this is bbc world news today, i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories: thousands demonstrate across russia in support of calls by the opposition leader for a boycott of presidential elections in march. alexei navalny is himself briefly detained. alexei navalny is russia's most prominent opposition figure and vladimir putin's most vocal critic. he has been barred from running in the presidential election, he is now being arrested by police. ingvar kamprad, the brains behind the ikea furniture empire, dies at the age of 91. and a dramatic rescue for a french climber from a deadly himalayan mountain. but the search for her polish climbing partner is called off. also coming up, a tearful roger federer wins a record—breaking 20th grand slam with a five—set victory over croatia's marin cilic in the australian open. hello and welcome

to world news today. in the last hour, the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been released without charge after his dramatic arrest earlier by police at a rally in moscow. his supporters have been demonstrating across the vast country on sunday, calling for a boycott of what they claim is a rigged presidential election in march. this is the moment mr navalny was seized by police just after he arrived in pushkinskaya square in the centre of the russian capital. he was trying to address hundreds of protesters who'd gatherered there. the bbc‘s steve rosenberg was at the protests and witnessed mr navalny‘s arrest. chanting it isn't easy taking on the kremlin. alexei navalny has beenjailed three times in the last year. he has been barred from the upcoming presidential election. so today, mr navalny called

his supporters onto the streets. alexei navalny is russia's most prominent opposition figure and president putin's most vocal critic. he has been barred from running in the presidential election. he's now being arrested by police. this was no softly, softly. we saw mr navalny surrounded by police. seconds later, he was thrown onto the ground. then the politician vladimir putin cannot bring himself to mention by name was dragged into the police bus. his supporters called on voters to boycott the election. all the candidates, they believe, are hand—picked by the kremlin. they are candidates that putin approved. and we do not have candidates that we want to have. there is little doubt that vladimir putin will walk this election, with the help of russian tv,

which maintains his macho image, portraying him as a cross between action man and father of the nation. and mr putin enjoys far more airtime than any of the other candidates. but the kremlin still needs people to come out and vote for vladimir putin. that is why calls to boycott the elections are making the russian authorities nervous. steve rosenberg, bbc news. earlier i spoke to leonid ragozin, a russian journalist who's covered alexei navalny‘s political movement in depth. i began by asking him why the authorities want to arrest mr navalny. navalny has created the best network of headquarters in different regions of headquarters in different regions of russia, and he has made an

unprecedented breakthrough into the russian regions, he really expanded the geography of the protests, and he has discovered and brought these younger people who are manning his protests. it will take a long time in russia before it will end up with a transition to another kind of government. but putin is entering his lame—duck period of presidency. the six years will be manifested by a lot of infighting in the kremlin and the growing movement led by navalny will be a factor in the equation. is there not a fear about what could happen to mr navalny, putin's grasp on power is so enormous. peas a hostage to putin and his life is at risk, but then putin is a hostage to navalny, and the consequences of doing something to navalny would be very grateful

the regime, and that is why navalny himself is not injail, and that the regime, and that is why navalny himself is not in jail, and that is because of his significance, because there is real power behind navalny. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. dozens of people have been killed after heavy fighting in the yemeni port city of aden. it followed clashes between separatists who want independence for south yemen and forces loyal to the saudi—backed government. the yemeni government has called for a ceasefire and urged arab allies to intervene. turkish media say the military have used improved weather conditions to resume air and artillery strikes against a kurdish militia in northwestern syria. the anatolia news agency said a hill near the strategic border town of azaz in the kurdish region of afrin was attacked. hollywood actress and un goodwill ambassador angelina jolie has urged world leaders to find a way to solve syria's near eight—year war. she was speaking during her fifth visit to the zaatari refugee camp injordan. the actress said it was "soul—destroying"

for the refugees to be made so dependent. even if you've never been to ikea, you've probably heard of the swedish retail giant that's now a global brand. the man who founded it, and revolutionised the furniture industry, ingvar kamprad, has died at the age of 91 at his home in southern sweden. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. ingvar kamprad can safely be described as a retailing genius. born in 1926 in southern sweden, he started selling matches aged five. then seeds and then pencils. at 17, he formed ikea — named after his own initials and the area where he was born. now it's probably the best known furniture store in the world, with over 400 giant shops and annual sales of $112 billion. he was inspired to create the idea of flatpack furniture when watching someone remove the

of flatpack furniture when watching someone remove the legs from a table to fit into a customer's car. he disowned his previous board forfar right bodies in sweden during the warand right bodies in sweden during the war and lived a modest lifestyle. his house and possessions did not reflect his wealth. translation: i don't think i'm wearing anything that i haven't bought at a flea market. i want to give a good example. if we are going to be conscious about our economy, one cannotjust talk about it, one has to show that. the genius of ingvar kamprad was to persuade people to come to his store, pick up things they like if not necessary need, pick it up at his warehouse and assemble it at home. we are used to it now, but at the time it was laughed at. ikea said ingvar kamprad, who was involved with the business until recently, would be much missed by his family and warmly remembered by the company's employees worldwide. for more on this, i spoke to birgitta forsberg,

a columnist and reporter for the swedish newspaper svenska dagbladet. you had an exclusive feeling for people and what they wanted, and he a lwa ys people and what they wanted, and he always could see people, i mean, regular people, he always saw them. he saw them, and of course a lot of it was self—assembly furniture, which seemed very novel at the time. yeah. they were very novel at the time as well, nobody had seen it before, and he also managed to have very modern designs at very low prices, so it was affordable for everybody. and it spread throughout the world, do you know where it was most public i don't know where it is most public i don't know where it is most popular! you don't. and what about his grip on the business, was he always very centrally involved?

it was very centrally involved and had a very big need to have big control, so we controlled everything all the time, and he called the executives almost every day and kept being involved with the company, even though he was 91 years old, and he knew which products sold the most, which had the highest margins, he was very much involved always in his company. there has been mention of controversies in his past, his links with fascist parties when he was younger, for which he then apologised, allegations of tax evasion, links with the use of false labour. you know, how do you think that will affect the legacy?” labour. you know, how do you think that will affect the legacy? i don't know how he managed, but he had a very good hand with the media, so even though he had connections with fascist when he was young, this whole tax planning which are still going on, swedes seem to four give

him for everything. and how is he regarded in sweden now? he is an icon, seen as sweden's biggest entrepreneur ever, seen 3s a man icon, seen as sweden's biggest entrepreneur ever, seen as a man of the people, a person who could speak to the people, and he is very well liked in sweden. birgitta forsberg on ingvar kamprad. here in the uk, the prime minister theresa may is coming under new pressure about her leadership — and her policy on brexit. some conservative lawmakers believe she's not being tough enough in negotiations to leave the european union. others are concerned that domestic policies are becoming paralysed. our political correspondent chris mason reports. if it felt a little bit chilly for the prime minister at the world economic forum in switzerland last week, well, the politicalforecast isn't looking much sunnier for her now she's back home. some of her mps are fed up with what they see as her merely muddling along in office. and on top of that, some of those who campaigned for brexit fear it being diluted to such an extent it never really properly happened.

it is very complicated, and that is one of the reasons why i have advocated and supported compromise. but there is only so far you can go with compromise without ultimately finding yourself in a position where you are selling out on the people who voted to leave. the government says it is committed to delivering brexit. but you know when a party is falling out with itself when seniorfigures, like this man, who is effectively the prime minister's deputy, have to say this. the conservative family, left, right and centre, because we are a broad church, needs to come together in a spirit of mutual respect, because there are difficulties in any broad church, and look at what the bigger picture is showing. the next stage of brexit negotiations is about what happens immediately after we formally leave the european union at the end of march next year. for around two years, freedom of movement will continue. the government will introduce a registration scheme for new arrivals. the rights of eu citizens here and uk citizens in the eu

will remain the same. and eu laws will continue to apply. the labour leader is facing his own divisions in a party that predominantly voted to remain within the eu, many of whose supporters, polls suggest, would like a second referendum. butjeremy corbyn says no to that. what we asked for and demanded in parliament has been a meaningful vote in parliament at the end of it. and what happened with this bill was it was an undemocratic power grab by the government. we're not asking for a second referendum. tomorrow, the rest of the eu will get together in brussels to sign of its approach to the transition or implementation period. brexit negotiations are about to crank up again. chris mason, bbc news. this is bbc world news today.

new york is gearing up for the 60th grammy awards, one of the biggest nights of the year for the music industry, we will cross live to the big apple. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste

of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc world news. russian opposition leader alexei navalny has been released without charge after being detained at a rally in moscow calling for a boycott of the presidential elections. and ingvar kamprad, the brains behind the ikea furniture empire, has died at the age of 91. a day of mourning has been taking place in the afghan capital, kabul, for more than 100 people killed in saturday's bomb attack. the attack, using an ambulance packed with explosives, was the worst to hit the city in months.

0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. hospitals across kabul have been at full stretch, trying to treat the huge number of wounded. this taxi driver was just metres away from the explosion. translation: there was smoke, shrapnel and burning smell everywhere. everyone looked terrified. there were dead bodies and injured people covering the street. the taliban packed this ambulance with explosives. the attacker detonated them close to a police compound on a busy street. over the last year, kabul has been repeatedly attacked. it used to be one of the safest places in the country. now it feels like one of the most dangerous. the taliban and the islamic state group both at the moment seem to be focusing their efforts on targeting the capital, kabul, rather than trying to capture rural territory from the security forces. they know that attacks here will spread fear, will generate headlines,

and will undermine the government. i asked the head of the afghan intelligence service about rising public anger with his forces' failure to prevent so many attacks. we are using all our assets, all our...whatever possibility and resources in our hand to prevent it. but you cannot prevent 100% of the attacks. meanwhile, the families of victims line up outside hospitals desperate for news. this man has been going from morgue to morgue, trying to identify his cousin's corpse. translation: i've seen so many dead bodies, all the morgues are full of them, they are all burned so badly, you can't even recognise them. last year, more than 2000 civilians were killed injust nine months across afghanistan. this year looks set to be just as deadly. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.

a french climber stranded on one of pakistan's highest peaks has been flown to hospital after a rescue operation. but the search for her polish climbing partner has been abandoned. elisabeth revol was in northern pakistan on friday. they were attempting to scale nanga parbat, also known as the "killer mountain", when they became stuck. tim pattinson reports. a dramatic rescue operation on one of the world's highest and most deadly mountains. an elite climbing team was rushed to the rescue after two climbers became stranded. as part of this daring high—altitude mission, the team was dropped more than 1000 metres below the lost climbers' last—known position. they scaled the mountain overnight, eventually finding the french climber elisabeth revol alive. a friend and fellow mountaineer described the rescue attempt. they started their incredibly heroic and extraordinarily fast

seven—hour climb towards her. she was able to start moving, and that is what, perhaps, saved her, because had she stayed where she was, it's not certain at all whether they would have been able to reach in time. elisabeth revol has now arrived in the capital, islamabad, and is being treated for frostbite. but the whereabouts of climbing partner remain. tomasz mackiewicz had become separated. he was reportedly suffering from frostbite and snow blindness. now the search has been called off due to bad weather and treacherous conditions. tim pattinson, bbc news. we will keep you updated on that. bat get you updated on this board. —— let's get you updated on the sport. there were tears from roger federer as he won the australian open.

it's a 20th grand slam title for him and a record equalling sixth at the event in melbourne. he's now won 10% of all the grand slams in the open era after he beat marin cilic over five sets. 0minously he said, even at the age of 36, he will never get tired of winning. it's so much fun, really, you know, we all work hard, we'll sacrifice a lot, being away from home and all that stuff, but this is what you live for, you know, hopefully one day when you experience these moments, and i have had so many of them, but i can't get tired of them. also thanks to you guys that keep me going, so just a big thank you to always supporting me, wherever you are in the world, wherever i am, i do feel the love, and i want to thank you very much, thanks for being out here tonight. manchester city manager pep guardiola says his side haven't got the resources to challenge for a domestic and european quadruple this season. the league cup finalists beat cardiff city 2—0 in wales to reach the fifth round of the fa cup with goals from kevin de bruyne and raheem sterling. people ask me, you are invincibles

in the premier league, i say no, we will have a lighter squad, a lot of players injured in this six months, playing all season without a left back. but that is not my concern. chelsea also made it through with a comfortable 3—0 win over newcastle. michi batshuayi scored a brace in a rare start at stamford bridge. marcos alonso curled in a fine free kick in the second half, with the draw for the last 16 taking place on monday. in spain, luis suarez has equalised for leaders barcelona in the past two minutes against alavez. earlier, john guidetti put the relegation threatened alavez in front in the 23rd minute. earlier on sunday second placed atletico madrid scored three second—half goals to win at home

against las palmas, while a late getafe goal saw sevilla held, with leganes winning 3—2 against espanyol, thanks largely to two mario hermoso own goals. in italy's serie a, dries mertens scored twice for leaders napoli, as they won at home against bologna, milan moved up three places to seventh with a 2—1 victory at the san siro over third placed lazio, while fifth placed roma are currently hosting sixth placed sampdoria. that is currently goalless. china's li haotong became the first asian player to win the dubai desert classic when he won by a shot from four—time major winner rory mcilroy. li who finished third at last year's open championship also carded a tournament record score of 23—under. the 22—year—old will also become the first man from china to break into the world's top 50 when the latest rankings are released, while for mcilroy it was a case of so near yet so far. that is all we have got time for,

back to you. tonight is one of the biggest nights of the year for the music industry — the grammy awards. this year's ceremony takes place in new york, and a number of superstars are expected to perform, including sir elton john, who will duet with miley cyrus. in previous editions, the award has been criticised of racist bias against black artists, but this year it is sexual harassment on centre stage. singers plan to wear a white rose in solidarity to the time's up movement. 0ur reporter nada tawfik is there on the red carpet. nada, looking very glamorous, how much is the sexual harassment problem and question on the agenda there, do you think? well, i can tell you that here on the red carpet, we have seen tell you that here on the red carpet, we have seen numerous men and women wearing a white rose. and that was really an initiative, an idea that came aboutjust a few days

ago by a newly formed group called voices in entertainment, they wanted a white rose to stand in solidarity with victims of abuse, so many have been following through with that idea and doing just that. one celebrity i spoke with was wearing one and said that the industry has a powerful voice, so it is important that they use it and share their stories and stories of their colleagues, and we know that kelly clarkson, dua lipa, they are also expected to wear the white rose, and it is the grammys, of course, we expect there to be a performance, you know, honouring the me too movement, and that will come from kesha, who has had a long legal battle with her producer who she has accused of sexual assault. he has denied that, but it is opposed to be a very powerful performance of a ballot, hair and to him. and of course the question of race has

a lwa ys course the question of race has always been controversial for the grammys, are they over that? —— of a ballad, her anthem to him. for the first time in history, a white male is nominated for the top prize of album of the year, and when you look at the top awards, it is from a diverse list of nominees. in fact, for album of the year, it is thought of as jay z for album of the year, it is thought of asjay z up against for album of the year, it is thought of as jay z up against kendrick lemar, the two favourites, and they are artist to have in the past called out the grammys for not being in touch with hip—hop's influence on the music industry and culture, so i think it will be interesting to see how many of those categories do go to those diverse nominees. now, it is too early to tell if this is just a blip, or if the grammys has really changed the way it considers music, and away the academy votes and music. there are 22,000 submissions this year, 13,000 voting members,

and they say that they have changed and they say that they have changed a lot to try and get people to look at records that are not necessarily kind of the past grammy style, but i doing really well on streaming and are really popular amongst voters. just quickly, what are the other big names that we should look out for tonight? well, there is going to be performances tonight from elton john, sam smith is actually honouring him, performances from lady gaga, who doesn't have as many nominations as in past years, and there will be a tribute, i should point out, from the country artists who performed at the vegas concert where there was a mass shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in us history, they are paying tribute to the victims. nada tawfik, thank you very much indeed. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @geetagurumurthy. hello, good evening.

a mild weekend will give way to something chilly over the next few days. this band of rain will be pushing its way southwards overnight. some heavy rain for a while across scotland and northern ireland and later coming into north—west england and north wales. to the south, a bit cloudy with blustery winds. very mild to the north of the band of rain, we have some chilly air. the band of rain continues to push southwards on monday. the last of the mild air getting squeezed into the near continent and something milder will follow on behind. we head into the mild air in the morning. i'll start once again across southern parts of england and wales, across to lincolnshire where it will probably be dry for the most part. mid north wales beginning to see some rain coming in. some heavy rain over the hills of north—west england. behind that, we are into the chilly

air where there are some showers around. it is just about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland. this band of rain continues to push southwards through the day. in the afternoon there will be some gusty winds for a while. we will get some late sunshine in the midlands. sunnier skies in the north west. a range of temperatures on monday. still mild in the south. as the rain clears away, skies clear as well, and it will be chilly on early tuesday. it is across southern and south—eastern areas, where in the countryside there may be a frost around. here, a bright start with some sunshine on tuesday. through the day, while for many of us the winds are light, we will see cloud start to increase. we have some rain later on in the day. the rain in the south—west is a bit half—hearted. the more significant rain comes back into scotland and northern ireland. the weather front sweeps its way across the whole of the country overnight, pushing down

another plunge of cold air. the winds coming away from the north—west. this is colder air than we will see on monday. it is turning colder from around mid week onwards. it will feel cold in the wind. there could be some wintry showers. this is bbc world news, i am geeta guru—murthy with their headlines. the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has been released without charge after being detained by police at a rally in moscow. hundreds of his supporters were arrested at the protest against what they say is a rigged presidential election. mettle the founder of ikea, ingvar kamprad, has died at the age of 91. he set up the company when he was just 17, the age of 91. he set up the company when he wasjust17, turning it into one of the world's biggest retailers. a french climber stranded on one of pakistan's highest peaks has been flown to hospital after a daring rescue operation. the middle, and search for a climbing partner

has been abandoned. 84 roger federer has been abandoned. 84 roger federer has beaten marin cilic,