in russia, one of president putin s main critics is sentenced to 25 years in prison. main critics is sentenced we ll have the latest from moscow. main critics is sentenced for main critics is sentenced vladimir kara murza, the possible for vladimir kara murza, the maximum possible punishment, a quarter of a century behind bars which it sends a chilling message to anyone here thinking of taking on the kremlin. the prime minister under investigation after allegations of a possible failure to declare his wife s financial interest in a business that could benefit from government policy. the un calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan where a power struggle between two military leaders has led to days of fighting. and the rise of the low traffic neighbourhood in england. we report on the heated local debates for and against. and coming up on bbc news, drama at the crucible as a protester vandalizes one of the tables during a match at the world snooker championship. good evening
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in new york city where two men have appeared in court charged with operating a chinese secret police station in manhattan. lujianwang and chenjinping are accused of acting on behalf of china s ministry of public security, to monitor and intimidate dissidents. breon peace is the federal district attorney in brooklyn. unlike typical officers, the mps officers who have been charged today are not focused on preventing crime. rather, the complaints charge these mps officers with engaging in transnational repression schemes, targeting members of the chinese diaspora community in new york city and elsewhere in the united states. and as shown in these complaints, the mps has repeatedly and flagrantly violated our nation s sovereignty, including by opening and operating a police station in the middle of new york city. our new york correspondent nada tawfiq told me more about the reaction from us authorites. what they are alleging here
to graduate next may. instead of going to graduation, i will be going to the cemetery to see my son. phil s mother says more must be done to tackle gun violence, to stop tragedies like this. a young man dying at his own sister s birthday. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. the trainer of a horse that died during saturday s grand national at aintree has blamed what he called ignorant protesters for his horse s death. sandy thomson said the delay to the start of the race, after animal rights activists entered the track, unsettled everyone. the group animal rising said its actions were aimed to prevent the death of horses, as our sports editor dan roan reports. they were the scenes that racing had been dreading. animal rights protesters at aintree delaying saturday s grand national, with 118 arrested. horses were kept in the paddock until the race could start, and the trainer of hill 16, which was put down after being injured falling at the first fence, today blamed t
died in the latest violence many of them civilians and the un says the humanitarian situation is now a full blown crisis. the fighting was triggered at the weekend by the struggle between these two men to control sudan s military the head of the armed forces, general abdel fattah al burhan, and his deputy, mohamed hamdan dagalo, who s in charge of the paramilitary group the rsf the rapid support forces. the two men disagree on sudan s future and its journey towards civilian rule. one of the main obstacles is the role of paramilitaries in sudan s army and who should be in charge. in the capital khartoum, there are reports of heavy gun battles and air strikes in crowded residential neighbourhoods. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy sent this report.
and suspended in another after one of the tables was damaged. the protesters were wearing t shirts promoting just stop oil, which is a group of climate change activists. energy suppliers are to be banned from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85. the regulator ofgem is expected to announce the new rules tomorrow. suppliers will also have to give customers more chance to clear their debts before making them switch to a prepayment meter. a serving police officer has been charged with raping a woman in 2009 while he was serving with devon and cornwall police. sergeant david stansbury, who has since moved to hertfordshire police, has been suspended from his work. our west of england correspondent danjohnson is at devon and cornwall police headquarters in exeter. tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 years tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 years of tell us mor