Live News Schedule Sunday 5 April 2026

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Early
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. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—05/04/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 02:32
  Health Check—What next for sunscreen in Australia?
  Can regulation improve standards after many brands were found to offer weak protection(R)
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. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—05/04/2026 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 04:32
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: The decades long wait for the World Cup
  Fans in Iraq and the DRC are celebrating being back in football's biggest competition(R)
10. 05:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
11. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—05/04/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 05:32
  The Documentary—The saltmakers
  Salt farmers in India's Rann of Kutch face a precarious future(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—05/04/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—US rescues missing airman shot down in Iran
  Trump says US military has rescued second crew member of fighter jet shot down in Iran
3. 07:00
  BBC News—05/04/2026 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06
  Weekend—'If we're going to die, we're going to die in our houses'
  The story of one town caught up in the war in southern Lebanon
5. 08:00
  BBC News—05/04/2026 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06
  Weekend—Indonesia condemns killing of it's peacekeepers in Lebanon
  Three Indonesian soldiers killed serving with UNIFIL in southern Lebanon
7. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 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—05/04/2026 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—American airman rescued from Iran
  President Trump says the crew member is 'safe and sound' after a US rescue operation
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 14:30
  BBC News Summary—05/04/2026 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 14:32
  The Climate Question—Why are some cities banning fossil fuel ads?
  Amsterdam is the first capital city to bring in a ban. Could this become the new normal?
7. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 16:30
  BBC News Summary—05/04/2026 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 16:32
  Heart and Soul—God, grief and the chatbot
  A mother’s grief, a son’s chatbot and the faith that sustained her.(R)
11. 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. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—With Qasa Alom
  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. 00:30
  BBC News Summary—05/04/2026 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
3. 00:32
  BBC Inside Science—Responding to your science questions
  Why men have nipples and how gravity slingshots work; your science questions answered.(R)
4. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—06/04/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32
  Discovery—Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 2
  Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?(R)
7. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
10. 05:00
  BBC News—06/04/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 05:06
  Newsday—Trump escalates his threats against Iran
  But he has set a later deadline of Tuesday for Iran to repoen the Strait of Hormuz.