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The art of the two-minute news bulletin
Meet Global Newsbeat, the team who provide news in two minutes. Plus, a mother’s love for her transgender daughter, a password for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ news and extra funds for World Service.
As part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ drive to connect with younger audiences, we hear from the team behind Global Newsbeat - and ask if you can really provide comprehensive news in just two minutes.
Plus, a mother’s love for her transgender daughter, the potential need for a password to access the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ news pages and details of an extra £94.4m in funding for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
Last on
Mon 10 May 2021
02:50GMT
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East Asia & South Asia
Broadcasts
- Sat 8 May 2021 08:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only
- Sat 8 May 2021 10:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Sat 8 May 2021 22:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Sat 8 May 2021 23:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Europe and the Middle East & Online only
- Sun 9 May 2021 00:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Sun 9 May 2021 07:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 9 May 2021 09:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 9 May 2021 17:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service News Internet
- Sun 9 May 2021 21:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Mon 10 May 2021 02:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East Asia & South Asia
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