The World Tonight

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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective

  1. 2 hr ago

    Parliament votes against a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying

    MPs voted 286 to 270 against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. We speak to supporters and opponents of attempts to change the law and ask if there's a different way to address the end of life debate. Also in the programme: As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we hear from the very last survivor to escape from the South Tower of the World Trade Center before it collapsed. And bidding farewell to the Scillonian III, the much-loved (and hated) ferry that’s been sailing between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly for 49 years.

  2. 1 day ago

    Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms

    The race is on to woo voters ahead of elections that will decide who controls Congress. President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon tells us that he’s "not a supporter" of the proposal to give $5,000 payments to Americans. Also in the programme: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he’ll sue the Haaretz newspaper over an article claiming the President of the UAE warned him that Hamas was planning a major attack before the seventh of October, 2023. And is tennis scoring in need of an update – as suggested by the new head of Tennis Australia?

  3. 2 days ago

    AI 'could kill all humans' within 10 years: says Anthropic researcher

    ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton tells us the warning is plausible and urgent action to regulate artificial intelligence is needed. Also in the programme: Calls for answers in Westminster after a failure of the UK's air traffic control system causes more than 2,000 flights to be cancelled over two days. And Apple announces the introduction of the first foldable iPhone – but is the technology a gimmick, or the future of phones?

  4. 3 days ago

    Israel retaliates for British sanctions on occupied West Bank imports

    Israel has accused Britain of "consistently operating" against Israel, after Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband introduced sanctions on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The UK government says the measures are vital to keep the two-state solution alive in the Middle East. We'll have reaction from the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, and an Israeli politician running for election. Also on the programme: hundreds of flights are cancelled at UK airports because of a problem with air traffic control. We hear how airports are sorting through the backlog.

  5. 4 days ago

    Government condemns disorder at Portsmouth anti-migrant protest

    A Home Office minister has condemned Sunday night's disorder in Portsmouth, accusing groups behind it of promoting “racism and thuggery”. Sarah Jones MP said "those who cross the line from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law". Also on the programme: The government is expected to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank - we hear the verdict of a former foreign secretary. After a big election win, can Germany's far-right AFD do a deal with members of the ruling CDU to form a government in the state of Saxony-Anhalt? And we speak to the MP who wants to ban the development of AI superintelligence in the UK.

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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective

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    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2026
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