This is al jazeera, these, you top stories, the u. K. Will learn who will be. Its next Prime Minister in the next few hours with live trust the foreign factory seen as a favorite. The governing conservative party has been choosing between for us and the former, the finance minister, where she tonight, jenna hall has more undoubtedly priority number one. So either will be to get to grips very, very quickly indeed with this series of deep dimes domestic problems, inflation predicted to hit 20 percent by the end of the Household Energy prices, gas and electricity that could be by january next year 3 times what they were just a year ago, strikes across public services. A struggling health serve is 18 brittons a currently on an h. S. Waiting list. And of course winter is coming when many people will struggle to pay their heating bills will struggle. Indeed to eat and may have to choose between the 2. Teneo Supreme Court is due to deliver a verdict on a challenge to last months disputed pres
Fisher, ill do zita, cape canaveral, florida. Ah, this is out this era, our main headlines now. The German Government has announced a 65000000000. 00 support package to cushion people and businesses against the soaring inflation. Chance that show the windfall tax on Energy Companies will be used to keep oil and gas prices down. He also insists germany has enough fuel reserves to last the winter. What such did to them in their shield . Germany is standing together in a difficult time uses. We will get through this difficult time as a countryside, and we have made all the decisions to make sure that our Energy Supply is secure, even though we are challenged by what russia is doing. And we have made all the decisions that are necessary to make sure we link that no citizen is left alone. Ukrainian forces are trying to cut off a found the Russian Troops of the counter offensive. And the southern have phone region early on sunday, ukraine car without more strikes from the antonyms ski bridge
That to you live. Were following a developing story out of ukraine. A short while ago a group of armed men briefly holding the u. N. s top envoy against his will in crimea. It happened in crimea. We heard from an u. N. Spokesperson saying that the man that you see here will return to kiev and continue his mission in ukraine. Nick schifrin on the ground joining us now by phone. Nickic give us a break down of what unfolded outside that have cafe. I think its important to underline that yes, he will return to kiev. He was run out of the country and its a sign that law and order in this city is really not being led by police at all. This incident started about an hour and a half ago. Robert berry was threatened. After he left the Ukrainian Naval base. Thats when he left his car trying to find a little refuge. He ended up in a cafe. Thats when militia members he said were armed blockaded him in that cafe. They were there for 20 or 30 minutes or so. Inside was a group of journalists as well.
Tense relationship with the cold war adversary is getting tense still. The chill is growing and rhetoric is heating up as new facts emerge in the investigation. Well cover all the angels tonight. We go live to phil black in a moment, the only correspondent to get access to the crash site and we will as always, take time and great care to try to remember the lives, to honor the lives of the men, the women and the children on board flight 17. Images from inside Malaysia Airlines flight 17 before take off yesterday as the 298 passengers and crew prepare for the journey. A surface to air missile downed the commercial jet, who is responsible for the act is still unknown. But take a look at this video released by the Ukrainian Government. It shows a system, the same kind believed to shut down the plane driving through prorussian territory. Look closely, notice one missal missing. The video saying to be taken off the plane was shot down. A Senior Defense official says the theory is russia pro
Are now prepared to implement a 72 hour unconditional humanitarian seize fire. Starting later this morning at 8 00, august 1st, the parties are expected to seize all offensive military activities. And neither side will advance beyond its current locations. That seize fire is supposed to take place some five hours from now, 8 00 a. M. Local time. Forces on the ground will stay in place as secretary kerry said and from the sirens weve been hearing since word of the agreement came, it appears no one is seizing fire just yet. That is still to come. As our talks in cairo and helping none combatants during a narrow time frame. They are overwhelmed at the breaking point in gaza city. We have correspondence in gaza city, israel and washington. Lets start with jim sciutto who has the latest how the deal was arrived, terms and more importantly, what happens now. What do we know . Lets talk about the details first this is meant to begin with a 72hour seize fire, three days, it will begin tomorrow