bog. for300 up to our knees in an estonian bog. for 300 years on and off estonia was a part of russia ruled first by the royal family and the soviet union. links are deep and around one third of the people here have russian as their first language. the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since their first language. but since theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine at the government has steered a course firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been trouble bans for russian tourists and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view and not just removed from public view and notjust here. the other baltic states, latvia and lithuania are making a similar gestures. this was among the first a replica tank commemorating soviet soldiers killed during world war ii. it s been moved to estonia s war museum from the town of narva, which sits right on the russian border. the government sa
The afternoon. Some flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. Heights of lightning and rumbles of thunder. Heights 01 14 lightning and rumbles of thunder. Heights of 1a to 18 degrees. Through tonight, zones of wet weather pushing northwards. Some of the rain very heavy and thundery, particularly into the far south and southwest later in the night. A little bit chilly in the north east of scotland. Elsewhere, it will be mild, really wet to start across the south. These heavy bursts of rain will drive northwards through the day. Sunny spells behind, but some further heavy thundery showers popping up through the afternoon. A little bit breezy for some. Highs of 1a to 18 degrees. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The contest to be conservative leader and the uks next Prime Minister three names are in the frame, including recently ousted borisjohnson. In other news, at the china congress, president xis Predecessor Hijintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. Giorgia m
had performed better than hamilton last year and his victories were worth more than his. this is what the seven time world champion tweeted earlier. quite simply a thumbs up with a photograph of him and fernando alonso on the podium at the united states grand prix in 2007 in the middle of an acrimonious season together. make of that what you will. that s all from sportsday. we ll have more throughout the evening. this week on the show. pulling down the past. i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime but they should preserve the history and the memory. it s a question of symbols and for our people it is a symbol of occupation, it is a symbol of soviet troops, and we want to the new page. for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia. ruled first by the czarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine
for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia. ruled first by the czarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine in february, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists, and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view. and notjust here. the other baltic states, latvia and lithuania, are making similar symbolic gestures. explosion. this was among the first a replica tank commemorating soviet soldiers killed during world war ii. it s been moved to estonia s war museum from the town of narva, which sits right on the russian border. the government says it s to avert what it calls increasing social tension . oh, wow! look at this. very welcome! the t 34 was produced from may aos
anti semitic comments on his twitter account. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show: pulling down the past. i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime but they should preserve the history and the memory. ..feeling the heat. we re getting major fires every year now, and multiple ones. oh, my god! ..and up to our knees in an estonian bog. there s a lot there. there s a lot. for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia. ruled first by the czarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine in february, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists, and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view. and notjust here. the other baltic states, latvia