jeremy, go ahead. i think it is a longstanding project going, going back to 990 in the fathers of the union that the united states has seen the opportunity to just branch power and influence in that region of the world and to try and weaken russia and ukraine is kind of key key prize and the u. s. has invest in something like, you know, just in a bind administration. $275000000.00 in defense are spending towards ukraine. and it's senior, the conflict seems to be re, re igniting in the, in eastern ukraine. so i think at the u. s. is heavily invest in ukraine and the project of nato expansions. and he said that, you know, the goal is to weaken russia, prevent the ro, resurgence of russian empire. and to dominate that region of the world and control the resource, including the oil and gas resource of central asia. ok, well, or is we already heard from nikolai, we heard from jeremy. so it's all about russia. it's not about ukraine because that's what we keep getting all over again. i mean, i find this real

jeremy, go ahead react. oh, as you suggest yeah, the us doesn't really have the best interest of the cranes at heart. so they're not really pushing for that. you know, solution that within this conflict and, you know, i think part of them it's record offers lago autonomy to the eastern provinces. and that would, you know, wed them more towards russia. and that may be something that ukrainian government and united states doesn't want. and maybe they want an opportunity to kind of this is the opportunity to strike a blow at russia. so they want to sustain the conflict. i mean, that might be a cynical interpretation, but there's, i think, grounds for that system. well, jeremy, i think there's a whole lot of cynicism going off near. i'm glad you mentioned it, earned the same question too, because this is a way out here. we had to push ankle government to pay lip service to it. and then the lensky running for president paid lip service, who and then it suddenly disappears into the ether here. but this is the way

jeremy, your thoughts? yeah, i think you make summit point sir, i mean, you know, i think we have to go back to 2014 and you know, i think opened up this pandora's box and you know, the, the interference by outside powers it's, you know, has kind of created this real massey situation that's will be difficult to resolve a sh, but i mean, i think ultimately, you know, i mean there is hope that you know, the men's record would. i would solve the situation. but i agree with what you're saying. i mean, i think it's and then you know, you have these extreme nationalists who seem to be dom name, ukrainian government, it's not clear how far they would go so well young people tonight here and i say some jeanine nichol. i go ahead, jumping on federalism is not a danger for ukraine properly understood. federalism would be ukraine salvation if every region could determine it's local cultural policy as it wanted, it would feel great. her attachment to the center, this is the than it does now. of the problem is one creat

but it's a tribute to sir jeremy and so many other scientists that they— jeremy and so many other scientists that they have supported us so hard and for— that they have supported us so hard and for so _ that they have supported us so hard and for so long and given such invaluable independent advice. i don't _ invaluable independent advice. i don't think i read any more signal in the _ don't think i read any more signal in the that— don't think i read any more signal in the that in that, that sirjeremy recognised — in the that in that, that sirjeremy recognised that most of the advice had been — recognised that most of the advice had been given and he really needed to focus— had been given and he really needed to focus on— had been given and he really needed to focus on the welcome trust. we have to focus on the welcome trust. have heard to focus on the welcome trust. , have heard suggestions that he is not the only scientist who perhaps feels that the government is not following their advice at the moment. can you say with absolute confidence that the government is listening to e

we'll be talking more about this with the chair of the health and social care select committee, jeremy hunt, at 7.30. at least 45 people have died after a bus caught fire on a motorway in western bulgaria overnight. some of the victims were children. it's thought seven passengers were saved and are now in hospital. the bus is believed to have been travelling from turkey to north macedonia. 0ur central europe correspondent nick thorpe, is in budapest. good morning. thank you for being with us this morning. tell us a bit more about what we know? well, this was clearly a — more about what we know? well, this was clearly a terrible _ more about what we know? well, this was clearly a terrible tragedy. - more about what we know? well, this was clearly a terrible tragedy. one - was clearly a terrible tragedy. one of the _ was clearly a terrible tragedy. one of the worst i can remember in many years— of the worst i can remember in many years of— of the worst i can remember in many years of reporting from eastern europe — years of reporting from eastern europe. as far as we know at this

his replacement as foreign secretary was jeremy hunt. he adopted a new approach, giving nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe diplomatic protection, which made this a formal dispute between the countries. richard ratcliffe welcomed the move — but nazanin was not released. and later that year, the family he faced another devastating moment. their daughter, gabriella, moved back to the uk to go to school. as you can see, she attended a press conference with her dad, and as she returned, nazanin wrote an open letter that was smuggled out of prison... the iranian authorities were unmoved. by early 2020, the pandemic arrived, and nazanin had been given an ankle tag and temporarily moved to her parents' house. and then in september last year, iran made its next move. nazanin faced new charges. no details or evidence were offered, but the consequence was clear — and sure enough, another sentence was imposed, to the anger of the british government. iran is the one responsible for putting mrs zaghari—ratcliffe through this cruel and inhumane ordeal o

significant changes to his top team, in his second reshuffle since taking over the labour party from jeremy corbyn. yvette cooper returns to the shadow cabinet as shadow home secretary, while david lammy becomes shadow foreign secretary, taking over from lisa nandy, who will shadow michael gove's levelling up brief. we can speak to her now. good morning, great to see this morning. good morning, great to see this morninu. good morning, great to see this mornin. _ ,., ., ., good morning, great to see this morning-_ how i good morning, great to see thisl morning._ how did good morning, great to see this i morning._ how did it morning. good morning. how did it feel yesterday. _ morning. good morning. how did it feel yesterday, a _ morning. good morning. how did it feelyesterday, a big _ morning. good morning. how did it feel yesterday, a big change i morning. good morning. how did it feel yesterday, a big change for i feel yesterday, a big change for you, did it feela feel yesterday, a big change for you, did it feel a little bit like a demotion? it felt a bit like coming home, to be honest. th

two years ago, under then foreign secretary jeremy hunt, she was given diplomatic protection making her case a formal legal dispute between the uk and in iran. last year, during the pandemic, she was allowed to stay with her parents in iran but her movements were severely restricted. her sentence ended in march, butjust one month later, she was given an additional one—year jail term, accused of spreading propaganda. she lost an appeal last month and could be sent back to jail at any time. it's now been two years since she has seen her daughter, gabriella. her husband, richard, has devoted himself to securing her freedom. in 2019, hejoined nazanin on a 15—day hunger strike. now he's doing it again, and this time he's already on day 19. our correspondent, tim muffett, is with richard outside the foreign office this morning. yes, good morning to you, and richard, it's nice to speak to you. first question, the 19th day of your hunger strike. first question, the 19th day of your hunger strike-— first question, the 19th day of your hunger strike. how are you? feeling ok. hunger strike.

the former conservative health secretaryjeremy conservative health secretary jeremy hunt conservative health secretaryjeremy hunt told me the government needs to bring in urgent changes to health ——to how health staff are recruited. staff shortages are compromising patient safety in every part of the nhs at the moment. we have a workforce crisis. it is time we completely overhauled the way we decide how many doctors and nurses we are going to train for the future. we need an independent body that sits outside the department of health, sits outside the nhs and says looking ahead five years, ten years, 15 years, this is the number of doctors we need in mental health, in kansai, in every part of the nhs. charlie's mum samantha says she is still waiting for a clear explanation about how her son could've lost his life in the very place that was meant to keep them safe ——in cancer. are full inquest into charlie's death starts next year. patrick baker, bbc news. paul farmer, the chief executive of mind who you saw briefly in the piece, joins us now. good morning to you, paul. can you