this winter, it will be lengthening for many of people in ukraine. the devastating energy crisis, the deepening mental health emergency, constraint on humanitarian access and the risk of viral infections will make this winter a formidable discomfort for the whole ukraine health system and the ukraine people. but also for the world and its commitment to support ukraine. imagine your country s war torn and then you could freeze or starve to death. food and water are already hard to find in some parts of ukraine. russia s attacks on energy infrastructure have caused widespread blackouts and could leave many of millions of people without reliable heating for their homes this winter. back with us tonight to discuss, a man who knows it well, william taylor, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine he is also the united states institute of peace vice president for russia and europe. ambassador, what can be done to
and reading scores on state exams, compared to schools with five-day weeks. likely due to the loss of school instructional hours. despite lengthening, they will lose 50 hours of construction over the course of a year. they may not have a choice. towns are trying to fill the gaps from retention bonuses to allowing substitute teachers to become full-time staff. interestingly, the move does very little to help school districts save money to spend on more teacher pay. on average, removing a day only saves 1 to 2% of the annual budget. john. john: thank you, sandra. sandra: brian kilmeade, i ll ask you what s coming up in a moment. brian, bottom line, the lost
by about 30% but we are still going. here, as in so many other places, they have had to reduce hours they are open to cut costs. 66% of shops have reduced their opening hours to reduce costs, if you re not open you re not using as much electric, don t need as many staff, so they reduce staffing levels by about four people on average and unfortunately this situation is potentially an extinction event for small businesses like nothing we ve seen before. for help with electricity bills and a vat reduction. they ve secured a meeting this week. whoever becomes our next prime minister might also have to add saving the chippy to a lengthening to do list. some good news from the natural world now hen harriers in the peak district have had their most successful breeding season in more than a decade. according to the national trust, seven have fledged this year in the area thanks to conservation efforts aimed at protecting
eating out in general is costing a lot more. £15 for four of us more, eating out, and we ve noticed it since easter. it s a delicate balancing act for the fresh fryers. if you increase prices too much, you drive customers away. just ask at the bishopston fish bar. we have had to increase our prices two or three times this year already, hopefully not again, but it has dropped business by about 30% but we are still going. here, as in so many other places, they have had to reduce hours they are open to cut costs. 66% of shops have reduced their opening hours to reduce costs, if you re not open you re not using as much electric, don t need as many staff, so they reduce staffing levels by about four people on average and unfortunately this situation is potentially an extinction event for small businesses like nothing we ve seen before. the government is being lobbied by chip shops for help with electricity bills and a vat reduction. they ve secured a meeting this week. whoever becomes our
and a vat reduction. they ve secured a meeting on thursday. whoever becomes our next prime minister may also have to add saving the chippy to a lengthening to do list. robin markwell, bbc points west, sam bt. robin markwell, bbc points west, sam bay. for the pandemic claimant women in england and wales will continue to claimant be able to and after a consultation with a doctor. before the pandemic, the pills had to be taken at a clinic or hospital, but temporary measures introduced because of covid pressure on the nhs will now become permanent. a man has appeared at the old bailey via video link, charged with the murder of an 87 year old man in west london. lee byer is accused of stabbing thomas o halloran to death while he rode his mobility scooter in greenford last week. the west midlands has become the latest area to be classified as in drought. officials say rainfall has been insufficient to replenish rivers, groundwater or reservoirs to normal levels, but there s enough water for