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 June 2026.
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New
25/06/2026
The King and Queen will no longer live in Buckingham Palace once renovations are complete, for the first time since Queen Victoria made it the seat of Court. Why now? With Paddy O'Conell.
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If Andy Burnham becomes prime minister, what will he do to help the thousands of British servicemen who suffered lifelong health impacts as a result of witnessing atomic bomb tests 1952-1965?
New
23/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day.
Andy Burnham spends the day declaring it's time for a change, while Keir Starmer says if you want it, come and get it. So who... how... when... will this Downing Street deadlock be broken?
The Makerfield votes are in for the most significant by-election in a generation. If Andy Burnham wins or loses, what does that mean for Sir Keir Starmer, for the government and for you?
President Trump says his agreement with Iran could be signed ‘shortly’. So nearly four months after the conflict began, which side has won? With Adam Fleming.
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to the British couple who faced warning shots from a Russian warship in the Channel.
Elon Musk slams Sir Keir Starmer's social media ban for under-16s. But what will the G7 leaders make of it? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Keir Starmer's message to his MPs is he will fight on. But the messages Labour MPs are sending us tell a different story. Is there any way back? With Matt Chorley.
The defence secretary and his co-pilot eject from government, angry that the prime minister won't stump up the cash they think the military needs for the wars of the future.
Live from Belfast, we talk to the country's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation who asks, is it time to talk about immigration's impact on national security?
Violence in Belfast, despite calls for calm, after the stabbing of a man on Monday. With Victoria Derbyshire.
The prime minister has a new mantra, Newsnight learns, asserting that he'll fight any leadership challenge. With Victoria Derbyshire.
Andy Burnham says he wants to cut small business taxes, take Thames Water into public control and grasp the nettle of social care. But do the sums add up? With Matt Chorley and Victoria Derbyshire.
Reaction to the mayor of Great Manchester saying he'll enter any potential Labour leadership contest should he win the Makerfield by-election. With Faisal Islam.
Mark Nowak, the father of Henry Nowak, says knife crime should be treated as a national emergency. How should Britain combat knife crime? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Political leaders and MPs have been reacting to the police body cam footage of stab victim Henry Nowak. But what is the appropriate response? With Matt Chorley.
The murderer of Henry Nowak has been jailed for life. But why didn't police believe Nowak had been stabbed by Vickrum Digwa when they arrived at the murder scene? With Victoria Derbyshire.
May 2026
Ukraine warns its citizens that Russia is preparing for a 'big massive attack'. Newsnight asks - is Europe doing enough to stop Putin? With Lucy Hockings.