member of the eu and its third largest economy, be about to swing to the far right? that s what the polls suggest ahead of sunday s election, with giorgia meloni likely to become italy s first woman prime minister and first far right leader since mussolini. as our italy correspondent mark lowen reports, it s dividing views across the country. catching the votes is no mean feat in palermo s ballaro market, where passions are culinary, not political. i m sick of those scoundrels, he said. i m not voting, she says they only think of themselves. in vibrant sicily, there is appetite for change, and the far right brothers of italy of giorgia meloni looks set on it. sonia has never voted until now. translation: i like the right wing s anti-migrant policy. i am not racist, but it s a mess when the people of colour here fight.
fitzpatrick. the rome course is set to host ryder cup. that is the sport for now. you can stay up to date on the latest stories on sports website in the uk. that is it from me. with energy prices soaring in much of the world, in italy it s unsurprisingly become a key issue in the election which is happening in just over a week. polls suggest a coalition led by the far right is likely to win, with some of its members now talking of dropping sanctions on russia , because of the cost of living crisis. our italy correspondent mark lowen reports. in the lush italian alps lies russian leverage in europe. for long its gas has poured in here, making up 40% of italy s total, the largest share, but now with western sanctions over ukraine, moscow has tightened the taps, its supply down by 60%. vladimir putin pushing a key pressure point.
should make it trading with one another easier to soften that part, and that they should make it easier for employees to move around, and that the effect of what s going on at the moment will be softened in that way. what the world bank is not saying is that central banks should refrain from interest rate rises, but there are economists who would say that is exactly what they should do. with energy prices soaring in much of the world, in italy it s unsurprisingly become a key issue in the election which is happening in just over a week. polls suggest a coalition led by the far right is likely to win, with some of its members now talking of dropping sanctions on russia, because of the cost of living crisis. 0ur italy correspondent mark lowen reports. in the lush italian alps lies russian leveraging europe. for long, its gas has poured in here, making up its gas has poured in here, making up 40% of italy was now total, the
britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable, an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the main story this hour: pakistan s foreign minister says flooding is a catastrophe on a scale never seen before with millions now in desperate need of shelter. wildfires, heatwaves and droughts have torn through much of europe this summer, with scientists saying it s on track to become the continent s driest season in 500 years. spain has been particularly affected. 0ur southern europe correspondent mark lowen reports from andalucia, in the south of spain.
it s prompted increasing concern about the effects of climate change, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. a cloak of fire shrouding south west france. a landscape of beauty turned to horror. ..as flames tear through the gironde, destroying almost 7,000 hectares, fanned by winds, searing heat and france s worst drought on record. a tranquil village last week, a ghost town this one, with 10,000 people evacuated. firefighters and planes have come from across europe to help france manage a nightmare that keeps recurring. translation: we must continue more than ever to fight against climate change, and we must continue to adapt to it. we will begin debates on a new climate change plan this autumn.