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Six O'Clock News
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Trump: US will "run" Venezuela
US launches strikes on Venezuela, captures its president, Nicolas Maduro, and takes him to New York. President Trump says he'll face "the full might o...
Officials say they believe sparklers caused fire which killed 40 people in Swiss bar
Swiss officials say they believe the fire that killed 40 people in a bar in Crans-Montana during New Year's celebrations was "caused by sparklers atta...
A fire at a Swiss ski resort kills around 40 people
Officials in Switzerland say around 40 people have been killed, after a fire broke out in a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana. 115 people were in...
Queen praises Hunt family's bravery after triple murders
Queen Camilla has praised the courage of BBC racing commentator John Hunt and his family - after his wife, Carol, and two daughters, Louise and Hannah...
Channel Tunnel confusion, chaos and cancellations
Thousands of travellers have their New Year plans disrupted by a power failure that closed the Channel Tunnel. Alaa Abd El-Fattah, the British-Egyptia...
Tories call for action over British-Egyptian activist
The Conservatives call on the Home Secretary to take action over the British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has apologised for past tweets...
The French actress and singer, Brigitte Bardot, has died
Brigitte Bardot, the French actress and singer who became an international sex symbol, has died at the age of ninety-one. The French president, Emmanu...
Scotland's biggest hospital suspends mortuary staff
A full NHS investigation is under way after Scotland's biggest hospital released the wrong body for a cremation. The mistake was made by mortuary staf...
26/12/2025 Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend
Ukraine's President Zelensky says he'll meet Donald Trump in Florida this weekend for talks on ending the war with Russia
President Zelensky sets out a new peace plan
President Zelensky has set out a new 20-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, and has indicated for the first time that he is willing to negotia...
Two men are found guilty of planning a gun attack on the Jewish community
Two men have been found guilty of planning a gun attack on the Jewish community in Manchester. Also: The latest release of documents relating to the l...
The singer and musician Chris Rea dies at the age of 74
The musician Chris Rea, whose hits include the festive song, Driving Home for Christmas, has died at the age of 74. Also: Russia says it's investigati...
US reportedly intercepts third oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
US forces are reported to have intercepted an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela. The South American country has accused the US of inte...
More questions about Andrew Mountbatten Windor's links to Jeffrey Epstein
Further questions are raised about Andrew Mountbatten Windor's links to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell after US authorities release a photo of...
President Putin has accused the west of making Russia the enemy
President Putin has accused the west of "making Russia the enemy" and says he wants to end the war in Ukraine, but only on his terms. Also: The childr...
The Government lays out its plans for tackling violence against women and girls
The government has outlined its long-term plan to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade. Also: The Bank of England cuts interest r...
Pro-Palestine protestors will face arrest over controversial slogans
The Chief Constables of the Greater Manchester and Metropolitan police forces have said they plan to take a more "assertive" approach to pro-Palestini...
The man who drove his car into crowds in Liverpool has been jailed
The man who drove his car into crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title win in May has been jailed for 21 years and 6 months. Also: The BBC...
Australia's Prime Minister condemns the Bondi Beach attack as an evil antisemitic act
The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, says the father and son gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish religious festival on Bondi Beach wer...
11 dead in Australia's deadliest shooting in decades
11 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on crowds at the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney. Australia’s Pr...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not face police action over bodyguard claim
The Metropolitan Police says it has decided not to investigate newspaper reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his close protection officer to...
More photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate released.
The former US President, Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and the film maker, Woody Allen, are also included in some of the 19 images. There...
Surging flu infections leave NHS England facing 'worst case scenario'.
Last week, there was an average of 2660 people a day with flu in England's hospital beds, a 55% increase on the week before. A more virulent, mutated...
European countries mull human rights reform
All 46 countries signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, including the UK, have given themselves until next May to re-think how it shoul...
Chair announced for national inquiry into grooming gangs
After months of delays it's been announced that the former children's commissioner and Labour peer, Baroness Longfield, will chair the national inquir...
President Zelensky meets European allies in Downing Street
Sir Keir Starmer has said any ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia must be just and lasting following talks in Downing Street. Also: A nurse says she'...
Lando Norris wins F1 championship
Britain's Lando Norris has won the Formula 1 drivers' championship for the first time. The 26-year-old secured the title by finishing third at the sea...
BBC Investigation reveals the driving test touts offering hundreds of pounds to bulk book tests
A BBC investigation has found driving instructors are being offered hundreds of pounds by touts for access to their official accounts so they can bulk...
A BBC investigation throws new light on the historical use of electro-shock therapy on gay men and women
The BBC understands that the government will investigate the historical use of electric shock treatment in NHS hospitals which aimed to change people'...
An inquiry finds Vladimir Putin bears "moral responsibility" for the fatal poisoning of a British woman
A public inquiry has found that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, bears "moral responsibility" for the poisoning of a woman near Salisbury. Also: Ir...
Nursery Worker Admits Abuse
A nursery worker, 45-year-old Vincent Chan, has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing young children in his care in north London, in a case described by...
The government will restrict the right to trial by jury in England and Wales
David Lammy has announced serious crimes likely to lead to a prison sentence of less than three years will now be decided by a judge alone. Also: A re...
The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility resigns
The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, has resigned after his organisation released details of the budget before the Chance...
The Chancellor denies misleading the public in the run up to this week's budget
The Conservatives call on Rachel Reeves to resign
Oscar-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom's best-known works include Arcadia, The Real Thing and Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Experts reject calls for prostate cancer mass screening programme
A panel of experts has recommended that screening for prostate cancer should be targeted only at men who are most at risk of developing the disease. A...
The government has U-turned on day-one protection from unfair dismissal
The government has U-turned on a manifesto pledge to offer all workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Also: The Ru...
The Chancellor defends her Budget tax rises
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has announced tax rises worth £26-billion in her Budget, which will take the government's overall tax take to record le...
The right to trial by jury may be restricted to only the most serious cases
The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, is proposing to restrict the ancient right to trial by jury in courts in England and Wales to the most serious cas...
MPs are told by a former editorial advisor to the BBC that it is not institutionally biased
The former BBC adviser, whose concerns about editorial standards led to the resignation of the Director General, has told MPs the problems he identifi...