of kherson, which has been occupied by moscow since the early days of the invasion. it comes as ukrainian forces launch a long awaited counter offensive in the south of the country. now on bbc news, the travel show. each day, before the sun rises in northern chile s atacama desert, people venture up and up. across bumpy terrain to where the altitude is high enough to make you light headed. the air is thin and even in summer, the temperatures are near freezing. so, these are one of the main draws for tourists coming here to the atacama desert. an incredible place, it is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere. and here in the andes mountains, at over 4,000 metres, it s the highest in the world. but what i find especially incredible is that we re in the atacama desert i m sure you ve heard of it the driest place on earth. but i m notjust in chile sightseeing. i ve come because bubbling up in this country has been an appetite for change. sirens wail. 30 years on
of a blackmail plot. the midfielder, who left united forjuventus this summer, claims he s being targeted by an organised gang. it comes after his brother posted a video online in which he promised to publish great revelations about the player. french police are investigating. gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by queen victoria. the british overseas territory had bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the queen s platinum jubilee. but when researchers looked through the national archives, they found it had already been recognised as one in 1842. i m joined now by the head of the government, chief minister of gibraltar, fabian picardo. welcome, thank you forjoining us. this is an extraordinary turnabout in events? it this is an extraordinary turnabout in events? , ., , ., this is an extraordinary turnabout inevents? , ., , ., ., , in events? it is really not anything new. the gibraltar in events? it is re
identity cards issued by kosovo. kosovo has an ethnic albanian majority and has declared independence from serbia. the chancellor nadim zahawi says middle income earners, as well as low earners, will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. on friday, the regulator 0fgem confirmed a dramatic 80 percent rise in the energy price cap from october for england, wales and scotland, taking the average annual household bill to more than three and a half thousand pounds. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he s concerned about helping peo
a unique unesco world heritage site has played host to an event in the cliff diving world series. the iconic 16th century mostar stari most bridge looms high over the river. elite divers fling themselves from 28 metres up, battling for the top score. romania s catalin preda twisted and turned his way into second place, with countryman constantin popo vici setting a new scoring record, as he claimed the win. the series now heads to switzerland. now it s time for a look at the weather here s keith lucas. we have got a lot of dry, settled conditions on the cards, notjust for the rest of today but tomorrow and much of the week ahead. high pressure keeping things largely settled. not dry everywhere, we have a fair amount of cloud around, the odd showerfor a fair amount of cloud around, the odd shower for south east england, one or two for northern ireland and northern england as well. if you for the west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the far north
the russian invasion. the vessel was chartered by the world food programme, to supply countries at risk from starvation. to ukraine now, where the army says it has destroyed command posts and ammunition depots on the second day of its counterattack against the russians in the south. the military says ukrainian forces are targeting bridges which provide russia s army with a lifeline to its troops around kherson. let s get more now from our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. these counteract offensives by ukraine on and around the city of kherson are significant for ukraine, but there are some caveats. we are still talking about a sizeable chunk of territory, and ukraine aborts counterattacks in almost a daily basis. however, it is clear that after weeks of using these long range missile systems to take down important bridges, to strafe the russian supply lines, the target command centres as they claim it is clear the ukrainians have the confidence to push forward, which