Live News Schedule Monday 4 May 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 00:30
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2026 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
3. 00:32
  BBC Inside Science—Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?
  We explore the mechanisms causing Europe's warming twice as fast as the global average.(R)
4. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 05:00
  BBC News—04/05/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 05:06
  Newsday—Trump: US will guide stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz
  The US military says it will support merchant vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/05/2026
  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—Confusion in the Strait of Hormuz
  US denies an Iranian claim that it hit an American warship trying to enter the waterway.
3. 13:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 14:00
  BBC News—04/05/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 14:06
  Newshour—US military says it's helped two ships transit the Strait of Hormuz
  But a huge number of vessels and crew remain stranded
6. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 17:00
  PM—Can the US escort ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz?
  Confusion in the Gulf as the US and Iran release opposing reports on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 20:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 21:00
  BBC News—04/05/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 21:06
  Newshour—Tensions spike in the Strait of Hormuz
  Iran's military said it fired warning shots at American warship.
6. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Trump pushes ahead with a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
  US President says US forces have destroyed several small Iranian boats,
7. 22:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 23:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News—05/05/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 01:06
  The Newsroom—05/05/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—05/05/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 01:32
  The Global Story—Why is Russia shutting off the internet?
  Why is the Russian government cutting off internet access to its citizens?(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—05/05/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  Newsday—US strikes Iranian fast boats
  Fears are growing of a full-scale return to hostilities in the Middle East