the un warns that global food shortages and mass hunger in poorer countries could follow russia s invasion of ukraine. soul legend diana ross, queen and duran duran are among the star studded line up for the queen s platinum jubilee concert. and, we will meet the couple who have won £181; million on the euro millions lottery. britain s biggest ever lottery win. they go public with a press conference in just over half an hour. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next april. charities say they want benefits to increase now to help people. last night the chancellor rushi sunak warned the next few months will tough, as he spoke to business leaders. inflation to business leaders. in the uk has hit a a0 year inflation in the uk has hit a a0 year high of 9%. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. thank you. high
something water producers said was unavoidable. mark is one of many ghanaians were worried about their business and livelihood if prices keep going up and up. the canadian assembly of first nations has called for the queen to formally apologise on behalf of the crown and the church, over the historical mistreatment of indigenous peoples. the request was made to prince charles during the second day of his and camilla s three dayjubilee tour. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports from the capital 0ttawa. oh, it s prince charles, right there! the royal visitors at this outdoor market caused quite the stir. oh, my gosh! for some, it was a little overwhelming. a little bit nervous and very excited. she s not wearing a hat. business is onlyjust picking up at this market. your royal highness. thank you for coming.
the mayor of the canadian capital 0ttawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of protests by truckers against covid restrictions. jim watson said the city was completely out of control, with demonstrators outnumbering police. the truckers were initially angered by a government requirement that they be vaccinated against covid. polls have closed in costa rica where twenty five candidates are competing for the presidency. the presidential poll is likely to be decided in a run off vote in april, as none of the candidates is expected to gain the required forty percent of the vote to win in the first round. carriejohnson the wife of the brirtish prime minister has insisted that she plays no role in the uk government. a statement has been issued by her spokesperson,
john simpson, bbc news, kohsan, afghanistan. let s ta ke let s take you to washington for a moment, where us presidentjoe biden is holding a press conference, or going to be holding a press conference, podium empty at the moment, that s following talks with the german chancellor 0laf scholz over the situation in ukraine. as earlier saying the two countries were in lockstep how they should deal with the threat by russia to ukraine. president biden earlier saying that. in canada a state of emergency has been declared in the capital 0ttawa, in response to the ongoing truckers protests against covid restrictions. the mayorjim watson said the city was outnumbered and losing the battle against the freedom convoy. the truckers have paralysed the centre of ottawa with vehicles and tents blocking roads. jessica murphy is in ottawa and has
year $400 million. the mayor of the canadian capital 0ttawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of protests by truckers against covid restrictions. jim watson said the city was completely out of control, with demonstrators outnumbering police. the truckers were initially angered by a government requirement that they be vaccinated against covid. prince charles has led tributes to queen elizabeth on her platinum jubilee for the remarkable achievement of reaching 70 years on the throne a milestone never reached by any other british monarch. prince charles welcomed his mother s wish that camilla, duchess of cornwall, be known as queen consort when he becomes king. he said he and his wife were deeply conscious of the honour . 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more.