Live News Schedule Wednesday 18 February 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News—18/02/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—18/02/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—18/02/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—Gisèle Pelicot on confronting shame and finding hope
  Gisèle Pelicot’s bravery during the rape trial of her husband and 50 men made her an icon(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—18/02/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—People mourn US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson
  He was a leader of American's civil-rights movement and a protege of Martin Luther King.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/02/2026
  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—Ambassadors call for action on the West Bank
  Foreign Secretary to push for progress on Gaza and address West Bank settlements.
3. 13:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 14:00
  BBC News—18/02/2026 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 14:06
  Newshour—Ukraine and Russia still at loggerheads over Donbas
  As talks end in Geneva, the two sides remain at loggerheads over Eastern Ukraine
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
  PM—Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime lost earnings
  Ruling may lead to significant damages awarded to children injured by medical negligence.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Les Wexner says his "heart goes out " to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein
  The US billionaire is thought to have helped Epstein acquire his wealth
2. 18:30
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 20:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 21:00
  BBC News—18/02/2026 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 21:06
  Newshour—Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram
  The Meta-head has been testifying in a landmark legal case over social media addiction.
7. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Teenage girls forced into sex by London gangs, BBC finds
  Vulnerable women and girls, some as young as 14, lured into world of forced sex
8. 22:30
  Newsnight—What did the police know?
  Police are looking into allegations relating to Andrew's former close protection officers
9. 23:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News—19/02/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—19/02/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—19/02/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia
  The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to an intense crackdown on dissent.(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—19/02/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—South Korea to deliver verdict in trial of impeached president
  Yoon Suk Yeol is accused of leading an insurrection in December 2024.