Lewis Goodall sits in for James O’Brien at the end of a week where the temporary ceasefire in Iran seems increasingly out of reach. With the US and Iran willing to have talks and a possibility of relative stability in the Middle East on the horizon - why is Israel pressing ahead with attacks on southern Lebanon? Is there anything that could persuade Netanyahu to sign up for a ceasefire that includes Lebanon, and if not, what is his game plan? Ayala Panievsky, presidential fellow at City University gives her view.

Melania Trump delivered a surprise statement from The White House about Jefferey Epstein - where she said she neither had a relationship with him nor was she his victim. She also called on congress to give his victims a hearing. Why has she made this statement seemingly out of the blue? Jon Sopel joins the conversation from Washington and Jaimi Shrive from Victim Focus explains the impact this could have on Epstein’s victims.

This episode was recorded on Friday 10th April. Catch James O’Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.