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16/02/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
16-02-2026
BBC 2
Pressure On The Palace
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces another accusation of sharing an official document, with reports that he gave a Treasury briefing to one of his personal business contacts. Hist ...
13-02-2026
BBC 2
Cabinet Secretary Sacked
Trouble at the top as another one bites the dust in Downing Street. Just what is going on behind the door of Number 10? And will AI mine the human soul and use it to manipulate ...
12-02-2026
BBC 2
11/02/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
11-02-2026
BBC 2
10/02/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
10-02-2026
BBC 2
09/02/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
09-02-2026
BBC 2
Police Search Mandelson Homes
As the police search Peter Mandelson's homes, Labour MPs search for hope. So where does danger lie next for a prime minister in peril? And, Donald Trump deletes a racist clip de ...
06-02-2026
BBC 2
Can Keir Starmer Survive?
After a week of crisis, can Keir Starmer survive? And as the prime minister apologises to Jeffrey Epstein's victims, one of them gives Newsnight her reaction. With Paddy O'Connell.
05-02-2026
BBC 2
More Epstein Revelations Unearthed
A new Epstein file suggests Ghislaine Maxwell thinks the picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with her and Virginia Giuffre is authentic. And how hard is life for Kier Starmer ...
04-02-2026
BBC 2
Starmer Cuts Mandelson Adrift
Peter Mandelson spent four decades at the heart of the Labour Party. As the Met launches a criminal investigation into misconduct in public office offences, Sir Keir Starmer has ...
03-02-2026
BBC 2
What Next For Lord Mandelson?
How serious is the trouble Lord Mandelson is in? The Met Police says it's reviewing 'reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office,' after those revelations in the E ...
02-02-2026
BBC 2
Epstein Files Released
The White House releases more than three million pages worth of Epstein files. But where does this leave the victims and their search for answers? \n\nAnd were two men abducted ...
30-01-2026
BBC 2
China Charmer Starmer?
The PM leaves Beijing with a deal on visas, whisky and more. But do the risks outweigh the rewards? And we've had an enormous reaction to last night's story on student loans. Is ...
29-01-2026
BBC 2
Will America Strike Iran?
Is the US getting ready to strike Iran? Donald Trump has warned time's running out to make a deal on its nuclear facilities. And are student loans unfair? Martin Lewis joins us ...
28-01-2026
BBC 2
Trump's Iran 'armada'
Tehran warns of serious ramifications in the case of a US military strike, after a US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East. President Trump says he believes the regime s ...
27-01-2026
BBC 2
Another Reform Defection
Suella Braverman, another high profile Tory, defects to Reform. Is Nigel Farage's party now just a dumping ground for ex-Conservative ministers, and will voters buy it?\n\nAs th ...
26-01-2026
BBC 2
Burnham's Countdown
The clock counts down to teatime Saturday: the deadline for Andy Burnham to make a bid for parliament and No 10. Will he or won't he? And Sir Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump' ...
23-01-2026
BBC 2
Europe And Trump's New World Order?
Europe's leaders meet tonight to pick up the pieces. Has President Trump got his brave new world or made us weaker? With Paddy O'Connell.
22-01-2026
BBC 2
21/01/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
21-01-2026
BBC 2
What Next For Greenland?
Will President Trump take Greenland by force? When asked today, he replied 'No comment'. What's his next move and how should the UK government respond? And how pleased will Pres ...
19-01-2026
BBC 2
Is Robert Jenrick "uniting The Right"?
Robert Jenrick says today he's 'uniting the right', but instead it seems like a political fight to the death between Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. Who will win? And Keir Starm ...
16-01-2026
BBC 2
Jenrick Defects
Kemi Badenoch took pre-emptive action, firing Robert Jenrick after catching wind of his plan to defect to Reform. But was it she or Nigel Farage who won the day? With Paddy O'Co ...
15-01-2026
BBC 2
Will Donald Trump Hit Iran?
As US and UK military personnel are withdrawn from their base in Qatar, President Trump considers his options on Iran. \n\nElsewhere, we speak to the writer Ashley St Clair, who ...
14-01-2026
BBC 2
13/01/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
13-01-2026
BBC 2
Iran: Us Considers Action
President Trump announces 25 per cent tariffs on any nation doing business with Iran. \n\nIn Tehran, eyewitnesses say the Iranian regime has cracked down brutally on protestors. ...
12-01-2026
BBC 2
Could The Iran Regime Really Fall?
In Iran the internet is down but the protesters are out, again, with calls for President Trump to intervene. Could the regime really fall? \n\nAnd the art of the u-turn: Ke ...
09-01-2026
BBC 2
Iran At Crisis Point?
Anti-regime protests in Iran spread across the country, with reports of government buildings being set alight. What does this mean for the future of Iran and the Middle East? An ...
08-01-2026
BBC 2
Minneapolis Ice Shooting
Immigration officers in Minneapolis shoot and kill a motorist. President Trump says it was self-defence, but the Mayor of Minneapolis says the agent used 'reckless power'. State ...
07-01-2026
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Us Looks At ‘options’ To Acquire Greenland
The White House says the US is exploring ‘options’ to acquire Greenland, and doesn't rule out using its military. How will the rest of Nato respond as President Trum ...
06-01-2026
BBC 2
19/12/2025
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
19-12-2025
BBC 2
New Epstein Photos
As tomorrow's deadline to release the Epstein files looms, US Democrats drop a new batch of photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. How disruptive could this be for the White Hous ...
18-12-2025
BBC 2
Halve Violence Against Women?
The government says it's going to empower schools in England to intervene when they see pupils displaying misogynistic behaviour. Will it help them meet their target of halving ...
17-12-2025
BBC 2
16/12/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
16-12-2025
BBC 2
Streeting: Doctors' Strike 'unconscionable'
The health secretary calls this week's resident doctors' strike 'probably the worst thing the [British Medical Association] has done since they marched against the foundation of ...
15-12-2025
BBC 2
‘britain Should Prepare For War’
'The shadow of war' hangs over Europe - and Britain needs to prepare, warns a government minister about Russia. What does it mean for us all? We ask a former top Nato official.\ ...
12-12-2025
BBC 2
Collapse Of The Nhs?
The NHS risks collapse if doctors strike during the superflu crisis, so says the health secretary tonight. Is he fighting the flu or the medical profession? \n\nNewsnight camera ...
11-12-2025
BBC 2
Us Seizes Oil Tanker
A dramatic escalation of tensions between the US and Venezuela as President Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of the South American nation. Where could th ...
10-12-2025
BBC 2
'mask Up For Flu Wave'
How worried should we be by rising cases of the virulent H3N2 flu strain, as people with symptoms are told to wear a mask? We ask to a top virologist. Also, President Trump says ...
09-12-2025
BBC 2
Europe Alone?
As European leaders meet in Downing Street to save Ukraine, President Trump hails the idea he's sidelined them. Is Europe now on its own? Also, Joey Barton is handed a suspended ...
08-12-2025
BBC 2
Trump Peace Prize
Donald Trump finally gets his peace prize, from the world of... football. But how does that fit with his military threats to Venezuela? And, with actor Timothy Spall starring in ...
05-12-2025
BBC 2
Putin Poisonings
Vladimir Putin was ultimately responsible for the 2018 Salisbury poisonings that killed Dawn Sturgess, a public inquiry finds. The man who led the UK police counter-terror respo ...
04-12-2025
BBC 2
The Us In The Kremlin
President Putin warns Europe he is ready for war as he meets Donald Trump's son-in-law in Moscow. Where next for the Ukraine peace process?\n\nFour years after the murder of Sar ...
02-12-2025
BBC 2
Us V Venezuela
Tonight, President Trump hosts a key White House meeting on Venezuela as a dozen warships and 15,000 troops mass in the region. A Venezuelan cabinet minister tells Newsnight tha ...
01-12-2025
BBC 2
What Black Hole?
Why did Rachel Reeves warn the country to brace for the worst when she knew her figures already added up? And Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana kick off the first conference of the ...
28-11-2025
BBC 2
U-turn On Workers' Rights?
Has the government broken its manifesto on workers' rights? And the culture secretary tells Newsnight that there is a 'problem' with political appointees on the BBC board. With ...
27-11-2025
BBC 2
Budget Unpacked
What does the budget mean for you, the UK economy, and the positions of the prime minister and chancellor? Newsnight speaks to some of the world's leading economists. With Victo ...
26-11-2025
BBC 2
Chancellor's Budget Perils
With the Budget just hours away, we look at the economic and political pressures on the government, and some of the announcements likely to be in the speech tomorrow. And Reform ...
25-11-2025
BBC 2
Trump Hails 'something Good' On Ukraine
President Trump says 'something good may just be happening' with his peace plan for Ukraine, but just who is it good for? We’re joined by Piers Morgan, Layla Moran and for ...
24-11-2025
BBC 2
21/11/2025
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
21-11-2025
BBC 2
20/11/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
20-11-2025
BBC 2
Ukraine: Peace On Whose Terms?
Is President Trump about to impose a peace plan on Ukraine to end Russia's war in Putin's favour? And with a week to go until the budget, we ask which party has the best policie ...
19-11-2025
BBC 2
The President And The Prince On The Khashoggi Killing
President Trump hosts Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, and says the Saudi crown prince 'knew nothing' about the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Mr Khashoggi's ...
18-11-2025
BBC 2
How Divided Is Labour Over Immigration?
The home secretary says her asylum reforms can 'unite what is a divided country'. But is a rebellion brewing on Labour's backbenches? \n\nAlso, a woman who survived a violent ra ...
17-11-2025
BBC 2
Immigration Crackdown
In an effort to curb illegal migration, the Home Secretary plans the biggest shakeup to asylum rules in a generation. But will it work? And Labour infighting is blown off the he ...
14-11-2025
BBC 2
Knives Out At Number 10
The prime minister's been assured that it is 'not Number 10' briefing against ministers. But Newsnight hears that explanation's not washing with members of the cabinet and the k ...
13-11-2025
BBC 2
Trump & The Epstein Files
More Epstein emails emerge and leave President Trump with some questions to answer. And Michael Palin talks about the hospice where his wife of 57 years passed away, and why he ...
12-11-2025
BBC 2
11/11/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
11-11-2025
BBC 2
Trump Vs The Bbc
President Trump threatens the BBC with a $1 billion legal action over the editing of his speech in an episode of Panorama. How big is the risk for the corporation? Plus, Epstein ...
10-11-2025
BBC 2
Starmer Returns
Keir Starmer flies back to Britain to deal with an in-tray of David Lammy and the prisoners, Rachel Reeves and the upcoming budget, and Lucy Powell and the Labour Party. Can he ...
07-11-2025
BBC 2
Chaos In The Justice System?
Yet more questions for ministers as one prisoner hands himself in, but another remains on the run. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is summoned to Congress by Democrats – what w ...
06-11-2025
BBC 2
Another Two Prisoners Accidentally Let Go
The justice secretary had a bad day as it was announced another two prisoners were let go by accident, both from Wandsworth Prison. Why does it keep happening? The new mayor of ...
05-11-2025
BBC 2
Tax Rises To Come?
The chancellor lays the ground for tax rises in what could be a painful Budget for voters, will her fellow Labour MPs back her? Plus, tomorrow marks a year since President Trump ...
04-11-2025
BBC 2
Reform Uk's Economic Relaunch
With the budget just weeks away, we will scrutinise all the major parties' economic pledges. Tonight we ask Reform UK's head of policy why they've dropped their promise to cut t ...
03-11-2025
BBC 2
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor: The American Fallout
The royal formerly known as a prince faces calls for further sanction in the UK, but how will he fare in the American judicial system without his title? Matt Chorley digs down.
31-10-2025
BBC 2
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
King Charles is to strip Prince Andrew of all his titles and kick him out of Royal Lodge. He'll be known from now on as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. We speak to the brother of Vi ...
30-10-2025
BBC 2
Taxpayers' Money To A Migrant Sex Offender?
Should we be paying a migrant sex offender £500 to go back to Ethiopia? Victoria Derbyshire asks the immigration minister. And as President Trump heads to meet President X ...
29-10-2025
BBC 2
Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica
The strongest storm on the planet this year has just hit Jamaica. We hear reports of catastrophic flooding and ask, How extensive IS the damage? \n\nHow low can the main parties ...
28-10-2025
BBC 2
Prince Andrew: How Damaging To The Royal Family?
The BBC can reveal that a well-known photograph of Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell was taken at Prince Andrew's home, Royal Lodge, the house the Prince i ...
27-10-2025
BBC 2
Welcome To Seven-party Politics
The Caerphilly by-election result confirms Britain is embroiled in seven-party politics, but who will end up top of the heap? With Matt Chorley.\n\nAnd as Donald Trump's support ...
24-10-2025
BBC 2
Welsh Woes For Labour?
Are we on the brink of a political earthquake in Wales? Newsnight is live at the Caerphilly by-election, which could provide an almighty political headache for the prime ministe ...
23-10-2025
BBC 2
Will Prince Andrew Get Grilled By Mps?
The prime minister backs a parliamentary committee inquiry into the finances of Prince Andrew. Is the former Duke of York on a collision course with parliament? And the grooming ...
22-10-2025
BBC 2
21/10/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
21-10-2025
BBC 2
The Virginia Giuffre Memoir And Prince Andrew
What is in Virginia Giuffre's memoir and what does it mean for Prince Andrew? With Victoria Derbyshire.
20-10-2025
BBC 2
The Duke Of York Loses His Titles
Prince Andrew stays Prince Andrew but loses his Duke of York titles and the rest of his royal honours. Newsnight speaks exclusively to the family of the woman who accused the Pr ...
17-10-2025
BBC 2
15/10/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
15-10-2025
BBC 2
14/10/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
14-10-2025
BBC 2
What Next For Gaza?
As an historic ceasefire comes into effect, and all living Israeli hostages returned to their homes, what will happen next in Gaza? Can lasting peace be achieved, and if so how? ...
13-10-2025
BBC 2
Donald Trump: Global Peacemaker Or American Autocrat?
As the Gaza ceasefire agreement looks set to be completed, Donald Trump is about to head to Israel to see the hostage release. Is this how he will be remembered, or will it be f ...
10-10-2025
BBC 2
Gaza Peace Within Reach?
A ceasefire in Gaza, with peace seemingly in reach after two years of conflict. President Trump has claimed this as a stunning victory for his own diplomacy. Paddy O'Connell ask ...
09-10-2025
BBC 2
Did Kemi Badenoch Charm Her Party?
It was her first keynote conference speech as Conservative leader and some say it was also her last. Did Kemi Badenoch do enough to see off the plotters for her crown? And after ...
08-10-2025
BBC 2
Home Secretary: Palestine Marches Are 'un-british'
Protests against the Palestine Action ban are scheduled for the weekend, with the home secretary saying they are 'un-British'. Should they be called off? And as the Jewish commu ...
03-10-2025
BBC 2
02/10/2025
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Paddy O’Connell.
02-10-2025
BBC 2
Racism And Misogyny Exposed In London's Police
An undercover BBC investigation reveals racism and misogyny by police officers. We get reaction from a woman whose murdered daughters were mocked by Met Police constables, later ...
01-10-2025
BBC 2
Starmer Takes The Fight To Farage: Will It Work?
Has Sir Keir Starmer silenced his critics by taking the fight to Reform - and if he has, what's next? Newsnight hosts a Labour conference special looking at the prime minister&r ...
30-09-2025
BBC 2
29/09/2025
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
29-09-2025
BBC 2
Labour's Liverpool Revamp - Will It Work?
Keir Starmer takes on Nigel Farage's Reform UK with ID cards. Will it be enough to stop Labour conference delegates asking about the party's poll ratings? Meanwhile, the PM says ...
26-09-2025
BBC 2
'strip The Duchess Of York Of Her Title' Say Virginia Giuffre's Family
Sarah Ferguson faces calls to be stripped of her title from the family of Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused Prince Andrew of trafficking her as a teenager. Faisal Islam ta ...
25-09-2025
BBC 2
Zelensky's Un Plea To Stop Putin
The Ukranian president warns the United Nations that Putin must be stopped or their war will spread. But who can do that? And is Nigel Farage trying the Trump playbook on the me ...
24-09-2025
BBC 2
23/09/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
23-09-2025
BBC 2
Trump’s 'dangerous' Autism Claim
President Trump urges pregnant women to stop taking paracetamol as he links the drug to autism in children. Former director of National Center for Immunization and Respiratory D ...
22-09-2025
BBC 2
Kimmel Axed: Where Is This Heading?
The left and the entertainment world react to the cancelling of US late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Is freedom of speech under attack or did he just get it wrong? And did Keir Star ...
19-09-2025
BBC 2
18/09/2025
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
18-09-2025
BBC 2
The Trump State Visit
The King intervenes on Ukraine as President Trump gets the full red carpet treatment at Windsor Castle. Will it make any difference? With Victoria Derbyshire.
17-09-2025
BBC 2
Trump Touches Down In The Uk
President Trump arrives in the UK for his second state visit. Amid all the pomp, what will success look like for both Number 10 and the White House? And will questions over Jeff ...
16-09-2025
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