how over exposure to blue light is impacting our health. and in tennis serena williams is through to the third round of the us open after beating world number 2 anett kontaveit. hello and welcome. russia has been accused of shelling a town near the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, where a team from the un nuclear watchdog is expected on thursday. the plant, which was taken by russia in march, sits on the banks of the dnieper river, 200 kilometres from crimea, which it annexed in 2014. mark lobel reports. if there is a nuclear disaster in ukraine, it is feared this drill in zaporizhzhia would become a reality. the prospect of a radiation leak here is causing international concern. enter the international atomic energy agency, on a mission to reassure, amid reports of shelling in the city. now in zaporizhzhia, awaiting permission to enter europe s largest nuclear power plant, precariously placed between warring factions. aiming to prevent, in their words, the si
economic crisis? plus, when working from home is just too expensive could soaring energy bills drive a mass return to the office for the first time since the pandemic? hello. we start with the cost of living crisis here in britain because the boss of one of the uk s top energy suppliers has told the bbc the government must act now to protect customers from soaring bills or face catastrophe this winter. ovo energy ceo stephen fitzpatrick has been talking to our business editor simonjack about their own ideas for supporting households. he said it felt like the past 12 months had been wasted despite the scale of the crisis becoming increasingly apparent. and he called on the uk s new prime minister to take action as soon as they are appointed next week. if we don t start working on this first thing on monday when we have a new government, a new prime minister this has to be the first order of business. and if we don t use every available moment over the next 12 weeks
this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. do something now the uk faces disaster without urgent government help on fuel bills. that s the warning from a top energy supplier. we are going to see a winter like never before with people going hungry, going cold, and the nhs being overwhelmed by the health impacts of the energy crisis this winter. tech turmoil snapchat axes a fifth of its staff as advertisers tighten their belts, and stock market valuations plunge. a multi billion dollar bailout. but can the imf save sri lanka from its spiralling
consume energy. thank you so much for your consume energy. thank you so much for your time. to the us now where the owner of social media app snapchat has announced it s cutting a fifth of its workforce or around 1,200 jobs. like many of its tech rivals, snap has been suffering from a slowdown in the advertising market as companies cut back on spending. a year ago, snap was worth $130 billion. today it s valued at less than 20 billion. from new york, our business correspondent samira hussain reports. since the beginning of the year, shares in snap have plummeted more than 75%. like so many other companies, snap is grappling with some tough economic conditions, as high inflation persists and the cost of borrowing will go even higher. their ad revenues have taken a big hit, and that s why the company has decided to cut about 1,200 staff, which should save it about $500 million annually. now, it s not the only cost cutting measure snap is embarking on.
this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. do something now the uk faces disaster without urgent government help on fuel bills. that s the warning from a top energy supplier. we are going to see a winter like never before with people going hungry, going cold, and the nhs being overwhelmed by the health impacts of the energy crisis this winter. tech turmoil snapchat axes a fifth of its staff as advertisers tighten their belts, and stock market valuations plunge. a multi billion dollar bailout. but can the imf save sri lanka from its spiralling