this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk this is bbc news with the latest and around the world. europe plans to cap the price of russian oil, reducing the revenues that helps moscow fund its war in ukraine. ukraine says several of its embassies and consulates in europe, including its diplomatic mission in madrid have been sent parcels containing animals' eyes. the uk's development minister says he fears the war in ukraine has diverted aid and attention away from somalia's worst drought in a0 years. prince william is meeting the us presidentjoe biden in boston, as the prince and princess of wales tie up their visit to the city. and the us conspiracy theorist alex jones files for bankruptcy, months after being ordered to pay more than a billion dollars for falsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax.

hello and welcome. the sale of russian oil has fuelled president putin's invasion of ukraine. by some estimates russia has earned 71 billion dollars selling oil to european union clients since february. but those revenues are expected to drop after the eu agreed to cap the price of russian oil exported by sea to $60 a barrel. the scheme is being co—ordinated with the united states, canada, japan and australia. the agreement comes just days before an eu ban on russian oil imports by sea comes into effect. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, explained more about the plan.

and thirdly, at the same time it will stabilise global energy markets. we'll have more on that development later in the programme. the archbishop of canterbury has told the bbc there can be no peace in ukraine until russia "stops lying" about what it's doing, including the massacre of civilians in bucha. he was speaking on a visit to the area — just outside kyiv. it was the site of a mass grave for those killed during the russian occupation earlier this year. as jessica parker reports. just outside kyiv. signs of remembrance. in this area, russia is accused of killing hundreds of civilians during its occupation earlier this year. moscow has denied targeting civilians. the church of england's most senior

cleric has seen the destruction for himself and had a robust message for president putin. there will be no peace until you stop lying. you have got to tell the truth, however painful. there can never be a way forward built on lies. meanwhile, in the south and east, the fighting goes on. ukraine now taking the rare step in giving a number of how many troops have died. it says up to 13,000, but this can't be verified by the bbc. the truth is, we don't know how many people have died during this conflict. what is certain is that this war continues to cost lives and cause tragedy. meanwhile, russia's repeated efforts to target ukraine's energy grid means daily life is also being affected far away from the front line.

across ukraine, the cold is starting to bite. in this bakery, they suddenly have a blackout. forced to do business in the dark. the situation in ukraine is very difficult, says ludmilla. they work with or without light, but if there's no power, they can't bake. so sometimes it means they can't work at all. generators are popping up all over kyiv as russia's accused of trying to freeze ukraine into submission. lyubov says she's stocked up on candles, water and food. the prospect of further power outages brings fear, but also defiance. translation: of course we are afraid. _ we are very afraid of the difficulties that will come this winter, but we agree to get through those difficulties together the main thing is that russia does not win. lyubov is just one life among millions touched by this war. everyone walking their own road.

but something you often hear is that steady determination to carry on. jessica parker, bbc news in kyiv. several of ukraine's embassies and consulates across europe have been sent parcels containing animals' eyes, including its diplomatic mission in the spanish capital. letter bombs have also arrived at targets connected to support of ukraine, including the american embasy in madrid which is now cordonned off. blood soaked packages were also addressed to ukrainian diplomatic missions in hungary, the netherlands, poland, croatia, italy, austria and the czech republic. kyiv says these incidents are a well—planned campaign of terror and intimidation. guy hedgecoe gave us the latest from madrid. well, all we know is what we've been told by the ukrainian government, which has said that they contained animal eyes, they were blood soaked, the contents of the package with blood soaked. it had a characteristic liquid and a corresponding smell

was how the the ukrainian authorities put it. and they said that these packages had been sent to eight of its embassies around europe. however, there were other ukrainian embassies around the world, including the united states and also the vatican, which have seen similar incidents. for example, the ukrainian embassy and the vatican, we're told, has been vandalized. now, we don't know much more about these packages. at the moment, the ukrainian government has said it's studying very carefully what this all means. it has tightened security in its embassies once again, because, as you said, in in madrid over the last few days, there were incidents, one of which involves the ukrainian embassy here. so it had already tightened security, but it's doing that again in all its embassies around the world.

lets get more on our top story. the european union has agreen a price cap on russian oil exports in an attempt to starve moscow of funds for its war in ukraine. charles lichfield is the deputy director of the atlantic council's geoeconomics centre and joins me now. welcome. thank you for being with us. just explain how this price cut will work. what will it mean an effect? ., ~ will work. what will it mean an effect? . ~' , ., will work. what will it mean an effect? ., ~ , ., ., will work. what will it mean an effect? ., ~ ., ., effect? thank you for having me. the rice ca- effect? thank you for having me. the price cap has — effect? thank you for having me. the price cap has been — effect? thank you for having me. the price cap has been a _ effect? thank you for having me. the price cap has been a long _ effect? thank you for having me. the price cap has been a long time - effect? thank you for having me. the price cap has been a long time in - price cap has been a long time in the making. the way g7 parties plus a few countries it tended to work is for the shipping and insurance providers that are based inside those countries to stop providing their services for exports of russian oil. if that russian oil has been bought above a certain cap. it is true that american, uk and eu actors hold a lot of the share in the world of shipping and insurance services. so they're trying to use

that leverage over russia. however, in practice, the cap isn't very far below what russian oil is selling out. it is already selling at a discount, in this cap of about $60 will only force that discount to grow slightly. 50 will only force that discount to grow slightly-— grow slightly. so are you implying, hintin: that grow slightly. so are you implying, hinting that it _ grow slightly. so are you implying, hinting that it won't _ grow slightly. so are you implying, hinting that it won't really - grow slightly. so are you implying, hinting that it won't really have - hinting that it won't really have the effect that it is intended to in terms of starving russia of its funds? ~ , ., , funds? well, the question is whether that was the — funds? well, the question is whether that was the intent. _ funds? well, the question is whether that was the intent. i _ funds? well, the question is whether that was the intent. i think _ funds? well, the question is whether that was the intent. i think western l that was the intent. i think western governments will be happy if they can argue to the electorates that russia has taken in much less cash from its oil and gas exports last year than it from its oil and gas exports last yearthan it did from its oil and gas exports last year than it did —— matt next year thanit year than it did —— matt next year than it did last year. but they are also pragmatic, if they were forcing also pragmatic, if they were forcing a much bigger discount between the price of oils, which is the standard way of tracking what russia is selling its oil for way of tracking what russia is selling its oilfor and way of tracking what russia is selling its oil for and the global prices. if they forced a big difference between the two, there

were just be too many temptations for people to break the cap and engage in four of —— fraud. so they are realistic. they want a discount to be bigger but not as large as some people wanted. the fact that is taken eu song to agree on a cap is because some countries wanted that cap to be much lower but others came to their and said we can't do it, that wouldn't be plausible. and it would open to many opportunities for fraud. so they finally agreed on a $60 cap. and you think this will have an impact on the wall? well, it's all in combination, all of the sanctions in combination, export controls on the fact that russia will be making much less next year in combination with spending commissions being higher. all of that together does make it difficult for russia. the outlook for russia's economy is very poor. i accept that this is not fast enough for ukraine if you are fighting a war in your

own country. so it is all the sanctions in combination ready. thank you very much for explaining that to us. thank you. you live to rio dejaneiro in brazil where fans are gathered to watch their country play in the world cup. they lost one nail, brazil has nonetheless gone through to the next round while cameroon has been eliminated. serbia has been playing switzerland and switzerland has 13-2. -- 3-2. the prince of wales is meeting us presidentjoe biden on the final day of his trip to boston, before the awarding of the earthshot prize. the visit coincides with the release of a trailer for the forthcoming netflix documentary about the duke and duchess of sussex, which suggests they will be making more personal — and potentially damaging —

claims about their treatment by some members of the royal household. nada tawfik is there for us. welcome to you. take us through what has been happening there with the prince and princess of wales. well, just a short while ago, president joe biden left. he had met with the prince of wales. it was president joe biden's first up here in boston to have that greeting. right behind me on the patio of thejfk library museum. the two of them spoke. it is quite chilly so the president asked him, where is your winter coat? they had a little laugh about that and they greeted each other. the prince of wales made the comment that it was a spectacular backdrop to be meeting on. what we heard from kensington palace was that they spent about 30 minutes together. they had a warm and friendly and substantive discussion. they said that the president was keen to learn about the princes earshot prize and really about past winners and their legacy a bit thus far. the prince also shared his ambitions, the long—term ambitions for the prize

and he also thanked the president for travelling to london for the late queen's funeral in september. so, they both had on camera, you could see them having that one discussion, sharing memories of the queen and then they went inside the brief discussions. that meeting is over now and the prince of wales is getting ready for the earshot prize. this is being held tonight, there will be 15 finalist narrow down to five winners, each of those will get £1 million and support from the ad shofs £1 million and support from the ad shot�*s partners around the globe to try and scale up the ideas into successful businesses to try and combat climate change. this has been the first visit of the royal couple, how much is it been overshadowed by the news of this netflix documentary coming out with the duke and duchess of sussex and also the race row that emerged at the beginning of the week at buckingham palace?

well, it was incredibly bad timing as you can imagine. as their trip wasjust getting under as you can imagine. as their trip was just getting under way, as you can imagine. as their trip wasjust getting under way, they hadn't even got off the plane when the racism controversy in buckingham palace erupted. they immediately put out a statement that racism had no place in modern society or in society period. society to place in modern society or in society to show that they understood the seriousness and show how they felt but they also wanted to make sure that they wouldn't be distracted from what was their long—term planning, a lot of work that went into the straight to boston. but then, the second day, again that unexpected surprise of the netflix teaser being dropped there. with quite dramatic music and footage showing that prince harry in a clip they're saying he wanted to protect his family. so, again it raise that of what new allegations,

revelations would be coming out about how megan and harry were treated by the royalfamily about how megan and harry were treated by the royal family and about how megan and harry were treated by the royalfamily and how they felt during that time and why they felt during that time and why they felt during that time and why they felt the need to move to the united states. so, certainly throughout all of the coverage, the couple had to deal with those types of questions but they remained focused, they said they would not be distracted by those questions and address anything beyond that initial statement over the racism controversy. they had no plans to meet harry and meghan on this trip. so their intention on this trip was to meet with local bostonians and the efforts they are making to combat climate change. thank you. stay with us on news, still to come: conspiracy theorist alex jones files for bankruptcy, after being ordered to pay more than a billion dollars for falsely claiming that a school shooting was a hoax.

it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i feel so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11 o'clock this morning, - just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drilljust a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, . then philippe cossette, a miner from calais, i was shaking hands and exchanging flags with his opposite _ number from dover.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the european union has agreed to impose a price cap on russian oil, in an attempt to starve moscow of funds for its war against ukraine. ukraine says that several of its embassies in europe have been sent parcels containing animals' eyes. somalia is in the grip of its worst drought for a0 years. the uk's development minister, andrew mitchell, has been on a visit to the east african country and promised ia million pounds in humanitarian aid and new security. he says large numbers of people are in danger of dying from the drought in somalia if the international community does not respond soon. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, was travelling with andrew mitchell and sent this report from the town of dollow in western of somalia. this is what drought

is bringing to somalia. growing camps of people forced to leave their homes in search of food after four rainy seasons failed. we have come to dollow in the west amid tight security, to protect us from islamist militants who control much of the country. here, on a rare visit, is a british minister, seeing for himself how uk money has helped girls from the camps get some education, and what more needs to be done. the challenges here are immense, quite apart from the disorder of conflict, it is the challenges caused by the drought, the fact that these people have moved away from where they used to live into these temporary camps. hamdi mohammed is one of those girls. 18 years old and very determined. translation: sometimes i go to sleep hungry and sometimes i cannot buy - the books i need for school

but i motivate myself. i tell myself that some day things will not be like this and in the future i will be an important person and help my people. there are already more than 130,000 internal refugees here, with hundreds more arriving every day, a scene replicated in towns across the country. this is not a normal. drought that we know. this is a real climate change crisis. - so what needs to be done? we have to make sure| that we are saving life. that we are averting the worst to come, in terms of famine. we have to make sure that - the children who are malnourished, who are 1.8 million, _ are rescued and they are not dying. andrew mitchell is promising more money for security and humanitarian needs, but it is less than britain has given in the past. we have got to do two things here. we have got to beat back the terrorists, and we are,

and the government of somalia has shown considerable gains in recent weeks on that, and we have got to address the effects of this drought both in the long term through climate change work and in the short—term, now, going to the aid of desperate people and saving lives. can the british government really make an impact in places like this, when its budget forforeign aid remains cut? it is probably not money that is the key issue here, it is coordination and making sure that everyone else steps up to the plate alongside britain to deliver for people here who, as i say, are in danger of dying in very large numbers if the international community does not react properly. a british minister coming here can make a difference. he can promise a bit more money. he can focus the attention of a world distracted by other crises. but can he stop the fighting? can he slow the climate change that many believe is at the root of this problem? james landale, bbc news, in western somalia.

in the us, the conspiracy theorist alexjones has filed for bankruptcy. it comes less than 2 months after courts ordered the far right podcast host to pay close to $1.5 billion in damages to the families whose children died in a school mass shooting. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington. yes, this is a man who has made a career out of promoting really paranoid allegations against the us government. he is very right—wing media commentator who came out of the obscurity of public access tv here in america to become this man who really indulges in these conspiracy theories. one of the theories that he has been promoting for a long, long time is to do with the sandy hook elementary school shooting that happened back in 2012, it is the worst mass school shooting in american history. 26 people were killed, mainly kids.

he wrongfully claimed that it was all a government set up, this was a hoax and that this was designed to try and curtail american people's rights to own guns and that the families of the victims were actors and therefore he just denied the existence of these children. and the families said that what he did, his behaviour led to years of harassment and death threats by conspiracy theorists, they took him to court to sue him and they won. now he is meant to give the money but he has filed for bankruptcy in which he has basically said that his debt completely outdoes the actual assets that he has so he can't pay them. however, it is worth adding that before the trials happen this summer alexjones had in a deposition sad, yes the shootings did happen but he had also been filing for bankruptcy beforehand. so what has happened today has not been a complete shock to the families but of course it is another blow for them. has there been any reaction from them?

there has. there's been a statement released by the lawyers who represent the families. he said that like every other cowardly move alexjones has made, this bankruptcy will not work. basically, proceedings will now stop they have to let this case play out in bankruptcy courts. he still faces a third defamation trial later this year in texas. the actor will smith hit the headlines earlier this year for all the wrong reasons.... after he slapped comedian chris rock on stage at the oscars in front of a worldwide audience. the release of his first film since the incident, emancipation— based on a true story of an escaped slave in louisiana. it also marks his return to the red carpet in london and our reporter michael mckenzie has been speaking to him in leicester square. so i am here at the european premiere for emancipation and i am pleased to say the star of the film, will smith, joins us now. sir, what is the deal?

how are you doing? i'm good. so this is a true story and you play patrick, a runaway slave, tell us a little bit more about the film. actually it is the picture was called whipped peter. it actually has a direct connection with great britain. it was the first place that the picture appeared. and, you know, great britain potentially would have entered the war on the side of the south, but the image of whipped peter being plastered all over british newspapers, there was an outcry that was a big part of the end of the american slave trade. and the film, subject matter, slavery, hope, families, survival, how do you prepare for a role like that? you really don't. it was grueling, man, it was clearly the most difficult film that i have ever worked on and the heat out in the swamps,

we wanted to shoot in a lot of the actual locations. and just the depiction of human cruelty, it wears on your psyche. it was difficult for all of us, but i feel like when people get into the movie theatre they will see something special. this is your first film since the oscars, isn't it? yeah, mm—hm. since the chris rock incident. are you afraid that some of the fans might not support this film? i feel very happy that all of the artists that are involved with this film are finally getting an opportunity, the film is coming out, i am ecstatic about the work and the artistry of this film and my heart yearns and hopes that the artist involves will get a fair shot. how long are you in london for?

how long are we in london for? here for a couple of days. we will hang out for a couple of days and hope that we can see some sights, london before christmas is one of the best cities on earth so we will have some fun here. thank you, will. appreciate you, man, thank you very much. the film is out on the 9th of december. just before we go. learning and playing the piano improves the ability of the brain to process sights and sounds, and also reduces depression, anxiety and stress. the researchers at bath university here in the uk said playing music was already known to bring joy. but they found it also helped the brain to process audio—visual information, even in non—musical tasks. they studied a group of beginners who took weekly one—hour lessons for 11 weeks, consisting of both exercises and musical pieces.

that's it for me from the moment. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews thank you very much for watching. hello there. there's been quite a bit of fog around over the past few days and it has felt particularly cold where it stayed grey and misty. this was the scene earlier on here in worcestershire. there has not been as much fog around today. it is lifting, it is actually getting blown away and this weekend we should see a freshening easterly breeze which will make it feel colder and bring in a mixture of sunshine, but also a few showers. there was some sunshine around other parts of uk today, left us with a lovely sunset, for example, croyde bay in devon. we will find some breaks in the clouds developing across more of england and wales, pushing into southeast scotland, as that band of misty low cloud comes across northern ireland and the northwest of scotland, keeping temperatures up here. elsewhere, temperatures won't be far away from freezing. we'll see the easterly breeze bringing in a few more showers towards north sea coasts. heading into tomorrow,

we have the cloudy weather in northern ireland that should tend to thin and break a bit. it stays cloudy and damp and north—west scotland, but other parts of scotland will see some sunshine. there will be sunshine at times across england and wales, a few more showers coming in on that breeze across eastern parts of england and it looks quite cloudy in the afternoon for southeastern parts of england. temperature—wise tomorrow, similar to where they have been for the past couple of day, so around 7 or 8 degrees. we stayed in colder air over the weekend and it's going to get colder as the weekend goes on. that weather front takes rain away from the north—west, a few more isobars on the chart. signs that the winds are picking up a bit. and again, we we'll see some sunshine here and there, but also some showers. probably more showers on sunday, mainly for the northern half of the uk not so many in the south, but there will be a covering of cloud here. for all of us, the breeze will be picking up as well. it is not a strong easterly wind, but it will certainly be noticeable. the air�*s getting colder through sunday, so temperatures around 5—7 . when you factor in that easterly winds, that will be strongest around north sea coasts, then it will feel quite a few degrees colder.

however, there's even colder weather to come next week. that easterly breeze that we'll have over that the weekend will be replaced by a northerly wind from tuesday, wednesday onwards, bringing down colder air down from the north. it will feel colder. yes, there will be sunshine around, but you could see how those temperatures are dropping throughout next week, getting particularly chilly out there, and there will be some wintry showers — looks like northern scotland will be in the firing line.

this is bbc world news. the headlines... the european union has agreed to implement a price cap on russian oil exports by sea, in an attempt to starve moscow of funds for its war against ukraine. it settled on a cap of $60 a barrel. the kremlin has dismissed comments by president biden that he would be prepared to talk to vladimir putin if the russian leader signalled he was looking to end the war in ukraine. a spokesman said moscow would continue what he called its special military operation. ukraine says that several of its embassies and consulates in europe have been sent parcels containing animals' eyes, including its diplomatic mission in madrid. it comes days after letter bombs were sent to ukrainian— linked targets in spain. the uk's development minister says he fears the war in ukraine has