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 2024. A total of 245 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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The Gaza ceasefire agreement looks set to be completed, is this how Donald Trump will be remembered, or will it be for his domestic war on the left?
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A ceasefire in Gaza, with peace seemingly in reach after two years of conflict. President Trump claims this as a stunning victory for his own diplomacy.
It was her first keynote conference speech as Conservative leader and some say it was also her last. Did Kemi Badenoch do enough to see off the plotters for her crown?
Kemi Badenoch will dangle the prospect of tax cuts in her big conference speech tomorrow, but only within her new 'golden rule'. Is the next election going to be all about the economy?
The Tories are in Manchester for their party conference. They have policies, but do they have anyone's attention?
Protests against the Palestine Action ban are scheduled for the weekend, with the home secretary saying they are 'un-British'. Should they be called off? Paddy O'Connell hosts.
A man kills two people outside a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Could the attack have been prevented?
An undercover BBC investigation reveals racism and misogyny by police officers. We get reaction from a woman whose murdered daughters were mocked by Met Police constables.
September 2025
Has Sir Keir Starmer silenced his critics by taking the fight to Reform, and what's next? Newsnight looks at the prime minister’s speech and his pledge for patriotic 'national renewal'.
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
Keir Starmer takes on Nigel Farage's Reform UK with ID cards. Will it be enough to stop Labour conference delegates asking about the party's poll ratings? With Paddy O'Connell.
Sarah Ferguson faces calls to be stripped of her title from the family of Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused Prince Andrew of trafficking her as a teenager.
The Ukranian president warns the United Nations that Putin must be stopped or their war will spread. But who can do that? With Victoria Derbyshire.
President Trump suddenly announces that he thinks Ukraine can win back all its land taken by Russia, weeks after suggesting it would have to cede some of its land to get peace.
President Trump urges pregnant women to stop taking paracetamol as he links the drug to autism in children. With Victoria Derbyshire.
The left and the entertainment world react to the cancelling of US late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Is freedom of speech under attack or did he just get it wrong?
Day two of the President Trump's state visit. Putin, Gaza, Mandelson and even Jimmy Kimmel are on the agenda for Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer. With Victoria Derbyshire.
The King intervenes on Ukraine as President Trump gets the full red carpet treatment at Windsor Castle. Will it make any difference? With Victoria Derbyshire.
President Trump arrives in the UK for his second state visit. Amid all the pomp, what will success look like for both Number 10 and the White House? With Paddy O’Connell.
President Trump likes to back winners, but some Labour MPs call Sir Keir Starmer an electoral loser. So how does the PM maintain his own special relationship with the president?