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13/10/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13/10/2026 00:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13/10/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Are we really living in unprecedented times?
Journalist John Simpson reflects on how history upends what we think is permanent
13/10/2026 04:01 GMT
Houthi rebels have been continuing attacks on Riyadh
The international airport in the Saudi capital remains closed
13/10/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The big political issues of the day.
Second wave of early prison releases under way in England and Wales
We discuss the pressures with a probation officer and the Chief Inspector of Probation.
13/10/2026 13:01 GMT
Why Russia is suffering more losses than Ukraine on the front-line
Ukraine's former top general claims Russia can no longer make advances
MI5 warns of AI-enhanced bioweapons
Spy chief Sir Ken McCallum says his agency has "caught terrorists seeking to exploit AI".
A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Clare McDonnell and Chris Warburton.
13/10/2026 20:01 GMT
UK spy boss warns of threat of AI bioweapons
The head of Britain's intelligence agency, MI5, warns of the growing threat posed by AI
Pope has surgery for lung cancer
The Vatican says Pope Leo has successfully undergone surgery to remove a part of a lung
MI5 AI bioweapon warning
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
