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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was seen boarding a Pobeda airlines plane in Germany to fly back to Russia, where he is heading for first time since being poisoned, Reuters witnesses said.

That the russian state was behind the attack on mr navalny. "if our agents had wanted to kill him", he said, "theyd have finished the job." but for weeks, the authorities here have been dropping not—so—subtle hints that mr navalny should stay away from russia. hints he decided to ignore when he left berlin. "as a citizen of russia", he says, "i have the absolute right to return home." he did come back to russia. but tonight, alexei navalny is not at home with his family. steve rosenberg, bbc...

Opening at 8.00am tomorrow. the russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, is flying back to russia this afternoon — and is expected to land shortly — following his treatment for novichok poisoning in germany. seen here in boarding the plane earlier this afternoon, he is expected to arrive in moscow in the next hour or so. he was taken ill on a flight from siberia to moscow in august, and doctors in berlin subsequently found he had come into contact with the nerve agent. he is travelling w...

And cultural success story. the uk sold its stake in the business in 2015, but now there are calls for the government to step in to help eurostar survive covid—19. 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanus is following the story. how much trouble is it in? quite a lotjudging — how much trouble is it in? quite a lotjudging by _ how much trouble is it in? quite a lotjudging by reports. _ how much trouble is it in? quite a lotjudging by reports. eurostar. how much trouble is it in? quite al lotjudging by r...

Aeroplane made the squiggles in the air and went aeroplane made the squiggles in the airand went to aeroplane made the squiggles in the air and went to the northern airport. we saw navalny walking into the airport, then he was stopped at border control legally on the russian border when he was separated from his wife and lawyer, crucially, and a few minutes ago, russian prison service confirm he has been detained for clarification so doesnt give us any idea whether he will be apprehended for a l...

Are getting off the plane at the moment. his return is a direct challenge to vladimir putin and it poses a dilemma for the kremlin because if mr navalny is put in prison, that could turn him into a political martyr. if he is not detained, then he could remain a thorn in the side of the russian president. that was steve rosenberg in moscow. im joined now by the bbc�*s 0leg boldyrev in moscow. an hour or so ago we were hearing some of his supporters had been arrested or detained at another airpo...

Like its amazing, but as long as it is not hurting the birds, i think its a good system. while the lasers are harmless, fireworks are not. this last new years eve here, starlings were caught and killed by the firecrackers, pictures going viral. not managing the issue can end in tragedy. in ancient rome, the starlings were seen to auger the gods wishes. centuries on, these dazzling creatures keep visiting. how man and nature can coexist is the eternal problem of the eternal city. mark lowen, bbc ...

Right upon landing. i dont think he himself knows whether its a short—term detention or a long—term detention, but i do think that, unlike me or anybody else, hes able to just remain calm and be prepared for several months or maybe even years in detention. and this would not have changed, knowing what happened now would not have changed his decision to fly back to moscow. "if i stay here, then im dead politically, i cannot contribute to my country," because so far, there hasnt been a single ...

Good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: large—scale vaccinations are to begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow, with more than a million over—80s invited to receive their coronavirus jab. it comes as the duke of cambridge praises nhs staff and volunteers for their work in the covid vaccine roll—out. i want to say huge congratulations to everyone involved in the vaccination programme because it looks tremendous, it really d...

Of the crisis needs to be mapped out. katy austin, bbc news. a group of business leaders has written to the treasury and the department for transport calling on the government to offer financial support to eurostar, which has been threatened by a large drop in passenger numbers. the international rail service has transported more than 190 million passengers between the uk and mainland europe since 1994. eurostar has said without additional funding from government there is a real risk to the surv...