Putin colleagues you have all heard the address of the russian president Vladimir Putin as president he outlined the major priorities of our work for the upcoming year but he also outlined a number of fundamental changes to the constitution of the Russian Federation these changes when they take place and this will be done after the discussions as was said they will significantly alter a number of parts of the constitution and change the balance of power the executive the judicial and the legislative powers in this context it is obvious that as the government of the Russian Federation we need to give the president of our country the opportunity to take all the necessary steps and decisions and in this context i believe it would be the right thing to do in accordance with article 117 of the constitution of the Russian Federation for the government to resign. Im grateful to everyone ive worked with in the government for the steps and decisions will be taken by the president. Were to remai
Im dumbfounded that this government wont release the report about russian influence, because every person who votes in this country deserves to see that report before your election happens. Coming up after 09. 15 and all day on bbc news as part of our general election series, we take a close look at the town of Bishop Auckland finding out why its notjust brexit butjobs, crime and the decline of the high street that are among the big issues for voters. And coming up in sport Raheem Sterling is dropped by england after being involved in an altercation with liverpoolsjoe gomez at theirtraining camp, a day after they clashed in the premier league. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. From serious breathing problems linked to e cigarettes. Ewan fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive after his own lungs failed and he couldnt breathe. Doctors have told bbc news that the case is not an isolated incident, with one warning young people should never go near vap
On their ashes tour. Its just been revealed why batsman ben duckett was been dropped from englands ashes tour match today it follows an incident in a perth bar. In sharp contrast here more snow and ice are on the way with freezing temperatures likely to cause travel disruption. Stav will have the latest for us. A few snow showers and the potential of some significant snow. Join me laterfor the details. Good morning. First, our main story. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has arrived in iran shortly, where he will express what he describes as grave concerns over the imprisonment of the british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. The aid worker has been held prisoner in the country since april 2016, accused of trying to overthrow the iranian government a charge she denies. Mrjohnson is also expected to discuss britains wider relations with iran. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins. Boris johnsons first visit to iran could hardly be more sensitive. Last month he was
Kennedy school and Lionel Barber editor of the financial times. There are many things we can do, some overt, some covert, they all suffer from the same problems is the war plan and all the times they war gamed this shows the United States and allies winning. In the interim you nay lose seoul or have huge casualties along the way. The covert options include some that president obama attempted in his last two years in office, including a Cyber Program against the missile launches. But if it worked, we dont understand how well it worked. There were a lot of missile failures, we dont know how many were because of the Cyber Program, and then it seemed to stop working, and most of the big missile launches theyve had this year for the longrange missile launches appears to have gone along pretty well. So one of the difficulties of cyber is its hard to get inside and then, even if youre inside, its hard to know if it really is working. Rose we close this evening with something we just began cal
Kennedy school and Lionel Barber editor of the financial times. There are many things we can do, some overt, some covert, they all suffer from the same problems is the war plan and all the times they war gamed this shows the United States and allies winning. In the interim you nay lose seoul or have huge casualties along the way. The covert options include some that president obama attempted in his last two years in office, including a Cyber Program against the missile launches. But if it worked, we dont understand how well it worked. There were a lot of missile failures, we dont know how many were because of the Cyber Program, and then it seemed to stop working, and most of the big missile launches theyve had this year for the longrange missile launches appears to have gone along pretty well. So one of the difficulties of cyber is its hard to get inside and then, even if youre inside, its hard to know if it really is working. Rose we close this evening with something we just began cal