footballing legend jimmy greaves has died. he was 81. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s marathon parliamentary election is over, and the authorities insist it was transparent and fair, despite widespread allegations of electoral fraud. according to an exit poll quoted by russian media, vladimir putin s united russia party has scored a resounding win but many prominent opposition politicians were barred from standing, with some even forced to flee the country. this report is from our correspondent steve rosenberg in moscow. there s something rather odd about a russian election. polling stations turn into musicals. buses turn into polling stations. we found this one just outside of moscow. they were surprised to see us. and across russia, they have been voting for three days. it looks like a regular election. there are voters and there are parties to vote for, but most opposition politicians and activists in other words, the kremli
-ot away and try and deal with it. he s got good away and try and deal with it. he s got good relationships with party base as got good relationships with party base as well as his experience of having base as well as his experience of having worked in many different government departments. i think on the face government departments. i think on the face of government departments. i think on the face of it, you re right, it does the face of it, you re right, it does sound like a demotion. that s why i does sound like a demotion. that s why i thihk does sound like a demotion. that s why i think it was dressed up slightly with giving him the leveling up. that gives him space to perhaps leveling up. that gives him space to perhaps interfere with other departments. another big challenge that the departments. another big challenge that the government is facing, particularly with the snp green coatition particularly with the snp green coalition and narratives around
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is broadcaster penny smith and former conservative adviser mo hussein. well, well, well, nobody predicted this level of blood on the walls after mrjohnson s day of the long knives. a ruthless purge of senior members of his cabinet, once trusted lieutenants, cocks of the walk, now roadkill political casualties of a prime minister with an eye on the next election and a desire to level up. most, but not all the papers have coverage of the gory details of the reshuffle. check out the times johnson wields axe in cabinet reshuffle. the guardian says the prime minister s changes are laying the groundwork for the next general election, with a focus on levelling up . the ft says the reshuffle is an attempt by the prime minister to revive his reform agenda, and improve the uk s standing on the world stage. the telegraph says the reshuffle was more extensive than expected, with numerous t
hurricane ida makes landfall wiping out all power in new orleans. the danger is not weakening at all. we re hearing reports of flood waters rising in many communities. are trees coming down, bringing down power lines. roots collapsing. people travelling to the uk from canada, denmark and 5 other new green list countries will not need to isolate as the uk s latest covid travel rules come into force. a new law is being introduced to make school uniforms cheaper in england and wales this autumn, but won t be in place in time for the new school year american actor ed asner best known for playing fictional tv newsman lou grant and voicing the lead of the animated film up , has died aged 91. and coming up this hour. we look at the future of staycations after a bumper yearfor uk holidays, as many of us have opted to holiday at home due to the uncertainty around covid travel restrictions. rockets have been fired towards kabul international airport, where the us evacuation ope
of this academic year. good morning. paralympics gb win gold number 2a in tokyo. wheelchair racer andrew small claims a 100 metre title, with team mate harri jenkins winning bronze. good morning. today once again is going to be a fairly cloudy day, that cloud thick enough especially in the east and south east for some drizzle. brighterskies in the east and south east for some drizzle. brighter skies will be in parts of the west. all the details and about 25 minutes. good morning. it s monday the 30th of august. our top story. the uk will reach out to other countries today to exert pressure on the taliban to respect human rights in afghanistan and to honour its promise of granting safe passage for those with permission to leave. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, will take part in a series of diplomatic meetings as the final uk troops return from kabul. jon donnison has the details. back in britain. some of the final raf planes from kabul arriving at brize norton airbase i