With the expulsion of outspoken Putin opponent Gennady Gudkov from Russia's Duma, the nation - critics say - may have moved closer to a dangerous point of political fracture.
Anti Vladimir-Putin critic stripped of mandate [The Telegraph]
Shops must keep cigarettes in unmarked cabinets or special vending machines with no visible logos. Customers wishing to buy tobacco must actively ask merchants for it.
House of Commons lawmaker John Thurso told colleagues officials are considering how best to handle badly needed improvements at the Palace of Westminster.