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Go to just foodfordogs. com right now and get fifty percent off your first box. No code needed, just try it I Brown and on Sunday the twenty first of June, these are the main news stories from Radio four Sir Kir Starmer ponders his political future. With expectations growing, he will resign as Prime Minister possibly as early as tomorrow We'll hear the latest from Westminster and the thoughts of our political editor Sakia Stara confronts tonight the lonely reality of being abandoned by many in his party The U. S. Vice President JD Vance hails the start of historic talks with Iran in Switzerland. The Met Office expands its extreme heat warnings, saying temperatures could reach the high thirties in parts of England and Wales in the coming days In sport, England's cricketers suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the second test, with Ben Stokes confirmed to return for the series decider. Expectations are growing across Westminster that Sakir Starmer could set out a timetable to step away from number ten, possibly as soon as tomorrow. after the businessiness seecretary said the Prime Minister was spending the weekend reflecting on political realities. Peter Kyle's comments mark a significant shift since Friday, when in the immediate aftermath of Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by election, Downing Street insisted Sir Ker would fight any leadership challenge More than a hundred Labour MPs have now publicly called on the Prime Minister to quit and a number of cabinet ministers have done the same in private Here's our political correspondent Nickardley On Friday, the Prime Minister appeared determined to fight to stay in number ten. Pressure has been growing for months and has only sharpened after Andy Burnham's comfortable victory in Makerfield The foreign Secretary and Trport Secretary have added their names to the list of Cabinet ministers urging Skir to say when he willll stand down A growing number of MPs agree And government insiders have told the BBC they are increasingly confident the Prime Minister will heed those calls as soon as Monday Speaking to the BBC's La Kounsberg, the business seecretary Peter Kow declined to rule out the Pime Minister resigning He said Sakir was looking at the challenges he is facing. He is taking the time as well as dealing with all the issues that a Prime Minister deals with over a weekend, that he's also taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week, the week before But I know that he's a Prime M minister who always puts a country first. It will always be about what's in the best interests of the country There are some within Labour who wants orkar to battle on, but a growing number think change is needed if the party is to have any chance of holding on to power the former Minister Jess Phillips said she believed the end was now near for the Prime Minister. It feels like we've come to the end of the road and that actually just being as dignified as possible and allowed to be in Kirst Starmer's gift a little bit does seem like the very best solution. If she is right, Andy Burnham is the firm favourite to take over And number ten. But there is a question about whether there would be a leadership contest. Whas Streeting has previously said he would stand, although some of his allies are suggesting the former Health Secretary is open to talks to avoid a lengthy debate And even if there isn't a contest, there are those who favor transition period, allowing Mr. Burnham to explain more about what exactly he would do in office Donald Trump has added to the speculation surrounding Sir Kir Starmer's future. Writing on social media, the US President claimed the Prime Minister will resign, arguing he failed badly on two very important subjects immigration and energy It's unclear if Mr. Trump has any insider knowledge. Downing Street says the two leaders have not spoken this weekend If Sirkir does step down, the UK will have a seventh prrime mininister in ten years. With his thoughts, here's our political editor, Chris Mason Sakia Staharmer confronts tonight the lonely reality of being abandoned by many in his party and dealing with the humiliation of President Trump announcing his resignation before he does Defiance dilutes and then drains when an incumbent prime minister realizes their capacity to viably govern is deserting them We know of at least four cabinet ministers, the home and foreign seecretaries among them To have told Sakia he should set a timetable for his departure It isn't plausible to simultaneously leave them in their roles for long and ignore their demands Option one then, sack them, replace them and stumble on as the hot favourite to be your successor, Andy Burnham, barrels down the west cooast mainline to Westminster. Option two, seize what agency you retain and shape what happens next by setting a timetable for going. then the question of how long to hang around Some in the party see a contest as key to stress testing, Mr. Burnham and any others. Some fretts such a contest could look inward looking, gratuitous and drag on all summer One option that appeals to some Labour MPs is a process involving them hustings at Westminster, but not a full blown vote involving trades unions and party members. In that scenario, a new Prime Minister could potentially be in place within a week or two, and sooner still, if the momentum behind Andy Burnham is overwhelming Iran and the U S. have started face to face talks in Switzerland on extending their ceasefire into a long term peace deal, The American Vice President, JD. Vance, who's at the summit, called the negotiations historic and said he hoped the two sides could reset their relationship Our correspondent Jess Parker reports from Lucerne These are the first talks to be held under the terms of the Memorandum of undernderstanding agreed last week between the US and Iran. Thats already proved to be fragile. Ongoing clashes between Israel and the Iran backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon prompted Iran to say yesterday that it had shut the vital strait of Hormuz's shipping route. Tracking data appears to show some vessels have transited through, even th so both these developments are at odds with key points contained within the preliminary agreement ink on which has barely dried, But the US Vice President Jie Vance struck an upbeat note after arriving for the talks in Switzerland What the president has asked us to do is turnover new leaf to transform our relationship with the people of Iran and to extend an outstretched hand that says to the people of Iran that if your leadership is willing to give up being a driver of regional instability If they are willing to give up nuclear weapons ambitions for the long term, then the United States is willing to fundamentally transform our relationship with that country. Tehran has pledged not to procure or develop nuclear weapons, but Iran's nuclear program is a long running and complicated source of geopolitical tension. 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Go to just foodfordogs. com and get fifty percent off your first order As the talks got underway in Switzerland, President Trump made a fresh threat to strike Iran unless it stopped its Hezbollah proxies in Lebanon from in his words, causing trouble Israel and Hezbollah have accused each other of breaching a truce agreed on Friday Charlotte Gallaghher reports from Jerusalem While the peace deal framework agreed by the US and Iran called for the end of hostilities in Lebanon, it made no mention of Tehran's financial backing of Hezbollah to the anger and disbelief of many in Israel. But today, President Trump called on Iran to effectively reign in the group, saying if they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder. Since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced on Friday, the clashes and deaths have continued Lebanese state media say around thirty people have been killed, including a father, mother, and their two children. Israel says one of its soldiers was killed in battle. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again pledged that Israeli troops will stay inside southern Lebanon to protect residents living near the border. Hezbollah has previously said it will not disarm while Israeli troops remain in Lebanon and has the right to defend its land and sovereignty The Russian authorities in occupied Crimea have suspended fuel sales to the public after Ukrainian attacks on supply lines and infrastructure. Petrol and diesel will only be available to the military and government agencies Our cororrespondent Nick Beak is following the story from Kieiv This increased restriction on fuel supplies by the Moscow installed authorities in Crimea is the most significant to date, and a further sign that Ukraine's intensified drone offensive is having an impact Ukraine said it targeted military and energy facilities overnight in what was one of its biggest attacks on the peninsula in recent months The Russia backed governor said four people were killed Ukrainian officials said at least nine people had been killed in Russian attacks over the past twenty four hours Kyiv strikes are intended to hit the oil revenues Russia uses to fund its war Ukraine has developed rapidly its mid and long range drone capabilities and managed to hit Moscow's largest oil refinery twice in the past week. Ukraine is currently on alert for the Kremlin's response A met office amber warning for extreme heat is due to come into force tomorrow, covering much of southern and Eastern England, the Midlands, and parts of Wales. The alert means the high temperatures could affect people's health and daily life Climate editor Justin Rolllandz. It is a heat wave, but if you'll forgive the football cliche, at the moment, it is a heat wave of two halves For London, most of southern England and parts of Wales, the heat is already the main event. Hid and sticky, with temperatures in some places pushing thirty degrees. It is a different picture in the north and west of the UK, still warm in places, but less extreme And don't think it's all over is still building. The M Office has extended and expanded its Amber extreme heat warning. By Wednesday and Thursday, temperatures could reach the mid thirties across much of England and Wales. The existing June temperature record thirty five point six degrees could be smashed. withith some places in the south potentially reaching a sweltering thirty eight Celsius the Met Oice warns. And remember, this is the second heat wave already this summer, which is where the climate story comes in. Because keeping the football metaphor going, climate change is making the pitch hotter, says Samantha Burgget Director of Europe's climate and weather Service, Copernicus. Weather is the cause of heat waves and we've always had heat waves, but climate change is making them hotter, making them more frequent and making them last longer bottom line, it is weather weather in a warming world. And it means we all need to learn how to stay safe in the heat, drawing curtains and closing windows during the day, fans at night, lots of water to stay hydrated and extreme caution. when swimming in open water Much of Europe is sweltering under the extreme heat, with temperatures nearing forty Celsius in France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy Some French cities have cancellled street events and restricted drinking alcohol in public Red alert will expand tomorrow to cover half the country with the heat wave expected to intensify These residents were trying to stay cool in Paris. We came here to the river to get some swim and yeah, it's just so hot out there It's terrible to sleep at night. you just got to deal with it, I guess. I think I'm just using the same techniques as everyone else. Keep your shutters down, your windows closed. There's lots of water points all over Paris. Go to work if you have AC or go to the gym. justust keeping callool staying in. In the past hour, police have named the train driver who was killed in a crash near Bedford on Friday as Sean Burton. He was sixty years old is underway to remove the two trains involved. Network rail says services between London and Pancras and Bedford are likely to be disrupted for the next week. Simon Browning reports twentywenty eight people remain in hospital, including nine in a critical condition after Friday's crash Network rail will remove overhead power lines and build a new access road so cranes can get to the crash sites on the Midlands mainline The line will be closed between Lewton and Bedford until next Sunday. They will be limited Tham link trains heading north from London to Lewton where they will terminate East Midlands trains travelling south will end at Bedford. The transrport Secretary, Heidi Alexander advised passengers to only travel if necessary, and the rail industry asked commuters to work from home if possible Buses will replace some services and train ticket rules have been amended. But the advice is to check before you set out A thirty two year old man from Syria has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman died attempting to cross the channel in a small boat yesterday. She was found unresponsive in a dinghy carrying more than ninety people in UK waters Three men have died in a fire at a building in the White City area of West London. Firefighters rescued the men from a single story building when the blaze broke out yesterday evening. Two men died at the scene and one later in hospital.