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
Countries, gas as many of the other european countries, the truth is that electricity prices are pegged to gas and that electricity prices are pegged to gas and that is why we are seeing these enormous and that is why we are seeing these enormous spikes here in the uk as welt enormous spikes here in the uk as welt i enormous spikes here in the uk as welt ithink enormous spikes here in the uk as well. i think ian is absolutely right well. i think ian is absolutely right and well. i think ian is absolutely right and i think the alliance is to hold firm right and i think the alliance is to hold firm and i don t think there s any going hold firm and i don t think there s any going back in terms of reconciling any alliance with russia with putin reconciling any alliance with russia with putin or someone who s still there with putin or someone who s still there the with putin or someone who s still there. the future is to be very different there. the future is to be v
This is bbc news. the headlines. a coordination centre for ukrainian grain exports has opened in turkey. it s part of the un brokered deal to get global supplies moving again. moscow has been blockading black sea ports since the start of the war. gas prices have soared after russia again cut supplies to germany and other central european countries. european gas prices are 2% higher than the previous all time high, when russia invaded ukraine. the phillippine president, ferdinand marcoer, has called for national disaster relief systems to be overhauled following an earthquake in the north of the country that killed at least five people. the united nations human rights committee says hong kong s controversial national security law should be repealed.