rose gottemoeller _ defending and rebuilding. rose gottemoeller and _ defending and rebuilding.t some other stories making news here in the uk. the number of patients in england waiting more than 12 hours for a bed on a ward after being seen in a&e was 19 times higher this winter than it was before the covid pandemic. new data shows there were nearly 100,000 12—hour waits in december and january — compared to about 5,000 in 2019 to 2020. british gas has announced its profits for 2023 increased tenfold to £750 million. the supplier said the jump from £72 million in 2022 was due to regulator ofgem allowing it to recover losses of £500 million it racked up in the aftermath of russia's invasion of ukraine. centrica, british gas's parent company, said its profits fell by i7% to £2.8 billion. new figures show that the number of patients in england this winter waiting more than 12 hours for a bed in a&e was 19 times higher than it was before the pandemic. as we were just mentioning. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to the middle east now, where the director of nasser hospital in s

let's speak to rose gottemoeller, former deputy secretary general of nato from 2016 to 2019, now a lecturerme. i wonder, first, given your previous history at nato, what your previous history at nato, what your reaction is listening to the former president of the united states there?— former president of the united states there? first of all, these were very _ states there? first of all, these were very familiar _ states there? first of all, these were very familiar talking - states there? first of all, these | were very familiar talking points during his first term in office, and he referred to that period. to be frank with you, secretary—general stoltenberg at the time, we welcomed his, i will put it this way, strong urging of the allies to step up to the 2% of gdp commitment that you mentioned, that they did make to counter, to be prepared to counter russian aggression, when the russians first you invaded ukraine in 2014. so these are familiar talking points to a certain extent. what really concerned me was that he went on to say, and i would encourage putin and russia to do whatever the

. - on our panel tonight — rose gottemoeller, former nato deputy secretary general, and christopher steeley of its invasion of ukraine and the death of the dissident alexei navalny.

. - on our panel tonight — rose gottemoeller, former nato deputy secretary general, and christopher steelermer head of the russia desk at mi6. first, the latest headlines. the us and eu have announced hundreds of new sanctions on russia to mark the second anniversary of its invasion of ukraine and the death of the dissident alexei navalny. moscow has called the sanctions illegal. talks are under way in paris to try to secure a deal to halt fighting in gaza and release the remaining hostages. both israel and hamas have expressed muted hope this latest push towards a ceasefire may make genuine progress. police in spain say they are no longer searching for any people still missing after thursday's devastating fire at a block of flats in valencia. ten people are confirmed to have died. shamima begum, who had her british citizenship revoked after travelling to syria to join the islamic state group, has lost the latest stage of her legal battle with the government. the court of appeal has ruled that the government acted lawfully in removing her citizenship. good evening. on this night two years