a british man freed after being held by russian backed forces in ukraine describes how he was stabbed by a russian officer and thought he was going to die in captivity. and from a dead rat to an exploding martini glass. the bbc gets rare access into the cia s secret museum where thousands of exhibits and artefacts mark the agency s 75 year history. hello and welcome to bbc news. voting is under way in italy s general election. polling stations opened two hours ago. opinion polls taken during the campain suggest the country will get its first ever female prime minister, and its first far right leader since mussolini, in giorgia meloni. a win for her party would be expected to see the return of silvio berlusconi and matteo salvini to government, two men who ve had ties to russia s president putin. our rome correspondent mark lowen reports. there are some things that italians agree on they ve got the best coffee and food and many they don t. politics is one of them, and it s
which would usher in the country s most right wing government since world war two. heavy rains and huge waves cutting power to tens of thousands of people in canada. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool in the last few minutes, its deputy leader angela rayner has told delegates that britain is at a crossroads moment, claiming that the rights of ordinary people are under attack from a government more interested in the rights of big business. earlier the party leader sir keir starmer told the bbc that labour would reverse the government s cut to the top rate of income tax , saying the move was the wrong choice during a cost of living crisis. so long as i have breath in my body i will defend those rights and including the right to strike. and when in power, we will repeal the anti worker and anti trade union laws this conservative government has enacted, all of it. the tories are not on the s
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. italians have just one hour left to vote in a general election that could see the country choose its most right wing government since the second world war and pave the way for giorgia meloni to become italy s first woman prime minister. a right wing alliance led by her brothers of italy party appeared set for a clear victory when the last opinion polls were published two weeks ago. let s cross live now to rome and mark lowen. thank you very much indeed. the last hour of voting before polls close and an exit poll will come out which will suggest whether or not she has done it, all the opinion polls up until the election suggested giorgia meloni was absolutely in first place, a leading contender to win this election with her right wing coalition poised to take power. she has the largest party in the coalition could therefore become italy s first female prime minister and its first far right leader since mussoli
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