this is bbc world 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 reach the knockout rounds 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. louisa pilbeam reports. the latest russian missile strike in kharkiv, more destruction and suffering in a war that is showing no sign of ending. but a move by the g7 — the world's seven largest advanced economies, australia and the european union, to cap the price of russian oil

is hoped to bring an end this war closer. they have agreed to restrict the price of russian oil at $60 a barrel — hoping to wound russian with another financial sanction. 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. the limit will come in on monday, after the eu persuaded poland to back the plan after warsaw initially considered it too high. and some market experts believe it's more of a symbol of rebellion against the kremlin, than a realistic financial weapon. they want one measure in place to suddenly contribute to that discount being bigger, but is not as large a some wanted, and the fact it has taken the eu so long to agree on a cap is because some countries which tend

to be hawkish on russian wanted that cap to be much lower. other experts say sanctions like this are hurting russia, but president vladimir putin is still making huge amounts of money through oil. there are 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 isn't a bad price at the moment. they could do other things — they could cut back on oil production so that prices goes higher, but that wouldn't be so good for countries like india, for instance, which has now become russia's number one purchaser of oil. the kremlin denounced the scheme, saying it will not supply those countries which enforce the price. before the war, more than half of russia's oil experts exports went to europe, but russia has found new markets in india and china, new money to fund its war. louisa pilbeam, bbc news.

let's turn to ukraine itself now — and an illustration of how russia's bombardment of ukranianian utilities is affecting daily life. a state of emergency has been declared in ladeegin — a town quite some distance away from the front line of the fighting — after heating was cut off to the 18,000 residents for more than a week. it's provided by a private, coal—burning thermal power plant — you can see it here on this map on the banks of the river — which has been damaged by recent air attacks. ten days ago, power was cut completely. victoria zu han reports. it's warm and smells like camping. although this tent in the middle of the town wasn't set up for fun — after another russian missile strike,

ladyzhyn in central ukraine lost both electricity and heating. maria is 70. she says her home is not warmer than 12 degrees as we speak. translation: i came here to warm up because it's - still cold at home. it's cold in my apartment. at night, i have a headache and my ear aches. i take pills. cold temperature is not a good friend for me. there is an area for children to play, and there are several ukrainian rescue service psychologists to offer help to the more vulnerable. adults come here to charge devices and use starlink — technology, which is used in areas with no internet. it is their only way to continue working. this man is one of them. he evacuated here from east ukraine at the start of the war. he's living in a disused kindergarten, which has become a refuge. translation: the boiler isn't working right now i because the electricity is off. but i usually fill

a bottle with hot water, close it tightly, dry the bottle and put couple of them under the blanket, and i'm ready to stay warm for the evening. i put them around myself. i sleep fully dressed, and if you sleep alone, they stay warm for four or five hours. this is enough. ten degrees inside this kindergarten, and the local hospital located nearby. for the patients, it was no longer durable. this radiator is ice—cold. all because this hospital has been without heating for almost a week and, as a result, its patients were relocated, and we are now in an empty hospital. i just see administrative workers and medics here, and empty wards like this one. russia has been openly targeting ukraine's energy infrastructure since october, which resulted in power blackouts

across the whole country. ukraine authorities warned that this situation may continue throughout the winter, recommending civilians to gear up. while the heating has been restored in ladyzhyn, the residents are fearful that russian missiles could strike again at any time. victoria joanne, bbc news. let's share with you now some satellite images which shed some light on what has been happening in mariupol — the ukranian city on the sea of azov, which was over—run by russian forces earlier this year. this image was taken at the end of march — and it shows a cemetery in the city. it shows rows of graves. now — look at the centre of the screen. and compare that to this image taken just a few days ago — and it's clear that there has been a large increase in the number of graves. at least 25 new sections appear to have been completely filled. here are the two images side by side — the one

from march on the left, the one from november on the right. you can see more lines of graves at the bottom of the pictures. it's not clear who has been buried, but it does seem clear that hundreds of people have died in and around mariupol in the last eight months. 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.

our 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 oman, 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 easily accessible. we then have, from the united kingdom — we have a company that turned 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 these 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. the £1 million that are given to these five people, these five organisations, is something that keeps us from looking at the gloom and doom in the pessimism of it all. looking toward 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, saying we choose to go to the moon, it is easy, it is hard. i think that is exactly what is happening here. we can push ourselves collectively to come up with extraordinary ideas to do extraordinary things so we get to make sure that we enjoy this extraordinary world, future generations get to do the same, and i am proud to be a part of that and proud that he has called on me to help. 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 pounds in humanitarian aid and new security. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, was travelling with him 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 | 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 thei children who are malnourished, who are 1.8 million, i 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 for foreign 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.

i've been speaking to journalist zecharias zelalem who focusses on the horn of africa. he says politcal and geographical issues have contributed to the country's drought. the drought. trout is nothing new. sash the the trout is nothing new. sash the drought. in the past decade, there have only been to open declarations in famine, the 2011 one in somalia led to an outpouring of humanitarian assistance and funding from throughout the world. it is coming out at a slower pace, currently, so that could play a major role, the declaration could play a major role in the escalation of the humanitarian assistance. nevertheless, we also have to factor in the fact that the current famine, the current drought, sorry, is

coinciding with multiple hunger crises. there is starvation across ethiopian, afghanistan, said the world food programme and other agencies on the ground in somalia are somewhat cash—strapped and have their hands full so it might be spec legend to say what direct impact it will have but it does go without saying that the declaration would play a major role in upskilling. find declaration would play a ma'or role in upskillingi role in upskilling. and as we heard from _ role in upskilling. and as we heard from our— role in upskilling. and as we heard from our reporter, - role in upskilling. and as we heard from our reporter, he| heard from our reporter, he talked about money being pledged to our —— to somalia from the uk, that is important, clearly, but it is a factor that can perhaps resolve what is going on there. what do you think is going to happen if perhaps movement isn't as quick as it requires, as is required? well, then, i guess the worse case scenario is what we will see in ethiopian across the past year, the same drought has impacted something like 2 million people across western

and southern ethiopia and areas bordering somalia and that too hasn't officially been declared a famine. similar bouts of hunger in war—torn northern ethiopian left up to something like 2 million people on the brink of starvation, so that would be the worst case scenario. the situation 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 our shebab militants but it will obviously have to integrate much of the international community and be a little bit more transparent about what it has on its hands, with regards to hunger.

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. our 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 said, 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. 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 afterjust 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. if you're wondering what it meant to the fans watching back in seoul — just take a look at these pictures. and here's what the south korean fans in doha made of the result. awesome! i can't breathe! i almost faintedj during the play! it was amazing! i think with this type of performance, we can beat brazil in go all the way towards the finals and 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 abou—bakar. 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. 2—1! 2—1! 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. much more on our website.

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. our 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? oh, 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.

michael mckenzie speaking to will smith on the premiere of his new film, emancipation. 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 northwest of the uk, to the hebrides there, i think, through the course of the night and into tomorrow, but for many of us it is that easterly breeze.

occasional 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 or fog 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 northwest. 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 abouts — but very cloudy, i think, in the south of england and wales on sunday. really low grey skies. it'll feel quite raw in that easterly wind. 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 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 oman — 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. the victory means uruguay

missed out on progressing. switzerland are also through after they finished