full scale invasion on ukraine back in february of 2022 sparked a seismic shock in global energy markets. prices spiked immediately, and this was felt nowhere more than in europe. for years, russian oil and particularly gas had kept that continent running, and that came to a screeching halt as a flotilla of sanctions all descended on russia from europe, the uk, and north america targeting notjust the supply of oil and gas, but also how russia took payment, and even the insurance on its boats of fuel that were still being shipped to countries like, well, like india and china countries which have maintained their ties with moscow and have taken advantage of the cheaper energy they re now receiving. then, a few months later, as autumn approached in europe, every single government, including here in the uk, announced measures to help their people deal with the bigger energy bills that were due to hit the doormats all across the continent. the world watched as europe raced to fill i
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come up with a plan that is going to fix this in time for the winter when these energy bills start to land on people s doormats. the headlines on bbc news. air raid sirens sound injerusalem for the first time since the start of last year s full scale conflict between israel and palestinian militants in the gaza strip. it s the third day of renewed violence between the two sides. the two conservative party leadership contenders vying to be the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. but former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed. nearly 170,000 tonnes of grain and sunflower oil leaves on a second convoy of ships out of ukaine after russia s blockade caused global shortages. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s ben croucher. good afternoon to you, ben. 45 gold medals to be handed out
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