We’re heading to the river as the University Boat Race makes its way down the Thames. Not by the Playbook’s Katie Smith chats to people who had the courage, bravery and fortitude to stay ...

Faranak Amidi presents The Fifth Floor, a weekly programme that revels in the variety and range of stories produced by the BBC World Service's language sections. Faranak joined the BBC Persian ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government is examining cuts to its BBC World Service grant in the spending review, with the ...

The Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) track performance and quality of service delivery in primary schools across Africa and other regions of the world. The indicators can be used to track progress ...

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