welcome to 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.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. 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, the european union, the g7 and other global partners have agreed to introduce a global price cap on seaborne oil from russia. this price cap has

three objectives. first, it strengthens the effect of our sanction. second, it will further diminish russia's revenues, and thirdly, at the same time, it will stabilise global energy markets. well, earlier, ispoke to our north america correspondent david willis, and asked how these new oil sanctions against russia will actually work. well, 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 most of these insurance companies are actually based in g7 nations, that that oil will no longer get through. the danger, of course, is 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's clear what the sort of perhaps desired impact might be here, but what do we think, in practice, the effect is going 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, and, indeed, the eu has been arguing about this for quite some time. the point being made that it costs about $30 to $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. well, earlier, ispoke to angela stent who's senior adviser to the center for eurasian, russian and east european studies at georgetown university. i asked what she felt moscow's response will be to these

latest sanctions on russian oil. well, they honestly 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 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. broadly, the russian economy, it's interesting to have a look at it now, because sanctions, six months into the war, or more than that, how have they impacted russia and ordinary russians, would you say? well, they are impacting russia. 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 export controls that the 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 may not have felt that much yet but the sanctions are biting, they having an effect. from your experience and insight, would you say this is going to have the desired effect, that the g7 potentially

after? i think if they are after an economic impact on russia, yes. will it change vladimir putin's calculus, 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. 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�* 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. the royals visit has been overshadowed by a racism row back at home. 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 goals for it over the next decade. of course, it ended today with the award ceremony where 15 finalists were pared

down to five winners, and those ranged from all around the globe. you had childhood friends from 0man, whojust started their company two years ago, to turn carbon dioxide into rock. winning now for them means that they can scale up this business and do even more with their solutions. you also have a mother from kenya, whose daughter was suffering from burns, and 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 a 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 a0 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. stay with us on bbc news.

still to come — the latest on the world cup as south korea and switzerland head to the knockout stages, which start on saturday. 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'm feeling 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 drills

just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — 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. 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 effect whatsoever. however, unfortunately, a small number of children each year will go on to develop more serious and invasive disease. it's probably in the region of under 5% of children that would go on to develop a more serious infection. and what are the symptoms of that and how can it be treated ? so the symptoms of invasive group a streptococcal are of someone who is generally unwell. they can have a high fever — in particularly in children poor appetite, signs of dehydration, not feeding, no wet nappies, altered behaviour, very sleepy. and what we would say is that if parents are concerned at all and there's anything that would make them be aware

that something is unusual with their child — and parents know best about what is normal and what's not normal, 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. 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 during the play, really literally. captain son was amazing. excitedly speaks korean. i think with this type - of performance, we can beat brazil and go - all the way to one? semifinal, finals, i 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 that cameroon—algeria match, at least 2—1. 2-1! but today, they give me only 1—0! viva, cameroon! 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. a german auction house has suspended the sale of a painting by the russian master kandinsky that poland says was stolen from its national museum in 1984. 0ur correspondent in warsaw, adam easton, explains. news of the paintings auction caused outrage in warsaw. poland's deputy prime minister and culture minister piotto

ignlinsky accused the berlin auction house greece back of acting like a fence for stolen goods. the culture ministry said it would be taking all legal steps to try to get the painting back which it says was stolen from warsaw's national museum in 1984. it says a stamp from the museum on the reverse side of this watercolour proves its provenance. the auction house in berlin could ease microphone agrees back, that had been made aware of the ministry's claims before the auction took place and had conducted its own investigation and found there was no legal objection to the sale going ahead and it went ahead and sold for 310,000 euros. however, the funeral caused by the sale is levy auction house to release a statement, saying they are suspending the finalisation of the sale, they

contacted both the buyers and sellers and that sale will now not go ahead and tell a legal review has taken place —— furore. adam easton. 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. well, i am pleased to say the star of the film, will smith, joins us now. will. sir! what is the deal? how are you doing, man? i'm good. so, you — this is a true story and you play patrick, a runaway slave. tell us a little bit more about the film. well, you know, actually,

it's — 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, you know, the subject's — subject matter — slavery, hope, families, you know, survival. how do you prepare for a role like that? uh, yeah, you really don't. chuckles. it was gruelling, man. it was clearly the most difficult film that i have ever worked on and, you know, the heat out in the swamps — we wanted to shoot in a lot of the actual locations — and, you know, just the depiction of human cruelty, you know, it wears on your psyche, and it was difficult for all of us but, you know, i feel that when people get into the movie theatre, they're

gonna see something special. and then, will, this is your first film, isn't it, since the oscars, you know, since the chris rock incident. and are you afraid — or 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, you know, my heart yearns and hopes that the artists involved will get a fair shot. and then, how long are you in london for? 0h, right, right. how long are you in london for? how long are we in london for? we're here for a couple of days. we're gonna 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'll have some fun here. well, thank you, will. appreciate it, thank you very much. the film is out on the 9th of december. a reminder of our top story — 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 on friday. the sanctions scheme aims to reduce russian oil revenues without upsetting global energy markets. allies of ukraine will seek to deny insurance to tankers bringing oil to countries that don't stick to the price cap. russia has threatened to cut supplies to countries that comply. i'll be back with the headlines shortly. meanwhile, you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcvishalasp.

thank you for watching. 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 receivejust over a million dollars to develop their innovations. south korea have reached the knockout stages of the world cup, with a dramatic late win over

portugal.