Hello. Fresh from an election victory, that critics say was rigged, Vladimir Putin has been addressing supporters in moscows red square. He has another six year term in office, having already led russia longer than any ruler since stalin. The kremlin says he won more than 87 of the vote. But there was no real opposition, with his main critics either injail, in exile, or dead. So, with such an iron grip on power, why bother with elections at all . Its about claiming legitimacy, say his opponents, for his war in ukraine. Steve rosenberg has the latest, from moscow. Vladimir putin after the landslide came the love. Vladimir putin portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. At a concert marking ten years since russia annexed crimea. Long live russia, he cried. Cue the National Anthem and some kremlin choreography to make it look as if putin is russia and russia is putin. Earlier we saw the crowds pouring towards red square. Thousands of russians had been given free tickets for the putin e
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If you have a disability . A Human Rights Watch dog has accused the uk and irish governments of failing to tackle problems like welfare benefits. Good evening. He made it look easy, the Late Night Television interview, and he made it an art. But now sir michael parkinson, a giant of british culture, has died at the age of 88. A big part of his success was the fact that his chat show was never an opportunity for him to show off, but for his guests to always take centre stage, allowing space to reveal a deeper truth about themselves. Its a humility borne of his humble roots, as the son of a yorkshire miner. Michael parkinsons work spanning almost seven decades is a catalogue of memorable moments, including no less than four interviews with muhammad ali. One of the first with George Michael after his arrest in los angeles for lewd behaviour. And his chat with madonna, whom he finally convinced to appear on his show after a 20 year wait. Our media and arts correspondent, david sillito, has
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