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indeed, 0k, steve, thanks, steve rosenberg, - this address. steve, - thanks, steve rosenberg, our russian editor there. president biden and donald trump will both travel to the texas border with mexico today, to outline their polices on immigration — likely to be a key issue in november's presidential election. mr biden will be in the city of brownsville, while mr trump is expected to address crowds in the town of eagle pass, from where tom bateman now reports. searching in the shadows along the route of the rio grande. we've joined a night patrol searching a favoured landing spot for people who have made a perilous journey to reach the us. this texas rancher says last month hundreds of people swam and waded onto his land here. and we trace one narrow path in a global wave of the displaced. well, there are clothes everywhere, signs of life. this is treacherous for people making their way into america. angele, seven months pregnant, crossed the rio grande yesterday at 3am. herjourney from honduras's most violent city, gripped by gang warfare, b

first, our russian editor steve rosenberg reports live from moscow. steve: smiling, cracking jokes.was alexey navalny yesterday as he gave testimony in prison by video link. even court officials cracked a smile. today, russians prison service announced that mr. navalny was dead, claiming he lost consciousness inside this penal colony. russian tv rarely mentions alexey navalny, write out the statement about his death and then moved on to other news. it was vladimir putin's most vocal critic, a protest leader, anticorruption campaigner who had long clashed with the kremlin. i remember this six years ago. alexei navalny is russia's most prominent opposition figure and mr. putin's most vocal critic. he has been barred from running in the presidential elections. heas now been arrested by police. steve: in 2020 in siberia he was poisoned with a nerve agent, airlifted to germany for life-saving treatment. he accused the tremblant of trying to -- kremlin of trying to assassinate him. as a politician, he felt he couldn't stay away from russia. when he returned the following year, he was arre

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.may around the world at the news of mr navalny�*s death. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more. tonight, vigils have been marking the death of alexei navalny, like this one in tbilisi, in georgia. 0thers this one in tbilisi, in georgia. others have taken place in london and berlin. the latest and most high profile of vladimir putin's critics to meet an untimely end. a moment which has also been met with outrage from western leaders. make no mistake, make no mistake, putin is responsible for navalny�*s death. putin is responsible. what has happened to navalny is yet more proof of putin's brutality. reporter: are you looking at increasing sanctions on russia right now? we're looking at a whole number of options, that's all i'll say right now. we should be clear about what has happened here. putin's russia imprisoned him, trumped up charges against him, poisoned him, sent him to an arctic penal colony, and now he's tragically died, and we should hold putin accountable for this

steve rosenberg, - to let that happen. steve, thank you. steve rosenberg, russianl you.rant who piloted a dinghy, four of whose passengers drowned, has been found guilty of their manslaughter after two trials. ibrahima bah, who is from senegal, was convicted by a majority of ten to two at canterbury crown court. dominic casciani reports. a light in the dark. cries in the distance. the early hours of december 2022, a fishing boat in the english channel discovers a sinking migrants' dinghy. men swim for their lives. 39 saved. at least four drowned. this man in the blue coat, ibrahima bah, accused of their manslaughter. he agreed to pilot the inflatable to england. over two trials, prosecutors said he was criminally responsible for the deaths. when it began taking on water, he could have taken the dinghy back to france. one of the survivors from that night told the bbc everyone feared they would drown. people stood up inside the boat and then the boat collapsed. i don't know whether he is a smuggler, a refugee, asylum seeker, but he helped us and he saved us. i don't know w

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.is the producer of the oscar—winning documentary "navalny". i spoke to her a little earlier about the life of alexei navalny. what i think has to be understood with this question, which i've been asked so many times in the last year and a half of getting the film out, is that alexei navalny, the precedent that had been set at the time that alexei navalny went back was that anyone who tried to remain relevant from outside russia was was completely ignored by the russian people, because in their perspective, how dare you sit comfortably in germany and tell us what we should be doing, tell us how we should be reacting to the situation that we are living in. so for alexei navalny to have a voice, to be still heard and mean something to the russian people, he had no choice but to go back. and what now changes, if anything, in the kremlin? there is international criticism. there are further calls for answers. as we heard in steve rosenberg's report, the kremlin has been very silent about its

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. ground troops to ukraine. it comes after french president emmanuel macron said "nothing should be excluded" in support of kyiv. the white house insisted that the us would not deploy soldiers to fight the russian invasion. the leaders of germany, italy and britain made similar statements. police in germany have arrested a former member of the far—left red army faction who had been in hiding for thirty years. daniela klette was detained in berlin and taken to a region near bremen where she's awaiting trial for her suspected involvement in several robberies. the anti—capitalist group — also known as the baader—meinhof group — is accused of more than thirty murders. a dna test has confirmed that a terminally ill man who claimed to be one of japan's most wanted criminals was telling the truth. satoshi kirishima said he wanted to face his death last month using his real name. he was a member of a radical, left—wing group behind a series of deadly bombings in the nineteen—seventies. kirishim

steve rosenberg bbc news moscow.iona: a short time ago i spoke to a former assistant secretary deputy of defense who told me about the international reaction to navalny's death and how we can expect russia to move forward. thank you for being with us again. i want to start by speaking about alexei navalny. we are told his mother and his team have been denied access to his body. will we ever know what truly happened to him? >> we know what happened to him. vladimir putin and the government killed him, whether with poisoning or some other method does not matter. it is a tragedy on an international scale, and personal tragedy for the family because not only are they dealing with his death, but cannot lay him to rest. i am doubtful the russian government will ever release his body. i hope they do, but they may have reasons to fear having a burial plot where people can gather to memorialize thisreat patriotic hero. caitriona: his widow yulia has pledged to continue his work. in the nine minute video she urges others to st

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ow to soviet and russian historian and author of several books on the kgb and russian foreign intelliegence, amy knight. thank you so much forjoining us here on the context. i was struck by steve's peace with him when he said this was the 19th state of the patient addressed by vladimir putin, which is incredible. watching him over the two hours, who is he directing the state of the nation address at, who is his audience? the audience address at, who is his audience? tue: audience was address at, who is his audience? tta: audience was the address at, who is his audience? tt2 audience was the russian parliament, both houses of parliament and the ministers and high level officials in pickens government. other people coming in. yes, it was also a message to the russian people in general. i don't know whether many of them would want to sit down to a two hour speech. it was one of the longest speech is that mr putin has made. the way i heard it kind of a big pep rally. but only for putin to

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report from moscow.intention of staying silent. translation: my first trial, and now this retrial, - and all the other people on trial for similar so—called crimes, they show that russia has become a totalitarian state. he'd been charged with repeatedly discrediting the russian army. that's one of several laws brought in to punish public criticism of the war in ukraine. a show of support from foreign ambassadors in the gallery, and from his lawyer, as they sat waiting for the verdict. "guilty," said the judge. he was sent to prison for two and a half years. seconds later, on went the handcuffs. then oleg orlov, the co—chair of a human rights group that once won the nobel peace prize, was taken away and locked in a cage. among supporters outside, the mood was sombre. they see this as another blow to civil society in russia. it's the first time when such a well—known figure in human rights community is sentenced to prison, just for his opinion. what does this say about what is happening in russia today? it

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ath of alexei navalny, i spoke with samuel greene, professor of russian politics at kings college london. professor, thank you very much for being with us. i'd like to begin, if i may, with the latest news that we're hearing, namely russian authorities saying that the family of alexei navalny will not be able to receive his body until the postmortem has been completed. there seems to be some confusion with regards to that. what do you make of what appears to be happening there? well, the kremlin is hiding behind, ithink, some legalistic issues. obviously they have announced an investigation, which i think is going to be hard to believe it will be credible. but what they're really doing is trying to give themselves some time to get on top of the narrative and control the story, and make sure that information about the cause of death and the manner of his death do not make it into the public domain until they have decided exactly how they want the public to talk about this. you know, the

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.gland, as new official figures show the number of families living in temporary accommodation has hit a record high, including more than 140,000 children. the number of people sleeping rough is also up. the increases come despite the government vowing to end rough sleeping by the end of this year. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. station announcement: the train at platform four... for some people at london's paddington station, their train never departs. as many as 60 sleep in the station each night. here is, like, the warmest part of the station, really, that you can sleep in. that's why you've got most of the people sleeping here. joseph has been rough sleeping since last year, the last few nights at paddington. his entire possessions in one bag. if you can get a clear space, then you're good, but apart from that they've got these railings, stuck in between, so it's not ideally comfortable. the people here are part of a surge in rough sleeping across england,

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.on campaigner bill browder was a friend of alexei navalny�*s. he spoke to the bbc at the munich security conference. it's heartbreaking. absolutely heartbreaking. he was the hope for russia. he was what russia should be. he was against corruption, he was for democracy, he was for free speech and he was going against these criminals, these murderers, and he was calling them out. and the most important thing is that in spite of how hard they were grinding him, sending him to siberia and sending him to solitary confinement, he alwaysjoked, he always smiled and he always showed that nothing they could do could break him. and that symbolism for the russian people was so important because everybody is in one way or another imprisoned in russia, even if they're not in prison. and losing him, having them kill him — and make no mistake, this was a murder, this was a politically motivated murder — it's heartbreaking for me, for his family — most importantly for his family — but also for the peop

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ner, who heads the red bull team, has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour, after a series of messages allegedly written by him were leaked. horner was cleared yesterday of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague, following an internal red bull investigation led by an external barrister. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott has been following developments: a practice session at the head of this weekend for the grand prix ongoing 5a9 people involved in the sport received an anonymous e—mail containing messages purporting to involve christian horner in the list of recipients bad formula 1, the sports governing body in the media. and horner has been the principal for nearly two decades set i will not comment on anonymous speculation but i reiterate i have always denied allegations in this comes after independent investigations into allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him for may by a female colleague and that culminated in the parent company sing

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports from moscow. this was unusual.ack a candidate publicly in a foreign election. but when russian tv asked, "who's betterfor russia, biden or trump?" his response. biden. translation: biden. he's more experienced, he's predictable. he's an old—school politician. although we'll work with any us leader the american people put their trust in. the kremlin backing biden? now, that's odd when you consider what america's president calls vladimir putin. a murderous dictator, a pure thug who is waging an immoral war against the people of ukraine. while donald trump, the likely republican party nominee, has praised putin. yesterday, reporters asked me if i thought president putin was smart. i said, "of course he's smart," to which i was greeted with, "oh, that's such a terrible thing to say." trump's called putin a genius, too. if you were the kremlin, who would you be rooting for? which is why i urge caution, with a capital c, about these kremlin comments. i mean, just for starters, keep in mind that relations between russia a

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report from moscow.n. but oleg orlov, one of russia's most prominent human rights campaigners, had no intention of staying silent. my first trial and now this retrial and all the other people on trial for similar so—called crimes, they show that russia has become a totalitarian state. he'd been charged with repeatedly discrediting the russian army. that's one of several laws brought in to punish public criticism of the war in ukraine. a show of support from foreign ambassadors in the gallery and from his lawyer as they sat waiting for the verdict. guilty, said thejudge. he was sent to prison for two and a half years. seconds later, on went the handcuffs. then oleg orlov, the co—chair of a human rights group that once won the nobel peace prize, was taken away and locked in a cage. when oleg orlov was convicted on these charges last year, he was fined. too lenient, said prosecutors. hence the retrial and the tougher punishment today. in court this week, mr orlov said russia was sinking ever deeper into dar

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ter management announced a deal had been reached to end a six—day strike. unions had said there was insufficient investment in the globally recognised landmark. it is the second such strike at the landmark in the past three months, as paris looks ahead to hosting the olympic games this summer. let's go back to the us — to alabama, where we've been hearing more reaction to a controversial ruling affecting ivf treatments. a reminder — last week, the state's top court ruled last week that frozen embryos have the same rights as children, and people can be held liable for destroying them. at least three clinics paused ivf treatment in the wake of the ruling. on friday, the alabama attorney general said it had no intention of prosecuting fertility clinics. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more. there has been huge reaction by politicians across the country to this ruling, but it is actually local lawmakers here who are under pressure by constituents to come up with a solution.

thank you to steve rosenberg, russia editor there with the latest in moscow.om brussels, we will of course bring that to you. israel has given the first indication of when its forces might launch a ground offensive against rafah in southern gaza. a minister in the israeli war cabinet, benny gantz, said the assault would begin in three weeks unless hamas released all hostages. that's like taking a look at the live pictures we have from the region. it has all come as the nats won't run gaza health ministry says more than 20 29,000 palestinians have been killed and over 69,000 injured in israeli strikes on the gaza strip. rafah is currently overcrowded with at least 1.4 million palestinians sheltering there, after being made to move away from northern and central parts of gaza. mr gantz, a former defence minister in the israeli government, said the message was clear. if by ramadan hostages are not home, the fighting will continue everywhere — to include rafah area. we will do so in coordinated manner, facilitating the evacuation of civilians, in dialogue with our

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.any and sweden are among the countries announcing they've summoned diplomats from russian embassies in protest of navalny�*s death. there's new pleas for international aid by ukraine's president volydmyr zelensky, as russian forces make advances in the east. translation: now, the situation is extremely difficult _ in several parts of the front — precisely, where the russian troops have concentrated the maximum reserves. they are taking advantage of the delays in helping ukraine, and these are very tangible things. the shortage of artillery, the need for frontline air defence. we're working as hard as possible with partners to restore and extend support. speaking to reporters monday, president biden said he's willing to meet with house speaker mikejohnson to discuss a funding bill for ukraine. and as ukraine marks two years this week since russia's invasion, our correspondent andrew harding returned to the town of lyman, close to the frontline, to find out how people there are coping. h

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ey sanovich, a fellow at the hoover institution, stanford university and began by asking him about a picture he posted today — showing him together with navalny after an opposition rally in 2005. i was a student in moscow and i watched the political rise of navalny, the initially local activist, about issues about urban development. and i should say, the interesting thing about him was that, yes, he was against corruption, for democracy and free speech, but he didn't take an easy path arriving to this enlightened views. he himself is from a humble background. psychologically speaking, he's closer to putin than to boris nemtsov, who had a phd in physics and started as an activist interviewing andrei sapper. navalny was the son of a junior military officer with a rural background, so his path was not without mistakes, but i think what was unique about him was his capacity to learn. he moved very quickly, innovating all the time. his learning was not for the sake of learning. he brought u

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report from moscow.st prominent human rights campaigners, had no intention of staying silent. translation: my first trial, and now this retrial, - and all the other people on trial for similar so—called crimes, they show that russia has become a totalitarian state. he'd been charged with repeatedly discrediting the russian army. that's one of several laws brought in to punish public criticism of the war in ukraine. a show of support from foreign ambassadors in the gallery, and from his lawyer, as they sat waiting for the verdict. "guilty," said the judge. he was sent to prison for two and a half years. seconds later, on went the handcuffs. then oleg orlov, the co—chair of a human rights group that once won the nobel peace prize, was taken away and locked in a cage. among supporters outside, the mood was sombre. they see this as another blow to civil society in russia. it's the first time when such a well—known figure in human rights community is sentenced to prison, just for his opinion. what does this s

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.on to paris this weekend for talks on a possible ceasefire and the release of hostages still being held in gaza. the latest talks failed two weeks ago when israeli prime minister rejected a proposal by hamas as "delusional." israeli media say benjamin netanyahu presented his plan for the post—war management of gaza to his war cabinet late on thursday night. in the short term, his goals remain the same — the complete destruction of the military and political infrastructure of hamas and islamichhad. he also says local officials acceptable to israel should manage gaza once the fighting is over. many of the proposals are not entirely new, but it's believed to be the first time the prime minister has presented them to the war cabinet, which would still have to approve the plans. meanwhile, israel is carrying out some of its heaviest bombardment of gaza so far, mostly targeted at its southernmost city, rafah. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says 97 people were killed overnight. israel also

steve rosenberg, bbc news. they'll walk out from february 24th to 28th. it's their tenth strike in their continuing dispute about pay. the british medical association, which represents them, wants a 35% pay increase, which was previously rejected by the government. many routine hospital services are likely to be disrupted or cancelled. farmers have been staging a protest at dover against cheap food imports, which they say are driving down prices for british produce. tractors have been disrupting traffic around the port — our reporter simonjones is there. what is going on? this protest has taken the authorities _ what is going on? this protest has taken the authorities by _ what is going on? this protest has taken the authorities by surprise . taken the authorities by surprise and one of the farmers said they only decided to hold the demonstration at midday and by five o'clock there were around 30 tractors and they have been driving slowly around the roads of dover disrupting the traffic, trying to get into the

here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg.ed in prison a week ago, but when and where will alexei navalny be laid to rest? for six days now, in this remote part of russia, his mother ludmilla has been trying to recover his body without success. in this video yesterday, she said investigators were threatening a secret burial. today, claims that they have given her an ultimatum. either agree to a funeral away from public view, or the opposition leader will be buried in the penal colony where he died. initially his mother was given three hours to decide. she refused to negotiate, and demanded his body. a wreath from president putin, but not for alexei navalny. president putin was marking the fatherland day. he has made no comment on the death of his most vociferous critic. but reaction from america to the war in ukraine and alexei navalny�*s death. irate america to the war in ukraine and alexei navalny's death.— alexei navalny's death. we are announcing _ alexei navalny's death. we are announcing 500 _ alexei navalny's death. we

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.t japanese ritual that's meant to bring good luck and drive away evil spirits. despite its name, the women wore purple robes, and chanted excitedly, while they carried a large bamboo trunk as an offering. but they didn'tjoin the festival's main event, where a large group of nearly—naked men clash to drive away evil spirits. and before we go, let me show you these pictures from china. cities across the country have been lit up to celebrate the traditional lantern festival. each year it falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of chinese new year celebrations and symbolising the coming of spring. lantern festival celebrations have grown increasingly elaborate in recent years with epic fireworks displays, light installations and various cultural activities. some breaking news, egyptian security forces have said that qatar is to host mediated hamas israel chris talks this week. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a cold and locally foggy start for many

the bbc's steve rosenberg is based in moscow and here is his analysis. there was nothing fundamentally new in this interview , we heard everything that vladimir putin said before, it was a platform for him to express his vision, his thoughts on the war in ukraine, his vision of the world, vision through the eyes of vladimir putin, which he broadcast to an american audience, by americans politicians of that and the west, in general, and he did it, knowing that no one would argue with him. according to putin, the world is a world where russia is the victim and the west is the aggressor, nato, america, ukraine. he will never take responsibility for what is happening. this is the conclusion that can be drawn after watching this very long interview yesterday. a few days ago, tucker carlson said that he was the only one who, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of ukraine, tried to record an interview with vladimir putin, that there are these bbc, like other western tv channels repeatedly requested an interview with the kremlin leader, but the answer wa

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ine was on the brink of something few thought would happen — a full—scale russian invasion. our correspondent andrew harding has returned to east ——the east of the country. he's been following the story of one ukrainian soldier, a medic working on the front line, who he first met at the start of the conflict. two years of war, seen through the struggles of one ukrainian doctor. this was the first time we met oleg kravchenko back in 2022 in a besieged town called lysychansk. oleg had justjoined ukraine's army as a volunteer medic. look here. he drove us to his unit near the front lines. it's the same from russian, bomb. in those early days, a smiling oleg was full of confidence. it's my country. but the russians are pushing now. yes! bombing a lot. i hope maybe one and a half months, and we will shoot every... every russian. you'll push them out? yes. so you think you're winning this? yes, yes. but within weeks, the russians had destroyed and captured lysychansk. nice to meet you. it wo

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. spoke with samuel greene, professor of russian politics at kings college london. the kremlin is hiding behind, i think, some legalistic issues. obviously they have announced an investigation, which i think it'll be hard to believe it will be credible. but what they're really doing is trying to give themselves some time to get on top of the narrative, to control the story and to make sure that information about the cause of death and the manner of his death do not make it into the public domain until they've decided exactly how they want the public to talk about this. you know, the message from alexei navalny had been to his supporters, in his own words, never give up. he'd said, even if he were to be killed, never to give up. you know, what did you think about the future of dissent in russia right now, when you take a look at some of the scenes that we've been seeing? we've been hearing reports of hundreds of mourners, for example, being arrested for going out paying tribute, laying f

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ya where, for more than a decade, the family of this woman, agnes wanjiru, has been awaiting justice. she was last seen alive, while exiting a hotel with a british soldier. her body was later discovered in a septic tank near a british military base, leaving behind a two—year—old daughter in nanyuki, in central kenya. the british army training unit in kenya is a permanent base in an interview with the bbc, britain's minister for armed forces and veterans, has offered to meet personally with the family, and sympathises with the family's anger at how long the process is taking. i'm happy to meet and discuss, and understand as best i can. it's an awful thing that's happened, and her daughter is now grown up. the uk government is supporting the kenyans in their investigation whenever we are asked to do so, and we will support whatever requests are made of us in the future, up to and including charging and extradition. agnes wanjiru's family is in a decade—long quest forjustice. here they ar

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.6. he and his tv partner, si king, took their motorbikes round britain and the world, making shows about the food and people they encountered. dave myers was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. dave myers, who's died aged 66. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. thank you. overall it's been a mild and really very wet february, particularly for parts of east anglia. here is cromer in norfolk. some spots have seen as much

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.cience mystery". she appears to have become pregnant with no male involved. charlotte has lived with five small sharks in a fish tank in a shop for the last eight years. it's thought her pregnancy is likely due to a phenomenon called parthenogenesis — a form of asexual reproduction where a female egg is fertilised without the sperm from a male. it went missing in 1972, stolen from the back of a van. paul mccartney's most treasured bass guitar that he had played throughout the early days of the beatles vanished without trace. now 51 years later, it has been found, thanks to a campaign that was launched last year to reunite them called the lost bass project. so where has it been all this time? our arts correspondent david sillito can tell us. # love, love me do... # the beatles, love me do, and a story about paul mccartney's famous hofner bass guitar. he bought it for £30 in 1961 and in 1972 it was stolen. 52 years later, scott and naomi jones wondered if they could find it — and amazing

steve rosenberg speaking to me earlier.news. let's start with the top us diplomat, secretary of state, antony blinken. for more than a decade, russian government, putin have persecuted, poisoned, and imprisoned alexei navalny. and now, reports of his death. first and foremost, if these reports are accurate, our hearts go out to his wife and to his family. beyond that, his death in a russian prison, and the fixation and fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that putin has built. russia's responsible for this. we'll be talking to many other countries concerned about alexei navalny, especially if these reports bear out to be true. antony blinken there. the uk's foreign secretary lord cameron spoke to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. we should be clear about what's happened here — putin's russia imprisoned him, trumped up charges against him, poisoned him, sent him to an arctic penal colony, and now he's tragically died. we should hold putin accountable for this, and

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. as it lands on the surface of the moon. if all goes to plan, the odysseus will become the first commercial craft to make the landing. it will also be the first american landing for more than 50 years. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. on radio: im-1, odysseus lunar lander separation confirmed. - it's a spacecraft that could make history as the first ever commercial lander to reach the lunar surface — marking a return to the moon for the united states. the mission is being run by a company called intuitive machines, but nasa is hitching a ride on the lander, paying to carry six scientific instruments. it's a different way of operating for the us space agency. it's a legitimate question. why go back to the moon? we were there. well, we go back in a different way with commercial and international partners. we're having these landers almost become scouts for our human missions to land on the moon. it's been more than 50 years since the united states landed on the moon. the last

our russia editor steve rosenberg. our top story this afternoon.hone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers coming up: a spike in cases of alabama rot — the disease that's killed more than 300 dogs. coming up in sport on bbc news. no super bowl for him, but lamarjackson is named the most valuable player in the nfl as the baltimore ravens quarterback takes the league's top award for a second time. a national shortage of medication used to treat adhd is causing "real difficulties" for children and young people, according to the royal college of psychiatrists. it's calling for schools to make reasonable adjustments for students who are struggling. there aren't precise figures for the number of people in the uk with adhd, but it's believed that about 5% of children, and three to 4% of adults, have the condition. a national patient safety alert was issued last september because of a shortage of three major drugs for the condition, and a problem with the supply of a fourth. the department of health and social care says an increase in global demand

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.pent many years reporting on russia and alexei navalny, and he told us about what kind of man he was. alexei navalny was a very engaging man. he was an excellent public speaker. he was very funny. we saw he didn't lose his sense of humour right despite all that was thrown at him. he was a very courageous man, and the decision to return to russia in 2021 was an incredibly courageous thing to do. he knew that he almost certainly would be arrested, but he also was very good at persuading people. i remember a few years ago we were on the campaign trail with mr navalny, believe it or not, back in 2016. we were at one of his campaign hq in the ural mountains region and all of a sudden, there was this banging at the door and a kind of gaggle of pro—kremlin grannies had turned up, banging on the door, calling alexei navalny all kinds of names. and he actually asked for the door to be open so they could be let in and he could talk to them. and he managed to calm them down and even convince them

steve rosenberg, bbc news.sary at the end of this month. russia and ukraine have launched fierce counter—offensives against one another, and yet much less land has changed hands this second year compared to the first. the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at three locations on the front line and what they tell us about the conflict. it's almost two years since russia's invasion of ukraine, and the war has all but ground to a halt. this is the front—line a year ago marked in blue. this is the front—line now. it's hardly moved. in 2022, the first year of the war, 130,000 square kilometres of territory changed hands between russia and ukraine. in 2023, it was 900. and this isn't through a lack of trying. last year, there was a major counteroffensive from ukraine, and russia has made moves, too. but a breakthrough hasn't come. and to understand why, bbc verify�*s looked at three locations. they're all on the front—line. first, robotyne. it's a small village that was retaken by ukraine last summer.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.bc monitoring has been telling me how this story is being reported in russia. and russian state media it has been reported briefly. it was never going to be a story that they would focus on in any sort of detail. in terms of what officials are saying, dark hints of possible western involvement, for example. the speaker of the russian lower house said, it is brussels in the west that are responsible for the death of alexei navalny regardless of what killed him in the forests ministry saying that all of the statements coming from the west expressing dismay at the death, they had allegedly been prepared in advance. so that is what officials are saying. whether the public in russia actually believe it is a different question. we have been seeing reports over the past few hours of russians laying flowers in different cities across russia, notjust in moscow. as a tribute to alexei navalny. also importantly, on social media, we have heard of trolls and bots which pushed the kremlin line to pa

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.sefire between israel and hamas as "not very promising". qatar's prime minister says he's still optimistic that an agreement could be reached at talks in cairo, but acknowledges that time is running out. it comes as israel's prime minister vows to press on with his operation in gaza, regardless of international pressure. in a televised speech on saturday, benjamin netanyahu said nothing would stop israel achieving its goals, which includes destroying hamas in rafah where more than a million displaced palestinians are sheltering. translation: we are now fighting in khan younis, . the capital of terrorism, and in recent days we've reached places the enemy could never have imagined us reaching. we have demolished most hamas battalians, and we will not stop until we destroy all of them. this is a necessary condition in order to achieve absolute victory. meanwhile, thousands of protesters rallied against prime minister netanyahu's government on saturday, calling for an immediate election. d

we asked our russia editor steve rosenberg what he made of the interview.ay. we have heard most of what vladimir putin had to say before, this was a platform for him to cut across his recent narrative about the war in ukraine and his worldview, the world according to vladimir putin to an american audience, to the us political establishment, to the west in general, knowing that he would not be challenged very much on his answers. and the world according to vladimir putin is one in which russia is the victim and the west is the aggressor, nato, america, ukraine. he never accepts any responsibility for what has happened so that's kind of the picture we got in this interview yesterday. we should point out you have asked for interviews with vladimir putin over the last 18 months. yes, tucker carlson some days ago claimed not a single western journalist had been bothered to request an interview with vladimir putin since the invasion of ukraine. that is not true at all. the bbc and many other broadcasters, western broadcasters, have requested repeatedly and interv

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.d protests over navalny�*s death that began friday have carried on into the new week. hundreds of people gathered in rome on monday to attend a candle—light vigil, mourning navalny�*s death while demanding vladimir putin be held accountable. and as you heard steve mention there, yulia spent monday in brussels with european union officials, who are talking through how to respond to navalny�*s death. it comes as a number of european countries have summoned diplomats from russian embassies, demanding answers. our bethany bell has more now from brussels. the eu foreign policy chief josep borrell said alexei navalny have been slowly murdered in a russian child by putin's regime and it is a charge of the kremlin denies. during his talks with yulia navalnaya he had expressed their eu's deepest condolences. he said the eu wanted to support the political opposition in russia. by coming to brussels, yulia navalnaya has taken another step into the political spotlight. foreign minister said she ap

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia. 207 of its personnel had been freed. while, russia's ministry of defence said it was a straight swap of 195 people from each side. it's the 50th prisoner exchange since russia's full—scale invasion. and it's the first since the crash of a russian military plane that moscow said was carrying ukrainian prisoners. the cause of that crash remains unknown. now to the front lines of the russia—ukraine war, and in particular the ukrainian town of avdiivka. few people remain there after relentleess bombing by russia. its pre—war population was more than 30,000. now, there arejust over 1,000 people left. many have fled and many have been killed. a special police unit called the white angels goes door—to—door in avdiivka, helping to evacuate the town's remaining civilians. they've shared their filming with the bbc — and our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov has been looking at it. gunfire evacuation from avdiivka is literally a matter this is a special police unit called white angels. they've

thank you for that - update from moscow, steve rosenberg.s. new research has found that cancer survival rates in the uk are lagging as much as 15 years behind other major countries. the study, published in the lancet medicaljournal, shows that patients in the uk are given treatment less often than those in comparable countries. the nhs said more people than ever were being diagnosed earlier. the ministry of defence has suspended changes to the allocation of military housing after a backlash by some officers. under the plans, subsidised housing would have been allocated according to the size of someone's family, rather than their rank. the defence minister said the u—turn came after listening to feedback. the government is considering a new tax on vaping in next week's budget. the treasury believes it could raise half a billion pounds a year. currently, vaping products are subject to vat — but unlike tobacco, they are not subject to a separate levy. last month, ministers announced plans to ban disposable vapes alongside restrictions on flavou

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.urope correspondent sarah rainsford is in warsaw — and has more on what this means for any meaningful opposition in russia. yulia navalnya has really stepped deliberately and dramatically into the political spotlight with this speech. her grief at times was so raw that it was sometimes quite difficult even to watch. but it's her fury that she says is driving her on, and that leads her to say she can continue her husband's cause. and i think for many in many supporters of the russian opposition watching that, people who are feeling very despondent, they will have found it uplifting. i think she does have a certain moral authority and she clearly is a strong woman. but can she put herself forward as a new political leader? well, first and foremost, of course, yulia navalnya is abroad. and i think after she's called vladimir putin a killer, she would find it very difficult and dangerous, in fact, to go back to russia. now, as for navalny�*s own political organisation, well, it's been bann

steve rosenberg, bbc news.outskirts of rome, demanding action from policymakers on rising costs and other challenges impacting their livelihoods. farmers are angry at agricultural regulations imposed by the european union and they want a seat at the table with italy's agricultural minister.the europe—wide farmers protests originated in poland.0ur rome correspondent, mark lowen, has more. this is the latest battle line being drawn between the european farmers and their policymakers and we are on a hilljust outside rome where it farmers and tractors are coming to protest and more coming by the hour, actually, in a show of strength to show they have important complaints they want the government to listen to, they said they will blockade the ring road around rome unless they get listened to by the government. their complaints are very much shared by their counterparts across europe, that there are excessive eu environmental regulations on land, on pesticides and fertilisers, which they say are unsustainable amidst

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.y that's seen as a good predictor for the oscars. cillian murphy and robert downey junior took home best actor and best supporting actor — and the film won best cast in a motion picture. there were also prizes for the holdovers star da'vine joy randolph for best supporting actress, and lily gladstone for best actress in killers of the flower moon. in the television category — the bear took out the comedy series awards and barbra streisand accepted her sag lifetime achievement award. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a cold and locally foggy start for many this morning. temperatures fell in parts of aberdeenshire as low as minus eight degrees, but there was a widespread frost for many, the exception down towards the south—west. i'll come on to that injust a moment. but we had some glorious sunshine. despite that chilly start, a lovely morning across frinton—on—sea in essex. by contrast, into the south—west, more cloud, stronger winds and some rain arriving with this are