Newsday (BBC News programme)

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Newsday
Title card used since 7 May 2024
Created by	BBC News
Presented by	Steve Lai
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Production location	Singapore
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC News (international feed) BBC News (UK feed) BBC One
Release	13 June 2011 (2011-06-13) – present
Related
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Newsday, styled also as Newsday with Steve Lai is a news programme on BBC News that was first broadcast on 13 June 2011.^[1] The programme is mainly presented by Steve Lai in Singapore. The programme began as a dual-presented bulletin from Singapore and London. During important news stories, the programme has previously been broadcast from Washington with either Sumi Somaskanda instead of the traditional London broadcast. Such news stories have included the death of Muhammad Ali, Hillary Clinton receiving the Democratic nomination, and Donald Trump getting important votes in his presidential nomination for the Republican Party.

The programme is broadcast around the world on International feed, as well as PBS member stations in America, and is also shown in the UK on the domestic UK feed of BBC News channel. Newsday is sometimes broadcast on BBC One as part of the channel's overnight simulcast of BBC News. It covers international news with a specific focus on Asia and its financial markets.