Biden calls on Israel and Hamas to accept peace proposal

The deal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israel Defense Forces would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza. There would also be a "surge" of humanitarian aid, as well as an exchange of some hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

Also today: the UK's governing Conservative Party says it plans to reintroduce mandatory national service if it returns to power in July's general election; and we hear from physicist Carlo Rovelli about how science can shape society.

Today’s guests are Nelufar Hedayat, a British-Afghan journalist, documentary maker and podcaster, and Laurie Bristow, president of Hughes Hall, a college at Cambridge University and former UK ambassador to Afghanistan and Russia.

(Picture: President Biden announces peace proposal at the White House. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK)