| 00:00 | | 00:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 00:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 00:06BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2025 might have in store.
| 00:06Advertising legend Sir John Hegarty on creating some of the world’s most famous ads 00:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32Looking back at the happiest stories of 2024
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| 01:00 | 01:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32A panel of experts explain what we can all do to help ourselves age well.
| 01:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06The growing electric car market has been increasingly dominated by Chinese-made EVs
| 01:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06Expert voices in London and Tokyo discuss steel, cars and a Trump presidency
| 01:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06Myanmar's economy falters; Boeing faces challenges but sees a stock surge.
| 01:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06The EU threatens more sanctions over a severed power cable in the Baltic Sea
| 01:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06Mexico's government has announced an emergency strategy to protect migrants in the US
| 01:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 01:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32Old hits and horror movies: what is trending in Bollywood right now
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| 02:00 | 02:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32Our cost of living correspondents give their top tips to maximise your festive finances. 02:39Organised crime gangs are thought to be behind a rising number of cheese thefts. 02:55Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 02:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 02:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32Two teams battle it out, looking back at the past year in climate change(R)
| 02:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?
| 02:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 02:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 02:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32Claudia meets the vets who are treating animals in order to protect people from disease.(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 03:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32President Milei promised to hack Argentina's state and budget, what's the impact?
| 03:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06When Amina Sotaeva's tiger fell out of her bag, she set out on a frantic quest to find it 03:50Plus, what are the protests about in Mozambique?
| 03:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06How a tiny leaf became a symbol of hope for the WW2 spy, Odette Hallowes 03:50In a mega-election year, women struggled to boost female representation
| 03:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06A hand-drawn keyboard propelled a boy from Nairobi on to the world stage 03:50We share tips on how to disagree with grace
| 03:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06How a golden medallion held the story of an Ethiopian woman's abduction 03:50South Africa’s government has banned it but hasn’t said when
| 03:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06Listeners from around the world share the stories of their most treasured objects 03:50And is it ok to trademark the Vietnamese national dish “pho”?(R)
| 03:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 03:30Reflections from Gary Davies, about his friend and colleague - the 'broadcasting legend'. 03:36Reflections from Jo Whiley on her colleague - a broadcasting pioneer. 03:41Reflections from some familiar Radio 4 voices on a multi-talented doctor. 03:46Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
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| 04:00 | 04:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 04:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32Athletes from Cape Verde, Dominica and Nepal share their stories 04:55Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 04:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32Professor Peter Goadsby is a true pioneer in the field of migraine.(R)
| 04:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 04:30The Newscast family get in the Christmas spirit.
| 04:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
| 04:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 04:30The happiest stories of the year
| 04:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06December is a month of waste, rubbish and trash talk
| 04:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 04:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32Kyiv’s answer to the Kremlin’s warspeak 04:50In 2005, Maria Costello became the fastest woman ever round the Isle of Man TT course
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| 05:00 | 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06Ahmed al-Sharaa says armed factions would be incorporated into the army
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06A damning report says he broke multiple laws while serving as a US congressman
| 05:06They were waiting for the reopening of a public hospital when the shooting began
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06New Syrian rebel-led authorities say personnel were killed in 'an ambush'
| 05:06Israel launched a series of airstrikes against sites in Yemen on Thursday
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32Basketball player Sebastien Bellin credits sport with helping him survive a bomb attack. 05:50We ask experts about their favourite stats from 2024.
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author and UK Children's Laureate, guest edits Today.
| 06:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06Two reporters and a police officer were killed and others injured
| 06:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:0614 interior ministry personnel were killed in clashes with Assad loyalists
| 06:00Sir Sajid Javid, former Conservative Chancellor, guest edits Today.
| 06:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06Houthi leader says the group will continue attacks on Israel, despite airstrikes on Yemen
| 06:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06A plane has crashed on landing at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 120 people
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| 07:00 | | | 07:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06The Viv Ansanm gang alliance says it carried out the attack
| 07:00The UK's Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields, guest edits Today.
| | 07:00Professor Irene Tracey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, guest edits Today.
| 07:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06The new president of Georgia is being sworn into office amid opposition protests
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| 08:00 | | | 08:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06Stephen Sackur interviews world-renowned actor Ciarán Hinds 08:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32The treasure is worth an estimated $18bn - but who actually owns it? 08:50Cristeta Comerford was the first woman and person of colour to the White House's top chef
| | | | 08:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06Latvian PM wants more sanctions against Russia for allegedly sabotaging undersea cables
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| 09:00 | 09:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32Our cost of living correspondents give their top tips to maximise your festive finances. 09:39Organised crime gangs are thought to be behind a rising number of cheese thefts. 09:55Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 09:00Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson look back at the year with Today presenters past and present. 09:49The actor, writer and broadcaster reads ‘Miracle in the Darkness’ 09:57Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.(R)
| 09:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32Two teams battle it out, looking back at the past year in climate change(R)
| 09:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?
| 09:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32Carl Allen is a former businessman who now spends his time searching the seabed 09:50The sitcom Dinner for One, recorded in 1963, has become a German New Year's Eve tradition
| 09:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 09:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:30A Labour MP, a Tory and a Lib Dem walk into the studio…
| 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:32Professor Peter Goadsby is a true pioneer in the field of migraine.(R)
| 10:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2025 might have in store.(R)
| 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 10:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32Rhys Wynne Jones was filmed playing the piano at a homeless church shelter and went viral(R)
| 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:30How X is changing social media and why it matters 10:53Reflections from Jo Whiley on her colleague - a broadcasting pioneer.
| 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:30Three new First Ministers, two Prime Ministers and one election!
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| 11:00 | 11:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
| 11:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32BBC investigation reveals the resistance movement's secret weapon
| 11:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32Women are having children later in life and global fertility is in decline.
| 11:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:322024 is expected to be a record-breaking year for tourism
| 11:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32Is cultivated meat a solution to the climate crisis or just a gimmick?
| 11:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32Claudia meets the vets who are treating animals in order to protect people from disease.(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 12:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 12:00A round up of the day’s news on Christmas Day. 12:30The happiest stories of the year
| 12:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 12:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 12:00Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson look back at the year with Today presenters past and present. 12:48Reflections from her friend and co-star Alex Jennings on a formidable actor. 12:54Reflections from some familiar Radio 4 voices on a multi-talented doctor.
| 12:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 12:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes(R)
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| 13:00 | 13:00Government has "absolute resolve" to grow economy after new figures show it is flatlining 13:45Our cost of living correspondents give their top tips to maximise your festive finances. 13:52Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 13:00A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest-ever approach to the Sun 13:45Alan Dedicoat remembers three decades of jackpots – and when things all went wrong. 13:51Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 13:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32We look back at the high and lows of another fascinating twelve months in tech
| 13:00Aviation experts say passenger plane may have been hit by Russian air defence systems. 13:45Reflections from some familiar Radio 4 voices on a multi-talented doctor. 13:51Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 13:00The ex-justice secretary is reviewing sentencing for the government. 13:45Reflections from Jo Whiley on her colleague - a broadcasting pioneer. 13:50Reflections from some familiar Radio 4 voices on a multi-talented doctor. 13:55Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 13:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06Dr Tedros told the BBC his team 'escaped death narrowly'
| 13:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06179 people were killed in a plane crash in South Korea. Two crew members were rescued
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| 14:00 | 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf tells Ahmed al-Sharaa stability is priority
| 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06The UN-backed alliance, the IPC, says famine is continuing to spread across Sudan
| 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06Ukraine's president condemns Russia's missile strikes on energy infrastructure
| 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06Memorial events have been held across the Indian Ocean
| 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06Fears of escalation grow over conflict between Israel and the Houthis in Yemen
| 14:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 14:30How X is changing social media and why it matters 14:53Reflections from Jo Whiley on her colleague - a broadcasting pioneer.
| 14:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 14:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 14:32Graihagh Jackson and an expert panel reflect on the key climate stories of 2024.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 15:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32Honda and Nissan say they - possibly alongside Mitsubishi - plan to join forces.
| 15:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 15:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32The sinking of a Russian vessel has led to suspicions it may have been en route to Syria.
| 15:00The King's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation. 15:10King Charles III delivers his Christmas message. Plus the day's top news stories. 15:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
| 15:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 15:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
| 15:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 15:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32Manmohan Singh is credited with liberalising India’s economy
| 15:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 15:30Four stars of social media in 2024 share their stories 15:53Reflections from her friend and co-star Alex Jennings on a formidable actor.
| 15:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 15:30Reflections from Gary Davies, about his friend and colleague - the 'broadcasting legend'. 15:36Reflections from Jo Whiley on her colleague - a broadcasting pioneer. 15:41Reflections from some familiar Radio 4 voices on a multi-talented doctor. 15:46Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06German police look at possible secuirty lapses after Christmas market attack.
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06The Parker Solar Probe is hoping to make the closest ever approach to the Sun.
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06Russia has described attacks in Ukraine as success
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06Memorial events have been held across the Indian Ocean to mark 20 years since the tsunami.
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06Fighting has left millions in urgent need of food aid.
| 16:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 16:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 16:32Kyiv’s answer to the Kremlin’s warspeak 16:50We ask experts about their favourite stats from 2024.
| 16:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 16:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 16:32We meet the family tackling loneliness at Christmas
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| 17:00 | 17:00Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of most of the federal death row inmates.
| 17:00The latest as demonstrators take to the streets over the burning of a Christmas tree.
| 17:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06Russia launches major Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system
| 17:00The latest as the head of the World Health Organisation was at one of the targeted sites.
| 17:00The Parker Solar Probe makes history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun.
| 17:00We hear from Ukrainian POWs who have spent their first Christmas freed in two years. 17:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 17:32Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?(R)
| 17:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 17:30How X is changing social media and why it matters 17:53Reflections from Gary Davies, about his friend and colleague - the 'broadcasting legend'.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The UK economy had no growth between July and September, according to revised figures. 18:15Three new First Ministers, two Prime Ministers and one election! 18:52The actor, writer and broadcaster reads ‘Miracle in the Darkness’
| 18:00The new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said it was his aim to unite and stabilise the country 18:15The Newscast family get in the Christmas spirit. 18:50In a mega-election year, women struggled to boost female representation
| 18:00Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson look back at the year with Today presenters past and present. 18:50We share tips on how to disagree with grace
| 18:00The head of the WHO says he was waiting at the country's main airport when it was hit 18:15What will the world look like in 2025?
| 18:00NATO is increasing naval presence in the Baltic, after the cutting of an undersea cable 18:15Behind the scenes of the UK General Election.
| 18:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
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| 19:00 | 19:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred tells Sport Today's Lee James about her historic year
| 19:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 20:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 20:30The Newscast family get in the Christmas spirit.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Protests take place near site of Christmas market attack
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Syria's de facto leader has reached an agreement with former rebel chiefs
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06The new HTS administration said the footage is from earlier this month
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06One of Russia's tankers was blamed for severing an electricity cable
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Houthis vow to continue attacking Israel
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06An ex-Israeli advisor responds to WHO head’s claim that Israel knew where he was
| 21:06Israel says al-Wafaa hospital was being used by Hamas fighters
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| 22:00 | 22:00We speak to a death row prisoner who's sentence was commuted today 22:45The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 22:00We speak to a Syrian Christian amid fears that religious minorities might be vulnerable. 22:45The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 22:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
| 22:00Has Israel opened a new phase of Middle East war? 22:45The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 22:00Kamal Adwan is one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza 22:45Connor Phillips sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
| 22:00Johnny I'Anson sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
| 22:00Johnny I'Anson sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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| 23:00 | 23:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 23:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32Athletes from Cape Verde, Dominica and Nepal share their stories 23:55Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 23:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 23:30Two Ukrainecast regulars get together in Kyiv 23:54Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 23:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 23:30The happiest stories of the year
| 23:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R) 23:30The Newscast family get in the Christmas spirit.
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