are being instructed to shelter in place as western governments try to figure out a means to safely evacuate them. also tonight, scientific censorship in china. crucial genetic sequencing that could have helped with the fight against covid, was deleted, covered up or withdrawn under pressure from party officials. we will speak to the new york times investigators. what about the transition to clean power? nine countries meeting in belgium today have commited to building an entire electricity system in the north seas, based on renewable energy. and we will talk about the global addiction to cheap clothing 10 years on from the rana plaza disaster in bangladesh have we improved conditions for some of the poorest workers in the developing world. but first to sudan, a country fast coming apart at the seams. in khartoum it is now a stark choice between hunger and deprivation indoors and the risk of being killed in the street battles outside. there are tens of thousands of foreign
italian restaurant chain prezzo will shut a third of its restaurants after being hit by rising costs for pizza and pasta ingredients and energy. it said its utility bills had more than doubled in the past year along with sharp rises in costs for dough balls, pizza sauce, mozzarella and spaghetti. you re live with bbc news. the war in ukraine and the energy crisis that resulted, has concentrated minds here in europe on how to diversify energy supply away from russia, and away from our reliance on fossils fuels. today the plan took a giant step forward. nine heads of government and the president of the eu commission, met in 0stend, belgium to sign new commitments for offshore wind. the agreement, which includes the uk, will quadruple the size of offshore wind capacity to 150gw by 2025, currently they produce around 30gw. catalina spataru joins us now,
to help consumers cope with sharp rises in gas and electricity prices. good afternoon. the bbc understands no further covid restrictions in england are set to be announced today. borisjohnson is meeting with his scientific advisers as he considers whether further measures might be needed to slow the spread of the omicron variant. it s expected he ll hear about the impact on hospital admissions and nhs staff sickness over recent days. further controls have come into effect today in northern ireland and scotland. the new measures there affect the hospitality and leisure industries. in scotland, nightclubs have to close for at least three weeks, and one metre social distancing and table