| 00:00 | 00:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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| 00:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06BBC correspondents discuss the events and trends set to shape 2026.(R)
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| 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. 01:32An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.(R)
| 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. 01:32Could AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?(R)
| 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. 01:32Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia(R)
| 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. 01:32What do we lose when screens replace books?(R)
| 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. 01:32One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies(R)
| 01:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 01:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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| 02:00 | 02:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 02:32Revisiting some of the most powerful stories from 2025
| 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. 02:32A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.
| 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. 02:32From deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.(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. 02:32Aspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet
| 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. 02:32We bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.(R)
| 02:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 02:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
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| 03:00 | 03:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 03:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32How record gold prices are taking the sparkle out of Indian weddings(R)
| 03:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 03:30A small Welsh community start spying on some interesting but suspicious visitors.
| 03:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 03:30A man from Liverpool battles authorities for the right to keep his cannabis café open.
| 03:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 03:30Workmen re-connecting derelict buildings to the UK power grid spark suspicion.
| 03:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
| 03:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06The Godfather of Hollywood sound, and making a film for Saddam Hussein(R) 03:50In 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos decided to launch a vintage railway business(R)
| 03:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06Harriett Gilbert speaks with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about The Palace of Illusions(R)
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| 04:00 | 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. 04:32Two women who've created female-centered fitness communities
| 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. 04:32Oonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza
| 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. 04:325/10Spy plane pictures reveal the missile build up to the Americans. How will they respond?
| 04:01The 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. 04:32We ask why people are still willing to pay for recipes(R)
| 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. 04:32How two families, one Jewish, the other Muslim resuced each other from the horrors of war
| 04:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06In this special programme, we revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and then dig deeper(R)
| 04:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 04:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:323/6A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed(R)
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| 05:00 | 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06President Trump says progress is made to end the war, but territory issues are unresolved
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06President Trump warns Hamas would have "hell to pay" if it did not disarm quickly
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06Protests and strikes in Iran are over inflation and currency devaluation
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06Around a million revellers braved the cold weather to gather in Times Square
| 05:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06Police say around 40 people died after a fire in a bar in a ski resort in Switzerland.
| 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. 05:32Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
| 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. 05:32Aspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman is the fourth Today guest editor this Christmas period.
| 06:00Historian Tom Holland is the fifth Today guest editor this festive period.
| 06:00Former Prime Minister Theresa May is the sixth and final Today guest editor this year.
| 06:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06The Guard was controversially deployed to tackle illegal immigration and crime
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06The fire at Le Constellation bar killed at least 40 people and injured more than 100
| 06:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06The US has captured President Nicolás Maduro after it launched strikes on Venezuela
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| 07:00 | | | | 07:00The launch of our Today's Babies series looking at parenthood of early years children.
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| 07:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06Venezuela has denounced the "military aggression"
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06The US has accused President Maduro of using oil money to fund drug-trafficking
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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. 09:32Religion-based apps are growing. Can a smartphone bring spiritual fulfilment? 09:50The invention of the Short Message Service changed how we communicate around the world
| 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. 09:32A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.(R)
| 09:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 09:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32From deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.(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. 09:32Aspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet(R)
| 09:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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| 09:00Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:30The Americast team open the annual end-of-year time capsule.
| 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:30Chris Mason wraps up the political year of 2025
| 10:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06BBC correspondents discuss the events and trends set to shape 2026.(R)
| 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
| 10:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 10:30Our predictions go into a new 2026 time capsule!
| 10:00Coverage of this developing situation from BBC News.
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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. 11:32An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.
| 11:06The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32Could AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?
| 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. 11:32Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia
| 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. 11:32What do we lose when screens replace books?
| 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. 11:32One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
| 11:00Coverage of this developing situation from BBC News.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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| 13:00 | 13:00President Zelensky says the US is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years. 13:45A former zoo worker hatches a plan to steal and sell Humboldt penguins Patrick and Penny.
| 13:00A third day of protests across Iran as the country's economic outlook worsens 13:45Family feuds and strategic change are redefining who holds power inside the media empire. 13:57The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 13:00The Queen: 'every woman has a story'. The special envoy for women and girls joins us. 13:45The Radio 4 presenter asks why many drivers are struggling to keep their speed in check.
| 13:00Around 100 are injured, with "several nationalities" involved. 13:45The BBC's political editor reflects on why the next 12 months may prove decisive. 13:57The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 13:00Authorities say at least 40 people have died and many are in hospital seriously injured. 13:45The BBC's NJ Convery investigates why their numbers have rocketed in the last 40 years. 13:55Some familiar Radio 4 voices explain why, 75 years on, the show is still such a big deal.
| 13:00Coverage from BBC News of this developing situation.
| 13:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06US strikes on Friday night led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
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| 14:00 | 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06China is simulating the seizure and blockade of Taiwan's key areas
| 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06Saudi-led forces launch attack on Yemeni port
| 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06EU says new Israeli ban on 37 aid groups in Gaza will severely impact Palestinians
| 14:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06More than a hundred people were also injured in the fire in a bar in Crans-Montana
| 14:01The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06We have the latest from the investigation into the fire at a ski resort in Switzerland
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| 15:00 | 15:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06After talks on Sunday President Trump said land remained the thorniest issue
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06Iranians are protesting over rising prices and the plummeting value of the currency
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06Sydney in Australia welcomed 2026 with a spectacular fireworks display
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06Several dozen people are thought to have died
| 16:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06Investigators estimate that around 40 people were killed, and 119 others are injured.
| 16:00BBC News coverage of this developing situation.
| 16:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 16:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 16:32How two families, one Jewish, the other Muslim resuced each other from the horrors of war
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| 17:00 | 17:00The US president continues to work on ambition to end Ukraine and Middle East conflicts.
| 17:00Power disruption causes Eurostar and Eurotunnel train cancellations.
| 17:00We write 2025 into the history books and look ahead to 2026.
| 17:00One hundred and fifteen others have been injured in Crans-Montana. We have the latest.
| 17:00Police are still trying to formally identify victims from the fire in a Swiss bar.
| 17:00Live coverage from BBC News.
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| 18:00 | 18:00A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Clare McDonnell and Chris Warburton.
| 18:00A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Clare McDonnell and Chris Warburton.
| 18:00A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Sarah Mulkerrins and Johnny I'Anson.
| 18:00The fire broke out in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. 18:15Our predictions go into a new 2026 time capsule! 18:42Is it possible to spot a liar? Pallab Ghosh investigates for BBC InDepth. 18:53Find more stories like these on the BBC Sounds homepage.
| 18:00A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Emma Vardy and Nick Eardley.
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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. 19:32BBC 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. 19:32BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Mr Trump said he hopes to reach the second phase of the plan "very quickly"
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Regional powers the UAE and Saudi Arabia clash over influence in the south of Yemen
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Israel’s plan to revoke the licences of 37 aid organisations has been widely criticised
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Sixty people are receiving care at Sion hospital with more being treated elsewhere.
| 21:00The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06Investigators are looking into the insulation foam used on the ceiling of the venue
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| 22:00 | 22:00It comes weeks after the US announced one of its biggest-ever arms sales to the island. 22:45A father jumps from the window of his home to flee a housefire that kills his family.
| 22:00We hear from the son of detained activist Narges Mohammadi 22:45A community in shock, a grieving parent and police revelations of another fire.
| 22:00One resident of Gaza tells us about her fears over the ban 22:45Police get a breakthrough when something was found dumped near the Shakoor family home.
| 22:00115 injured, many with severe burns, as bar goes up in flames during New Year's party 22:45With claims of evidence compromised and mistakes made, we focus on crime scene forensics. 22:57The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.(R)
| 22:00Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticised comments from President Trump 22:45Dr Abdul Shakoor shares his shock at the discoveries we've uncovered.
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| 23:00 | 23:05The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 23:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32Two women who've created female-centered fitness communities(R)
| 23:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 23:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32Oonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza(R)
| 23:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 23:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:325/10Spy plane pictures reveal the missile build up to the Americans. How will they respond?(R) 23:59The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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| 23:00Connor Phillips sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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| 23:00The latest updates and analysis from the BBC. 23:30The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32We bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.(R)
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