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is looking for a new home. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, aleksandr dugina, has been killed in a bomb attack. russian media says darya dugina died after her car exploded near moscow. there's been no comment from the authorities. it's thought that her father — who's often called "putin's brain" — could have been the intended target of the attack. the pair were reportedly set to travel back from an event in the same car. aleksandr dugina is a prominent ultra—nationalist ...

to the ukrainian armed forces. coming up, hardtalk speak to the latvian prime minister as the war in ukraine continues. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain's largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2000 workers are taking part in the eight—day action — after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers — half of britain's container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resi...

And victory for Novak Djokovic at the us open as he equals margaret courts all time record of 2a major Singles Titles. And coming up on bbc news we look ahead to wales against latvia in riga. A win is all but essential for rob pages side as they try to automatically qualify for next summers euros. The Retailer Wilko is set disappear from uk high streets, after a rescue deal for the chain collapsed over the weekend. All of its 400 Stores Across the uk will close by early october, the gmb union has said. It was hoped that a bid from the Billionaire Owner of hmv would save 300 shops, but rising c...

The country despite the kremlin crackdown on its critics. in a previous court session ahead of the verdict, ilya yashin had accused president putin of waging a war not only against ukrainians but against his own people. this case, the trial and the verdict reflect a growing wave of state repression in russia since president putin's invasion of ukraine. another prominent kremlin critic is under arrest and is facing more than 20 years in prison on a number of charges including high treason. i'm joined now by the russian opposition activist and politician natalya pelevina in riga. natalia worked ...

There's been no comment from the authorities. it's thought that her father — who's often called "putin's brain" — could have been the intended target of the attack. the pair were reportedly set to travel back from an event in the same car. aleksandr dugin is a prominent ultra—nationalist philosopher and strategist. lets go now to bbc russian's anastasia golubeva in riga. tell us first what we know about the bomb explosion, it took place quite close to moscow, is that correct? just outside moscow, a cultural event there, they were leaving in the late evening yesterday. , it was reported h...