The World Tonight

The World Tonight

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  • Rebels edge closer to taking key city in Democratic Republic of Congo

    As Rwanda is accused of aiding rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we look at what lies behind a decades-long conflict and why it has flared in recent days.

    We speak to the MP who wants to tighten the language on mental capacity in the landmark Assisted Dying Bill.

    And the man fitted with a new brain implant that has been so successful he sometimes forgets he has Parkinson's disease.

    38 min
  • Auschwitz survivors commemorate 80 years since liberation

    Survivors of the Auschwitz extermination camp gathered there again to mark 80 years since it was liberated by Allied forces towards the end of WWII. World leaders and European royalty were present, but it was the 56 survivors of Hitler's genocide of European Jews that took centre-stage. We report from the camp and speak to survivors and guides about its horrors and the dwindling memories of them.

    The bishop who urged newly-inaugurated President Trump to show mercy to illegal migrants and LGBT minorities told us his policies are "not in the best interests of... our survival as a species."

    And could Britain's loneliest bat be about to find love?

    39 min
  • More than a million without power after Storm Éowyn

    Thousands of people are counting the costs after Storm Éowyn unleashed 100-mile-an-hour winds across the UK and Ireland. A million people are without power this evening - we have the latest.

    Also tonight:

    As Donald Trump travels to North Carolina and California on his first trip as president - we'll reflect on what his first whirlwind week back in office tells us about the next four years ahead.

    And the Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg on retracing the final steps of family members who persished in Auschwitz.

    39 min
  • Axel Rudakubana sentenced to 52 years in prison

    Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the "sadistic" murders of three young girls in an attack described as "shocking" and "pure evil". Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, died while eight other children and two adults were seriously wounded. We explore the background of the man who went from a seemingly ordinary child to a mass murderer.

    Also tonight, as the Gaza ceasefire holds we spoke to a Palestinian detainee who has just been released.

    And should songs be released after an artist's death?

    39 min
  • How should UK respond to Russian spy ship?

    After sending a Royal Navy submarine to intercept a Russian spy ship in UK waters, the defence secretary has delivered a stark message to the Kremlin. How should the UK respond to the threat from Russia, in the new Trump era?

    The publisher of The Sun has apologised to Prince Harry for intruding into his private life, and has agreed to pay him substantial damages. We ask who the winners are from the phone hacking scandal - after more than a decade in and out of court.

    And why clichés about elite footballers not being smart are wide of the goalpost.

    38 min
  • January 6th rioters freed by Trump pardons

    Trump has pardoned some 1,500 people involved in the January 6th riot in the US Capitol four years ago, including those convicted of violent acts. We speak to one man who has received a pardon and a police officer who was at the Capitol that day. We also hear from a former director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency about Trump's deportation plans.

    Here in the UK, there have been calls for the far-right group “Patriotic Alternative” to be banned after an undercover BBC investigation exposed extreme racist views among some of its supporters and members.

    And a trip down an emotionally dark memory lane, as we visit a new exhibition casting a nostalgic eye over emo music and culture.

    38 min
  • Trump declares a new 'golden age' at inauguration

    Donald Trump has become president of the United States for a second time.

    We assess President Trump's words - and actions - on his first day back in office.

    And we speak live about what his presidency means for the UK - with the only Labour politician who attended the inauguration.

    39 min
  • Could UK follow US TikTok ban?

    The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans TikTok in the US unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells the platform by this Sunday.

    We examine the impact of the looming ban with a British influencer and ask whether the UK government should follow suit.

    Also tonight:

    We have the latest from Israel where Benjamin Netanyahu's governing cabinet has yet to vote on the ceasefire deal with Hamas. In Gaza, Israeli air strikes continue.

    And we remember one of Scotland's greatest football talents - Denis Law who has died aged 84.

    39 min
  • Gaza ceasefire deal delayed

    There's been a delay to agreeing the ceasefire deal in Gaza - as Israel's far-right Security Minister tonight threatens to quit its government if the deal goes ahead. Another Israeli member of parliament tells us why his party could also quit the government over the deal.

    Also tonight:

    There's been relief for some survivors of grooming gangs as the home secretary announces new inquiries. But will a national review, and five local investigations, go far enough?

    And the legendary director David Lynch has died. We get a tribute from the Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage.

    38 min
  • Could Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal mark end to conflict?

    Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war.

    We look at what's in the deal and how it got over the line. And we consider what happens next, both in the short and the longer term. We get reaction from Israel, Gaza and the United States, and speak to a British relative of one of the hostages set to be released under the agreement.

    39 min

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