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 September 2026.
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Newsnight
New
03/09/2026
Reform's conference is overshadowed by allegations aired by Channel 4 that the party plotted to break the law over foreign political donations. How much trouble is Nigel Farage in? With Nick Watt.
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As the cost of government borrowing continues to rise, how serious is the position the UK government is in and does the prime minister have a plan for gripping it?
Andy Burnham tells MPs he knows what's gone 'wrong' with the country - blaming the economic policies of both Tory and Labour governments since the 1980s. Is he right?
August 2026
New
28/08/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Lucy Hockings.
The UK's national preparedness commissioner tells us we're all blissfully unaware of the scale of some of the threats we face. With Paddy O'Connell.
Bob Harris and Suzi Quatro join Newsnight to remember Dolly Parton. With Adam Fleming.
Russia accuses Andy Burnham of adding 'fuel to the fire' with his decision to share missile blueprints with Ukraine. What will Putin do next? With Adam Fleming.
Donald Trump declares an 'economic D-Day' against Iran. Can the President's latest threat end the war, and how much political trouble is he in if it doesn't? With Lucy Hockings.
Destination UK for Harry and Meghan. Does another royal crisis loom with a clash of rival courts, or will the princely brothers reconcile? With Paddy O'Connell.
A month since Andy Burnham entered Number 10, how has the new PM changed the political landscape? We'll ask how the other parties are responding to the so-called Burnham Bounce.
Government borrowing costs soar to multi-decade highs on world markets. Not even America is immune. Is life about to get trickier for all of us? With Faisal Islam.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Johnson, who is advising the UK government on the risk of AI to jobs, tells Newsnight that we are all in the 'line of fire'. With Faisal Islam.
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday has been found dead one week after stepping down from the university. We speak to a friend who had dinner with him earlier this week.
The polls are closed in Clacton, the counting begins. Will Nigel Farage's by-election gamble pay off or is he set to return to Westminster only to face the same questions as before?
Two music venues close every month and two pubs every day. The government has offered support by cutting their business rates - we ask Brit Award-winning rapper Tinie Tempah if that will be enough.
Sir Brian May joins Newsnight to celebrate the moon's solar dance with the sun. Has Andy Burnham's rising star been put into the shade by the will-he-won't-he saga of the prisoner release scheme?
The prime minister plans to crack down on 'unchecked vape stores, betting shops and rogue businesses'. The Tories say he's already out of ideas. Can anything save the high street? With Alex Forsyth.
In a Newsnight exclusive, Paddy O'Connell speaks to Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, about his father's ill-fated decision to run for president again and being a target of Donald Trump's anger.
Anger over migrants has sparked fresh unrest, this time in Norfolk. The row over the early release of prisoners rumbles on. Is Andy Burnham grappling with the same challenges as his predecessors?