Hello and welcome to newsday. We start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russias president ial election, saying it would allow the country to become stronger. He had been the only serious candidate and now has a 5th term in office, after a landslide 87 of the vote. But there was defiance in the form of large queues at some Polling Stations in russia heeding the call of allies of the late Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny who urged people to turn out to spoil their ballots or to vote for any other candidate. Mr navalny died suddenly in a penal colony in russia last month. At least 80 protesters were arrested. His widow Yulia Navalnya cast her vote at Russias Embassy in berlin. There were protests held and queues to vote in a number of other countries. In london there was a line a mile long outside the russian embassy. From moscow heres our russia editor steve rosenberg. For Vladimir Putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding
So excited to indict the former president. They actually accidentally posted charges online this morning before the grand jury rendered a decision. Were not sure if the judge is going to read that decision. Were going to listen in as indicated. All indications are the leak came out this afternoon and could have been the d. A. Jumping the gun. Lets listen. If he tells what it says, it was to get a good look. So you all need to leave. I mean, politely and nicely. Youve had a long day, but these folks cant go until you all go. I know we had talked about leaving the equipment here. Dont leave the equipment here because youre not going to want to be here tomorrow. Youre welcome to be here if you dont have a rule 22 for whats going to happen tomorrow. Just get all that. So you find anything good happens, you have that stupid decision. You mind taking that . They can come to the election . You just want to put them down. The guy was right there on everything youre doing, okay . You have to wo
Manchester city could meet arsenal in the semifinals of the champions league. First, city will need to beat real madrid and arsenal, bayern munich. Good afternoon. The Chancellorjeremy Hunt says the Conservative Party good afternoon. The Chancellorjeremy Hunt says the Conservative Party is absolutely transparent about the donations it receives. But so far the party has neither confirmed nor denied reports its been given another £5 million by the businessman frank hester, on top of the ten million hes already donated. Mr hester has been widely accused of racism after allegedly saying the mp diane abbott makes him want to hate All Black Women. The tech boss apologised for making what he said rude comments about her. Heres our Political Correspondent hannah miller. Learning to use a camera on a visit to the university of sunderland, the chancellor and Prime Minister cant escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to the party. This week, they said that comments made by one of the conser
South koreans live in the shadow of their enemy, north korea. As young people shun a life of semi captivity, its numbers are dwindling, along with the hope korea will ever be reunified. Ourjourney into the Demilitarised Zone begins at dawn. We pass checkpoint after checkpoint accompanied by commander chris mercado. Freedom main, this is freedom 6. Over. See this Kind Of Blue Archway and the white sign beyond it . Were now entering the Demilitarised Zone. This is the most militarised border in the world. Hundreds of rounds of Artillery Point in both directions, and securing this level of access is incredibly rare. To our left and to our right, we have active minefields. Theres more than two million mines inside of the dmz. Freedom main, freedom main. This is freedom 3. As we drive towards north korea, we reach a small cluster of homes. This is the village of taesung, home to 138 people, many now in their 60s and over. Kim dong rae was here long before the korean war would decide the vil
Carers, young and old, paid and unpaid, the Unsung Heroes who do such a remarkablejob unpaid, the Unsung Heroes who do such a remarkable job looking after a loved ones. Some people have criticised me for going on and on about carers. Even saying it is only because i have been a care at most of my life for my mum, for my nana, for my son. But let others tell them this. It is because of real Life Experiences like mine and the real Life Experiences of millions of people that Liberal Democrats will always be the political price of our countrys carers. Political voice of our countrys carers. Only we truly understand if you care about the nhs, you have to care about care. But like so many big challenges, Fixing Social Cable take a different kind of politics. Because it needs a long term agreement, one that will stand the test of time, and last beyond one parliament and one partys turn in government. That is why we are calling on all parties to include in their manifestos Cast Iron Commitment