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Hello and welcome to newsday. We start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russias president ial election, saying it would allow the country to become stronger. He had been the only serious candidate and now has a 5th term in office, after a landslide 87 of the vote. But there was defiance in the form of large queues at some Polling Stations in russia heeding the call of allies of the late Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny who urged people to turn out to spoil their ballots or to vote for any other candidate. Mr navalny died suddenly in a penal colony in russ...

but russia's president putin says the missile strike is retaliation for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea. we'll have the latest from kyiv and moscow and asking whether russia is now escalating the war. also this lunchtime. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng bows to pressure and brings forward his plan for balancing the government's finances. striking barristers deliver their verdict on a government pay offer — they will accept it and go back to work. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others, as her tria...

tonight at ten — international outcry as president putin declares that four areas of ukraine, seized illegally, are new russian. at a choreographed event in moscow's red square, president putin declares, "victory will be ours". it came after a lavish signing ceremony at the kremlin, where russia formally annexed 15% of ukrainian territory. translation: people | in luhansk and donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens — forever. tonight, the us president said vladimir putin's actions are a sign that he's struggling. also on the programme. a coroner rules social m...

as the tennis legend roger federer announces he's retiring at the age of 41. and on bbc news, we will bring you a continuing analysis from our team of correspondence in the uk and around the world. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prince william has told wellwishers at sandringham how difficult walking behind his grandmother's coffin was yesterday, saying it brought back memories of his mother diana's funeral 25 years ago. the prince and princess of wales stopped at the gates of sandringham to look at the sea of flowers and messages that have been left. today details ...

and it's game, set and match for the tennis legend roger federer, as he announces he's retiring at the age of 41. and stay with us here on bbc news, where we will bring you continuing coverage of events plus analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. buckingham palace has revealed more details about the queen's state funeral on monday. the service at westminster abbey will begin at 11 in the morning and will be followed by a national two minute silence. then there will be a procession through london. prince william and prince harry will onc...