minister of environment or some minister for foreign affairs is placed in this role but in this case we have a ceo, a chairman of two of enterprises, and someone who also serves as minister of industryoy for climate change put in this role. based on what i have seen in easily to documents, it appears that the fears of a conflict of interest were indeed well—founded. does that affect the prospect of an outcome here? i don't think it necessarily threatens the whole outcome but the president is entrusted with shepherding the whole negotiation process in the run—up to this and of course trying to land an actual agreement at the cop28. he or she must be trusted by all parties and i think this undermines the trust that parties may have in him as that person who will be able to reach an agreement for everybody. speaking of trust, going into this we have seen complaints time and again from developing countries, island nations who feel the bigger leaders make plenty of promises but don't implement them. do you feel that will change this time around? both the us and china are on track for achieving their original pledges under the paris agreement. overall, what we are seeing is a big gap in t

the minister of environment or some minister for foreign affairs is placed in this role but in this case we have a ceo, a statement of enterprises, and someone who also serves as minister of industry climate change put in this role. based on what i have seen in easily to documents, it appears that the fears of a conflict of interest were indeed well—founded. conflict of interest were indeed well-founded. does that affect the prospect _ indeed well-founded. does that affect the prospect of _ indeed well-founded. does that affect the prospect of an - affect the prospect of an outcome here? i affect the prospect of an outcome here?— affect the prospect of an outcome here? ., �* ~ outcome here? i don't think it necessarily — outcome here? i don't think it necessarily threatens - outcome here? i don't think it necessarily threatens the - outcome here? i don't think it i necessarily threatens the whole outcome but the president is entrusted with shepherding the whole negotiation process in the run—up to this and of course trying to land an actual agreement at the cop28. he/she must be trusted by all parties and i think this undermines the trust that parties may have as that person who w

let's speak to an adviser to the minister of strategic industries of ukraine, yuriy sak.ing us on the programme. just talk us through the big picture request from ukraine to be able to use some long—range missiles provided by western countries inside russia. what do you make of the fact there isn't much progress in terms of that permission from the us and the uk? good evenina. from the us and the uk? good evening- it _ from the us and the uk? good evening. it has _ from the us and the uk? good evening. it has been _ from the us and the uk? good evening. it has been the - from the us and the uk? good evening. it has been the case | evening. it has been the case with pretty much every weapon system that we have been requesting from our western partners and of course at this stage of the aggression of the war, we need long—range capabilities because ukraine has constantly and relentlessly attacked —— been attacked. last night we were attacked by more than 70 iranians drones launched by russia. to be able to receive long—range missiles to receive long—range missiles to bib to

yuriy sak is adviser to the minister of strategic industries of ukraine.y weapon system that we have been requesting from our western partners, and of course at this stage of the aggression or this war, we need long—range capabilities because ukraine has constantly and relentlessly being attacked. last night, we were attacked by more than 70 iranians drones launched by russia. to be able to receive long—range missiles to strike russia and destroy their airfields and launching pads, their ammunition depots — all of this will go towards degrading the war machinery of russia used to terrorise ukrainian cities and kill ukrainian people and continue the war. and is there a feeling of frustration perhaps, i was listening to an interview with the former head of the cia that said russia could preempt this decision by moving some targets further away from its rotor with ukraine. this may come too late for ukraine.— late for ukraine. there are still according _ late for ukraine. there are still according to _ late for ukraine. there are still according to our - stil

yuriy sak is adviser to the minister of strategic industries of ukraine. ukrainian prisoners of war — ukrainian heroes, actually. yesterday, 49 ukrainians have been returned home. so, militarily is one thing, the diplomatic front is another important front where our diplomats are on a daily basis trying to impose pressure on russia to make it unsustainable, to make this war unsustainable for russia. so, it's not any one simple or one single factor that will determine the outcome of this war — but taken together, of course, and this permission to use long—range weapons, of course, will be an important factor that will bring us closer to our victory. before we leave this story, we have an update coming in from kio. this is the national security adviser to president biden, jake sullivan, speaking in kyiv. he said the leaders of ukraine and the us would meet in late september. he added that president biden is determined to use the four months left of his presidency to push ukraine in the best possible position to prevail. an announcement that there will be ano

let's speak to yuriy sak, adviser to ukraine's minister of strategic industries. iticised western supporters for failing to deliver weapons promised — how big a problem is that? for you and the troops on the ground? for you and the troops on the round? ,., ., ., ., ., for you and the troops on the round? _, ., ., ., ., .., , ground? good afternoon. of course, we have always _ ground? good afternoon. of course, we have always been _ ground? good afternoon. of course, we have always been on _ ground? good afternoon. of course, we have always been on the - ground? good afternoon. of course, we have always been on the one - ground? good afternoon. of course, l we have always been on the one hand very grateful for our partners for the support we are receiving, but at the support we are receiving, but at the same time, we have always stressed that the delays in the supply of ammunition, the end delays of the surprise of any weapon systems, results in higher casualties, high rate of losses, so when we urge our partners to provide these weapons and ammunition is faster, we

he was minister of trade and industry in venezuela in the 1990s and was also director of venezuela'se's in washington. thinking indeed forjoining us today. how big a hole is venezuelan in? it's a deep on a deep hole u nfortu nately, in? it's a deep on a deep hole unfortunately, tragically, it is a man—made hole that it's challenging all kinds of institutions inside the country and internationally. with regard to this vote, many are calling for it to be called off but it looks like it is all going to go ahead. what a your fears for the next few days? well of course i fear violence, but more people will be killed, and the country in paralysis. this is a country that has suffered deep shortages of all kinds of basic staples and basic necessities and it can get worse, this is a country that is suffering from hunger, lack of medicine, the colla pse from hunger, lack of medicine, the collapse of the health system, of public safety, and public institutions not working. and it is becoming increasingly isolated on the international stage. that's correct. seven governments have already announc

earlier i spoke to yuriy sak, an adviser to ukraine's minister of stategic industries.port were costly. of course, we have always been on the one hand very grateful for our partners for the support we are receiving, but at the same time, we have always stressed that the delays in the supply of ammunition, any delays of the supplies of any weapon systems, results in higher casualties, higher rate of losses, so when we urge our partners to provide these weapons and ammunitions faster, we are not criticising them, we are just stipulating the facts. time is weaponised by russia and we have to be conscious of that. this is why ukraine has already started to produce our own ammunition, we are building up our own defence industry sector and base, up our own defence but of course we are still heavily reliant on the support of our western partners and time is of essence. how crucial will it be for us politicians to agree those billions of dollars in aid currently stuck in the us house of representatives? 0n the one hand, we have always said that if there is no support coming to

that prime minister scott morrison has conceded a link between climate change and events like this, but on the other hand, he has absolutely doubled down on his defence of climate change industrieslia's centre—right government, led by the prime minister scott morrison, is an ardent supporter of the coal industry. coal generates the lion's share of australia's electricity and also billions of dollars for the australian economy. there is clearly a political dimension to this. in may of this year, mr morrison won a federal election. no—one was really expecting him to succeed at that poll, but that was in large part due to support from mining communities. they were worried that the opposition policies for climate change may have impacted the mining industry, so they supported scott morrison. so mr morrison is acutely aware that part of his political base is within those mining communities. he doesn't believe that changing australia's climate change policies is essential as he says, if he were to do so, in his words, there could be economic crunching of australia's economy. so mr morrison acknowledging that the link between global warming and extreme weather events, but not willing t

we will hear directly from the israeli government later in this program with the minister of the economy and industryhere has been increasing pressure inside the u.k. to stop sending weapons to israel from protesters and politicians. members of britain's three main opposition party called on promised rishi sunak to suspend arms sales. a letter was sent to the prime minister saying the u.k. government continues to allow british-based companies to arm israel, despite the fact that israel has killed children, women, aid workers and bombed hospitals, schools, and refugee camps. it continues, israel's actions have gone beyond a legitimate response. enough is enough. since 2008, the u.k. has rented arms export licenses worth 500 million pounds, mostly for components used in american warplanes that in up in israel. by contrast, the united states gives more than $3 billion of military aid to israel each year and has given no recent indication that it plans to suspend or limit that aid. on wednesday, state department spokesman matthew miller was asked what message the u.s. has four humanitarian aid workers no

doctor moises naim served as minister of trade and industry for venezuela. e world bank, and is currently a distinguished fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace in washington. he told me the us may be getting involved now because the situation had become hard to ignore. the daily news about the tragedy that is happening in venezuela — it's a humanitarian catastrophe. and so — and it's very close to the united states, and it's a very important country in very significant ways. and how much influence or change can the us actually enact in the country? not much. the united states has very limited options what to do about venezuela. and it's not clear that the united states has a policy towards venezuela. it has an attitude towards venezuela. we know that president trump doesn't like the regime in venezuela. president trump has made a point, every time he talks to a leader in the neighbourhood in latin america, he makes a point of insisting that that should be a regional problem, that other countries in the region should become more active in tr

doctor moises naim served as minister of trade and industry for venezuela. the world bank, and is currently a distinguished fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace in washington. why do you think america is getting involved at this stage? it is hard to ignore the daily news about the tragedy that is happening in venezuela — it is a humanitarian catastrophe. it is very close to the united states and it is a very important country in very significant ways. how much influence oi’ significant ways. how much influence or change can the us and act in the country? not much. the us has limited options. it is not clear that the us has a policy towards venezuela. we know that president trump does not like the regime in venezuela. he has made a point every time he talks to a leader in the neighbourhood in latin america he makes a point of insisting that his original problem, that all the countries in the region should become more active in trying to salvage, it improve the situation in venezuela but as i said, the us does not have a policy at an attitud

the prime minister is accused by labour of presiding over "industrial scale partying" in downing street. a new week begins at westminster with mps back from their constituencies. a report into the events is yet to come. i think the prime minister broke the law, i think he then lied about what had happened. the task for us now is to make sure that we address the underlying culture in downing street. in grimsby, one of the seats won by the conservatives in 2019, the verdict of voters. the way they've behaved, it's obvious we need a change to the other side, so i'll definitely change my vote. he doesn't get my vote again. i think what he did was wrong, but i think he's done a lot - of good things as well. also tonight... the australian open is about to begin without the defending men's champion. novak djokovic has been deported from australia after losing his bid to stop his visa being cancelled. serbia says he's the victim of a witch hunt. the culture secretary says the bbc licence fee will be abolished in five years' time. how our roads are becoming more dangerous, as the number of dedic

my colleague, caitriona perry, spoke to israel's minister of economy and industry, nir barkat, injustd asked how something like this happens. let's talk about the israeli killing of seven aid workers in gaza yesterday, aid workers from world central kitchen, a charity that has been feeding israelis as well as palestinians. prime minister netanyahu said that those killings were unintended. you were a major in the idf. so i just want to ask you, how do you unintentionally kill aid workers, travelling in vehicles that are well marked as charity, as ngo, as aid workers, and whose movements have been coordinated with the idf? well, first of all, it's a tragedy, and condolences to the family. i want to share with you that, unfortunately, in wars, friendly fire happens. over 30 israeli soldiers were killed by friendly fire. actually, three of the of the kidnapped people were unfortunately killed in friendly fire, it's part of war, we do everything we can that it will not happen, and learn the incident and make sure it doesn't happen again, but it's part of war, and we're terribly sorry, the

to tokyo, where the gathering of forgeign ministers from the group of seven leading industrial nationshe group were "united" in their resolve to continue to provide "strong "support" to ukraine in its war with russia. the ministers are also expected to discuss the ongoing israel—gaza war. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, made the trip to tokyo following a brief tour of the middle east to discuss the conflict. the g7 group is made up of britain, canada, france, germany, italy, japan and the united states, with the european union also participating in the talks. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a murder investigation has been launched, after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed near a school in leeds. emergency services were called to town street in horsfoth, near st margaret's primary school. the boy, a former student at nearby horsfoth school, died in hospital. police say two teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the incident. king charles has delivered his first king's speech to parliament, outlining th

for more on the israeli government's response, my colleague spoke with the country's minister of economy and industryar to bring home all the hostages. are you happy with our the prime minister is handling this war? i prime minister is handling this war? ~ , . , war? i think israel is united together. _ war? i think israel is united together, fighting - war? i think israel is united| together, fighting together, understanding that what happened to us on the seventh of october, we have not seen since the days of the nazis. and we all understand that it is a long haul, and we understand that we have two wipe hamas off the face of the earth. and the japanese needed to surrender, full surrender, 100% to surrender, full surrender, ioo% surrender before the war was over. we need to get them and their difference of opinions, with democracy, that is fine. generally the whole country is united, we have a whole or cabinet that has comprised of what was opposition and coalition together, and we are in this together. i believe we are doing the right thing. you mention _ doing the right thing. you mention the _ d

he's been accused of offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry.ssage that he was "corrupt and for sale". live now to westminster and our political correspondent, harry farley. the standards committee could not have been any clearer in their assessment. it is more embarrassment and another problem for the government. it and another problem for the government.— and another problem for the government. it really is. the committee — government. it really is. the committee said _ government. it really is. the committee said this - government. it really is. the committee said this was - government. it really is. the committee said this was an l government. it really is. the - committee said this was an extremely serious breach of the mp rules earlier this year, scott benton had a meeting with what he thought was an investing company in the gambling industry. it wasn't actually, it was fake, and it was part of a sting operation by the times newspaper. he was offering setting up face—to—face meetings with ministers and return to payment. he offered to prov

uk prime minister borisjohnson confirms that new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from sale in 2030, as part of what he's calling a "green industrialn. the uk's public spending watchdog says ministers failed to uphold normal standards of transparency in the rush to secure coronavirus supplies at the start of the pandemic — the business secretary says there was huge pressure at the time. we had to do an enormous amount of work very fast to secure the ppe and that's what we did and i'm not going to apologise for the fact that, you know, quite rightly we made the effort and people

the leader of the opposition labour party in the uk has accused prime minister borisjohnson of presiding over "industrialdowns. sir keir starmer said mrjohnson should resign. novak djokovic has been deported from australia, afterjudges rejected the unvaccinated tennis star's appeal to stay in the country on public health grounds. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. let's head over. we will start with the english premier league. right file said football's lack of patience cost him his job after he was sacked. his departure came... there were angry scenes from travelling fans. everton have lost nine of their last 12 games, sinking from fourth in the table at the start of the season to where they are currently, which is a 16th, six points off the bottom three. the club has set an update on his permanent replacement will be made in due course. in the statement of his own, bonito has said... everton�*s city rivals liverpool are up to second place in the premier league table with a 3—nil win over brentford at anfield — a crucial three points forjurgen klopp�*s side. fabinho, alex oxlade c

of atrocities carried out by russian troops. the british finance minister, jeremy hunt, has announced a major overhaul of the financial services industry

he was suspended from the conservative party after he was accused of offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industrymmons agrees with the recommendation, it will trigger a recall petition, which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. our political correspondent harry farley told me what more we know about the case. the main headline is that it recommends a 35 day suspension and what that means crucially for the next steps is that rishi sunak could be facing another by—election in a key seat in blackpool south. we remember scott benton one night with a majority ofjust over 3000 and the reports, as you say, are that scott benton had a serious breach of the parliamentary rules and it recommends a 35 day suspension. what happens next is mps will have to prove that, just a recommendation but if they do approve that, he could be recalled as an mp and that would trigger a by—election which obviously is not what the prime minister rishi sunak once in the build—up to a general election at some point next year. —— not what rishi sunak wants. some point next year. -- not what rishi sunak wants.— some

in the virtual conference, these young activists ask the minister of business energy and industrial strategyincrease green collar jobs face. we want to increase green collarjobs for many young people going into the workplace, now or in the next few years. today, we have something like 460,000 greenjobs in the uk. in 2030, we hope for that figure to reach 2 million. campaigners like michaela are concerned about the impact of climate change on minority groups. we represented the black lives matter movement after joy we represented the black lives matter movement afterjoy george floyd being killed. not only can we not breathe because of the systematic racism, but we also generally can't breathe in a lot of out generally can't breathe in a lot of our communities due to air pollution, so it's not equal on how it affects different people. this 17—year—old is really concerned about the environmental in fact. she's created an initiative to encourage teenagers to exchange second—hand clothes at schools. the pouch in industry —— fashion industry is a major source of greenhouse gases. by 2023, one of t

caitrÍona: joining us now from new york is israel's minister of economy and industry. joining us on bbc news. -- thank you for joining us on bbc news. the you and secretary-general is accusing israel of dramatic violations of humanitarian law. we heard from the head of unrwa. he said people are seeking shelter in schools like those israel has repeatedly bombed because they believe the united nations flag can protect them but in this case it did not. how do you respond to those claims? does israel respect the norms of international humanitarian law? >> october 7, hamas went on a deliberate attack, killed citizens, raped women, 1200 people deliberately, deliberately were attacked. hamas fighters indiscriminate rockets at israel to target civilians. israel is exactly the opposite. what we want to do is just go after the terrorists. the challenge we have is that the terrorists are hiding underneath civilians. they put all of their terror infrastructure as part of civilian infrastructure. in schools, mosques, houses, hospitals. they will not get away. we will do everything w

of heightened global gas prices is an �*absolute priority�* for the government. ministers have been holding urgent talks with representatives of the energy industry today — and more way forward will take place on monday. there are some warnings the increased costs already affecting some businesses, could also mean higher bills for domestic consumers. it�*s understood that four small energy companies are set to go bust next week. strong global demand is one of the reasons prices are at record highs. here�*s our business correspondent, katy austin. gas is a key source of the energy that heats our homes and powers our industries. since the start of the year, wholesale prices have soared, almost doubling in the uk, prompting the government to hold urgent talks with the energy industry today. reasons for the increase include lower wind and solar output, high demand, and reduced supply from russia. the conversations from the government this week are how we get to a short—term crisis, and then how we can transform our industry so that it doesn�*t happen again. the unprecedented costs are already taking their toll — four small energy suppliers have gone bust in the past

, because there is a group of the main energy ministerfrom the 12 group of the main energy minister from the 12 leading industrial ., world. they have 8096 of emissions _ world. they have 8096 of emissions and _ world. they have 8096 of emissions and 11 - world. they have 8096 of emissions and 11 out i world. they have 8096 of emissions and 11 out of l world. they have 8096 of i emissions and 11 out of those 12 have strong carbon capture and storage policies which have come apart in the last 2—4 years, so there has never been greater enthusiasm for it, but whether it gets specifically named or not at cop26 is not really necessary but it is part of this general moved from all of this general moved from all of the industrial countries to become very serious about decarbonising electricity generation and decarbonising electricity. generation and decarbonising electricity-— generation and decarbonising electricity. great to have your own, thank you. there's lot�*s more coverage of all things climate on our website — inclusing this story about vulnerable countries and the important steps they'll need to take to avoid

discuss with otherforeign ministers monday and tuesday to discuss with other foreign ministers from the g—7 group of industrialions, the whole question of syria and this thorny question that is returned to again and again by foreign ministers around the world about what can be done given how long that conflict has been going on. secretary rex tillerson from washington will go still to moscow as james was reflecting, i think there was a recognition that why send both because there can be an advantage from london in washington's perspective in both men going, there had clearly been a conversation between them at how best to react and who to send. i think what is quite interesting has been the reaction from moscow. clearly wanting to react publicly, as we heard there, your man steeped in classical music, you will have heard tchaikovsky featuring in james's peace. that recognition from moscow that they want to point back to 1812, a foreign policy triumph as moscow would say, seeing off napoleon, western military aggression, if you like. in that sense, there were quite natty, the russian foreign ministry or the end

of spouses to contest the divorce. ministers are to announce a review of the rail industry next week, following extended periods of disruptiond down the country. details are yet to be confirmed, but the department for transport said it was committed to improving journeys for passengers. labour said it would re—nationalise the railways. the liberal democrats are set to discuss wide—ranging proposals on the future shape of the party when their annual conference gets under way in brighton this morning. the changes, set out by the leader sir vince cable earlier this month, include allowing supporters — as well as fullyjoined—up members — to have a say in choosing who leads the party. let's get more on this from our political correspondentjessica parker. it's been a tough time for the liberal democrats since they left coalition and i suppose they're trying to work out where they go, how they rebrand themselves.” trying to work out where they go, how they rebrand themselves. i think they have been struggling to be heard and are trying to cut through to voters and conference season is a chance for parties to showcase their policies

of prisoners and abductees from militia prisons." climate ministers from the g7 group of industrialized countries meeting injapan have agreed to work togethernd the phasing out of fossil fuels by 2050. a sacred, ancient symbol of scotland's monarchy known as the stone of destiny is to make the journey from edinburgh castle to westminster abbey for the coronation of king charles. the exact details of when and how are a closely guarded secret — but new techniques are being used to find out more about the stone's history. our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie reports. the stone of destiny, or stone of scone, was legally transported from westminster abbey to edinburgh castle on st andrew's day in 1996. intricate preparations, including digital scans and a 3d printout, are now in the final stages for its return to london for the coronation of king charles iii. it's going to be a really momentous occasion. it's a once—in—a—generation event, really. and it's really significant that the stone of destiny is going to continue its historic role in the coronation of monarchs of britain. until it was seized by king edward i of england in 1296

ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help with struggling households, but the industrialk ashdown, bbc news. staying with the cost of living crisis, the conservative leadership candidate and possible future prime minister, liz truss, has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap, the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged to more than £3,500. liz truss has been tight—lipped, publically at least, about what her approach to the energy crisis. earlier our political correspondent, ione wells, had more on what her plan might be. she's been really quite tight—lipped about what exactly she might do to help households this winter with rising energy bills other than saying she will cut national insurance contributions and scrap the green levies on energy bills. now, today, some of the sources close to her in the campaign have talked a bit more about what is still on the table and what's off the table, so in terms of what is still on the table under co

of abuse from the stands. as australia's bushfire crisis continues, the country's prime minister defends the coal industry and defies calls for new carbon targets. we need to take action. you don't run government on sentiment, you run the government on facts. dozens of former thomas cook employees say they're struggling to access benefits and pay bills three months after the travel chain collapsed. five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. we will bring you some of the highlights of the victoria derbyshire programme over the last year, including election highlights and an interview with the new zealand prime minister lucinda ahern. in the last half hour, five people have been sentenced to death by a court in saudi arabia for the murder of government critic jamal khashoggi in istanbul last year. three more have been givenjail sentences totalling 2a years. the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani, an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman, had been investigated but not charged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr

minister of the country, this is not asking you about speculation. you are not a columnist, you're not a backbencher with an axe to grind, you're not someone from the rail industryhe prime minister of this country. this is your decision. is it going to happen or not? as i said, we have got spades in the ground, i'm not going to comment on speculation, but what i am committed to is levelling up across the country. just today, we announced a new plan to put a long—term plan to focus on people in towns. now, that project is maybe £1 billion, spread around 50 odd towns over a number of years, so it is tiny compared to hs2, and the prime minister again notably not committing to the decision to bring it here. many questions will remain about that. all of this is feeding in to some concerns, and we heard them yesterday, a man called richard walker, the head of the iceland supermarket chain, a big business chain, he was trying to stand as a conservative mp, wanted to, and he has failed to be selected orfind a seat, so he has resigned from the party yesterday, and he said that is because in his view the conservatives have lost their way. it's become clear to me over rece

of gaps, thank you. labour's shadow minister for industry. thank you forjoining us. some places dull and miserable, others sadly, for some, for the all—day, the fog more extensive into evening, some freezing fog and problems with travel, go online for the latest. early fog and an area of cloud drifting across before more folk images across the west country, parts of wales, the midlands and seven counties. much milder with patchy rain here, the contrast in temperatures north—west to south—east. in some southern and eastern areas some spots could get very cold indeed, minus six degrees, freezing fog first thing will take some shifting and for some areas it won't shift and temperatures will stay close to freezing. much of england and wales will enjoy brightness, mired here, double figures in some places, chile further south and east particularly where that frog is around. hello. the headlines atjust after 8.30. theresa may has reaffirmed her ‘absolute faith‘ in the trident nuclear deterrent, and has refused to confirm or deny reports that an unarmed missile veered off c

ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households, but the industrialno sign of easing. staying with the cost of living crisis, the conservative leadership candidate and possible future prime minister liz truss has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap — the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged per unit of energy they use — went up from £1,971 to more than £3,500. our political correspondent ione wellsjoins me now. ione, what's liz truss's team saying about her approach? so far, liz truss has been tight—lipped about what will support you might give households to help with energy bills apart from her plans to cap insurance, but today some sources close to her have told me a bit more about what is on and off the table. in terms of what is still on the table, one of the things they are considering is further tax cuts like cuts to vat for example, and more targeted support for some of the most vulnerable households, for e

third step, they say that byjuly at the earliest, some parts of the hospitality industry and other public places will open the prime ministeraid there would be some kind of quarantine, for everyone arriving into the uk by air , but there's no date on that yet. our health editor hugh pym is here. cani can i pick up on the word conditional, recognising that these problems we face are still very severe? it was a major achievement by the nhs across all parts of the uk to create this extra capacity, critical care bed capacity, to deal with a surge in coronavirus patients and the nhs has not been overwhelmed, hospital cases are falling. in terms of the number of deaths, the rolling average each day is falling but over the last week we have had three days with more than 600 newly reported deaths, a figure which certainly looks, tragically, very high. we have an issue repair homes, is the epidemic there really under control? —— an issue of care homes. the prime minister highlighted the provision of protective equipment., it is better but some representatives of doctors and nurses are saying it is not getting through in the right nu

of heightened global gas prices is an �*absolute priority�* for the government. ministers have been holding urgent talks with representatives of the energy industry today — and morebout the way forward will take place on monday. there are some warnings the increased costs — already affecting some businesses — could also mean higher bills for domestic consumers. it's understood that four small energy companies are set to go bust next week. strong global demand is one of the reasons prices are at record highs. emma pinchbeck is the chief executive of energy uk and earlier she explained what customers can do if they have concerns. what is clear is that there are record—breaking prices at the moment having an impact on the industry. there are processes in place so that if anyone ends up impacted by this, their supplierfails or if anyone ends up impacted by this, their supplier fails or indeed they are struggling to pay their energy bill there is support in place for customers but also the government is looking to see what it can do to help the mechanisms in event of any market failures. if you go to the energy uk website. i were looking at the high price of gas, the

ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help with struggling households, but the industrial crisis, the conservative leadership candidate and possible future prime minister, liz truss, has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap, the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged per unit of energy they use, went up 80% from £1,971 to more than £3,500. 0ur political correspondent ione wellsjoins me now. ione — what's lizz truss's team saying about her approach? in the absence of a definitive and detailed plan from liz truss com that you have been trying to piece together the clues about what her plan might be if she is chosen as the next prime minister. what can you tell us?— you tell us? that is right. she has been really _ you tell us? that is right. she has been really quite _ you tell us? that is right. she has been really quite tight-lipped - you tell us? that is right. she has l been really quite tight-lipped about been really quite tight—lipped

there are lots of people working in the construction industry who are self—employed, millions of people in the creative industries. we have written a joint letter to the prime ministerned up with us. sports writers, football writers, there is no football to writers, there is no football to write about. they are all self—employed, so they have got no income. we will have to stop you there, iam income. we will have to stop you there, i am so sorry. we are out of time. this is bbc news. this is an anxious time for children and young people in the current environment with schools and universities closing and the covid—19 virus. i'm joined now by dr raphael kelvin, consultant child psychiatrist and national clinical lead for minded, which is funded by the nhs through health education england. thank you for your time. in terms of advice to children and youngsters who have just broken up very early from school, from university, who are being forced to stay at home potentially for weeks, very stressful. how should they cope, how should families cope with the weeks ahead? yes, thank you for asking me and offering the opportunity to talk. we need to think about the opportunit

second biggest steel producer — is on the brink of collapse unless the government agrees to give it an emergency loan today. the minister for business and industrythe house of commons that the government would leave no stone unturned in its support for the steel industry. this speculation regarding the future of british steel will create uncertainty for those employed by the company, as shown through the ets agreement, the government has been willing to act. we have been in ongoing discussions with the company and i'm sure the house will understand that we cannot comment on details at this stage. we'll however update the house when there is more information available. i can reassure the house that subject to strict legal boundaries, the government will leave no stone unturned in support to the industry. yesterday i signed up to the uk steel charter and we want to support this initiative from industry and the charter is one element of that. we have also been encouraging the uk steel sector to strengthen their with domestic steel inch consumers, maximising the benefit of the market opportunities we have identified. global considerations continue t

of hms vengance and her crew. we don't comment on the operational details for national security reasons. a focus on science and technology — as the prime minister unveils her new industrialexit. the series of failures that led to a prisoner's suicide — dean saunders's mother says she'd warned prison authorities. how do you like your toast? the food agency says one of them could be bad for your health. and britain's double 0lympic boxing champion — nicola adams — turns her back on the tokyo 0lympics by turning pro.

the chief executive of de la rue, has accused ministers of not supporting british industry by giving ch company. the government insists there's been a fair bidding process. danny savage reports. it's an icon of british identity. post brexit, the current style of burgundy passport is going to be replaced with a new version of the old style. but, according to the current uk manufacturer, they are going to be made in france because it is cheaper. ijust think it's kind of surprising the british government doesn't support british industry. more than that, i think it is disappointing for my workforce, who i will have to talk to later today or in the coming days and explain to them why theresa may and amber rudd don't believe the british passport should be manufactured by them. just down the road in durham is the passport office. there's not much appetite here today for french—made british passports. i think it should be made up here. ijust don't get it. if we are leaving the eu, why should it be made abroad? it is prestige. a british passport should be printed in made in england. and they s

who hopes the church might lead a group of investors willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. ministers are to announce a review of the rail industryon up and down the country. details are yet to be confirmed, but the department for transport said it was committed to improving journeys for passengers. labour said it would re—nationalise the railways. the family of a former british soldier say he has been give a seven and a half year jail sentence in turkey because he helped the kurds fight against the islamic state group. joe robinson, who's 25, was arrested last year while holidaying in turkey and charged with terrorism offences. he'd previously helped kurdish fighters from the ypg, who the turkish authorities regard as terrorists. the headlines on bbc news: the strongest typhoon of the year so far hits northern phillipines with violent winds and 20 foot storm surges. fourteen people have been confirmed dead, with the number expected to rise. warnings of catastrophic flooding as tropical storm florence continues to batter the us east coast — five deaths have been linked to the storm and thousands are in emergency shelter. minister