Attacked pro democracy activists last weekend. Gareth bale looks set to leave real madrid to join chinese club jiangsu suning, reportedly earning the player 31 millon a week. The player £1 millon a week. The Prime Minister is about to announce plans for a new high speed rail link between manchester and leeds as part of what he describes as efforts to rebalance power, growth and productivity across the uk. Borisjohnson will also promise to improve what he calls the unglamorous local services which people use every day. The plan has been welcomed by business groups but labour says it doesnt go far enough. Our correspondent tom barton is here. As we wait for that speech to begin within the next ten minutes, we think, tell us a bit more about what borisjohnson is think, tell us a bit more about what Boris Johnson is promising think, tell us a bit more about what borisjohnson is promising because we have of course her the conservative government under George Osborne going on about the Nort
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Or good morning welcome just going i tickled him more scare you watching international russias president Vladimir Putin is paying a flying visit to stay where he will meet with his italian counterpart and also the vatican too for a chat with the pope so lets get the latest now from rome where. Hes covering the visit force good morning to you. It has been a long time hasnt it since mr putins been initially whats prompted this latest visit. Andrew good morning well have lot of. Becoming much more of a frequent guest to europe like the times shortly after the events that happened in ukraine some 4 years ago and we understand that the e. U. Is not the same place its only different the people in charge of this country are there for a. So this visit really stands out for certain and also whats very important as youve said mr pope will get to have a conversation with the roman pope now just before or putin headed to italy he spoke to the journalist of a major italian newspaper and something i
In the morning here in moscow youre watching international now russias president Vladimir Putin is paying a flying visit to stay where he will meet with his italian counterpart and also pop into the vatican to for a chat with the pope talking to journalists ahead of the trip a stress the special time tested relations between the silly and russia so lets get the latest now from rome where our. First covering the visit good morning to india. For in fact since. Before whats prompted this latest visit. Good morning well it could be the old time tested relations why president. Here. But. Back then he wasnt really a frequent guest in europe shortly after the events in and around. Ukraine in 2014 well this time. Is completely different the people in charge of italy are different however though these sanctions are still taken their toll busy on whats happening between moscow and brussels and the journalists from the major italian newspaper that caught up with the russian president earlier this
Hello there good morning youre watching out international where its just gone 10 oclock here in moscow russias president Vladimir Putin is paying a flying visit to stay where he will meet with his italian counterpart and also pop into the vatican for a chat with the pope talking to journalists the head of the trip he stressed the special time tested relations between italy and russia reporting now from rome is it. Well it could be these special relations behind why president Vladimir Putin came to italy back in 25th thing when he wasnt exactly a frequent guest to europe but the e. U. Is not what it used to be 5 or 4 years ago different people are in charge of italy known for their euro skeptic policies and also a different approach towards anti russian sanctions so this is definitely going to matter when the talks happened the sanctions though are still of course taking their toll on whats going on between europe and russia when the journalists of a major italian newspaper caught up wi