Redirect from bbc.co.uk/news to bbc.com/news

I'm on Aquiss. Today when I try to access bbc.co.uk/news I'm redirected to the international site, bbc.com/news

Has anyone else seen this - e.g. is it a ploy by BBC to force UK users to register and sign in?

On my mobile, if I switch off wifi and move onto Lebara, I'm seeing the same. Hence I don't think it's an issue with Aquiss address space only.

BBC News bugs me every day or so to register, but I keep clicking "maybe later". Ditto for their cookie prompts, which come every week or so. I don't see why they need to track me as an individual.

I just tried now from bbc.co.uk and it keeps to the same domain. Via EE connection.

Edit: not signed in.

Edited by Pheasant (Thu 24-Oct-24 15:52:44)

Also on Aquiss. bbc.co,uk/news renders true on mobile phone - ipv4 and renders as www.bbc.co.uk/news on desktop - ipv6 & ipv4.

Fine here from my ISP, also have Lebara on mobile phone and that is also working with no redirect.

Maybe clear all your cache and also cookies from the BBC in case they've left a marker having thought you were not in the UK, or sent you a permanent redirect to the com version.

Who are you using for DNS?

It's back to normal now. Maybe a BBC glitch.

(I don't think it was cookies as my laptop and phone are basically unrelated)

Thanks for the replies.

i have seen this as well (not today) and i can't remember if this was on 3 or aquiss .......

I would guess that BBC think that the IP you are coming from is not in UK.

In reply to a post by smouty:

I would guess that BBC think that the IP you are coming from is not in UK.

This happens to me, as my company internal network has its internet connection in mainland europe, so bbc.com instead of .co.uk filled with adverts and cookies as the commerical part of the BBC is permitted to do.

If your ISP has recently purchased a block of IPv4 addresses previously used elsewhere in the world, the BBC may not have been told.

you should only see bbc.com if they think you're outside the UK so maybe the IP block you're on was non-UK before?