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bbc-news

github.com/sundial-orgOther67077 installsUpdated 34w ago
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About bbc-news

bbc-news is a command-line skill for fetching BBC News stories by section and region. It supports text and JSON output with a configurable story limit.

Key features

  1. 01Fetch stories from BBC sections
  2. 02Browse regional news feeds
  3. 03Limit the number of stories
  4. 04Output results as JSON
  5. 05List available sections

Use cases

  1. 01Get a short list of UK headlines
  2. 02Read technology stories in JSON
  3. 03Check news for a specific region

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill bbc-news

After installing, type/bbc-newsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled files

References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.

README.md
references/
feeds.md
scripts/
bbc_news.py

Details

From the project README

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.

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