for now, the fate of aiden aslin and shaun pinner remains l aslin and shaun pinner remains uncertain, and shaun pinner remains uncertain, their families are said to be anxious and keen to ensure they have access to health services and legal advice. james landale, bbc news. our correspondent emma vardy is here. you've known aiden aslin�*s family through covering his story for a long time. how have they been coping with this? it has been a horrendous time for them. don't forget, before this suppose a trial, aiden aslin was paraded on russian television looking bruised, in handcuffs, being interrogated for russian audiences to see. it was bizarre and disturbing viewing and of course many people here agree it is in a breach of the geneva conventions so extremely difficult for families to watch. aiden has been allowed some phone calls home to his mother since being held captive and impact those holding him have contacted his mother themselves and he has been allowed some brief conversations. but everyone who knows him does not believe he is being able to speak freely. the families continue

thanks very much, shaun. we will— of europe. so useful. thanks very much, shaun.we will speak to i much, shaun. we will speak to you tomorrow, i suspect. shaun was talking about food security. we will talk about that later on an 0utside source. shaun was also talking about the military alliance of nato. let's talk about that now. it has announced what it's calling the biggest overhaul of its collective defence and deterrence since the cold war. here's its secretary—general. we will transform the nato response force and increase the number of our high readiness forces to well over 300,000. our new concept will guide us in an era of strategic competition. i expect it will make clear that allies consider russia as the most significant and direct threat to our security. mr stoltenberg says there will be an almost tenfold increase in troop numbers for nato's forces. here's bbc news' europe editor, katya adler. if you listen to nato's secretary—general, he says this is the biggest overhaul of collective defence and deterrence since the cold war. and it doesn't really co

shaun pinner is on the right of this image.as a ukrainian resident for over four years and contracted serving marine in the 36th brigade, of which he is very proud, shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the geneva convention, including full independent legal representation." the statement went on to call on all parties to ensure the safe release or exchange of shaun. three people have been charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in woodland in buckinghamshire in 2019. mohammed shah subhani had been reported missing eight months earlier. the three are due to appear in court today. the headlines on bbc news: prince charles is reported to have described the government's rwanda asylum scheme as �*appalling' — but supporters say more understanding of the policy is required. police in brazil searching for a missing britishjournalist say they've found possible human remains in a river. the family of a shaun pinner — a british man sentenced to death forfighting russian forces — say he s

shaun chuckles.d welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week — political apologies and their consequences. 40% of borisjohnson�*s mps say it isn't enough to say sorry — he should quit. we'll be discussing why history may be on the british prime minister's side. and in africa, the king of belgium voices his "deepest "regret" over the "abuse and humiliation" caused in what is now the drc by his family and other belgians. why do those who colonised find it so hard to say sorry? in the studio are stefanie bolzen, uk and ireland correspondent for the german media group die welt, marc roche, who writes for the french news magazine le point, and adam raphael, who began reporting on uk politics in 1976 — the last year to date in which a british prime minister left office by choice. lovely to see you all. thank you very much for being with us. let me start with you, adam, on the questio

shaun: it's proposing to put a cap on it.t out a joint statement saying it's all members believe on a caps on russian oil. the case was put out by mario draghi who is himself a former boss of the european central bank. he promised to do whatever it would take to save the euro currency. unfortunately, price caps require more than a warm statement. they require specific speed so far on specifics, the g7 is falling short. why? it is a series of democratic countries which he told interests. british prime minister boris johnson proposed that instead of subsidizing the production of ethanol and other forms of oil from rapeseed, the land should be turned back to agriculture because there is a food shortage. he was slapped down by president biden who knows full well that would not wash in midwest states who depend on this money and committed too much to it. in that sense, you see the limitations of each policy proposal. somebody will object to. laura: what can we expect from the nato summit later in the week? shaun: in sense the nato

shaun pinner is on the right of this image.ent for over 4 years and contracted serving marine in the 36th brigade, of which he is very proud, shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the geneva convention and including full independent legal representation. and went on to call on all parties to ensure the safe release or exchange of shaun. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen is visiting kyiv today for talks on ukraine's proposal tojoin the european union — and alongside president zelensky — she gave an update on how those talks are progressing. the discussions today will enable us to finalise our assessment by the end of next week. the path is known. it is a merit—based path forward. it is a path where i must say, i highly appreciate the enormous efforts and the determination of ukraine in this process. the people of ukraine have proven incredible strength and motivation and stamina so i am deeply convinced that we will together, you will overcome this horrible atrociou

shaun pinner is on the right of this image.over four years, and contracted serving marine in the 36th brigade, of which he is very proud, shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the geneva convention, including full independent legal representation." the statement went on to call on all parties to ensure the safe release or exchange of shaun. 0n the ground, ukrainian officials say their forces urgently need more supplies of ammunition. the us and nato are in the process of sending western heavy armaments, but say they need to be supplied at a pace that ukraine's forces can absorb safely. the battle for control of the key town of severodonetsk is shaping the war — with reports of street—to—street fighting. much of the city has been reduced to rubble. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, has the latest. so, it seems the heavy fighting is continuing in severodonetsk. street fighting, street by street the russians pushing forward. we understand the ukrainians are still resisting, but they are bei

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i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm — plans to send some asylum—seekers from the uk to rwanda can go ahead after campaigners failed in their high court bid to stop the first deportation flight next week. the home secretary has welcomed the decision, but the case is expected to be heard again by the court of appeal on monday. ukraine's ambassador to the uk tells the bbc he expects a prisoner swap to free the two britons sentenced to death yesterday by a russian proxy court. new figures suggest more than half of uk households have cut their energy use because they're so worried about the rising cost of living. a french government report says a chain of failures by the authorities at the champions league final in paris severely damaged the country's image. and they have not looked like that for a few years without the long—running australian soap opera neighbours has filmed its final scene with former starjason donovan on a return visit to ramsey street to say goodbye. hello and a very good evening if

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. after campaigners failed this evening and there high court bid to stop the first deportation flight next week. i'm sick priti patel has welcomed the decision, but the case is expected to be heard again when the court of on monday —— home secretary priti patel. the ukrainian ambassador... by russian proxy court. new figures suggest more than half of uk households have cut their energy use because they are so worried about the rising cost of living. a french government report says a chain of failures by the authorities at the champions league final in paris severely damaged france's image. and in half an and in half an hour's time, leading uk commentators and foreign correspondents based in london debate borisjohnson�*s survival. and, in the week of the begian king's visit to congo, why colonial powers find it so hard to say "sorry". that's in dateline: london — stay with us. hello, good evening if you'rejust joining us, welcome to bbc news. campaigners have failed in their legal bid to

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different.y had been fighting in ukraine's military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 20 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and reportg that t sad ighey ll face a as called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. their families are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they hav become part of russia's propaganda war. laura: president biden is to meet brazils leader, gyre bolsonaro, at the summit of america in los angeles. the two men do not see iti, which along with -- do not ci to t see eye to eye. ask bolsonaro to intensify the search for u.k. journalist john phillips and an a digit -- and an indigenous official. there is a u.k. ban on the sale of ivory that comes into force this week. es ititinvy onganebb b sellec rl offering ivory for sale, i leaving the word ivory off the listing. ebay, which says i

aiden aslin was captured alongside fellow uk national shaun pinner while serving with the ukrainian armyhire have called for more to be done to help release them. 0ur correspondent emma vardy reports. it's been an agonising wait for aiden aslin and shaun pinner since being told they face the death penalty. the sentence was handed down a fortnight ago to the two men, and a moroccan national, in an unrecognised court in an area controlled by russian backed separatists. your son rings to say that he is going to be, he's going to be killed. in a phone call to his mother, aiden said his captors have informed him the execution will go ahead. he was given a month, and time is running out. and aiden was told that he was going to be executed. the uk's foreign ministers called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. but hopes for a pardon or an appeal to his family appear to be fading. aiden and shaun have lived in ukraine since 2018, appearing here in a documentary made after they became marines in ukraine's armed forces. in a sense, like, it is like my war, because, like, even though i'm not ukra

shaun pinner is on the right of this image. the statement says...e 36th brigade, of which he is very proud, shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the geneva convention — including full independent legal representation." the statement went on to call on all parties to ensure the safe release or exchange of shaun. sir lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons, is planning to make the house of commons a "menopause—friendly" employer. possible changes could include better—ventilated rooms and fans, and flexible working for affected women. the speaker says he wants to "break the taboo" about the menopause. he is set to sign a pledge that commits the commons to recognising and supporting female employees who are going through the menopause. joining me now is the labour mp carolyn harris — who chairs the all—party parliamentary group on menopause. thank you very much for being with us. do you welcome this step by the commons speaker? tell is a bit more about what it will actually mean. t about what it will actua

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had served in ukraine's armed forces for several years.ry their home. but now these two britons have been sentenced to death for being mercenaries. if you are watching this, it means that we have surrendered... both men had been defending the city of mariupol. this was mr aslin�*s last video message before they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. the two britons were convicted by a court in russian—held eastern ukraine, a court not recognised internationally. russian state television said the man had a month to appeal. mr aslin�*s former mp said he hoped both men could be swapped for russian prisoners. there are prisoner exchanges happening between ukrainian and the russian army. and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that would give priority to aiden and shaun, in those exchanges. but this, of course, relies on russia playing ball. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba. in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were prisoners

shaun pinner is on the right of this image.in the 36th brigade, of which he is very proud, shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the geneva convention , including full independent legal representation." the statement went on to call on all parties to ensure the safe release or exchange of shaun. the cost of living crisis is affecting many parts of the economy. but for people who are dependent on using their cars for work, the rocketing price of petrol is particularly difficult. this week the cost of filling up a typicalfamily car went above £100 for the first time. joining me now is abi keenean who is the manager of proactive medicare who provide palliative and complex care in essex. just give us your take, then, on the situation the moment with all these issues that everybody is facing. well, it is making it a lot harder. i thought that we might have got over the stress of covid, to be hit with this one as well. we travel house to house, you know, staff are putting a lot more money into thei

shaun pinner is on the right of the image.f the illegal show—trial by the so—called donetsk people's republic. as a ukrainian resident for over four years and contracted serving marine in the 36th brigade, of which he is very proud, shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the geneva convention and including full independent legal representation. we sincerely hope that all parties will co—operate urgently to ensure the safe release or exchange of shaun. 0urfamily, including his son and ukrainian wife, love and miss him so much, and our hearts go out to all the families involved in this awful situation. we respectfully ask for privacy from the media at this difficult time." let's return to the news that prince charles is reported by the times newspaper on saturday morning to have privately described the british government's policy of sending some asylum seekers to rwanda as "appalling". clarence house insists the prince is "politically neutral". clarence house is his office. he's due to preside

shaun pinner is on the right of this image.arine in the 36th brigade, of which he is very proud, shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the geneva convention , including full independent legal representation." the statement went on to call on all parties to ensure the safe release or exchange of shaun. police in brazil searching for a missing britishjournalist and his travelling companion say they've found what may be human remains, in a river close to where the men were last seen. dom phillips and bruno pereira went missing in the amazon rainforest last weekend. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson has sent this report. dom phillips and bruno pereira are experts in theirfield, one an established journalist writing a book on saving the amazon. his travel companion, a renowned expert on indigenous affairs, a man who knows these communities well. but also has his enemies, and had been threatened in the past for his work in trying to denounce illegal mining and fishing. it was on this riv

shaun chuckles.s! yes — i mean, it has felt a bit like groundhog day. you have seen this before. you see the prime minister going to the cabinet and saying, "we will really do what is in the wishes "of the people". i am cautious and would not bet any money — i know the brits love betting. i will lose, so i rather don't it. but there is a lot of historical parallels, for example, with theresa may — that was a completely different circumstance. there was one faction of the parliamentary group that really wanted her out. and they succeeded and were very targeted. while with this revolution, or rebellion, against boris, it was very difficult to describe. lots of wings standing up and are saying, "we are not happy with this any more". but he is an extraordinary politician, different to everybody else, so maybe he still might be around for the next election. marc, do you have an explanation for readers in france and in belgium of the political phenomenon that is boris johnson? well, the problem i face is t

aiden aslin and shaun pinner from britain either side of saaudun brahim from morocco, or member of theim from morocco, all members of the ukrainian armed forces, convicted of being mercenaries and facing a sentence of death. these pictures show the two britain's —— these pictures show the two britons military unit on patrol in eastern ukraine in 2020, two years before the latest russian invasion. both men talking openly about why they had chosen to live in ukraine and serve in its army. i've been here two years now. and love it, made a life here, settled down, got a girlfriend in mariupol, plan to get married maybe and now i'm in the marines in ukraine. in a sense, it is like my war because even though i'm not ukrainian, this is on my doorstep. but this courts in a russian court in east ukraine hasjudged both men to be mercenaries, a court not recognised internationally. we are not showing footage of the trial inside but russian state media said the men had a month to appeal. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the buttons on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpar

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were found guilty of being mercenaries by a court in the self—proclaimedublic, in eastern ukraine. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has condemned their sentence, calling it a sham judgement with absolutely no legitimacy. emma vardy reports. forfighting as soldiers in ukraine's military, after a short trial in russian held territory, aiden aslin and shaun pinner have been told they face the death penalty. if you're watching this it means that we've surrendered. this was aiden aslin�*s last message to family and friends before he was captured. ran out of ammunition, didn't really have any other choice other than to surrender. he'd spent weeks defending the besieged city of mariupol before his unit had to give themselves up. to lay down our arms and head towards the russian soldiers. days later, his family in nottinghamshire watched as footage of him emerged looking bruised and in handcuffs on russian television, being interrogated about his actions. today, on kremlin—backed media, the men were shown arriving for sentencing in donetsk, which is under the con

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different. military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 2018 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. but russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and are reporting that they will face a firing squad. the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. the remains of europe's largest ever land—based dinosaur discovered on the isle of wight. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the divisi

-- shaun? . , , . shaun? there have been restricted outbound calls _ shaun?erns about their physical and mental welfare, presumably, which judging from what you just told me he believed the family are not being addressed at all. well, they are not. who knows what sort of duress they have been under, physical, psychological. this is a monstrous flouting of their human rights, complete contravention of all of the rule set up under the geneva convention. they have someone who touts themselves as the human rights ombudsman who has been speaking for weeks about how well they treat prisoners of war and how well they follow the rules. what is she doing to ensure that shaun and aidan are given their rights under international law? what is she doing to ensure that the red cross can have access and that they are well infect? ~ . ., . ., , infect? we have heard the comments ofthe infect? we have heard the comments of the prime — infect? we have heard the comments of the prime minister _ infect? we have heard the comments of the prime minister saying - infect? we have he

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different.raine's military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 2018 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. but russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and are reporting that they will face a firing squad. the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin in the donbas in eastern ukraine. does the british government have any hope of getting them released? i think that is unclear at the moment and it is unclear if there will be an attempt to carry out the sentences. they have been handed down by a court that is not internationally recognised, in a self—declared republic, the dpr, which is not recognised by anyone except russia. there is little do

as soldiers in ukraine's military, after a short trial in russian held territory, aiden aslin and shaunwe've surrendered. this was aiden aslin's last message to family and friends before he was captured. ran out of ammunition, didn't really have any other choice other than to surrender. he'd spent weeks defending the besieged city of mariupol before his unit had to give themselves up. to lay down our arms and head towards the russian soldiers. days later, his family in nottinghamshire watched as footage of him emerged looking bruised and in handcuffs on russian television, being interrogated about his actions. and sharing footage of prisoners of war is viewed as a breach of the geneva conventions, so for now we're not broadcasting the full clips. there have been many ukrainian soldiers captured during the fighting, but it's pretty clear as british men in this conflict their treatment has been very different. now, the court footage shows them only answering that they were happy for the trial to proceed without witnesses, but it's unclear of course what duress they may have been under. wh

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had served in ukraine's armed forces for several years. home. but now these two britons have been sentenced to death for being mercenaries. if you are watching this, it means that we have surrendered... both men had been defending the city of mariupol. this was mr aslin�*s last video message before they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. the two britons were convicted by a court in russian—held eastern ukraine, a court not recognised internationally. russian state television said the men had a month to appeal. mr aslin�*s former mp said he hoped both men could be swapped for russian prisoners. there are prisoner exchanges happening between the ukrainian and the russian army. and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that they would give priority to aiden and shaun in one of those exchanges, but that, of course, relies on russia playing ball. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba. in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were pr

i'm shaun ley. olympus limber slice fashion whether many. welcome back, you are watching bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines, borisjohnson has been in kyiv, a surprise visit, the second he's made since the russian invasion four months ago. gatwick airport is to reduce the number of flights during the peak summer period because it hasn't got enough staff to deal with them. an investigation has been launched at the airport after a passenger with restricted mobility died on an escalator, the airport said it was unconnected with staff shortages. julian assange is going to be extradited to the united states after the home secretary approved the request. he has 1a days to appeal. it's been the hottest day of the year in london, the southeast, in many places heat warnings were issued. # if only i could i'd make make a deal with god # and i'd get him to swap our places #. and stranger things have happened, thanks to a television programme kate bush is back at number one in the charts after a gap of 44 ye

. >> shaun clancy is the owner of clancy's market on irving street in the outer sunset. born and raised in myrtle heights, he would never come out here in his youth. >> only if it was an 85 degree day because the fog was so thick. i mean, wasn't much to do. coming from the mission, that's where the sun was. >> it's not just shaun's imagination. the usgs's pacific coastal fog program in 2010 noted summer time fog hours had receded 33% over the last century. brian garcia, a warning coordination meteorologist with the national weather service says -- >> the thing i have seen over the years is during drought times, it seems like we end up with less marine layer. which is fascinating. >> we are in year three of a drought, and it's not just less fog at ocean beach and around the golden gate. >> during the 2011 to 2016 drought, up in humboldt, we saw a significant lack of marine layer. i think the same was true here as well. >> owner of doggy batho mat on irving says he's noticed the change. >> it sure seems like it. it's not july or august yet, so we'll see, but it seems like

both he and shaun pinner were captured back in april. with moscow claiming they are foreign mercenaries. they may be killed quickly as shock value, but as everyone expects they are not, then they will be held as a diplomatic tool and i think the bigger picture here, what is happening is that the russians are going to become increasingly aggressive as part of the indirect conflict against the baltic republics, against the poles, against the uk and others, who are close to the ukrainian administration. it's true that foreign fighters signed up alongside ukrainians after the russian invasion, but that's not the case for aiden and shaun. they had made their lives in ukraine some years ago, serving in its armed forces for several years prior. a us army medic trained aiden aslin. he went to ukraine in 2017. he has a ukrainian fiance. they do have, or did have a home outside of mariupol. he was part of the 36th marine brigade. so, yeah, he did have a well established life in ukraine, ukrainian citizenship. this kremlin—backed media showed the m

the uk's in talks to host the singing spectacular, hello, iam hello, i am shaun ley —— shaun ley.what is the fastest decision in eu history, the european commission has formally recommended candidate status for ukraine — but with conditions. for ukraine, this has been a long—time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react — hailing it as an �*historic�* moment which will bring �*victory�* in the war against russia �*closer�*. meanwhile, president putin said he was not against the idea because the eu wasn't a military bloc, but couldn't see how it would benefit kyiv. here is commission president ursula von der leyen speaking in brussels. we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. let's look at where ukraine is in its eu application. the application has broadly three phases. phase 1 is the application to become a candidate for eu membership. ukraine submitted their application in march. first, they need the european commission to recommend them, which they did today. then the application needs

the family of shaun pinner — a british man sentenced to death forfighting russian forces — say he shouldn all the rights of a prisoner of war, including full independent legal representation. the maximum interest rate on student loans in england is being cut by almost 5%. ministers hope it will provide "peace of mind" for graduates. as you can see, this eye is not blinking... and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week — he's experiencing facial paralysis. more from me at the top of the hour but now on bbc news — it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a repeat of last summer's euros final — but it's behind closed doors for england as they take on italy in the nations league. a masterclass from mitchell as new zealand cruise past 500 on day two of the second test against england. and back in the big time — saracens reach their first premiership final, since punishment for their salary cap breaches. welcome along to sportsday on a hugely busy saturday. cricket, rugby, formula one to come — but we'll start with football as we're under

both he and shaun pinner were captured back in april. they are part of russia's propaganda war with moscow claiming they are foreign mercenaries. they may be killed quickly as shock value, but as everyone expects they are not, then they will be held as a diplomatic tool and i think the bigger picture here, what is happening is that the russians are going to become increasingly aggressive as part of the indirect conflict against the baltic republics, against the poles, against the uk and others, who are close to the ukrainian administration. it's true that foreign fighters signed up alongside ukrainians after the russian invasion, but that's not the case for aiden and shaun. they had made their lives in ukraine some years ago, serving in its armed forces for several years prior. a us army medic trained aiden aslin. he went to ukraine in 2017. he has a ukrainian fiance. they do have, or did have a home outside of mariupol. he was part of the 36th marine brigade. so, yeah, he did have a well established life in ukraine, ukrainian citizenshi

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different.ghting in ukraine's military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 2018 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. but russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and are reporting that they will face a firing squad. the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. 0ur diplomatic correspondent explained why aiden aslin and shaun pinner have been treated so differently from other ukrainian prisoners of war. they were full members of the ukrainian armed forces — and yet, despite all that, they have been convicted by this court which is not recognised internationally because the republic is not recognised internationally except by one country, russia. but they have been convicted, amongst

i was, i see, but i also have to use this opportunity shaun's being here. and leon ensures that my children are safe on the look mobile. yeah, that makes me feel less guilty them well. yeah, it's important to be able to continue doing scientific work and keep my mind busy that helps preserve my mental health or symbols, but if them and that in as little of you, the ongoing war in ukraine has meant that, like helena and natalia scientists and ph d, students are increasingly seeking refuge on foreign campuses, especially in france. same level. and then silicon rush, natalia and helena are part of a cutting ant european research project in leon. they're learning new techniques, the study of nano particles and their impact on cell cultures. the amos to detect and treat cancerous tumors without the harmful side effects of chemo or radiation therapy. but it's not all about work. the scientist are taking a day off from the campus to explore the city of leon with their children. the sites here stir memories of their own home town and what they left behind yacht. th

shaun, because the basic. factors in all our countries — look at the us, - australia and britain.soaring, - labour shortages soaring. governments are going - to dealing with very bad hands for the next three - to five years minimum. so, let's have this- conversation in six months when we are all cold, our energy bills are l skyrocketing, and we can't afford some of the thingsl we were affording, say, even today. . the other thing i really fear. that's happening is the media narrative like this - idea of the mighty fox against the lion when it was zelensky against putin - in the early days, and i worry in that too many minds - of the world who only checked into this story when the war . began, is they have already banked a semi sort of win l for ukraine — they think the outcome is set. - that would be fatal for us all. we in australian certainly know that this war is for all of us - because china will be veryj inspired if putin succeeds. and also, last week, of course, we saw china's — i mean, that is why it is so important, because it is a fight against dictatorship globally, and

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while with the ukrainian army and tried as mercenaries by—called donetsk people's republic in eastern ukraine. our correspondent joe inwood is in kyiv. we've heard a lot of talk about what can be done by the british government to get aiden aslin and shaun pinner out. but in reality, the diplomatic levers they can pull are quite limited. we've had a statement condemning the sentence from liz truss, the british foreign secretary, and dmytro kuleba, her counterpart in ukraine. but more than that, it's difficult to know what they can do. there are no formal relations between the british government and the donetsk people's republic — it doesn't even recognise its legitimacy. and of course, the ukrainians and dnr are at war so there's no options there. in terms of sanctions, the british have pretty much put all the sanctions they can get the global community to go along with on the russians, and by extension the dnr, as a consequence of the invasion, so i can't see how those can be stepped up. we get then onto the legal route. there is an appeal t

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