wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and warm welcome to the show. you know, it has been a record breaking few weeks for temperatures in europe. wildfires have raged across mediterranean countries like spain, portugal, italy and greece. here in the uk, we had our hottest ever day on record. and yet, it is the coming winter that has been focusing minds, in particular how western europe and other parts of the world are going to keep warm amid the rising oil and gas crisis? following the russian invasion of ukraine and heavy sanctions on russia s oil and gas exports, which are to come in at the end of the year. president biden in the last few weeks was in saudi arabia and the middle east. while he didn t secure more oil from the country many think trying to do so was one of the reason for his visit. and in europe, the european commission has set out plans asking countries in the union to cut their gas consumption by 15% until the spring. the p
will the developing world to cope. i will be discussing this with all of that, the chief economist at the world food programme and the head of agriculture at the african union. also on the show, because technology help africa grasp its agricultural potential? will be speaking to the big boss of a company helping to spread or spread smart farming across that vast continent. spread smart farming. wherever you arejoining me wherever you are joining me from around the world can once again, they can anyone welcome to the show. russia s invasion of ukraine is devastating the population, leaving tens thousands feared dead and millions displaced destroying lives and uprooting the very fabric of that country. at the heart of the ukrainian economy is agriculture. in particular, growing crops. a nation are known as the breadbasket of europe, disrupting that production is having a dramatic effect on the global food supply, is having a dramatic effect on the globalfood supply, sending
see morning sunshine, cloud will bubble up to such an extent that we ll see showers breaking out across parts of scotland, england and wales, northern ireland should stay fine and dry, closer to an area of high pressure. temperatures down in recent days, it s going to feel cool in the breeze across north but warm enough in the may sunshine. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term getaway begins. dramatic pictures from torquay marina where a major fire has broken out in the harbour more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister after sue gray s report into lockdown parties in downing street. liverpool and real madrid fans descend on paris to support their teams in the final of european club football s most prestigious prize. now on bbc news, it s time for talking business. hello everybody, welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aa
asking for yet another four years in the white house together just 18 months ago. and then they lost. but when only one was prepared to acknowledge that, it seems, well, that there s no love that has now been lost between them. in talking january 6th, pence once said he didn t think he and trump would ever see eye to eye about that day. intimating that it was time to move beyond the 2020 election. today, pence has slolidified tht disconnect, stumping for georgia governor, brian kemp, a candidate who has wholly rejected trump s big lie, at least as a campaign platform-winning strategy. i am here to support brian kemp in tomorrow s republican primary. i can honestly say i was for brian kemp before it was cool. when you say yes to governor brian kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across america that the republican party is the party of the future. and with that, trump s former vice president just may have made the biggest and boldest break yet from the ma
President biden visits stormdamaged parts of florida. That states governor was not by the president s side. Bearing down on taiwan, a powerful typhoon could be the first to make landfall there in four years. And war isnt keeping these kids from going Back To School. Students in ukraine face another year of books and Bomb Shelters. We begin this hour with Extreme Weather and those enduring the effects of what is more and more becoming inescapable events. In the wake of hurricane idalia, President Biden visited florida Saturday Viewing Damage by air and on the ground and met with those impacted by the storm. At the same time, a massive typhoon, equivalent of the category 3 hurricane, is barreling toward taiwan at this hour. Its set to be the first typhoon to make landfall there in four years. At the same time in the state of nevada, Extreme Weather has stranded participants at the popular annual event called The Burning Man Festival. Left it looking like a mudcovered dystopian nightmare.