showers, some of the showers could be wintry to the far north and east, temperatures will feel colder than this, because of the added wind chill. sophie. thank you very much. that is it from the bbc news at six. it is time to join that is it from the bbc news at six. it is time tojoin our that is it from the bbc news at six. it is time to join our news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. manchester city and arsenal learn their opponents for the champions league knock outs, but it s a draw without some stellar names of europe. luton town fans show support for tom lockyer, and harry kane continues to blaze a trail in the bundesliga the england captain with his 20th goal of the season already, and in record time. anthonyjoshua tells anthony joshua tells us anthonyjoshua tells us how he s preparing for his next fight. focusing on my opponent, focusing on my bigger picture and using my evasion down at the gym avoid. also coming up on sportsday
ukraine and israel. republicans are blocking the bill until they get concessions on border security and immigration. we will get the latest from the hill, plus 2023 was the hottest year in 125,000 years. it seems like a good time to convene a nearly 200 world leaders and thousands of representatives of global industry to work on climate change. i am going to be joined by the legendary bill mckibben to talk about what actually gotten at this year s massive u.n. climate conference. another hour of velshi begins now. ence another hour of velshi begin now. reporter: good, morning it s not a december 17th. i m ali velshi. we are now less than one month away from the start of the 2024 primary season, which kicks off on january 15th. with the first-in-the-nation gop caucuses in iowa. january is going to be a busy month, in addition to iowa, new hampshire will also hold its primary, plus there are three republican debates currently scheduled to take place during the month, and on t
exports via the black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged last july to tackle a global food crisis caused by russia s invasion of ukraine one of the world s top grain exporters. it was due to expire today, thursday. arnaud petit, executive director of the international grains council says the extension is vital for many countries food security. you re right, it is very important to have this extension, particularly for north african, sub saharan african countries, which would import much more grains that we have seen in the past season, so really it s good news for them that they can already plan some buying contract with producers in ukraine and also in russia. and important, as you say, about russia because there maybe is a tendency to think that russia is just blocking those exports from ukraine, but this is also good news for russia, isn t it? indeed, both ukraine and russia exported 70 million tonnes of wheat during the current season and we ex
to allow millions of tonnes of grain exports from ukraine is extended just a day before it was due to expire. and chipping away at a new trade deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with japan. hello, welcome, this is world business report, i m ben thompson and good news for the world, that is how the un secretary general as described an agreement with russia to continue allowing ukrainian grain exports via the black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged lastjuly, designed to tackle a global food crisis that was caused by russia s invasion of ukraine. one of the world s top grain exporters is of course ukraine. that deal was due to expire today, thursday. here is what the un chief had to say about the importance to world food supplies. these agreements matter for global food security. ukrainian and russian products feed the world. with the black sea initiative more than 10 million tonnes
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