Venezuela declares a state of emergency after President Trump says the US has captured President Maduro amid ‘large scale strikes’

President Trump says the US has carried out a "large scale strike against Venezuela" and "captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro" & his wife

Love Fiona :) #thetraitors

The Queen praises John & Amy Hunt for their courage after the murders of Carol, Hannah & Louise Recently an incredible event at Cheltenham raised £250,000 for the Hunt family Fund - it really was a very special evening - all the money will be donated to women’s charities www.huntfamilyfund.com

An email by "A" from "Balmoral" asked Jeffrey Epstein's then partner Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends", new documents released by the US Department of Justice show The sender asks: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" and the sign-off reads: "See ya A xxx"

The government is changing is proposals to tax inherited farms - the planned threshold before families will start paying IHT will increase from £1m to £2.5m

“It's on a scale of Epstein...” Carrie Lazell, who says she was sexually assaulted by the late Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed when she worked at the store, speaks to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about what she describes as “decades of abuse of women”. #Newsnight

#Newscast - is the Erasmus scheme value for money? Joe Pike and I talk to Nick Thomas-Symonds from the government 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Newsnight 1030pm • PM orders investigation into foreign financial interference • unemployment up - why? • adoption breakdown - how can families be helped? With former First Minister of NI Baroness Foster Economics Editor of The Times Mehreen Khan @nicholaswatt See you soon @BBCTwo @BBCNews

#Newscast - PM orders a review into foreign financial interference in UK politics after Reform UK Nathan Gill case Plus President Trump sues BBC for $5 billion. We go through the detail of the lawsuit www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Ukrainecast - Will Russia accept US/Ukraine peace proposals? With Vitaly, Jeremy Bowen and me www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

"I think that is probably the worst thing the BMA have done since they marched against the foundation of the NHS in 1948" Health Secretary Wes Streeting criticises the British Medical Association for voting to carry on with "unconscionable" strike action. #Newsnight

“'Globalise the intifada' is received by and seen as support for terrorist action" Health Secretary Wes Streeting is asked whether use of the slogan “globalise the intifada" should be made unlawful. #Newsnight

“If people go to a carol service, they’re not thinking ‘is this a life and death risk?’ We shouldn't be in that position.” Following the attack on Bondi beach, Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland speaks to #Newsnight about its impact on the Jewish community in Britain.

A 10-year-old, two rabbis and a Holocaust survivor - at least 15 people have been confirmed dead in Sunday's shooting attack at Bondi beach

Violence against women and girls is a "national emergency", the home secretary has said, as she announced plans to set up specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams in every police force in England and Wales by 2029

New South Wales Police say 11 people have now been killed in that shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community, with 29 taken to hospital - including a child An event being held at the beach to mark the start of Hanukkah had more than 1,000 in attendance, police say

The Metropolitan Police has said it will "take no further action" over claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his police protection officer for information on Virginia Giuffre.

#Newsnight 1030pm @BBCTwo @BBCNews See you in 10 mins • a dramatic escalation of tensions between the US & Venezuela. President Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of 🇻🇪 - where cld this confrontation lead?

Joey Barton given suspended prison sentence 👇

"Although this is likely to provoke a lot of outrage in Islington... I have my doubts as to whether it's actually going to change any voters' minds." The FT's Gillian Tett on allegations that Nigel Farage used racially offensive language at school - which he denies. #Newsnight

"The level of categorical denial that he has issued tonight after the caveated denial yesterday... has taken it from a 50-year-ago issue to a today issue." Sam White, former Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer, discusses the racism allegations against Nigel Farage. #Newsnight

"No-brainer" | Poppy Coburn and Lewis Goodall on Labour, Brexit & rejoining the EU #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=keWGv-WTKNQ

Just a few days left to get involved in the Hunt Family Fund Silent Auction. Some incredible items have been added in the last few days – the auction closes on Dec 11 www.bidaid.com/auction/hff

Just a few days left to get involved in the Hunt Family Fund Silent Auction. Some incredible items have been added in the last few days – the auction closes on Dec 11 www.bidaid.com/auction/hff

"[Putin] doesn't think that Ukraine is a real country, he thinks Ukrainians are just badly behaved Russians.” The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again". #Newsnight

“Growth is down, productivity is down, the cost of UK borrowing is up, inflation is up… I mean that is not a Budget for growth?” @vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Treasury Minister James Murray MP on whether ‘growth’ remains the Government’s “number one mission”. #Newsnight

Want to see legendary racehorse trainer Willie Mullins’ stables in Ireland?  It’s one of the INCREDIBLE items in a Silent Auction raising £ for the Hunt Family Fund – set up in memory of John Hunt’s wife & daughters.  All will go to support & inspire young women 👇👇 bidaid.com/auction/hff

"Welfare spending went up, you raised taxes 20 times in the last parliament... you added £1.5 trillion to national debt..." @vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget. #Newsnight

#Newsnight’s nominated for Best News Programme at the Broadcast Awards It’s for our special dedicated to hearing survivors of grooming and rape gangs in their own words

Want to see legendary racehorse trainer Willie Mullins’ stables in Ireland?  It’s one of the INCREDIBLE items in a Silent Auction raising £ for the Hunt Family Fund – set up in memory of John Hunt’s wife & daughters.  All will go to support & inspire young women 👇👇 bidaid.com/auction/hff

Net migration to the UK dropped sharply to 204,000 in the year to June, new figures show That's a drop from 649,000 in the year to June 2024, and a drop of nearly 80% from the peak in 2023 (ONS)

#Newsnight 1030pm BBC 2 • the budget ….with One of the world’s top economists Mohamed El-Erian Former Chief Economist at Bank of England Andy Haldane Director of the IFS Helen Miller Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray Shadow Business & Trade Minister, Conservative MP Harriet Baldwin

#Ukrainecast - could a peace deal be closer? With pre-eminent Russia expert Fiona Hill, BBC Ukraine Corr James Waterhouse, BBC Diplomatic Corr James Landale and me www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

‘I can categorically say that stories being told about me from 50 years ago are not true’ - a statement from Nigel Farage tonight on claims he racially abused fellow school pupils That firm denial tonight is different to what he said in interview with BBC Wales Political Editor Gareth Lewis 👇

Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims www.bbc.com/news/article...

A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was unlawfully appointed.

#Newsnight 1030pm With Piers Morgan and Layla Moran of Lib Dems • Ukraine talks latest • Chancellor appeals to Labour MPs for unity ahead of Budget • BBC figures questioned by MPs

#Ukrainecast - what’s in the leaked US-Russia peace plan? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Ukrainecast - what’s in the leaked US-Russia peace plan? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Breaking news: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she will resign from Congress as of Jan. 5, a surprise announcement that came days after a public spat between President Trump in which he lobbed public insults at his longtime ally.

Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in jail for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in European Parliament, where he was an MEP

How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Ukrainecast & #Newsround This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog 80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

UK Covid inquiry: Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late" Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late 'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson

#Ukrainecast & #Newsround This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog 80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

#Newsnight 1030pm • is Trump administration going to impose a peace plan on Ukraine to end Russia’s war there? • 1 wk to go before budget - which party has best policies to help with your bills? With Mims Davies MP, Conservatives Jess Brown-Fuller MP, Lib Dems David Pinto-Duschinsky MP, Labour

Former Met Officer and serial rapist David Carrick is already in prison having admitted 71 offences of sexual violence Today he’s been found guilty of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl and a former partner

"What is going on?" | Republican asked why Trump is yet to release all Epstein files #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatyzoL6RQM