Also in the programme philippine Boxing Champion turned Politician Manny Pacquiao confirms he will run for president next year. And the first civilian Space Crew to orbit the earth returns safely after their three day mission. Its seven in the morning in singapore, and two am in moscow, where initial results from russias marathon three day elections show president Putins Party on course to retain its parliamentary majority. The central Election Commission says with 25 percent of the ballots counted, united Russia Hasjust over 44 percent of the vote. Thats 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. From moscow, Steve Rosenberg reports. Theres something different about a russian election. Polling stations turn into musicals. Buses turn into Polling Stations. We found this one just outside of moscow. We asked why a bus . We asked why in a bus . He could
Hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. Labour says there are questions for devon and cornwall police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth. How on earth do you get a gun licence in the first place? what background checks were done? i am glad there is the investigation already and to why the license was returned, i do think there are wider questions. The afghan president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. Translation: our dear country afghanistan is in serious danger| of instability due to the war. The reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority. We are taking serious measures to deal with this. As taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. Flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people as southern europe records one of the hottest summ
Instead of sending scouts to identify young football stars, and then after a trial, picking the best ones, artificial intelligence is helping take on the job, as omar mehtab has been finding out. Some of the world s biggest football talents are cherry picked from a young age, as scouts scour the pitches to find the best of the best. Well, they missed me. I have been in love with the beautiful game all my life. Granted, i wasn t playing many sunday league matches however in order to get spotted, what if you don t need to anymore? there is a new app that has popped up, called aiscout, and it is all in the name. Artificial intelligence is being used to identify and analyse videos sent in by whoever, wherever. It can be at your local five a side, or even just in your back garden. And you don t have to be a pro. The way it works is you follow the instructions given on the app, using objects such as balls or cones as markers for the alto pick up. Once you complete an exercise, you upload i
To the man who killed five people in the uk s worst mass shooting since 2010. The nhs warns that tens of thousands of people are risking their lives in england because they re unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. And a major us study says july was the world s hottest month ever recorded. And please don t stress the seals. A plea for holiday makers on the north east coast of england. To be more kind and respectful to the bathing mammals. Welcome to bbc news. A large earthquake has hit haiti, prompting fears that many people have been killed. Local authorities have acknowledged a number of deaths, but don t yet have an exact figure. The haitian prime minister says the quake caused several deaths in various parts of haiti. This map has been released by the us geological survey with the location of the 7. 2 magnitude quake 150 km west of the capital port au prince, close to saint louis de sud. The survey has issued a red alert for fatalities, saying that high casualtie
Commentator: look at this alix popham drives for the line he s there! alix popham s rugby career seemed timed to perfection. As he started playing, the game went professional. He was able to turn his passion into a well paid job. But he says after more than a decade of putting his body on the line, he s paying a high price. So these are the memories, yeah? that one is my last game for wales, against england in 2008, my last game. Do you remember the game? no, nothing. I know we won. I ve seen the jerseys with me with my hands in the air at twickenham, but i can t remember being on the pitch. So you played in the game, you ve got the shirt, but you don t remember the game at all? at all. What i ve been told is my brain was so inflamed at that period. And most. Most of my career, i ve said before, i can t remember because we were doing so much contact, my brain was inflamed. So you. The memories weren t storing. So you had an inflamed brain because of the contact you were doing. Yes. A