in the tver region. in st petersburg, a public memorial has been set up outside the wagner headquarters to pay tribute to mr prigozhin as well as his right hand man dimitry utkin. mr prigozhin rose from obscurity to a position of significant power in russia commanding thousands of troops financed and supported by some of the country s most powerful politicians. our analysis editor ros atkins has been taking a look at his rise and fall. well, we know that prigozhin took an unorthodox route to a powerful position in russia. in 1981, he was sent to prison for robbery and theft, and when released in 1990, he became a hotdog salesman in st petersburg. but by 1997, he was running a top restaurant and winning lucrative catering contracts. those brought connections to the top. prigozhin even served food to world leaders and to putin himself. and prigozhin s role was becoming about much more than food. in 2014, russia annexed crimea and launched an insurgency in eastern ukra
country s pre pandemic preparations before 2020. north korea fires a suspected missile overjapan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of tokyo and washington. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid 19 inquiry is about to begin. there will be an opening statement by the chair of the inquiry, baroness hallett, followed by a minute s silence. the session will focus on how prepared the uk was for a pandemic before 2020. joining us now from the inquiry is our health correspondent, jim reed . hello. just tell us a little more, if you would, about this first phase of the inquiry? of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by boris - of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry| was announced by boris johnson of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry - was announced by boris johnson back was
month worse off under the pay cap. but is a pay rise affordable? let us know what you think. we report on a scheme in glasgow to help refugees who previously worked as doctorsjoin the help refugees who previously worked as doctors join the nhs. help refugees who previously worked as doctorsjoin the nhs. lots of collea g u es as doctorsjoin the nhs. lots of colleagues who are doctors living here and they are working other jobs. some of them are even taxi drivers which has let down hope for a lot of people and when you hear about this, it has given us a lot of hope. hello. welcome to the programme. we re live until ”am this morning. we re also talking about endometriosis this morning, an incurable condition affecting women which causes extreme pain and often goes undiagnosed. under new nhs guidelines should improve the treatment people get, we ll have all the details. do get in touch if it s something you ve suffered from. use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you wi
flood prone island in the south of the country. storm bella brings gusts of more than a hundred miles an hour, with roads in parts of wales, and devon and cornwall blocked by falling trees. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prime minister boris johnson promises big changes are on the way for the uk following his brexit trade deal with the european union. in an interview with the sunday telegraph, he says he wants to focus on leveling up the country and spreading opportunity across the uk. mrjohnson said the brexit trade deal would provide new regulatory freedoms to deliver for people who felt left behind . but some fishing leaders have accused him of caving in to the eu and sacrificing their interests. mps will vote on the deal in parliament on the 30th of december. our business correspondent vivienne nunis has more. it s now 2a hours since the government published its 1,200 page trade deal with brussels. this morning, the chancellor