Newsnight
Newsnight is a current affairs & news bulletin on BBC2. Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 244 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2025.
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A government whip quits over disability cuts. How is the PM responding? Also, diplomatic efforts to pre-empt a B2 bomber raid on the key Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow. Paddy O'Connell presents.
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"I may do it, I may not do it." President Trump keeps the world guessing as he pressures Tehran to make a nuclear deal. Is he bluffing?
A momentous week in parliament as MPs vote to decriminalise abortion, and a vote expected on assisted dying. And, will the US join Israel's air strikes? With Victoria Derbyshire.
After survivors tell Newsnight they want a national inquiry into grooming gangs, Baroness Casey persuades the government to hold one. What’s changed the prime minister’s mind?
Jerusalem and Tehran head deeper into war as Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv. What are the risks? With Matt Chorley.
At least 200 killed, including 53 Britons, as an Air India Boeing 787 crashes after take-off and hits a residential area of Ahmedabad. And is there about to be an air strike on Iran's nuclear program?
The chancellor looks to cast off the doom and gloom and make her pitch to Britain's left-behind voters, pledging investment with £113bn of capital spending. Will voters notice and when?
President Trump sends in 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests against his immigration raids. Will he calm or inflame the situation? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk - no sign of an end to the beef. How could things escalate from here? With Matt Chorley.
Meltdown! The critical Musk-Trump relationship undergoes a rapid unscheduled disassembly as the President and the world's richest man lay into each other.
Battles behind the scenes with a week to go until the spending review. With cuts coming in unprotected departments, the inside story on which public services are on the cutting block.
Hundreds of historical cases of child sexual abuse are to be reviewed by police across England and Wales. Will the women finally see justice? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Survivors of abuse and exploitation speak live on television for the first time, ahead of Baroness Casey's soon-to-be-released government report on grooming and rape gangs.
May 2025
Elon Musk and Donald Trump part ways but on what terms? Musk's billionaire friend turned rival Philip Lowe offers an opinion. With Matt Chorley.
The US president hits back as the appeal court presses pause on the judges' decision to halt his tariff plan. With Paddy O'Connell.
President Trump spoils for a fight with Harvard, with a looming showdown in the courts. With Nick Watt.
King Charles makes his first visit to Canada as head of state, following President Trump’s repeated comments about taking over the '51st state'. We discuss live.
The White House announces fresh tariffs on the European Union and a let-off for Apple's Chinese-made iPhone. We ask Donald Trump's niece what makes her uncle tick. With Faisal Islam.
President Trump bans international students from Harvard in a major escalation in the row between the university and the administration. What happens next? With Paddy O'Connell.