steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.nts. senior democrats have accused him of inciting insurrection at the us capitol injanuary, by creating a �*powder keg' of discontent, but mr trump's lawyers say the impeachment process violates the constitution. in the past hour it's been announced thatjeff bezos is to give up his role as chief executive role at the internet giant amazon. that is the company he created some 30 years ago. he's not severing his ties with amazon — it's said he'll work on other projects. the news came after the company reported huge profits for the last three months of 2020. lets join our business correspondent michelle fleury in new york for more. this was a huge surprise on everyone from wall street to silicon valley was not aware of this. jeff bezos is someone who's success is unquestionable, he built from scratch one of the top companies around the world today. suddenly he is announcing in a memo to employees that he is going to step aside from the online retailjuggernaut and hand over the reins to a

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.to the hospital in london where his father, the duke of edinburgh, is currently being treated after feeling unwell. prince charles arrived this afternoon. his father was admitted to the king edward vii hospital, on tuesday evening as a precautionary measure. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph gave us this update from outside the hospital. when the prince of wales came to see his father today, he was driven from his father today, he was driven from his estate, and drive of over 90 miles. he spent half an hour in the hospital before leaving and heading back to gloucestershire. this is a private hospital and the covid—i9 guidelines here do say that family visit should not happen except for exceptional circumstances but at this stage you don't have any update on the health of the duke of edinburgh. he is putting his fifth night in hospital here and today the palace has reiterated their most recent statements, saying he had been kept in the hospital out of an abundance of caution and he

steve rosenberg reports from moscow.claimed alexei navalny was no threat to them, that he was a nobody. but outside court, they were taking no chances. inside, mr navalny was locked in a glass cage. he'd been accused of a parole violation in a case he insists is politically—motivated. a heart sign to his wife, yulia, who was there with him in court. when the verdict came he put on a brave face, but the kremlin�*s most vocal critic had been sent to prison for 2.5 years. up until today, the russian authorities avoided sending alexei navalny to prison, forfear of making him a political martyr. but the calculation has changed. to the kremlin, mr navalny is now seen as a bigger threat at liberty than behind bars. shouting. that's because in russia he has become the face of protest, a catalyst for political change. shouting. mr navalny�*s arrest had brought people onto the streets across the country. shouting. now his prison sentence has sparked international condemnation. we reiterate our call for the russian government to im

from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. a familiar sight — president putin's nemesis on trial. alexei navalny had already been sentenced to two and a half years in prison this week, for a parole violation. years in prison this week for a parole violation. slander was the charge now. he insists it's political persecution. i appeal for his release. across town, the eu's foreign policy chief was calling for mr navalny�*s release. it didn't go down well. first, russia's foreign minister called the eu an unreliable partner and accused courts in the west of political verdicts. then his ministry expelled three eu diplomats, claiming they'd attended rallies in support of mr navalny. the eu condemned the move. moscow expected international outrage over the jailing of alexei navalny. there's talk in the west of possible measures that would target vladimir putin's inner circle. the kremlin though has long taken the view that sticks and stones may break its bones, but sanctions will never hurt it. meanwhile, mr navalny�*s supporters ha

steve rosenberg, bbc news, vladivostok. to stay with us here on bbc news. still to come...nts ahead of valentine's day celebrations. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning — elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. our top story discovered... donald trump's defence team has concluded their case, calling the claim that he incited the instruction a lie. the united nations�* hu

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.d with astrazeneca not only protects from severe disease, but also reduces transmission of the virus significantly. researchers found the jab provided good protection even when there was a gap of 12 weeks between the first and the second doses. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more on this — and on growing concern — about the way coronavirus is showing its ability to change genetically. a little scratch coming there. more good news on vaccines, the oxford astrazeneca jab offers sustained protection against covid disease of 76% for at least three months after the first shots, supporting the uk decision to delay second doses. inside there is a patient data sheet about the astrazeneca vaccine you've had today. 0k. 0k? the oxford jab may also cut transmission, those vaccinated were far less likely to carry any coronavirus, meaning each person immunised may indirectly protect others. we found there was a big reduction in people being infected with coronavirus and because they were not in

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.gy on competing with the us and asia, rather than the eu. jes staley says brexit offers one of the uk's most important sectors the opportunity to set its own agenda. our business editor, simonjack, has the story. it's not everyone's favourite industry, but financial centres like canary wharf are home to arguably one of our most important. this industry employs over a million people across the uk. it's nearly 100 times more economically significant than fishing and pays a whopping 11% of all taxes paid and, yet, was almost totally ignored in the brexit deal. financial services, one of the uk's most profitable, most successful and most innovative industries and, yet, on january 1st, this sector was essentially handed a no—deal brexit. and yet, in the corridors of these financial palaces, you do not hear the same alarm that would have caused in other industries. why? it's about size, power, and the fact that the eu is not really the competition. jes staley — wall street veteran, now boss

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.goodbye to our viewers watching around the world. you are watching bbc news. thank you for your company. still to come: tributes to the actor christopher plummer, star of the sound of music, who has died at the age of 91. we speak to his lifelong friend william shatner live in this programme. almost half the uk population — 32 million people — should receive their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by may. the government says it expects all adults over the age of 50 — as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care — to be offered their first injection by then. almost 11 million people have now had their firstjab. the uk's medicines regulator says the latest research shows side effects from all the approved vaccines are minor and don't last long. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. this is an immunisation production line. at epsom racecourse in surrey, they're doing 1,000 covid jabs a day. the government is so confident it'll reach its target of givi

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.rt of pablo hasel, a catalan communist rapper. he's been sentenced to two jail terms for glorifying terrorism and slandering the crown and state institutions. police officers have been injured in the clashes with demonstrators. shops and banks were looted and arrests have been made. mark lobel reports. fire and fury on the streets. looting in spanish shops. police stations and banks all under attack. with anger felt since tuesday at the jailing of a cattle in communist rapa. —— but over 100 people have been arrested. translation: they don't let us express how- we feel or what we want. it's no longer about democracy, because we don't have it, and does not getting enough exposure to the rest of the world. we believe that if young people don't protest, who will? on tuesday, the 32—year—old spanish rapper was taken away from here at the university of lleida after barricading himself in to avoid his nine—month jail term. shouting, as he was led away, "they will never silence us." "death to

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.s role as chief executive of the internet giant amazon, the internet giant he created about 30 years ago in his garage. he's not severing his ties with amazon — it's said he'll work on other projects. the news came after the company reported huge profits for the last three months of 2020. a new study from oxford university suggests the coronavirus vaccine it developed with astrazeneca not only protects from severe disease, but also reduces transmission of the virus significantly. researchers found the jab provided good protection even when there was a gap of 12 weeks between the first and second doses. the study backs up the british government's controversial decision to leave a bigger gap, delaying second jabs so more people can be given their first, so more people have at least some level of protection, sooner. live now to los angeles and to dr anne rimoin, who is professor of epidemiology at the ucla fielding school of public health. thank you very much for your time, good to talk t

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc news.evere crisis after a surge in coronvirus cases, germany and austria promise to help stop its hospitals from being overwhelmed. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. ..four, three, two, one... a countdown - to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, l slashing the cost of a launch, l that makes this a breakthrough in the business| of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people ha

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.to the hospital in london where his father — the duke of edinburgh — is currently being treated after feeling unwell. prince charles arrived this afternoon. his father was admitted to the king edward the seventh hospital on tuesday evening, as a precautionary measure. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph gave us this update from outside the hospital. the prince of wales, the duke of edinburgh's eldest son, arrived here at around 3.20 this afternoon, entering via a rear entrance at the hospital. we understand he had been driven from his highgrove estate in gloucestershire, a journey of around 90 miles, to central london. he spentjust over half an hour inside the hospital with his father, before leaving. now, this is a private hospital. its covid guidelines state that visits from family should only be made in exceptional circumstances. the duke of edinburgh is heading into his fifth night in the hospital here. but this afternoon, buckingham palace has reiterated its statement from earl

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.me the youngest woman to row solo across the atlantic ocean. jasmine harrison, from thirsk in north yorkshire, set off from the canary islands in december. embarking on a 3,000—mile journey to antigua that took a total of 70 days, three hours and 48 minutes. with all the sport now, here's ollie foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. we're into the final weekend at the australian open. naomi osaka has won a fourth grand slam singles title. the japanese player beat the americanjennifer brady in straight sets to be crowned champion for a second time in melbourne. adam wild reports. at a time where little in tennis has felt certain, the threat of naomi osaka, who is perhaps one of the few constants. but for a tournament that has taken place against the odds it felt fitting that here also was a finalist that few expected. jennifer brady spent her first two weeks in australia in isolation, forced to practice in a hotel room, yet here she was holding her nerve in a first grand slam fin

steve rosenberg reports., russians have the right to peaceful protest. 0n russians have the right to peaceful protest. on paper... in moscow today, police were determined to clear the streets... whatever it took. some people got away. but hundreds of people were detained in the russian capital. protesters had come out in support of alexei navalny, the kremlin critic who's in jail. moscow police had warned that any protest in the city today would be considered illegal and broken up, and that's exactly what's happening right now. the message is that the authorities are determined to crack down on dissent. but the crowds swelled, and moved through the city. chanting "moscow, take to the streets", they're chanting. the riot police tried to stop them, but they were playing catch—up all afternoon. mr navalny�*s arrest was the trigger for this, but resentments of the authorities has been building. we have been stagnating for, like, 20 years of putin's rule, and i believe that we need some change. i wanted freedom fo

steve rosenberg, bbc news, vladivostok.s council passing a resolution deploring the military coup in the country and calling for the immediate release of aung san suu kyi. and others who have been arbitrarily detained. hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in cities around myanmar for a seventh day, also calling for her release. than 326 people are reported to have been detained in the days since the coup, according to one monitoring group. the asia advocacy defector at human rights watch joins us now —— director. thank you for coming on the programme. day after day after protests now in myanmar and nothing much seems to have been changing so what do you make of that? fin been changing so what do you make of that?— been changing so what do you make of that? on the eighth day of rotest make of that? on the eighth day of protest starting _ make of that? on the eighth day of protest starting today - make of that? on the eighth day of protest starting today it - make of that? on the eighth day of protest starting today

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.on people, should receive their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by may. the government says it expects all adults over the age of 50 — as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care — to be offered their first injection by then. almost 11 million people have now had their firstjab. the uk's medicines regulator says the latest research shows side effects from all the approved vaccines are minor and don't last long. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. —— spanish authorities have limited the use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine to those under the age of 35. this despite the european medicines agency approving its use late last week for all adults. stay with us on bbc news. still a timeless talent. happiness was been playing for a long time. after his long years in exile, the first steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil.— iranian soil. south africa's white government - iranian soil. south africa's white government has - iranian soil. south afri

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.to the hospital in london where his father — the duke of edinburgh — is currently being treated after feeling unwell. prince charles arrived this afternoon. his father was admitted to the king edward vii hospital on tuesday evening as a precautionary measure. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson gave us this update from outside the hospital. he didn't come through that front entrancejust behind us. it was a rear entrance to the hospitaljust around the corner from where we are. he was wearing a face covering. he wasn't with any other members of the royal family. he went inside, and it was a pretty short visit. he spent around half an hour inside the hospital. now, we understand that the prince of wales travelled by car from highgrove in gloucestershire, the estate there. and that's a journey of more than 100 miles to come and see his father here in hospital. the hospital guidelines, in terms of visitors, on their website, they say that visitors are only considered in exceptional circumsta

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ng treated in hospital in london. prince philip was admitted to the king edward vii hospital on tuesday evening. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, gave us this update. when the prince of wales came to see his father this afternoon, he was driven from his highgrove estate to central london. that's a journey of around 90 miles. he spentjust over half an hour inside the hospital before leaving again and heading back to gloucestershire. now, this is a private hospital, and the covid guidelines here at the moment do say that family visit shouldn't happen except in exceptional circumstances. but at this stage, we don't have any update on the health of the duke of edinburgh. he is spending his fifth night in hospital here, and today, buckingham palace have reiterated their most recent statements, saying that he's being kept in hospital out of an abundance of caution and that he remains in good spirits. the british government has brought forward its timetable for covid—19 vaccinations. b

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.e drug firm astrazeneca will now supply an additional nine million covid vaccine doses to the eu by march. but the a0 million doses expected are still only about half of what had been hoped. paul hawkins reports. finally, some good news of sorts from the under pressure president of the eu commission. widely criticised for mismanaging the eu—wide vaccine roll—out, she announced that following a meeting with vaccine manufacturers, astrazeneca would now supply an extra 9 million doses by march. translation: we want 7096 of adults in europe to be - vaccinated by the end of the summer and when we've fulfilled that it will be a tremendous achievement. but that seems a long way off. the extra 9 million doses bringing the total expected doses up to a0 million, that's still only half of what was initially expected. there was also a promise not to introduce vaccine controls on the border between ireland and northern ireland — a highly controversial decision taken on friday to restrict vaccine su

steve rosenberg, bbc news, vladivostok.ty kids company from running any other organisations has been rejected by the high court. camila batmanghelidjh and seven former trustees of the charity, including alan yentob, were accused of failing to run the charity, which collapsed in 2015, on a financially sustainable basis. i'm joined by our legal affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. what did the judge have to consider? well, what thejudge had to well, what the judge had to consider was a question from the official receiver, who looks into winding up companies. the official receiver said, in essence, the trustees knew a few years before collapse that the business model was unsustainable at kids company, and the defendants effectively should have foreseen it and stop it happening. in fact, in its final year, to spending about £20 million, and it had gone back to the government repeatedly for multi—million pound grants to keep going for top it collapsed amid allegations, which were investigated and discounted by the met police

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.developed with astrazeneca not only protects from severe disease, but also reduces transmission of the virus significantly. researchers found the jab provided good protection even when there was a gap of 12 weeks between the first and the second doses. the study backs up the controversial decision taken by the british government to leave a bigger gap in order to get more people protected sooner. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: tributes for captain sir tom moore, who has died at the age 100. he'll be remembered for raising tens of millions of pounds for the uk's national health service. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. a countdown - to a critical moment

steve rosenberg, bbc news, vladivostok.s council has passed a resolution deploring the military coup in myanmar and calling for the immediate release of aung san suu kyi and others who have been arbitrarily detained. hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in cities around the country for a seventh day, also calling for her release. more than 300 people are reported to have been detained in the days since the coup, according to one monitoring group. john sifton, the asia advocacy director at human rights watch says more needs to be done on an international level. it is time for the international community to really step up. i mean, there have been special sessions of the un human rights council, meetings at the un security council, joseph biden in the us has placed sanctions on the myanmar military, but it is not enough. what the myanmar military needs to see right now is coordinated international responses from the european union, united kingdom, the us, japan, south korea and others, all saying that there are going

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.in russian politics from texas a&m's bush school in washington, dc, and marine corps university's krulak center. what do you think happens next? he knew from the get go because when he was recovering from the poisoning attempt in germany the case against him went from suspended to an active appeal. to everything that has happened today was clear from the get go and was meant to dissuade him from returning to russia. they basically wanted him to stay in exile, but he chose instead of being like svetlana tic on a scale, the leader of belarus, he wanted to go back to take the fight back to vladimir putin. so what will happen now is the reporter suggested, there have been protests in russia over the last week or so and 10,000 people also have been arrested in the last week was. so they are hoping this dies down with him injail. but alexander navalny�*s or message is that corruption is what he equates with blood myth hidden, and he resists that. as long as the economy is bad and people are

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.utical companies that problems with the supply of coronavirus vaccine have to be addressed. astrazeneca has now agreed to increase the number of doses it will supply the bloc before the end of march. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has more. keeping the border between northern ireland and the republic open was a priority in brexit talks, so the eu faced intense criticism after drawing up plans to introduce controls on vaccine imports. ministers in london and dublin intervened to tell brussels it had made a big mistake. the commission should've spoken to you first, should it not? yes, and we've had that conversation. and i think there are a lot of lessons to be learned from how all of this transpired because it took four years to put the protocol together. people were blind sided by the decision that was taken and its implications for the protocol. the vaccine roll—out in the eu has been slow, with tension over supply delays. the under—pressure commission president held talks w

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.eir first dose of coronavirus vaccine by may. the government says it expects all adults over the age of 50 as well as their clinically vulnerable and working in health and social care to be offered the first jab health and social care to be offered the firstjab by health and social care to be offered the first jab by then. almost 11 million people have now had their first injection. the uk's excellence regulator says latest research shows side effect are minor and do not last long. here is our medical editor fergus walsh. this is an immunisation production line. at epsom racecourse in surrey, they're doing 1,000 covid jabs a day. the government is so confident it'll reach its target of giving a first dose to the over—70s and front line health workers by mid—february it's now looking to the future. my goal is i want us to be able to offer a vaccine to all over—50s — that's priority groups one to nine — by may. there's a lot of things we have to get right in order to hit that goal, and o

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the headlines on bbc news...ave one person visit them regularly from the 8th of march, as easing of lockdown measures start to be revealed. number ten says reuniting families and allowing people to have more social contact will be an "absolute priority" in easing lockdown after schools reopen. prince charles has visited the king edward the seventh hospital in central london where his father the duke of edinburgh is being treated. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has said the shooting of protesters in myanmar is beyond the pale. emergency services said at least two people have been killed and others injured during protests in the city of mandalay. witnesses say police used live ammunition to disperse the crowd. protests are continuing over this month's arrest of the elected leader, aung san suu kyi, in a military coup which has drawn international condemnation. for more on the situation in mandalay, here's soe win than, editor of bbc burmese. two people died from injuries they received when the security troops

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc news.arent coup in myanmar. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. ..four, three, two, one... a countdown - to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, l slashing the cost of a launch, l that makes this a breakthrough in the business| of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world n

from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. back in court.alny tried to be upbeat. but his appeal was rejected. the result? 2.5 years in prison for fraud and parole violations — charges widely seen as politically motivated. this was mr navalny a month ago, flying home after recovering in germany from being poisoned in siberia. he was arrested on arrival. that sparked nationwide protests, but the russian authorities were in no mood to listen. and there's been a cold response here to international criticism. this week, the kremlin rejected a ruling by the european court of human rights that mr navalny should be freed. as for talk of more western sanctions, the kremlin has been exploiting that to its own benefit. in vladimir putin's russia, this is how it works. western criticism over the jailing of mr navalny, western pressure, western sanctions, the kremlin takes that and holds it up to the russian people and says, "look, we told you so, the west has got it in for russia." in other words, the authorities try to use this to bolster their claim

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.owed into the stadium to watch as she beat americanjennifer brady by two sets to love. it's her second title in melbourne and herfourth grand slam. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. here is a story that sounds like fiction, a boy that is born in scotland is raised in poverty, his father absent, scotland is raised in poverty, his fatherabsent, his scotland is raised in poverty, his father absent, his mother addicted to alcohol and dead by the time he is 16. he is bullied mercilessly because he is different, gay in an intolerant culture. that boy becomes a fashion designer who writes a first novel that wins the prestigious booker prize. this is no fiction. his name is douglas stewart and he is my guest today.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, vladivostok.onths to complete developments. emergency services have warned members of the public to stay away the head of the tokyo olympics organising committee has resigned after making sexist remarks about women. yoshiro mori said women talk too much and that meetings with many female board directors would "take a lot of time". his replacement has not been decided but is expected to be chosen soon in order to provide reassurance the tokyo olympics will go ahead in july. our sports correspondent laura scott has more. japan's former prime minister yoshiro mori said women "talk too much" and that meetings with many female board members would "take a lot of time". it took ten days of backlash building at home and abroad until today, he resigned, acknowledging his comments might interfere with the delivery of the games. translation: my inappropriate l remarks caused a lot of confusion. i feel extremely sorry for causing so much trouble for the executives, the board of councillors and so many others.

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg travelled to to vladivostok to see how critics of the kremlinhat do you find at the end of russia, where the pacific turns to ice? at first, russia here feels frozen in time, no hint of spring. but in vladivostok, there are signs that something is changing. last month, thousands here risked arrest to protest in support ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny. there were rallies across russia. but there is no political thaw. the kremlin calls the protests illegal, and it's cracking down. blogger gennady shulga had livestreamed one of the protests. a few days ago, police raided his flat and pinned him to the floor. the police video shows gennady�*s head over the dog bowl. translation: this show of force was meant to scare me _ and my wife. now the authorities are using that video to scare others, by showing what happens to people who tell the truth. scientist anton rasin, who is working on new cancer treatments, took part in the vladivostok protests. he, too, has been targeted by the police. they broke into my apartment, put me laying on the flo

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.e, should receive their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by may. they expect all adults over the age of 50 as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to be offered their first injection by then. almost 11 million people have now had their first million people have now had theirfirstjab. the medicines their first jab. the medicines regulator says theirfirstjab. the medicines regulator says the latest research shows that side—effects from all approved vaccines are minor and do not last long. meanwhile, spanish health authorities have limited the use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine to those under the age of 55, that echoes an earlier decision by a growing number of countries which have restrict the distributing of the vaccine despite the european medicines agency approving its use for all adults late last week. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come... a timeless talent. a french piano is too has been playing for a long, long time. this is th

steve rosenberg reports from moscow. the court they were taking no chances. inside, mr navalny was brought into the courtroom, and then the kremlin's most ferocious critic was locked in a glass cage. he'd been accused of a parole violation. a case which he insisted is politically motivated. his wife was in court alongside him. when the verdict came he put on a brave face, but the kremlin's most severe critic had been put in prison for two and a half years. up up until that day, russian government had resistance and come to jail. now he is seen as a bigger threat at liberty and behind bars. that is because in russia he has become the face of protests. his arrest have brought people onto the streets across the country. now his prison sentence has sparked international combination. we reiterate international combination. - reiterate our call for the russian government to immediately and conditionally released missing about any as well as the hundreds of other russian citizens wrongfully detained in recent weeks for exercisi

steve rosenberg, bbc news, vladivostok. let's get some of the day's of the news.a mock funeral procession in kathmandu, demanding the nepalese authorities catch and punish those responsible for the rape and murder of a teenage girl. protesters carried a young woman on a stretcher to symbolise the victims of sexual crimes. the student was walking home from school when she went missing last week. doctors in france are treating a critically ill patients infected with the south african variant of covid, four months after he recovered from covid—i9. authors of a study into the case so it is the first of its kind. the 58—year—old man was first admitted to hospital near paris after he initially tested positive to covid—i9 in september. and former head of the european central bank mario draghi has formally agreed to form a new government in italy. his cabinet will be made up of a mix of politicians and follow technocrats. it covers a broad swathe of the political spectrum. —— they cover a. more now on donald trump's impeachment trial in washington and we can speak to anth

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.n the north of england, slept and rowed in two—hour rotations, to complete the crossing in 70 days. sophia tran—thomson reports. welcome to antigua! horn sounds. this was the moment jasmine harrison broke records. applause. the 21—year—old is the youngest female to row solo across the atlantic ocean. and for that matter, the youngest female to row solo across any ocean. welcome to antigua, jasmine! applause. when she stepped off the boat, she wasn't going to let her sea legs get in the way of celebrating. you did it in a time of 70 days, three hours and 48 minutes! after taking up rowing just two years ago, jasmine completed the 4800—kilometre journey from the canary islands to antigua in her appropriately named boat, rudderly mad. i loved it. there's nothing like actually getting away from everything, from social media, from bad news, from literally everything. so i'd ring my friends up and they'd just say, "oh, we're in another lockdown for, like, three weeks," and i'm, "uh, i don't

steve rosenberg was in court. judge will decide whether a suspended sentence he'd been given for fraud six years ago should be turned into prison time. the case is widely seen as politically motivated. mr navalny dismissed it as complete lies, and he's convinced the kremlin is behind it. in court, alexei navalny delivered a stinging attack on vladimir putin. he said he was "in the dock because of the hatred and fear of one man, the president." he claims he'd offended the kremlin leader by surviving the nerve agent attack on him last year. president putin would go down in history, he said, as the poisoner. later, the court ruled against him. alexei navalny was sent to prison for two and a half years. translation: we will submit an appeal too and inform - the committee of ministers of the council of europe, which deals with the execution of decisions of the european court, which monitors the execution of european court decisions. it is the latest twist in the most dramatic of stories, a long—standing opponent of the

steve rosenberg, bbc news, vladivostok. 37 artists, producers and food producers, where you can purchase products online on dontcallmeoriental.com. and there is also a virtual tour where you can see all the art pieces as well. can you give us a virtual tour of your own? because i would love to see. is it possible? i don't know what you're filming on, can we see the window? at the moment, we are sort of closed for the live show, but let me pop outside. let's have a look at your shop anyway. this is great. it's very neat. laughter oh, look at that. this is it? that is just a shelf where people can, once they do their click and collect, can come and collect their artwork. let's hope it holds up, the signal. sorry, just a second, the shutters are down. laughter the shutters are going up. we are going to do a big reveal on air! # dun—dun—dun!# oh, look! tony, talk us through. so, we have... so we have ken lam, he's a local photographer that takes pictures of chinese food. you have one here... and there is also nicole, she prints