alexei _ pretty significant. i think they are, yes. alexei navalny- pretty significant.are, yes. alexei navalny himself called for this day of protest across the nation and it's significant that so many people heeded that call right from the far east of russia to hear in the western side of the country. it was the scope, breadth and depth of those protests that are significant, but it's really as well what happened here in moscow that the authorities in the kremlin, vladimir putin himself, will be looking to because alexei navalny has been sent to police custody many times before, he has been in police detention centres but he has never actually beenin centres but he has never actually been in prison, he has not been sentenced to a jail sentence because the kremlin always feared the backlash, they made their calculations and decided it was better to leave him free. he is now facing a serious prison sentence so it seems the kremlin�*s calculations have changed. they have seen his crowds on the streets, do they think they can afford to push on and sent him to prison? the t

this is the first time that alexei navalny has been... alexei _ that alexei navalny has been...y has been detained before. 0ur colleague said it is the first time _ before. 0ur colleague said it is the first time he has been imprisoned. we do _ first time he has been imprisoned. we do not — first time he has been imprisoned. we do not want to —— they do not want _ we do not want to —— they do not want to— we do not want to —— they do not want to make a martyr of him. you don't _ want to make a martyr of him. you don't want — want to make a martyr of him. you don't want more people to side with him. don't want more people to side with him you _ don't want more people to side with him. you want to ignore him and that is what _ him. you want to ignore him and that is what the _ him. you want to ignore him and that is what the police are doing. the real thing — is what the police are doing. the real thing is momentum. this is one weekend _ real thing is momentum. this is one weekend. what will happen next weekend? maybe it will be back to -25 weekend? maybe it will be back to —25 de

the of the main facemasks, calling for alexei navalny's release.- alexei navalny's release._ alexei navalny's release. the fact that peeple are — alexei navalny's release. the fact that people are coming _ alexei navalny's release. the fact that people are coming out - alexei navalny's release. the fact that people are coming out in - that people are coming out in support of alexei navalny and against putin, is a vindication of the former�*s decision to come back to russia. a lot of people are thinking he was incredibly brave to return from germany after that novichok poisoning but he did come back and he has begun the protest movement. he back and he has begun the protest movement-— back and he has begun the protest movement. . , , . , , , movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was — movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was hoping _ movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was hoping would - movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was hoping would happen. | is what he was hoping would happen. i think you knew very well but he was going to

, alexei navalny, he's a slightly controversialfigure, not alexei navalny, he's a slightly controversialryone in russia, farfrom everyone supports it but people have told me he is a symbol of the change that many people say they want to see here. perhaps not the majority of russians, perhaps a minority but still a very vocal one marching through the streets making sure the kremlin here is that message, despite the best efforts of the authorities to silence them. thank ou. that authorities to silence them. thank yom that is _ authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the _ authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the latest _ authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the latest from - authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the latest from the i you. that is the latest from the centre of moscow where those huge demonstrations are continuing. edward lucas is a russian specialist and author of the new cold war. thank you for being with us. how dangerous are these demonstrations the vladimir putin? i dangerous are these demonstrations the vladimir putin?— the vladi

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this is the first time that alexei navalny has been...en detained before. 0ur colleague said it is the first time he has been imprisoned. you do not want to make a martyr of him. you don't want more people to side with him. it isa it is a balancing act. you want to ignore him and that is what the police are doing. the real thing is momentum. this is one weekend. what will happen next weekend? maybe it will be back to —25 degrees. what about the weekend after. can alexei navalny keep it going? that is his rallying cry from detention. we saw on the streets of belarus, protests can be very significant, although in the short—term, things do not change too much. michael, what do you think the thinking will be in the biden white house? in other words, internationally. how will they want to respond to this? they will presumably want to encourage and welcome the flourishing of independent protest, but know that the more they show support for it, foreigners have sent him back to our country to ferment dissent, like lenin. first of all, it will- ta

some of the russian media is describing alexei i media is describing alexei navalny as a puppet of theferent policy towards vladimir putin and he raised the issue of alexei navalny in the poisoning in his first phone conversation with vladimir putin, who kong on thejoe biden administration and the west to be much tougher with the sanctions? b and the west to be much tougher with the sanctions?— with the sanctions? b much tougher- — with the sanctions? b much tougher. vladimir _ with the sanctions? b much tougher. vladimir putin i tougher. vladimir putin possible is money if they're able to corrupt and drop political institutions in the west. corrupting political west. corru pting political institutions west. corrupting political institutions and you can see how many european politicians are overly dependent on his money and it is time to do something against this as we have said many times, it is time to hunt and freeze those assets. those that belong to russian oligarchs and actually, belong to vladimir putin and mainly, most of his friends and they are just parts of his wallet. they

it was a decision that we had to make, and that alexei authorises. to stay out of the country and out of prison to manage our movement. and i would say that, of course, i would prefer to be now in moscow, first on the streets with our supporters and then in the detention centre where you basically, like, read books and sleep a lot and don't have to care about, like, very many things and don't have to take a lot of responsibility. now, indeed, there is a lot of responsibility because, first of all, we have to organise something while almost all our staff is under arrest. and that's really quite... quite the challenge, and we have been working really hard, because, as i told you, we have only, like, 25% of our staff out ofjail now. so everyone has to work fourfold of the usual amount. but as you organise these repeated demonstrations, which are likely to lead to more clashes with police, are you not in danger of overplaying your hand? i'm mindful that, in the last few days, the putin government has accused demonstrators of being violent and aggressive,

"alexei, alexei" they shout.navalny�*s supporters came to the police station where he was being held. a makeshift court room had been set up inside. it would rule on whether the kremlin critic should be sent to jail. in a freezing cold russian winter, piping hot tea was a welcome relief. it's bitterly cold here. it's -20. but supporters of mr navalny are waiting for the result of the court hearing and shouting, "let him go." in a video message from the court room, mr navalny denounced the hearing as a mockery of justice. after he was ordered to be kept in custody for 30 days, he called on russians to take to the streets and not stay silent. alexei navalny is the russian opposition leader most capable of organising large—scale anti—government protests. it's why the kremlin sees him as a threat. navalny was and is danger number one for vladimir putin in russia. it's very difficult to fight against massive public protests. mr navalny is convinced it was the kremlin that ordered his poisoning by nerve agent. the russ

"alexei, alexei" they shout.r navalny�*s supporters came to the police station where he was being held. a makeshift court room had been set up inside. it would rule on whether the kremlin critic should be sent to jail. in a freezing cold russian winter, piping hot tea was a welcome relief. it's bitterly cold here. it's -20. but supporters of mr navalny are waiting for the result of the court hearing and shouting, "let him go." in a video message from the court room, mr navalny denounced the hearing as a mockery of justice. after he was ordered to be kept in custody for 30 days, he called on russians to take to the streets and not stay silent. alexei navalny is the russian opposition leader most capable of organising large—scale anti—government protests. it's why the kremlin sees him as a threat. navalny was and is danger number one for vladimir putin in russia. it's very difficult to fight against massive public protests. mr navalny is convinced it was the kremlin that ordered his poisoning by nerve agent. the ru

people have been telling me they are because of alexei navalny himself —— they are not tearful alexeion't support him as a politician but as a symbol for political change. a lot of people are quite young and has spent their entire lives living under vladimir putin and they've said they have had enough and want change, they want the right to choose a different future. ., ~' , ., the right to choose a different future. ., ~ i. ., �*, ., , future. thank you. that's the latest from the russian _ future. thank you. that's the latest from the russian capital. _ edward lucas is a russia specialist and author of the new cold war. he says the critical thing to watch out for is whether the demonstrations continue throughout the country. vladimir putin and his kleptocratic cronies will be watching with some concern. the key question is whether the protests have momentum, if people who have turned up in these very cold conditions, facing the truncheons and other threats that the authorities levelled against them, feel that there is more of us this week than last week and it's happening in more pl

our top stories: thousands arrested in russia as supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalnyake to the streets. these scenes of riot police and detentions suggest the kremlin is more worried than they are letting on. the alleged head of one of the world's biggest drugs gangs. italy accuses coronavirus vaccine companies pfizer and astrazeneca of serious contract violations. and tributes are paid to larry king, the american broadcaster and talk show host, who has died aged 87. hello and welcome. russian police have detained more than 2,000 people at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. large gatherings have been taking place across russia, including the eastern cities of vladivostok and khabarovsk. in the siberian city of yakutsk, protesters braved temperatures of —50 degrees. the main demonstration was in the capital, moscow, from where our correspondent steve rosenberg reports. in moscow, you can feel the anger. police had warned people, any protest would be broken up. any protester risked arrest. but thousands came to pushkin square to support

navalny himself. find is going to happen to alexei navalny himself.— is going to happen to alexei navalnyle bit _ navalny himself. and anna, tell us a little bit more _ navalny himself. and anna, tell us a little bit more about, - navalny himself. and anna, tell us a little bit more about, the i us a little bit more about, the huge numbers we are seeing right across the country, just how significant is that? it is how significant is that? it is very significant _ how significant is that? it 3 very significant because, for one thing, two points here. first, there have been really quite sustained protests in russia's far east all the way back in the summer and the length for which they have been sustained is really quite remarkable. and second, typically, protests and russia usually happen in moscow and st petersburg but not the far east and the fact that really if you think back months ago, that this is spreading much further throughout the country is quite difficult. ~ �* . throughout the country is quite difficult. ~ ~ ., ., ~ difficult. well, anna, thank ou so difficult. well, anna, tha

i think alexei navalny, they've now arrested him.gnitsky acts were to work together and punish these russian abusers, this is the case. zhanna nemtsova is the daughter of the assasinated russian opposition politican, boris nemtsov. she took part in one of today's protests in nizhny novgorod, in central russia and spoke to us a little earlier. ijoined the i joined the marches ijoined the marches of my father, and i was very much surprised with the numbers. i think... and i was very much surprised with the numbers. ithink... it's difficult to estimate, but i think around 10,000 people took to the streets today. lots of young people. and i guess that it is the biggest growth since the early 90s, and all protesters were very peaceful and i'm very much proud of my fellow citizens. i was not afraid, i was ready for everything. i was ready to be detained, i was not. there were some detentions. the head of navalny�*s was detained earlier in the morning. he was not able to join the morning. he was not able to join the protest here. there were

everybody watched in horror as alexei navalny nearly died.nerve agent. every politician, every person saw this and were outraged, and those same people are even more outraged than instead of investigating this crime, they've now arrested him. so, i think if there ever were a case that the 31 countries that have magnitsky acts were to work together to punish these russian abusers, this would be it.— this would be it. thank you very much. you're watching bbc news. let's take a look at the latest uk government coronavirus figures. there were 33,552 new covid infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 37,157. there were 37,899 people in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to thursday. 1,348 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 1,248 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 97,329. the uk's programme of mass vaccinations continues to ra

he must establish what kind of contact you have with alexei navalny right now, do you have any meanscontacting him? the only way to contact him is through his lawyers, not even the relatives, but the lawyers are allowed to visit him two or three times a week and they do not enter a privacy and so it is supervised contact but still, we managed at least to pass some basic information on what is going on. but they're not orchestrating progress from the cell is a little bit too much. actually, he is not able to do it, but his political structures he has built, is capable at least for some time of keeping them moving forward along with the directions. we discussed this with him when he he left berlin for moscow. what kind of what kind of condition is he in? is the end. recovering from a near—death experience with the nerve agent and he did recover. clearly, he is not physically he was. how is he now? he recovered physically quite well. important condition for his decision to go back to russia because he realised he would face serious risks a while back in russia and he wanted to be ready

five months ago, alexei navalny fell sick on an internal russian flight.he was airlifted to berlin for urgent treatment. toxicology reports from germany, france and sweden confirmed the opposition activist had been poisoned by novichok nerve agent. last month, president putin dismissed accusations that the russian state was behind the attack on mr navalny. "if our agents had wanted to kill him", he said, "they'd have finished the job." but for weeks, the authorities here have been dropping not—so—subtle hints that mr navalny should stay away from russia. hints he decided to ignore when he left berlin. "as a citizen of russia", he says, "i have the absolute right to return home." he did come back to russia. but tonight, alexei navalny is not at home with his family. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. well, there's been sharp criticism of the arrest. from the us, outgoing secretary of state mike pompeo said he was "deeply troubled" by the news. joe biden�*s incoming national security advisor, jake sullivan, called for mr navalny to be released, and the perpe

five months ago, alexei navalny fell sick on an internal russian flight.irlifted to berlin for urgent treatment. toxicology reports from germany, france and sweden confirmed the opposition activist had been poisoned by novichok nerve agent. last month, president putin dismissed accusations that the russian state was behind the attack on mr navalny. "if our agents had wanted to kill him", he said, "they'd have finished the job." but for weeks, the authorities here have been dropping not—so—subtle hints that mr navalny should stay away from russia. hints he decided to ignore when he left berlin. "as a citizen of russia", he says, "i have the absolute right to return home." he did come back to russia. but tonight, alexei navalny is not at home with his family. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. as countries around the world step up their coronavirus vaccination programmes, here in the uk, ten new mass vaccination centres across england are set to open on monday. and with people aged 70 and over in england, as well as those listed as clinically extremely vulne

police in russia crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. hundreds have already been detained across the country. these are live pictures from moscow where the thousands of demonstraors have gathered. senior doctors call for changes in the vaccine roll—out in the uk — they want the 12—week gap between the first and second dose of the pfizerjab to be halved. what we do need to be assured of is that people are properly protected because if the level of protection with the second dose is compromised by a longer delay, that, of course, will impact on the doctors that i represent because they are facing the virus at close quarters as they look after patients. borisjohnson warns the new variant of the virus may be more deadly than previously thought. return to wuhan, one year on from the lockdown — we go back to the chinese city where the pandemic began. and back on the tracks — two disused rail routes closed to passengers for more than 50 years are to reopen with a new investment package worth nearly £800 million. hello and welcome if you're wat

arrested in russia as police crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny. one of those detained is mr navalny�*s wife, yulia, who was at a demonstration attended by thousands in moscow. senior doctors call for changes in the vaccine roll—out in the uk. they want the 12—week gap between the first and second dose of the pfizerjab to be halved. what we do need to be assured of is that people are properly protected, because if the level of protection with the second dose is compromised by a longer delay, that of course will impact on the doctors that i represent, because they are facing the virus at close quarters as they look after patients. the leader of welsh conservatives paul davies has resigned after admitting drinking on the senedd estate, days after a pub alcohol ban was enforced. and the american broadcaster and talk show host larry king has died at the age of 87. good afternoon. police in russia have made more than a thousand arrests at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny, including his wife, yulia. demonstratio

—— alexei navalny�*s wife. she what more do you know? -- alexei navalny's wife-— navalny's wife.she posted a dark image on instagram, _ navalny's wife. she posted a dark image on instagram, saying, - navalny's wife. she posted a dark| image on instagram, saying, sorry for the lighting, it is dark in the police station. that was an hour ago, there was thousands of likes, if you can apply likes to this photo, on instagram and thousands of comments, showing how much support she has. and out of that anti—corruption foundation navalny anti—corru ption foundation navalny is anti—corruption foundation navalny is hidden, only one person, as far as i can tell, is still free, the rest of them are either apprehended or arrested in a pushkin square in moscow. h0 or arrested in a pushkin square in moscow. ., . , or arrested in a pushkin square in moscow. ., ., , ., , , ., moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware — moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware of— moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware of yulia's _ moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware of yulia's rice _ mos

alexei navalny, can ou do better than that. alexei navalny, can you see — do better than that.it will be interesting to see whether they _ strongly. it will be interesting to see whether they release - strongly. it will be interesting to see whether they release alexei | see whether they release alexei navalny in order to quieten down some of this unrest. what will be very interesting to see is howjoe biden responds to this because already it is quite clear that his administration is going to take much to fit line on repression and other aspects of what is going on in russia. but alexei navalny, a hero for our times, russia. but alexei navalny, a hero for ourtimes, a man who russia. but alexei navalny, a hero for our times, a man who has survived novichok, and is willing to go out there and stand up for what he believes in russia, when you read the papers it is very good to read about someone who is inspiring, i always think. about someone who is inspiring, i always think-— about someone who is inspiring, i always think. that was an inspiring -a er always think. that was an ins

freedom to alexei navalny.re were reports that hundreds had been arrested at rallies and up to 60 cities across the vast breadth of russia. they were out for one man. the opposition leader, alexei navalny. he may remain injail but his leader, alexei navalny. he may remain in jail but his supporters were in full voice. translation: i am tired. just like many, i am tired. iam i am tired. just like many, i am tired. i am 26, i am tired. just like many, i am tired. iam 26, i have i am tired. just like many, i am tired. i am 26, i have lived my whole life under putin and every yeari whole life under putin and every year i hear the same old promises. in russia the current authorities are doing — in russia the current authorities are doing everything they can in order_ are doing everything they can in order to — are doing everything they can in order to cement their power. more than 5000 miles _ order to cement their power. more than 5000 miles to _ order to cement their power. more than 5000 miles to the _ order to c

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news coming to you live from berlin a wave of condemnation of a russian opposition leader alexei now is arrested in moscow the kremlin critic was detained at a moscow airport just hours after he departed berlin were recovering from a nerve agent attack but almost killed him dozens of his supporters were also arrested. also coming up they've seen their colleagues have covered 19 now opinion health workers are going on strike calling on the government to do more to protect them on the job. and with just days to go until joe biden's inauguration as president of the u.s. remains on high alert over the threat of right playing violent. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the u.s. the e.u. and canada have called for the immediate release of kremlin critic alexa he was arrested after landing in a ball airport on his return from berlin and while he had been in germany recovering from a nerve agent attack last august which he blames on the kremlin russian authorities said they detained me for violating the terms of a suspended prison sentence. with. a kiss goodbye to his take it wa

2,000 people have been arrested in russia at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. mr navalny�*s wife yulia was briefly detained then released. senior doctors in britain call for the maximum 12—week gap between administering the first and second doses of the pfizer coronavirus vaccination to be halved. a curfew has come into force in the netherlands as part of new measures to contain coronavirus. and the american broadcaster and talk show host, larry king, has died at the age of 87. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. reports from russia say police have detained more than 2,000 people at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. large gatherings have been taking place across russia, including the eastern cities of vladivostok and khabarovsk. in the siberian city of yakutsk, protesters braved temperatures of minus 50 degrees. the main demonstration was in the capital, moscow, from where our correspondent steve rosenberg reports. in moscow, you can feel the anger. police had warned people any protests

alexey: first of all, i don't know. that politicians could be -- everybody could bring surprises. it's not up to me to do this situation. from the messages which we hear from the new administration, i hold hope that the new administration will be more respectful to international trade laws, freedom of economic movement, the normalization of economic relationships between different countries. we strongly wish this for the united states. i would not rely much on hope. hope is not our strategy. manus: [laughter] annmarie: i wanted to ask you about travel. you have a good grip on what's going on. global travel has been decimated due to covid-19. what are you seeing in terms of when we could see a pickup? alexey: very good question. you made a very good point. tourism is extremely depressed globally because of the current situation. tourism is in big trouble. i hope that the vaccines will help, thanks to moderna. [inaudible] manus: ok. you have many businesses. thank elon musk of russia. annmarie: jeff bezos. manus: the worl

arrested in russia as police crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. senior doctors call for the 12—week gap between the first and second dose of the pfizerjab to be halved. and the american broadcaster and talk show host larry king has died at the age of 87. in a moment, viewers on bbc one will be joining us for a full round—up of the day's news with kate silverton. first, police in russia have made more than 1,000 arrests at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny, who was arrested last week on his return to russia from germany. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. in the freezing cold, out they came. thousands of protesters taking to the streets to demand change. here in vladivostok, in the far east of the country, there were scuffles with police as they tried to disrupt protests the kremlin says are illegal. "putin is a thief," they shouted. "freedom to navalny." there were reports that hundreds had been arrested at rallies in up to 60 cities across the vast breadth of russia. they were out for

alexey navalny has been jailed for 30 days for breaching conditions.osition politician was arrested at a moscow airport on sunday. he was returning from germany where he was treated for nerve agent poisoning. here is the latest. >> outside a moscow police station, protesters demand alexey navalny's release. inside, the kremlin's chief critic found himself in front of a judge and urged his supporters to take to the streets against vladimir putin. >> [speaking foreign-language] what is this guy sitting on a pipeline most afraid of. what are these thieves most afraid of? you know the answer, people protesting on the streets, because that is the political factor that cannot be ignored. it's the most important thing, the essence of politics. don't be afraid, go out on the streets, not for me, but for yourselves and your future. >> alexey navalny was detained on sunday, arrested for breaking parole on a suspended sentence. the reason he missed his parole hearing is because he was in a coma after being poisoned with a nerve agent. doctors say he should still

alexey navalny wasted no time.ripped into the court, ripped into his detention and also ripped into russian president vladimir putin. let's have a look at what happened. kremlin critic alexey navalny not backing down despite being kept in jail after a russian court hearing that he called a sham. this is demonstrative lawlessness aimed at intimidating me and everyone else, he said. it's not even done by the judges because the judges here are just obedient slaves. it's done by people who have been stealing from our country for 20 years. navalny was detained immediately when he landed in moscow after recovering from poisoning by the chemical weapon novichok. tens of thousands came out last weekend to demand his release despite a massive police response. far from being intimidated, navalny, who was only allowed to attend his own hearing via video link from the notorious moscow jail where he's detained, called on russians to keep protesting. i support those who protest, he said. they are the last barrier preventing this

administration must now take the global lead to protect alexey navalny. the sanctions must be imposed by joe biden and the u.s. this would be extremely painful for putin's entourage and will affect the stability of his power. it would also show alexey navalny himself and the tens of thousands across russia protesting for his release that they have powerful allies. the kremlin is bracing for more protests as calls for the release of alexey navalny grows. there's been a person-to-person phone call from president biden to president putin. despite all of that, it seems the russian authorities are showing no signs again of easing up that pressure. >> all right. thanks for your coverage on this important story, which we'll keep following. matthew chance in moscow. >>> we'll be right back. please do stay with us. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it

are among the western nations calling for the immediate release of kremlin critic alexei no he was arrested after landing at a moscow airport on his return from berlin bonnie had been in germany recovering from a nerve agent attack last august which he blames on the kremlin russian authorities said they detained me for violating the terms of a suspended prison since. a kiss goodbye and he's taken it was. arrested at passport control just minutes after expressing hope he might go free anybody who says i'm not afraid. go through border control cross the border and go home i know i'm right actions against me are fake. just minutes earlier the plane had landed unexpectedly at moscow's sheremetyevo airport it had been diverted from a different moscow airport where it had previously been expected to land. dramatic scenes unfolded police arrested dozens of nirvana supporters who wanted to greet the kremlin critic personally the thirty's had declared their presence illegal and blocked access to the terminal with police vehicles some kremlin observers say the response shows the russian government is

"alexei, alexei," they shout.eshift courtroom had been set up inside. it would rule on whether the kremlin critic should be sent to jail. in a freezing cold russian winter, piping hot tea was a welcome relief. it's bitterly cold here, it's —20, and supporters of mr navalny are waiting for the result of the court hearing and shouting, "let him go." in a video message from the court room, mr navalny denounced the hearing as a mockery ofjustice. after he was ordered to be kept in custody for 30 days, he called on russians to take to the streets and not stay silent. alexei navalny is the russian opposition leader most capable of organising large—scale anti—government protests. it's why the kremlin sees him as a threat. navalny was and is danger number one for vladimir putin in russia. it's very difficult to fight against massive public protests. mr navalny is convinced it was the kremlin that ordered his poisoning by nerve agent. the russian authorities deny any connection. but the decision to detain him will have bee

the anti—kremlin activist alexei navalny is detained in moscow, afterflying back to russia for the firstsince he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. the american music producer, phil spector, who helped define the sound of the 60s — and the creator of the �*wall of sound' has died in prison — aged 81, while serving a sentence for murder. america on high alert, in the run—up to the inauguration, ofjoe biden. and coming up in half an hour, her on bbc news — our world our world tells the story of the holiday—makers who found themselves trapped by a in california's sierra national forest. the head of the nhs in england, says one person is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus every 30 seconds. sir simon stevens also warns that despite the roll out of vaccines, the pressure will remain intense for several more weeks. but four times as many people are now being vaccinated in england, as those being infected, and ten new vaccine hubs will open tomorrow. here's our health correspondent, jim reed. the pressure on hospitals this winter shows no sign of easing up. the person

just bring us up-to-date with what's happening to alexei i with what's happening to alexei navalny sincehe would go back. and he's been detained ever since he did get back, but what is happening with him now? how much longer will he be detained for?— now? how much longer will he be detained for? well the key date for him is tuesday. — detained for? well the key date for him is tuesday, february _ detained for? well the key date for him is tuesday, february two, - detained for? well the key date for him is tuesday, february two, he l detained for? well the key date for| him is tuesday, february two, he is “p him is tuesday, february two, he is up in court on tuesday. that's because when he was detained, it was for allegedly violating the terms of a previous suspended sentence for embezzlement, which he had always said was politically motivated. so he was given a three and a half year sentence. that is now potentially going to be converted into real present time, so potentially a custodial sentence. that decision will be made on tuesday. obviously these protesters are hoping that by coming

of course has condemned what happened at the protests they've also condemned the arrest of alexei in a volley you've had the e.u. also condemn the disproportionate use of force against protesters how is all this going to affect russia's relationship especially when it comes to the new joe biden administration in the u.s. . kissel i seen it through he's going to say that's a strong support of police in that one they won't would rule if you're from put across that you are russian. and not as it is so. medicalization all politics and i want it will be mad at me again and he's hopeful that it's to be limited because it sees as to us crush on the relationship it's. definitional to march because you're sort of militia is not so awful. such. portals are warm enough but it's a kind of a light little maastricht on its sums in quotes upside to korea had been predicted by every day and it was expected. more important. he said there's a whole generation osip. be 3 in your institutions and you will either miscreation or cooperated and by then it will be i did it to establish some kind of confront