this is bbc news. i'm vishala sri—pathma. our top stories — the g7 and australia join europe's plan to cap the price of russian oil, reducing the revenues that help moscow fund its war in ukraine. prince william awards the earthshot prize, recognising those working to address climate change. more drama at the world cup, as the group stage comes to an end — south korea grab a late winner to progress, at the expense of uruguay. and will smith in london to promote his film, emancipation, and avoiding talking about that ceremony. hello and welcome to bbc news.

we start with the war in ukraine, after western allies have endorsed a price cap on russian maritime oil exports. in a joint statement with australia, the group of seven rich democracies said it agreed with the $60—a—barrel cap set by the european union. they confirmed the measure would enter into force on monday, or very soon afterwards. the sanctions scheme aims to reduce russian oil revenues without upsetting global energy markets. russia has threatened to cut supplies to countries that comply. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, explained more about the plan. today, more about the plan. the european union, the g7 today, the european union, the g7 and other global partners have agreed to introduce a global price cap on seaborne

oilfrom russia. this price cap has three objectives. first, it strengthens the effect of our sanction. second, it will further diminish rush of �*s revenues, and thirdly, at the same time, it will stabilise global energy markets. david willis is our north america correspondent. david, it is a bold move by the g7. how will it work?- g7. how will it work? well, this is a _ g7. how will it work? well, this is a measure _ g7. how will it work? well, this is a measure that - g7. how will it work? well, this is a measure that was l this is a measure that was actually initiated by the g7 nations. basically to cut the funding to russia and its war machine, as far as ukraine is concerned, whilst not destabilising the global energy market, at a time of course when energy prices are rising. so this plan is to basically prevent ukraine's allies from insuring any cargoes of oil

reaching western nations, and that means that because of the most of these insurance companies are actually based in g7 nations, that that oil will no longer get through. the danger of course as this could rebound, taking so much russian oil off the global marketplace that that could cause oil prices to spike. but there has been a lot of debate about this in europe and elsewhere, and now following this agreement amongst the eu nations, having got poland on board, the g7 has decided to follow suit. it is decided to follow suit. it is clear what _ decided to follow suit. it is clear what the _ decided to follow suit. it is clear what the sort - decided to follow suit. it is clear what the sort of - decided to follow suit. it is clear what the sort of perhaps desired impact might be here, but what do we think, in practice, the effect is going to be? ~ ., , practice, the effect is going to be? ~ ., ., practice, the effect is going to be? ~ . ., ., to be? well, there was a lot of consternation _ to be? well, there was a lot of consternation amongst - to be? well, there was a lot of. consternation amongst analysts, global oil analysts, as to whether this will actually have any impact at all on russian finances, because they argue that the $60 a barrel price cap

is pretty close to the market price of oil at the moment. indeed, it was argued by poland for example that only a much lower cap, perhaps around 30 or $40, would actually have any effect on russia �*s finances, andindeed effect on russia �*s finances, and indeed the eu has been arguing about this for quite some time. the point being made that it costs about $30—$40 for russia to produce oil per barrel, and that anything less than that is not really going to have much effect. but this agreement has been reached, it will be flexible, so they will be monitoring it, both the eu and the g7, as far as prices are concerned, on the global markets in the weeks ahead. and quite possibly tweaking the price in response to that. thank you very much, david willis, our north american correspondent. we can now speak to angela stent, who's a senior adviser to the center for eurasian, russian and east european

studies at georgetown university. previously, she served as a national intelligence officer for russia and eurasia at the us national intelligence council. thank you forjoining us. firstly, we have heard how russia perhaps is reacting to this, saying they will be punishments to anyone who complies. how do you think they are feeling in moscow right now about this?— about this? well, they honestly don't like this, _ about this? well, they honestly don't like this, they _ about this? well, they honestly don't like this, they don't - don't like this, they don't like the idea that someone is trying to put a price cap on their hydrocarbons, and i think nobody is quite sure how this is going to work. we have this already from your correspondence. it will apply to the first ship that takes these tankers of oil, but let's say they are then resold, they are on another ship and you could then say well, that is not necessarily directly russian oil. so there is going to be a lot of different ways that people can skirt around this price cap, and obviously the russians will do everything

they can to make sure that that happens, although $60 is not a bad price at the moment. they could do other things. they could do other things. they could cut back on oil production so that prices go higher, but then that wouldn't be so good for countries like india for instance, which has now become russia's number one purchaser of oil. now become russia's number one purchaser of oil-— purchaser of oil. broadly, the russian economy, _ purchaser of oil. broadly, the russian economy, it - purchaser of oil. broadly, the russian economy, it is - russian economy, it is interesting to look at it now, because sanctions, six months into the war more than that, how have they impacted russia and ordinary russians, would you say? and ordinary russians, would ou sa ? ., , and ordinary russians, would ou sa ? _, and ordinary russians, would ousa? you say? eto'o they are russia. russia is still _ you say? eto'o they are russia. russia is still earning _ you say? eto'o they are russia. russia is still earning a - you say? eto'o they are russia. russia is still earning a lot - russia is still earning a lot of money from selling hydrocarbons, but the lack of spare parts for goods has been very much felt now, the semiconductors, all of the expert —— export controls that western countries have now imposed on russia are affecting the economy. they have had to close down assembly lines for certain automobiles that they can't produce any more, because they don't have the spare parts, and eventually, if they

have to close down more factories, we are going to see more of this next year, then that will obviously impact jobs, it will impact the lives of ordinary russians. they mark —— may not have felt that much left —— yet but the sanctions are biting, they having an effect. ., , ., , . effect. from your experience and insight. _ effect. from your experience and insight, would _ effect. from your experience and insight, would you - effect. from your experience and insight, would you say i effect. from your experience l and insight, would you say this is going to have the desired effect, that the g7 potentially after? i effect, that the g7 potentially after? ~ , effect, that the g7 potentially after? ~' , ., after? i think if they are after? i think if they are after an _ after? i think if they are after an economic - after? i think if they are l after an economic impact after? i think if they are - after an economic impact on russia, yes. will it change vladimir putin �*s confidence, will it change the course of the war? we haven't seen any indication of that yet but it will certainly make it harder the russian economy to progress. the russian economy to progress-— the russian economy to rouress. ., ~ ., ., progress. thank you for “oining us, progress. thank you for “oining angela. * let's get some of the day's other news. a special meeting to discuss south africa's president was adjourned shortly after it began. cyril ramaphosa's future has been in doubt since a report, released this week, suggested he kept millions of dollars at his private farm, and failed to report

when it was stolen. the president has denied he broke the law. the far right us talk show host, alexjones, has filed for bankruptcy, after being fined almost $1.5 billion for defamatory comments about the sandy hook school shooting. jones, who founded the controversial infowars group, had argued for years that the massacre was a staged government plot, in which no—one died, aimed at pushing through gun reforms. 20 children and six adults were killed in the 2012 school shooting. sir eltonjohn is to headline the glastonbury festival next summer, in what is being billed as his last uk date on his farewell tour. the organisers say they're hoping to send him the "mother of all send—offs". sir elton said there was "no more fitting way" to say goodbye to his british fans. childhood friends in oman, who figured out how to turn

carbon dioxide into rock, are among five winners chosen for the prince of wales's prestigious earthshot prize. a warning there is flash photography in the following pictures. the annual awards were created by prince william to fund projects that aim to save the planet. each winner will receive $1.2 million to develop their innovation. prince william announced the winners on friday at a star studded awards ceremony in boston. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik has more from boston. despite the controversies that kept being thrown their way, the prince and princess of wales were determined not to be distracted from their key mission here in boston, to raise awareness about climate change and some of the other issues they care deeply about. so today, on the third day of this visit, they had some highlights. prince william meeting with president biden, having a 30 minute discussion together, where he was able to share with the us president

more about his earthshot prize and the finalists, and hopes, and the finalists, and hopes, and go through it over the —— and go through it over the —— and goals for it over the next decade. of course it ended with the award ceremony where 15 finalists were pared down to five winess, and those ranged from all around the globe. you had childhood friends from 0man, whojust had childhood friends from 0man, who just started a company two years ago, to turn carbon dioxide into rock. winning now for them means that they can scale up this business and are even more with their solutions. you also have a mother from solutions. you also have a motherfrom kenya, whose mother from kenya, whose daughter was motherfrom kenya, whose daughter was suffering from burns, who understood the pollution and the respiratory illnesses that were being caused to her neighbours from coal burning stove cooking. and so she basically came up with a cleaner solution for her neighbours, and hopes to expand that around kenya. also in india, you have the innovative solution of doing a greenhouse in a box, hoping to reach farmers who are suffering from

the effects of climate change, whose crops are affected by pesticides. with these greenhouses in the box they hope to use 90% less water at a very cheap cost of farmers to make it very easily accessible. in australia, you have a woman led group there who are combining indigenous practices with digital technologies to protect the land and sea. so across the board, the earthshot prize did what it set out to do, to champion diversity and inclusion and innovative solutions to help solve climate change, and prince william said, looking at the solutions, he was more confident than ever that the globe could solve these key problems. as somalia faces its worst drought for 40 years, the uk's development minister andrew mitchell has promised £14 million in humanitarian aid and new security during a visit to the country. 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 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 | 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. we have to make sure 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. here in the uk, health officials say parents should be aware of an infection called strep a after confirming that since september, six children have died with an invasive condition caused by it. they include five children under ten years old in england and a child in wales. strep a is a bacteria sometimes found in the throat or on the skin. colin brown is from the uk health security agency. he says that serious infection is rare, but parents need to be aware of the symptoms. the vast majority of children will recover without any ill effects whatsoever, but unfortunately a small number of children each year will go on to develop more serious and invasive disease. it's published in the region of under 5% of children that would go on to develop a more serious infection. �* ., .,

infection. and what other symptoms _ infection. and what other symptoms of _ infection. and what other symptoms of that - infection. and what other symptoms of that and - infection. and what otherl symptoms of that and how infection. and what other - symptoms of that and how can be treated? — symptoms of that and how can be treated? _ , ., , ., ., treated? the symptoms are of someone _ treated? the symptoms are of someone who _ treated? the symptoms are of someone who is _ treated? the symptoms are of someone who is generally - someone who is generally unwell, can have a high fever, in particularly in children poor appetite, signs of dehydration, not feeling, no wet nappies, alter behaviour, very sleepy, and what we would say is if parents are concerned at all and there's anything that would make them be aware that would make them be aware that something is unusual with their child, they know best what is normal and what is not, that they would go and seek medical attention. strep a infections in children are, of course, notjust an issue in the uk. if you're concerned about them, you can find details of how to recognise the condition, how it can affect children, and how it can be treated on our website. this article from our digital health editor michelle roberts is available at bbc.com/news. this is bbc news. a reminder of our top stories — australia and the g7 have confirmed they will endorse a price cap set by the european union on russian maritime oil exports.

the scheme aims to reduce russian oil revenues, which help moscow fund its war in ukraine. prince william has named the winners of the earthshot prize. the annual awards were created by the prince to fund projects addressing the threat of climate change. let's return to our top story now, the war in ukraine. the eu has agreed on a price cap for russian oil exported by sea, trying to starve moscow funds, the war is having a massive impact on energy costs in europe, especially in german which is heavily reliant on russian gas. the german government is paying most of september's gas bill for homes and services. any health centre this report from the city but report the city of dresden. german business was built to endure. to keep this vast economy turning. while it is the busiest time of year for

this bakery, there is little in the way of festive cheer. translation:— the way of festive cheer. translation: wages have increased — translation: wages have increased drastically, - translation: wages have | increased drastically, energy costs — increased drastically, energy costs have risen, prices for our— costs have risen, prices for our ingredients, butter has in price — our ingredients, butter has in price |— our ingredients, butter has in rice. ., ., price. i cannot pass all of that onto _ price. i cannot pass all of that onto the _ price. i cannot pass all of that onto the custom -- l that onto the custom —— customers —— doubled in price. at a pandemic because germany's christmas markets are back. the worry now, not how to stay healthy but how to pay the bills. ~ ,, �* healthy but how to pay the bills. ~ ,, ~ �* , healthy but how to pay the bills. ~ ,, ~ �*, ., bills. translator: it's all caused by _ bills. translator: it's all caused by russia. - bills. translator: it's all caused by russia. by - bills. translator: it's all| caused by russia. by putin. bills. translator: it's all- caused by russia. by putin. and we are paying. caused by russia. by putin. and we are paying-— we are paying. this country was heavily reliant _ we are paying. this country was heavily reliant on _ we are paying. this country was heavily reliant on russian - heavily reliant on russian energy. it's government has scrambled to secure supplies for the winter. now, scrambled to secure supplies forthe winter. now, it scrambled to secure supplies for the winter. now, it must ensure its citizens can afford them. so the government will pay one month's gas bill in decemberfor pay one month's gas bill in december for households and small businesses. from january, germany will cap gas and

electricity prices. ministers have increased benefits and most people here have had a one—off payment of 300 euros. itzel costing country around 300 billion euros. —— it's all costing. 300 billion euros. -- it's all costing-— 300 billion euros. -- it's all costinu. ~ ,, ~ ., , costing. translation: the gas bill has not _ costing. translation: the gas bill has not arrived _ costing. translation: the gas bill has not arrived yet - costing. translation: the gas bill has not arrived yet so - bill has not arrived yet so let's see how it looks when it comes. ? let's see how it looks when it comes. ., , comes. ? the government is incapable — comes. ? the government is incapable of— comes. ? the government is incapable of supporting - comes. ? the government is incapable of supporting us. i incapable of supporting us. they tell us help is on the way nothing — they tell us help is on the way nothing is _ they tell us help is on the way nothing is done.— nothing is done. chancellor olaf scholz _ nothing is done. chancellor olaf scholz could _ nothing is done. chancellor olaf scholz could do - nothing is done. chancellor olaf scholz could do with l nothing is done. chancellor olaf scholz could do with a| 0laf scholz could do with a boost to his popularity at home. and his european neighbours are not impressed by his spending plans. after all, he resisted calls for an eu—wide gas price cap. is he, they wonder, just putting germany first?— they wonder, just putting german first? ., ., ., germany first? inflation mocro i think germany first? inflation mocro i think the _ germany first? inflation mocro i think the opposite _ germany first? inflation mocro i think the opposite is - germany first? inflation mocro i think the opposite is the - i think the opposite is the case. this is about stabilising europe. germany is a decisive factor of that. we've seen the world nearly divided. economic centres have shifted. look at

america, china. we in europe must make sure we keep up. despite the financial help, businesses and households will still face higher bills. and germany must conserve vital energy supplies. the season for giving has barely begun and already we are cutting back. jenny hill, bbc news, dresden. south korea have made it through to the knockout stages of the world cup with a dramatic late win against portugal — a result that means uruguay are on their way home. their winner came deep into second—half stoppage time and gave south korea a win over portugal. they then faced a nervous wait before the result came through from the uruguay—ghana game. uruguay failed to score the goal that would have sent them through instead, meaning south korea qualified on goals scored. given the late hour of the result, not many people came out to celebrate

in seoul but those who did were clearly thrilled. and here's what the south korean fans in doha made of the result. awesome! i can't breathe! i almost fainted _ awesome! i can't breathe! i almost fainted during - awesome! i can't breathe! i almost fainted during the i awesome! i can't breathe! i. almost fainted during the play, really— almost fainted during the play, really literally. the captain was — really literally. the captain was amazing. i really literally. the captain was amazing.— really literally. the captain was amazing. i think with this -e of was amazing. i think with this type of performance, - was amazing. i think with this type of performance, we - was amazing. i think with this type of performance, we can | type of performance, we can beat — type of performance, we can beat brazil _ type of performance, we can beat brazil and _ type of performance, we can beat brazil and go _ type of performance, we can beat brazil and go all- type of performance, we can beat brazil and go all the - type of performance, we cani beat brazil and go all the way to one — beat brazil and go all the way to one the _ beat brazil and go all the way to one. the final— beat brazil and go all the way to one. the final finals, - beat brazil and go all the way to one. the final finals, win. to one. the final finals, win the — to one. the final finals, win the world _ to one. the final finals, win the world cup. _ brazil remain favourites to win the tournament and had already qualified for the knockout stages, but they were surprisingly beaten by cameroon, the indomitable lions becoming the first african side to beat brazil at a world cup with this goal by vincent aboubakar. but that victory wasn't enough for cameroon. switzerland's 3—2 win over serbia means they went through, only finishing behind brazil on goal difference. as for cameroon, their fans were greatly outnumbered by brazilians at this fan zone in doha but, despite being eliminated from the competition, they leave the tournament happy. yes! i know my team! i spread

the cameroon match, at least 2-1. 2-1. the cameroon match, at least 2—1.2—1. fever cameroon! the cameroon match, at least 2—1. 2—1. fever cameroon! fever cameroon! —— viva. much more on our website, including the teams through to the group stages, the full schedule for the knockout stages, and what it's like to spend the day with brazilian fans. just log on to bbc.com/news and click through to the world cup section, or go via the bbc app. 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. he's apologised on a number of occasions and he's now promoting the release of his first film since the incident. emancipation is 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'm here at the european premiere for emancipation. i am pleased to say the star of the film, will smith, joins us now.

sir! what is the deal? how are you doing, man? i'm aood. so, this is a true story and you play patrick, a runaway slave. tell us more about the film. well, you knw, actually, the picture was called whipped peter. it actually has a direct connection to 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's subject matter — slavery, hope, families, survival. how do you prepare for a role like that? you really don't. chuckles. it was gruelling. 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. and it was difficult for all of us but i feel that when people get into the movie theatre, they will see something special. this is your first film since the oscars, since the chris rock incident. are you afraid that some of the fans might not support this film? you know, ifeel very happy that all of the artists that are involved with this film are finally getting an opportunity, the film that is coming out. i am ecstatic about the work and the artistry of this film and my heart yearns and hopes that the artists involves will get a fair shot.

how long are you in london for? 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. appreciated, thank you very much. the film is out on the 9th of december. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcvishalasp. a reminder of our top story right now, the western allies have endorsed a price cap on russian maritime oil exports in a joint statement with australia, the group of seven rich democracies said it agreed with a $60 a barrel cap set by the eu on friday. the scheme aims to reduce russian oil revenues without upsetting global energy markets. allies of ukraine will seek to deny

assurance that mica cavort to tankers that deliver oil to countries that don't stick to the price cap. that's it for now. join me a bit later on. hello. well, i think most of us will need our thick coats, hats and gloves as well this weekend. it's the wind more than anything that's going to make it feel particularly chilly, and also the lack of sunshine. it will be quite cloudy at times. this is the satellite picture, and weather fronts are stalling in the atlantic. they're not making much progress towards the east. the weather fronts that normally bring the mild weather and the rain. and the reason for that is this area of high pressure, very intense area of high pressure that's established itself over russia. and basically, it's pushing all the air from east towards the west and it keeps the weather fronts at bay. so, there will be one very close to the north—west of the uk, to the hebrides

there, ithink, through the course of the night and into tomorrow but for many of us, it is that easterly breeze. 0ccasional showers, variable amounts of cloud and not particularly cold — at least not on the thermometer. it's the breeze that stops the temperatures from falling too low. and i don't think there'll be much mist orfog around, either — maybe local mist or fog. so, variable amounts of cloud for many of us tomorrow, occasional showers and, i think, some cloudier, more damp weather here in the north—west. and also, it will be a little bit milder in the western isles — ten degrees. for most of us, around, say, six or seven degrees celsius. now, let's have a look at saturday night into sunday. you can see that easterly wind pushes out these weather fronts out into the atlantic. they actually fizzle away as we go through the course of sunday. so, apart from some showers which form over the north sea and get pushed in, no weather fronts about, but very cloudy, i think, in the south of england

and wales on sunday — really low, grey skies. it'll feel quite raw in those easterly winds. so sure, the temperatures may reach briefly around five or six degrees celsius but, as you can imagine, the wind chill will make it feel quite a bit colder — say, a couple of degrees above freezing. how about next week? it is going to turn colder still, maybe cold enough for some wintry showers in northern parts of the uk. nothing spectacularly cold. you know, four orfive degrees celsius happens this time of the year, of course, but we are going to lose the easterly and the cold air this time is actually — will be plummeting from the from the north, so from the more arctic regions. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines — australia and the g7 have confirmed they will endorse a price cap set by the european union on russian maritime oil exports. the sanctions scheme aims to reduce russian oil revenues, without upsetting global energy markets. russia has threatened to cut supplies to countries that comply. prince william has named the winners of the earthshot prize. the annual awards were created by the prince to fund projects addressing the threat of climate change. the winners, based in kenya, india, australia, the uk and 0man, each receive just over $1 million to develop their innovations.

south korea have reached the knockout stages of the world