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 2023. A total of 247 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2024.
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As consumer confidence slumps, is the government's gloomy economic message sapping all enthusiasm for the British economy? Plus Israel strikes Beirut; what is ordinary life like in the city?
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The Hezbollah leader calls the pager attack a declaration of war – could it become a regional conflict? And Keir Starmer's messy week of leaks, expense rows and feuds. With Paddy O'Connell.
After blasts targeting terror group Hezbollah with compromised pagers, now Lebanon is rocked by exploding walkie-talkies. As fingers point at Israel, is conflict set to escalate? With Jo Coburn.
In an exclusive BBC interview, Labour MP Diane Abbott tells Newsnight that she felt she was treated as a 'non-person' by Sir Keir Starmer. She also talks about death threats and being suspended.
Disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards is handed a six-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children. What questions remain for the BBC?
As Starmer meets Biden in the Oval office to discuss Ukraine - we ask what would a Harris - or Trump - victory mean for the west?
The Prime Minister has said he will reform the NHS - whether unions like it or not. We talk to RMT union leader Mick Lynch. And we ask John Legend about Harris, Trump, Musk and abortion.
In a government report published as we go on air, the surgeon tasked with assessing the NHS gives his verdict. How will Keir Starmer respond?
No. 10 says it has no choice but to carry out controversial polices on means testing winter fuel payments and allowing early prisoner releases to ease overcrowding. With Faisal Islam.
Keir Starmer addresses the trade unions next week, facing Tory claims he's writing them blank cheques. What's the truth?
The new prime minister has an autumn inbox that few of his predecessors would envy. How will he compare to the best and worst who've held the keys to No 10? With Faisal Islam.
The official report into the Grenfell Tower fire is finally published, seven years after 72 people lost their lives. Who takes the blame for their deaths? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Two big hitters launch their Conservative leadership campaigns, with James Cleverly focusing on policy, and Kemi Badenoch on principles. What do they believe in?
August 2024
US vice-president Kamala Harris gives her first interview since formally becoming the Democratic Party's nominee for president alongside her running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz.
The PM claims the UK has a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' to 'turn a corner on Brexit'. Can his intended reset achieve anything of substance? With Victoria Derbyshire.
The PM warns in his start-of-term speech of 'short term pain for long term good' in the autumn budget. Would spending cuts and tax rises amount to another round of austerity? With Victoria Derbyshire.
As energy prices are set to rise by an average of 10%, the pressure grows for Keir Starmer over his decision to cut winter fuel allowances for most pensioners.