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. the uk development minister warns large numbers of people are in danger of dying from the drought in somalia if the international community does not respond soon. 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.

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. thank you very much, david willis, our north american correspondent. childhood friends in oman

who figured out how to turn carbon dioxide into rock and a uk firm making fast—food packaging from seaweed are among five winners chosen for the prince of wales�*s earthshot prize. these following pictures from the event contain flash photography. 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 at a star—studded awards ceremony in boston on friday. the royals�* visit to the us has been overshadowed by a racism row back 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 five winners ranged from all around the globe. you had childhood friends from 0man, who just 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. from the united kingdom, we have a company return plastic packaging into an alternative using seaweed. 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 mentioned, it was a star—studded event, and among those attending was the hollywood actor rami malek who explained why he was supporting the earthshot prize. these five people, five organisations, it is something that does not looking at the gloom and doom and pessimism of it all. the future of what we can come to do, because when we put our ideas together, we can do extraordinary things, and i love the relationship that prince william brought up in his connection tojohn f kennedy. it is easy, it is hard. i think that is exactly what is happening here. we can push ourselves to do extraordinary things. so we get

to make sure that we enjoy this extra ordinary world. for future generations getting to do the same. and i am proud to be a part of that, proud he has been: now. —— called on now. 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 somalia and promised £14 million 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 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. 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. we can now speak to zecharias zelalem who's a journalist focusing on the horn of africa. thank you forjoining us. it

interesting, we heard there about the various factors impacting the situation that somalia is in now. do you think this was perhaps avoidable? because there are some suggestions that the government could have perhaps done a little bit more. it is hard to say whether it would be avoidable or not at all. there has been multiple consecutive years of failed rains, notjust in somalia, but across the entire east african region. that coupled with the region's worst locust invasions and droughts have not been adequately dealt with in recent years, and there is also the speculation that the presidency of sheikh mohammed is hesitant to openly declare the current drought as a famine due to fears that it would have the

leadership be deemed weak or incapable of dealing with the disaster but it has on its hands. a declaration of famine would lead to much of the international community rallying to address the disaster in the country, but it would come with the compromises that i said. so in that sense, there is speculation and perhaps even brewing resent that the somalian government might be prioritising its approval ratings over the manner with which it is dealing with the drought. and you think that might the turning point then what is going on in somalia?— then what is going on in somalia? . , ., ., somalia? that this declaration of famine will _ somalia? that this declaration of famine will then _ somalia? that this declaration of famine will then provide - somalia? that this declaration j of famine will then provide the support the country so badly needs? it support the country so badly needs? .,, support the country so badly needs? ., , ., needs? it goes without saying. i did say that — needs? it goes without saying. i did say that the _ needs? it goes without saying. i did say that the drought - needs? it goes without saying. i did say that the drought is - i did say that the drought is nothing new. in the horn of africa or east africa. however, over the past decade there has only been two open a declarations of famine, one in i believe 2017 in south sudan, and the 2011 one in somalia,

and the 2011 one in somalia, and that led to an outpouring of humanitarianism assistance and funding from around the world. the kind that is, i guess you could say, coming at a slower pace or trickled pace currently. so that could play a major role. the declaration could play a major role in an escalation of the humanitarian assistance. nevertheless it does come... we also have to factor in the fact that the current famine, current drought, sorry, is coinciding with multiple hunger crises. there is starvation across ethiopian, afghanistan at the same time, so the world food programme is on the ground in somalia and they are cash—strapped and have their hands full. it might be evacuation to say what kind of directly impacted can have, but it goes without saying it has the official famine declaration that would play a major role in an upswing. figs that would play a ma'or role in an upswingh that would play a ma'or role in an uswin. a ., ., ., an upswing. as we have from our re orter, an upswing. as we have from our reporter. he _ an upswing. as we have from our reporter, he talked _ an upswing. as we have from our reporter, he talked about - an upswing. as we have from our reporter, he talked about money| reporter, he talked about money being pledged to somalia from

the uk. that is important, clearly, but it is just a factor that could perhaps resolve what is going on there. what you think is going to happen if perhaps the movement isn't as quick as it requires? as it is required?— isn't as quick as it requires? as it is required? then i guess the worst-case _ as it is required? then i guess the worst-case scenario - as it is required? then i guess the worst-case scenario i - as it is required? then i guess. the worst-case scenario i guess the worst—case scenario i guess what will happen is what we have seen in ethiopia over the course of the past year, the same drought has impacted something like 2 million people across western and southern ethiopian and areas bordering somalia and that, too, hasn't officially been declared a famine. similaramounts of famine. similar amounts of hunger famine. similaramounts of hunger in war—torn northern ethiopia, for instance, left up to something like 2 million people on the brink of starvation, so that would be the worst—case scenario. of course, the situations in the two countries, despite it being the same drought, contrast greatly, so i don't think it will escalate to that but they

will escalate to that but they will definitely be questions raised as to what sort of compromises the government of somalia will make. it does enjoy relatively widespread approval, especially for its recent military successes in combating al—shabab militants but it will obviously have to integrate much of the international community and be a bit more transparent about what it has on its hands in regards to hunger in the country. regards to hunger in the country-— regards to hunger in the count . ., . ., country. thank you so much for “oininu country. thank you so much for joining us- _ in the us, the conspiracy theorist alex jones has filed for bankruptcy. it comes less than two 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. 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. and 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. and he wrongfully claimed that this was all a government set—up, that 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 crisis 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, they won. and so, 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 happened this summer, alexjones had, in a deposition sad, yes, the shootings did happen but he had also been filing for bankruptcy beforehand. so, what's happened today has not been a complete shock to the families but, of course, it is another blow to them. to the world cup now, and south korea have made it through to the knockout stages 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 after they initially went a goal down after just five minutes. 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! well, he didn't predict the score, but he did foresee the win. so, here's the last 16 line—up in full. the first games come on saturday with the netherlands facing the usa and argentina taking on australia. much more on our website, including the team of the group stages, and what it's like to spend the day with brazilian fans watching their team at the world cup. just log on to bbc.com/news and click through to the world cup section or go via the bbc app.

learning and playing the piano improves the ability of the brain to process sites and sounds and reduce depression, anxiety and stress. the researchers at bath university in the uk have said playing music was already known to bring joy but they also found it helped the brain to process audiovisual information, even in nonmusical tasks. they studied a group of beginners who took weekly one—hour lessons for 11 weeks consisting of exercises and musical pieces. 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, based on a true story of an escaped slave in louisiana. 0ur reporter michael mckenzie has been speaking to him

at the premiere in london's 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 december 9. 0ne one last item of show business news. a musical legend will say goodbye at the uk's glastonbury music festival next summer. sir eltonjohn will top the bill on the 25th ofjune, the last uk date of his farewell tour, and he's promising a spectacular exit. festival organisers say they're hoping to give him the mother of all send—offs. sir elton said there was no more fitting way to say goodbye to his uk fans

than to perform at glastonbury. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcvishalasp. 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 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.