this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. it s budget day in the uk and the chancellor rishi sunak is preparing to deliver his big speech to the house of commons. measures announced so far include a rise in the national living wage and an end to the public sector pay freeze. but the uk government s under pressure to do more to help with the rising costs of living in other news a new report says the government s coronavirus test and trace programme in england failed to break chains of transmission despite costing an eye watering amount of money. pipeline politics. the gas crisis intensifies
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. it s budget day in the uk and the chancellor rishi sunak is preparing to deliver his big speech to the house of commons. measures announced so far include a rise in the national living wage and an end to the public sector pay freeze. but the uk government s under pressure to do more to help with the rising costs of living in other news a new report says the government s coronavirus test and trace programme in england failed to break chains of transmission despite costing an eye watering amount of money. pipeline politics. the gas crisis intensifies in moldova, europe s poorest state,
measures announced so far include a rise in the national living wage and an end to the public sector pay freeze. but the uk government s under pressure to do more to help with the rising costs of living. in other news. a new report says the government s coronavirus test and trace programme in england failed to break chains of transmission despite costing an eye watering amount of money. pipeline politics. the gas crisis intensifies in moldova europe s poorest state as moscow threatens to turn off the taps. it s budget day in the uk the chancellor will deliver his spending review and budget within the next couple of hours. a number of policies have already been announced, but the government is under pressure to do more to help people struggling with the rising cost of living. let s go to bristol in western england, where our correspondent andrew plant has been speaking to people about the impact of the
fantastic. so, thank you both. thank you both for your families. and for the sacrifices that your families have made and happy mohammed to both of you. thank you emily and sarah. thank you so much. rachel: all right. coming up, pipeline politics. president biden reportedly clearing the way for a russian pipeline. despite canceling the key stop pipeline here in the u.s., a former keystone worker will join us to talk about his experience. and, check this out: artist steven penally is painting a tribute to honor our fallen heroes. unveiling the final product later this hour. an american heart beats like a drum was knocking me out of my zone, but lowering my a1c with once-weekly ozempic® helped me get back in it.
energy from russia and a new pipeline. that is what led the president to say that russia controls germany, that germany is captive to russia. well, cnn s reporter from london is looking into this. john, how do those numbers check out? first and foremost, kate, this is a nasty game of pipeline politics. where there s oil and gas, there is a lot at stake, including some influence here. but first and foremost to those numbers. the president talked about up to 70% of the gas going into germany and the broader european union is coming from russia. that is actually incorrect. what the president s talking about here, that overall in the european union, they import 70% of their gas. let s break it down here. i ll make sure my notes are absolutely accurate. the european union overall, 70% of their natural is imported, but 37% of that comes from russia right now. 33% from norway. and 11% from algeria. now germany s the largest