Top US and Russian officials are set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with the aim of restoring ties and setting up negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
The business secretary will this week hold a fresh round of talks with British Steel's Chinese owner amid protracted talks about a state bailout of the Scunthorpe-based company.
A woman who campaigns for people wrongly detained in Iran says the recent arrest of a British couple shows the West has failed to counter Tehran's hostage diplomacy.