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 243 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2025.
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Keir Starmer marks his first year in office by listing what's gone wrong. As he enters his second year, Newsnight asks a political panel: can things only get better? Matt Chorley presents.
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The government strikes a deal with the 127 Labour rebels prepared to oppose the welfare reform bill. But how costly is another U-turn for Labour not yet a year into taking power? With Paddy O’Connell.
The prime minister shrugs off his own MPs' criticisms of his flagship welfare cuts as 'noises off', but can he avoid a further U-turn? Insight and interviews with Faisal Islam.
A Newsnight special on the British nuclear tests scandal in the Pacific in the 1950s and 60s. Also, how unease over the government's benefit cuts has reached the cabinet. With Victoria Derbyshire.
After Iran targets US air bases, President Trump says 'Congratulations World, it's time for peace'. Is this a sign of de-escalation? With Katie Razzall.
MPs vote to allow assisted dying of the terminally ill in a historic vote, but not with the thumping majority that some expected. Does that matter? With Matt Chorley
A government whip quits over disability cuts. How is the PM responding? Also, diplomatic efforts to pre-empt a B2 bomber raid on the key Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow. Paddy O'Connell presents.
A momentous week in parliament as MPs vote to decriminalise abortion, and a vote expected on assisted dying. And, will the US join Israel's air strikes? With Victoria Derbyshire.
After survivors tell Newsnight they want a national inquiry into grooming gangs, Baroness Casey persuades the government to hold one. What’s changed the prime minister’s mind?
Jerusalem and Tehran head deeper into war as Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv. What are the risks? With Matt Chorley.
At least 200 killed, including 53 Britons, as an Air India Boeing 787 crashes after take-off and hits a residential area of Ahmedabad. And is there about to be an air strike on Iran's nuclear program?
The chancellor looks to cast off the doom and gloom and make her pitch to Britain's left-behind voters, pledging investment with £113bn of capital spending. Will voters notice and when?
Serious disorder breaks out in Ballymena for a second night, following protests described by police as 'racist thuggery'. Newsnight speaks to those on the ground. With Victoria Derbyshire.
President Trump sends in 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests against his immigration raids. Will he calm or inflame the situation? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk - no sign of an end to the beef. How could things escalate from here? With Matt Chorley.
Meltdown! The critical Musk-Trump relationship undergoes a rapid unscheduled disassembly as the President and the world's richest man lay into each other.
Battles behind the scenes with a week to go until the spending review. With cuts coming in unprotected departments, the inside story on which public services are on the cutting block.
Hundreds of historical cases of child sexual abuse are to be reviewed by police across England and Wales. Will the women finally see justice? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Survivors of abuse and exploitation speak live on television for the first time, ahead of Baroness Casey's soon-to-be-released government report on grooming and rape gangs.