Live News Schedule Sunday 21 December 2025

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Afternoon
Evening
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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. 02:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 02:06
  The Newsroom—21/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 02:32
  Health Check—Behind the Huntington’s disease breakthrough
  The world’s first gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease(R)
7. 03:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 03:06
  The Documentary—United in space: How we built the ISS
  How nations collaborated to create the International Space Station(R)
9. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
10. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 04:32
  Happy News—Happy News
  Positive news stories
12. 05:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 05:06
  The Newsroom—21/12/2025 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 05:32
  The Documentary—Elephant conservation in Botswana
  Botswana has more elephants than any other country but conservation is complex(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—Evidence of mass-killings in Sudan
  Satellite researchers say the RSF militias are burning bodies to cover up Darfur attacks
3. 07:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06
  Weekend—US seizes second Venezuelan oil tanker
  Maduro regime accuses Trump administration of 'international piracy'
5. 08:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06
  Weekend—Thousands mourn Bondi Beach victims in nationwide memorial
  Crowd members jeer at Australian Prime Minister at Hanukkah shooting remembrance event
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—21/12/2025 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to pay their respects
  Australian Prime Minister booed at memorial event
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 14:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 14:32
  The Climate Question—Q&A: The jobs of the future, nitrous oxide, ice cores
  Your questions on green careers, temperature predictions and dating ancient ice cores
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. 16:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 16:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 16:32
  Heart and Soul—Prayers through the Checkpoints
  We hear from Palestinians striving to reach places of worship amid increased security.(R)
11. 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. 20:30
  Newscast—The Best Bits of Newscast's Podcast-a-Thon (Part One)
  Danny Robins, Armando Iannucci and Alexander from The Traitors!
5. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—with Qasa Alom
  Qasa Alom 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. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 05:00
  BBC News—22/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 05:06
  Newsday—New South Wales parliament debates stricter gun control laws
  The debate follows the mass shooting at Bondi Beach that left fifteen people dead