Synopsis
The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.
Episodes
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Nvidia shares sink as Chinese AI app spooks markets
28/01/2025 Duration: 28minThe US chipmaker Nvidia has suffered the biggest single-day loss in US market history, as investors respond to the development of a low-cost AI chatbot by a Chinese company. Also: the diplomacy of renaming a submarine.
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Hundreds of thousands head home in northern Gaza
27/01/2025 Duration: 29minPalestinians displaced during the conflict are on the move as the ceasefire holds. Also; survivors gather at the Auschwitz concentration camp to mark 80 years since liberation, and why Paul McCartney thinks new musicians are missing out.
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Thousands flee as rebels close in on key DR Congo city
27/01/2025 Duration: 32minUN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from DR Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop advancing on Goma. Also: how a random text message ended happily ever after.
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The Global Story: Have we already found the fountain of youth?
26/01/2025 Duration: 27minFor centuries, people have pursued the dream of eternal youth. Researchers have been making progress in understanding what happens in our bodies as we age. We may soon be able to use drugs to slow or even reverse ageing.
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Four Israeli hostages and 200 Palestinian prisoners released in Gaza deal
25/01/2025 Duration: 34minEmotional scenes as Israelis and Palestinians are reunited with their families. Also: 13 peacekeeping troops are killed in eastern DR Congo. And a drone strike on a hospital in Sudan reportedly kills nearly 70 people.
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The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
25/01/2025 Duration: 26minMeet the man behind the YouTube channel 'Dad, How Do I?'. He teaches his millions of subscribers how to do everyday tasks. Also: the man in Uganda who is changing lives through chess; and the flower causing a stink.
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Putin 'ready' to discuss Ukraine war with Trump
25/01/2025 Duration: 27minVladimir Putin has said he's ready to discuss an end to the Ukraine war with Donald Trump. Also: new sensations for a quadriplegic man with a robotic arm, and the strange sounds coming from Georgia's bus ticket machines.
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BBC investigates deadliest single Israeli attack in recent conflict with Hezbollah
24/01/2025 Duration: 24minA BBC investigation into an Israeli attack in Lebanon finds evidence that almost all those killed were civilians. Also: a court in Pakistan orders a popular social media personality to publish videos on animal rights.
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$7.4bn settlement over painkiller that fuelled US opioid crisis
23/01/2025 Duration: 31minUS states reach a $7.4bn settlement with the makers of OxyContin, a painkiller that fuelled a nationwide opioid epidemic. Also: President Trump tells international businesses to move to the US or face big tariffs.
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Donald Trump wants to abolish the US emergency response agency
23/01/2025 Duration: 24minDonald Trump says he plans to abolish the US emergency response agency, FEMA, and hints he may prosecute Joe Biden. Also: the International Criminal Court takes on Taliban leaders over treatment of women and girls.
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Trump threatens Russia with sanctions
23/01/2025 Duration: 27minDonald Trump urges President Putin to end the 'ridiculous' war in Ukraine or face tough US economic action. Also: a new wildfire flares up near Los Angeles, and are footballers much smarter than we thought?
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Rupert Murdoch newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life
22/01/2025 Duration: 33minRupert Murdoch’s newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life – and agrees to pay substantial damages. The move, by the owners of The Sun tabloid, ends a long-running legal battle.
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Trump announces multi-billion dollar AI programme
22/01/2025 Duration: 29minPresident Trump has announced a multi-billion dollar programme for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Also: arrests for Turkish fire which killed at least 76 people, and the new robotic glove teaching piano playing.
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Trump overturns convictions for hundreds of rioters
21/01/2025 Duration: 27minThe president pardons those who took part in the storming of the Capitol in 2021. Also; a deadly fire kills dozens of people in Turkey and why filmmakers are heading to Saudi Arabia.
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Extreme weather special
21/01/2025 Duration: 42minWe find out about the extreme weather events that are happening around the world. We speak to experts from the weather, climate, tech, and disinformation teams to ask how we can better predict and possibly prevent them.Image: A table and chair burns as a home catches fire from the Palisades wildfire in Pacific Palisades, California, USA, 7 January 2025 (Credit: Alison Dinner/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Donald Trump begins second term as US president
20/01/2025 Duration: 27minWe assess President Trump's promises on his first day back in office and what it means for the rest of the world. Also: who will govern Gaza after ceasefire and first study into how weight loss drugs affect the body.
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Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
20/01/2025 Duration: 31minCrowds brave freezing cold ahead of Trump's inauguration. He's promised to sign dozens of executive orders on his first day to push through his radical agenda. Also: the Gaza ceasefire is holding into a second day.
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Three Israeli hostages 'stable' after being freed
20/01/2025 Duration: 25minThe first three Israeli hostages freed by Hamas under the Gaza ceasefire deal have reunited with their families in hospital in Tel Aviv. Also: TikTok restores service in US after Trump pledge.
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Gaza special: Three freed hostages back in Israel
19/01/2025 Duration: 15minThree freed hostages - Doron Steinbrecher, 31, UK-Israeli Emily Damari, 28, and Romi Gonen, 24 - have been returned to Israel. 90 Palestinian prisoners are also due to be released by Israel.