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.