Live News Schedule Thursday 1 October 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—01/10/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—01/10/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—01/10/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—Is Meta dying?
  Meta looks to AI as a new film puts the company’s past decisions under scrutiny(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—01/10/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—Pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight
  A pilot was arrested after he stabbed the other pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/10/2026
  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. 12:15
  Politics Live—01/10/2026
  The big political issues of the day.
3. 13:00
  World at One—New early release scheme for prisoners begins
  Hundreds in England and Wales to be released after serving a third of their sentence
4. 13:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 14:00
  BBC News—01/10/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06
  Newshour—Investigation underway into Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack
  Israeli PM Netanyahu says it's too early to say if Iran is involved in the attack
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. 17:00
  PM—Prisoners freed in the first wave of early releases
  We discuss the pressures on probation and hear the concerns of the Victims Commissioner.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  5 Live Drive—01/10/2026
  A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Clare McDonnell and Chris Warburton.
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
  Question Time—Tottenham
  Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Tottenham.
5. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'
  The plane plunged more than 17,000ft before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker
6. 22:30
  Newsnight—Burnham and Manchester City
  Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O’Connell.
7. 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—02/10/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—02/10/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—Inside the Flydubai attack that could upend Israeli elections
  A cockpit stabbing puts Israeli security under scrutiny(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—02/10/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—Tennesse inmate in critical condition lawyer says
  In a botched execution she survived two lethal injections.