The World Tonight

Hundreds of flights cancelled as US shutdown grinds on

The longest shutdown in US history became even more severe today as hundreds of flights were cancelled by the federal government to reduce strain on air traffic controllers, who haven't been paid for five weeks. We hear from travellers, airport staff and a Republican congressman on the growing political pressure…

7 Nov 6PM 38 min

World leaders gather in Brazil for COP30

As world leaders gather in Brazil, Prince William tells them they must urgently work together to prevent further climate change. But how much can be achieved with the leaders of some of the world’s largest CO2 emitters - the US, China, Russia and India - absent from the meeting? Also…

6 Nov 6PM 37 min

How were two more prisoners wrongly released?

Two prisoners have been wrongly released from the same London prison. We ask a former head of security at HMP Wandsworth how two of its inmates could have been mistakenly freed - and the Labour chair of the Justice Committee about whether the government should take responsibility. One year after…

5 Nov 6PM 38 min

Is New York facing a political earthquake?

New Yorkers could redraw the US’s political faultlines today if the left-wing frontrunner for city mayor, Zohran Mamdani, defeats former state governor Andrew Cuomo. Donald Trump has already set his sights on Mamdani, threatening to withdraw federal funding form New York City if the 34-year-old democratic socialist wins the mayoralty…

4 Nov 6PM 38 min

Tanzanian president sworn in despite protests

The Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in despite protests over a disputed election, and reports that hundreds of people have been killed in a crackdown by the security forces. We hear from a former MP and diplomat who has been in the country for weeks on holiday…

3 Nov 6PM 39 min

US lawmakers call for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to give Epstein evidence

The government says it has no plans to change the law in order to remove Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, from the line of succession. Meanwhile, US lawmakers have seized on Andrew's loss of his royal title to renew their calls for him to give evidence in their investigations…

31 Oct 7PM 41 min

The fall of a prince

Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew will lose his 'prince' title and from now on be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. He will also move out of Royal Lodge. In a statement, the Palace said, "these censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against…

30 Oct 7PM 43 min

Trump and Xi to meet for trade talks

US President Trump will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time since returning to the White House in the coming hours. President Trump has said he expects to agree a deal to ease trade tensions between the two economic rivals. We hear from a Chinese economist and…

29 Oct 7PM 41 min

A major development in Sudan's brutal civil war

There's been a major development in a brutal civil war - that's already created the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe. As the Sudanese government loses control of the key city of el-Fasher, survivors have spoken of executions and massacres. We speak to Annelise Dodds who was - until February - the…

28 Oct 7PM 39 min

Key figures at odds over collapse of China spy case

Some of the key figures behind the collapse of the Chinese spy case have been telling their side of the story to a parliamentary committee. We find out what we've learned from one of the committee's members. How worried should we be about a new Russian missile described as a…

27 Oct 7PM 41 min