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translation: three days ago, vladimir putin _ translation: three days ago, vladimir putin killed _ translation: three days ago, vladimir putin killed my - translation: three days ago, i vladimir putin killed my husband. translation: three days ago, - vladimir putin killed my husband. he killed the father of my children. he took away the dearest thing i had. headteachers in england receive new guidance to try to stop pupils using mobile phones at school. and the actress and director samantha morton gives an emotional acceptance speech at the baftas, dedicating her fellowship award to children in care. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. attention turns to the bottom end of the premier league table later, as everton host crystal palace — both sides desperate for the points to secure their safety come the end of the season. palace manager roy hodgson is expected to miss the game, after being taken ill at training last week — it's understood he's doing well in his recovery.
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assistant manager paddy mccarthy and coach ray lewington should lead the team in his absence. the club have endured a poor run of results, and were set to appoint former frankfurt boss oliver glasner before hodgson went to hospital, with palace nowjust five points off the bottom three. there was lots of rumours around his future, and we understand that oliver was coming in to replace roy hodgson. before that could happen, he was taken ill. so with him being in that state, it is a delicate situation for the club to navigate. he hasn't formally been moved on from his role, so it is still his backroom staff who are in place and they will take the team this evening. everton haven't won in the league since mid—december, and appealing against a points deduction in the league, which has helped put them in the bottom three. their boss feels the problems facing tonight's opponents, could be a help, or a hindrance to them later. obviously it is nothing to do with us. if it imbalances their situation, that is helpful, but equally you can
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turn it the other way. will they galvanise in that situation? i have always kept a straight forward thinking that it is about us. we have to make it about us, especially at goodison park. we want to take the game on and have that mentality. manchester united are closing in on one of their top targets for their new ownership era. dan ashworth, the newcastle united sporting director, has been placed on gardening leave, after telling the club he wants to move to old trafford. ashworth's under contract at newcastle — it's thought any fee could reach in excess of £10 million, should manchester united want to buy out his contract so he can start work ahead of the summer transfer window. the newcastle chief, regarded as one of the best sporting directors in the game, is top of sirjim ratcliffe's list to front up his new football operation at old trafford, after completing his deal for a 25 per cent stake in the club. england head coach brendon mccullum insists his side can bounce back in the final two tests of their series against india despite falling to a comprehensive defeat in the 3rd test in raj kot yesterday. england's 154 run loss was their heaviest in terms of runs since 193a
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as they collapsed to 122 all out in their second innings, the defeat puts them 2—1 down in the series. but the possibility of ben stokes returning to the bowling ranks is one bright spot for them — with the fourth test starting in ranchi on friday. i'm not saying yes or no. i've progressed a lot faster than what i thought i would have done. but i'm always very optimistic about those things. that will be a more in detail chat with the medical team about what work i've done to pass me off as not being a massive risk, if that makes sense. and sri lanka have made 187 from their 20 overs, in the second of their t20 internationals against afghanistan in dambulla. afghanistan chose to bowl, but the home side were inspired by
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sadeera samarawickrama's 50. angelo mathews made 42 as well, on their way to their total. sri lanka struck first at the weekend, winning the first of these three matches after completing a 3—0 series win in the one—dayers. and that's all the sport for now. you can get more on the bbc website. alexei navalny�*s widow, yulia, has said in a video message, that her husband was killed because the russian president, vladimir putin, couldn't break him. the opposition leader died suddenly in a prison camp in the arctic circle on friday. yulia navalnaya vowed to continue her husband's work fighting for russia. take a listen. translation: three days ago, vladimir putin _ translation: three days ago, vladimir putin killed _ translation: three days ago, vladimir putin killed my - translation: three days ago, i vladimir putin killed my husband. translation: three days ago, - vladimir putin killed my husband. he killed the father of my children,
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took away the dearest thing i had. the closest and most beloved person. but putin also took him from you. somewhere in a colony in the far north, above the arctic circle, in the eternal winter, putin killed not just a man, he wanted to kill our hopes, ourfreedom, ourfuture, to destroy and nullify the best proof that russia can be different, that we are strong, that we are brave, that we believe and desperately fight and want to live differently. alexei navalny�*s widow giving up that statement earlier. some images from moscow, these are pictures of the french ambassador to russia, paying tribute to alexei navalny in a makeshift memorial in moscow.
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laying flowers there, as we have seen ordinary russians doing much the same over the last few days. the french ambassador to moscow paying his personal tribute there in central moscow. we will keep an eye on that story. we have a statement in the uk parliament a little later this afternoon, which we will carry life. —— carry live. headteachers in england have been given government guidance — on how to stop children from using mobile phones in schools. ministers had already committed to introducing a ban last year — but many schools already have their own restrictions in place, and there are questions over how much of a difference this new advice will actually make. yunus mulla reports. good friends and in the first year of high school, but with year seven there's also more time on their mobiles and screen
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time away from home. i can't phone my friends at school because we normally, we sometimes have different lessons. sometimes i need to contact my parents. perhaps no surprise to find talk of taking those devices away during school hours hasn't gone down well. like, when you are trying to learn it can be distracting, but, like, i don't really see the harm at, like, lunchtime or break. for parent olivia her daughter having a mobile away from home is reassuring and although the school has a strict policy, there are concerns. outside influences, i guess, having access to the internet, that worries me and that she is not concentrating at school. and again bullying is probably the biggest thing for me. many schools already have restrictions in place when it comes to using mobiles in classrooms and on school premises. the guidance is aimed to make the approach consistent across all schools
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and they will be supported. what we really want to do is have consistency, to reset the social norm that there is no place for mobile phones in our schools all the way through the school day. in recent weeks, the mother of brianna ghey has called for tougher regulations on the use of social media. her daughter's killers had accessed and watched harmful and extremely violent material on their phones. i would like to see the law changed so that children only have access to children's mobile phones. that could look exactly the same as an adult�*s mobile phone but without the ability to download social media apps. the problem isn't the phones, the problem is what's on the phones. it's the social media and access to social media on the phones that is causing the issue. isn't it a sign that the government is making this a priority for you? i go into school and this is not going to be on the top of my to—do list. finding the next maths teacher or the next science teacher will be,
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balancing my next budget, where school funding has not kept up with inflation, that is on my to—do list. we implemented a mobile phone policy a long time ago. the move is being seen as bringing england in line with other countries, including france and italy, but some will question if it is too little, too late. yunus mulla, bbc news. let's speak to pepe di'lasio, head teacher at wales high school in rotherham and the incoming general secretary of the association of school and college leaders union. thank you so much for being here on the programme. in terms of guidance, does this make sense? i the programme. in terms of guidance, does this make sense?— does this make sense? i think it makes a lot _ does this make sense? i think it makes a lot of— does this make sense? i think it makes a lot of sense, _ does this make sense? i think it makes a lot of sense, but - does this make sense? i think it makes a lot of sense, but it - does this make sense? i think it| makes a lot of sense, but it does feel somewhat that the genie is out of the bottle on this one. for many head teachers, as you heard in your piece there, this is long since passed a priority. it is over a year since my own school here in rotherham amended this policy, and i'm not aware of a school up and
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down the country that doesn't have a policy that can prevent students from having mobile phones or allowing them to disturb lessons. it is a bit of a non—statement in that regard. is is a bit of a non-statement in that reaard. , , ., is a bit of a non-statement in that reaard. , i. , , ., regard. is it your sense that when ou talk regard. is it your sense that when you talk to _ regard. is it your sense that when you talk to other _ regard. is it your sense that when you talk to other head _ regard. is it your sense that when you talk to other head teachers, i you talk to other head teachers, they have policies in place pressure mark the secretary of state this morning was saying that half the schools in england don't, and it is about consistency. was he wrong about consistency. was he wrong about that in terms of numbers that don't do this? the about that in terms of numbers that don't do this?— don't do this? the data i saw over a ear auo don't do this? the data i saw over a year ago was _ don't do this? the data i saw over a year ago was that _ don't do this? the data i saw over a year ago was that over _ don't do this? the data i saw over a year ago was that over 6596 - don't do this? the data i saw over a year ago was that over 6596 of - year ago was that over 65% of schools had got this policy in place, and many schools added to that number over the course of the last year. as i say, i'm not aware of a school that doesn't have a policy like this in place. the key issue, which i think your piece highlighted, is actually with the social media platforms. it is not the phones themselves that cause
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problems, it is the access that young people have via their phones that creates the problems. i was called back into school last week to deal with a safeguarding issue connected to a mobile phone where young people were using social media platforms and had got access to criminal and exploitative materials, and that is where the issue and where the energies should be, in terms of the behaviour and the governance that is needed with the large companies that are profiteering on the back of young people's misery in many cases. 50 it people's misery in many cases. so it is a social media _ people's misery in many cases. so it is a social media apps, _ people's misery in many cases. so it is a social media apps, notjust the phones themselves. we were listening to some youngsters talking about their view on it all, parents have their view on it all, parents have their concerns. we had the secretary of state talking about part of her thinking was that school is all about interaction, talking to people. that seemed to be a big
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driver in her mind as well. if you write about that, that you don't want kids on devices, even on a break, that you want them interacting? i break, that you want them interacting?— break, that you want them interactin: ? ., , , . interacting? i absolutely agree with the secretary _ interacting? i absolutely agree with the secretary of _ interacting? i absolutely agree with the secretary of state _ interacting? i absolutely agree with the secretary of state that - interacting? i absolutely agree with the secretary of state that we - the secretary of state that we implement it a new phone policy here last year and it has transformed the behaviour of the students. they are more focused, they are talking to one another and interacting in a different way, rather than on their phones. controlling the phones has not been a problem at all, it is about what happens beyond the school gates, outside of those restrictions. for many years, we spent time in schools trying to educate young people to make sure they make good use of the phones and see them as an asset and a tool to support their learning. what we have realised it has begun gone beyond that with the companies who are causing misery to young people and
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allowing action to take place, which needs to be stamped out. interesting to hear ou needs to be stamped out. interesting to hear you talk _ needs to be stamped out. interesting to hear you talk in _ needs to be stamped out. interesting to hear you talk in terms _ needs to be stamped out. interesting to hear you talk in terms of _ needs to be stamped out. interesting to hear you talk in terms of what - needs to be stamped out. interesting to hear you talk in terms of what is i to hear you talk in terms of what is happening at your school. thank you forjoining us. the palestinian authority's foreign minister has told the un's top court that his people are suffering what he called colonialism and apartheid under israeli occupation. he made the allegations on the first day of hearings at the international court ofjustice on israel's occupation of palestinian territories since 1967. the hearings were commissioned by the un general assembly 15 months ago — before the current conflict erupted. anna holligan is at the hague — she took us through the significant issues raised. the palestinian delegation want the judges here at the un's top court to rule that israel's occupation of the
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occupied palestinian territories is illegal and should end immediately. through the morning, we had from a series of lawyers, but we started off with the palestinian authority's foreign minister, and he showed a series of pictures past and present of palestinians forced to leave their homes. they argue this is a deliberate political campaign of displacement and replacement, and that it amounts to an apartheid situation. wejust that it amounts to an apartheid situation. we just heard from the british lawyer. he argued that the palestinians' right to self—determination under international law is being violated international law is being violated in numerous ways and therefore the international community has a moral, legal and political obligation to act. we should also mention that israel doesn't recognise the international court ofjustice's
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jurisdiction in its operations, its occupation of the west bank. it says this is a political rather than a legal matter, so it is not taking part in any of the hearings over the next five days. we will hear from an unprecedented number of countries, 51 countries. each will have half—an—hour to give their opinions, their assessment and the consequences of israel's occupations. we will get an indication as to what any future peace negotiation might take. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. with its origins in the street football of south america, futsal bounce into play at a site in salford. these kits have been giving it a thumbs up. it’s salford. these kits have been giving it a thumbs up-_ it a thumbs up. it's better than
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football, it a thumbs up. it's better than football. in _ it a thumbs up. it's better than football, in a _ it a thumbs up. it's better than football, in a way, _ it a thumbs up. it's better than football, in a way, because - it a thumbs up. it's better than football, in a way, because in i football, in a way, because in football, in a way, because in football you mostlyjust blunder up football you mostly just blunder up the football you mostlyjust blunder up the pitch. here, you actually have to use the ball in your feet a bit more to get around players, because it is so much smaller. the brand-new futsal ort it is so much smaller. the brand-new futsal port has _ it is so much smaller. the brand-new futsal port has been _ it is so much smaller. the brand-new futsal port has been paid _ it is so much smaller. the brand-new futsal port has been paid for - it is so much smaller. the brand-new futsal port has been paid for by - it is so much smaller. the brand-new futsal port has been paid for by the i futsal port has been paid for by the fa, premier league, football foundation and the city council who are putting in £127,000. how much is something like this neededin how much is something like this needed in a place like this? everybody knows that sport helps to increase _ everybody knows that sport helps to increase physical and emotional well—being. and just to get people in the _ well—being. and just to get people in the community doing something that will_ in the community doing something that will benefit them. for in the community doing something that will benefit them.— that will benefit them. for more stories from _ that will benefit them. for more stories from across _ that will benefit them. for more stories from across the - that will benefit them. for more stories from across the uk, - that will benefit them. for more | stories from across the uk, head that will benefit them. for more . stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. there's no doubt about the big winner at last night's bafta film awards — oppenheimer won seven awards, including best film, best director and best actor. poor things did well too, with five awards including best actress for emma stone. but there was disappointment
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for barbie, which may have made a fortune at the box office, but got nothing at all at the baftas. here's our arts editor, katie razzall. last night london was a who's—who of the film world, britain and america united to celebrate movies with the irish out in force. all in front of the world's photographers and the president of bafta, the prince of wales. cheering this red carpet is heaving with the kind of star power that only this event can deliver. it is no exaggeration to say this room has in it the greatest actors in the world. inside the royal festival hall, master of ceremonies david tennant got down to business. right, let's give out some baftas! best actress went to emma stone for poor things,
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the frankenstein—style fantasy walked away with five awards in all. i reallyjust want to thank my mum as she is the best person i know in the whole world and she inspires me every single day. and stone beat amongst others margot robbie. barbie, the biggest grossing movie of the year, was entirely snubbed at the baftas. bradley cooper's maestro and martin scorsese's killers of the flower moon also walked away with nothing. the zone of interest. instead a british film in german about the holocaust triumphed. the zone of interest picked up three awards — best sound, outstanding british film and film not in english. the award for rising star went to mia mckenna—bruce whose performance in how to have sex has won so much praise. to kind of get to do the thing that i love most in the whole entire world and people be like, "yeah, that's kind of cool." it's amazing. cillian murphy for oppenheimer. murphy's acclaimed director christopher nolan had never won a bafta.
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oppenheimer, his film about the father of the atomic bomb, now has seven. cillian murphy as best actor, robert downeyjunior as best supporting actor and nolan himself best director. this is an incredible honour being back home getting this from bafta in the festival hall where my mum and dad used to drag me to make me have some culture. michaelj fox, diagnosed with parkinson's disease 30 years ago, got a standing ovation. a movie can change your day, it can change your outlook, it can sometimes even change your life. in a surprise appearance he handed out the biggest award, best film. oppenheimer. oppenheimer's night to celebrate, and it mayjust be repeated at the oscars in three weeks. katie razzall, bbc news. another award winner last night was samantha morton, actress and director, who took home the coveted ba fta fellowship award. it marks an extraordinary journey for the actress, who spent over a decade in foster care and children's homes. she dedicated her award
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to "every child in care." you see, representation matters. in 2008, i directed my first film, the unloved, and it was about faith, i believe in god, hope and forgiveness. as much as anything, it was what i wanted to tell little sam, homeless and cold, hungry and alone — that you would have a family one day, and you will have a life beyond what the government statistics have laid out for you, because you matter. so don't give up. you see, the stories we tell, they actually have the power to change people's lives. film changed my life, it transformed me, and it led me here today, so i want to thank bafta for this extraordinary honour of believing my name is worthy of appearing alongside past recipients, and this will mean more
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to me than they will ever know. let's speak to nkechi simms, a young actress who spent time in care as a child — and has gone on to achieve international success. thank you so much for being here on the programme. we were watching you nodding along as you were listening to that. what did it mean to hear words like that from samantha morton? it words like that from samantha morton? ., , , . words like that from samantha morton? ., , . . words like that from samantha morton? . ., ., ,, . morton? it was such a moving speech. i have to admit. _ morton? it was such a moving speech. i have to admit, i'm _ morton? it was such a moving speech. i have to admit, i'm familiar _ morton? it was such a moving speech. i have to admit, i'm familiar with - i have to admit, i'm familiar with some other and her incredible work, but i wasn't familiar with her back story. what started off as me just admiring a creative receiving such a prestigious award quite quickly turned into a profound and personal moment evaporation for her and her journey. i moment evaporation for her and her 'ourne . , , ., ., ., , journey. i issue from that answer, there are some _ journey. i issue from that answer, there are some of— journey. i issue from that answer, there are some of the _ journey. i issue from that answer, there are some of the echoes - journey. i issue from that answer, there are some of the echoes of l journey. i issue from that answer, . there are some of the echoes of what happened to you and to her, that what you took away? is that white resonated much with you?- what you took away? is that white resonated much with you? yeah, for sure. a
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resonated much with you? yeah, for sure- a lot — resonated much with you? yeah, for sure- a lot of— resonated much with you? yeah, for sure. a lot of people _ resonated much with you? yeah, for sure. a lot of people around - resonated much with you? yeah, for sure. a lot of people around the - sure. a lot of people around the world in cable be able to listen to that speech and relate to it. tell me more about _ that speech and relate to it. tell me more about being in care, the impact in terms of that industry, the obstacles, the difficulties, and weaving some of your story as well? i think there is often a lot of sticker and shame attached to being in care. listening to that speech and other young people hearing it will hopefully alleviate some of that. historically, acting has been inaccessible as an industry, drama school is expensive and elitist, so some young people in care are dealing with quite difficult things in life, homelessness, trauma, and don't often have the support system in place to navigate what can be quite a precarious industry.
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in terms of the obstacles you faced, give me an idea of that, and what film, television actually gives you back? i film, television actually gives you back? , . . ., film, television actually gives you back? , . . . ., film, television actually gives you back? , . ., ., back? i grew up watching a lot of old british tv, — back? i grew up watching a lot of old british tv, trainspotting, - back? i grew up watching a lot of| old british tv, trainspotting, two points of lager, i really enjoyed working class television and film, with people who had similar experiences to me. it up me find my place in the world. it helped me figure out what i wanted to do and who i wanted to be. so, yeah, when i came into the industry, i worked with a great charity who help support young people and young offenders, using drama to help people back into society. i didn't have the skills of funds necessary to go to drama school at the time, i
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was just to go to drama school at the time, i wasjust a teenager to go to drama school at the time, i was just a teenager struggling to navigate the world, really. so i have no idea howl navigate the world, really. so i have no idea how i would have fared without the support that i received. good to speak to you. nice to spend a few momentsjust good to speak to you. nice to spend a few moments just a zero in on what samantha morton said last night and just hearing some elaborated thoughts about that. just to return to our main story, the death of alexei navalny. a spokesperson for alexei navalny�*s team said that russian investigators are expected to examine alexei navalny�*s body for at least two weeks. the family trying to get access to his body and failing three daysin access to his body and failing three days in a row, so they are now expecting that to last for at least two weeks was not one other line from the white house, withjoe biden
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considering more russian sanctions after alexei navalny�*s death. more on that and our headline stories in just a moment. hello there. we're starting the new week off on a fine note. in fact, a ridge of high pressure bringing quite a lot of dry and sunny weather to our shores. another mild day to come, maybe not quite as mild as what we had over the weekend, particularly across northern and western areas. it's here where we will see more of a breeze through the afternoon, a little bit of cloud here and there, maybe just one or two showers, as well. elsewhere, variable cloud, but a lot of sunshine around, feeling quite pleasant, with lighter winds in the south. up to 13 or 1a degrees again across the south—east, nine to 11 or 12 further north. through this evening we see the first front move into scotland. that will bring thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain, a strengthening breeze. then, by the end of the night, this next front will arrive across the north—west of the country. that will bring more substantial rain here.
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more cloud around generally across western areas and more of a breeze too. it's the east and the south—east, which will see the lowest temperatures under the clearer skies, low single digits there, whereas temperatures will be rising a little bit further north and west as this weather front arrives. tuesday, then, looks a bit breezier generally. the isobars are closer together and we'll have this weather front spreading southwards across scotland and northern ireland. into the afternoon it will be pushing southwards across england and wales. skies brighten up behind it, but there will be some heavy, blustery showers, maybe some snow on the hills above 300 metres. some hail and thunder mixed in too. ahead of it, rather cloudy skies, but again mild. up to 1a degrees here, a little bit fresher, further north and west behind the weather front. then, as we move through tuesday night into wednesday, we see a more substantial area of low pressure hurtle in off the atlantic. that is going to bring a pretty wet and windy day for many of us on wednesday. the heaviest of the rain will be pushing through during the morning period. strong winds, as well. gales across northern areas,
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windy around the irish sea coast, but it does brighten up into the afternoon. most of the rain clears through into the north sea. we'll see some scattered, blustery showers across northern and western areas. again, pretty mild for the time of year at 11 to 13 degrees. but the mild air doesn't last. from thursday onwards we open the floodgates to more arctic airflow. it will be turning cooler for all areas. low pressure always nearby, so it will stay relatively windy. in fact, we could see gales at times into next weekend. it will be showery at times, some sunshine, but we'll all notice it feeling a little bit cooler.
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live from london, this is bbc news. alexei navalny�*s widow vows to continue his fight for a free russia and says her husband was killed because vladimir putin couldn't break him. translation: three days ago, vladimir putin killed my - husband, alexei navalny. putin killed the father of my children. putin took away the dearest thing i had. a member of israel's war cabinet warns the military will launch a ground offensive in rafah in three weeks unless hamas releases all the hostages. we're expecting a statement shortly from the uk business secretary following claims the former post office chair was told to delay compensation to subpostmasters
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until after the election. breaking news and sport... roy hodgson steps down as the manager of premier league club crystal palace — hours before their crucial clash with rivals everton. he was taken ill during training last week. and the bafta goes to, if i can read it... oppenheimer. and oppenheimer was the big winner at the baftas, taking home seven prizes, including best film. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. the widow of alexei navalny — the russian opposition leader who died injail last week — has accused the russian president, vladimir putin, of killing her husband. in a video statement, yulia navalnaya said, the russian authorities are hiding his body. she promised that she would continue her husband's fight for a free russia.
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our correspondent bethany bell reports from brussels, where mr navalny�*s widow is meeting european foreign ministers.

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