another busy programme. let s get started. world leaders are meeting at the g7 summit in southern italy later to impose fresh economic pressure on russia in response to its war against ukraine. there is a lot to discuss. the leaders of the seven powerful economies are expected to agree to use the interest from frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion a year for ukraine. but some european countries are nervous about who ultimately will bear the risk. president biden is also due to sign a new security agreement with president zelensky, as part of long term support to kyiv. for more on this, i m joined by andrew d anieri resident fellow at the atlantic council s eurasia center. good to have you on the programme. what progress will they make, do you think on that very point of increasing the economic pressure on russia? thanks for having me. in terms of sanctions pressure, that s what we mean immediately by economic pressure on russia i think it can be relatively modest, ux
as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i ll have the details on how much it s gone up. it s gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it s thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he s said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas
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