The World Tonight

Starmer holds off recognising a Palestinian state

More than one third of MPs, drawn from across the political parties, have signed a letter urging the Prime Minister to give official recognition to a Palestinian state. The letter piles pressure on Sir Keir Starmer after France committed to recognising a Palestinian state within months. Thailand warns two days…

25 Jul 6PM 36 min

Macron says France will recognise Palestinian state

President Macron of France says he will recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Macron says the move will fulfil France's "historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East". Israel denounced the move but, speaking to us, the Permanent Observer of…

24 Jul 6PM 38 min

Aid groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza

The World Health Organisation has warned that Gaza is in the midst of a “deadly surge in malnutrition-related deaths.” More than a hundred aid agencies also warned that starvation is spreading and called on Israel to allow aid into the enclave. An Israeli government spokesman said hunger was “engineered by…

23 Jul 6PM 38 min

Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76

Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died in the UK at the age of 76. The band's co-founder and guitarist Tony Iommi said Black Sabbath "have lost our brother". Osbourne's death comes just weeks after the band played their farewell gig in his home city…

22 Jul 6PM 38 min

The UK joins dozens of countries in call to end the war in Gaza

A joint statement says Israel's aid delivery model is dangerous and “deprives Gazans of human dignity". Israel's foreign ministry rejected the statement, saying it was "disconnected from reality and sends the wrong message to Hamas". Chair of the International Development Committee Sarah Champion tells us the UK could be doing…

21 Jul 6PM 39 min

Fighting resumes in southern Syria as ceasefire breaks down

Sectarian fighting has resumed in southern Syria, prompting the government to redeploy forces to the region, which had pulled out after a ceasefire was brokered. Bedouin tribesmen and other militias have clashed with the Druze minority and hundreds are reported dead. The UN says it has credible evidence of summary…

18 Jul 6PM 39 min

Child dies in Somerset bus crash

Child dies in Somerset bush crash Diane Abbott has been suspended by the Labour party for a second time President Trump says he wants Coca-cola to replace high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar and we speak to two teenagers about the government's plans to lower the voting age to…

17 Jul 6PM 39 min

Secret relocation scheme for Afghans in the UK revealed

The former Conservative leader, Sir Iain Duncan-Smith has described a leak by the Ministry of Defence - which made public the personal data of thousands of Afghans who worked with British Forces - as "a complete screw up". We also speak to an Afghan man, now in the UK, whose…

15 Jul 7PM 39 min

Major shift by Trump on Ukraine war

Major shift by Trump on Ukraine war. Russia and trading partners threatened with "very severe" tariffs Ed Miliband's plays the patriotism card in his fight for net zero and is Prince Harry offering an olive branch to the King?

14 Jul 6PM 38 min

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