the bbc s sarah rainsford has this report for us. alexei navalny was a man who dared to speak out in a country where dissent is dangerous. as news of the opposition activist s death spread, russians gathered to remember him. no mass protest or public fury, just silent tribute at monuments to victims of public repression. there were a handful of arrests. shouts of shame as this man was dragged off by police. but mostly people seemed stunned. i was seeing the news on my phone. my first reaction was, like, it sjustajoke. but the news came more and more and more. and i was crying for one hour. i was with my friends and i was broken. i really thought that it couldn t happen. like, never. for alexei navalny s wife, this news had long been her worst fear. translation: if it s true, i want vladimir putin, - his entourage, his friends and government to know that they will be held responsible. navalny knew his politics put him in the firing line. his campaign against corruption cou
for mr navalny s death and that it was yet more proof of his brutality. the bbc s sarah rainsford has this report for us. alexei navalny was a man who dared to speak out in a country where dissent is dangerous. as news of the opposition activist s death spread, russians gathered to remember him. no mass protest or public fury, just silent tribute at monuments to victims of political repression. there were shouts of shame as this man was dragged off by police. but mostly people seemed stunned. i was seeing the news on my phone. my first reaction was, like, it sjust a joke. but the news came more and more and more. and i was crying for one hour. i was with my friends and i was broken. i really thought that it couldn t happen. like, never. for alexei navalny s wife, this news had long been feared. translation: if it is true, i want vladimir putin, - his entourage, his friends and government to know that they will be held responsible. alexei navalny knew his politics put him in
we ll be looking at how the path america has taken compares to other countries around the world. the uk prime minister borisjohnson says he intends to take the country forward as backbench conservative mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. i have to listen to all sorts of criticism that part of myjob as leader. police in norway say they re treating a shooting at a gay nightclub as a terrorist attack. a third day of strike action on the uk s rail network begins, with only a fifth of train services expected to run. and it is the fourth day of glastonbury. sir paul mccartney will headline tonight two years after his original performance date was cancelled because the covid pandemic. that is where he is playing. the pyramid stage. last night it was the youngest performer ever to play. for mccartney will be the oldest. paul mccartney. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. abortion clinics are closing this weekend in more than a d
procedures, in other countries around the world. police in norway say they re treating a shooting at a guy nightclub as a terrorist attack. a second earthquake rocks an area in south eastern afghanistan causing yet more death and destruction. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, says he intends to take the country forward as backbench conservative mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. i have to listen to all sorts of criticism that part of myjob as leader. and it s day two of performances at glastonbury sir paul mccartney is the saturday night headliner. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. abortion clinics are closing this weekend, in more than a dozen republican controlled us states. that s after the conservative dominated supreme court, overturned decades of constitutional protection for abortion rights. it s a decision that s divided america with conservative and religious groups celebrating victory. for others, it s