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bbc-news

Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions.

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by @ddrayne

Setup & Installation

openclaw skills install @ddrayne/bbc-news

Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:

npx clawhub install bbc-news

What This Skill Does

Fetches BBC News stories from RSS feeds across sections like technology, business, health, and regional UK and world areas. Supports filtering by section, limiting result count, and outputting in JSON format.

Pulls directly from BBC RSS feeds without requiring a browser or API key, making it easy to integrate news fetching into scripts and automated workflows.

When to use it

  • Getting UK headlines before a morning meeting
  • Checking BBC technology news for industry updates
  • Monitoring a specific world region during breaking events
  • Pulling structured JSON news data into a script or pipeline
  • Browsing Scotland or Wales regional stories

Example Workflow

Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.

INPUT

User asks: Get the top 5 technology stories from BBC News in JSON format

AGENT
  1. 1Run bbc_news.py with the 'technology' section argument
  2. 2Apply --limit 5 to cap results
  3. 3Pass --json flag to request structured output
  4. 4Parse returned JSON for titles, links, and summaries
OUTPUT

A JSON array of 5 BBC technology stories with titles, URLs, and descriptions

Requirements

Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.

feedparser Python package (pip3 install feedparser)