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Trump’s Iran 'update'
President Trump promises an 'important update on Iran' in an Oval Office speech. How far are we from a ceasefire? And, the prime minister announces action on the cost of living, ...
01-04-2026
BBC 2
Trump To Welcome King Charles
Buckingham Palace and the White House confirm that the King and Queen will travel to Washington for a state visit at the end of April. Broadcaster David Dimbleby says it should ...
31-03-2026
BBC 2
30/03/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
30-03-2026
BBC 2
Starmer And The May Elections
Let battle commence! Today, Keir Starmer made the case for why he should remain prime minister, but campaigning ramps up this weekend for a huge set of elections which could dec ...
27-03-2026
BBC 2
Iran: A Historic Shift?
As the missiles still fall, the US says the Iranians have also been sent a peace deal. Will they sign it? And how has the Iran conflict shifted the balance of power right around ...
26-03-2026
BBC 2
The Epstein Survivors Speak
Victoria Derbyshire talks to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein in a special Newsnight programme from Washington.
25-03-2026
BBC 2
24/03/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
24-03-2026
BBC 2
Has Trump Backed Down Over Iran?
President Trump calls off strikes on Iran and says the countries are in peace talks and 'could end up in a deal'. Iran says US talks are fake news. Tonight - did Trump back down ...
23-03-2026
BBC 2
British Bases To Aid Iran Attack
Tonight the UK agrees to let the US use British bases to strike Iranian sites responsible for closing the Strait of Hormuz. Does the UK risk being drawn into much deeper involve ...
20-03-2026
BBC 2
Trump: War Over 'soon'
President Trump says the war with Iran will be over 'soon', but offers no indication of when or what could lead to the end. As oil prices spike globally, how much longer can the ...
19-03-2026
BBC 2
What Does The Energy Price Shock Mean For Our Bills?
Israel and Iran attack some of the most important energy facilities in the world, sending oil prices surging again. Is this the escalation that could turn a crisis into a long t ...
18-03-2026
BBC 2
Rachel Reeves On Closer Ties To The Eu
Rachel Reeves calls for closer ties with the EU to boost UK growth, with divergence now 'the exception, not the norm' she says. Newsnight hears from the chancellor, and from Ref ...
17-03-2026
BBC 2
Nato 'reluctance' To Follow Trump
As Donald Trump demands Nato countries join him in his war in the Middle East, his friend the president of Finland tells Newsnight why there has been 'reluctance and a little bi ...
16-03-2026
BBC 2
A New Cost Of Living Crisis?
As the war in Iran is followed by price hikes here, the prime minister's cost of living champion tells us some firms are ripping you off. So when does he think the cost of livin ...
13-03-2026
BBC 2
Strait Of Hormuz: How Bad Could It Get?
Iran’s new Supreme Leader vows to strangle the Strait of Hormuz, while President Trump says blocking Tehran's nuclear plans beats oil price concerns. Where on earth does ...
12-03-2026
BBC 2
Mandelson: What Did Starmer Know?
The first batch of files surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment to Washington reveals the prime minister was informed of the reputational risk. We ask: what fresh questions d ...
11-03-2026
BBC 2
When Will Iran War End?
The White House warns of the 'most intense' day of strikes on Iran. So when could this conflict end? Plus, is the prime minister about to face a new backbench rebellion? MPs say ...
10-03-2026
BBC 2
Trump: Iran War 'very Complete'
As the price of oil surges, and cost of petrol, food and energy heads upwards, Donald Trump suggests the war is almost over, but then soon after that the US hasn't 'won enough' ...
09-03-2026
BBC 2
A Week Of War
One week ago the first bombs fell in the Middle East. President Trump says there will be 'no deal' with Iran except 'unconditional surrender.' Is he right? How will this end? An ...
06-03-2026
BBC 2
Is Starmer Doing Enough On Iran?
With a navy warship still days away from reaching Cyprus, has the government's response been good enough? And should we cut the interest on the student loans system? We ask a re ...
05-03-2026
BBC 2
04/03/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Katie Razzall.
04-03-2026
BBC 2
03/03/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
03-03-2026
BBC 2
'big Wave' Of Iran Strikes Coming
As President Trump says the 'big wave' of strikes on Iran is still to come, we ask what is the US plan and is this conflict escalating? With an expert panel of former cabinet mi ...
02-03-2026
BBC 2
Is Starmer In Trouble?
After the Green's by-election triumph, one Labour MP texts our presenter just 'KMG' - Keir must go. How much trouble is the prime minister in? And what can the Gorton and Denton ...
27-02-2026
BBC 2
26/02/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
26-02-2026
BBC 2
Student Loan Reform?
Four weeks ago Newsnight shone a light on the student loan system. Tonight, we hear change could be coming through the government. We ask a 29-year-old biochemistry graduate wit ...
25-02-2026
BBC 2
24/02/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
24-02-2026
BBC 2
Andrew's Claim To The Throne?
A new move which would prevent Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from ever becoming king. The government considers removing eighth in line to the throne Andrew from the royal line of s ...
20-02-2026
BBC 2
Andrew Arrested
After the news of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest, we speak exclusively to the family of the woman who first made accusations of wrongdoing against him. And we speak to the ...
19-02-2026
BBC 2
What Did The Police Know?
The Metropolitan Police is carrying out 'initial inquiries' into allegations relating to close protection officers formerly assigned to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.\n\nAnd, Epste ...
18-02-2026
BBC 2
Reform Vow To Scrap Equality Act
A new frontbench team for Reform vow to scrap the 2010 Equality Act, which legally protects people from discrimination. Plus, how do we fix youth unemployment? Newsnight hears f ...
17-02-2026
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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