The Urbanist: We explore the tunnels and passageways that lie below our feet. We hear about Tideway with lead architect Clare Donnelly, Amy van den Berg explains Toronto’s ‘Path’ and Bella Jewell ventures into the catacombs of Naples. monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

My first BBC report... France is one step closer to becoming the first country in the world to enshrine abortion as a freedom in its constitution 🇫🇷

Done. France is the first country to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution.

Today’s The Wall Street Journal front page. If you find yourself held hostage on the other side of the world, you want an employer like The Journal, WilmerHale as your lawyers and Ella Milman, Mikhail and Danielle Gershkovic as your family. #IStandWithEvan

BREAKING: Reports of explosions in Isfahan in the centre of Iran. I'll have live updates on BBC World Service throughout the coming hours.

First time producing the Global News Podcast! Give it a listen with your morning coffee ☕ - Latest from 🇮🇱🇵🇸 sebastian usher Frank Gardner - The Cubans fighting for Russia Vitaly Shevchenko - Signpost punctuation controversy in Northern UK Stephanie Zakrisson bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Today at Eurovision so far 👇 🇳🇱 Joost Klein has been disqualified 🇮🇪 Bambie Thug has pulled out of final rehearsal 🇫🇷 Slimane has stopped rehearsal to make speech about peace 🇳🇴 Jury spokesperson has pulled out due to situation in Malmö

Fantastic news! BBC World Service English radio now reaches 1.23 million UK adults each week—our highest reach in two years, with 45% of our audience being women. So here’s a heartfelt thank you to our discerning UK listeners!

Things can only get wetter

Italy now has a TV show called Miss Merkel which imagines Angela Merkel as a private investigator solving murders in North Italy.

Just incredible work from Gary and Iona Hampson 🎙💙

Sur le bien nommé Pont des Arts, les #JeuxOlympiques de Paris 2024 ont brillé avec la performance exceptionnelle d'Aya Nakamura. 🎶 Un mélange de modernité et de tradition accompagné de la garde républicaine, mettant en lumière la richesse de la culture française. “Je ferais

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is free. This is a day of great joy and relief for Evan, his family, WSJ colleagues, and all those who campaigned so hard for his release. It is also a great day for press freedom. Follow the story here (no paywall) wsj.com/articles/evan-…

Young Irish rappers Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew have made their European music festival debut performing their global viral hit #TheSpark in front of 15,000 people at #Pukkelpop in Belgium.