that maybe the oceans coming all the way to four more to say. definitely. then we had this gust of wind three minutes in and i was just scared that maybe the oceans coming all the way to four more to say. definitely. i thought of the last day, but i thank god we still have today to laugh and to breathe. the british government says it s uncovered a plot by moscow to install a pro russian leader in ukraine, amid rising tensions over a possible invasion. russia has sent tens of thousands of troops to the ukrainian border in recent months and the uk has warned that the it will face serious consequences if there is an invasion. this moscow has accused the uk of spreading disinformation . here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. american weapons arriving in ukraine, 90 tonnes of what washington calls lethal aid. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army but the message to moscow is clear, if you do this, it will come at a pri
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former mp, yevheniy murayev, is being considered as a future leader by the kremlin. but four others named are thought to be in moscow. it is not clear what, if any role, they could realistically play. but russia s build up goes on. it says repeatedly, it has no plans to invade. fighter jets now flying to locations in belarus, north of ukraine. moscow says they will be carrying outjoint drills. but diplomacy also continues. friday s meeting in geneva settled nothing but the us secretary of state antony blinken has promised a written reply within days to russia s expensive demands. further talks could follow. british ministers are expected to travel to european capitals in the coming days. the defence secretary ben wallace likely to visit moscow. downing street says it plans to ramp up pressure on russia. sanctions being discussed among allies, the government says, would pierce the heart of the russian economy. paul adams, bbc news.
the foreign office said a second british man had been taken to hospital. local reports say a 23 year old man has been arrested. a retired british iranian engineer being held in iran on spying charges will begin a hunger strike today. anoosheh ashoori was arrested in 2017 while visiting his elderly mother. injuly 2019 he was convicted of spying for israel s mossad intelligence agency, which he denies. the british government says that his continued detention is wholly unjustified and has called on iran to release him. brothers from nepal who are among the country s most renowned sherpa guides have returned home after becoming the first nepali team to reach the south pole. it s part of a broader quest known as the explorers grand slam . tanya dendrinos explains what exactly the ambitious pursuit entails.
and the uk has warned that the it will face serious consequences if there is an invasion. moscow has accused the uk of spreading disinformation . here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. american weapons arriving in ukraine, 90 tonnes of what washington calls lethal aid. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army but the message to moscow is clear, if you do this, it will come at a price . but now london and washington say they see signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an invasion. pro russian politicians, they say, in contact with russian intelligence officers involved in planning the attack. the foreign office says this man, former mp, yevheniy murayev, is being considered as a future