tv broadcast a report saying that russian intelligence services had been fast with eliminating maksim kuzminovsian foreign intelligence service said that mr kuzminov had become a moral corpse, when he was planning his defection to ukraine.— defection to ukraine. thank you, vitalii shevchenko, _ defection to ukraine. thank you, vitalii shevchenko, from - defection to ukraine. thank you, vitalii shevchenko, from bbc - defection to ukraine. thank you, - vitalii shevchenko, from bbc russian monitoring. bbc news has learned that david cameron's government knew the post office had dropped a secret investigation into its horizon it system that might have helped postmasters who were wrongly prosecuted to prove their innocence. it comes as a row has deepened between the uk business secretary, kemi badenoch, and the former post office chair, henry staunton, whom she sacked. he'd claimed in a sunday times interview that he'd been told to stall compensation payments to victims of the horizon it scandal. ms badenoch said the claims were completely false — mr staunton says he's standing by his statements. a

maksim kuzminov, a russian helicopter pilot who defected to ukraine and now appears to have been murderedas presented to the media in his new ukrainian home. he'd flown his russian helicopter over the border and surrendered to ukraine's forces. he was paid half a million dollars. moscow was furious. kuzminov was called a traitor on tv. this report says an order on his fate had been received. its implementation was just a matter of time. mr kuzminov didn't settle in ukraine for long. he ended up in spain, near benidorm, and it's here that it appears to have been murdered last tuesday. spain's interior ministry confirmed to us a man had been shot several times. they wouldn't confirm it was mr kuzminov, but his identity has been widely reported in spanish media, who say he was shot, then run over in this garage. spanish officials say the body was found with false documents. we've searched the internet for traces of a new identity. we can't find any social media use since kuzminov left russia. last night, russian television talked again of betrayal. this commander says god will now be kuzmino

maksim kuzminov, a russian helicopter pilot who defected to ukraine and now appears to have been murderedmber, when mr kuzminov was presented to the media in his new ukrainian home. he'd flown his russian helicopter over the border and surrendered to ukraine's forces. he was paid half a million dollars. moscow was furious. kuzminov was called a traitor on tv. this report says an order on his fate had been received. its implementation was just a matter of time. mr kuzminov didn't settle in ukraine for long. he ended up in spain, near benidorm, and it's here that it appears to have been murdered last tuesday. spain's interior ministry confirmed to us a man had been shot several times. they wouldn't confirm it was mr kuzminov, but his identity has been widely reported in spanish media who say he was shot, then run over in this garage. spanish officials say the body was found with false documents. we've searched the internet for traces of a new identity. we can't find any social media use since kuzminov left russia. last night, russian television talked again of betrayal. this commander says

but a number of questions remain unanswered tonight about who exactly killed maksim kuzminov and whetherd be another extrajudicial murder of a russian on foreign soil. nick eardley, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the chief inspector of borders and immigration, david neal, has been sacked. a home office statement said he had breached the terms of his appointment. it comes after he was quoted in a publication which says the uk border force failed to check the occupants of hundreds of private jets arriving last year. mr neal's contract had been due to expire next month. the sentence of the man found guilty of stabbing three people to death in nottingham last year is to be reviewed. valdo calocane was given an indefinite hospital order on the basis of diminished responsibility. the attorney general, victoria prentis, said the sentence was "unduly lenient". relatives of the victims have welcomed the announcement. the national trust is reopening the farne islands, off the northumberland coast, to visitors for the fi

maksim on august 9, 2023, kuzminov lifted the mi-8 helicopter from the airfield in kursk and headed for there were two crew members with him who did not know about the pilot's plans. they refused to surrender, and ukrainian intelligence officers killed them. for his betrayal , kuzminov was paid 500,000 us dollars in ukrainian currency. like this, then his former colleagues commented on kuzminov’s act, he sold out, let’s say, he doesn’t understand that he sold out cheaply, yes, that everything that he lost, uh, let’s say, the respect of his friends, his homeland, his own, yes , really relatives, the opportunity to visit the graves of their relatives, yes, the ancestors of the dead, no money can replace this, well, as they say, god will be his judge, well... i believe that retribution will find him. spanish law enforcement authorities have already launched an investigation to establish the identity of the man who was found dead in the province of alicante. daria grigorova and vladislav chernov, news from spain. divide in half. prices on yandex market, discounts up to 50%. for grandma, for