The UK Defence Secretary says Putin has made a mistake... Simon Smith, former British Ambassador to Ukraine (when Russia annexed Crimea and Russian-backed rebels took over parts of the Donbas region), and the BBC’s Carrie Davies in Rostov-on-Don (near the Ukrainian border) join Adam to discuss the twisting of history, sanctions and the latest in Ukraine.   And.. What is the Metaverse? Bloomberg’s Naomi Nix envisions a life in virtual reality...   Today’s Newscast was made by John Murphy with Tim Walklate, Natalie Ktena, Molly Lynch and Alix Pickles. The studio director was Ash Taylor and the assistant editor was Sam Bonham.