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Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/bbc-news in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Bbc News free to use?

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Who published Bbc News?

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Bbc News by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Bbc News
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Bbc News

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).

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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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.

---name: bbc-newsdescription: 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: ```bash python3 scripts/bbc_news.py ``` Fetch from specific section: ```bash python3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk python3 scripts/bbc_news.py world python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology ``` List all available sections: ```bash 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:** ```bash python3 scripts/bbc_news.py world --limit 5 ``` **JSON output:** ```bash python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --json ``` ## Examples Get top 5 UK stories: ```bash python3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk --limit 5 ``` Get Scotland news in JSON: ```bash python3 scripts/bbc_news.py scotland --json ``` Get latest technology headlines: ```bash python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --limit 3 ``` ## Dependencies Requires `feedparser`: ```bash 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.

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