that s the power of music. he claims it can stop russian tanks but certainly it does inspire ukrainians and they are looking for inspiration at this time of devastating war, now in its first month and no sign it s going to end any time soon. lyse doucet there outside the cathedral in ukraine. to the uk now, and the chancellor, rishi sunak, has promised to help people deal with the rising cost of living in his spring statement on wednesday, but warned that sanctions imposed on russia were not cost free. he s facing calls, including from more than 50 conservative backbench mps, to cut fuel duty. labour has backed that proposal, but urged the treasury to do more. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more. soaring fuel prices, inflation pushing up the cost of everyday items, energy bills and national insurance set to rise in april. the list of pressures currently hitting people s pockets. and the chancellor rishi sunak
just to have that relief and forget what i have gone through. here in the uk the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc that where he can make a difference by helping people with the cost of living he will. he s due to deliver a spring statement on the economy this week. among the calls on him, ahead of that, is to cut fuel duty to help reduce what motorists are now paying. here s our political correspondent ben wright with more. soaring fuel prices at the pump, energy bills going up and up, rising inflation, feeding through into higher shopping bills at the tills. with national insurance contributions set to rise in april as well, the chancellor is under real pressure to cushion the blow to people s pockets. today he said he would help where he could. i will stand by them in the same way that i have done over the past couple of years, people can see that. where we can make a difference of course we will, and you saw that with energy in particular. we know the price cap is g
country dreading the trip so the gas station of prices remain high despite president biden releasing millions of barrels of oil from the strategic national reserve. former georgia senator said this in an op-ed for the help the average cost of gas hit its highest level in a decade following just pennies short of the 2008 record with the problem is clear, it diminished american fossil fuel industry combined with the steadfast reliance on foreign oil are receiving our economic and national security. former senator from georgia chairwoman of georgia, kelly loeffler joins me now. senator welcome. rex think you might, great to be with you for. what should president biden be doing by soaring fuel prices right now? well, his actions should match his words but they certainly don t right now. he s following a risky and radical policy parties vowing to the left to green energy lobby. simply releasing a million barrels a day from the strategic petroleum reserve only puts us
UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque (Contributed photo) MANILA - UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque is encouraging farmers grappling with high production costs, soaring fuel prices, and low farmgate prices to consider investing in cash crops to improve their earning capacity. A cash crop and livestock farmer himself, Roque said rice and other staple farmers could also venture into cash crop farming to increase their income streams and ultimately raise their standard of living. He said the buying price for palay (unhusked rice) has become unstable after the rice tariffication law repealed the non-tariff protective measures and the National Food Authority's role in rice importation. The former presidential spokesman said rice farmers run the risk of impoverishment unless they diversify towards crops that offer bigger yields and faster harvest. Based on 2018 data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, Filipino farmers posted a poverty incidence of 31.6 percent, the highest
remain unaccounted for. and dozens are arrested in same bob waiting saluting a prominent pollution activist not a violent protest against soaring fuel prices but zimbabweans say poverty and hunger are forcing them onto the streets he. must remain the province of talk of who spent years documenting the influence of the powerhouse movement not going on to guatemala city to burundi shore mali told shows the extraordinary global reach of this cutting edge off from the past. welcome to the program. threesome a government faces a no confidence vote this night after british lawmakers threw out her deal last night the biggest government defeat in the country s modern political history but mrs may has told lawmakers she can still find