Live News Schedule Saturday 18 April 2026

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Early
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
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—18/04/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—18/04/2026 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00
  Today—18/04/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
4. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 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
  BBC News—18/04/2026 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—18/04/2026 12:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 17:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 20:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—18/04/2026
  The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  Inheritance: Samsung—Samsung, 4. Shoes to fill
  4/10KH Lee takes charge of Samsung, but the business is struggling(R)
5. 01:50
  Sporting Witness—The Fabiola Rule
  Brazilian skater Fabiola Da Silva on how she started competing against men in 2000(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. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2026 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 04:32
  Happy News—Happy News
  Positive news stories(R)
11. 05:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
12. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 05:32
  The Documentary—Back to books: Sweden’s digital backlash
  Why tech-savvy Sweden is ditching screens for books and pens in its schools.(R)