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14/05/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14/05/2026 00:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
President Xi’s purges
China’s powerful president rules with ‘an iron fist’
14/05/2026 04:01 GMT
Trump meets Xi in Beijing
Xi calls for China and US to be 'partners not rivals'.
14/05/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The big political issues of the day.
Wes Streeting resigns
Health secretary says he has lost confidence in the prime minister's leadership.
Live coverage of this breaking story from the World At One.
Live coverage of this breaking story from BBC News.
Live coverage and analysis from BBC News.
Andy Burnham to stand in by-election
The education secretary calls for her party to 'draw a line' under challenges to the PM.
London
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from London
PM will not seek to block Andy Burnham in by-election
Andy Burnham will try to run for Parliament after Labour MP stands down for him
Streeting, Burnham and Starmer
Rivals circle the PM as Burnham plots his route back to Parliament. With Paddy O'Connell.
