How Putin rigs his re-election

As voting begins in the Russian presidential election, the former UK ambassador to Moscow tells us how the Kremlin will be able to fix the result for Vladimir Putin. Plus, why November's gubernatorial contest in North Carolina could mirror the presidential election between Trump and Biden. And what the UK is doing to prevent a US-style opioid crisis.

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