Trump begins unprecedented second state visit to Britain
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In an honour accorded to no US president before him, Donald Trump has arrived in Britain for a second state visit. The pomp and pageantry will come alongside talks about trade and technology, but the visit is at risk of being overshadowed by the Epstein scandal. Also: we get the latest from the ground in Gaza City, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court, the Taliban clamp down on the internet in Afghanistan, and could AI reshape the Japanese music industry?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.2 | I'm Jean-Urille, and at Five Hours GMT on Wednesday the 17th of September, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.4 | Donald Trump arrives in the UK for an unprecedented second state visit to |
| 0:22.8 | Britain. The man accused of murdering US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk appears in court. The Taliban |
| 0:29.9 | clamped down on the internet in Afghanistan, one of the last means of contact with the outside |
| 0:35.1 | world for women and girls forced to stay at home. |
| 0:40.6 | Also in this podcast, could AI reshape the Japanese music industry? |
| 0:50.1 | In an honour, accorded to no US president before him, Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife, Melania, |
| 0:56.9 | has arrived in Britain for a second state visit. Today will be a day of royal ceremony and lavish |
| 1:03.1 | spectacle at Windsor Castle. The venue being chosen because Buckingham Palace is currently being |
| 1:08.2 | refurbished. There will be a carriage procession, a military parade and |
| 1:12.6 | flypast, and a state dinner hosted by King, Charles and Queen Camilla. Then after the pomp |
| 1:18.8 | and pageantry, it will be down to business on Thursday, when Mr Trump will hold trade talks |
| 1:23.7 | with the British Prime Minister Kirstama. Our North America editor, Sarah Smith, |
| 1:28.4 | watched as Air Force One touchdown. The Eagle has landed on British soil. It was a blustery welcome |
| 1:36.5 | for America's first couple who are bringing billions of pounds worth of commercial high-tech |
| 1:41.5 | investment. In almost 1,000 years, Windsor Castle has borne |
| 1:46.1 | witness to countless historic events. The next will be the unprecedented second state visit |
| 1:51.6 | of Donald Trump. For him and the First Lady, this visit is about reveling in the grandeur of a royal |
| 1:57.4 | visit rather than the nitty-gritty of trade deals or transatlantic diplomacy. |
| 2:02.2 | My relationship is very good with the UK and Charles, as you know, who's now king is my friend. |
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