Live News Schedule Sunday 18 January 2026

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Early
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 00:30
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
3. 00:32
  The Documentary—Stories from the New Silk Road: The Bering Sea
  Anna Holligan reports from Alaska on China’s expanding role in the Bering Sea(R)
4. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 03:00
  BBC News—18/01/2026 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 03:06
  World Questions—Hungary
  Jonny Dymond chairs a debate with leading Hungarian politicians and academics(R)
8. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 04:32
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: The injection that saved my sight
  The new sight-saving treatment inspired by one woman's determination not to go blind(R)
11. 05:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—18/01/2026 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—Trump tariff threat over Greenland 'unacceptable', European leaders say
  UK prime minister Keir Starmer said the move was "completely wrong"
3. 07:00
  BBC News—18/01/2026 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06
  Weekend—EU calls emergency meeting on Greenland
  Trump says its ‘time for Denmark to give back’ to the US
5. 08:00
  BBC News—18/01/2026 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06
  Weekend—Uganda's internet services restored
  Internet access is back in Uganda after a shutdown imposed during the election period.
7. 09:00
  Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg—18/01/2026
  Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
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—18/01/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—EU holds emergency meeting over US tariff threats
  Donald Trump threatened tariffs over countries opposed to Greenland annexation
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 14:30
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2026 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 14:32
  The Climate Question—Could ancient rice seeds help fight climate change?
  We're in India to see if rice farmers have found a solution to a big climate problem
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—18/01/2026 16:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 16:32
  Heart and Soul—Eternal horizons
  In the Nepalese Himalaya, one of the rarest funeral rites, the Sky Burial, is practised(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. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—With Connor Phillips
  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—19/01/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 05:06
  Newsday—European nations discuss retaliatory measures against US
  The dispute with President Trump over Greenland continues