for people struggling to cope. the government has said it s providing a package of measures to help with rising costs. that s it from me. which will be here at the top of the hour. rich will be here. now on bbc news, it s time for unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world, the programme where bbc experts give straight answers to the big questions of the moment. are we actually making any progress whatever in combating climate change? or is itjust. well, hot air? there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look a
hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world, the programme where bbc experts give straight answers to the big questions of the moment. are we actually making any progress whatever in combating climate change? well, hot air? there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look at how he s stepping up cooperation with nato. they re drawing a direct connection between what s taking place in ukraine, a desire to change the status quo there through force, and what china might be contemplating in taiwan. another big international conference on climate chang
a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. let s have a closer look at what s in the proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and president biden had advocated, such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic rifles to 21, or new limits on assault style rifles. our north america correspondent david willis has been following the story. this is a significant move and assuming these proposals passed into law, they would represent the first gun co
hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world, the programme where bbc experts give straight answers to the big questions of the moment. are we actually making any progress whatever in combating climate change? well, hot air? there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look at how he s stepping up cooperation with nato.
there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look at how he s stepping up cooperation with nato. they re drawing a direct connection between what s taking place in ukraine, a desire to change the status quo there through force, and what china might be contemplating in taiwan. another big international conference on climate change, this time in bonn. everyone well, almost