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 January 2026.
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"You'll find out", President Trump tells a reporter, who asks how far he'll go on Greenland. With Victoria Derbyshire.
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Will President Trump take Greenland by force? What's his next move and how should the UK government respond? And how pleased will President Putin be about everything that's going on?
Robert Jenrick says today he's 'uniting the right', but instead it seems like a political fight to the death between Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. Who will win?
Kemi Badenoch took pre-emptive action, firing Robert Jenrick after catching wind of his plan to defect to Reform. But was it she or Nigel Farage who won the day? With Paddy O'Connell.
As US and UK military personnel are withdrawn from their base in Qatar, President Trump considers his options on Iran. With Victoria Derbyshire.
'Get out of Iran' - the US government's advice to its citizens tonight. What is President Trump planning? And is a huge new Chinese embassy in London a security risk?
President Trump announces 25 per cent tariffs on any nation doing business with Iran. In Tehran, eyewitnesses say the Iranian regime has cracked down brutally on protestors. With Victoria Derbyshire.
In Iran the internet is down but the protesters are out, again, with calls for President Trump to intervene. Could the regime really fall? With Matt Chorley.
Anti-regime protests in Iran spread across the country, with reports of government buildings being set alight. What does this mean for the future of Iran and the Middle East? With Paddy O'Connell.
Immigration officers in Minneapolis shoot and kill a motorist. President Trump says it was self-defence, but the Mayor of Minneapolis says the agent used 'reckless power'.
The US is exploring ‘options’ to acquire Greenland, and doesn't rule out using its military. How will the rest of Nato respond?
After US forces capture Venezuelan President Maduro and land him in a New York court, where next for the US president? How alarmed should Greenland, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba be?
December 2025
After a year dominated by speculation about the Epstein files, hundreds of thousands of documents have been released. How much impact will they have? With Matt Chorley.
As tomorrow's deadline to release the Epstein files looms, US Democrats drop a new batch of photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. How disruptive could this be for the White House?
The government says it's going to empower schools in England to intervene when they see pupils displaying misogynistic behaviour. Will it help them meet their target of halving violence against women?
The prime minister has ordered a probe into foreign interference in UK politics; how widespread could it be?
Health secretary calls this week's resident doctors' strike 'probably the worst thing the [BMA] has done since they marched against the foundation of the NHS in 1948... given the patient safety risks'
'The shadow of war' hangs over Europe - and Britain needs to prepare, warns a government minister about Russia. What does it mean for us all? With Faisal Islam.
The NHS risks collapse if doctors strike during the superflu crisis, so says the health secretary tonight. Is he fighting the flu or the medical profession?
A dramatic escalation of tensions as President Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Where could this confrontation lead?