Ust-Ilimsk

The greatest tram ride of the world? A 30 km odyssey from '40th Anniversary of the Great Victory Street' in Ust-Ilimsk to the town's power station.

Oilmen forced to stop work after being trapped in 'horseshoe' of burning taiga, as pall of smoke smothers Irkutsk region where state of emergency imposed.

Deaths - and attempts - may be linked to barbaric 'games' encouraging young people to take their own lives.

Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.

Vladimir Putin's supporters beaten in Siberian region.

Despite the cold weather, growers in Irkutsk are managing to sell their own fruit developed in greenhouses and pollinated by foreign bees.

Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.

A couple cowered in their banya - sauna - watching the hungry creature eat their dinner.