people are skipping meals to save money. also today. today s warm weather in the south of england has now been officially classed as a heatwave. gatwick airport cancels hundreds of holiday flights this summer. it says staff shortages are still a major problem. the spread of avian flu is worrying experts studying important colonies of birds off the coast of britain. that one sounded so good! and fun in the sun for england s cricketers as they break their own world record for the most runs in a one day international. and coming up on the bbc news channel, can rory mcilroy continue his good start in massachusettes? he tees off shortly. we ll bring you the latest from round two of the us open. welcome to bbc news at six. there s more evidence today of the sharp rise in the cost of living, with the price of petrol and diesel breaking new records, and the rate of inflation heading to levels not seen for decades. ministers have urged people to be sensible in their demands for high
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across the continent. thanks forjoining us. in what is the fastest decision in eu history, the european commission has formally recommended candidate status for ukraine but with conditions. for ukraine this has been a long time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react hailing it as an historic moment, which will bring victory in the war against russia closer . meanwhile president putin said he was against the idea because the eu wasn t a military blo, but couldn t see how it would benefit kyiv. here is commission president ursula von der leyen speaking in brussels. and we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. let s look at where ukraine is in its eu application. the application has broadly three phases. phase 1 is the application to become a candidate for eu membership. ukraine submitted their application in march. first they need the european commission to recommend the
on heatwave alert, outdoor public events have been banned in an area of france, spain, italy and the uk have experienced high temperatures. those are the headlines. at ten o clock, huw edwards will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, it s newscast. hello, i m the studio. i should accet hello, i m the studio. i should accept i m hello, i m the studio. i should accept i m growing hello, i m the studio. i should accept i m growing a - hello, i m the studio. i should i accept i m growing a moustache because i accept i m growing a moustache because i didn t mention it last week because i didn t mention it last week. , because i didn t mention it last week- no. - because i didn t mention it last week- no. it - because i didn t mention it last - week. no, it unfolded. week. didn t you? no, it unfolded. yet another week. didn t you? no, it unfolded. yet another benefit week. didn t you? no, it unfolded. yet another benefit of week. didn t you? no, i