Latest. News. Latest. News. Good evening to you. Its a minute past six here in the gb newsroom. Im Aaron Armstrong, at least 74 people have been arrested in russia on the final day of an election. Vladimir putin is guaranteed win putin is guaranteed to win thousands of people staged a symbolic noone against putin protest , forming long queues at protest, forming long queues at polling stations across the country. In an apparent show of country. In an apparent show of dissent, allies of the late Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny , including his wife yulia, called on voters to spoil their ballots , vote for any other ballots, vote for any other candidate or write in navalnys name. She led a demonstration name. She led a demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in berlin with similar scenes outside Russias Embassy in london. Is the third day of an election in which no genuine opposition figures have been allowed to stand. Transport secretary mark harper says rishi sunak will lead the tori
The surgery revolutionised the way Heart Disease is treated. I was iwasa i was a second Year Medical Student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. And englands cricketers face a battle to stay in the second ashes test after australia take command on day two in adelaide. More to come in sports day in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Your chances of getting a job, findin
Hurricane ophelia is approaching the uk and may bring heavy rain and gusts of up to 80mph. And. The accountants who disappeared leaving thousands of lorry drivers owing money to the taxman. Thats in inside out in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man, kidnapped and held for five years in afghanistan, along with his pregnant wife, says she was raped and her baby daughter murdered. They were freed earlier this week along with three children born in cap tiffity. He revealed captivity. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. Canadianjoshua boyle and his wife caitlin coleman, came here, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead the couple were kidnapped by members of a Haqqani Network linked to the taliban. Over five years their captors released a series of videos. One of them showed their children born in captivity. On wednesday, the family were finally freed by pakistani forces. They arrived in toronto l
Were identifying cases in isolation, whereas by its very nature, both stalking and harassment occurs as a result of really pernicious and persistent offending. And officers and prosecutors were missing that, which meant that victims were left at risk. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, danny shaw, is in the studio. This is not good, is it . It is a terrible report, really, and it shows failings at every stage of the Criminal Justice shows failings at every stage of the criminaljustice process, from the moment that an allegation of harassment or stalking is made, those crimes are not being reported 01 those crimes are not being reported or recorded properly, sometimes not being recorded at all. Victims are not being dealt with properly, Risk Assessment are being done and investigations arent being carried out properly. One of the most disturbing findings from this report is that it says there is concrete evidence that police are Issuing Warnings the perpetrators, rather than conducting tho
World ahead of the Commonwealth Games in australia. And not one, not two, but three Boaty Mcboatfaces. The little yellow submarines, named by the public, set off on their first scientific expedition. And carol has the weather. Thank you and good morning. They call thank you and good morning. They ca ll start thank you and good morning. They call start to the day with frost around first thing and we have a wea k around first thing and we have a weak Weather Front sinking south bringing cloud and patchy rain. For most of us it will be dry and right with sunshine. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The legislation paving the way for theresa may to begin the formal negotiations for withdrawing britain from the European Union faces its final test in parliament today. Ministers hope mps will reject the two changes made to the brexit bill in the House Of Lords. Peers want to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk and ensure parliament has a vote on any dea