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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23/09/2026
President Xi of China touches down in the United States for the first time in more than a decade. Trade, Taiwan and AI are high on the agenda. What deals, if any, will he and Donald Trump strike?
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Positive vibes between Donald Trump and Andy Burnham, but the US president still said the UK's Chagos deal was 'terrible'. Who's calling the shots? With Victoria Derbyshire.
New
21/09/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
Including an interview with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on the pension triple lock, Trump, and Truss. And the extraordinary war of words between Earl Spencer and the King.
A right royal warning to tech bosses in case AI can 'take life'. But will anyone act? And, more royal scandal as Earl Spencer makes fresh allegations about the King.
As the economic backdrop worsens and we count down to the first John Healey budget, can Andy Burnham make the difficult choices ahead? With Victoria Derbyshire.
An Oxfordshire village held a symbolic vote on leaving the UK in protest at plans to house 1,200 male asylum seekers at a disused MOD site next door. How should the government respond?
Influential US law maker Senator Bernie Sanders tells Newsnight that artificial intelligence means all of humanity’s existence is at stake. He has a plan to stop that from happening. Can it work?
'AI could kill us all by the end of the decade'. That's what the people building AI believe, according to a whistleblower. We ask the godfather of AI if he agrees. With Victoria Derbyshire.
In a big shift, the foreign secretary toughens up UK policy on Israel and the occupied territories. A government minister tells us the aim was to 'deter' and 'disrupt' illegal settlements.
Ed Miliband will unveil fresh UK sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlements. But the government's 'comprehensive' reset of relations risks a backlash from Jerusalem, Washington and at home.
After a day of questions about donors, dinners and losing his closest aides, Nigel Farage tells Newsnight it's not what you want on Conference Day. With Matt Chorley.
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.
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
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.