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Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.

The big political issues of the day.

Game show presented by Rick Edwards in which players score points by answering questions correctly while avoiding the Impossible answers.

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat, with the contenders answering questions on the life and works of John Cage, the wines of Portugal and Only Fools and Horses.

Comedian Zoe Lyons hosts the quick-fire quiz where six plucky contestants must stay out of the light to be all right. Can anyone beat the lightning and win the £3,000 jackpot.

The team visit north London to help solve a family of four's housing woes, creating a home office and finding space for their plant collection.

In the world's most volcanic region, south east Asia, Prof Brian Cox explores the thin line that separates the living from the dead, posing the enduring question: what is life.

Michael Aspel and a team of experts unearth the public's antique curios. The team discover some unusual items in St Austell, including a sock-making machine and two stuffed eagles.

Paul Martin is joined by experts Christina Trevanion and Will Axon in Oxford Union to pick out a selection of interesting antiques and collectables to be sold at auction.

Josh Jones, Molly Rainford, Mark Rhodes and Sonia test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.

Michael Portillo embarks on a stunning railway adventure through the western Mediterranean islands of Sardinia and Corsica, beginning in Sardinia's capital, Cagliari.

Archaeologists find Roman objects abandoned during a British rebellion, traces of the lost Iona monastery, and a weapons hoard belonging to a wealthy Bronze Age warrior.

Monty Don and Rachel de Thame explore some of the most innovative and inspiring gardens, and discover the beautiful floral exhibits in the Great Pavilion.

Lucy Worsley investigates the explosive 18th-century break-up between Britain and America.

Paul, Bob and Ted fish the River Ouse in Bedfordshire, hoping to catch a big perch. Bob makes Paul a dinner he will never forget.

Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire. Followed by Weather.

When the bomb detonates inside Harvey's Wagon Wheel Casino, it leaves behind more than shattered concrete and twisted steel. There's a maze of unanswered questions.

LAPD detective Erin Bell goes on a personal mission to track down a charismatic criminal. Contains very strong language, some sexual content, some violence and..