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with russian forces, continues in the eastern town of soledar, with a senior defence official calling the situation there "difficult". and the brit award nominations are out, but with a notable absence of women, in the category of �*artist of the year'. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin with some breaking news, in the last few minutes it's been confirmed by reuters news agency that lisa marie presley has died in hospital in california. her mother is believed to have been at her side and earlier called for privacy. media reports have suggested t...

But bbc persian has obtained a recorded message from mr akbari in which he says he was tortured, and forced to confess on camera to crimes he says he did not commit. the uk continues to call for his release. rana rahimpourfrom bbc persia reports. this is british iranian alireza akbari, former deputy defence minister of iran. in this heavily edited video published by iranian state media, he appears to confess to working for mi6. but in an audio file obtained by bbc persian, he denies this. translation: they tortured me for 3,500 hours. - they broke my will, drove me to madness and forced to me ...