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 2025. A total of 247 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
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17/02/2026
A new frontbench team for Reform vow to scrap the 2010 Equality Act, which legally protects people from discrimination. Plus, how do we fix youth unemployment? With Victoria Derbyshire.
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An exclusive interview with Democrat senator Mark Kelly who has been described as 'Public Enemy Number One' by President Trump. Plus, Gisèle Pelicot speaks publicly for the first time.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces another accusation of sharing an official document. Jonathan Dimbleby talks to Newsnight about where the mounting pressure leaves the monarchy. With Katie Razzall.
Trouble at the top as another one bites the dust in Downing Street. Just what is going on behind the door of Number 10? With Paddy O'Connell.
The prime minister calls on one of the richest men in the country, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, to apologise after the co-owner of Manchester United says the UK has been colonised by immigrants.
Epstein revelations have toppled senior figures in Europe while up to now, the US fallout has been more muted. Is that about to change?
The prime minister comes out defiant as he meets Labour MPs. His cabinet backs him after the Scottish Labour leader says it's time for him to go. How long can Starmer hold on?
After a week of crisis, can Keir Starmer survive? And as the prime minister apologises to Jeffrey Epstein's victims, one of them gives Newsnight her reaction. With Paddy O'Connell.
A new Epstein file suggests Ghislaine Maxwell thinks the picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with her and Virginia Giuffre is authentic. With Paddy O'Connell.
As the Met launches a criminal investigation into misconduct, Sir Keir Starmer has now cut Peter Mandelson adrift. What does his appointment say about the Prime Minister's judgement?
How serious is the trouble Lord Mandelson is in? The Met Police says it's reviewing 'reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office,' after those revelations in the Epstein files.
January 2026
The White House releases more than three million pages worth of Epstein files. But where does this leave the victims and their search for answers?
The PM leaves Beijing with a deal on visas, whisky and more. But do the risks outweigh the rewards? And, is the pressure growing on the government to act on student loans? With Paddy O'Connell.
Is the US getting ready to strike Iran? Donald Trump has warned time's running out to make a deal on its nuclear facilities. And are student loans unfair? Martin Lewis joins us live.
Suella Braverman, another high profile Tory, defects to Reform. Is Nigel Farage's party now just a dumping ground for ex-Conservative ministers, and will voters buy it?
The deadline approaches for Andy Burnham to make a bid for parliament and No 10. And Sir Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump's remarks about Brits who fought in Afghanistan.
Europe's leaders meet tonight to pick up the pieces. Has President Trump got his brave new world or made us weaker? With Paddy O'Connell.
President Trump says he's got a deal on Greenland and won't invade the territory or introduce tariffs on European nations who had opposed a US military takeover of Greenland. Has he backed down?