ta nks tanks to steve rosenberg in moscow. —— thanks to steve rosenberg in moscow. weekend curfew has come into force in the indian capital delhi as coronavirus cases rise sharply in the city, and across the country. 0nly essential services remain open. shopping malls, gyms, bars and restaurants in the capital are all closed. delhi is now india's worst—affected city. the white house has said presidentjoe biden will increase the number of refugees allowed into the country this year, but his spokesperson said the total is unlikely to be as high as mr biden�*s february pledge of 62,500. earlier, there was a sharp reaction from democrats and human rights activists when mr biden indicated that the us could keep the number of admissions as low as 15,000. president biden says the us will work closely with japan to develop new technologies, including artificial intelligence and 56, within norms "set by democracies, not autocracies". at a press conference in washington with the japanese prime minister yoshihide suga, mr biden also set out the two countries�* joint plans to t

here's our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. steve: a touch of popm, and cue the president.adimir putin's 17th state of the nation address. he used it to rtray his country as been seized rtress, threatened by the west. and he warned, don't mess with russia. president putin: i hope no one will cross russia's redline. but in each case we are the ones who will decide where the red is. organizers of any provocation threatening our security will regret it, but they haven't regretted anything in a long time. but is it moscow that's the threat? the u.s. and nato say they are concerned by the russian troop movements in a military buildup near ukraine. there is concern about alexei navalny, the jailed opposition leader's on hunger strike and in poor health. america warned russia of consequences if he dies. today, police attained more than 1000 supporters of mr. navalny. there were protests across russia. this was the scene in moscow, close to the kremlin. people marched through the city, defining the authorities who called the protests illegal. russia will be free, they chanted. and

laura: steve rosenberg live in moscow, thank you. biden held his first in person meeting with a foreign leader at the white house today, and the marquis treatment went to the japanese prime minister. japan is the strongest u.s. ally in the pacific region. there was much for the two to talk about from the threat from china to trade. president biden said cooperation between the u.s. and japan is vital. president biden: i am really pleased to welcome such a good ally and great partner. the united states and japan have a big agenda ahead of us. we are two important democracies , and our cooperation is vital, in my view, and i believe in both of our views, to meeting the challenges facing the nations and ensuring the region remain free, open, and prosperous. laura: joining us now for more on the significance of this meeting is she less meth, senior fellow at the -- sheila smith, senior fellow at the council for foreign relations. what does it say about president biden's priorities that the first leader to get in the door at the white hous

anchor: steve rosenberg, our correspondent in moscow.l hill today members of the house intelligence committee held a hearing about the greatest global threat. russian actions are high on that list. joining us now is a democratic congresswoman from florida on the intelligence committee. thank you for joining us. president biden said he could have gone even further with these sanctions the u.s. as just imposed against russia, but he wanted to be proportionate. is the u.s. waiting to see what happens in ukraine? >> i think there are few people more experienced than president joe biden in terms of foreign irs and who knows more about russia, and russian president vladimir putin then joe biden. i believe these sanctions imposed on russia are appropriate, and i also know as the president said, the u.s. once a stable relationship with russia. i think we need a functional relationship with russia but russia does not really want conflict with the united states, and i believe there is discussion about with the imposition of the sanctions whether p

steve rosenberg, bbc news. katty: so, how was that uncertainty seen in washington?to john kirby, pentagon press secretary and assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. let me pick up on what stephen root -- steve rosenberg was reporting on the sense of instability in russia. is that causing concern in the pentagon? mr. kirby: what is causing the most concern is this recent buildup along the eastern border of ukraine with russian forces and occupied crimea. it is the largest buildup since 2014 and is deeply concerning. the secretary is in brussels, as you know, last week. and this was a topic of major concern among our nato allies. it is not exactly clear what the russians are doing there, but it is certainly not adding to the security and stability in that part of the world. as for the politics inside russia, we are watching that closely as well. what concerns us most of the pentagon, htly, is russian malign activities. certainly what they are doing on the continent, but in cyberspace, election interference here in the u.s. and the way they interfere in oth

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc news.'ve dealt with their long olympics lead up — in the age of covid—i9. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high — the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer—songwriters of all time, the american pop star prince, has died at the age of 57. ijust couldn't believe it. i didn't believe it. he wasjust here saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions — a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories at the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery, with the hubble space telescope, our window to the universe. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... scenes of desperation repeated across india, as it grapples with a ferocious second wave of covid—i9. the country has again reported its highest numbers of daily cases and deaths. th

steve rosenberg, bbc news, krasnoyarsk.tested positive for covid—19 case one day after a travel bubble was launched with australia. these were some of the first passengers to take advantage of new rules allowing passengers to skip hotel quarantine. now a border worker at new zealand's auckland airport has tested positive for covid-19. prime ministerjacinda ardern says the worker was cleaning planes which had come from countries considered high risk, not australia. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a forgotten coffee species rediscovered in sierra leone brews promise for the industry's future. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer—song writers of all time, the american pop star prince has died at the age of 57. i was — it's hard to believe it. i didn't believe it. we just — he was just here saturday. for millions of americans, j the death of ric

steve rosenberg, bbc news moscow.rofessor of political science, who's work focusses on russian politics. i asked him how much of a threat navalny posed to the russian leadership. well, of course he's injail now and he's on his last legs, potentially. it's a shocking situation in which his life hangs in the balance, so he's not in a position to threaten putin directly, but the demonstrations today, which really crossed the whole of russia, all 11 time zones, demonstrates that the way he's being treated does strike a chord and does anger many russians, including many who don't necessarily support his political positions. there's just a huge sense among part of the population that the state deals with its opponents in a very uncivilised and inhumane way. well, if the worst were to happen, there have been warnings from the west, but what in actual fact is the west, is the united nations, the us, in a position to actually do with russia at the moment? well, of course, there's the possibility of even harsher sanctions inclu

steve rosenberg, bbc news, krasnoyarsk. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones.uesday will be another dry day with some sunny spells. but across the north of the uk, we can expect some patchy rain, courtesy of a weather front — you can see it here on the chart — drifting in from the northwest, moving slowly southeastwards through the day and weakening all the while. for much of england and wales, we're starting off the day dry with some spells of sunshine, although quite misty and murky for some of these eastern coasts. and through the day, i think we'll see a gradual build—up in cloud amounts. there may even bejust the odd rogue shower into the afternoon. for scotland and northern ireland, our frontal system bringing cloud, outbreaks of patchy rain southwards. behind it, the skies will brighten but the winds will strengthen, and it will be quite a chilly afternoon across the northern half of the uk. further south, we're looking at highs 15, 16 degrees or so, and as we go through tuesday night and into the first part of wednesday, the remnants of that weather fro

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc news.g in illinois. how one city has pledged millions to address racial housing _ pledged millions to address| racial housing discrimination dating back decades. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high — the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer—songwriters of all time, the american pop star prince, has died at the age of 57. ijust couldn't believe it. i didn't believe it. he wasjust here saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions — a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories at the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery, with the hubble space telescope, our window to the universe. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... scenes of desperation repeated across india — as it grapples with a ferocious second wave of c

steve rosenberg reporting from moscow.s priority a change of course in foreign policy from his predecessor, president trump. as we've seen, he's taking a much tougher stance on russia and china, he's announced the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. earlier, i spoke with the bloomberg columnist in japan, william pesek. i asked him what the us allies in asia make of all this. from the japanese standpoint, i thinkjapan is still trying to take a deep breath and figure out where things are. i think in many ways, in general, i would say that prime minister suga here injapan is very relieved not to be dealing with donald trump any more. certainly president biden and prime minister suga meeting this week. i think that these russian sanctions put japan in an interesting position because japan, for the last eight years now, has been trying very, very hard to, in many ways, strike a deal with russia on territorial claims. and i think prime minister abe — suga's predecessor — met with putin countless times to strike some kind o

steve rosenberg, bbc news moscow.a professor of political science who's work focusses on russian politics. thanks for coming on the programme. let's start with alexei navalny. how big a problem do you think he poses for president putin?— for president putin? well, of course he — for president putin? well, of course he is _ for president putin? well, of course he is in _ for president putin? well, of course he is injail_ for president putin? well, of course he is in jail now - for president putin? well, of course he is in jail now and l for president putin? well, ofl course he is in jail now and on course he is injail now and on his last legs, potentially. it is a shocking situation in which his life hangs in the balance, so he is not in a position to threaten putin directly, but the demonstrations today which really crossed the whole of russia, all 11 time zones, demonstrates that's the way he is being treated doesn't strike a chord and does anger many russians including many who don't generally support his political

steve rosenberg, many thanks.her the health secretary matt hancock breached the ministerial code after it emerged he has shares in a company that can bid for nhs contracts in england. mr hancock declared in the latest register of mps' interests that he acquired more than 15% of topwood limited, which specialises in the secure storage and shredding of documents. the government says mr hancock has acted "entirely properly" and has no active role in running the company. a leading pro—democracy campaigner in hong kong, the billionaire media owner jimmy lai, has beenjailed for 14 months for his role in large street protests two years ago. eight other activists also received sentences. this evening, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, called on china to stop prosecuting pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong, from where our correspondent danny vincent sent this report. crowd chants. outside the court, cries of hong kongers hold on until the end, but today's sentencing will be seen here as a powerful message to those wh

steve rosenberg, bbc news, krasnoyarsk.munity has the tools to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control in a matter of months. he was referring to the huge advances in vaccination programmes. deaths rose for the fifth straight week and more than 3 million deaths have now been reported to who. it took nine months to reach i million deaths, four months to reach 2 million and three months to reach 3 million deaths. we have the tools to bring this pandemic under control in a matter of months if we apply them consistently and equitably. nasa says a new chapter in space exploration has opened after a successful test flight of a drone on mars, calling it their "wright brothers moment." the drone, called ingenuity, was airborne for around a0 seconds. our science correspondent rebecca morelle explains. it was a flight that lasted just a0 seconds. but by hovering in the martian air, turning and then landing, nasa's ingenuity helicopter made history. applause confirmed. ingenuity has performed its first flight. and this was the mo

steve rosenberg, bbc news, krasnoyarsk.shing with the landlord over lockdown restrictions. icame i came here to speak to this man, not your security. you have failed me! a furious rod humphries, who co—runs the raven pub, had challenged sir keir while he was on a walkabout. after the labour leader entered the pub, mr humpries tried to throw him out. this man is not allowed in my pub! in the end mr starmer had little choice but to to leave. he said afterwards nhs staff have been working tirelessly to protect public health and that restrictions have been necessary to save lives. the scottish conservatives have launched their manifesto ahead of next month's holyrood elections. they're focusing on blocking any possible second independence referendum, and they're promising more money for the nhs. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. kayaking in the heart of the city. potentially perilous and certainly not for the faint—hearted. tories in glasgow used to be an equally rare sight. in recent years they've found some political bu

steve rosenberg, bbc news moscow. rachel denber who's deputy director for europe and central asiaat the advocacy group human rights watch. thank you for coming on the program. . let's talk about program. v let's talk about alexei navalny. program. . let's talk about alexei navalny. in prison, severely unwell, what is the latest in his position? we know he has been — latest in his position? we know he has been transferred - latest in his position? we know he has been transferred to - he has been transferred to prison hospital. he has been ill for several weeks now with respiratory, serous respiratory infection we have back pain and other symptoms. infection we have back pain and othersymptoms. i infection we have back pain and other symptoms. i honestly wish i could tell you more about his condition but it is very difficult to get objective and unfiltered information because the authorities have not let him see his own doctor. find him see his own doctor. and what do we _ him see his own doctor. and what do we know _ hi

steve rosenberg there from moscow. i'm joined now by william pesek.erg in tokyo. william, thanks so much forjoining us. i would like to broaden this out and look at the biden foreign policy and look at the biden foreign policy and how it relates to asia in particular. we've seen the announcement of the withdrawal from afghanistan, now we have seen the announcement of sanctions on various russian entities. how do you see the biden foreign policy?— biden foreign policy? from the ja anese biden foreign policy? from the japanese standpoint, - biden foreign policy? from the japanese standpoint, i - biden foreign policy? from the japanese standpoint, i think. biden foreign policy? from the i japanese standpoint, i thinkjapan japanese standpoint, i thinkjapan is still trying to take a deep breath and figure out where things are. i think in many ways, in general, i would say that prime minister suga is very relieved not to be dealing with donald trump any more. president biden and prime minister suga meeting this week, i think these positions putjapan engine

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steve rosenberg, bbc news moscow.ector of carnegie's russia and eurasia program. prior tojoining carnegie, rumer was the national intelligence officer for russia and eurasia at the us. national intelligence council from 2010 to 2014. we can clearly say that the west's relations with russia is broken. what we do about it? there is not a whole lot we can do to improve it in the near term. the major obstacles such as the military buildup on the border with ukraine and of course the occupation of crimea and eastern ukraine, the war that continues undeclared for almost seven years. those are not going away and until those are really resolved, it is difficult to imagine that the relationship will go through another reset, to use a term from an forgotten era, president obama's time in office. if president obama's time in office. , ., , office. if you were president biden, office. if you were president biden. what _ office. if you were president biden, what other _ office. if you were president biden, what other things - offi

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.he duke of edinburgh�*s death had reminded them all of the extraordinary impact he�*d had on countless people throughout his life. the former veterans minister, johnny mercer, has described the government as "the most distrustful, awful environment" he has ever worked in — where "almost nobody tells the truth". last night, it was reported that the former army officer had resigned from the role, after accusing the government of failing to protect veterans who served in northern ireland from prosecution. but, speaking to bbc�*s newsnight, he said he was "sacked by text", having already informed number 10 of his intention to step down. a coroner has urged ministers to tighten the legally binding targets for improving air quality, following the death of a nine—year—old girl. ella adoo—kissi—debrah, who lived near the busiest road in south london, became the first person in the uk to have "air pollution" listed as a cause of death, following an inquest last year. our environment corresponde

steve rosenberg reporting.lating tensions between ukraine and russia have been the focus of international talks between ukraine's president and the leaders of france and germany. volodymyr zelensky has been anxious to increase international support following the recent build—up of russian troops along ukraine's eastern border and in crimea. there have been tensions between russia and ukraine ever since russia annexed crimea in april 2014, and russian—backed forces seized a large swathe of eastern ukraine's donetsk and luhansk regions — coloured in turquoise here. a ceasefire was negotiated in 2015, but it remains fragile. 0ur correspondent jonah fisher reports now from the frontline near marinka in eastern ukraine. rpg shell. yours, or theirs? theirs. in eastern ukraine a war that had been dormant is coming back to life. just keep your head down a little bit. this is marinka. just a hundred metres separate these ukrainian army trenches from the positions of the russian—backed forces. for the last six years very

steve rosenberg, bbc news, krasnoyarsk. just some years now that has recently been confirmed and it'sent walter mondale has died at the age of 93. he served underjimmy carter between 1977 to 1981. he went on to run as a presidential candidate in 1984 but lost to ronald reagan. in a statement, his family said he died from natural causes. they described him as a good, decent and kind man to loved his state and kind man to loved his state and his country and contributed greatly to the successes of the past 60 years. confirming that the death of former us vice president walter mondale. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a fo rg otte n a forgotten coffee species rediscovered in the sierra leone bruce promise for the industry's future. — brews. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer—song writers of all time, the american pop star prince has died at the age of 57. i was — it's hard to believe it. i didn't believe

steve rosenberg has this analysis of the reaction from the kremlin.— analysis of the reaction from the there has been an an: the kremlin. there has been an angry resnonse _ the kremlin. there has been an angry response in _ the kremlin. there has been an angry response in moscow- the kremlin. there has been an angry response in moscow to i the kremlin. there has been an l angry response in moscow to the sanctions and the russian foreign ministry has accused america of aggressive behaviour and a dangerously raising the temperature of confrontation between the two countries. there has been reaction from the svr, russia's foreign intelligence service, which washington believes was behind the solar winds hack so the svr described that activation is meaningless blubber and what did russian state television say tonight about the new sanctions? as america gone bananas? how other two presidents going to talk after this? and that is a key question because talks or the prospect of a summit is exactly whatjoe biden offered by the putin earlier this week when the two men spoke on the television, t

steve rosenberg, bbc news, krasnoyarsk. you're watching bbc news.ht on another planet. that is the moment when the helicopter team at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory in california got the news they'd been waiting for, receiving the data from the ingenuity mars mission, confirming the flight was a success. the data took around three hours to get back to earth. i'm joined now byjoshua ravich — he's the mechanical engineering lead of ingenuity. well done. 178 million miles away. just talk us through how you embarked on this maiden flight on mars. , , .. ., , embarked on this maiden flight on mars. , , ., , ., embarked on this maiden flight on mars. , , . , . ., mars. yes, it is actually a long time coming. _ mars. yes, it is actually a long time coming, the _ mars. yes, it is actually a long time coming, the early - mars. yes, it is actually a long i time coming, the early concepts mars. yes, it is actually a long - time coming, the early concepts for this mission go back almost two decades. most of the team have been working seriously for five or six

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steve rosenberg, has this analysis of the reaction from the kremlin.nse in moscow to these sanctions. the russian foreign ministry has accused america of aggressive behaviour and of dangerously raising the temperature of confrontation between the two countries. and there's been reaction, too, from the svr — that's russia's foreign intelligence service, which washington believes was behind the solarwinds hack. the svr described that accusation as "meaningless blather". and what did russian state television say tonight about the new sanctions? "has america gone bananas? how are the two presidents going to talk after this?" and that is a key question, because talks — or the prospect of a summit — is exactly whatjoe biden offered vladimir putin earlier this week, when the two men spoke on the telephone, the chance to sit down in person and discuss what is a very difficult relationship. and that's especialy important now, in the light of east—west tension which has built up over ukraine and concern in the west about a russian troop build—up near ukraine's b

steve rosenberg, has this analysis of the reaction from the kremlin.n an angry response in moscow to these sanctions. the russian foreign ministry has accused america of aggressive behaviour and of dangerously raising the temperature of confrontation between the two countries. and there's been reaction, too, from the svr — that's russia's foreign intelligence service, which washington believes was behind the solarwinds hack. the svr described that accusation as "meaningless blather". and what did russian state television say tonight about the new sanctions? "has america gone bananas? how are the two presidents going to talk after this?" and that is a key question, because talks — or the prospect of a summit — is exactly whatjoe biden offered vladimir putin earlier this week, when the two men spoke on the telephone, the chance to sit down in person and discuss what is a very difficult relationship. and that's especially important now, in the light of east—west tension which has built up over ukraine and concern in the west about a russian troop build—up

the white house cited, quote, "russia's harmful foreign activities". 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg be president putin manouvering to catch president biden�*s attention. well, we're back to the question that we've heard so often, really — what is vladimir putin thinking? what is he planning? what we know, i think, is that president putin doesn't normally advertise military action ahead of time. so in 2014, he surprised everyone when he sent special forces into ukraine to annex crimea. this time around, moscow isn't hiding the fact that it is moving troops around, building up troop numbers — possibly to send a message to washington tojoe biden: "look at me, talk to me". and despite the diplomatic tit—for—tat that we have been seeing here, us sanctions against russia and today russian sanctions against the us, talks and the possibility of a us—russia summit — that is a possibility. but for that to happen, there mustn't be an escalation in tension. and the concern is, in europe, in nato, in america, that russia's actions are destabilising the situation. in the us city of chicago, hundr

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ck where he belongs — a gym session after the pool. he exercised for 30 years, week in, week out — until lockdown. jeremy has cerebral palsy. he need fitness for crucial mobility, to keep the life he wants to live. the activities many people turned to during lockdown simply weren't possible forjeremy — he needs to be here. it is absolutely brilliant. i actually got quite emotional about it first thing this morning, which i didn't expect to do. moving my muscles at the moment is like trying to move a brick wall. so, without having crucial facilities like the swimming pool and the gym, it can make things really, really difficult. the charity that campaigns for sporting inclusion worries about new psychological barriers after lockdown. over two thirds of disabled people are fearful of returning to places like gyms, and therefore i think it's beholden on all of us to think about how we make a particular effort to facilitate that. swimming is crucial to sporting participation for all ages a

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports on the moment a new russian hero was born.ecame part of a remarkable story. on the 12th of april 1961, a soviet airforce pilot, yuri gargarin, became the first human to blast into space. and on his descent, gagarin parachuted out of the tiny space capsule he was in. and he landed here — this was farmland at the time — much to the surprise of a five—year—old girl who was out in the fields planting potatoes. what do you remember most about this spaceman who's suddenly standing in front of you? archive: the next call| was at admiralty house to see the prime minister. mr macmillan said, "he's a delightful fellow," which just about sums up what everybody thought. how does it feel to have been part of history? hundreds of people have since travelled into space, but only one man was first, and russians are intensely proud of the fact that that it was their guy, yuri gagarin, who made history with his flight to the stars. steve rosenberg, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. we've just had the col

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports on the moment a new russian hero was born.nt into space. we can will never forget the moment is the first spaceman returned to us. he landed in yield, where she and her grandmother were planting potatoes. i soon where she and her grandmother were planting potatoes-— planting potatoes. i saw something oranre and planting potatoes. i saw something orange and beautiful. _ planting potatoes. i saw something orange and beautiful. when - planting potatoes. i saw something orange and beautiful. when it - planting potatoes. i saw something| orange and beautiful. when it came towards us, we were scared. then we had a voice saying ladies, wait. i am one of our guys. granny, i said, it is speaking russian, it is probably human. i asked how he got here? he said he came from the sky. after the space flight, communist russia celebrated. karin was a hero. at home and abroad. —— gagarin. when you see what he flew to spain and me hero is a word that comes to mind. he was launched into the unknown by an intercontinental ballistic missile. it ta

more on russia's response to these latest american sanctions, here's our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg that it acts according to reciprocity. so we are expecting a diplomatic tit—for—tat. america expelled ten russians, russia expels ten americans and eight us officials have been put on the black list. interesting that the russians have recommended that the us ambassador pop home for consultations. it is not an expulsion, but it's certainly a strong hint that the us ambassador should perhaps be in washington at the moment. but crucially, i think the moment. but crucially, i think the doorfor dialogue is the moment. but crucially, i think the door for dialogue is still open because in a statement, the russian foreign ministry put out and said that they noted thatjoe biden�*s wards, the relationship with russia and noted his proposalfor a summit. so, i would expect that discussions will continue perhaps behind closed doors and the possibility of a us russia summit sometime this summer. meanwhile escalating tensions between ukraine and russia have been the focus of international talks betw

steve rosenberg, bbc news. by the river without wearing a mask in densely packed crowds. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. we've just had the coldest april night in the uk since april 2013, the temperature fell to minus 9.a celsius in tulloch bridge in the highlands. now, we're going to have frost as we go through the next few nights, but we are looking also at sunshine and showers, some of which will be wintry. you can see the blue hue across the charts, but tuesday and wednesday in the west, not quite as cold. then we see a return to more of a northeasterly coming in off the north sea, so in the east, it will be colder. but what we have today is this weather front draped across some central and western parts of the uk. that's what's produced this morning's snow. some of us woken up to a covering. and as we go through the rest of this morning, it will continue to push down towards the south and southeast this afternoon, leaving us with a largely dry afte

i'm joined now by our correspondent steve rosenberg in moscow.al for inmates in the town of vladimir. —— alexei navalny. the prison service said his condition was satisfactory, he was being given vitamins and was checked regularly by doctors. that jar is a little bit with what his own medical team has been saying. in recent days they have said mr navalny plus my condition has approached critical. they say he could suffer kidney failure and go on to suffer a cardiac arrest. he has been on hunger strike since the end of march in protest at not being given access to his medical team. he has also complained at suffering torture through sleep deprivation, claiming he is being woken up on the hour every hour during the night. certainly the message from the international community has been loud and clear in the last few days, whether we are talking about america, the eu or britain, that message is to give mr navalny the medical care he needs and do not let him die in prison. we heard that from the united states, from the us national security adviser and

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let's get more from our correspondent steve rosenberg in moscow. how did he seem in court? hunger strike. she said it was great to see him. but despite looking gaunt, he was defiant. he demanded to be released. he said their cases were fabricated. referring to president putin, he said the president has no clothes. he said the crown is falling down over his ears and claimed the president could not care less about russia. russian are being turned into slaves. so, a particularly defiant speech in court from mr alexei navalny. what was the hearing about? this particular hearing was alexei navalny�*s appeal against the conviction for libelling a world war ii veteran. he is not expecting, i think, to win the appeal. the pressure is mounting on alexei navalny and his supporters. it emerged today that the authorities have launched another criminal case against alexei navalny for allegedly setting up their nonprofit organisation that infringe the rights of citizens. also today, mr alexei navalny�*s allies as said they are disbanding his offices around russia. this comes ahead of ano

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has more. it�*s understandable he looks gaunt and weak.ls in other cases. not a surprise, but, as i say, he sounded a defiant note in court today. a key court case opens next month, may the 17th. moscow prosecutors are pushing for mr navalny�*s network of regional offices and political movement to be outlawed as extremist, because they claim that it plans to upturn the constitutional order in russia through a coloured revolution. now, mr navalny�*s supporters say that is total rubbish, that this is all about stifling dissent, crushing dissent, and that the authorities are trying to gain revenge on mr navalny for his anti—corruption campaign. thousands of people who live near a landfill site in staffordshire, have complained that their physical and mental health is suffering because of its terrible smell. levels of hydrogen sulphide at the former quarry in newcastle—under—lyme, have twice breached recommended standards. the operator, red industries, has promised to cap part of the area by the weekend. here�*s phil mackie. this is walley�*s

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports on the moment a new russian hero was born.es mind. he was launched into the unknown by an intercontinental ballistic missile. it takes stats to sign up to that kind of mission. modern russia has different priorities. we had to prove not only to the rest of the world but our own people that we are a superpower. look at our muscle. look how powerful we are. still a superpower needs more than muscle, it needs heroes. only one man was first. in 60 years, many have gone into space, but he was the first. the film nomadland was the big winner at the bafta awards last night. the ceremony was held without an audience due to covid restrictions. the winners accepted their awards via webcam, although sir anthony hopkins missed his big moment because he was busy painting. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, explains. applause. in a year where cinemagoers had to stay home, best film of the baftas was one all about isolation. nomadland. nomadland, which is not out into the end of the month, is about a woman who's lost everything