after the storm system devastates cuba. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the leaders of denmark, sweden and poland say that rare gas leaks that have hit the nordstream pipelines seismologists reported underwater explosions just before the leaks. nord stream one is leaking at two points, a day after a similar leak affected its sister pipeline, nord stream two. the danish authorities have warned ships to avoid the area near the island of bornholm. i just want to show you these pictures from denmark s defence command, which show bubbles on the surface of the baltic sea above the pipelines they report the largest patch of sea disturbance is 1km wide. well earlier the polish prime minister, went a step further and linked the incidents to the situation in ukraine. translation: we do not yet know the details of what happened - but we clearly see that this is an act of sabotage. this is an act that probably signals a new phase in the escalat
hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. let s start here in the uk where, in a few hours from now, the next leader of the conservative party and the uk will be announced. we won t officially know who that is until 12:30 bst but we do know for sure that whomever takes the reins will have a monumental task, both economically and politically. rising inflation and the high energy prices will be at the forefront of voters minds, while businesses will be keen to see stability and a commitment to economic growth going forward. our economics editor faisal islam has been looking at some of the immediate pressing issues. this is the economic reality facing the new prime minister. inflation at 10% and heading higher on these official forecasts. it may even go above 15%. five or even ten times target. in the general economy is already falling and heading for a 1990s style recession, according to the bank of england. the core of it all, energy prices. in international markets having
fiji, a country of more than 300 islands strung together in the pacific ocean. this is the economic and technology hub of the south pacific, and has one of the region s but in recent years, this island paradise, along with other countries in the pacific, have been battered by cyclones and extreme weather patterns, even as rising threaten to leave entire villages under water. and then came the pandemic. as borders closed and countries went into lockdown, fiji sought lucrative sea food and while its tourism sector all to map the way forward, pacific island leaders met face to face for the first time in almost three years in the capital of fiji tackled a regional approach to climate change, post pandemic economic recovery and as china expands its influence in the region, leaders will have to decide who will future of the welcome to surrounded by sea, it is no surprise that i have been talking to some fishing communities to find out the issues they are facing. 0n the journey to
student loan could cost over ten years. the white house is struggling to answer who is exactly paying the tab for the millions of college students off the hook. john: you don t have todd s number on speed dial, john? i ll pass it off to you. sandra smith in new york. biden administration sticking to their line of defense that the plan is fully paid for, even comparing the handouts to covid loans, even though the pandemic assistance was intended to be foregiven. john: biden facing backlash with a growing number of democrats distancing themselves from the controversial hands outs. i think a targeted an i approach right now, people making 30, $40,000, didn t go to college, they need help as well. it does not help people who have already paid off their college debt. a band aid step, a point in time step. not yet contending with the root issue, which is the affordability crisis of higher education in our country. sandra: or bipartisan political panel is on set and read
punjabi singer, just a day after his security cover was reduced, sparks anger in india. and as stonehenge is lit with pictures of queen elizabeth for her jubilee, we look at the image of britishness the queen projects around the world. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start with some breaking news and more sanctions against russia. in the last hour, the european union has agreed to ban more than two thirds of russian oil imports. eu council president charles michel said this would cut a huge source of financing for moscow s war machine. in a tweet. the decisions came after a summit in brussels, where hungary heavily dependent on russian oil resisted a full oil embargo. for more on this story, i mjoined now by our reporter mark lobel. just talk us through this at this point. it s not a full band, how significant is it? that s right, this is the news in the last hour from brussels. as you had sedate heads of states are putting over a