administration as assistant to the secretary of state. welcome to the programme. for the first time since brexit took effect in january 2020, the british prime minister was in europe today for a summit, the first meeting of the european political community. not an eu construct, not an eu alternative, said liz truss, but an opportunity to discuss wider interests relating to ukraine, energy and security. russia s war demands cooperation beyond the eu s 27 member states. in all, 44 countries were represented in prague today, including countries like alabania and azerbaijan, who are currently in a state of conlict. but the seating plan was hardly the most difficult issue. after last month s sabotage of the two pipelines in the baltic sea and the 0pec+ decision wedneday to cut daily oil production by 2 million barrels, europe is staring at a winter energy crisis. the national grid warned today that households in the uk could face three hour power cuts this winter in a cold snap
it is fat bear week, and if you have not seen this before, you have been living in a cave. it is the time of year when alaskan bears bulk up for winter hibernation. so, in nature terms, it s a bit like the trolley dash at the supermarket. you run round frantically, grabbing whatever you can roots, berries, squirrels, fish! this time of year, an alaskan bear, very good fishermen, might eat something like 250 kilos of fresh salmon. and every year, alaska s katmai national park sticks these bears on social media so we can vote on who is the fattest of them all. this year, the competition is stiff. here is the defending champion 0tis, who has won fat bear four times, back to defend the title, once ate 42 salmon in one sitting. and if he says it is winter, it is winter. and then there there is 747 jumbo size, winner of fat bear 2020, one of the largest bears on earth, weighing some 635 kilos. that s about eight of me.