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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said talks with Iran will be "complicated", days before a second round of negotiations over its nuclear programme.

Rubio said he believes US President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are already on their way to the talks.

In an interview with the BBC in Tehran, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said the ball was "in America's court to prove that they want to do a deal", adding: "If they are sincere, I'm sure we will be on the road to an agreement."

Trump has threatened strikes against Iran if a deal to curb its nuclear programme cannot be reached, with the US building up its military presence in the region.

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Treasures unearthed by hundreds of archaeologists during the ongoing construction of the controversial HS2 train line in the UK have been shown exclusively to the BBC.

The 450,000 objects, which are being held in a secret warehouse, include a possible Roman gladiator's tag, a hand axe that may be more than 40,000 years old and 19th Century gold dentures.

It is an "unprecedented" amount and array of items, which will yield new insights into Britain's past, says the Centre for British Archaeology.

Major building developments in the UK need land to be assessed by archaeologists as part of the planning process, to protect heritage sites.

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Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the US if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, an Iranian minister has told the BBC.

On Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump preferred a deal but it was "very hard to do" one with Iran.

But in an interview with the BBC in Tehran, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said the ball was "in America's court to prove that they want to do a deal", adding: "If they are sincere, I'm sure we will be on the road to an agreement."

Trump has threatened strikes against Iran if a deal to curb its nuclear programme cannot be reached, with the US building up its military presence in the region.

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Today, Laura and Paddy speak to Victoria Derbyshire about her exclusive UK interview with Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of France's largest rape trial.

She told Victoria she was "crushed by horror" on discovering that, for years, her husband had repeatedly drugged her unconscious and invited dozens of men to rape her.

Victoria spoke to her about how she waived her legal right to anonymity, opening up the trial to the public and the media in order for “the shame to shift to the other side”.

The full interview is on iPlayer now and on BBC2 at 10pm on Sunday. It’s called Gisèle Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview.

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There’s no shortage of companies trying to crack the smart glasses market.

They come in different shapes and sizes and some are audio based, while others now include displays on the lenses.

Alasdair Keane has been checking out the latest products on offer for Tech Now.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, the UK and European allies have said.

Two years on from the death of Navalny at a Siberian penal colony, Britain and its allies have blamed the Kremlin following analysis of material samples found on his body.

There is no innocent explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, the UK Foreign Office said.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the findings at the Munich Security Conference, and a joint statement was issued by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

The Kremlin has not commented on the allegations.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Europe's unity is the best weapon against Russia, during an address at the Munich Security Conference.

He said that no country in Europe can rely on its own tech and money to defend itself, and that no country can stand alone in a full scale war.

Russia invests in breaking unity with all of us and unity in Europe, he added.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "the United States and Europe belong together" during his address at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

In his speech, Rubio highlighted that the fate of the European continent will "never be irrelevant to our own".

However, he was also critical of the United Nations, claiming they have played "no role" in resolving conflicts.

50 global leaders have gathered in Munich for the summit, which began yesterday and runs until Sunday.

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Gisele Pelicot was the woman at the centre of the biggest rape trial in French history. For a decade her husband drugged and raped her, and brought at least 70 men into their home in order to rape her too.

She made the remarkable decision to let the world know who she was - waiving her legal right to anonymity, before the trial of her rapists began. Her powerful plea - that shame must change sides - resonated around the world.

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this video, details of help and support in the UK are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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Bangladesh's National Party (BNP) has won a landslide majority in the country's parliamentary election, setting its leader Tarique Rahman on track to become the next prime minister.

It was the first poll since the student-led protests ousted the autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, ending her 15-year rule.

With Hasina's Awami League banned from taking part, the election pitted the centre-right BNP against a coalition led by the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami, which joined forces with a party born out of the Gen Z uprising.

Voters also endorsed sweeping constitutional reform in a referendum held alongside the general election.

Tarique Rahman faces huge challenges - as Bangladeshis demand change, we asked our correspondent in Dhaka, Azadeh Moshiri, whether Bangladesh's new leadership will be able to deliver on its promises of unity, economic stability and democracy?

New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT

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