Live News Schedule Tuesday 18 August 2026

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Early
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News—18/08/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—18/08/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—The challenger to Netanyahu, with New Yorker editor David Remnick
  Could Gadi Eisenkot really be the ‘anti-Netanyahu?’(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—18/08/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—Meta in a new court case on child privacy
  A jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to its operations
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/08/2026
  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—Children's Commissioner calls for overhaul of Prevent programme
  Dame Rachel de Souza says Prevent is failing to help young people ‘fixated with violence’.
3. 13:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 14:00
  BBC News—18/08/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 14:06
  Newshour—Intense overnight attacks in both Russia and Ukraine
  We hear perspectives from both sides
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—Meta on the stand in landmark trial
  Jury trial of Facebook's parent company begins, brought by 29 US states over child safety.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  5 Live Drive—18/08/2026
  A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Felicity Hannah and Nesta McGregor.
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
  BBC News—18/08/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 21:06
  Newshour—Opening of Meta trial on social media addiction claims
  The trail will feature testimony from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg
6. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Cousin of Bashar al-Assad condemned to death
  The verdict is the first against a member of the Assad family inside Syria
7. 22:30
  Newsnight—How worried should we be?
  Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Faisal Islam.
8. 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—19/08/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—19/08/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—The West Bank settler siege
  Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian families in the West Bank for days(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—19/08/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—Landmark Meta trial in California
  US court hears claims that Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram.