BBC News

BBC News

Fetch top stories from BBC News across different sections and regions.

Quick Start

Fetch top stories:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py

Fetch from specific section:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk
python3 scripts/bbc_news.py world
python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology

List all available sections:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py --list

Available Sections

Main Sections

• -top - Top stories (default)
• -uk - UK news
• -world - World news
• -business - Business news
• -politics - Politics
• -health - Health news
• -education - Education
• -science - Science & Environment
• -technology - Technology news
• -entertainment - Entertainment & Arts

UK Regional

• -england - England news
• -scotland - Scotland news
• -wales - Wales news
• -northern-ireland - Northern Ireland news

World Regions

• -africa - Africa news
• -asia - Asia news
• -australia - Australia news
• -europe - Europe news
• -latin-america - Latin America news
• -middle-east - Middle East news
• -us-canada - US & Canada news

Options

Limit number of stories:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py world --limit 5

JSON output:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --json

Examples

Get top 5 UK stories:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk --limit 5

Get Scotland news in JSON:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py scotland --json

Get latest technology headlines:

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --limit 3

Dependencies

Requires feedparser:

pip3 install feedparser

Resources

scripts/bbc_news.py

Python CLI that fetches and displays BBC News stories from RSS feeds. Supports all major BBC sections and regions, with text and JSON output formats.

references/feeds.md

Complete list of BBC News RSS feed URLs organized by section and region.