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18/06/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18/06/2026 00:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18/06/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Hungary pays couples to have babies: Does it work?
The possibilities and limitations of pro-natalism
18/06/2026 04:01 GMT
Trump and Iran have signed an initial deal
The deal aims to end the war and includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
18/06/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The big political issues of the day.
Baby murderer to spend whole life in prison
Preston Davey was thirteen months old when he died. His adoptive fathers are sentenced.
18/06/2026 13:01 GMT
Agreement to end US-Iran war signed
The negotiations now turn to the really difficult issues: we hear from Iran and Israel
Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia
Moscow hit by the largest drone attack since the start of the war.
Counting underway in Makerfield by-election
Can Labour’s Andy Burnham secure the Westminster seat necessary to challenge the PM?
Makerfield or Breakerfield?
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
Laura Kuenssberg is your guide as three parliamentary constituencies choose a new MP.
