Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather than backing it. Our Employment Correspondent Zoe Conway has the latest. Trade unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. For Trade Unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. The Labour Party is back. For the first time in the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under a first time in 15 y
exports via the black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged last july to tackle a global food crisis caused by russia s invasion of ukraine one of the world s top grain exporters. it was due to expire today, thursday. arnaud petit, executive director of the international grains council says the extension is vital for many countries food security. you re right, it is very important to have this extension, particularly for north african, sub saharan african countries, which would import much more grains that we have seen in the past season, so really it s good news for them that they can already plan some buying contract with producers in ukraine and also in russia. and important, as you say, about russia because there maybe is a tendency to think that russia is just blocking those exports from ukraine, but this is also good news for russia, isn t it? indeed, both ukraine and russia exported 70 million tonnes of wheat during the current season and we ex
to allow millions of tonnes of grain exports from ukraine is extended just a day before it was due to expire. and chipping away at a new trade deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with japan. hello, welcome, this is world business report, i m ben thompson and good news for the world, that is how the un secretary general as described an agreement with russia to continue allowing ukrainian grain exports via the black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged lastjuly, designed to tackle a global food crisis that was caused by russia s invasion of ukraine. one of the world s top grain exporters is of course ukraine. that deal was due to expire today, thursday. here is what the un chief had to say about the importance to world food supplies. these agreements matter for global food security. ukrainian and russian products feed the world. with the black sea initiative more than 10 million tonnes
organisation but this years summit was dominated by economics that it was at the very heart of any news that the leaders discussed this weekend, ukraine and china. i will start with ukraine. before the summit even kicked off on friday the us introduced a raft of measures targeting russia, 300 sanctions aimed at restricting moscow s ability to source battlefield materials. the uk then followed suit, having introduced an import ban on russian diamonds, copper, aluminium, nickel and then the g7 leaders jointly agreed on a statement that said they would continue to impose sanctions, tighten them, and specify the need to crack down on sanctions and evasions, the use of third party countries as a loophole for russia to get around these restrictions. they also acknowledge the fact, separately to the joint statement that there would be a need to utilise the so called outreach countries in the global south countries like india for example, because the sanctions put in place have hurt
volodymyr zelensky. amongst the issues discussed, china and the ongoing war in ukraine. nick marsh has more. the g7 is a political organisation but this years summit was dominated by economics that it was at the very heart of any news that the leaders discussed this weekend, ukraine and china. i will start with ukraine. before the summit even kicked off on friday the us introduced a raft of measures targeting russia, 300 sanctions aimed at restricting moscow s ability to source battlefield materials. the uk then followed suit, having introduced an import ban on russian diamonds, copper, aluminium, nickel and then the g7 leaders jointly agreed on a statement that said they would continue to impose sanctions, tighten them, and specify the need to crack down on sanctions and evasions, the use of third party countries as a loophole for russia to get around these restrictions. they also acknowledge the fact, separately to the joint statement that there would be a need to utilise t