Be there when the news is read at last (6)
I believe the answer is:
attend
'be there' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'when the news is read at last' is the wordplay.
'when the news is' becomes 'atten' (eg BBC 10 O'Clock News).
'at last' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'read' is 'd'.
'atten'+'d'='ATTEND'
(Other definitions for attend that I've seen before include "Go regularly to, church perhaps" , "Wait and listen" , "visit" , "Be present at, or accompany" , "Show up" .)