Quarter of a Million People signing a petition calling for the display to be cancelled because of the bushfires crisis. At ten p m, Reeta Chakrabarti will be hit with a full round up of the days news. First, time for our world and one of the highlights from the team this year. Steve rosenberg explores how Vladimir Putins russia is trying to regain its influence 30 yea rs is trying to regain its influence 30 years after the fall of the iron curtain. Its 30 years since the iron curtain fell. For millions across europe, it meant freedom. For moscow, it meant the end of its empire. Todays russia wants to forget about 1989. But three decades on, russia is reasserting itself. There are fears of a new stand off with the west. The baltic has become one of the front lines of what feels like a new cold war. As russia pushes for greater influence, i ask its leader how he sees his country. I am on a journey that will take me back to 1989 and across europe, to find out what it was like for moscow t
And coming up at 3. 30pm its click, which has been meeting the young programmers of the future. Good afternoon. Questions have been raised about links between russia and leaked documents detailing talks between the United States and the uk. The papers were used by labour to claim the nhs would be on the table during post brexit trade talks. They were published on the Online Discussion Forum reddit. Last night, the site said it believed the documents are linked to a Russian Campaign to interfere in the general election. Our political correspondent, ben wright, has this report. A warning it does contain flash photography. Elections are about defence as well as attack. This morning, Boris Johnson was in stockport, saying the tories would provide more Grassroots Football funding in england. But today there are also questions about what role russia might be playing in this election. These censored, blacked out reports. This leaked government document detailing initial trade discussions betw
Including the next olympics and world cup. Its the final countdown to the general election with one last push from all the parties. Im here in crewe hearing from voters about the issues that matter to you. It is the eighth most marginal constituency, won by labour last time around byjust 48 votes. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Yes, good afternoon, rebecca, and we will also be talking about the World Anti Doping Agency, and how they have a band russia from all major sporting events for the next four yea rs, sporting events for the next four years, including next years Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 football world cup in qatar. And we will have all the weather, and an unsettled week ahead . Yes, it really is, really was windy overnight, gusts in excess of 80mph over the isle of wight, a bit quieter today, but much more turbulent weather in the week ahead. I will tell you all about it. Also coming up. One of the last surviving pilots from the battle of britain has died at the ag
Ukraine and russia sat down for face to face meetings about the conflict in donbass. The first time they have met for peace talks in three years. And that the Golden Globes it is the golden girls were nominated. Then ifjennifer aniston, jennifer lopez, all of them over 50. Doesnt that make you feel old . If you didnt happen to read the 300 page report from the House Intelligence Committee making the case that in donald trump, today you could listen to it instead. Lawyers for democrats and republicans spent the last few hours laying out their separate cases that could be made with donald trump goes to trial. To summarise briefly democrats presented what they say is evidence that the president subverted the country for the National Security interest but his own personal gain, and the republicans say there is no case and the whole process is an offence to those who support from. The chances that peoples mines will be changed by what we have today will be slim but the Committee Chairman in
In the rest of the days news five victims ofJeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew witnessed and hes also hit people giving massages in the sex offenders home. Their lawyer says the duke should back against comments testify in a us court. By french president emmanul macron that nato is brain dead. A man has been arrested on suspicion i heard that president macron said of murdering a 12 year old boy, nato was brain dead. I think thats very insulting who died in a hit and run outside to a lot of different forces. In the rest of the days news. A school in essex. Five victims ofJeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew witnessed people giving massages in the sex offenders home. Their lawyer says the duke should testify in a us court. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 12 year old boy, who died in a hit and run outside a school in essex. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. Lets cross to central london, where President Trump good morning. Welcome to bbc newsr