As his opponents are either dead, in prison or in exile. The authorities have called on Security Officers to be vigilant, after vandalism at some Polling Stations on friday. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has more. Russias democracy is the best in the world the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man who has been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says, i trust him. But not everyone who came out today was voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. And green ink poured into a b
But so far only a tiny fraction of the affected area, less than 5 m has been searched. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, and authorities are expecting the death toll to rise significantly. Wildfires in the area are still burning with firefighters working to bring them under control. These pictures are from the Us National Guard which is providing assistance. Hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. But maui locals say much more help is needed. Hawaiis governor has given this update. It isa it is a harrowing sight in maui. The police in this division, when you do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it is very difficult for them, ultimately will be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. I do expect the numbers to rise. More now from our North America correspondent sophie long who is in maui. The death toll now stands at 93 but we are told that that will rise. Over the past five days we have heard countless harrowin
High street chain wilko says it has appointed Administrators after failing to secure a rescue deal. You will remember this chain has been in the news for the last couple of weeks with concerns over whether it will be rescued. It looks like the rescue deal has fallen through and they have appointed Administrators. 12,000 people, it looks like, at risk potentially, following the news that wilko has appointed Administrators. We will bring you any more detail when we get the story but the Breaking News, wilko, the high street chain, has appointed Administrators. Here in the uk, police and the West Midlands say they are treating a fire at a Well Known18th century pub near dudley as arson. The cricket house, described as britains One Ovest Pub was largely destroyed by the blaze, it was then bulldozed with the local council said was unauthorised, unacceptable and possibly unlawful. Here is louisa pilbeam. Whats left of the 250 year old pub has now been searched by a Specialist Fire Service do
A sharp fall in its net profit, slipping 25 in 2023 compared to the previous year. Aramco attributed the downturn to Lower Crude Oil prices and decreased production. The companys net income dropped from 161 billion in 2022 to 121 billion last year. Despite the challenges posed by declining oil prices, aramco will increase its dividend payments, providing a much needed financial boost to saudi arabia. Lets get more now from our middle east Business Correspondent sameer hashmi. With a big fall off in profit, why is it increasing its dividend . It its dividend . Is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is still the second best performance in terms of annual results at 121 billion. Two reasons why they increased the dividend pay out. Number one, Aramco Abbott is the main driver of the Saudi Arabian economy. Saudi owned entities own 19 of it and they rely heavily on that income to really find some these massive projects inside arabia. They tried to keep the
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