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.
Your information
The news section to list, for example world.
Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20.
Example results
- Stories
Stories Image Link Authors Section Summary Headline Article Link Published At Nawal Al-MaghafiworldIn 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 control2026-09-27T21:16:31.660000+00:00Jake KwonworldLast 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 row2026-09-28T14:57:31.337000+00:00Ghoncheh HabibiazadworldParastoo 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 hijab2026-09-28T17:15:00.230000+00:00Orla GuerinworldTurkish 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 Erdoğan2026-09-28T18:11:58.042000+00:00
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.
Actions
List headlines
1 credit per runList 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
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sectionsection | Text | Optional | The news section to list, for example world.Example: World |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20.Example: 4 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Storiesstories | List | BBC News stories in the order displayed on the section page. |
Authorsstories[].authors | List | |
Sectionstories[].section | Text | Example: World |
Summarystories[].summary | Text | Example: In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with… |
Headlinestories[].headline | Text | Example: Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control |
Image Linkstories[].image_link | Text | Example: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b03e/live/dca633d0-bab6-11f1-aa85-8… |
Article Linkstories[].article_link | Text | Example: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98005ndz7no |
Published Atstories[].published_at | Date | Publication 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
{
"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 runRead the text and details of a BBC News article from its link or headline. Live coverage returns available latest entries.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Articlearticle | Text | Required | BBC 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
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Tagstags | List | |
Authorsauthors | List | |
Sectionsection | Text | Example: UK |
Summarysummary | Text | Example: The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance… |
Headlineheadline | Text | Example: British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster |
Article IDarticle_id | Text | Example: cqwyzrg7xm2zo |
Paragraphsparagraphs | List | Full article text in plain-text paragraphs, or latest live entries. |
Word Countword_count | Number | Example: 584 |
Article URLarticle_url | Text | Example: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqwyzrg7xm2zo |
Published Atpublished_at | Text | First publication date and time, ISO 8601 with offset.Example: 2026-09-28T09:11:30.836+00:00 |
Main Image URLmain_image_url | Text | Example: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a406/live/752721d0-bb2c-11f1-a9… |
Last Updated Atlast_updated_at | Text | Last update date and time, ISO 8601 with offset.Example: 2026-09-28T21:14:07.000+00:00 |
Main Image Captionmain_image_caption | Text | Example: Bodhana first took up chess during the Covid pandemic |
Full Text Availablefull_text_available | Yes or no | Example: Yes |
Example result
For Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqwyzrg7xm2zo
{
"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 runFind 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
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Pagepage | Number | Optional | Result page number, for example 2.Example: 2 |
Sortsort | Text | Optional | Order articles by publication time or search relevance, for example newest.Example: Most relevant |
Queryquery | Text | Required | Words to look for in BBC News, for example Tesla.Example: climate change |
To Dateto_date | Date | Optional | Include articles published on or before this date, for example 2026-09-28.Example: 2026-09-28 |
From Datefrom_date | Date | Optional | Include articles published on or after this date, for example 2026-09-01.Example: 2026-01-01 |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Articles per page, up to 50, for example 20.Example: 4 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Articlesarticles | List | |
Linkarticles[].link | Link | Example: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lrk5lx96po |
Authorsarticles[].authors | List | |
Sectionarticles[].section | Text | Example: News |
Summaryarticles[].summary | Text | Example: This summer has seen hot weather records broken, drought and major damage from… |
Headlinearticles[].headline | Text | Example: How this summer may have been when climate change felt real |
Published Atarticles[].published_at | Date | Example: 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
{
"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.
# 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.



