Six O'Clock News
785 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 16 hours ago - ★★★★ - 155 ratingsThe latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
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29/11/2022 Wales and England prepare to face off at World Cup
November 29, 2022 18:44 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWales and England prepare to face off at World Cup, with qualification at stake.
28/11/2022 Police Prevent China Protests
November 28, 2022 18:44 - 30 minutes - 28 MBProtests against Beijing's strict Covid restrictions appear to have died down.
27/11/2022 China Covid Protests Intensify
November 27, 2022 18:20 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBSome protesting against China's zero-Covid policy have called for President Xi to resign.
26/11/2022 Fire Brigade Report Sparks Call For National Inquiry
November 26, 2022 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBAuthor of London Fire Brigade report calls for national inquiry into workplace culture.
24/11/2022 Net migration to the UK reaches a new high
November 24, 2022 18:40 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBNew figures show half a million more people coming to the UK than leaving in the year to June.
23/11/2022 Scotland's government loses independence referendum court case
November 23, 2022 18:43 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThe Supreme Court rules that a second Scottish independence referendum needs the consent of Westminster.
28/08/2022 Pakistan flood appeal
August 28, 2022 17:37 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBPakistan says floods which have hit millions are the result of "a climate catastrophe".
27/08/2022 Government says "not long to wait" for extra energy help
August 27, 2022 17:18 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBA senior minister insists options for further support will be "top" of next PM's intray
26/08/2022 Calls for Help as Household Bills Rise
August 26, 2022 17:48 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe energy regulator announces a near-doubling of the price cap for energy bills
24/08/2022 Ukraine Marks Independence Day
August 24, 2022 17:41 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBUkraine marks its Independence Day exactly six months after Russia's invasion began
23/08/2022 Police in Liverpool hunt the killers of a 9-year-old girl
August 23, 2022 17:40 - 30 minutes - 28 MBPolice in Liverpool hunt the killers of a 9-year-old girl, shot dead at her home.
22/08/2022 Predictions suggest inflation could rise again
August 22, 2022 17:44 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBNew projections about the rate of inflation suggest it could hit 18% in the new year
06/08/2022 12-year-old boy dies after long legal battle
August 06, 2022 17:34 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBDoctors withdraw Archie Battersbee's life support, ending a legal battle over his welfare
05/08/2022 Tory Rivals Push Economic Plans
August 05, 2022 17:44 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBLiz Truss and Rishi Sunak both insist their rival plans for the economy are best
04/08/2022 Recession Warning as Interest Rates Jump
August 04, 2022 17:37 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe Bank of England forecasts a lengthy recession for the UK as it raises interest rates
03/08/2022 Taiwan Visit Sparks Beijing's Fury
August 03, 2022 17:43 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBChina warplanes enter Taiwan airspace, after Nancy Pelosi ends her visit to the island
02/08/2022 Truss U-Turns on Pay Plan
August 02, 2022 17:39 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBLiz Truss backtracks on her public sector pay plan after a Tory backlash
01/08/2022 Lionesses lift the European Championship trophy
August 01, 2022 17:48 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThe victorious England women's football team have lifted the European Championship trophy in front of thousands of fans at a huge celebration in Trafalgar Square.
31/07/2022 England play Germany in Women's Euro final
July 31, 2022 17:40 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe tournament has seen interest in women's football increase, with hopes it'll have a wider impact beyond the competition.
30/07/2022 Three former health secretaries call for urgent blood scandal payments
July 30, 2022 17:26 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThree former health secretaries have urged the government to compensate the victims of the infected blood scandal as soon as possible.
29/07/2022 Compensation for Infected Blood Victims
July 29, 2022 17:42 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBInquiry recommends infected blood victims should get compensation of £100,000 each
28/07/2022 Commonwealth Games Begin in Birmingham
July 28, 2022 17:44 - 30 minutes - 28 MBBirmingham welcomes thousands of athletes as the Commonwealth Games are set to begin
27/07/2022 More Train Strike Disruption
July 27, 2022 17:42 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBRail passengers suffer another day of travel disruption as thousands of workers strike
26/07/2022 EU Agrees to Cut Gas Use
July 26, 2022 17:49 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBEU members agree to reduce gas use by 15 per cent in case Russia halts all supplies
25/07/2022 Report Finds Scottish Cricket Institutionally Racist
July 25, 2022 17:45 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBAn independent review finds that the governing body of Scottish cricket is institutionally racist, after complaints by two former players
24/07/2022 Port Disruption Continues
July 24, 2022 17:42 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBTravellers and lorries have faced waits of up to 21 hours to reach the Eurotunnel in Kent
23/07/2022 WHO Declares Highest Alert Over Outbreak
July 23, 2022 17:35 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThe monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the WHO.
22/07/2022 Russia and Ukraine Sign Grain Deal
July 22, 2022 17:37 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBRussia and Ukraine sign a deal to unblock grain exports, which may ease the food crisis
21/07/2022 Truss Criticises Tory Economic Record
July 21, 2022 17:41 - 30 minutes - 28 MBLiz Truss claims the economic policies of the past twenty years have not delivered growth
20/07/2022 Truss and Sunak Reach Final Two
July 20, 2022 17:38 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBLiz Truss and Rishi Sunak reach final two in the contest to become prime minister
19/07/2022 UK Temperatures Hit Record High
July 19, 2022 17:39 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThe UK records temperatures of over 40C for the first time
18/07/2022 Britain Swelters in Heatwave
July 18, 2022 17:40 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBBritain copes with an intense heatwave, as Wales records its hottest day ever
17/07/2022 Conservative leadership contenders go head-to-head in second TV debate
July 17, 2022 17:21 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThe five Conservative leadership contenders go head-to-head in the second TV debate.
16/07/2022 People are being urged not to travel on Monday or Tuesday due to the heatwave.
July 16, 2022 17:39 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThe Cabinet Minister who chaired the government's emergency Cobra committee this afternoon has urged people not to travel on Monday or Tuesday due to the heatwave.
15/07/2022 Met Office Issues Extreme Heat Alert
July 15, 2022 17:38 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBA national emergency is declared as the Met Office issues an extreme heat alert
14/07/2022 Five candidates remain in the race to become PM
July 14, 2022 17:38 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBFive candidates remain in the race to become the next PM. The Attorney General Suella Braverman is the latest to be eliminated from the contest.
13/07/2022 Zahawi, Hunt Out of Leadership Race
July 13, 2022 17:40 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBNadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt are eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest
12/07/2022 Eight Tories Still in Leadership Race
July 12, 2022 17:47 - 30 minutes - 28 MBEight Conservative MPs are through to the first round of voting in the party's leadership election as Sajid Javid withdraws
11/07/2022 Conservatives Setting Leadership Timetable
July 11, 2022 17:39 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBBackbench Conservative MPs are meeting to set the rules for the party leadership contest, with eleven candidates putting themselves forward so far
10/07/2022 More MPs Bid for Tory Leadership
July 10, 2022 17:23 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBMore Conservative MPs have joined the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. And the defending Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic, has won the men's singles final.
09/07/2022 Downing Street Criticises Sunak
July 09, 2022 17:24 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBNumber 10 has criticised Rishi Sunak for his bid to become Conservative party leader. And anti-government protestors in Sri Lanka have stormed the president's official residence.
08/07/2022 Police Clear Starmer of Breaking Covid Rules
July 08, 2022 17:50 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is cleared by Durham police of breaking lockdown rules
07/07/2022 Boris Johnson Steps Down
July 07, 2022 17:58 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBBoris Johnson resigns as Conservative leader after losing the support of his party
06/07/2022 Johnson Says He Won't Step Down as Resignations Pile Up
July 06, 2022 17:43 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBBoris Johnson insists he will remain as Prime Minister despite a series of resignations
01/07/2022 Boris Johnson has suspended a Conservative MP who allegedly groped two men.
July 01, 2022 17:34 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBBoris Johnson has suspended a Conservative MP who allegedly groped two men.
30/06/2022 Mum, stepdad sentenced for boy's murder
June 30, 2022 17:58 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBA mother and stepfather must each serve nearly thirty years in prison for the murder of a five year old boy, Logan Mwangi
29/06/2022 US deploying thousands more troops to Europe
June 29, 2022 17:44 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe US is deploying thousands more troops to Europe, as part of the biggest change to Nato strategy since the end of the Cold War
28/06/2022 Scotland Proposes Referendum Date
June 28, 2022 17:42 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBScotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, names 19 October 2023 as the date for another referendum on independence
27/06/2022 Ukraine Says Shopping Centre Struck by Russia
June 27, 2022 17:42 - 30 minutes - 28 MBUkraine says a Russian missile has hit a crowded shopping centre. Ten people are known to have died but up to a thousand are reported to have been inside
26/06/2022 G7 stresses unity over Ukraine
June 26, 2022 17:19 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBLeaders of the G7 advanced economies have put on a united front in support of Ukraine, where Russia is launching a sustained barrage of missile attacks across the country.