Six O'Clock News

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

  1. 13 hr ago

    Court of Appeal rules that sentences handed to two teenagers for rape were unduly lenient

    Two teenagers who avoided jail for raping two girls in Hampshire have been ordered to serve four years in detention after the Court of Appeal ruled their original sentences were unduly lenient. Also: The Prime Minister has apologised for the role of the British state in historical forced adoptions. And a man has been pulled alive from the rubble in Venezuela, more than a week after two powerful earthquakes hit the country.

    30 min

  2. 1 day ago

    Two police officers are being investigated over the arrest and handcuffing of Henry Nowak

    Two police officers who arrested Henry Nowak after he was fatally stabbed in Southampton, are being investigated for potential gross misconduct. Also: President Trump has rejected claims of a conflict of interest after it emerged he made more than a billion dollars from cryptocurrency last year. And tributes are paid to the frontman of the Village People, Victor Willis, who's died at the age of 74.

    27 min

  3. 2 days ago

    Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra 15 billion pounds of military spending

    The outgoing Prime Minister has hailed what he called "a generational transformation of our armed forces," after the government published its delayed Defence Investment Plan. Also: The US Supreme Court has struck down President Trump's attempt to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the US. And Shetland backs a plan to dig undersea tunnels between islands.

    31 min

  4. 3 days ago

    Andy Burnham sets out a vision to 'rewire Britain'

    The likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has set out a vision for what he says would be the biggest change in the way the country is run in our lifetime. Also: Resident doctors in England have accepted the government's latest pay offer, ending a series of strikes. And one of the leading comedy actresses of the 1970s and early 80s, Dame Penelope Keith, has died.

    30 min

  5. 4 days ago

    England cricket captain Ben Stokes announces shock retirement

    Ben Stokes, the captain of England's men's test cricket, has announced his retirement from the international game. Iran has warned that any challenge to its control of the Strait of Hormuz will only further increase tensions, as the ceasefire with the US remains under strain. Venezuela's interim president says thirty-three people have this weekend have been rescued from rubble - after Wednesday's twin earthquakes.

    17 min

  6. 5 days ago

    Aid arrives in Venezuela

    Venezuela's main airport, near the epicentre of Wednesday's twin earthquakes, has partially reopened, raising hopes that mobile hospitals can be brought in for the many casualties. The government is introducing what is calls a "capped, safe and legal" route for refugees to come to Britain, starting in the autumn. Germany has broken its all-time temperature record, with a reading of 41-point-5 celsius taken in in the east of the country.

    16 min

  7. 6 days ago

    Venezuela searches for earthquake survivors

    Rescue teams from around the world, including the UK arrive in Venezuela where tens of thousands of people are missing after 2 powerful earthquakes on Wednesday. Hundreds of people are confirmed to have died. Also: The record for the hottest June day in the UK has been broken for a third day in a row, and BBC Radio 4 prepares to broadcast on Long Wave for the final time.

    30 min

  8. 25 Jun

    Venezuelan earthquakes, heatwave sweeps Europe

    Rescuers in Venezuela are searching the rubble in the capital, Caracas where more than 100 buildings have collapsed after a double earthquake hit the country last night. 164 people have died and almost 1000 other people have been injured. The record for the hottest day recorded in the UK in June has been broken for a second day in a row, with 36.7 celsius recorded in Somerset. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves says she'll back Andy Burnham to be the next Prime Minister, despite speculation that he would demote her to a junior position in the cabinet.

    31 min
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

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  • Creator
    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Explicit
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