hello and welcome. in the next few hours, a coordination centre for ukrainian grain exports will be opened in turkey. it s part of the un brokered deal to get supplies moving after the war with russia cut them off. the halt to grain deliveries has seen prices rise around the world. all parties to the agreement will be represented at the new centre. but it s far from certain it will unblock grain exports, as azadesh moshiri reports. ukraine says the first ships carrying vital grain export could leave its black seaports within days. so all eyes are on whether russia will keep its word. despite a landmark deal meant to secure safe passage for the ships, many in the west are still concerned over its success and the russian missiles that have had to the port city of odesa have done little to calm those fears. within ukraine, scepticism over the deal working long term is also high. four ukraine s frontline farmers the only choices to carry on with their harvests despite the dangers
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m victoria fritz. we start here in the uk, with warnings that the country is set for the slowest growth of the g7 nations next year. for context, the uk is not alone, the imf says the global economy will shrink for the first time since 2020, why? partly the pandemic, partly the warn in ukraine, but the risk of recession is rising, and the uk is vulnerable. here are the numbers. the imf has revised down its growth for next year, from 1.2% to just 0.5%. significantly behind the us and europe at over i%, and the globalfigure of 2.9% growth in 2023. so why would the uk fare comparatively worse? well part of the problem is the uk s reliance on fossil fuels, making up 76% of our energy mix, compared tojust under 60% across the eu. let s listen to the imf s chief economist. the one thing that worries me more about the uk economy is that their inflation numbers seem to quite high, there are quite high gas prices and wat
this is where i felt the safest. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. a new coordination centre has begun work in turkey part of a complex deal to restart blockaded grain exports from ukraine. it s an effort to ease a global food crisis that is affecting millions around the world. more than 20 million tonnes of grain is waiting at ukrainian docks. the aim is to export five million tonnes a month, matching pre war levels. richard galpin reports. from the start of the war back in february, russian forces has been blockading ukraine s black sea ports preventing exports of ukrainian wheat and other grains vital for the food supply of many countries around the world. according to officials, there are around 20 million tonnes of grain in ukraine. with fears growing of global food shortages, it seems there may now have been a breakthrough with a deal agreed by the two sides. it is hoped it will be possible for ships to be inspected near turkey and t
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 7pm in washington where a potential visit to taiwan by us house speaker nancy pelosi is stirring alarm in presidentjoe biden s administration. they fear the trip may cross red lines for china and that there is no exit path. beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island, has already issued harsh warnings even suggesting a possible military response. against this backdrop, president biden is expected to call president xi on thursday for the first time in months. for more, we can speak now to bonnie glaser, political commentator from the german marshall fund. she joins us from washington. thank you so much for talking to the bbc. give us a sense of what is going on in the corridors of power in washington with this potential visit. ~ ~ . visit. well, i think that there are different visit. well, i think that there are different points - visit. well, i think that there are diffe
on the shameful treatment of disabled people. it is intolerable. if ukraine wants to be part of the western world, law abiding democracy, it can t write off children with disabilities. and england beat sweden 4 0 in the women s euros semi final giving them a chance to win a first ever major women s tournament. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. our top story for you today: scientists say there s compelling evidence that a market selling live animals in the chinese city of wuhan was the early epicentre of the covid 19 pandemic. it s a significant contribution to what s always been the dominant theory that the outbreak began with the coronavirus spreading from animals to humans at the so called wet market . this is the seafood wholesale market in wuhan. one of the studies just published in the journal science, says genetic information suggests there were two cross