some western military support has arrived. more is on its way, but not yet in the quantities ukraine says it needs. barricades of earth will do little to stop the russian advance. jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. over the weekend, the city of belgorod, not far from the border with ukraine, was hit by what russia says was a missile strike. it was the first time the city had been damaged since the start of the war. but, as our russia editor steve rosenberg found out, few of the people there are linking the two events. the kremlin promised its special operation in ukraine would make russia safer, but in belgorod, there s little sign of safer. explosion this was the city early on sunday. russia accused ukraine of a missile attack. ukrainian officials deny it.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines: warnings that the cost of living crisis will continue for at least another year if oil and gas prices do not fall. but the government insists its financial aid will help people cope. we ve erred on the side of making it universal because i think the scale of the shock is such that it will impact a very large number of people. tens of millions of households need that support, so i think that s the right approach. labour welcomes the move but criticised the government s response to the crisis, saying it called for a windfall tax on oil companies months ago.
receive an extra one off payment of £300. and pensioner households receiving the winter fuel allowance will also receive an extra one off payment of £300. people receiving disability benefits which are not means tested will also receive an extra payment of £150. part of the cost will come from a temporary windfall tax of 25% on the profits of energy companies expected to raise £5 billion a year and which could last until 2025. labour said the chancellor had finally been forced to adopt its policy of a windfall tax, an idea that s also been backed by other opposition parties. andrew plant reports. under pressure to act, the government s support is a mix of universal payments and help targeted at the most vulnerable. we will send directly to around eight million of the lowest income households, a one off cost of living payment of £650. the chancellor said they want to help those for whom the struggle is too hard, amid the cost of living crisis. under the new measures,
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the adelaide united fans have embraced josh s courage. he s been overwhelmed by the response. no one blinked, if you want to put it as simply as that, but we were full of love and support for him. it s something that, like, i you feel that shouldn t need to happen in this day and age, but it has so much power- behind it when it happens. like, it s not the older players, j it s not someone middle aged, it s someone that s fresh into life i and they re so comfortable coming out with it, so it s pretty cool. since coming out, he tells me he s become more confident on the pitch, but it hasn t all been easy. there is games where i have been booed before or have heard something that s quite homophobic and does hurt me. but, look, at the end of the day, i put that aside and i remember, for one bad person i have, i have 1,000 good people. you said that other athletes, other players are living in silence. and i m wondering, after you came out, did any of them reach out to you and ask you for he