cernik on her Guardian column “How We Met” 🇺🇸 James Landale on Trump’s predictably unpredictable decision-making 🥪 And Izzy Greenfield on the evolution of the office lunch 🔗 Listen now on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🇬🇧 Been reminiscing over how much I loved #Eurovision 2023. One reason? The gorgeous people of Liverpool, as captured below. 🎉 Why are Scousers such great entertainers? youtu.be/OA-eFnMEgvU

🚨 Time for some more #Eurovision shenanigans. 🤔 How many songs can you guess from the lyrics? youtu.be/0q249RsDkKQ?...