There are text articles in the BBC News App but its not obvious they are there or how to get at them.
Load the app from the apps section or the red button on a bbc tv (or radio) channel, press up to get the bar with the video thumbnails, then up again to get a drop down menu of categories which you can then browse to text stories. More instructions at the link below
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/help-17655000