a manuscript thief, who tricked the likes of margaret atwood and ian mcewan into sending him unpublished works, has pleaded guity in court to wire fraud. hello and welcome to the programme. the ceasefire in ukraine declared by russia, for the orthodox christmas has come to an end. clashes between ukrainian and russian forces continued throughout the 36 hour period. president zelensky said vladimir putin s offer was deceitful he said peace in ukraine would only be restored when russian forces were expelled. and moscow said it reserved the right to return fire if its troops were attacked. our correspondent, james waterhouse along with producer siobhan leahy and cameraman paul francis sent this report from the eastern city of bakhmut, on the front line. you leave civilisation behind on the journey to bakhmut. we are heading to one of the most hostile parts of the front line. and coming into view is a city in the middle of it. the russians are just a mile away. ukraine
oppress our position. the islamic republic - oppress our position. the islamic republic has - oppress our position. the islamic republic has been handing out death sentences to political handing out death sentences to political prisoners for four decades. in the 1980s, thousands of protesters were executed summarily. is thousands of protesters were executed summarily. is a thousands of protesters were executed summarily. is a human rithts executed summarily. is a human rights group executed summarily. is a human rights group amnesty rights group amnesty international says it fears at these 26 more people are at greater risk of execution in connection with the process well politicians from around world have widely condemned iran s actions as abhorrent. this is bbc news our main headlines. russia has continued to shell eastern ukraine despite calling for a 36 hour ceasefire for 0rthodox christmas celebrations. kevin mccarthy has been sworn in as speaker of the us house of represe
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