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good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. thousands of people have gathered on the streets of moscow, defying a heavy police presence, to pay their last respects to russia s main opposition leader, alexei navalny. the crowds chanted his name as his funeral service was held, two weeks after he died in prison. alexei navalny s mother was among the mourners allowed into the cemetary to see him buried, but his wife decided not to travel to russia. steve rosenberg, our russia editor, sent this report from moscow. they came to say goodbye to the man who had given them hope but died in prison. and outside the church, longer and longer, the queue of russians wanting to pay their last respects to alexei navalny. he was our hope, anna tells me. ifeel like i am burying our hope, anna tells me. ifeel like iam burying my our hope, anna tells me. ifeel like i am burying my own son. he our hope, anna tells me. i feel like i am burying my own son. i am burying my own son. he is ....
and could this olly alexander song finally bring eurovision success for the uk? a pretty cold start to the new month, some sunshine in the south and east but we will see some rain, sleet and hills move in. details and your weekend forecast coming up. it s friday the 1st of march. george galloway has won a decisive by election victory in the former labour seat of rochdale. the leader of the workers party of great britain took 12,000 votes, nearly twice as many as the independent candidate, david tully, who took second place. the conservatives came third with the former labour candidate trailing in fourth. azhar ali had been on the ballot for labour, but the party disowned and suspended him following comments widely alleged to be anti semitic. 0ur politcal correspondent peter saull has more. i do hereby declare that george galloway is duly elected. george galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliame ....
in russia, one of president putin s main critics is sentenced to 25 years in prison. main critics is sentenced we ll have the latest from moscow. main critics is sentenced for main critics is sentenced vladimir kara murza, the possible for vladimir kara murza, the maximum possible punishment, a quarter of a century behind bars which it sends a chilling message to anyone here thinking of taking on the kremlin. the prime minister under investigation after allegations of a possible failure to declare his wife s financial interest in a business that could benefit from government policy. the un calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan where a power struggle between two military leaders has led to days of fighting. and the rise of the low traffic neighbourhood in england. we report on the heated local debates for and against. and coming up on bbc news, drama at the crucible as a protester vandalizes one of the tables during a match at the world snooker championship. good e ....
at its fastest rate in a0 years, welcome to this special edition of your questions answered. over the next half hour, we ll be examining in detail different areas of the squeeze on the pound in your pocket and some of the solutions that individuals, and communities, are finding. so, we ve got a panel of experts. sarah pennells is a consumerfinance specialist at royal london, which calls itself the uk s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company. sabine goodwin is co ordinator at the independent food aid network, which provides help to those at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. and mercedes osborne is a mortgage expert at pointers financial based in exeter. welcome to all of you. and also with us this week, our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who s out and about giving tips to householders on simple measures that may help reduce energy use. we ll be withjustin a bit later. and as you can see, we ve got a whole range of topics lined up. but first, here ....
we will be examining in detail different areas of the squeeze on the pound in your pocket and some of the solutions individuals and communities are finding. so, we have a panel of experts, sarah pennells is a consumer finance specialist at royal london, which calls itself the uk s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company. sabine goodwin is coordinator at the independent food aid network which provides help to those at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. and mercedes osborne is a mortgage expert at pointers financial based in exeter. welcome based in exeter. to all of you. also with us this week is our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who is out and about giving tips to householders on simple measures that may help reduce their energy use. we will beat with justin we will beat withjustin a bit later. we have a whole range of topics lined up. first, kevin peacheyis topics lined up. first, kevin peachey is has analysis on working age benefits and w ....