after russia s blockade caused global shortages. the family of archie battersbee, who died yesterday after his life support was withdrawn, has called for an inquiry into the handling of his situation after enduring a lengthy legal battle to try to keep him alive. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the holidays. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine come up with a new strategy to free it find out how they plan to return it back to sea. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us. welcome to bbc news. talks are taking place on a possible ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants to end the latest fighting which has killed at least 31 palestinians since friday. egypt is r
if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, good to have you with us. we begin with the soaring cost of energy. as governments and central banks grapple with rising inflation and a cost of living crisis, the world s biggest oil company announces record breaking profits. the saudi oil company aramco revealed it made more than $48 billion in profits in the second quarter of this year. the eye watering sum marks a 90% year on year increase and the biggestjump in earnings for the world s largest energy exporter since its public listing three years ago. but what is the outlook for oil prices this year and beyond? the war in ukraine caused a significant spike in the price of energy worldwide prices have come off the highs reached earlier this year and now with fears of recession on the horizon in europe and other key economies globally, there are differing views out there as to where the price of the oil is headed. let s talk this through with craig erlam senior market an
the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk and eu, analysis by the bbc has found. hello. if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. china is halting cooperation with the us in several key areas, including climate change, military talks and efforts to combat international crime. the new measures follow a trip to taiwan by senior democrat nancy pelosi. china views the visit as a challenge to its claims of sovereignty over the island. taiwan s foreign minister, joseph wu, has defended ms pelosi s visit and said that taiwan would continue to invite democratic politicians from around the world. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes sent this report from taipei. for the second day in a row, china has continued its military intimidation of taiwan. at least 68 chinese fighterjets are reported to have crossed into taiwanese controlled airspace. this video broadcast on chinese television this evening shows just how close
i will deliver tax cuts, but tax cuts you can believe in. i will make that happen. what i am about is about cutting people s taxes, reversing the national insurance increase to put more money in people s pockets, and making sure those that work hard, go out to work, are rewarded. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. in the past hour, the head of the world health organisation has declared the outbreak of monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. the who director general says 16,000 cases of the disease have been reported in more than 75 countries, and five people have died. dr tedros says monkeypox represents a high risk in europe, with a clear risk of further international spread. we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations. for all of these reasons, i have de