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 January 2025.
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The chancellor says growth will drive every government policy. But can she deliver? And president Trump announces he'll house 30,000 illegal migrants in Guantanomo Bay. With Victoria Derbyshire.
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A preview of Rachel Reeves's big speech on how she'll get the economy going. Is growth finally about to touch down in the UK? With Victoria Derbyshire.
After threatening Colombia with tariffs, is President Trump about to do the same to Denmark to get Greenland? Interviews and insight with Victoria Derbyshire.
The row over releasing the leader of a Telford grooming gang. A survivor demands he stays locked up. Plus, how did The Traitors capture the national imagination?
As Axel Rudakubana gets a minimum of half a century in jail for killing three little girls, why were the warning signs missed by authorities? With Paddy O'Connell.
Russian spy ships have been spotted in UK waters around North Sea cables. Has Putin got his eye on Britain's critical infrastructure? And Prince Harry settles with The Sun over unlawful intrusion.
Newsnight speaks to Jacob Chansley, who was jailed for his involvement in the Capitol riot. With Victoria Derbyshire.
Donald Trump returns to the White House, declaring an emergency on the US-Mexico border, the deportation of illegal immigrants and drilling for 'liquid gold' in a 'Golden Age' for America.
Donald Trump will be back in the White House on Monday. How will his governing style change, if at all? Plus, the US TikTok ban - vital to protect national security or a limit to free speech?
The government announce a series of inquiries into the grooming gangs. Have they backtracked? Newsnight hears from a survivor and a campaigning MP. With Adam Fleming.
As a ceasefire is announce in Gaza, will it stick? We are joined by a Gazan and an Israeli hostage family member. And back in the UK we grade Keir Starmer's report card after six months in power.
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq becomes the second minister from Keir Starmer’s government to resign, even though she didn't break the ministerial code. So what did she do wrong?
It's a year since the Post Office Horizon scandal emerged. Some of the postmasters are back with us in a special programme to tell us what, if anything, has changed since then.
Rachel Reeves is in China, while the markets are volatile and borrowing costs are shooting up. Could this all doom the government economic agenda?
As the worst-ever Los Angeles fires continue to burn, the political blame game has begun. What does the debate tell us about the imminent second Trump presidency?
With UK borrowing costs the highest since 2008, how much trouble is chancellor Rachel Reeves and the UK economy in? Plus LA wildfires destroy huge swathes of the city.
Jess Phillips speaks for the first time about being called a 'rape genocide apologist' by Elon Musk. What do Musk’s posts mean for President Trump’s relationship with his allies?
The prime minister defends his record as director of public prosecutions and accuses Elon Musk of spreading “poison, lies and misinformation” over UK grooming gangs. With Victoria Derbyshire.
December 2024
A Newsnight festive special. Faisal Islam is joined by a bumper panel to look back at the political year in 2024 and predict what the big stories will be in 2025.
New Labour mastermind Peter Mandelson is heading to Washington as the UK’s ambassador to the US. Can he cut deals with Donald Trump? With Paddy O’Connell.