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
sport now time to cross tol sarah with the sport. departing coach kristian woolf says his st helens side are the best team of the superleague era. they beat leeds rhinos by 2a points to 12 to make it a record four grand final titles in a row. watching at old trafford for us was adam wild. the walk to old trafford one of rugby league s most prized journeys. leeds fans perhaps hadn t expected to get here this year. st helens fans well, they expect nothing less. three titles in three years lifting trophies, they ve had plenty of practice. and on the greatest stage, the biggest atmosphere experience counts plenty. saints through in an instant. matty lees with the game s opening score. leeds clinging on by theirfingertips. with theirs, saints were pressing further in front. john bennison touching down control. leeds now desperate for a way back, but with all routes appearing blocked, the story of the first half ending with a twist. the fightback? well, there is a reason
Inflation proof pay rise, we think thatis inflation proof pay rise, we think that is disgusting. we want passion and pointing out that that is plain wrong, working people deserve a file share of the cake and some dignity at work. deserve a fair share. pride in working people. to decency and pride in unions for this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds and these are the headlines. this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds and these are the headlines. voting is under way in italy s general election with opinion polls suggesting victory for the far right which would usher in the country s most right wing government since world war ii. in the uk, the labour party pledges to boost the economy and createjobs through investment in green energy with plans of making the electricity network carbon free by 2030. now time to cross to sarah with the
Rise, we think inflation proof pay rise, we think thatis inflation proof pay rise, we think that is disgusting. we want passion and pointing out that that is plain wrong, working people deserve a file share of the cake and some dignity at work. deserve a fair share. pride in working people. to decency and pride in unions for this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds and these are the headlines. this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds and these are the headlines. voting is under way in italy s general election with opinion polls suggesting victory for the far right which would usher in the country s most right wing government since world war ii. in the uk, the labour party pledges to boost the economy and createjobs through investment in green energy with plans of making the electricity network carbon free by 2030. now time to cross to sarah with the