Schedule
Early
00:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
01:00
BBC News—18/12/2024 01:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
01:06
Big Boss Interview—Canadian politics takes a breather after the resignation of the country’s Finance Minister
Calls growing for ex Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to challenge Justin Trudeau.
02:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
03:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
04:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
05:00
BBC News—18/12/2024 05:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06
Newsday—UN: Syria not stable enough for huge numbers of refugees to return
Head of IOM says without assistance, sending people back would further destabilise Syria
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Morning
06:00
Today—18/12/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
10:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
11:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
11:15
Politics Live—18/12/2024
The big political issues of the day.
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Afternoon
12:00
Prime Minister's Questions—18/10/2024
Sir Keir Starmer faces questions in the House of Commons.
13:00
World at One—Gaza ceasefire talks move a step forward
Could there be a breakthrough in Gaza ceasefire negotiations?
13:45
Reporter Reads—Gisèle Pelicot: How an ordinary woman shook attitudes to rape
BBC correspondent Andrew Harding on a trial that has reshaped French society.
14:00
BBC News—18/12/2024 14:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14:06
Newshour—The secret files that could put Syria's Assad in prison
We hear from the man who has led attempts to catalogue the crimes of the Assads
15:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
16:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
17:00
PM—President Zelensky arrives in Brussels for defence summit
Zelensky is in Brussels having conceded Ukraine may not regain all occupied territory.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/12/2024 Sir Keir Starmer says taxpayers cannot afford to compensate women hit by changes to state pension age
Campaigners say some women lost out as they were not properly informed about the changes
18:30
BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 18:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18:32
The Global Story—Gisèle Pelicot and the 51 men she faced in court
The mass rape trial has shaken French attitudes towards sexual violence and consent
19:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
20:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
21:00
BBC News—18/12/2024 21:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21:06
Newshour—18/12/2024 21:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
22:00
The World Tonight—Syria’s new leader speaks to the BBC
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the de facto leader of Syria, says country is exhausted by war
22:30
Newsnight—18/12/2024
The day's important national and international news stories.
23:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
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Late
00:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
01:00
BBC News—19/12/2024 01:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
01:06
Big Boss Interview—Are US interest rate cuts coming to an end?
Shares fell with Wall Street not keen on the message from Fed Chair Jerome Powell
02:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
03:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
04:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
05:00
BBC News—19/12/2024 05:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06
Newsday—Syria: "not a threat" to the world
Syrian rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, says his group is not a threat to the west
