Live News Schedule Monday 31 August 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  Discovery—Women Not Included: Urban Planning
  In a world not designed for women, the urban landscape reveals who it was really built for(R)
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—31/08/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 05:06
  Newsday—Nepal intensifies efforts to find flood survivors
  Survivors have recounted how they saw their loved ones disappear into torrents of mud
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—31/08/2026
  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—Questions remain over PM's plan for early release
  How will the latest changes to the scheme affect prison capacity?
3. 13:45
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 14:00
  BBC News—31/08/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 14:06
  Newshour—Nepalese MP: the search for survivors is still on
  Rescue teams continue to try to reach people still trapped by Wednesday's floods
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—US and Iran resume strikes in Strait of Hormuz
  Countries trade blows after American forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  5 Live Drive—31/08/2026
  A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Chris Warburton and Sarah Mulkerrins.
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—31/08/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 21:06
  Newshour—Nepal: Rescuers are trying to reach more than seven hundred trapped workers
  Authorities have been using controlled explosions to access the hydropower tunnels.
6. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Government defends its prisoner early release scheme
  The Prime Minister has promised to end indefinite sentences for some prisoners
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—31/08/2026 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06
  The History Hour—Voting for water and surviving a hurricane
  Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes(R)
3. 01:00
  BBC News—01/09/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06
  The Newsroom—01/09/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—01/09/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32
  The Global Story—Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools for girls
  Lyse Doucet visits Afghanistan and speaks to the Taliban five years after the US pullout(R)
7. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
9. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
10. 05:00
  BBC News—01/09/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 05:06
  Newsday—Ex-Crips leader found guilty in the murder of Tupac
  It is the first conviction in a case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years