terms if they refuse to appear for sentencing. nominations for the snp leadership race close at midday with humza yousaf, kate forbes and ash regan expected to appear on the ballot paper. and new research for the bbc suggests the price of pasta has nearly doubled in two years with the rate of food price rises still running at almost 17%. good morning and welcome to bbc news. president volodymyr zelensky has said ukraine will do everything it can to defeat russia this year in a statement marking the anniversary of vladimir putin s full scale invasion. ceremonies are taking place across the country remebering those killed or forced to flee from the conflict. here in the uk rishi sunak will urge allies to increase military support to ukraine during a meeting of g7 countries. there will also be a minute s silence across the uk at 11 o clock. our first report comes from james waterhouse. a thud, marking the moment when ukraine and the world. air raid siren sounds. ..changed foreve
it s very bad. hello, i m hugh ferris. england are out of the women s t20 world cup, succumbing to a shock defeat by hosts south africa in cape town. chasing 165 to make the final against australia, england fell short by six runs to end a tournament they had every hope of winning, asjo currie reports. england s army army, in expectation below an army. high in expectation. they gave the crowd plenty to cheer and england a real headache. even when they finally saw her off, tasman rick took up the mantle. by the time their bowlers started firing, the damage was already done. england took their frustrations out on the ball, but the pro tears weren t splitting their advantage slip to the fingers. heather knight dug in, but those on her collapse. devastation for england but dug in, but those on her collapse. devastation for england dug in, but those on her collapse. devastation for england but this is an landmark devastation for england but this is an landmark moment. devas
by the time their bowlers started firing, the damage was already done. england took their frustrations out on the ball, but the south africans weren t letting their advantage slip to the fingers. heather knight dug in, but those around her collapsed. the south africans crowd scenting something special as england hearts were crossed. devastation for england but this is a landmark moment for south africa, taking on australia on sunday. jo currie, bbc news, cape town. i think the experience was great and i think the younger players will learn from that. there s so much on it, when at the world cup semifinal, that does add to it. this match doesn t define us. i think the way we ve made a mentality shift and change the way we want to play a little bit. it s something we need to be proud of. sometimes you lose games in t20, and today wasn t our day. there s more reaction to that match on the bbc sport website. that s also where you can find the latest from the england men s test te
in several sectors of the frontline near the city 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, weather world. this time on weather world record heat, drought and the fire that ripped through people s homes at the end of the uk s hottest day. as temperatures hit a0 celsius for the first time, i ll hear about london fire brigade s busiest day since world war two. and why wildfires are a growing problem. and i m talking to the scientist whose near real time analysis has shown how climate change has supercharged this summer s weather extremes. they ll show me a0 degrees in the uk is virtually impossible without climate change and why hotter heatwaves matter. we have 40 degrees. many more people die than if we just have 36 degrees. and that is that is a huge difference. also on weather world devastating drought for east af
an urgent international appeal has been launched, to help the millions of people affected by the flooding in pakistan. a third of the country is currently submerged and more than 1,100 people have died in what the un has called a climate catastrophe . now on bbc news, weather world. this time on weather world record heat, drought and the fire that ripped through people s homes at the end of the uk s hottest day. as temperatures hit a0 celsius for the first time, i ll hear about london fire brigade s busiest day since world war two. and why wildfires are a growing problem. and i m talking to the scientist whose near real time analysis has shown how climate change has supercharged this summer s weather extremes. they ll show me a0 degrees in the uk is virtually impossible without climate change and why hotter heatwaves matter. we have 40 degrees. many more people die than if we just have 36 degrees. and that is that is a huge difference. also on weather world devastating