The World Tonight

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer have been setting out their stalls for 2024 - we assess how the political year could unfold for their parties.

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MPs are warning that the UK's consumption is doing more damage to the world's forests than China.

The last surviving member of the original SAS has died - we hear about his life.

And the King is back in the building: how a life-sized digital Elvis Presley is being brought back on stage in London.

Harvard's president Dr Claudine Gay resigns

Should companies compensate customers for the "techno admin" that results from billing mistakes?

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective

Argentina's new president's radical economic policies

The story behind The Pogues' iconic Fairytale of New York

Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey in a frenzied knife attack. We speak live to the family's local MP about the issues raised by the transgender teenager's killing.

Also on the programme:

After a ruling in Colorado - could judges stop Donald Trump running for president next year?

And why Poland's state broadcaster has been taken off air.

Also on the programme: a young transgender man tells us teachers should only tell parents with child's agreement; and we ask if old documents should be destroyed once digitised.

President Putin says Russia's war aims have not changed - in a four-hour press conference. We get the account of our Russia Editor who was in the room.

Mr Putin also raised the prospect of releasing the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and another detained American, Paul Whelan. We hear from Mr Whelan's sister about her efforts to get him released.

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A group of British men are the first in the world to test a new male contraceptive pill. We speak to the professor running the trial.

And a Premier League match will be refereed by a woman for the first time - we hear about that pioneering referee, Rebecca Welch.

The researcher working on a cure for pregnancy sickness

As the UK moves to declare Rwanda a "safe" country, Rwanda's government stands accused of backing violent rebels in DRC

Also tonight:

COP 28 summit goes into overtime.

Zelensky in Washington to argue for more weapons.

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective