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On today's Smart Seven star are under huge pressure to step down, talks between US and Iran end early and much more. It's Monday twenty second of June, it's World Rainforest Day, and happy birthday Meryl Street. Seven . Andy Burnham's impressive victory in the Maker Field by election on Friday piled huge pressure on the Prime Minister across the weekend. Labour MPs and cabinet members have called for Starmer to step down, and there is speculation that the PM may give a speech setting out a timetable as early as Monday. Business Secretary Peter Kyle was still back in K ie Stvarmer on Sunday even as Donald Trump posted that Sir Kia will resign as prime minister on social media. He's fighting for our country and today he's hard at work. He's also making time this weekend to try and reflect on the political challenges that he faces, our country faces, our party faces. It's not clear whether Starmer will fight a leadership contest or whether West Streeting will want to face Andy Burnham in a head to head contest, but things appear to be moving quickly. Labour peer Lord John Hutton spoke to the BBC on Sunday. Sorry truth is that KIR has lost the support of a lot of members of the parliamentary Labour Party and you know, none of us want to find ourselves in this position, but you know, here we are . There was chaos and confusion over the weekend as the peace deal between Iran and the US appeared to be in real trouble. Israel and Hezbollah exchanged strikes on Friday which led, to Iran cancelling the formal signing of the memorandum of agreement, although talks did still go ahead. Meanwhile, the U. S. president escalated his rhetoric against Iran, threatening the Iranian delegation and suggesting America could take control of the Strait of Horm uz. That led to a short and awkward session with U. S. Vice President Vance and the American team in Geneva, and the talks wrapped up early, although Qatar and Pakistani negotiators issued a statement hailing progress and hinting at new mechanisms to ease the conflict. U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham was calling for Iran to hold back Hezbollah in Lebanon. And if Iran continues to attack Israel in Lebanon, the new policy will be will hit Iran. So to the Iranians, if you're listening. When you use Hezbollah to attack Israel, I think the new policy will be we will attack Iran. U. S. Democratic Senator John Ossoff gave a frank assessment of the war in Trump's attempts at peace on MSNBC . This is a disaster for American foreign policy and for a Trump presidency. I mean, folks, remember that it was on day one that Donald Trump assured us it was running ahead of schedule for weeks v,ictory always either imminent or just around the corner are already secured . Friday afternoon saw a major incident declared as two trains crashed near Bedford, rail invest igators are still examining the scene and there will be delays in the area throughout the week as work is ongoing. One man, the driver of one of the trains died at the scene, and he has been named as Sean Burton with his family and train drivers union Asliff, paying tribute to him across the weekend. At least eleven people were seriously injured and nine of those remain in a critical condition in hospital, while almost one hundred passengers were treated by emergency services. Transport Secretaryidi A Hleaxander visited the scene on Friday evening and pledged to get to the bottom of what happened. We will make sure that there is a thorough investigation done to establish how this collision happened and to ensure that lessons are learned so that we don't have an incident like this ever again . Ukraine has landed another blow on Russia's oil refineries, this time hitting a facility in Western Siberia a stunning two thousand kilometers from the front lines. Ukraine's long distance strike capability has been improving, and President Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian military company FirePoint have developed weapons with a three thousand kilometer range. The strikes which included a major hit on Moscow last week have brought the war into sharp focus for Russia, and combined with Russian forces struggling on the front line have added to a sense of Ukrainian momentum. Zelenskyy says this is just the beginning. These are fully justified responses to Russian strikes against our country. Ukraine's long range sanctions plan is moving forward. Our mid range strikes are ongoing, they are having a real impact on Russian military logistics. Still to come on today's Smart Seven in association with Metro, more World Cup Surprises and the worst movie ever made, get a remake right after this . Welcome back There was more World Cup drama this weekend, as Scotland lost one nill to Morocco which sees Andy Clark's men needing something against Brazil on Thursday morning. Japan got a four nil win in their group to send Tunisia home while Ca,pe Verde managed another dramatic draw by holding Uruguay to a two result, which gives the tiny nation a chance of progressing to the next round. There was drama too as Belgium could only draw with Iran, putting one of the tournament favourites in real jeopardy. England faced Ghana on Tuesday evening and midfielder Declan Rice was keen to clear up questions about his fitness after a substitution against Croatia. Ready on fit, we're in to go. Now I think it was a smart decision. I was feeling a little bit of neural pain in my hamstring. It was a smart decision and in the end that last twenty minutes is probably where you pick up the most and it's weird you play a seventy minute match but that last twenty is where you really feel your body going through it This weekend saw a very different take on the story of Robin Hood hit the cinemas. The new movie called The Death of Robin Hood, was largely shot in Ireland, and director Michael Sonoski who also, directed a Quiet Place Day one, has gone for a dramatically darker version of the story. The cast includes Hugh Jackman as an older battered version of Robin Hood, and co star Jodie Cummer says she didn't even recognize him when she first turned up on set. She was full of praise for the story and the fresh approach to a timeless classic. I read the script and I was like this is stunning. I want to speak Michael's words. Honestly, it was like also kind of a selfish thing of like I really wanted to work with Michael and then he sent me this script. It was so kind of cinematic but also so emotionally and character driven . You might think a film known as one of the worst ever made would be an unlikely choice for a celebrity remake, but you'd be wrong. The film in question is two thousand three's melodramatic classic The Room, which was written, produced, directed by and starred Tommy Wizo, a slightly mysterious Hollywood character. The film in which all the action takes place in a single room was adapted from a stage play and has also been remade in twenty seventeen by James Franco to great acclaim. This new version called The Room Returns is intended to raise funds for charity and stars Bob Odenkirk along with a cast who have had no rehearsal time and scripts displayed on teleprompters. It's unique and is due for release on Friday Thank you very much for the boy does a red noses please got five minutes You've been listening to the Smart Seven. We'll be back tomorrow at seven AM. Hit that follow button and have a great day