Live News Schedule Friday 17 April 2026

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News—17/04/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—17/04/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—17/04/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—Mythos: The AI model that’s ‘too powerful’ for public release
  Are Anthropic's claims about Mythos Preview a watershed moment for AI, or just hype?(R)
6. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 05:00
  BBC News—17/04/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—Lebanon-Israel ceasefire
  Israeli and Lebanese offiical have confirmed they will implement truce.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/04/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 11:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 13:00
  World at One—Should Ollie Robbins have been sacked from the Foreign Office?
  His close friend questions whether he did anything wrong.
3. 13:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 14:00
  BBC News—17/04/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 14:06
  Newshour—17/04/2026 13:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
6. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 17:00
  On air
  Listen live
  PM—Did the prime minister lie to parliament?
  Sir Keir Starmer denies he knew Lord Mandelson failed security checks ahead of US posting.
  Listen live
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Evening
1. 18:00
  5 Live Drive—17/04/2026
  A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Clare McDonnell and Chris Warburton.
2. 18:30
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 18:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Andrew Griffith MP, Danny Kruger MP, Helen Morgan MP, Baroness Smith
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Adastra Hall, Hassocks, West Sussex.
6. 20:55
  This Week in History—April 13th to April 19th
  Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
7. 21:00
  BBC News—17/04/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06
  Newshour—Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz
  Trump says US blockade will continue until deal is made
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/04/2026
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:30
  Newsnight—17/04/2026
  Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
11. 23:00
  Stephen Nolan—17/04/2026
  The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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Late
1. 01:00
  BBC News—18/04/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 01:06
  The Newsroom—18/04/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—18/04/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  The Global Story—The Chinese cyber-attack that could have stolen data from every American
  Inside the highly sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon(R)
5. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 05:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—18/04/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 05:32
  Inheritance: Samsung—Samsung, 4. Shoes to fill
  4/10KH Lee takes charge of Samsung, but the business is struggling
11. 05:50
  More or Less—Is Trump right that wind turbines are killing millions of birds?
  Investigating the scale of bird deaths caused by wind turbines