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a russian court has sentenced one of president putins most prominent critics to 25 years in prison for treason. vladimir kara—murza has also been convicted of spreading false information about the russian armed forces and co—operation with an "undesirable organisation". he played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the russian—british former journalist and politician is the latest of a number of putin ...

and guillotines, you all. thats what were talking about. it will only happen if the voters allow him to do it. plus, nikki haley wants the gop nomination for president. if she cant take on her former bass does she have what it takes to be commander in chief? also tonight, the long reach of the big lie. colorado secretary of state jim griswold is here to talk about a brand new threat from election deniers. later, its blacker all freedom week. how all of us can empower americans fastest-...

so we start in the us, where, as youve been hearing, the worlds biggest entertainment company, walt disney, is axing 7000 jobs as part of a cost—cutting drive. it comes as the company revealed the first fall in subscribers to its streaming service, disney+, since it was launched more than three years ago. veteran ceo bob iger has returned to run the company again after its shares lost almost half their value last year, as michelle fleury reports from new york. this is ceo bob iger�...

leads draw with manchester united at old trafford, the team continues to search for a new manager. and a study of killer whales in the north pacific shows the lifelong sacrifice of their own food and energy that mothers make when raising a son. more than 15,000 people are now known to have died after mondays earthquakes in turkey and syria. it comes as an appeal is launched by the uks disasters emergency committee to help those affected. two powerful earthquakes — and dozens of after...

the countdown is on to the launch of the most powerful rocket ever built. this place has a new name now. or rather an old one — bannau brycheiniog, and its all change for the brecon beacons as the national park will now be known by its welsh language name only. and coming up on bbc news, after arsenal dropped points at west ham, will it be the gunners or manchester city who are crowned premier league champions? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in russia, a leading c...

and coming up on the bbc news channel — wimbledon later well have sportsday on the bbc news channel, we will have the and key interviews on the days talking points all from the bbc sport centre. good evening. donald trump will be the first former us president to face criminal charges after a grand jury indicted him over money paid to the former porn star stormy daniels. the indictment, which is a formal criminal accusation, was the result of a secret vote by a grand jury in new york....

careful of when we say she went back at him, because she was quiet and dignified, pushing back. but she said, you cant beat me up for not screaming. and the part that you quoted, came soon afterwards, she, said he raped me, whether i screamed or not. in other words, please stop going down this road. because you are trying to persuade people that something that i know to my core happened, didnt. on the basis of my not behaving the way you think a real rape victims should. >> and then he...

live when it happens. fighting is raging for a third day in the sudanese capital, khartoum. the clashes are part of a power struggle within the countrys military leadership, which has failed to deliver a transition to civilian government. a doctors�* union in sudan says almost a hundred civilians have died but the true number is likely to be higher. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports. this is one of the warring groups in sudan. its the powerful paramilitary group curr...

have to do. all the things are on the table, everything is clear, our own record isnt as bad as the away record but we play away. anyway, im looking forward to the game. elsewhere it is day three of the world snooker champion ship in sheffield and a big shock already has the 2016 runner—up ding junhui is out. he led hossein vafaei light 5-4 is out. he led hossein vafaei light 5—4 overnight but the world number 23 was in scintillating form winning the first four frames of the day on...

hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara—murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says its evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. heres our russia editor, ...