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He is One of putins fiercest critics and feared for his life while he was locked up in One of the kremlin s jails. But now he is free and has been reunited with his wife and has been reunited with his wife and children. They tell us their incredible story. I was woken up, i saw that it was dark. I asked what time it was. They said sam, and they told me to get up and get ready in ten minutes. And at that moment i was absolutely certain that i was being led out to be executed. And with us in liver...

His hopes of becoming a three time world heavyweight Boxing ChampiOn have been dashed after he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round at lOndOns wembley stadium. The deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, says she doesnt believe she broke any rules when she stayed in the new York Flat of a labour dOnor. Ms rayner told the bbc dOnatiOns were part of politics and the government was open and transparent about the process. The Prime Minister and senior figures in the government have said...

Countries in the region including the Czech Republic where 38 locations have declared the highest flood alert. Authorities there say the worst Rainfall And Flood risk should be experienced in the coming 2a to 48 hours. Poland, too, has also experienced heavy rain. Our correspondent in warsaw, Adam Easton, has the latest. Well, what this cyclone is doing, catherine, is causing extremely heavy rainfall which is leading to dangerously high river Levels Water levels in the rivers across the region. ...

We begin this hour with a Special Report from afghanistan. A country where millions of children are malnourished and white in one hospital 700 children have died in just the last six months. It is a humanitarian crisis that deepens every day with much of the Country Living in Extreme Poverty after years of war, causing economic collapse. The United Nations says more than three in children under the age of five are malnourished, with the delivery of aid becoming much harder since the taliban took...

Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather...

The campaign was organised after a baby waS Partly paralysed by the first case of the virus in two decades. From jerusalem, our Middle East correspondent, Yolande Knell reports. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a Mass Immunisation campaign in a Combat Zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease ...

Allen has of course opposed her own government in the past, some of the measures she felt were too harsh and this is the sort of pressure which will come to blair in the weeks to come when legislation put before the house. We have heard from Sarah Woolston already as well, these people will not remain quiet. Both of the main parties shaken, i have been following the House Of Commons since 1984 and i think this is going to be the most interesting parliament of my political lifetime. She was too m...

Also this hour president macrons party looks set for a Landslide Victory in frances parliamentary election. Aviation officials are investigating an incident that forced a chinese plane to make an Emergency Landing in sydney with a large hole in one of its engines. Both the white house and Downing Street dismiss reports that President Trump wants to delay his state visit to the uk, until he has the support of the british public. Good morning, were live at westminster theresa may will face tough q...

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