Live News Schedule Friday 2 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—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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/10/2026
  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. 13:00
  World at One—Live from the Green Party conference
  Jonny Dymond asks what the Green Party is for.
3. 13:45
  Zack Polanski addresses Green Party conference
  The Green leader is addressing party members in Brighton.
4. 14:30
  Rhun ap Iorwerth addresses Plaid conference
  The Plaid Cymru leader is at the conference in Llandudno
5. 15:30
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 17:00
  PM—G7 agrees to release diesel and crude oil reserves
  It comes on the day diesel hit two pounds a litre in the UK for the first time.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  5 Live Drive—02/10/2026
  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
  Any Questions?—Sarah Bool MP, Ellie Chowns MP, Jake Richards MP, Richard Tice MP
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
4. 20:55
  This Week in History—September 28th to October 4th
  Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
5. 21:00
  BBC News—02/10/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 21:06
  Newshour—France gripped by school protests
  Riot police clash with students as dispute over learning conditions continues
7. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Widdecombe suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage
  Counter terror police said Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged on Friday
8. 22:30
  Newsnight—Diesel prices top £2
  Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
9. 23:00
  Stephen Nolan—with Emma Vardy 02/10/2026
  Emma Vardy sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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Late
1. 01:00
  BBC News—03/10/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 01:06
  The Newsroom—03/10/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—03/10/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  The Global Story—How white South Africans became the face of Trump’s refugee policy
  Afrikaners got fast-tracked to the US. How has their life in America panned out?(R)
5. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—03/10/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 02:32
  Americast—Can the Democratic Socialists of America win over voters?
  We speak to the DSA’s co-chair on what the party really stands for
8. 03:00
  BBC News—03/10/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 03:06
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: Heart of Glass
  Personal stories told through the complex and fragile lens of one material: glass(R)
10. 03:50
  Witness History—Boer War: Siege of Ladysmith
  In 1899, British troops faced a four-month siege in South Africa(R)
11. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
12. 05:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
13. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—03/10/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 05:32
  Dear Daughter—Adoption day
  Fleur on adopting her daughter, and why marking her adoption day matters
15. 05:50
  More or Less—The Uzbekistan-shaped hole in an influential climate cost paper
  How a global study on the cost of climate change fell apart when one country was removed

Saturday 3 October 2026