i m sally bundock. welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news from ukraine. the capital, kyiv, has come under heavy fire with officials calling it exceptional in its density. they say the vast majority of missiles were shot down by air defence systems. these are the latest pictures, and government messages warned people to keep away from windows as debris from intercepted missiles was falling from the sky. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, said some of the debris fell on the city s zoo. in the past few days, president volodymyr zelensky has been on a european tour, in which he was promised several billion dollars worth of military equipment by western allies, including uk prime minister rishi sunak and president macron of france. these are the pictures we have been receiving. a heavy artillery fire overnight in the capital, kyiv, with many being warned to move away from windows, to go to safety, go to bunkers as ukraine does try are as many missiles as possib
comes amid huge pressures in the food supply chain with record high food prices and pressure from the nationalfarmers union for more support for farmers. tim muffett has been speaking to those working in the industry. volatility, uncertainty and instability. three major threats facing the farming industry according to the national farmers industry according to the nationalfarmers union. in national farmers union. in recent nationalfarmers union. in recent months, farmers have been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt. hide been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt.- impact they have felt. we are battered. impact they have felt. we are battered, the impact they have felt. we are battered, the last impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple - impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple of. battered, the last couple of years, notjust financially. it has been pent up stress. haste has been pent up stress. we will look has been pent up
happened, we are facing farm foreclosures at record high, farm input cost at record high. 1 time $6 for diesel fuel, $1500 for metric ton of fertilizer when i was paying $300 to $400 a couple of years ago. seed cost has risen and administration is not doing anything about it. totally silent. the administration, especially the secretary, haven t had contact either. ashley: talks about a food shortage and issues with farmers, i don t think people really understand how severe it could get. when do you see, what is the end goal, what is going to han if somebody doesn t do something like the president or those with agriculture? we re going to lose more farms and instead of losing more farms in this country with 332