If no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is being presented by the russian authorities almost as a celebration of democracy. The kremlin just a few days ago described russian democracy as the best democracy in the world. Critics of the kremlin would disagree and would say that this poll is neither free nor fair nor transparent. Vladimir putin does not face a major challenge. There are three other candidates on the ballot paper, but his most vocal critics, his fiercest opponents, are either in exile or in prison, which kind of helps you to
In the diagnosis and treatment of tb. And, the Healing Power Of Sport the former servicemen who say its given them focus for the future. A marker on day one of the new formula one season. He is fastest in both practice sessions ahead of the australian grand prix. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Police investigating the westminster attacks say they made two further significant arrests overnight in the West Midlands and in north west england. Theyve appealed for information to trace any associates of the attacker Khalid Masood as they continue to build a picture of his movements in the months before he killed four people outside the houses of parliament. Richard lister reports. Posing for a school photo at the age of 1a, Adrian Russell ajao who would change his name to Khalid Masood one day and launch a murderous attack in london. The questions for police are why and who helped . Most of the arrests so far have come as a result of the Police Operation in birmingham whe
Get an interview with siri, by the way. Tomorrow is day one of the fed meeting with most economists saying a rate hike is off the table. When will we see any movement on Monetary Policy . Well be joined live here at the new york stock exchange. And oil, the highest its been. Hes holding to that forecast. We begin with microsofts blockbuster acquisition of linkedin, announced just before the opening this morning. Jon fortt spoke with both ceos. Jon . Microsoft wants to get bigger, but to do that it needs online professional Services Running on the platform. Linkedin has got more than 430 million members, but only about a quarter of them sign in during any given month and to change that, its been promoting itself more than just the biggest place to find a job online. Its promoted it through news stories, training courses and more. Linkedin was approached when stock was lower. Take a listen. We were talk in february about whats the next phase . Can we complete it more tastefully and wbett
Police chief Timothy Longo saying that Jesse Matthew is somebody they want to talk to but he is a few steps away from saying he is an actual suspect. There have been Something Like 900 tips that have come in according to other representatives of law enforcement. Now what as they wait for that forensic testing result that longo said could be tomorrow . It could come tuesday, but hes not really sure when. I think there are several layers of things that are happening. The investigation will continue. They do say that that they will not have the Community Volunteer any more. It will be a targeted professional search and rescue that will be very focused, very targeted. They are waiting for the forensic result and i think they are looking for Jesse Matthew and i think that they will be trying to arrest him. It was a little surprising. They were asking people in this kmou community in the county, if you see any unusual tire tracks on your large plots of land, please let us know. That call out
Thousands of high net-worth individuals are increasingly dipping their toes in foreign waters to diversify their wealth, set up alternative residencies, conduct business or just pursue a better quality of life. It could be a sign of things to come - Issue Date: Oct 02, 2022