welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... canadian police say they've arrested a man who'd been on the run following a series of deadly stabbings. president putin claims sanctions imposed on russia represent the biggest current threat to the world economy. translation: i'm talking - about the west sanction fever, its brazen and aggressive attempts to force others on how to behave, deprive them of their sovereignty and force them into submission. but the european union isn't backing down — it's outlined plans to introduce a price cap on russian gas. and california urges people to conserve energy, as a heatwave is leading to demand that could overwhelm power supplies.

live from our studio in singapore, _ live from our studio in singapore, this - live from our studio in singapore, this is - live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc| live from our studio in- singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsdav _ welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with breaking news from canada where police say they have arrested myles sanderson four days after ten people were killed in a stabbing attack in saskatchewan. sanderson was one of two people wanted in connection with the attack. the othger, his brother, was found dead on monday. a motive for the attacks still isn't clear. we can speak now to our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, who's in melfort, saskatchewan. nomia, saskatchewan. it is great to get you on nomia, it is great to get you on the programme. i want to start by asking you, i appreciate that there is a lot

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today that suggested he was spotted in a new car with a knife and then that proved to be true. so, he has now been taken into custody, he has already been charged with murder, we will get some more updates later today but they say is, of course as you can imagine, a huge sense of relief for the families of the victims. for the families of the victim-— for the families of the victims. , ., , for the families of the victims. , ., i, victims. yes, i can only begin to imagine. _ victims. yes, i can only begin to imagine, nomia, - victims. yes, i can only begin to imagine, nomia, i- victims. yes, i can only begin to imagine, nomia, i know. victims. yes, i can only begin l to imagine, nomia, i know you have been reporting on this community and amongst them for the last couple of days, you have talked about their grief and bewilderment, what you think they are likely to now feel, and their reaction is likely to be now that we have seen the latest developments in this case? fix, seen the latest developments in this case? �* , , ., this case? a huge sense of relief. people _ this case? a huge sense of relief. people can - this case? a huge sense of relief. people can now- this case? a huge sense of relief. people can now feel that they can start to properly mourn and grieve what they have lost. i want to read to you statement that has come through from an organisation that

represents indigenous nations in this country, the federation of sovereign indigenous natures that nations here in saskatchewan. they say they are relieved that myles sanderson is in police custody, to the man and women in uniform who worked day and night to track down this dangerous criminal, thank you, the healing begins. and as a key thing for families. forthe and as a key thing for families. for the far past few days, the advice has been to stay indoors and people have been fearful, to stay indoors and do not approach this man, and do not approach this man, and you put your safety is a priority, that was also a message that the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau had given as well, early in the week he said people needed to be cautious but they should be able to grieve without fear. so now that myles sanderson has been arrested, as this group has said, this healing process can begin. the grief has been compounded by the fact that

this man had not been caught. such a difficult time for so many people there. thank you, nomia iqbal,, for keeping us up—to—date. the european union has outlined plans to introduce a price cap on russian gas, after president putin threatened to cut off all energy supplies, if such a step was taken. eu governments have accused moscow of using energy to blackmail them, in retaliation for western support for ukraine, following russia's invasion. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. announcement in russian. in his energy war with europe, a fresh salvo today from russia's president. vladimir putin warned, if the west does what it's threatening and imposes a price cap on russian energy exports, say goodbye europe to russian oil and gas. translation: it's an -

absolutely stupid decision. we will not supply anything if it's contrary to our interests. in this case, our economic interests. we will not supply gas, oil or coal, and they are not in a position today to dictate to us. he predicted that europe would freeze like the wolf's tail froze to the ice in a russian fairy tale. speaking of freezing, this sinister music video by the russian energy giant gazprom, shows russia switching off the gas to europe ahead of winter. it's taunting the west after russia did indeed shut down its biggest pipeline to europe. in its stand—off with the west, the kremlin sees energy as its trump card, and it's playing it very publicly. the calculation is that cutting

energy supplies to europe will cause such economic pain, that european governments will drop the sanctions they imposed over russia's invasion of ukraine in exchange for cheaper fuel. scenes like these give the kremlin hope. this was prague on sunday. tens of thousands of people protesting at soaring energy bills and demanding an end to sanctions against russia. the sanctions against russia... so will the european leaders cave in to pressure? it is a full—fledged energy war. if they capitulate, vis—a—vis this blackmail, it is not going to be good for europe because the same methods are likely to be repeated by the russian government in the future. it's going to take time for europe to reduce its reliance on russian energy. that means that this winter

could be a tough one. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. well, against the backdrop of those comments from president putin, the president of the european commission has said russia is weaponising energy markets to punish the eu for imposing sanctions. the eu is proposing a price cap on russian gas. let's hear from the commission president ursula von der leyen. we aim at lowering the costs of gas, and therefore we will propose a price cap on russian gas. of course the objective here is very clear. we all know that our sanctions are deeply grinding into the russian economy with a heavy, negative impact, but putin is partially buffering through fossil fuel revenues, so here the objective is we must cut russia's revenues which putin uses to finance his atrocious war in ukraine.

well, earlier we spoke to to fernando valley, a senior analyst on oil and gas at bloomberg intelligence, and asked for his thoughts on the global energy crisis... it is difficult to believe that that would achieve its goals because, as vladimir putin said in the earlier segment, they are considering cutting off supply altogether if there is a price cap. and, typically, price caps do lead to lower supply. at the end of the day, there is a trade—off to be had which is, do you continue to increase revenues through fossil fuels to russia but you don't have the impacts on your economy, or you make some economic sacrifices in order to reduce that dependence on russian fossil fuels over the long term in exchange for short—term pain? europe has already taken counteractions to mitigate some of those impacts, but as steven said, it might be a difficult winter for europe. a difficult winter for europe, as you point out, fernando,

certainly very much an issue facing the new uk prime minister. liz truss tells us we will hear more from her and the plans to tackle soaring energy prices very soon. what are you expecting? well, there has been talk of withholding tax on fossil fuels, there has been obviously a plan to address the storage situation. europe and the uk have increased natural gas storage at the fastest rate, even breaking the 2018 record, so they have set themselves up to mitigate against the loss of russian natural gas. the issue is if there is a cold winter, there is very little you can do because you need to find new supplies, and unfortunately it takes a really long time to build capacity to export from the us, for example, which has ample sources of natural gas, or the middle east. but there are alternatives, and i think one of them is to build at your capacity forfuel oil, diesel and coal,

and while they are not environmentally friendly, they do help you bridge through to the next winter and push off some of the pressures on the short term. but there are some other proposals that are also being considered, aren't there, fernando? a solidarity contribution, for instance, from fossilfuel companies. you know, just to say, they have made billions of dollars of profits recently. why is it something like that being considered more often? well, i think there is trial to incentivise more production in the medium—term to help bridge the gap until there are a bigger percentage of renewables generating power and energy at large. if you create these taxes, they tend to typically impact the supply because there will be fewer investments. the second part is that the uk and europe are not storage producer of oil and gas so most of their production has

already moved to different parts of the world, and if they are alone in imposing those taxes, they willjust be a move to different shores. the us has recently become one of the largest producers of oil in the world. obviously, the middle east produces the bulk of the production and they wouldn't be impacted by those taxes. so, if europe does it alone, itjust means that all production to different parts of the world. well — as you heard there, and as we've been reporting, the new uk prime minister liz truss is under pressure to help people with their fuel bills. it was the focus of her debut clash with the opposition leader sir keir starmer at prime ministers questions, as our political editor chris mason reports. journalists shout questions. the endless questions to those in power. and the new team tasked with answering them. the cabinet was told

to turn up for a meeting at 8:30 this morning. some of them had only been officially appointed at nearly 11 o'clock last night. after a summer of visions and promises, the demand to do things and notjust talk about them will be immediate for liz truss and her government. where's your cost of living plan, prime minister? energy bills, for a start, and an announcement is coming tomorrow. but first, a new—look prime minister's questions. to welcome the new prime minister to her place. - cheering. mr speaker, i am honoured to take my place as prime minister in this house and to take on responsibility at a vital time for our country. i am determined to deliver for everybody across our united kingdom. i will work constructively with all members of this house

to tackle the challenges we face. those opening words carefully prepared, typed out and read from her ring binder. keir starmer! and the labour leader faced a new opponent. can i congratulate the prime minister on her appointment? when she said... when she said in her leadership campaign that she was against windfall taxes, did she mean it? a windfall tax is a one—off tax on companies that have benefited from something they were not responsible for. one was imposed on energy firms in may. labour, the liberal democrats and the snp want it extended. the government must announce an enhanced windfall profits - tax, making sure that those oil and gas producers pay their. fair share from excess profits. but the prime minister repeatedly insisted to the snp and labour it was a bad idea. i am against a windfall tax. i believe it is the wrong thing

to be putting companies off investing in the united kingdom just when we need to be growing the economy. gone were the verbal gymnastics of borisjohnson. instead, the instinctive dividing lines between the conservatives and labour seemed sharper. can't she see there is nothing new about a tory prime minister who, when asked, "who pays?," says, "it's you, the working people of britain"? well, there is nothing new about a labour leader who is calling for more tax rises. the first full day of doing the job she dreamt of, and the first glimpse too of the new political stage and conversation. it's going to feel different. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.

later, the obamas return to the white house to finally unveil their official portraits. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here — of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! the difficult decision - we reached together was one that required great- and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000

people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... canadian police say they've arrested a man who'd been on the run following a series of deadly stabbings. president putin claims sanctions imposed on russia represent the biggest current threat to the world economy. to pakistan now and the latest on the flooding there. a third of the country has been under water. more than 1300 people have died. authorities say waters on the country's largest lake have begun to recede, following concerns that lake manchar in the sindh province could burst its banks. pumza fihlani reports

from islamabad. sindh province is still drowning. it has not rained for days, but most of the land remains waterlogged. on the shoreline, the boats are still coming. the dangers of manchar lake have been contained for now, authorities say. its banks were deliberately breached to protect urban areas and what remains of the damaged infrastructure there. but the threat is not over, and rescue teams are now working on evacuating thousands stranded in their villages. 125,000 people have been affected by the overflow of water. the people whose homes were sacrificed have been left with nothing. translation: my brother just died in my village - because of the water that came. we thought we were going to be able to save him, but we couldn't. around 20 people are still stranded there. some are unconscious, some arejust sitting,

waiting for help. water levels in pakistan's biggest lake are starting to recede, officials have told the the bbc. but as an additional measure, they are enforcing flood dykes in the area. as rescue efforts continue, authorities are also under pressure to rebuild what has been lost. climate change minister sherry rehman told the bbc that pakistan will need international expertise. we are going to have to do some very important thinking, notjust on our own, but with the climate specialists, really, for infrastructure. key communication lines naturally have to be restored. the railways have to be restored, all of that. so they've already started their reconstruction, and i was thinking because it has to happen, people have to crossover, most of it will not be resilient. we neither have the money nor the technical capacity at this point. building with the future

in mind may be a luxury for those whose entire livelihoods have been lost to the floods. for now, those who make it out of these treacherous waters are troubled by uncertainty, where they will sleep and what they will eat. pumza filhani, bbc news, islamabad. let's turn to california now — which is grappling with a heatwave, and emergency crews are fighting numerous wildfires. temperatures are forecast to remain high in the coming days. sophie long is in los angeles for us. well, we are now into day five of an intense heatwave here in california which has pushed temperatures way up into triple digits in fahrenheit and above 44 celsius, smashing records for this time of year. and the stifling heat continues long after the sun goes down, which is putting massive pressure on california's electricity grid. we haven't yet seen the rolling blackouts that people were warning of but thousands of people have been left

without power in places like silicon valley, although not the millions that people were fearing. californians are being asked to conserve energy between the hours of 4pm and 9pm. they are being asked not to crank up the aircon but to keep thermostats above a certain temperature, not to use major appliances, and not to charge electrical cars during those hours. now, these conditions are, of course, perfect for wildfires to spark and for those already burning to do so more intensely. in the north of california, two fires have burned through thousands of acres. in the south, about 80 miles from where i am in los angeles, the fairview fire has burned through thousands of acres, killed two people, and burnt down several structures. now, the two victims have not yet been identified but authorities say they were found in a vehicle, indicating that they were perhaps trying to flee the fires, and an illustration ofjust how dangerous and how quickly these fires spread. now, the heat is expected to ease off by the end of the week butjust over the horizon are santa ana winds, and when they come in autumn as they always do,

if they combine with intense heat and a tinder dry vegetation that has been baked all summer, then the conditions are perfect for wildfires to spark and for them to spread very, very quickly, so while some respite might briefly be insight, the fear is that things could get much worse. sophie referenced silicon valley in that report and i have to say that... apple has just launched its latest smartphone — the iphone14 — giving users yet more things to do on their personal devices. but is more sophisticated always better? well, there could be another way, in the form of the so—called �*dumbphone', one that can only make phone well, i've been speaking with kaiwei tang, who co—founded light phone. he says his variation of the dumbphone is a way to help people focus on what really matters. seven yea rs seven years ago, i was only in

an incubatorfor young an incubator for young designers and an incubatorfor young designers and i was spoke in speaking to successful entre to manners and realised everyone was talking about how much time and attention and data that their products collected from users and that is why they are so successful, why they make so much money, and you know, they were bragging about, oh, my app, were bragging about, oh, my app, average users spend five hours on my app, and that is why this is successful. i can help but think that what about me? what about my time? ijust want to use useful tools, efficient tools, i don't want to see advertisements, i don't want to, my location to be collected. there are other options that why we decided to design a phone ourselves. but is it working. _ design a phone ourselves. but is it working, kaiwei? these phones have only sold a few

thousand handsets and more features are having to be added to them to get more buyers, is the sad reality that people prefer their smartphone to the dumbphone? i prefer their smartphone to the dumbphone?— dumbphone? i think the smartphone _ dumbphone? i think the smartphone is - dumbphone? i think the smartphone is very - dumbphone? i think the i smartphone is very useful dumbphone? i think the - smartphone is very useful in many ways but at the same time, whatever next saturday morning, all you wanted to do is take a walk down the street, or having a great time in a park with yourfamily, why do a great time in a park with your family, why do we have to bring a minicomputer with us 24/7? bring a minicomputer with us 24/77 all we bring a minicomputer with us 24/7? all we want to do is be able to call, text, give a direction, or maybe listen to music, that is all a great tool. and finally — former us president barack obama and his wife michelle have returned to the white house for the unveiling of their official portraits. the obamas were hosted by president biden who was vice president during their time in office. usually a former president returns during his successor�*s tenure. but there was no ceremony held for the obamas while donald trump was president. barack obama had this message

for some of his former staff who had gathered for the occasion. and i am especially glad to see so many of you serving president biden as well as you said may. although, now some of you well, let's face it, you were kids back then, you are now in charge and running the show, which is a little shocking. and may also explain some of the grey hairs i am seeing on some of you. there are precious few perks in life if you're a minor local dignitary — but you do occasionally get to open things. so imagine the disappointment when this happened. just as the ribbon was being cut on this footbridge in the congolese capital — kinshasa — the bridge collapsed. vips and guests scrambled for safety as the whole thing fell apart. thankfully — there were no reports of any injuries — other than to the reputation

of the builders of the bridge. thank goodness everybody would say. that's it from us, thanks for watching, say. that's it from us, thanks forwatching, do say. that's it from us, thanks for watching, do stay with bbc news. —— thanks goodness everybody was safe. hello there. over the last few nights, mother nature has been putting on a pretty impressive display of thunder and lightning. late in the day on wednesday, we had a number of storms move across northern england, and that was one of them late in the day in county durham. and recently, the storms have been forming thanks to this area of low pressure just to the south of the republic of ireland. we've had these trough features, these organised bands of showers being thrown in from the south and west, and for wednesday night, we had two clutches of storms — one affecting north wales, the north midlands, northern england. that really was the most active. but we also have another area of storms in the south—east as well. here's the weather picture over the next few hours. there will be a few more downpours coming and going, one or two mist and fog patches forming as well.

perhaps some more persistent and heavier rain setting in across some central and eastern area of scotland, and these are the kind of temperatures you'll have to start the day heading into thursday. thursday is another day of sunshine and showers, broadly speaking, but i think we could see an area of persistent heavy rain affecting central and eastern areas of scotland and perhaps lasting through thursday into friday as well, bringing the risk of some localised flooding here, but otherwise, it's another day of showers. for many of you, there'll be quite a lot of showers, so most of you will see at least one or two, perhaps more than that through the course of the day, and by the afternoon, some of them, again, will be turning thundery in nature. the area of low pressure driving this lot will continue to bring showery weather across all parts of the uk through friday. again, some hefty downpours, but notice there is that zone of heavier, more persistent rain affecting some central and eastern areas of scotland, with a heightened risk of seeing some localised flooding as those rainfall totals continue to build up during the course of the next couple of days. beyond that, we'll take a look at the weather pattern into the weekend. that area of low pressure finally clears out of the way — good, it's been with us all week. we get this ridge of high pressurejust for a time

on saturday, but then we see more rain arriving from the west. so, saturday looks like a dry day for the vast majority. make the most of that because sunday sees a return of some heavy rain, particularly across western areas. now, one thing you might have noticed — i certainly have — recently is that it's been getting dark pretty quickly. at this time of the year, we're losing daylight at its fastest rate. that means in london, we're losing, well, nearly four minutes of daylight each and every day, but it gets worse the further north you go. in lerwick, we're losing nearly five and half minutes each and every day. that's the latest.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in three weeks' time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post—war fascism. what would that mean for italy and for europe? well, my guest today, here at the ambrosetti forum — a sort of italy—style davos gathering — is enrico letta,

a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre—left