The World Tonight

At least 111 people have been killed and dozens more are injured after a powerful earthquake hit western Colombia, according to local officials. Dozens of buildings have collapsed. It comes less than two months after a double earthquake killed thousands in neighbouring Venezuela.
French lifeboat crews have described how a boat carrying a record 230 migrants across the Channel was "buckling" and could have led to a tragedy. The previous record for a single vessel of 165 was set last month. We hear why migrant boats are getting bigger.
And 40 years on from the release of Paul Simon's celebrated album 'Graceland'; did it raise up, or rip off, the South African artists he collaborated with?

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a major defence pact in Mecca, saying an attack on one is an attack on all three. A former advisor to Turkey's president tells us what he thinks his country gets out of such an agreement.
Also in the programme: after the London-based head of Google DeepMind decides to step back, what does his move mean for the UK AI sector? We hear the views of the regulars in Soho about Westminster Council's plan to reduce 'vertical drinking', and we remember the life of William Orbit, groundbreaking producer behind the music of Madonna, Blur and U2.

Prevent referrals in England and Wales were up 39% in the year to September 2025. It’s the highest number in a single year since records began in 2015. Where the age is known, 393 referrals were for children under 10, the largest proportion concerned 11 to 15-year-olds at 36%, followed by 16 to 17 year-olds at 13% of referrals. So, are more young people being radicalised, or are more people reporting concerning behaviour?

Also in the programme: Policing powers were stepped up in Thetford on Thursday as the Norfolk market town braced itself for further disorder linked to anti-immigration protests. And despite being banned from football at home, the Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles away in New Zealand.

A former neo-Nazi, selected by the Conservatives to contest a council election, withdraws his candidacy
A prominent professor who denied claims of plagiarism has quit his role at Cambridge
Germany's Interior Minister has warned about a "new level of danger" after a drone with an explosive was found at Leipzig airport.
and we speak to the head of a Football Association backing the embattled FIFA President

More than 170 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the English Channel caught fire. The boat was attempting to travel to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to the French authorities. We hear from an aid worker about the changing tactics of people smugglers.
Also on the programme: the US primary election that could shape the future of the Democratic Party; and what we can learn from a rocket crashing into the moon.