The World Tonight

How serious is Labour's rift with top union?

Labour's biggest union backer Unite has suspended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner as a member, and threatened to pull the plug on party funding over the Birmingham bin strike. We get reaction from a local Labour MP. Also on the programme: The preliminary report into the Air India plane crash…

11 Jul 5PM 39 min

UK and France agree ‘groundbreaking’ migration deal

Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have announced a ‘one in, one out’ agreement aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the Channel. The UK and France also agreed to coordinate their nuclear weapons for the first time. Also on the programme: scientists think they've found a new way to…

10 Jul 6PM 37 min

Will UK secure migrant deal with France?

French President Emmanuel Macron is tonight being feted with a white tie dinner in the City of London. But is the "entente" not so "amicale" when it comes to migration? A Labour MP who wants tougher curbs to stop small boats crossing the Channel tells us talks between Britain and…

9 Jul 6PM 37 min

Trump turns on Putin as he sends more weapons to Ukraine

Donald Trump has said that the US will restart shipments of defensive weapons, including Patriot missile systems, to Kyiv. Trump appeared frustrated with Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian president’s words were ‘meaningless’. Also on the programme: during a visit to the UK French President Emmanuel Macron calls for a two-state…

8 Jul 6PM 38 min

Texas floods kill 91

Flash floods which hit the US State of Texas are now known to have killed ninety-one people. At Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp, at least 27 girls and staff were among the dead. Also on the programme: ministers are facing calls not to cut education plans for children and…

7 Jul 5PM 38 min

Hamas responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Hamas has said it has submitted a positive response to mediators about a ceasefire proposed by the US. The BBC has been told that it has requested some key changes but is prepared to enter negotiations ‘immediately’. Also on the programme: frustration in Ukraine over the Trump administration’s decision to…

4 Jul 6PM 38 min

US Congress passes Trump's signature spending bill

The US Congress has passed Donald Trump's huge budget bill after days of votes in the Senate and House of Representatives. The final vote was delayed when Democratic Minority House Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke a record by speaking for more than eight hours on the floor. We hear from a…

3 Jul 6PM 38 min

Starmer backs Reeves after tears during PMQs

Sir Keir Starmer says Rachel Reeves will remain Chancellor of the Exchequer "for a very long time to come" after she could be seen crying during Prime Minister's Questions earlier. Speaking to Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4's Political Thinking podcast, the Prime Minister backed the Chancellor and said Reeves'…

2 Jul 5PM 36 min

Where does last-minute welfare climbdown leave government's authority?

Chaos and confusion as the government gets its welfare bill through a key parliamentary hurdle. But at what price? We speak to an MP who backed the government - and one who voted against it. Also on the programme: After a popular Gaza seafront cafe is badly damaged in a…

1 Jul 6PM 37 min

Has government done enough to see off welfare rebellion?

On the eve of the vote on its welfare reform bill, the government has tried to defuse a backbench rebellion. But has it done enough? We speak to one rebel MP. Also on the programme: A new dimension to the violence in the Middle East, as Jewish settlers in the…

30 Jun 6PM 38 min