Live News Schedule Sunday 17 August 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 01:32
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: Mountaintop matchmaking
  In the Swiss Alps, notebooks left in mountaintop letterboxes are being used to find love
4. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—17/08/2025 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 04:32
  The Fifth Floor—Comedians and Afghan weddings
  How Afghans found alternative ways to celebrate weddings after the Taliban banned music
9. 05:00
  BBC News—17/08/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  The Newsroom—17/08/2025 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—17/08/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 05:32
  The Documentary—Birding the gender gap
  How studying female birds is reshaping our understanding of nature(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—17/08/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—Can Ukraine accept 'land for peace' deal?
  Zelensky is expected to face pressure from Trump to surrender Donbas in return for peace
3. 07:00
  BBC News—17/08/2025 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06
  Weekend—Trump backs Putin's call for permanent peace deal
  Trump drops his demand for an immediate ceasefire and backs Putin's permanent peace deal
5. 08:00
  BBC News—17/08/2025 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06
  Weekend—Where does Alaska summit leave Europe's 'coalition of the willing'?
  European leaders prepare to aid Zelensky ahead of Washington peace talks with Trump
7. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 11:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 13:00
  BBC News—17/08/2025 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—European leaders to join Zelensky for key meeting in Washington
  EU leaders rally behind Ukraine as President Zelensky heads to Washington
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 14:30
  BBC News Summary—17/08/2025 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 14:32
  The Climate Question—Is Brazil doing enough to protect the Amazon?
  Are forest fires and demands for oil exploration putting the rainforest at risk?
7. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 17:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 20:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—17/08/2025
  The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 00:30
  BBC News Summary—17/08/2025 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
3. 00:32
  Pick of the World—Ashes in a bottle and a new approach to death
  A rebirth in our thinking on bereavement - and an act of neighbourly love(R)
4. 00:50
  More or Less—How weird was the Mediterranean Sea heatwave?
  Did the Mediterranean experience a 1 in 216,000,000,000-year sea temperature anomaly?(R)
5. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 05:00
  BBC News—18/08/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—European leaders will join Zelensky in Washington
  Zelensky will meet President Trump to press his version of an end of the war in Ukraine.