BBC Weekend News is the national news programme broadcast each Saturday and Sunday, delivering the latest UK and international headlines, major developments, sport updates, and weather coverage. The weekend bulletins provide a comprehensive round-up of the most significant stories and often include live reports and expert analysis to give viewers context on current events.
The format of BBC Weekend News mirrors that of the BBC’s weekday bulletins but is tailored for a weekend audience, with news summaries that combine breaking stories, politics, business, and social affairs. The weekend schedules can vary, however, with the late Sunday bulletin sometimes branded on air as BBC News at Ten when it starts at 10:00 pm with the dedicated title sequence.
The show typically airs multiple bulletins throughout both Saturday and Sunday, including lunchtime, evening and late-night editions that provide concise yet comprehensive updates on national and international events. The bulletins blend headline coverage with reports from BBC correspondents and contributions from BBC Sport for the latest results and highlights.
BBC Weekend News is presented by a rotating team of experienced BBC journalists and newsreaders. Among the current regular faces on the show are Martine Croxall and Kasia Madera, who share presenting duties for the lunchtime bulletin. In addition to Croxall and Madera, the weekend line-up features a range of respected BBC news presenters. These include Ben Brown, Reeta Chakrabarti, Jane Hill, Clive Myrie and others who are familiar to audiences from other BBC News broadcasts throughout the week.
