of the europa league, breaking scottish hearts. hello and welcome. the impact of the war in ukraine is being felt around the world, with the un secretary general warning it could lead to years of mass hunger in poorer countries, and increase the risk of a global food shortage. the bbc s azadeh moshiri has more on his stark warning. realising the war in his country is unlikely to end any time soon, president zelensky has asked ukraine lawmakers to extend martial law for another 90 days full. extend martial law for another 90 days full- 90 days full. how long will this last? 90 days full. how long will this last? only 90 days full. how long will this last? only the - 90 days full. how long willl this last? only the situation on the battlefield will give the answer to this question. but the extent the effects of the extended battle are being found around the world with the un secretary general says it could cause a global food shortages unless russia lets out grain store
reported, get this, a stunning 52% drop in first quarter profits, that was just a day after shares in the nation s largest retailer walmart had their worst day in 35 years. what is going on here? they have their fingers on the pulse of the american consumer and they say inflation was the problem, their customers are sticking to the basics when they come in, leaving with fewer items in their shopping carts. those purchasing decisions being driven by sticker shock of course. basics are getting much more expensive, gas up 44% the last year, car, food and shelter also way up. americans are also making more money. wages rising in this tight labor market, but that is also feeding into worries about inflation because of wages. and because of rising prices, people don t feel secure so they are cutting back and that is shaking market confidence. right now stock index futures are leaning lower. asia closed mixed overnight. looks like except for china all down here. let s bring in krist
nearly two years, the dow dropped nearly 1200 points, it came after target reported a huge 52% drop in profits for the first quarter, walmart slashed its outlooks. these stores are pocketing less money because they have to pay so much more to get product on their shelves. wal walmart s stock fell more than 11% on tuesday, the company s worst day since 1987. and then of course there are also gas prices to talk b now above $4 a gallon in every state in america for the first time ever. the national average this morning $4.52 a gallon and climbing and that ripple effect is now hitting markets around the globe. overnight european markets opening lower, stocks also tumbled in asia after wall street s hellish day. inflation fears now depressing investor sentiment, many ceos publicly stating their concerns about a possible recession, something fed chairman jerome powell is keenly aware of. what we need to see is inflation coming down in a clear and convincing way and we re goin
late. we could relate to do with a good drink for the flowers and plants are just getting started and this low pressure will deliver that into wednesday. at the moment we have a tail end of the weather front across the far east of england but that has not amounted to much rain. that should be quite a lot of sunshine across the whole of the uk this afternoon but some showers into western scotland and scattered ones for northern england. the showers in western scotland get quite intense as we look through the overnight period, could be some heavy rain and then the future you saw on the satellite picture pushing towards the south west of england by the end of the night. we still have some question marks aboutjust how far north it may push, the more persistent rain but it looks like we could see some into lancashire or parts of yorkshire and briefly through wednesday. it looks like wales and the south west will start off wet as rain pushes across the midlands, lincolnshire and in
controllable. and you can catch highlights of day 2 at old trafford, on the bbc s today at the test which will be on the iplayer and on the bbc sport website from 7 o clock, shortly after sportsday! so, all that, and who can forget the open too. the final men s golf major of the year at hoylake is underway it s a course effectively down the road for england s tommy fleetwood. whose 5 under round earlier today saw him become the joint clubhouse leader. there are high hopes from northern ireland s rory mcilroy too, who s out on the course. nine years since he last won the open at the same course. let s get the latest with ben croucher who is there for us, ben. it isa it is a picture postcard setting here and it is a great day for home favourites and for unsung heroes and as we are experiencing some blustery winds, it is the opening