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The World Tonight
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President Zelensky slams Europeans for being in ‘Greenland mode’
As Moscow says peace talks to end the war in Ukraine have begun, President Zelensky launched a strident attack against his European allies at Davos fo...
President Trump backs down from tariff threat on allies
The US President said a "very productive" meeting with the head of NATO has led to the framework of a potential deal covering Greenland and the Arctic...
European leaders criticise President Trump over Greenland
While European leaders criticised President Trump's plan to acquire Greenland, he insisted there was "no going back". We speak to a former UK ambassad...
President Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat
Donald Trump has vowed to follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland. We...
West Midlands police chief retires over Israeli fan ban row
The chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, one of the country's most senior police officers, has retired after damning criticism of...
Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after being sacked by Badenoch
In a hastily arranged press conference, Robert Jenrick said the Conservatives had failed so badly he couldn't remain one of them. We hear from Conserv...
US and UK pull some personnel from Qatar base as US considers Iran action
The countries are reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, as US President Donald Trump considers whether to take action ag...
Trump tells Iranians 'help is on its way'
More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said, as Preside...
President Trump announces tariffs on Iran
President Trump has said that any country doing business with Iran will pay a tariff of 25 per cent on all business with the US. We also hear from an...
Calls to ban Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool over sexual images
Some people have used Grok to create sexualised images of children and women, and Downing Street has today accused social media site X, which runs the...
Anger in Minnesota over ICE killing of Renee Good
Protests are taking place in the city of Minneapolis, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot dead 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on...
US immigration officer shoots woman dead in Minneapolis
The governor of the US state of Minnesota, Tim Walz, has accused the Trump administration of having immigration policies designed to generate fear and...
UK and France agree to put boots on the ground in Ukraine
Ukraine has welcomed a commitment by Britain and France to station troops in the country in the event of a ceasefire agreement with Russia. But does t...
Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to drug trafficking
Nicolas Maduro has insisted he's still the president of Venezuela as he pleaded not guilty to four charges of drug trafficking and terrorism. He told...
Iran warns against US intervention
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned President Trump against interference after he said the US would come to the rescue if protesters wer...
At least 40 killed in fire at Swiss ski resort
Swiss authorities say about forty people are known to have died in a fire that ripped through a bar packed with young people celebrating the New Year...
Israel bars 37 aid organisations from Gaza
Israel is revoking the licences of 37 aid organisations working in Gaza, saying they failed to meet the requirements of new registration rules. The UK...
Anti-government protests spread for third day across Iran
The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar staged a strike over the plunging value of the Iranian currency.
Now d...
China launches massive drills around Taiwan
China has begun military drills around Taiwan - weeks after Washington announced one of its biggest-ever arms sales to the island. We hear from a seni...
US judge blocks Trump deportation of British activist
A US judge has temporarily blocked the detention of British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, who took legal action against the US government over...
24/12/2025
Two British campaigners are among those US has denied visas for being 'radical activists'. We have reaction from a Labour MP. Also: Bethlehem and Ukra...
Should government meet pro-Palestine hunger strikers?
Pro-Palestinian remand prisoners staging the largest organised hunger strike in over 40 years are to continue, after the government refused a meeting....
Is Labour's relationship with farmers broken?
The government says it will prohibit trail hunting too as part of its Animal Welfare Strategy, 21 years after banning fox hunting. We hear from a form...
US Department of Justice releases Epstein files
The US justice department has released some of the so-called Epstein files - the long-awaited documents related to its investigations into the late se...
EU leaders try to thrash out a plan on Russia's frozen assets
European leaders are locked in to negotiations tonight about seizing frozen Russian assets to help fund a major loan for Ukraine. But opposition remai...
Arrests at London protest over "intifada" chants
Police have arrested two people "for racially aggravated public order offences" after they allegedly "shouted slogans involving calls for intifada" at...
First funerals to be held for victims of the Bondi Beach attack
British-born Rabbi Eli Schlanger and Rabbi Yaakov Levitan are to be buried on Wednesday, the Chabad of Bondi has confirmed. Australian officials are i...
German Chancellor says "huge progress" on Ukraine ceasefire
Germany's Chancellor says "huge progress" has been made in Berlin during negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. His optimism was echoed by US Preside...
King Charles shares 'good news' about his cancer
The King said in a personal message that his cancer treatment will be reduced next year, thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and an adhe...
UK-based Hong Kong activist the target of sexually explicit harassment campaign
A UK-based Hong Kong pro-democracy activist tells us fake, sexually-explicit images were sent to her neighbours.
Also on the programme: As the T...
Government makes last-minute offer to avert doctors' strike
Next week's strike by resident doctors in England may be averted after ministers offered the British Medical Association a fresh deal. Wes Streeting's...
President Zelensky says he will try to hold Ukraine elections during wartime
President Zelensky says he will seek to change the law to allow Ukraine elections to be held. Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of how Eu...
Syria celebrates first anniversary of fall of Assad
Syrians are out on the streets across the country, celebrating a year on from the end of a fifty-year dictatorship. But with economic issues and secta...
Trump takes centre stage at FIFA World Cup draw
FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented Donald Trump with a newly created FIFA Peace Prize at the World Cup draw in Washington DC. The 2026 tourname...
Four countries boycott Eurovision over Israel
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands have all said they won’t send acts to the Eurovision Song Contest next May in protest at Israel’s partici...
Europe proposes new plan to use Russia’s frozen assets
The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, has set out revised plans to use frozen Russian assets to loan money to Ukraine. Meanw...
Can Trump negotiate peace in Ukraine?
Two of US President Donald Trump’s closest envoys, Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, today met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pu...
UK-US agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceutical shipments
UK-US agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceutical products. The agreement means that the NHS will have to pay more for new medicines. We speak to a lead...
Why are so many adoptive families being broken apart?
As a BBC investigation reveals how many adoptions break down, we ask whether the system gives adoptive parents enough support.
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Government backtracks on day-one unfair dismissal right
The government has U-turned on its manifesto commitment to offer all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Minist...