gazprom can supply more gas to europe. but refuses to do that, saying that we will do that if you accept gazprom's terms of handling nord stream two. it's very simple. this is pure blackmail. today, president putin hit back. it was europe's fault, he said, that prices were ten times higher than last year, because the eu didn't want to sign long—term energy contracts. no wonder the russians are smiling at their annual gas forum. they know the eu relies heavily on russian gas exports. britain imports very little natural gas from russia but the uk has been hit too by the skyrocketing prices on the energy markets. russia's position is very simple. we've got the gas you need, we've got a brand—new pipeline to deliver it, so let's do the deal. and considering how acute the energy crisis is becoming in europe, that puts russia in a very strong position. and since europe has committed to a greenerfuture, it may, for a time, need more gas as coal—fired plants are phased out. so long as europe is using as much energy as it is,

there have been many stops across europe. it takes you back when you see the physical reaction that we're getting, but also she's amazingly evocative. so, she's doing herjob. she has provoked strong feelings. in rome, the pope came out to meet her, but not everywhere has been quite so welcoming. especially at one stop in greece. people were stoning a puppet arriving? people were stoning a puppet arriving, which is nothing we expected, and feeling very strongly about it as well, shouting at her with everything they had. and here on the kent coast, which sees regular migrant arrivals along the shore, there is considerable local debate. this man is a ukip councillor, and he wasn't going to be meeting little amal. the event that's taking place in folkestone today is all about raising awareness, about being welcoming to refugees. you would rather folkestone was less welcoming? personally, yes. but i would welcome . them if they came over here with a passport - or equivalent documentation. but by folkestone harbour, the crowds were

germany is by far the biggest c02 emitter in europe. we would have been earlier in our climate action, but now it's a priority. but relations between fossil fuel groups, industry and mps here, are often described as too cosy. there is this conflict of interest with law makers with second jobs in big polluting industries, there's the fact a lot of the gdp of this country comes from big polluting industries. there is always the attempt of big industries that go out and ask them what they think, for example about me, and you will see, at least in this building here, there is no conflict of interest. as politicians haggle now over green deal details, on the streets of europe, there's a rising sense of fear — that the time for talk is over, their future is slipping away. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. more than 160 world leaders have called on western paris to mount immediate military airlift and surplus covert vaccines to developing countries. addressing the italian host of the summit, including 36 former presidents say that letting hun

it will be the first public evidence she's given in europe regarding her experiences at the company. when frances how gun spoke to the us congress earlier this month, she claimed facebook consistently chose to maximise its growth rather than implement safeguards on its platforms. and she also said... facebook hit back, saying that it "cares deeply about issues like safety, well being and mental health." frances though said the company's apps harm children's mental health. since arriving in the uk she's met the campaigner, ian russell. his 14—year—old daughter, molly, took her own life, after viewing disturbing content on instagram, which is owned by facebook. angus crawford has more. she's the former facebook insider who revealed its most closely guarded secrets. 14—year—old molly russell... he's the father who lost his daughter to suicide. now campaigning to protect other children online. nice to meet you. today they met for the first time. so what do you think the impact of molly's story was on instagram as a platform and how it approaches safety? facebook is full of kind,

initial while ago, the largest supplier of natural gas to europe said the company will always fulfil its contractual obligations.— always fulfil its contractual obligations. always fulfil its contractual obliuations. , , ., obligations. they emphasise and will continue to emphasise _ obligations. they emphasise and will continue to emphasise that - obligations. they emphasise and will continue to emphasise that it - continue to emphasise that it fulfils all of its contractual obligations to our counterparties and long—term contracts. we fully satisfy our requests by also playing with requests we have such a possibility. we have supplied foreign markets with record amounts of gas. foreign markets with record amounts of as. ., foreign markets with record amounts ofuas. ., ., foreign markets with record amounts of as. ., ., ., of gas. looking at some of the other stores in the — of gas. looking at some of the other stores in the headlines. _ of gas. looking at some of the other stores in the headlines. the - stores in the headlines. the defendant to go on trial for nazi era crimes

the weather events that we saw in europe this summer could happen here in england, and we need to be ready to save lives. we need to recognise that it's adapt or die. the environment agency is being deliberately blunt so that its recommendations are heard. for homeowners and businesses to take basic steps to make their properties safe. to restore landscapes like forests so they hold rain water before it causes floods. and for bigger investments by governments in defences that can handle projected rises in sea levels. already the thames barrier, defending london, is being closed far more often than planned — a trend that will continue as the polar ice keeps melting, raising the height of the oceans. with its network of tunnels under the river, the barrier was designed decades ago and may not be big enough in future. the great steel gates are holding back a phenomenal volume of sea water that would otherwise enter the city and potentially cause disaster, which is why climate change matters so much here. they're constantly watching the projections for how much the sea is going to rise

administrations, and the eu's majority, have surfaced at the start of a two day meeting in brussels, as our europe correspondentjessica parker reports. holding things together isn't always easy. we know that here in a blustery brussels. he's been urged to change course, but poland's prime minister appears largely unmoved. translation: we will not act under pressure of blackmail. we are ready for dialogue. we don't agree with the constantly broadening range of competencies of the eu, but we will of course talk about it. warsaw, the capital. there are calls for eu funds to be withheld from poland. a legal challenge another option being considered after a recent polish court ruling was said to challenge the primacy of eu law. i am totally against the european union and poland it is very, very bad what is going on in england and great britain. polls suggest a large majority here are in favour of remaining in the eu. poland's prime minister has also dismissed talk of plexit. but the court ruling has been described as a challenge to the bloc�*s legal order. this comes on top of longer standing concern

step forward gas—rich russia, ideally placed to exert growing influence in europe's energy market. well, my guest is sergei ryabkov, russia's

with infection rates and hospitalisations in the uk many times higher than most of western europe there are fears that there could be a much higher incidence of severe illness in the coming weeks. our health editor hugh pym reports. boosterjabs in york today. health leaders say millions are being invited for third doses. it means that i'm at less risk of infecting others and spreading the disease, so it's really important to me. the third dose is very important. the booster programme is there for the people that need the third dose and need the immunity in the coming season. but with uk case numbers rising, some are concerned about the pace of the booster programme. we really need that to speed up. every week that passes, if there is waning in those groups, they are more vulnerable at a time when we have high levels of infection, so we need to accelerate this booster campaign. covid hospital admissions relative to the population started rising injuly in the uk, france and germany, though with higher case numbers, they've not fallen back in the uk as in france and germany. in israel, adm

largest global importers of natural gas as well, having quite a bit of influence on natural gas supply in europe as well, but as far as the coal goes, i think in china's case, there's also the pricing reform the chinese government has been undertaken for quite a while and there has been quite a bit of distortion. the price has not been really working properly. but in many ways, i don't think this is a sign that coal is permanently back, i hope that this is just a little bump on the road. i think the investment into renewables will continue for some certainly china is one of the largest investors in renewables, but at the same time, whether you can keep the lights on... at the same time, whether you can keep the lights on. . .— keep the lights on... jane, apologies. _ keep the lights on... jane, apologies, we _ keep the lights on... jane, apologies, we have - keep the lights on... jane, apologies, we have run - keep the lights on... jane, | apologies, we have run out keep the lights on... jane, i apologies, we have run out of keep the lights on... jane, - apologies, we have run out of time, but

in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: the us congress votes to avoid a government shutdown, but more tough negotiations lie ahead for president biden. and tough questions for british police, as the officer who raped and murdered sarah everard the foreign interference bill is expected to be deliberated next week and, if passed, which it is widely expected to will give authorities new powers to counter foreign give authorities new powers to counterforeign influence give authorities new powers to counter foreign influence but critics say the wording of the new law is too broad and more transparency is needed on how it will work. for more on this i'm joined by a political scientist here in singapore. great to have you on the programme. in the first instance, why do singapore not feel that it needs that it needs a foreign interference law and how would it work? so needs a foreign interference law and how would it work? 50 i law and how would it work?

this is according to our europe regional editor of the bbc world service. we understand the czech prime minister has responded to the pandora paper allegations on social media. he said on twitter he had never done anything illegal or wrong, calling the claimant effort to denigrate him and influence the czech parliamentary elections. you can read much more about today's expose app. over the coming days, we will be bringing you more revolutions from the pandora papers, including the financial dealings of three major donors to the uk governing conservative party. in other news, the united states says it's very concerned about what it called provocative military activity by china. it follows flights by chinese militaryjets into taiwanese air space, raising tensions between the island and beijing. peter both tells us more. this is an expression of serious concern by the united states, related to the military activity of taiwan with almost 100 flights now entering what's known as the defence identification zone, which is airspace off taiwan. it's outside of the n

germany is by far the biggest c02 emitter in europe. we would have been earlier in our climate action, - but now it's a priority. but relations between fossil fuel groups, industry and mps here, are often described as too cosy. there is this conflict of interest with law makers with second jobs in big polluting industries, there is the fact a lot of the gdp of this country comes from big polluting industries. an uk course, so you course, so you would inflation, of course, so you would expect people on higher earnings to be worse off in a year's time. let’s be worse off in a year's time. let's take a look — be worse off in a year's time. let's take a look at _ be worse off in a year's time. let's take a look at some _ be worse off in a year's time. let's take a look at some of the - be worse off in a year's time. let's take a look at some of the other stories and headlines. police and the northern indian state of arrested three missionary students for allegedly... they were charged with promoting cyber terrorism. the arrests were the

largest global importers of natural gas as well, having quite a bit of influence on natural gas supply in europe as well. but as far as the coal goes, i think, in china's case, there's also the pricing reform the chinese government has been undertaking for quite a while and there has been quite a bit of distortion. the price hasn't been really working properly. but in many ways, i don't think this is a sign that coal is permanently back. i hope that this is just a little bump on the road. i think the investment into renewables will continue. certainly, china's one of the largest investors globally in renewables. before we go, let me leave you with a glimpse of hogwarts in london. to mark the 20th anniversary of the first harry potter film, young fans have been learning how to wave those wands to wizardly effect — with cloaks, of course. the devotees of harry, ron and hermione were duelling in front of 15—foot—tall wands in london's leicester square, where the premiere of harry potter and the philosopher's stone was held in 2001. a spellbinding event, indeed. that's it for the show. thanks

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