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name: bbc-news description: Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds. Use when the user asks for BBC news, UK news headlines, world news from BBC, or news from specific BBC sections (technology, business, politics, science, health, entertainment, regional UK news, or world regions).

BBC News

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

Quick Start

Fetch top stories:

Copypython3 scripts/bbc_news.py

Fetch from specific section:

Copypython3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk
python3 scripts/bbc_news.py world
python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology

List all available sections:

Copypython3 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:

Copypython3 scripts/bbc_news.py world --limit 5

JSON output:

Copypython3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --json

Examples

Get top 5 UK stories:

Copypython3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk --limit 5

Get Scotland news in JSON:

Copypython3 scripts/bbc_news.py scotland --json

Get latest technology headlines:

Copypython3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --limit 3

Dependencies

Requires feedparser:

Copypip3 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.