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's national news programme on

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at the weekend and bank holidays, although it is often referred to on guides simply as ''BBC News''. It is called ''BBC Weekend News'' on all bulletins, apart from the late bulletin on Sunday where it is named

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. The programmes are simulcast on the

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, unless it clashes with the edition of '' World News Today'' at 9:00pm or a major news story is being covered on the News Channel.

Format

''BBC Weekend News'' airs three times on both Saturday and Sunday, and is also used as the title of the BBC News Channel simulcast on Sunday mornings during August when

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doesn't air. The main three bulletins are presented in the studio in a similar format to other national news bulletins on

but are shorter in length. The lunchtime bulletin is normally at 1:00pm although these times often vary. The programme lasts approximately 15 minutes including the sport and is immediately followed on

by a weather forecast on Saturday and Sunday. The evening bulletin contains a sports update from the BBC sports centre in Salford, and is at 6:00pm on Saturday and Sunday depending on scheduling. It is followed by regional news. The late bulletin contains a sports update from the BBC sports centre in Salford, and is at 10:00pm on Saturday and Sunday depending on scheduling. There is a

regional news after the Sunday late news on

Presenters

Lunchtime

The lunchtime bulletin is presented by the on-duty

presenter during the scheduled bulletin.

Maxine Mawhinney Maxine Mawhinney (born 18 September 1957) is a former newsreader on BBC News, the BBC's 24-hour rolling news channel. Biography Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mawhinney was educated at Regent House School, Newtownards. She trained as a ne ...

was the long term presenter from 2006 until 2015. Following a reshuffle, ''BBC News 24'' launch presenter

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became the main presenter until his departure from the channel in early 2017. Mawhinney briefly returned to the role until her departure in April 2017 and

Shaun Ley Shaun Dominic Ley (born 14 June 1969) is a British journalist and newsreader for BBC News. A former regular presenter of '' The World This Weekend'' and '' The World at One'' on BBC Radio 4, he currently appears regularly on the BBC's domestic B ...

took over afterwards. Following the

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in spring and summer 2020, the main presenter of the Saturday bulletin was

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and the Sunday presenter normally continued to be Ben Brown. On 25 August 2020,

announced that she had left the BBC. From then,

returned as the main host on Saturdays (alternating with

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once every 4 weeks). However, Ben Brown continued to present the programme every Sunday. ''On Saturday 24th April 2021, the

rolled out a new repetitive presenting rota for the newsreaders - lasting for 4 weeks before it starts again.'' Current presenters Relief presenters include; Luxmy Gopal, Victoria Derbyshire and

Evening

Unlike the lunchtime bulletin, the presenter of the two evening bulletins has usually been a dedicated presenter for that evening on

, with the surrounding news presentation on the

being presented by another presenter. The programmes are presented by

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, Reeta Chakrabarti, Martine Croxall and

Mishal Husain Mishal Husain (born 11 February 1973) is a British newsreader and journalist for BBC Television and BBC Radio. She is the main Sunday presenter of the ''BBC News at Ten'' and ''BBC Weekend News'' and one of the main presenters of BBC Radio 4's ' ...

. Senior presenters, such as

Huw Edwards Huw Edwards (; born 18 August 1961) is a Welsh journalist, presenter, and newsreader. Edwards presents '' BBC News at Ten'', the corporation's flagship news broadcast. Edwards also presents BBC coverage of state events, international events, t ...

and

Sophie Raworth Sophie Jane Raworth () (born 15 May 1968) is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of BBC News (mainly '' BBC News at Six'' and '' BBC News at Ten'') ...

, can appear in the event of a major news story or as relief. The Bank Holiday news bulletins can be presented by either a member of the ''BBC Weekend News'' team or a presenter from the BBC News at One,

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Current presenters

Former presenters

If there is no position before the years of being a presenter, then this newsreader was either a relief presenter or occasional guest stand-in presenter. *

George Alagiah George Maxwell Alagiah ( born 22 November 1955) is a British newsreader, journalist and television news presenter. Since 3 December 2007, he has been the presenter of the ''BBC News at Six'' and was previously the main presenter of '' GMT'' o ...

(1999–2002) * Matthew Amroliwala (2001–2014 and 2022) *

Michael Aspel Michael Terence Aspel (born 12 January 1933) is an English retired television newsreader and host of programmes such as '' Crackerjack'', ''Aspel & Company'', '' Give Us a Clue'', ''This is Your Life'', '' Strange but True?'' and '' Antiques R ...

(Main presenter, 1964–1972) * Richard Baker (1954–1982) *

Jennie Bond Jennifer Bond (born 19 August 1950) is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted '' Cash in the Attic'' and narrated the programme ''Great Brit ...

(Main presenter, 1988–1999) *

Fiona Bruce Fiona Elizabeth Bruce (born 25 April 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader, and television presenter. She joined the BBC as a researcher for ''Panorama'' in 1989, and has since become the first female newsreader on the '' BBC News at Ten' ...

(Main presenter, 1999–2005) *

Michael Buerk Michael Duncan Buerk (born 18 February 1946) is a British journalist and newsreader. He presented BBC News from 1973 to 2002 and has been the host of BBC Radio 4's ''The Moral Maze'' since 1990. He was also the presenter of BBC One's docudrama ...

(Main presenter, 1988–2003) * Jill Dando (Main presenter, 1988–1999) * Robert Dougall (Main presenter, 1964–1973) * Chris Eakin (2013–2015) *

(2002, Main presenter, 2015–2017) * Joanna Gosling (2008–2011) * Andrew Harvey (Main presenter, 1984–1999) * Philip Hayton (Main presenter, 1984–1993, 2005) *

John Humphrys Desmond John Humphrys (born 17 August 1943) is a Welsh broadcaster. From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter for the '' Nine O'Clock News'', the flagship BBC News television programme, and from 1987 until 2019 he presented on the BBC Radio 4 ...

(Main presenter, 1981–1993) *

Darren Jordon Darren Jordon (born 23 November 1960 in London, England) is a British journalist working for the Al-Jazeera 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, Al Jazeera English. He is also a former officer of the Jamaica Defence Force. ...

(2001–2006) *

Kenneth Kendall Kenneth Kendall (7 August 1924 – 14 December 2012) was a British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC, where he was a contemporary of fellow newsreaders Richard Baker and Robert Dougall. He is also remembered a ...

(1954–1981) *

Sue Lawley Susan Lawley (born 14 July 1946) is a retired English television and radio broadcaster. Her main broadcasting background involved television news and current affairs. From 1988–2006, Lawley was the presenter of ''Desert Island Discs'' on BBC R ...

(Main presenter, 1983–1988) *

Jan Leeming Jan Leeming (born Janet Dorothy Atkins; 5 January 1942) is an English TV presenter and newsreader. Early life and personal life Leeming was born in Barnehurst, Kent, and educated at the Assumption Convent, Charlton and St Joseph's Convent G ...

(Main presenter, 1980–1987) *

Chris Lowe Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981. Biography Lowe attended Arnold School, an independent ...

(Main presenter, 1988–1999, 2006-2007) *

Jon Sopel Jonathan B. Sopel (born 22 May 1959) is a British journalist, television presenter and a former correspondent for BBC News. He was formerly the BBC's North America editor; chief political correspondent for the domestic news channel BBC News; a ...

(2003) *

Martyn Lewis Sir Martyn John Dudley Lewis (born 7 April 1945) is a Welsh television news presenter and journalist. He was a presenter for BBC News television programmes between 1986 and 1999 and was known for his involvement in the coverage of the death of ...

(1988–1999) *

Emily Maitlis Emily Maitlis (born 6 September 1970) is a British journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former newsreader for the BBC. She was the lead anchor until the end of 2021 of ''Newsnight'', the BBC Two news and current affairs programme. Early life ...

(2006–2013) *

(Main presenter, 1999–2017) * Laurie Mayer (1985–1993) *

Louise Minchin Louise Mary Minchin (born September 1968) is a British television presenter, journalist and former news presenter who currently works freelance within the BBC. Beginning in 2012, Minchin was a regular anchor on the BBC One programme '' Breakfa ...

(2006–2012) *Clarence Mitchell (1999–2005) * Christopher Morris (1984–1993) *

Riz Lateef Rizwana "Riz" Lateef is a British journalist, newsreader and deputy news manager at the BBC. She is the principal presenter for the regional television news service for London, BBC London. Early life Lateef was born in London. Her family are fr ...

(2008-2013) *

(2002–2006) *

Angela Rippon Angela May Rippon (born 12 October 1944)"Angela Rippon," ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Detroit: Gale, (2008) ''Gale Biography In Context'' is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and tele ...

(1975–1983) * John Simpson (1981–1988) *

Peter Sissons Peter George Sissons (17 July 1942 – 1 October 2019) was an English journalist and broadcaster. He was a newscaster for ITN, providing bulletins on ITV and Channel 4, before becoming the presenter of the BBC's ''Question Time'' between 1989 ...

(Main presenter, 1993–2009) * Julia Somerville (2011–2012) * Edward Stourton (1993–1999) *

Moira Stuart Moira Clare Ruby Stuart, (born 2 September 1949) is a British presenter and broadcaster. She was the first female newsreader of Caribbean heritage to appear on British national television, having worked on BBC News since 1981.Carole Walker (2012–2017) * Richard Whitmore (Main presenter, 1972–1988) *

Sian Williams Sian Mary Williams (; born 28 November 1964) is a Welsh people, Welsh journalist, current affairs Television presenter, presenter best known for her work with the BBC, and psychologist. From 2001 until 2012, Williams regularly presented weekd ...

(1999–2013) * Nicholas Witchell (Main presenter, 1981–1999) * Peter Woods (Main presenter, 1964–1981) * Nicholas Owen (2007-2018) * Sophie Long (2010-2013, 2017) *Rebecca Jones (2015-2017) *

Karin Giannone Karin Giannone (born 1974) is a South African-born British news presenter working in the United Kingdom. She is a London-based main presenter on BBC World News. Career Giannone edited the student magazine ''Varsity'' magazine at Cambridge, ...

(2017) * Simon McCoy (2008-2021) *

Tina Daheley Tina Daheley (born ) is a British journalist, newsreader and presenter who works for the BBC, both on television and radio. She currently reads the news on '' The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' with Zoe Ball, often contributing to discussions during ...

(2018-2020) *

Kate Silverton Kate Silverton (born 4 August 1970) is an English journalist. She formerly worked as a broadcaster and newsreader for the BBC. Silverton was a regular presenter of '' BBC News at One'' and '' BBC Weekend News'', as well as making occasional ap ...

(Main presenter, 2008-2021)

Sports News

During the late programme on each day a round up of the days sports news is presented from the BBC Sport Centre at

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. This is usually presented by one of the

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channel sports presenters: Olly Foster, Karthi Gnanasegaram,

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and Katherine Downes.

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