Catherine philp is world Affairs Editor at The Times. Shes reported from War Zones for decades, and recently accompanied ukrainian forces across the border into kursk. So, i was coming into ukraine for. Ive been coming on and off since before the invasion, and this was a long scheduled visit. Itjust so happened that it came at a time when ukrainian forces had crossed the border into russia. So, obviously, my immediate question was, can we go . Can we get there . Setting it up with The Ukrainians was not the hard bit. Actually, it was convincing my editors and, you know, layers of management back at The Times that this was a safe thing to do, or that we could mitigate the risks involved in it. Because they werent just about the danger there. They were also these legal risks about. The legal consequences of illegally crossing into russia, which is how the russian government have perceived the trip. But you obviously persuaded them, cos you went. Just to explain, then, who you did speak t
Our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg reports. This is the closest we were allowed to get to russias most famous prisoner. Wed been let inside the High Securityjail where Alexei Navalny is already incarcerated. But journalists werent allowed into the makeshift courtroom. We had to watch on a screen. For the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. He was found guilty on extremism charges. Punishment more jail time. He was handed a 19 Year Prison Sentence. We may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed to the press and to the public and held in a high security prison. Describing this trial as Behind Closed Doors feels like an understatement. Ahead of the verdict, in a message online, mr navalny wrote that a long Prison Sentence for him was designed to scare russians. He revealed hed soon be on trial again for terrorism. They chant. A charismatic Protest Leader and Anti Corruption crusade
will deliver and we will deliver and we will deliver. south korea goes on high alert for what could be the most powerful storm ever to hit the country. and a rare legal victory for donald trump as a judge grants his demand for independent oversight of material taken from his florida home during last month s fbi search. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore and 6:00 in the evening in the canadian province of saskatchewan, where police have said one of the two men suspected of killing ten people in a series of stabbings has been found dead. officers also revealed the two suspects were brothers and say the second is still at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. azadeh moshiri has the latest. a manhunt is under way in canada for two brothers suspected of stabbing several people to death and injuring others in the province o
florida home during last month s fbi search. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 7 in the morning in singapore and midnight in london where liz truss, who has been elected leader of the conservative party, is preparing to become britain s next prime minister. borisjohnson is due to announce his resignation to the queen later on tuesday, and the monarch will then invite ms truss to form a government. our first report is from our political editor, chris mason. liz truss arrived as foreign secretary and would leave as tomorrow s prime minister the final act of the contest to replace boris johnson the outcome. inside, an expectant crowd after a long campaign awaits the candidates. rishi sunak and liz truss. and then, the result. i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader. of the conservative and unionist party. the words to follow her winning, in the han
these improvements in the way we run our railways are in the interests of the travelling public. this afternoon, both sides have said they ll start fresh talks tomorrow. also tonight: a tablet for every day but what s going to happen to vulnerable patients when some pharmacists stop supplying calendar blister packs? the prince we ve watched since he was a child turns a0 it comes as william takes more royal responsibilities. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll head live to st george s park, where the england lionesses are preparing for the start of next month s european championship. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. millions of passengers have faced disruption today after the biggest strike on britain s railways for 30 years got under way. the rmt union and rail bosses say they will resume talks tomorrow but even if there s any progress, it will come too late to avoid disruption on thursday, the next planned day of the