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 245 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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Does Sir Keir Starmer’s explanation in the Commons draw a line under the Mandelson saga? What will the Foreign Office chief that he’s just sacked say tomorrow? We have all the latest from Westminster.
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More questions for the Prime Minister: what did he know, what didn't he know, and why didn't he ask? An Epstein survivor tells Newsnight she doesn't understand why the PM gave Peter Mandelson a job.
'Full due process was followed during this appointment.' Words now haunting Sir Keir Starmer who had no idea that Peter Mandelson was sent to Washington after failing security vetting.
The UK could face food shortages by the summer under a worst-case scenario of the Iran conflict drawn up by government officials. We look at what it could mean for households.
Rachel Reeves touches down in Washington DC tonight for a meeting of the IMF, which has just given the UK the biggest downgrade in growth of all major economies. What does that mean for all of us?
Hours into his blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump claims Iran 'want to make a deal'. How long will the stalemate last?
As the four astronauts aboard Nasa's Artemis II mission prepare to splash down in the Pacific, we ask how the new space race is shaping up. With Nick Watt.
What prompted Melania Trump to make her statement about Epstein? And three Russian submarines conduct a 'covert' operation over cables in waters north of the UK.
Iran warns it will respond if Israel's massive attacks across Lebanon don't stop immediately. Can a peace deal still be achieved in the Middle East? With Victoria Derbyshire.
President Trump’s so-called deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires. Have diplomatic efforts paid off? Newsnight hears from a Trump ally. With Victoria Derbyshire.
President Trump promises an 'important update on Iran' in an Oval Office speech. How far are we from a ceasefire? With Adam Fleming.
March 2026
Buckingham Palace and the White House confirm that the King and Queen will travel to Washington for a state visit at the end of April. With Adam Fleming.
The government negotiations around a new small boats deal with France are deadlocked with hours to go. With Paddy O'Connell.
Today, Keir Starmer made the case for why he should remain prime minister, but campaigning ramps up this weekend for a huge set of elections which could decide his fate. Is there any way back?
As the missiles still fall, the US says the Iranians have also been sent a peace deal. Will they sign it? And how has the Iran conflict shifted the balance of power right around the world?
Victoria Derbyshire talks to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein in a special Newsnight programme from Washington.
We're in Washington on the eve of our powerful interview with a group of Epstein survivors, and we bring you the latest on the US-Iran war.
President Trump calls off strikes on Iran and says the countries are in peace talks and 'could end up in a deal'. Iran says US talks are fake news.
Tonight the UK agrees to let the US use British bases to strike Iranian sites responsible for closing the Strait of Hormuz. Does the UK risk being drawn into much deeper involvement in the Iran War?