Live News Schedule Saturday 18 October 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 01:00
  BBC News—18/10/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 01:06
  The Newsroom—18/10/2025 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2025 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  The Global Story—Why has Trump authorised CIA action in Venezuela?
  Following recent boat strikes, Trump says he is considering strikes on Venezuelan soil(R)
5. 02:00
  BBC News—18/10/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06
  The Newsroom—18/10/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32
  Science In Action—Paris agreement impacts and drought realities
  Ten years on from the Paris climate agreement, has it helped at all?(R)
9. 03:00
  BBC News—18/10/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: Why did the chicken...
  …Cross the ocean, inspire a Disney princess, and become a secret recipe for success?(R)
11. 03:50
  Witness History—My aunt created The Moomins
  Tove Jansson's book The Moomins and the Great Flood was published in 1945(R)
12. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
13. 05:00
  BBC News—18/10/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 05:06
  The Newsroom—18/10/2025 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 05:32
  Trending—Sabotage by smartphone
  Ukrainians are being recruited to carry out sabotage attacks against their own country.
17. 05:50
  Sporting Witness—Mira Rai: Child soldier to sky runner
  Mira Rai served in the Nepalese civil war as a teenager before becoming a sky runner
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—18/10/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—Zelensky guarded on Tomahawk missile talks with Trump
  Trump warns that giving Ukraine Tomahawk missiles "could mean bigger escalation"
3. 07:00
  Today—18/10/2025
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
4. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 11:00
  BBC News—18/10/2025 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 11:06
  The Newsroom—18/10/2025 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 11:30
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2025 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 11:32
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Gaza’s internal power struggle
  John Simpson analyses who will actually be running Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire there(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 13:00
  BBC News—18/10/2025 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—Iran says no longer bound by nuclear restrictions
  Iran’s landmark 10-year deal with world powers expired on Saturday
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 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—with Felicity Hannah
  Felicity Hannah sits in with 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. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2025 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  Trending—Sabotage by smartphone
  Ukrainians are being recruited to carry out sabotage attacks against their own country.(R)
5. 01:50
  Sporting Witness—Mira Rai: Child soldier to sky runner
  Mira Rai served in the Nepalese civil war as a teenager before becoming a sky runner(R)
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. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2025 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 04:32
  The Fifth Floor—Reporting the impact of the Gaza ceasefire
  Reporting the impact of the Gaza ceasefire
11. 05:00
  BBC News—19/10/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 05:06
  The Newsroom—19/10/2025 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 05:32
  The Documentary—Fighting on two fronts
  Meet the Ukrainian polar scientists who lead extraordinary dual lives(R)