can someone tell me why is the lady diana is included in the hourly Bbc news this week.not one bit of information is new to my ears and is so uniportant it beggars beleif and i am not a listener of hourly news im more a WEEKLY news observer , excluding proper upto the second news.

One of the best news services around. And the BBC is not in the slightest bit a mouthpiece for the British Government, like was insinuated below. Anyone who has actually visited BBC.com/news would be more then aware of what is, if anything, a bias against things such as the War in Iraq.

I actually read stories that were not painting the rosy picture of Iraq and the American economy that the Bush administration is spoon feeding us through traditional American outlets.

A great source of unbiased, non-corporate news.

Excellant service, especially to us news-starved Americans who can't get out of Rupertville. Very even-handed reporting, and from a different perspective. Very refreshing.

Like the tv here, well balanced coverage. Oh and callmetootie - learn how to spell before posting other comments.

You reall wouldn't want to visit this site even if you were living in Britan. I guess that in Britan, and other places like China, they have a different way of running their sites, and it's not the good way. They need a good Yahoo!

If you live in the UK, or enjoy taking a international view of the world, this is one of the most comprehensive news websites going. What most people don't realise is the depth of the archive library. Try doing a search from the page on even the most obscure topic: there's usually something of interest comes up.

A regularly updating site that also provides excellent links to explore the background of news stories.

Something about news delivered with a British accent makes it sound more credible, more important.

Truly international news and relatively unbiased. Delivery to an intelligent audience for the most part.

BBC can be more up-to-date than CNN. So, if you're a picky, want-to-know-everything like me, better check them both. :)

Well laid out site, I like the how the special issues are set on the side. It is refreshing change from typical American meida that is not focused enough on other countries and world event. I am an American that like to know what is going outside the little world the American media attempts to lock us into.