exports via the black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged last july to tackle a global food crisis caused by russia s invasion of ukraine one of the world s top grain exporters. it was due to expire today, thursday. arnaud petit, executive director of the international grains council says the extension is vital for many countries food security. you re right, it is very important to have this extension, particularly for north african, sub saharan african countries, which would import much more grains that we have seen in the past season, so really it s good news for them that they can already plan some buying contract with producers in ukraine and also in russia. and important, as you say, about russia because there maybe is a tendency to think that russia is just blocking those exports from ukraine, but this is also good news for russia, isn t it? indeed, both ukraine and russia exported 70 million tonnes of wheat during the current season and we ex
to allow millions of tonnes of grain exports from ukraine is extended just a day before it was due to expire. and chipping away at a new trade deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with japan. hello, welcome, this is world business report, i m ben thompson and good news for the world, that is how the un secretary general as described an agreement with russia to continue allowing ukrainian grain exports via the black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged lastjuly, designed to tackle a global food crisis that was caused by russia s invasion of ukraine. one of the world s top grain exporters is of course ukraine. that deal was due to expire today, thursday. here is what the un chief had to say about the importance to world food supplies. these agreements matter for global food security. ukrainian and russian products feed the world. with the black sea initiative more than 10 million tonnes
the prime minister arrives injapan for a summit of g7 world leaders in hiroshima. how exactly do our bodies get older? the bbc s medical editorjoins volunteers being body scanned to reveal the secrets of ageing. # i ll send an 505 to the world and a special honour for sting at the ivor novello awards for songwriting. and coming up on bbc news, frosty conditions delay the start of the second golf major of the year, the us pga at oak hill in new york. good afternoon. water companies in england have apologised for not doing enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. last year there were 800 untreated discharges every day on average, which has caused mounting public anger. the water companies have promised to spend £10 billion to put it right by modernising sewers, although it will mean higher bills for customers. our environment correspondentjonah fisher. for years, campaigners have complained about the amount of sewage that flows into our waterways and that profi
by the government £162 million. and on bbc london. the row over ulez as new data suggests more car owners coming up on bbc news coming up on bbc news can manchester city follow west ham taking a 2 1 lead against such side az alkmaar. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. water companies in england have apologised for not acting quickly enough to stop this raw sewage flowing directly into our rivers and seas, something that happened on average more than 800 times a day last year. water uk, which represents england s nine water and sewage companies, also says it s ready to invest an additional £10 billion to address the problem and modernise sewers. but it has also admitted that customers will be hit with higher prices to pay for that. downing street says the companies should be putting consumers before profits. our environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. ash is a retired policeman and has for the last ten years dedicated himself to trying to hold water
it collects no personal data, you just simply pop in your postcode or the town that you live in. it s going to tell you the address of your local food bank, its name, and a list of things that they need, and sometimes a list of things that they don t need that they already have an excess of. thanks to technology, a little charity can go a long way. kevin peachey, bbc news. let s have a look at some of the other business stories from around the world. deutsche bank has agreed to pay $7a million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the lender had enabled jeffrey epstein cos alleged sex trafficking ring. the case was filed by an unnamed woman who alleged the banking giant continued to do business with epstein despite knowing that his accounts were used to facilitate the abuses. deutsche bank declined to comment on the case when approached by the bbc. telecoms giant bt is to cut up to 55,000 jobs in the uk and around the