this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. finland says russia has cut off supplies of natural gas — days after finland announced it was applying to join nato. meanwhile in ukraine, russia intensifies its attacks in the donbas region as its forces capture more territory in the south and east. the senior civil servant, sue gray, met with the prime minister to discuss publishing photos as part of her inquiry into downing street lockdown parties. joe biden discusses security and north korea's nuclear programme with south korea's president in seoul. with south korea's president in seoul. today, president yoon and i committed to strengthening a close engagement and work together to take on challenges to regional security,

including addressing the threat posed by the democratic people's republic of korea. warnings from doctors that monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. australia goes to the polls in an election pitting two political veterans for the country's top job. and could this be the first of a record breaking heatwave across europe? hello and welcome if you are watching here in the uk or around the world. relations were already difficult after finland applied tojoin nato prompted by the war in ukraine. now moscow has taken action against its neighbour over energy

supplies. russia's energy giant, gazprom has switched off gas deliveries — it says finland is refusing to comply with a demand that it pay for energy in roubles. meanwhile, the british foreign secretary has said she wants to see ukraine's neighbour moldova armed with nato standard military equipment, to guard it against potential russian aggression. in ukraine itself, russian forces are intensifying their battle to capture more territory in the eastern donbas region — and they've taken complete control of mariupol. with more on that, here's our correspondent in ukraine,joe inwood. so these reports will take the total number who have surrendered and left the as absorbed steelworks to 1730, about 80 of those are severely wounded and evacuated but the rest and to detention facilities in the people's republic of donetsk. what happens to them next? we have heard

debates in the russian parliament that some of them likely as of battalion should be treated as war criminals. these are people that the russian state accused of being nazis which the ukrainians deny and has been widely discredited but it does seem that not all of them will be treated according to the geneva conventions which will pose difficult can —— my question is for anyone who remains inside. we do not have confirmed numbers but said the leaders of the as of battalion are yet to give themselves up. we understand the red cross has been monitoring their treatment and the red cross say they are documenting the location of these people but whether they are given over in a prison exchange of ukrainians or whether some put on trial for some charges as yet unknown is going to be a really important question, the answer to which we will find out in the coming days, weeks and months.

elsewhere in the conflict we have reports of increased shelling in the donbas, the eastern region where the ukrainians are holding out and defending in trenches against russian advances. we have reports of ukrainian counteroffensive near pat cave and finally reports of ukrainian shells this —— destroying an alcohol factory in russian territory. we are seeing increasing incidences of russian —— of the war finding itself on russian territory, something people did not seem to be expecting or finding themselves comfortable with. as we heard, russia's energy giant, gazprom has witched off gas deliveries to finland for refusing to comply with a demand that it pay for energy in roubles. to tell us more, we are joined by amelinda lindberg a research fellow at the stockholm environment institute. thank you forjoining us today. the

timing is important here because with warmer weather, finland does at least have a bit of time to organise things around this new reality, how will this affect the cost of living in finland? hi. will this affect the cost of living in finland?— will this affect the cost of living in finland? ., ~ i. ., ., in finland? hi, thank you for having me. as in finland? hi, thank you for having me- as you — in finland? hi, thank you for having me- as you set— in finland? hi, thank you for having me. as you set the _ in finland? hi, thank you for having me. as you set the timing - in finland? hi, thank you for having me. as you set the timing is - in finland? hi, thank you for having me. as you set the timing is crucial| me. as you set the timing is crucial here. we are approaching summer and the weather is not as cold and finland men energy need is coming during the winter season. the gas supplies from russia has been mainly is channelled into heavy industry as well as heating for the household. as we approach summer, there is less demand for the heating, it is obviously going down and gives a good opportunity for the government to prepare for the next winter to secure the energy supplies for the next time. currently we do not see

much affect or impact. this is mainly because on top of that timing, the energy mix or portfolio of finland has been quite diverse. i of finland has been quite diverse. i was wondering how much work finland has already done prior to the war in ukraine to diversify when it gets its energy from, to increase its energy security?— its energy from, to increase its energy security? yes, correct. i think the diversity _ energy security? yes, correct. i think the diversity of _ energy security? yes, correct. i think the diversity of the - energy security? yes, correct. i| think the diversity of the energy mix portfolio in finland has been quite great since the last decade. we have had one main energy source from the forests as well as hydropower, as well as nuclear

power. 0nly around 20% of the total energy consumption in 2020 is coming actually from... that is largely going to heavy industry so households are not largely affected. if we took about the price of the energy, that should not have any big impact on day—to—day living costs of the ordinary people. tell impact on day-to-day living costs of the ordinary people.— the ordinary people. tell us more about phil and's _ the ordinary people. tell us more about phil and's nuclear - the ordinary people. tell us more about phil and's nuclear and - the ordinary people. tell us more | about phil and's nuclear and green energy strategies which are just touched on by more detail. —— about finland's nuclear. how diverse or secure at its energy supplies if it is not relying on one particular source for its energy security? yes. source for its energy security? yes, correct, source for its energy security? yes, correct. we — source for its energy security? yes, correct. we have — source for its energy security? yes, correct, we have seen _ source for its energy security? yes, correct, we have seen in _ source for its energy security? yes, correct, we have seen in the - source for its energy security? ye: correct, we have seen in the last few years that finland has diversify greatly with around 80% of energy consumption coming from nuclear power, around 28% from wood as well

as a large portion coming from hydropower. so some data is showing the consumption of fossil and gas from russia is probably around nine or 10% only the sheer so the dependency on the russian gas is already quite low —— though. —— on the russian gas. so we are not heavily dependent on that and we have some time to prepare for the next winter coming and for that the finnish government plan to use the bulk which is connecting the gas pipeline from estonia as well as opening some of the gas terminals in estonia and finland to cover that demand and supply. from the baltic, to ensure that we have enough energy

supply for the next winter. thank ou ve supply for the next winter. thank you very much- — supply for the next winter. thank you very much. thank— supply for the next winter. thank you very much. thank you. - thank you. here in the uk it's emerged that sue gray — the civil servant who has been investigating lockdown parties in downing street — met the prime minister to discuss whether she should publish photographs of the events. 0pposition party labour has suggested the meeting could damage confidence in the process — but a government source said borisjohnson made it clear the decision lay with sue gray. the final report could be published next week. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in our london newsroom. parties are positioning themselves for the long—awaited release of the sue gray report, what do we make of this meeting pre—publication between the prime minister and sue gray? he will the prime minister and sue gray? he: will be a of this report and that is why the meeting is important and why

opposition parties have seized on use of it emerging, calling on the prime minister to explain it and suggesting it may, depending on the details, compromise the process in some way. the meeting happened last month, downing street confirmed the prime minister had met sue gray and received an update on the investigation. they said the prime minister commissioned the investigation and was clear throughout it should be completely independent. he reiterated the decision what and when to publish rests entirely with the investigation team and their prime minister will respond in parliament. we were also told by a senior source that it was a meeting at sue gray's request to clarify her intention about what happened after that the investigation concluded and it dealt with practical and process issues including whether photographs should be published in the report and

resolved that the prime minister said that was a matter entirely for her. that is one version of events, we have no response from sue gray and her team but the details of this will be crucial because there needs to be confidence in the process. sue gray herself as a senior civil servant, an official working in government so cannot be entirely independent. she was put in place to lead the inquiry because she is someone who is seen to have the right level of authority, accountability and independence on her road to be able to get to the bottom of what happened and provide a definitive version of events. [30 a definitive version of events. do we think it is going to be published next week? ~ , , ., , , next week? westminster has been waitin: for next week? westminster has been waiting for this _ next week? westminster has been waiting for this report _ next week? westminster has been waiting for this report for - next week? westminster has been waiting for this report for what - waiting for this report for what feels like an eternity but we are pretty sure tuesday or wednesday are the most likely days.— the most likely days. thank you very much.

it's the second day ofjoe biden�*s trip to asia — and foll0wing a meeting with his south korean counterpart, yoon suk—yeol, in seoul, the two leaders have held a joint news conference. they agreed to expand cooperation on a range of issues from regional security to supply chains. 0n north korea, they said they would step up measures to deter its nuclear capabilities. they remained open to dialogue with pyongyang however —— and mr biden even said he might be willing to meet the north korean leader. here's more of what president biden had to say. today, president yoon and i committed to strenthening our close engagement to work together to take on challenges of regional security, including threat posed by the democratic people's republic of korea by further strengthening our deterrence posture and working towards a complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. let's go live to seoul now and our correspodent there jean mackenzie. given the challenges the us has

identified from china particular, how important has this meeting been? a huge part of president biden coming to asia was to say to his allies and also to china that he was very much committed, the us is committed to playing a role here. when he came into office he made clear asia would be a cornerstone of his foreign policy and of course the war in ukraine has pulled attention away and this is an attempt to say his focus is back here. part of the us strategy is to counter what it sees as growing chinese dominance in asia and that means working with its partners like south korea and japan on economic projects, technological projects. yesterday we had present biden go to the enormous samsung semiconductor plant where he committed to investing in the industry which is a key industry

here and an industry where china is becoming ever more competitive. it is more than that, president biden wanted south korea to play a bigger geopolitical role, whether that means standing up to china, speaking out in defence of ukraine and —— of taiwan and even supporting ukraine. so what is coming out of this trip? can you repeat the question. 0n the issue of trade, what can we expect from this trip?— from this trip? biden is due to launch a new _ from this trip? biden is due to launch a new trade _ from this trip? biden is due to | launch a new trade partnership from this trip? biden is due to - launch a new trade partnership money goes to japan later this week and thatis goes to japan later this week and that is looking at securing these critical supply chains, especially when it comes to semiconductors and batteries, the things that are seen as key to making sure america and

its partners in asia maintain a competitive edge against china which is becoming dominant in that field. south korea said it is willing to join up to this partnership and many others are expected to follow. thank ou ve others are expected to follow. thank you very much- _ this weekend, parts of spain could reach the highest temperatures recorded for twenty years. the country has been experiencing abnormally hot weather for may, as temperatures climbed to betwen ten and fifteen degrees celsius above average. the risk of wildfires has now been set at "very high" causing the government to activate an emergency plan for excess temperatures. 0ur reporter guy hedgecoe is in madrid for us. how unusual is this to be this hot in the middle of may? i am how unusual is this to be this hot in the middle of may?— how unusual is this to be this hot in the middle of may? i am in the central park _ in the middle of may? i am in the central park in _ in the middle of may? i am in the central park in central _ in the middle of may? i am in the central park in central madrid, i central park in central madrid, there is a bit of shade and it is 26 degrees which is moderate but it

will increase throughout the day into the mid 30s. it is down in the south of the country, in andalusia in particular, where we expect to see extremely high temperatures, possibly hitting the low 40s. those kind of temperatures in southern spain are not unusual in the summer months but it is unusual to see those kind of temperatures at this time of year in mid—may. the experts tell us is almost unprecedented. matt is the big concern and why the government has triggered its national plan to try and protect people from the heat. —— that is the big concern. and to try and avoid the risk of wildfires as well. we know the world is warming, is this is what is happening in spain and it might third —— moved to other parts of europe this year? it might third -- moved to other parts of europe this year?— of europe this year? it could well be, it is hard _ of europe this year? it could well be, it is hard to _ of europe this year? it could well be, it is hard to tell— of europe this year? it could well be, it is hard to tell what - of europe this year? it could well be, it is hard to tell what will. be, it is hard to tell what will

happen in other countries later on in the summer. we are told this hot weather is caused specifically by a front of hot air that is pushing up from north africa but inevitably when you get these temperatures, people talk about climate change and point to the fact that here in spain, 20 years ago, having these temperatures in may was absolutely unheard of. since then we have had a handful of occasions when the temperatures have hit around a0 degrees but only over the last 20 years. many people believe that is simply because of climate change, thatis simply because of climate change, that is proof that something that didn't used to happen is happening more and more now both in spain and in other countries around the mediterranean.— in other countries around the mediterranean. clearly spain is a hot country _ mediterranean. clearly spain is a hot country but _ mediterranean. clearly spain is a hot country but to _ mediterranean. clearly spain is a hot country but to what - mediterranean. clearly spain is a hot country but to what extent i mediterranean. clearly spain is a | hot country but to what extent are applications being made by individuals and at government level to deal with these temperatures? the

to deal with these temperatures? tue government to deal with these temperatures? tte government has triggered this national plan which the government would normally trigger injuly and august so it is not something that has never been used before but it is rarely used at this time of year. that involves making sure the coordination between the different regions regarding controlling information about temperatures and also about informing spaniards, warning them about going out at certain times of the day, warning about the health dangers of high temperatures, particularly for high—risk groups like pregnant women, small children, elderly people and the infirm. they have been told during the heatwave they should remain indoors during the hot hours of the day which tend to be in the afternoon and early evening. drink lots of water and wear light clothing and so on. the fire services have also been put on a

high alert due to this national plan. high alert due to this national lan. , :, high alert due to this national lan. , ., , ., plan. over your left shoulder someone _ plan. over your left shoulder someone is _ plan. over your left shoulder someone is stressed - plan. over your left shoulder someone is stressed in - plan. over your left shoulder someone is stressed in a - plan. over your left shoulderl someone is stressed in a bear costume, i do not think that is a goodidea costume, i do not think that is a good idea on a day like today but c how long they managed to cope with that. thank thank you very much. a reminder of the headlines on bbc news. finland says russia has cut off supplies of natural gas — days after finland announced it was applying to join nato. the senior civil servant, sue gray, met with the prime minister to discuss publishing photos as part of her inquiry into downing street lockdown parties. as monkeypox spreads worldwide, uk doctors say it could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. (pres)doctors in the uk say they're worried that monkeypox doctors in the uk say they're worried that monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. staff at clinics are having to isolate if they come into contact

with anyone who's infected. monkeypox is spread through close contact — but isn't usually a sexually transmitted disease. mark lobel reports. monkeypox under the microscope as it spreads through social networks across europe, the us, canada and australia. ~ :, , across europe, the us, canada and australia. ~ ., , , ., ., australia. what is unusual about the cases as they _ australia. what is unusual about the cases as they are _ australia. what is unusual about the cases as they are springing - australia. what is unusual about the cases as they are springing into - cases as they are springing into multiple country, there is a pretty explosive growth of these cases all of a sudden. th explosive growth of these cases all of a sudden-— explosive growth of these cases all of a sudden. in madrid the regional health department _ of a sudden. in madrid the regional health department says _ of a sudden. in madrid the regional health department says 23 - of a sudden. in madrid the regional. health department says 23 suspected cases where transmitted through mucus during sexual relations in a sauna. in the uk were most of the 20 cases have been in gay and bisexual men, sexual health clinics have stopped people walking in. 1a cases have been reported in portugal with instances in france, belgium and the

netherlands. in america that has been a positive test for one resident returning from canada where five cases have been reported alongside two dozen suspected ones. australia has also reported its first case and a traveller who recently returned from britain. monkeypox is caught from someone who has the rash and an open sore with the virus in it. it can then enter broken skin and someone else or through their eyes, nose or mouth. this virus causes a very mild infection. it causes a rash, sometimes it causes a fever and muscle pains and swollen glands and occasionally it becomes very serious and can be fatal. tt occasionally it becomes very serious and can be fatal.— and can be fatal. it can be treated with the smallpox _ and can be fatal. it can be treated with the smallpox vaccine - and can be fatal. it can be treated with the smallpox vaccine or - and can be fatal. it can be treated with the smallpox vaccine or with | and can be fatal. it can be treated i with the smallpox vaccine or with an anti—viral drug or by giving it time, by fighting it off and then gaining natural immunity. t do time, by fighting it off and then gaining natural immunity. i do not think monkeypox _ gaining natural immunity. i do not think monkeypox is _ gaining natural immunity. i do not think monkeypox is any _ gaining natural immunity. i do not think monkeypox is any ability - gaining natural immunity. i do not think monkeypox is any ability to l think monkeypox is any ability to cause _

think monkeypox is any ability to cause a _ think monkeypox is any ability to cause a pandemic. because we have the smallpox vaccine that is a tried—and—true countermeasure to stop these — tried—and—true countermeasure to stop these outbreaks. tried-and-true countermeasure to stop these outbreaks.— tried-and-true countermeasure to stop these outbreaks. there are 80 confirmed cases _ stop these outbreaks. there are 80 confirmed cases so _ stop these outbreaks. there are 80 confirmed cases so far _ stop these outbreaks. there are 80 confirmed cases so far and - stop these outbreaks. there are 80 confirmed cases so far and 50 - confirmed cases so far and 50 pending investigation. according to the world health organization. it says it is working to better understand the extent and because of this atypical outbreak reported across a dozen countries. polls are closing in parts of australia which is holding its first election since 2019. prime minister scott morrison is going up against labor leader anthony albanese. there are tough challenges ahead for whoever�*s successful — the cost of living crisis is squeezing households, and many say climate change is making some parts of australia unliveable. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil is on bondi beach. welcome to the world—famous bondi beach. every saturday, surfers, swimmers, people walking their dogs, part of this beautiful quintessential australian lifestyle but this is not

your typical saturday. it's election day and this is the surf life—saving club which has been turned into a polling station today. let's get closer and find out what is happening there. before we get into politics, let me tell you about the famous democracy sausages. they are a real feature of election day. they even have their own hashtag and their own twitter account. essentially, voters cast their ballots and then they treat themselves to a barbecue or a barbie as we say here. increasingly the election has become a referendum of both party leaders. the prime minister scott morrison has been projecting the image of the australian dad, someone you can trust, someone who saw the country through the pandemic. the labour party leader, anthony albanese, is one of the country's most experienced politicians. he has been urging australians that now is time for change. the two biggest issues for voters here have become the economy and climate change.

even though the economy has fared fairly well during the pandemic, australians are really worried about the rising cost of the year ——of lving here and the raise the interest rates which happen for the first time in a decade. now, climate change is a really big issue. and was prominent in the campaigns because of austrians have been through in the past three years, they have had bushfires and these floods recently but it has barely been mentioned by both major parties because it is a politically divisive and contentious issue. by contrast, the independent candidates have made climate action the heart and centre of their campaigning and that is making them a big threat to safe government seats like this one and other ones in places like melbourne. so in an election as close as this one, the independent candidates may hold the balance of power. in germany at least a0 people have been injured after a tornado swept through the western city

of paderborn on friday. as you can see from these pictures, the high winds uprooted trees, and tore roofs from houses. officials are advising people to stay at home as the stormy weather is set to continue. meteorologists say it was caused by hot air coming from africa meeting relatively cooler air moving down from northern europe. here in the uk, emergency plans are being drawn up to make sure some passenger and freight services can still operate if railway workers go on strike this summer. are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs. the union claims it could be the "biggest rail strike in modern history". the government says a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. an astronaut capsule developed by boeing has successfully docked with the international space station.

the company hopes that the starliner�*s test flight will prove to nasa that it can safely transport crews to and from the space station after its first demonstration flight failed in 2019 — nearly resulting in the loss of a shuttle. there's been a large increase in online searches for information about bowel cancer in the last two weeks — ever since the author and broadcaster dame deborahjames revealed she is now receiving end—of—life care. both nhs england and bowel cancer charities have reported a surge of visitors to their websites, while dame deborah's fundraising total is now close to six and a half million pounds. will batchelor has the details. when she was diagnosed with stage iv bowel cancer in 2016, deborahjames wanted to raise awareness of a disease that can thrive due to embarrassment. i'm not going to look at you. a crying fit is not what we need right now. she had already achieved that, thanks largely to her work on the podcast you, me and the big c, but her announcement

just 12 days ago that she is receiving end—of—life care has supercharged the mission. 0n the day after what deborah called herfinal message, nhs england says it saw an extra 82,000 hits to its bowel cancer page last week. the charity bowel cancer uk said its page crashed due to all the extra visitors, and other charities too are noticing the dame deborah effect. we're really encouraged that we're seeing an increase of 25% in terms of the number of searches that are coming to our website, specifically about finding out information about bowel cancer. so that's a 25% increase on last year, and that really is a direct response to deborahjames speaking out and really raising awareness. it is notjust awareness getting a boost, it is fundraising too. the bowelbabe fund stands at £6.5

million as people around the uk and beyond try to show their admiration in any way they can, from surprise royal visitors in the garden of her parents' home — the duke of cambridge wanted to hand—deliver deborah's damehood — to letters of support. never mind the address, the postie knew exactly who this was for. ways to support the fund are growing too. there is a book, dame deborah's second, on living with bowel cancer and staying positive. there is a rose, launched at the chelsea flower show, and there is a t—shirt. i knew i wanted one charity element in the collection, and i always use the phrase "rebellious hope". for me, it's something that i suppose i relied on. it gives me that little glimmer of hope to continue to carry on, day by day, regardless of what the future looks like. dame deborah may be in the final

stage of her cancerjourney, but her work continues. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. well, the weather serving up quite mixed fare across the uk in the days ahead. this weekend, often a lot of clouds to the north and west of the uk and it will bear some showers. the further south and east you are the greater your chances of staying dry and seeing some sunshine this afternoon. cloud thickening for northern ireland and western scotland. some rain here. ireland and western scotland. the odd shower for northern england and western wales. sunshine in the south east could get us up to 21 degrees in london. through the evening. and overnight, more persistent rain sweeping across scotland, particularly the west, seeing some heavier downpours and then patchy rain by the end of the night, pushing into northern england and west and wales. mild night temperatures for the majority in double figures for sunday.

sunday, again, it's cloud drifting in from the north and west, bearing some showery outbreaks of rain, perhaps something a little bit heavier for the western coast of scotland. it looks like southern counties of england, though, and east anglia should remain fine with some sunshine and some warmth.