we that concern for mr novelli remains high.— that concern for mr novelli remains high.ains high. we are worried. we do not forget _ remains high. we are worried. we do not forget for _ remains high. we are worried. we do not forget for a - remains high. we are worried. we do not forget for a second | we do not forget for a second that he is in the custody of the people who tried to kill him 3.5 years ago and he is putting's personal political prisoner and this journey, this forced journey, is yet another proof. so, of course, we are worried. and the only protection, if any, that still exists for alexei navalny is the spotlight of publicity. putin has to be reminded that the world cares about navalny and that he can't just hide him or kill him or whatever. this is very important for us. post—christmas sales may be getting into full swing today, but research suggests shoppers will spend less than they did last year. so, with pre—christmas events such as black friday and the availability of early discounts online, are the boxing day sales the major event they once were? th

as i was sitting at the start of that, alexey novelli is a staunch critic of the kremlin —— alexei navalny they lost contact with him. an update there from his team confirming that he is fine. let s get some of the day s other news now. police in sri lanka say they have arrested more than 13,000 suspects during a week—long drive against drug traffickers across the country. they say the operation led to the seizure of almost aao kilogrammes of various types of narcotics, including heroin. more than a thousand addicts have been sent to a military—run rehabilitation centre. there's been widespread anger and protests after three civilians were found dead in indian—administered kashmir, a day after they were reportedly taken into questioning by security forces. police in the region have launched an investigation into the incident. five other civilians with injuries are being treated in hospital. christmas is also being celebrated in china, but the chinese communist party has urged christians not to forget they live in a socialist country as they celebrate christmas. under the chinese government