Six O'Clock News

Six O'Clock News

National and international news from BBC Radio 4

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August 3, 2025 • 16 mins

The financial regulator has said a compensation scheme for drivers over the mis-selling of car loans will likely cost between nine and 18 billion pounds.

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A man has appeared in court accused of lacing sweets with sedatives and causing children to fall ill at a summer camp.

Hamas has rejected US claims that it's ready to lay downs its weapons as part of a peace deal with Israel.

India set England a huge victory target in the final test at the Oval.

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A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court appears to have dashed the hopes of millions of drivers, who thought they may have been eligible for what would have been one of biggest mass compensation schemes ever seen in the UK. Also: President Trump's envoy visits one of the American-run aid centres in Gaza where hundreds of Palestinians have died seeking food in recent weeks. And a wounded Ukrainian soldier escapes from the front line ...

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President Trump's special envoy has had talks with Israel's Prime Minister in Jerusalem, as international pressure grows for action to address the humanitarian crisis inside Gaza. Also: A 76-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of administering poison after children fall ill at a summer camp in Leicestershire. And the acclaimed children's author, Allan Ahlberg, has died at the age of 87.

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There's been huge disruption at airports across the UK because of a technical issue affecting air traffic control. Also: Britain's plan to recognise a Palestinian state is condemned as a "moral failure" by a British-Israeli woman who was held in Gaza by Hamas. And thousands of fans have lined the streets of central Birmingham to pay their last respects to Ozzy Osbourne.

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Sir Keir Starmer says the UK will officially recognise the state of Palestine, unless Israel reaches a ceasefire in Gaza. The prime minister's announcement marks a significant shift in British foreign policy. Also: Victims of the Rotherham Child Sex Abuse gangs tell the BBC they were also raped by police officers from the force that was supposed to be helping them. And tens of thousands of football fans have travelled to London to ...

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July 28, 2025 • 30 mins

England's Lionesses have returned home after beating Spain on penalties in Basel last night. Crowds of fans waited at Southend Airport to greet the squad. Also: President Trump says there's real starvation in Gaza and Israel bears some responsibility. And there's a massive surge in demand for Virtual Private Networks.

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