Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time, the BBC understands. The government has declined to comment on the reports, which first emerged on Russian Telegram channels. We speak to former senior military leaders in the UK and US about what advantage the missiles might bring Ukraine, and hear about the brutal conditions on the front lines. Also on the programme, Northern Rail has submitted plans to improve services by 2027. We examine the...

A thousand days into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has used long-range US-supplied missile to strike targets inside Russia. A senior Republican senator tells us it shouldn't have taken so long to get permission. Also tonight: As the Prime Minister vows to plough on with his plans to charge inheritance tax on agricultural assets - how much damage is his row with farmers doing? And we hear how views on assisted dying are shaped by having a sister who chose to end her life.

Thousands of farmers are expected to rally in central London tomorrow for two separate events protesting changes to inheritance tax. The farmers say scrapping agricultural property relief will sound the death knell for the family farm, forcing farm owners to sell up to pay inheritance tax bills. The government has vowed not to unwind the plans, which were announced in Rachel Reeves' Budget last month. As the US permits Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia, all eyes are on European...

A French mother who's suing TikTok for exposing her daughter to harmful content tells us she blames the social media giant for causing the teenager to take her own life. As Australia moves to ban under-16s from social media, we ask if other countries will follow. Also tonight: After Donald Trump's nomination of the vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Junior to lead the US Department of Health - we look at the links between him and the discredited British anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield. And...

The UK must "rebuild relations" with the European Union "while respecting the decision of the British people" who voted to leave in 2016, the Bank of England's governor has said. We ask if the prospect of tariffs under a Donald Trump presidency could make the UK seek closer ties with the EU. Donald Trump has nominated the anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Junior as his Health Secretary. We're in South Africa where thousands of illegal miners are stuck underground, refusing to leave for...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House for a handover chat with Joe Biden, the president-elect learns that his Republican Party will fully control Congress - and makes a series of eye-catching nominations for top jobs. We try to unpack what it all means for America - and the world. Also tonight: The Chancellor will unveil plans tomorrow for what she calls the biggest pensions shake up in decades. We have the latest. And as a nation frets over the great taramasalata shortage - Jay Rayner...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England. The review found that Justin Welby "could and should" have reported John Smyth's abuse of boys and young men to police in 2013. We look at the future of the Church and the challenges it faces in selecting a new leader. The BBC understands that more than 100 Post Office branches and hundreds of head office jobs are at risk as...

A private members' bill to legalise assisted dying has been published ahead of the first debate on the issue at the end of this month. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being introduced by Kim Leadbeater MP, who says it will contain "the strictest protections and safeguards of any legislation anywhere in the world". We speak to a co-sponsor of the Bill and a doctor who opposes it. Pressure is growing on the Archbishop of Canterbury to quit after a report heavily criticised his...

3 people are charged in connection with a plot to kill the US President-elect Pressure is growing on the Archbishop of Canterbury over a report into a prolific child abuser in the Church of England. Violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the heart of Amsterdam. The Emperor Penguin normally never gets out of the Antarctic - so why did Gus wash up on the warm side of western Australia?

President-elect Donald Trump has started to appoint his transition team ahead of re-entering the White House. While we were on air Trump announced that his campaign co-chair Susie Wiles will become his Chief of Staff. Many businesses in the UK are looking to see who will shape his economic policy and tariff regime. We spoke to his former Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason has been speaking to Foreign Secretary David Lammy about his litany of insults...

Donald Trump sealed an extraordinary comeback to be elected 47th President of the United States. Almost four years ago he left Washington under a cloud after the assault on the Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. Since then he's become a convicted felon in connection with hush money payments to an adult film star during his 2016 Presidential campaign, then in July he narrowly escaped death when a would-be assassin's bullet grazed his ear while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. During...

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are holding their final rallies in one of the closest races for the White House in history, before polling stations open across the US tomorrow. James Coomarasamy reports on immigration issues in the swing state of Wisconsin University tuition fees in England are to rise and the new Pharrell Williams "Lego" biopic

As we head into the last weekend before America decides, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris converge on Wisconsin. Officials in Spain have issued a red alert for the city of Huelva James Cleverly says he won't be on the frontbench of the new Tory leader And predicting how nature will have changed 100 years from now

Flash floods in Spain have killed at least 166 people, with the eastern region of Valencia particularly badly hit. Scientists suggest climate change made the disaster twice as likely as it would have been. We speak to a BBC correspondent on the ground, as well as a local politician and teacher involved in the relief effort. Also tonight: The US confirms thousands of North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region to help in its war against Ukraine. We speak to the...

The Chancellor announced £70bn worth of public spending and £40bn worth of tax rises. Spending on the NHS is up, but so are employers’ national insurance contributions, which analysts warn will be passed on to workers. We hear from the government and the Conservative opposition and explore what the Budget means for you and how it will define the next five years of Labour government. Also tonight: The World Tonight’s James Coomarasamy speaks to voters in Wisconsin, one of the most tightly...

The government has announced on the eve of Labour’s first budget in 14 years that the National Living Wage will be increased. We hear from Shevaun Haviland, the British Chambers of Commerce’s director-general, on what this could mean for employers. Also in the programme: staffers and subscribers are protesting against The Washington Post’s decision not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election, one week before America votes. We speak to a former head of the Oregon Hospice...

Israel's parliament has passed two laws banning the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unwra) from operating in the country. We speak to an Israeli MP who backed the ban. Also in the programme: The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the cap on bus fares will rise from £2 to £3 after this week’s Budget. We hear how this has gone down with commuters and talk to Labour's West of England Mayor Dan Norris. We speak to former Barack Obama campaign manager Jim Messina about controversial...

One of the world's most prolific online child abusers has been jailed for life, after one of his victims killed herself. We ask whether the government and tech companies could be doing more to tackle so-called "catfishing" online. Also tonight: As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump descend on Texas with the US presidential race neck and neck - the World Tonight's James Menendez is live there. The broadcaster and disability rights activist Sir Tom Shakespeare on why he's urging MPs to back the...

Rachel Reeves has said the Treasury will make a technical change to the way it measures debt to allow the government to borrow more for infrastructure spending under its self-imposed fiscal rules. We hear from the chancellor as well as her critics in the Conservative party, who accuse her of fiddling the figures. Also tonight: The World Tonight’s James Menendez reports from San Antonio in Texas ahead of the US presidential election. GPs tell the BBC they’re seeing record numbers of scabies...

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said Washington has seen evidence 3,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia and may be sent to fight in Ukraine. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told the BBC the accusations were ‘nonsense’ and said that using North Korean troops would escalate the conflict. Also tonight: Turkey says five people have been killed in what officials are calling a terror attack on a state-owned aerospace firm. Geoff Capes, the three-time Olympian who was...

As France becomes the first EU country to openly welcome Russian military deserters - we speak to one of the initial group to arrive. The former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps tells us Britain should now also take in Russian soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine. Also on the programme: We hear how today's mass prisoner release went down - and ask whether it'll be the last. The former boss of one America's biggest clothing chains - Abercrombie and Fitch - has been arrested on sex trafficking...

Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake has been found not guilty of the murder of Chris Kaba. Blake shot the 24-year-old dead during a police stop in Streatham, south London in 2022. Kaba’s family said the verdict was "painful proof that our lives are not valued by the system". We’re joined by Chris Kaba’s local MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy. Also tonight: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken heads to Israel as part of his eleventh visit to the Middle East since the October 7th...

The killing of the leader of Hamas has led to calls for a ceasefire, as fears of a winter famine grow. We hear from inside Gaza. Also tonight: As the Foreign Secretary David Lammy promises "cooperation" with China on a visit to Beijing, the son of Jimmy Lai, the British citizen jailed in Hong Kong for supporting democracy, urges Mr Lammy to make that conditional. The TV presenter Mariella Frostrup on how she hopes to tackle gender inequity in the workplace as the government's new menopause...

The man who led Hamas for seven years and orchestrated the October 7th attacks against Israel has been killed by the IDF. Yahya Sinwar died in a firefight in central Gaza. US President Joe Biden has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to seize the opportunity to bring the war in Gaza to an end. Since it began the war has claimed the lives of more than 42,000 people. An air strike on a school in Jabalia on Thursday left a further 22 people dead.

The government has announced an independent review of overpayments to carers - after ministers acknowledged some people had been pushed to "breaking point". We speak live to the Liberal Democrat leader - and carer - Sir Ed Davey. Also tonight: A bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has been formally introduced in Parliament. We hear the view of the Silent Witness actor - and disability rights campaigner - Liz Carr. And the composer of the score for a newly restored silent...