Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Its transfer deadline day but not as we know it, with one of the quiestest days in history. Well tell you whos been in business. Pressure on social Media Companies to stamp out racism. We hear what more needs to be done, with Marcus Rashford the latest target of online abuse. And big names from the Lgbt Community help the bbc kick off a month long celebration. Hello and welcome to sportsday. The January Transfer Window closes at 11pm tonight for efl and and Premier League clubs so were into the final few hours for new signings for the final stretch of the season. Last years Winter Window was massive Bruno Fernandes the headline deal, going to Manchester United for nearly £70 million. Almost quarter of a billion was spent in all there. In 2018, it was even higher. 430 million spent then, which included Pierre Emerick aubameyangs Big Money Move to arsenal. Its very different this time in 2021. And Austin Halewood is in the studio for us t
If no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is being presented by the russian authorities almost as a celebration of democracy. The kremlin just a few days ago described russian democracy as the best democracy in the world. Critics of the kremlin would disagree and would say that this poll is neither free nor fair nor transparent. Vladimir putin does not face a major challenge. There are three other candidates on the ballot paper, but his most vocal critics, his fiercest opponents, are either in exile or in prison, which kind of helps you to
we begin in the occupied west bank where the israeli military has launched a major operation against, what it claims are militants, based in the sprawling and long established refugee camp injenin. the palestinian authorities say, it s simply an invasion and that it should be seen as a war crime. at least eight people have been killed, and dozens injured. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the day ended as it had begun injenin with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city s crowded, decades old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they re seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began - an extensive operation last night against terrorism injenin. in rec
thank you for being with us. we begin in the occupied west bank where the israeli military has launched a major operation against what it claims are militants, based in the sprawling and long established refugee camp injenin. the palestinian authorities say it s simply an invasion and that it should be seen as a war crime. at least nine people have been killed, and dozens injured. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the day ended as it had begun injenin with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city s crowded, decades old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they re seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began an extensive operation last night against terro