we will start in saudi arabia where the syrian president is due to address the arab league summit shortly. it is his first appearance at the gathering of more than 12 years after syria was thrown out of the block in response to its suppression of pro democracy protests. basher al assad was formally welcomed back by the saudi cramping is who said he hoped his presence would help notjust the stability of syria but the wider region. president zelensky also made an unannounced visit. he urged arabic leaders not to ignore the reality of what was happening in ukraine. anyone how defence has had to learn from invaders, and anyone can defends children of his nation from enslavement, the search query is on the part ofjustice. and i m proud to represent such warriors and the entire ukrainian people. ukraine has never chosen i would choose did not go to other lengths. we do not engage in annexations and plunder of other nations resources, but we will never submit to any foreigners were
it was sweet success for phil salt against pakistan. the batter helps england to victory in lahore to make the final t20 series match on sunday a decider. after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more sunshine but they will be some lot more sunshine but they will be some showers to dodge. the full forecast some showers to dodge. the full forecast coming up on breakfast. it s saturday, the first of october. our main story: a new energy price cap has come into effect in england, wales and scotland, meaning higher bills for millions of people on standard and default tariffs. the annual bill for a typical household will rise to 2,500 pounds, double what it was last winter. that s despite a government cap on the price per unit of energy. our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. maxine is deeply worried. her husband has a serious lung condition and she needs to keep him warm but she husband has a serious lung condition a
when vladimir putin ordered his invasion force into ukraine in late february, is this the scenario he imagined for earlyjune? a brutal war of attrition in the donbas, a defiant ukrainian government deploying more heavy weapons from western allies, russian losses mounting, a punishing sanctions regime on moscow and more nato expansion in the offing? well, my guest, in an exclusive interview, is russia s ambassador to the united nations, vassily nebenzia. where does russia go from here? ambassador vassily nebenzia at un headquarters in new york, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon, london time, mr sackur. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, ambassador. let me ask you this. after more than 100 days, would you say that russia s invasion of ukraine is going to plan? well, i think it is progressing. nobody promised to deliver it in three or seven days, as some pundits are saying now, that the russian special military operation stalled and is not progressing at the pace that wa
government s asylum policy. and pop starjustin bieber cancels a number of shows after being diagnosed with an illness that s partially paralysed his face. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can t smile on this side of my face. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in ukraine, where officials say their forces urgently need more supplies of ammunition. according to one regional governor, the fighting has become a war of artillery and the russian army is much more powerful. the us and nato are in the process of sending heavy armaments, but say they need to be supplied at a pace that ukraine s forces can absorb safely. the battle for control of the key town of severodonetsk is shaping the war with reports of street to street fighting. neither side has scored a knock out blow and much of the city has been reduced to rubble. nick beake reports from kyiv. the russian onslaught in the donbas region is relentless, bombarding ukrainian