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Alcohol Tax Implicated in Russia Deaths

There are suggestions high alcohol taxes in Russia may have contributed to a mass poisoning.

There are suggestions high alcohol taxes in Russia may have contributed to a mass poisoning. More than 60 people were left dead, as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Oleg Boldyrev explains. Also in the programme, President Obama has invoked a federal law to permanently ban new oil and gas drilling in US Arctic and North Atlantic waters. Dr Keith Myers is an oil industry consultant with Richmond Energy Partners and tells us what the likely impact of the move will be on the oil and gas industry. New rules in the UK mean you may soon have to pass a test to fly a drone in the UK. Dr Mirko Kovac from Imperial College London assesses the proposals. There are fears that the political stalemate in the Gambia could lead to an economic meltdown, as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Umaru Fofana explains. Plus experts are warning that smart technology gifts this Christmas could be recruited for use in cyber attacks. Cyber security expert Professor Alan Woodward of the University of Guildford explains.

(Picture: Poisonous bath lotion. Picture credit: EPA.)

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