Six O'Clock News Podcast
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
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Trump's Diesel Deal
Yesterday
Criticism of President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports
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Zack Polanski vows to stay on as Green Party Leader
Friday
He is facing renewed pressure from within his party to quit
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Police accept Andrew search warrants were unlawful
Thursday
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor wins the first round of his legal case
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Jailed former bankers have their convictions quashed
Wednesday
Campaigners say there's been a major miscarriage of justice
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French police fire tear gas at school protesters
Tuesday
Student protesters say nearly half a million people have joined the demonstrations
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Downing Street insists RAF Fairford is safe
Last Monday
The US removed its bombers from the airbase in Gloucestershire
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The Green Party votes to adopt a policy that Zionism is racism.
Last Sunday
The Green Party of England and Wales votes to adopt a policy that Zionism is racist
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UAE prosecutors say co-pilot used cockpit axe in plane attack
Last Saturday
Investigators say the co-pilot used an axe to attack the plane's captain.
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G7 releases 100 million barrels of fuel reserves
Fri 2 Oct 2026
The group of leading economies is trying to bring down surging diesel prices
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Hundreds of prisoners walk free
Thu 1 Oct 2026
The government's early release scheme in England and Wales starts rolling out
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Pilot arrested after 'stabbing co-pilot in cockpit'
Wed 30 Sep 2026
Israel's PM says the pilot launched the attack in an airliner heading for Tel Aviv
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Andy Burnham sets out his vision on social care
Tue 29 Sep 2026
The PM says he'll scrap the existing state pension triple lock to pay for it
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RAF Fairford suspects released on bail
Mon 28 Sep 2026
Counter Terrorism Police say their investigation is not over
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Andy Burnham promises new direction for the UK at Labour Party conference
Sat 26 Sep 2026
Andy Burnham said there had been a decade of drift since Brexit.
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Man City found guilty of most of 115 financial rule breaches
Fri 25 Sep 2026
Sources have told BBC Sport that an independent panel has reached its decision
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President Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to the White House
Thu 24 Sep 2026
President Trump discusses trade, Taiwan and AI with China's leader, Xi Jinping
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UK military expands into space
Wed 23 Sep 2026
The RAF has been jamming signals from satellites used by hostile states, the BBC learns
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Andy Burnham holds meeting with Donald Trump
Tue 22 Sep 2026
The two leaders are attending the UN General Assembly in New York
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Technical issue disrupts flights across the UK
Mon 21 Sep 2026
Some airlines say they've lost confidence in the air traffic control provider
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German Chancellor: 'Disastrous' state elections
Sun 20 Sep 2026
German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite state election results
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President Trump's Greenland security deal welcomed
Sat 19 Sep 2026
Danish and Greenlandic leaders welcome a new US agreement on the territory
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Earl Spencer defends claims about King Charles
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Princess Diana's brother has told the BBC that he is "telling the truth" in his book
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Charles 'giddily elated' after Diana died, her brother claims
Thu 17 Sep 2026
Daily Mail publishes extracts from Earl Spencer's book about his sister, Princess Diana
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Schools in England get extra funding for teachers' pay
Wed 16 Sep 2026
The government appears to have averted a strike in England's schools.
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Lucy Letby hospital inquiry
Tue 15 Sep 2026
An inquiry finds some of babies murdered by Lucy Letby could have been saved
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Donald Trump says there is a 'conspiracy against AI'
Mon 14 Sep 2026
British co-founder of Anthropic says the world must set limits on AI.
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Assisted dying to remain illegal in England and Wales
Fri 11 Sep 2026
MPs vote against another attempt to change the law
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