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BBC News returns section-ordered headlines, searchable articles with dates, authors and sections (filters/newest sorting cover 180 matches), and article text with available latest live entries.

List headlines

List BBC News article headlines in the order shown on a selected section page. Video-only items and non-News links are excluded; some stories do not show a date or author.

Your information

The news section to list, for example world.

Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20.

1 credit per run

Example results

Stories
Stories
Image LinkAuthorsSectionSummaryHeadlineArticle LinkPublished At
Image Link
Nawal Al-Maghafi
world
In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.
Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
2026-09-27T21:16:31.660000+00:00
Image Link
Jake Kwon
world
Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.
Seoul summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row
2026-09-28T14:57:31.337000+00:00
Image Link
Ghoncheh Habibiazad
world
Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of "offending public decency" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed concert.
Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab
2026-09-28T17:15:00.230000+00:00
Image Link
Orla Guerin
world
Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş also faces a travel ban but has been released due to time served.
Stand-up comic released after being convicted of insulting Erdoğan
2026-09-28T18:11:58.042000+00:00
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About BBC News

BBC News lists headlines from a selected section; provide a section and optionally a maximum number of stories.

Search news finds articles matching required search words, with optional date filters, ordering, page number and result count.

Read article returns text and details for an article; provide its link or headline. Live coverage returns available latest entries.

Built by Fous from bbc.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with BBC News.

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List headlines

1 credit per run

List BBC News article headlines in the order shown on a selected section page. Video-only items and non-News links are excluded; some stories do not show a date or author.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
SectionsectionTextOptionalThe news section to list, for example world.Example: World
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum number of stories to return, for example 20.Example: 4

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
StoriesstoriesListBBC News stories in the order displayed on the section page.
Authorsstories[].authorsList
Sectionstories[].sectionTextExample: World
Summarystories[].summaryTextExample: In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with…
Headlinestories[].headlineTextExample: Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
Image Linkstories[].image_linkTextExample: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b03e/live/dca633d0-bab6-11f1-aa85-8…
Article Linkstories[].article_linkTextExample: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98005ndz7no
Published Atstories[].published_atDatePublication time if a date appears on the section card.Example: 2026-09-27T21:16:31.660000+00:00

Example result

For Section: World, Max Results: 4

JSON
{
  "stories": [
    {
      "authors": [
        "Nawal Al-Maghafi"
      ],
      "section": "world",
      "summary": "In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.",
      "headline": "Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control",
      "image_link": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b03e/live/dca633d0-bab6-11f1-aa85-8f10bc212c53.jpg",
      "article_link": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98005ndz7no",
      "published_at": "2026-09-27T21:16:31.660000+00:00"
    },
    {
      "authors": [
        "Jake Kwon"
      ],
      "section": "world",
      "summary": "Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.",
      "headline": "Seoul summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row",
      "image_link": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4afe/live/251cfde0-bb54-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg",
      "article_link": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ly40xx0dr0o",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T14:57:31.337000+00:00"
    },
    {
      "authors": [
        "Ghoncheh Habibiazad"
      ],
      "section": "world",
      "summary": "Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of \"offending public decency\" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed concert.",
      "headline": "Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab",
      "image_link": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/6a11/live/e201bf70-bb4c-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg",
      "article_link": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crn45ed1kqqgo",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T17:15:00.230000+00:00"
    }
  ]
}

Read article

1 credit per run

Read the text and details of a BBC News article from its link or headline. Live coverage returns available latest entries.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
ArticlearticleTextRequiredBBC News article link or headline, for example "Five men arrested in RAF Fairford incident released on police bail".Example: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqwyzrg7xm2zo

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
TagstagsList
AuthorsauthorsList
SectionsectionTextExample: UK
SummarysummaryTextExample: The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance…
HeadlineheadlineTextExample: British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster
Article IDarticle_idTextExample: cqwyzrg7xm2zo
ParagraphsparagraphsListFull article text in plain-text paragraphs, or latest live entries.
Word Countword_countNumberExample: 584
Article URLarticle_urlTextExample: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqwyzrg7xm2zo
Published Atpublished_atTextFirst publication date and time, ISO 8601 with offset.Example: 2026-09-28T09:11:30.836+00:00
Main Image URLmain_image_urlTextExample: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a406/live/752721d0-bb2c-11f1-a9…
Last Updated Atlast_updated_atTextLast update date and time, ISO 8601 with offset.Example: 2026-09-28T21:14:07.000+00:00
Main Image Captionmain_image_captionTextExample: Bodhana first took up chess during the Covid pandemic
Full Text Availablefull_text_availableYes or noExample: Yes

Example result

For Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqwyzrg7xm2zo

JSON
{
  "tags": [
    "Chess",
    "London"
  ],
  "authors": [
    "Florence Freeman"
  ],
  "section": "UK",
  "summary": "The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance representing England.",
  "headline": "British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster",
  "article_id": "cqwyzrg7xm2zo",
  "paragraphs": [
    "A British child chess prodigy has become the youngest player in history to earn the woman grandmaster (WGM) title.",
    "Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, from north-west London, secured her third and final WGM norm - a certified title-level performance - while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekis…",
    "Speaking to Fide, Sivanandan said she was happy about the achievement but wanted to \"keep making history\"."
  ],
  "word_count": 584,
  "article_url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqwyzrg7xm2zo",
  "published_at": "2026-09-28T09:11:30.836+00:00",
  "main_image_url": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a406/live/752721d0-bb2c-11f1-a9b8-670e5d9d8eee.jpg",
  "last_updated_at": "2026-09-28T21:14:07.000+00:00",
  "main_image_caption": "Bodhana first took up chess during the Covid pandemic",
  "full_text_available": true
}

Search news

1 credit per run

Find BBC News articles matching search words, with publication dates, authors and sections. Date filters and newest order apply to the first 180 search matches; older or less relevant matches may be missed.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
PagepageNumberOptionalResult page number, for example 2.Example: 2
SortsortTextOptionalOrder articles by publication time or search relevance, for example newest.Example: Most relevant
QueryqueryTextRequiredWords to look for in BBC News, for example Tesla.Example: climate change
To Dateto_dateDateOptionalInclude articles published on or before this date, for example 2026-09-28.Example: 2026-09-28
From Datefrom_dateDateOptionalInclude articles published on or after this date, for example 2026-09-01.Example: 2026-01-01
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalArticles per page, up to 50, for example 20.Example: 4

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
ArticlesarticlesList
Linkarticles[].linkLinkExample: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lrk5lx96po
Authorsarticles[].authorsList
Sectionarticles[].sectionTextExample: News
Summaryarticles[].summaryTextExample: This summer has seen hot weather records broken, drought and major damage from…
Headlinearticles[].headlineTextExample: How this summer may have been when climate change felt real
Published Atarticles[].published_atDateExample: 2026-09-14T05:22:40.383000+00:00

Example result

For Page: 2, Sort: Most relevant, Query: climate change, To Date: 2026-09-28, From Date: 2026-01-01, Max Results: 4

JSON
{
  "articles": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lrk5lx96po",
      "authors": [
        "David Gregory-Kumar"
      ],
      "section": "News",
      "summary": "This summer has seen hot weather records broken, drought and major damage from fires.",
      "headline": "How this summer may have been when climate change felt real",
      "published_at": "2026-09-14T05:22:40.383000+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6zj71650lo",
      "authors": [
        "Charlie Stubbs"
      ],
      "section": "News",
      "summary": "The hot, dry weather this summer has meant dairy farmers have had to use lots of their winter feed.",
      "headline": "Longnor dairy farmer calls for help to face climate change",
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T05:06:14.478000+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93vde0n2l4o",
      "authors": [
        "Matt McGrath"
      ],
      "section": "News",
      "summary": "Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.",
      "headline": "August joint hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat",
      "published_at": "2026-09-10T02:05:47.071000+00:00"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@bbc-news",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "list_headlines",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "section": "world",
    "max_results": 4
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

  • Monitor headlines across selected news sections
  • Find articles about a company or topic
  • Filter news results by publication date
  • Summarize article text for research
  • Track article authors, sections and publication times

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with BBC News?

No. Fous is not affiliated with BBC News. This workflow reads the public bbc.com website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a BBC News account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from bbc.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.

What headlines appear in a BBC News section?

Use List headlines with a section, such as world, and optionally set the maximum number of stories.

Which BBC News articles mention a topic?

Use Search news with the required search words and optional date filters or newest ordering.

What does a BBC News article say?

Use Read article with its link or headline to get available text and details.

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