Six O'Clock News Podcast
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
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Meta settles in landmark US case
Yesterday
The tech giant, Meta, has agreed to pay billions of dollars to US states
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Canada responds to new Trump tariffs
Tuesday
Canada announces tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of imports from the US
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Andy Burnham promises to maintain support for Ukraine
Monday
Russia accuses the UK of "pouring fuel on the fire"
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Five young men who died in A66 crash are named
Sunday
Police name five men who died in a crash that also killed two police officers on the A66.
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Seven people, including two police officers, die in a crash near Middlesborough
Saturday
Seven people were killed after a car collided with a marked police vehicle on the A66
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Salmonella warning issued for undercooked eggs at restaurants
Last Friday
The Food Standards Agency says supermarket bought eggs are unaffected
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Prince Harry and Meghan are coming back to live in the UK
Last Thursday
Questions remain after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's surprise announcement
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Track defect found at site of East Sussex derailment
Last Wednesday
Investigators share initial findings of last week's incident near Lewes
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17/08/2026 Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Mon 17 Aug 2026
President Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it "gets in the way" of an Iran deal
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Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Russia this year
Sun 16 Aug 2026
Ukraine's overnight attacks killed seven people in Russia.
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Andy Burnham says death of Jason Arday is a 'tragedy'
Sat 15 Aug 2026
The Prime Minister calls for a "moment of reflection"
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PM says Britain is 'a tinderbox' as homes destroyed in wildfire
Fri 14 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham says fire services need more resources after the blaze in Stourbridge
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Israeli military tackles blockade by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Thu 13 Aug 2026
The Israeli settlers have blockaded two families in the village of Qusra
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Millions watch the UK's most significant solar eclipse since 1999
Wed 12 Aug 2026
In Spain, the moon will totally obscure the sun
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Andy Burnham is 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
Tue 11 Aug 2026
Mr Burnham asks the justice secretary to find a way to create more space in prisons
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230 people cross the English Channel in a single boat
Mon 10 Aug 2026
It's the largest ever number of arrivals on one dinghy
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Zelensky pleads for more air defences amid more strikes
Sat 8 Aug 2026
President Zelensky has appealed for more air defences after more Russian strikes on Kyiv.
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Police and prosecutors admit failings in the handling of a serial sex offender
Fri 7 Aug 2026
A string of mistakes left a known sex offender free to murder two women
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A record number of referrals to the Prevent anti-extremism programme
Thu 6 Aug 2026
The biggest group of referrals is children under the age of 15.
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Former neo-Nazi withdraws as a Tory election candidate
Wed 5 Aug 2026
Joshua Bonehill-Paine had been selected to contest a local council election
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The government defends its changes to the prisoner early release scheme
Tue 4 Aug 2026
The Justice Secretary has apologised to the families affected by the scheme
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France condemns Reform's cross-channel migrant plans
Mon 3 Aug 2026
Reform says it would use the Navy to return migrants crossing the Channel in small boats
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Moscow blast 'was terrorism', but no word on who caused it
Sun 2 Aug 2026
It's still not clear who was behind the restaurant explosion that killed three people.
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Pressure grows on Fifa boss
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Pressure mounts on Gianni Infantino after plans to sell stakes in World Cup are dropped
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Funeral director who failed to bury and cremate bodies jailed for 20 years
Fri 31 Jul 2026
Robert Bush gave bereaved relatives the ashes of strangers
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Uefa says it will boycott the World Cup if Fifa's plans go ahead
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Fifa plans to sell off some event rights to private investors
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Andy Burnham promises to reform adult social care in England
Wed 29 Jul 2026
The Prime Minister warned "difficult decisions" would be needed to bring about change
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Plans for school pupils in England to get more access to technical subjects
Tue 28 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham pledges to cut the number of young people, who aren't working or learning
Historic moments
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