there is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. they will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. later, some rain in northern ireland. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, 18th march. vladimir putin has claimed victory in russia s presidential election. without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. at least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising polling stations. foreign secretary david cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. he said, this is not what free and fair elections look like. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. russia s president is sounding more confident than ever. translation: whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. then, mr putin s first public comments on the death ofjailed opp
an act of kindness or a cynical ploy to win over poorer customers? drugs giant pfizer says it ll no longer make profts from medicines it sells to the world s low income countries. ukraine takes its conflict with russia to the big screen. hello there and a very warm welcome to the programme. the gunman who shot dead nineteen children and two teachers at an elementary school in texas is reported to have posted three online warnings before his attack on tuesday. the governor of texas greg abbott said salvador ramos wrote first that he was going to shoot his grandmother, then that he had done so. he then declared he was going to shoot up an elementary school. this message was sent only 15 minutes before he reached the school. the 18 year old was killed by border police. the attack took place in the town of uvalde in southern texas. our north america editor sarah smith is there and has been speaking to members of the community about how they re coping. the heartbreak is painfully
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