0554GMT//Transport minister shoots himself; Golos shuts; Fee for airport smoking room is scrapped
EX-MINISTER SHOOTS HIMSELF: Roman Starovoit, Russia's former transport minister, was reported dead by Russian media a few hours after he was sacked by Vladimir Putin. Starovoit was governor of the Kursk region from 2018 until 2024, when he was promoted to transport minister. Sources in Russian media said