Hello and welcome to newsday. We start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russias president ial election, saying it would allow the country to become stronger. He had been the only serious candidate and now has a 5th term in office, after a landslide 87 of the vote. But there was defiance in the form of large queues at some Polling Stations in russia heeding the call of allies of the late Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny who urged people to turn out to spoil their ballots or to vote for any other candidate. Mr navalny died suddenly in a penal colony in russia last month. At least 80 protesters were arrested. His widow Yulia Navalnya cast her vote at Russias Embassy in berlin. There were protests held and queues to vote in a number of other countries. In london there was a line a mile long outside the russian embassy. From moscow heres our russia editor steve rosenberg. For Vladimir Putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding
South koreans live in the shadow of their enemy, north korea. As young people shun a life of semi captivity, its numbers are dwindling, along with the hope korea will ever be reunified. Ourjourney into the Demilitarised Zone begins at dawn. We pass checkpoint after checkpoint accompanied by commander chris mercado. Freedom main, this is freedom 6. Over. See this Kind Of Blue Archway and the white sign beyond it . Were now entering the Demilitarised Zone. This is the most militarised border in the world. Hundreds of rounds of Artillery Point in both directions, and securing this level of access is incredibly rare. To our left and to our right, we have active minefields. Theres more than two million mines inside of the dmz. Freedom main, freedom main. This is freedom 3. As we drive towards north korea, we reach a small cluster of homes. This is the village of taesung, home to 138 people, many now in their 60s and over. Kim dong rae was here long before the korean war would decide the vil
Carers, young and old, paid and unpaid, the Unsung Heroes who do such a remarkablejob unpaid, the Unsung Heroes who do such a remarkable job looking after a loved ones. Some people have criticised me for going on and on about carers. Even saying it is only because i have been a care at most of my life for my mum, for my nana, for my son. But let others tell them this. It is because of real Life Experiences like mine and the real Life Experiences of millions of people that Liberal Democrats will always be the political price of our countrys carers. Political voice of our countrys carers. Only we truly understand if you care about the nhs, you have to care about care. But like so many big challenges, Fixing Social Cable take a different kind of politics. Because it needs a long term agreement, one that will stand the test of time, and last beyond one parliament and one partys turn in government. That is why we are calling on all parties to include in their manifestos Cast Iron Commitment
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