The World Tonight

Journalist Declan Walsh reports from the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also in the programme: we speak to the publisher granted permission to translate Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s book Intermezzo into Hebrew, despite the author’s boycott of other Israeli publishing houses; and as the UK records its all-time highest May temperature, an architect explains how to keep your home cool at night.

After threatening to withdraw 4,000 troops from Poland, President Trump today reversed the plan and promised 5,000 troops would now be deployed in the country. Former US Ambassador to NATO, Kurt Volker, gives us his view on the confusing messages from Washington. Also on the programme, we hear about the potential schism appearing between the US President and Senate Republicans, take a look back at CBS Radio on the night is closes down for good, and the founder of the slow movement, Carlo Petrini has died.

The government has published its long-awaited guidance on single-sex spaces. The guidance states that spaces such as changing rooms and toilets must be used on the basis of biological sex. We'll find out what this means for businesses, organisations and transgender people who access these spaces. Also on the programme - the streets of Birmingham are a sea of claret and blue as Aston Villa revels in its Europa League triumph, but we'll hear about a Villa fan club in Ghana that is also celebrating. And a marine mammal scientist explains how she's proved that beluga whales can recognise themselves in a mirror.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce plans to curb the use of judicial reviews into clean energy projects of “critical national importance” in England and Wales. We speak to those for and against the measures. Also on the programme: the US government has indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro on charges of conspiracy to kill US nationals over a fatal attack on two planes in 1996. And Mancunian music stalwart Mike Pickering speaks to us about the Beatles, M People and discovering Calvin Harris.

More than 130 people are believed to have died in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The World Health Organisation has declared it a public emergency of international concern, and warns the number of infections could soon reach the thousands. Also on the programme: celebrations in north London as Arsenal win the Premier League for the first time in 22 years. And as President Putin arrives in China for talks with Xi Jinping, we ask what their ‘friendship with no limits’ really means.

A jury has tonight thrown out a lawsuit by Elon Musk against Open AI and its boss Sam Altman, saying he took too long to file the claim. Alongside the Labour leadership crisis, the Brexit debate is back. Andy Burnham says he's not proposing the UK rejoins the European Union. We'll hear how the EU is viewing events. And at least 100 people have now died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo - we'll speak to a man who was part of the British response to a previous outbreak.

The BBC understands the prime minister will not seek to block Andy Burnham from becoming a candidate for the seat of Makerfield - after Labour MP Josh Simons said he would be standing down for him. Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel has urged the US to lift its oil blockade, hours after rare protests over worsening power cuts on the Communist-run island. And are children in the midst of a reading crisis? We speak to the outgoing Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

As the King announces the government’s legislative agenda, allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting say he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. We speak to Labour MPs from opposing camps. Also on the programme: as Donald Trump touches down in Beijing, could he water down US security commitments to Taiwan, in the interests of a trade deal with China? And we look at the high-end sandwiches packing as much salt as five cheeseburgers.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is scheduled to meet the Health Secretary Wes Streeting tomorrow morning ahead of the King's Speech, in which the government will lay out its legislative agenda for the next year. Streeting is seen as a likely leadership rival to Starmer as more MPs call for the Prime Minister to quit and four ministers resign. However more than 100 Labour MPs have signed a statement backing Starmer. We ask if Britain's fracturing politics is making the country ungovernable. Also on the programme: the best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell, on her traumatic early life, and how her days as a journalist shaped her writing.

There are reports tonight that some cabinet members are adding their voices to the growing chorus for Keir Starmer to stand down.We hear from a supporter and a critic of the Prime Minister. Also on the programme: rebuilding from the ruins of Sudan's civil war; a stolen Nazi artwork recovered; and the comedian hoping to transform right-wing conspiracy website InfoWars.

We hear from Labour Minister Diana Johnson, Plaid's Nerys Evans, former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, and others, on a historic day for British politics. And David Attenborough's 100th birthday is celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall.

Polls have just closed in elections in Scotland, Wales and parts of England. We speak to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy. Two British-Chinese dual nationals have been convicted of spying for China. What message does the case send? We hear from one Hong Kong dissident living in the UK. Three women with links to the jihadist Islamic State group have been arrested on returning home to Australia. We'll speak to the senator who visited their camp in Syria and campaigned for their return. And celebrating David Attenborough's 100th birthday, with a new choral work.

The UK Health Security Agency says two British passengers who were on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, are back in the UK and self-isolating at home. We hear from our correspondent and from a cruise ship medic. Also on the programme: Iran says it's reviewing new US peace proposals as Donald Trump talks up a possible deal. And we hear about the German man who's struck a blow for victims - of all natonalities - of sunbed hogging.

As the government promises to deal with antisemitism in the arts, and the ‘chilling effect’ on Jewish artists, one filmmaker tells us about the barriers he faces in finding places to show his work. Also on the programme: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Operation Epic Fury is ‘concluded’ and announces the US’s plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And you may have heard about data centres in space, but what about data centres at sea?

Trump pushes ahead with a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has been attacked by Iranian missiles - what does it all mean for the region's fragile truce? A Russian deserter tells us about life among the contract soldiers fighting in Ukraine. After FIFA allows a team of Afghan women refugees to take part in international football competitions, we speak to the captain. and the tech entrepreneur who has paid to conduct a professional orchestra.

President Trump has told Congress he does not need their authorisation for the Iran war, arguing the ongoing ceasefire means hostilities have "terminated". Also in the programme: As calls grow for restrictions on pro-Palestinian protests to combat rising anti-Semitism in the UK, we hear from one Jewish activist who regularly joins the marches. As Islamist fighters surround the Malian capital, we speak to someone inside the city. And on the trail of London's bats.

The raised threat level means an attack is highly likely in the next six months, the government says. The former head of the UK's National Counter Terrorism Security Office, Chris Phillips, tells us authorities should have taken a much stronger line against protests in which anti-Semitic sentiments were shared. Also in the programme: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth spends another day on Capitol Hill answering questions about the Iran war and when it might end. And should an algorithm decide which school your child is allowed to attend?

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London. The government's independent reviewer of terrorism and state threats legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, tells us that attacks on Jewish people in the UK have now become "the biggest national security emergency" since 2017. Also in the programme: A new study has found that 11 types of cancer, including bowel and ovarian cancer, are becoming more common in young people. And we report from Scotland, where the war in Iran has reignited debate about the pace of the UK's transition from oil and gas to renewable energy.

King Charles III made explicit reference to some areas of transatlantic disagreement - including on NATO and Ukraine. We hear reaction from a Republican Congressman. Also on the programme: the PM has avoided a parliamentary investigation into what he told MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment after his former chief of staff publicly took the blame for the decision. And with jet fuel shortages continuing, when should you book your summer holiday?

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have met US President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump at the White House. It's the beginning of their four-day trip and is the first British state visit to the US since Queen Elizabeth II's trip in 2007. We hear from the late Queen's communications secretary on the differences between that trip and this one. Also on the programme: as US President Trump faces a third attempt on his life, has America entered a new era of political violence? And a new study says food pinched from another person's plate really does taste better.