the results are coming in after russia s three day elections, with president putin s united russia emerging as clearly the largest party in parliament. the central election commission says with 25 percent of the ballots counted, united russia hasjust over 44 percent of the vote. it s still quite early in the process but that s down from more than 54% at the last elections in 2016. few critics of the kremlin were allowed to run with supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny among those affected. this report from our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg there s something different about a russian election. polling stations turn into music halls. buses turn into polling stations. we found this parked just outside of moscow. we asked, why in a bus? he couldn t explain. the authorities say the vote was transparent and fair. it looks like a regular election there are voters and there are parties to vote for. but, most opposition politicians and activists, in other wo
treatment for netflix series the crown as it scoops big accolades at the emmy awards in la. the ruling party in russia that supports president putin has claimed victory in the controversial parliamentary elections just hours after the polls closed. a state television broadcast showed a senior official of the united russia party, andrei turchak, congratulating a crowd of supporters in moscow on what he described as a clean and honest victory. the central election commission says with 25 percent of the ballots counted, united russia hasjust over 44 percent of the vote. few critics of the kremlin were allowed to run, with supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny among those affected. this report from our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. there s something different about a russian election. polling stations turn into music halls. buses turn into polling stations. we found this parked just outside of moscow. we asked, why in a bus? he couldn t explain. the authori
now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week we re looking at the world of extremism in gaming. also, meet your robot squash coach. let s play squash! and we all know that mosquitoes suck, but so do these anti mozzy machines. hey, welcome to click. hope you re doing 0k. this week we are going to be talking about video games, but not perhaps in the way that you might think. i don t know about you, lara, but my boy is now playing more games online with his friends, which means i m having to start thinking about the type of games that he wants to play and who he s talking to online. are you at that stage? we re not there just yet, but we are hoping, when the time comes, he is just now into the nice, light hearted stuff, and i really don t like shooting games. yeah, exactly. we know that there are constant suspicions about links between violent games and violent people, and that s something that infuriates the gaming community, but that is not actually what we are talking abou
dies at the age of 8a. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us military says it mistakenly killed 10 afghan civilians in a drone strike in kabul last month, missing the intended target. seven of the dead were children. this is a major reversal of the pentagon s position at the time, us officials said the strike was justified and righteous, because it prevented militants from using a car bomb to attack the airport.(read on our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, had this to say about the strike. we were at the scene the morning after the strike, and it was a really terrible thing to see. family members combing through the wreckage, trying to find body parts of their loved ones that they could bury. they were, of course, utterly distraught, and also furious at the accusation they had anything to do with isis. in fact, a number of the family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american troops, even, in afgh
the welsh government has announced tighter covid rules for people attending mass events. you ll need proof of vaccinations, or a negative covid test. the new controls come into force next month for venues like clubs and at sporting events. here s our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. thou shalt not pass, unless you ve got one of these not, the welsh government insists, a vaccine passport, but proof of either being jabbed or a negative lateral flow test. mandatory covid passes haven t been welcomed by the hospitality industry. at this nightclub, they say they ll comply if it means avoiding another lockdown. it s not ideal, but these are not ideal times. people come to the club. we already check their id, we search everyone. having them show a covid pass, it s not a big problem. you will go with it just to stay open? yes. football and rugby stadiums will check for passes, too, but the whole system depends on people taking tests and reporting their own results. the first mi