About BBC News
The official BBC News app offers you the latest live news you can trust from our UK and global network of journalists. Download the BBC News app, where you'll get top stories and breaking news, live reporting, and the...
The official BBC News app offers you the latest live news you can trust from our UK and global network of journalists.
Download the BBC News app, where you'll get top stories and breaking news, live reporting, and the option to follow news topics that match your interests. Our topics range from UK News, Health, Lifestyle, Culture, Business, Technology and Science and Environment. These can all be found in the My News tab in the app.
The BBC News app offers the following:
News, Features & Analysis
Headlines, detailed analysis, and exclusive features.
Breaking news and top stories
Get breaking news and top stories from our trusted global network of journalists.
Live news and developing stories
Follow developing stories with up-to-the-minute reporting available 24-hours a day and access the BBC News channel live stream.
Local news and weather
Using the UK postcode in your BBC account, we'll show you local stories and weather to stay informed on your area.
Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.
Follow news that's important to you with My News
Create a personalised My News experience that brings together the topics and stories you care about and trust the most. Access them quickly in the My News tab.
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If you choose to receive push alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed.
You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in your device's 'Notifications' screen.
For attribution and analysis purposes, our data processor AppsFlyer collects the below information about you:
- Your device information, such as device type
- Your IP address to determine your location
- Activity data, such as the time you downloaded the app
- Which sites (if any) referred you to download and use the app
We also use this data together with your BBC account data to improve the BBC News service. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their 'Forget My Device' form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout .
The BBC News app uses technologies similar to cookies to measure audience behaviour. The app uses information collected through these technologies for internal purposes to analyse and improve the app and help us give you a better experience. You can switch this off using the Send App Statistics toggle on the BBC News app's Settings screen.
For more information about how and why we use information about you, please visit the BBC News App Privacy Notice: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/help-55320181
The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC's Privacy Policy which can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy .
For more information about how the BBC processes your personal data to provide a personalised service to you, please see the BBC's Privacy and Cookies Policy at https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy/how-does-the-bbc-collect-data-about-me/ .
If you install this app, you accept the BBC Terms of Use at http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/ .
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of BBC News since it was posted on our website on 2019-10-25 11:00:23.
The latest version is 8.1.2.6003 and it was updated on 2024-04-26 14:59:45. See below the changes in each version.
BBC News version 8.1.2.6003
Updated At: 2024-04-23
Changes: This is a bug fix release intended to address an issue experienced by some users whereby navigation into articles can become unresponsive and stop working. If you've experienced this, we'd be very glad to hear your feedback on whether this resolves the fault for you.
BBC News version 8.1.0.5995
Updated At: 2024-04-04
BBC News version 8.0.0.5912
Updated At: 2024-03-14
Changes: This release adds suggested topics to follow in My News. We have also added support for devices set with Welsh as first language preference. There are also a number of bug fixes and improvements behind the scenes.
BBC News version 7.3.0
Updated At: 2023-12-07
Changes: This update contains various bug fixes together with improvements in analytics which help us make future enhancements to the BBC News App.
BBC News version 7.1.1
Updated At: 2023-10-11
Changes: We have listened to your feedback and have introduced the ability to swipe through articles from the ‘Home’ area of the BBC News app in addition to some further bug fixes.
BBC News version 7.1.0
Updated At: 2023-08-10
Changes: This release includes some further bug fixes, in addition to addressing offline caching issues. We also reintroduced 'In the Papers', business 'Market Data', and 'Sport' sections to the app, based on audience feedback!
BBC News version 7.0.1
Updated At: 2023-07-17
Changes: This release includes a new look and feel, with layout changes around content display. Home now offers optimised video playback in portrait orientation, together with Most Read stories of the day. We have added stories local to you, alongside local weather. We have made improvements to app stability. With these changes, availability of some existing features may have changed, such as removal of the widget. We will be continuing to improve the BBC News app and would love to hear your feedback.
BBC News version 6.4.0
Updated At: 2023-06-27
Changes: This release keeps the app up to date with bug fixes and addresses some crash reports. We have also been working on support for an upcoming update to significantly improve the experience and help enable exciting new changes in the future.
BBC News version 6.3.0
Updated At: 2023-05-30
Changes: This release keeps the app up to date with various platform changes. In addition, we've been working in the background on exciting future changes for My News and other features.
Disclaimer
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