Trilateral talks on Ukraine conclude

Special US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, have held talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, in an effort to try and thrash out the details of the US-proposed peace deal. We hear from Ukrainian MPs on what they believe are the realistic prospects for peace.

BBC Verify reporter joins us to discuss the circulation of unredacted images and videos containing nudity found in the Epstein files.

We also speak with two friends, one inside Gaza and one outside, about their hopes of being reunited as some people are now being allowed to cross the Rafah border.

The Winter Olympics begin with a brand‑new event on the programme this year - ski mountaineering. We speak to athletes who compete in it to find out what the sport is actually like.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a drone strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 03 February 2026, amid the Russian invasion. Credit: SERGEY KOZLOV/EPA/Shutterstock)