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. Its monday, 18th march. Vladimir putin has claimed victory in russias president ial 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. Russias 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 putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader A
be fresher but brighter. your full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday 30th june. our main story today. a formal pledge for thousands more doctors and nurses is being unveiled by the nhs in england. the 15 year plan is backed by more than £2 billion of government funding. there ll be a greater emphasis on apprenticeships, and five year medical degrees could be shortened by 12 months. but labour has accused the government of adopting its ideas, and said the move had come a decade too late. here s our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he s what s known as an apprentice operating department practitioner learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it s the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs. i train and practise within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside othe
new pulling shows most voters on the left say they are comfortable with her taking over for biden. among voters across the political spectrum, you re going to need everybody, the vice president s approval rating is tanking. staying stubborning lower than the president s for months. voters give the vp nearly 37% approval and 56% disapproval. that s according to a new 538 average of recent polling. britt hume says this problem is real. people had a dose of kamala harris and had not been impressed. nikki haley said a vote for joe biden is a vote for kamala harris. people look and say as old as he is, he can go any time. she might be president. harris: apparently top democrats on the hill don t want to talk about it. do you think he has the stamina to finish the second term? yes, i do. are you worried that president biden s health his age may be finally catching up to him? no. do you think president biden s age catching up to him? i m proud of the job president