protests have been held overnight in several cities in iran in response to the execution of three men on friday, who were convicted in connection with the recent wave of mass anti government demonstrations. the executions have been condemned internationally. those are the latest headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news, it s unspun world withjohn simpson. hello. it is good to see you again at the start of a new season of unspun world. we have been off air since december, and a lot has happened since then. the ukraine walk first. back in december, the optimism of the ukrainian forces was fading, there were fears it would be a bad winter, and the russians were targeting generating stations and heating plants. but, ukrainian engineers worked like crazy to restore power, and anyway, the winter was not that bad. now, some military experts in the west are even daring to suggest that the russian army might soon collapse over the next few months. who knows. president xijinping of
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hello and welcome to bbc news. i have the top stories. with british supermarket prices spiralling fast, rishi sunak is promising more seasonal visas for farming. promising more seasonal visas forfarming. that promising more seasonal visas for farming. that story coming up for farming. that story coming up later on. but first, one of the world s biggest car makers, stella ntis, which produces vauxhall cars here in the uk, has urged the government to renegotiate part of its eu trade deal or run the risk of making the business unsustainable. stellantis, whose brands also include peugeot, citroen, chrysler and fiat, says its concerns are related to electric vehicles. stellantis says the surge in the cost of raw materials has made some of the conditions of the post brexit deal signed in 2020 are no longer achievable. our economics editor faisal islam has the story. electric vehicle manufacturing is supposed to be the future of the car industry, replacing these conventional cars, b