The World Tonight

Charlie Kirk murder suspect detained

A suspect in the murder of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been arrested. Tyler Robinson is 22. He was confronted by his father, who recognised pictures of him released by the FBI and, with the help of a pastor, persuaded him to hand himself in. Sir Keir Starmer is…

12 Sep 3PM 38 min

The questions for Starmer after Mandelson's exit

Lord Mandelson has been sacked as Ambassador to Washington over his ties to the sex offender Jeffery Epstein, just days before President Trump's state visit to the UK. We ask what questions this raises about the Prime Minister's own judgement. Also on the programme: The killer of Charlie Kirk -…

11 Sep 3PM 37 min

US conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

Charlie Kirk, the US conservative activist and major ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot dead while speaking at a university campus event in Utah. Police are still looking for the attacker. On social media, Trump wrote, "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood…

10 Sep 3PM 37 min

Does Israel's Qatar strike end hopes for diplomatic end to war?

There's been a dramatic escalation today in Israel's war against Hamas, as a strike on the Hamas leadership in Qatar drew widespread condemnation. Has it killed off any hope of a diplomatic solution to the war in Gaza? Also: France's President Macron has announced his new pick for Prime Minister…

9 Sep 3PM 37 min

French PM Francois Bayrou ousted in confidence vote

A no-confidence vote in France has led to the ousting of the country’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou just nine months after he took office. It now means President Emmanuel Macron has lost his third prime minister in just over a year. We explore how opposition parties are reacting to the…

8 Sep 3PM 37 min

What next for Starmer after Rayner exit?

As Sir Keir Starmer delivers a sweeping cabinet reshuffle at the end of perhaps the most bruising week of his premiership so far, we ask his authorised biographer whether he can still turn it around. Also: The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has told his party's conference to be ready…

5 Sep 3PM 38 min

Deputy PM under pressure over stamp duty affair

The political future of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner hangs in the balance as Westminster awaits a report into her tax affairs by Keir Starmer’s independent adviser on ministerial standards. Rayner has admitted under-paying stamp duty on a second home in Hove, but says she was acting on incorrect legal…

4 Sep 2PM 38 min

Calls for Angela Rayner to resign after stamp duty admission

Members of the opposition have called for Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to resign after she admitted she didn't pay enough stamp duty on a flat she purchased in Hove. She denied she had tried to dodge the extra tax, blaming the "mistake" on initial legal advice that failed to…

3 Sep 3PM 39 min

China prepares for massive military parade

China is preparing to host a massive military parade in Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of WWII. World leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will be looking on, but most Western leaders will not be there. We explore what the display of…

2 Sep 3PM 37 min

UK suspends refugee family reunions

The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the government will suspend family reunion for refugees, as part of an overhaul of the asylum system and Downing Street's attempt to "reset" at the start of a new parliamentary term. Also in the programme: the spiralling cost of transport for school pupils…

1 Sep 3PM 37 min