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europe. we have long been concerned about russia using energy as a tool of coercion and a political weapon. we've seen it happen before and we see it happen again. us senators agree to extend the country's ceiling for two months, avoiding a possible default on the country's national debt. the un secretary general called vaccine in equity immoral and stupid and calls for a 40% of people in all countries to be vaccinated by the end of the year. newcastle united fans celebrate a takeover by a saudi lead consortium in a deal worth more than $400 million. and after ten novels and praise for his uncompromising work on the effects of colonialism, tanzania's abdul razat gurnah is shocked to win the 2021 nobel prize for literature. you know, these days you get these cold calls, i thought, this is another one of them. and i picked it up and this guy said, "hello, you have won the nobel prize for literature." and i said, "come on, get out of here!" hello, a very warm welcome in america and around the gl

we causing a shortage of gas across europe.— causing a shortage of gas across europe. we have long been concerned _ across europe. we have long been concerned about - across europe. we have long| been concerned about russia using energy as a tool of coercion and a political weapon. we've seen it happen before and we see it happen again. l115 before and we see it happen aain, ., ., , before and we see it happen aaain. ., ., , ., before and we see it happen aaain. ,, , ., ., , ., ., again. us senators agreed to extend the — again. us senators agreed to extend the country's - again. us senators agreed to extend the country's ceiling i extend the country's ceiling for two months, avoiding a possible default on the country's national debt. the un secretary general calls a vaccine in equity immoral and stupid, and calls for 40% of all countries to be vaccinated by the end of the year. newcastle united fans celebrate a takeover by a saudi—led consortium in a deal worth more than $400 million. and after ten novels and praise for his uncompromising work on the effects of co

you know they are going to europe. yeah. by now, idris and his friends have reached the bela rusian capital, minsk. the airport is jammed with people making the same journey. the group has been told to go to a hotel and wait for instructions. are you worried about the journey? translation: of course we are. we are crossing the border illegally, we don't know what will happen. we don't trust anyone, not even our smuggler. in may the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko threatened to flood the eu with drugs and migrants. revenge, it seems, for eu sanctions. soon, thousands were crossing into lithuania. we went there to see the border. the guards here still catching dozens of migrants every day. lithuania says belarus is actively helping them to cross illegally. in some cases the border is little more than a gap in the forest. we can see some belarusian border guards coming right now. until the crisis began, there was regular communication between the two sides but after president lukashenko threatened to allow migrants i

exactly, and europe obviously needs more — gas? exactly, and europe obviously needs more gas, _ gas? exactly, and europe obviously needs more gas, given _ gas? exactly, and europe obviously needs more gas, given the - gas? exactly, and europe obviously needs more gas, given the current| needs more gas, given the current level of supplies, the level of the price and the fact it is possible we have a very cold winter coming up. how often in the past has brush are reneged on a contract and blocked a shipment? reneged on a contract and blocked a shiment? ., reneged on a contract and blocked a shiment? . , ., shipment? never. i mean, in terms of their contracted _ shipment? never. i mean, in terms of their contracted for _ shipment? never. i mean, in terms of their contracted for gas _ shipment? never. i mean, in terms of their contracted for gas supplies - shipment? never. i mean, in terms of their contracted for gas supplies to - their contracted for gas supplies to europe, they have never reneged. there was one brief moment in 2009 w

for years, europe has depended on russia for much of its energy supplies. in all, the eu gets 40% of its natural gas from there, and about a quarter of its crude oil. that means the kremlin has a big say in the price of our energy, and one ofjoe biden�*s closest advisers told me that influence could be exploited. we have long been concerned about russia using energy as a tool of coercion and a political weapon. we've seen it happen before and we could see it happen again. but do you think that russia are going to try and exploit this? i think it would be a mistake for russia to try to exploit this. i think that would ultimately backfire on them and i believe that they should respond to the market demands for increased energy supplies to europe. the fear is that moscow is not supplying as much gas as it could to put pressure on the eu to start using this, russia's new pipeline called nord stream 2. this would massively increase the amount of gas coming direct from russia, through the baltic sea, to germany, bypassing the other main route through ukraine. s

ste ed in. , and the rest of europe have already steed in. , g. and the rest of europe have already steed in. , �* stepped in. president joe biden urues stepped in. president joe biden urges companies _ stepped in. president joe biden urges companies to _ stepped in. president joe biden urges companies to fire - stepped in. president joe biden| urges companies to fire workers stepped in. president joe biden - urges companies to fire workers who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus. there is a lot of opposition. the most significant overhaul of the international tax system in the generation was announced friday night after negotiations headed by the finally ended in agreement. there will be corporation tax that an agreement, all nations and the planet will be a blast to play. — advise to pay. higher than some examples, ireland's rate which at present is one of the last countries to agree to the deal. under 36 of them have signed up and only kenya, nigeria, pakistan and sri lanka are refusing. they brokered the dealings of the countries will collect and $150,000,000,000 a

one of the big reasons we — countries in europe? one of the big reasons we seem _ countries in europe? one of the big reasons we seem to _ countries in europe? one of the big reasons we seem to have _ countries in europe? one of the big reasons we seem to have more - reasons we seem to have more infections now is because that pattern of the epidemic in the uk has changed with teenagers and younger adults really driving things forward. we were much slower in adopting vaccination in those groups, in particular, teenagers. that has had a big impact on the course of the pandemic. because they had 'ust course of the pandemic. because they had just come — course of the pandemic. because they had just come back _ course of the pandemic. because they had just come back to _ course of the pandemic. because they had just come back to school. - had just come back to school. exactly. had just come back to school. exactl . , ., ., exactly. explained to me, if you are in control right _ exactly. explained to me, if you are in control right now,

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helping us qualifying for europe with two goals, — qualifying for europe with two goals, big games, he stepped up to the plate _ goals, big games, he stepped up to the plate and this is a big game for us. lewis hamilton�*s prospects of winning this weekend�*s turkish grand prix have taken a setback. the championship leader will have a ten—place grid penalty for a new engine in his mercedes. he was fastest in first practice in istanbul this morning. we�*re just over a day away, now from the much anticipated world heavyweight contest between tyson fury and deyontay wilder in las vegas. fury is defending the belt he won back in february 2020, but today�*s weigh in will not have a face off. the pair traded verbal blows in the press conference, earlier in the week, with wilder accusing fury of cheating in that fight. so the promoter is keeping them apart. they are not animals, they are sportsmen. i don�*t like face—offs at all, i think they are unnecessary, i think it dehumanises the fighters, and i don�*t think it�*s good for the sport. but here, i did that, not for those

the us government urges rational to the energy crisis causing a shortage of gas across europe. jake sullivan told the bbc that moscow had previously used energy as a political weapon. he warned that doing so now would backfire. we have long been concerned about russia using energy as a tool of coercion and a political weapon. we have seen it happen before and we could see it happen again. that being said, the larger challenge right now is a global challenge, with both oil supplies and gas supplies, and it is a challenge where the supply of these sources of energy are not meeting the growing demand as economies recover, and our message to the suppliers of both oil and gas is that they need to step up to meet this growing demand so as not to imperil global economic recovery, and we are working closely with fellow consumers, including in europe and the united kingdom, to be able to convey that message in stereo. do you think russia are going to try to exploit this? i think it would be a mistake for russia to try to exploit this. i think that would ultimately backfire on them, and

thee us steps up pressure on russia over the shortage of gas in europe warning moscow not to exploit the situation after it said it could increase supplies. travelers to england will soon be able to take a photo of a negative lateral flow test from home instead of paying for an expensive pcr test before and afterjourneys.- before and after “ourneys. people will want to — before and after “ourneys. people will want to do — before and afterjourneys. people will want to do the _ before and afterjourneys. people will want to do the right - before and afterjourneys. people will want to do the right thing - before and afterjourneys. people| will want to do the right thing and understand it is important not to ignore _ understand it is important not to ignore a — understand it is important not to ignore a positive pcr or lateral flow ignore a positive pcr or lateral flow test. _ ignore a positive pcr or lateral flow test, we trust people will carry— flow test, we trust people will carry on— flow test, we trust people will carry on doing the same thing. also coming up this hou

europe's first mission to mercury is making a flyby approach on the night side of the planet. and let's dance, a new album of previously unreleased david bowie tunes is due be made public. we talk to the records producer later. a very warm welcome to our viewers in pbs in america and around the world. that could be around the world. that could be a breakthrough in the way we treat covid—19. trials suggest a new experimental drug for severe covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation by about half. if authorised by regulators the new drug which comes in the form of appeal would be the first oral anti— covid medicine. this is the first covid pill. trial results suggest it can cut hospitalisations or deaths by half. the news of the efficacy of this particular antiviral is obviously very good news. the company, when they briefed us last night, had mentioned that they will be submitting their data to the fda imminently. the data are impressive. pills were given to 775 elderly or medically at—risk patients within five days of them showing coronavirus symptoms. the data from a phase

its europe minister said france had applied for a50 licences for its fishermen to access british waters, but had only been granted half that number. lucy williamson reports from paris. questioned about the row over british fishing licenses on a morning news programme clement beaune it said it was no immediate threat. taste beaune it said it was no immediate threat. ~ . . ., beaune it said it was no immediate threat. ~ ., ., ,, ., . threat. we are talking about cutting ower to threat. we are talking about cutting power to each _ threat. we are talking about cutting power to each jersey _ threat. we are talking about cutting power to each jersey resident, i threat. we are talking about cutting power to each jersey resident, he . power to each jersey resident, he said,, but reducing the level of electricity to the island as possible. resentment has been piling up possible. resentment has been piling up on this side of the channel over clement beaune vaccines, post brexit border checks for northern ireland, and a secret british american submarine deal in the pacific. fishing rights have bee

we are competing with the rest of the world, the rest of europe for gas supplies. unfortunately, it is the reality. price comparison sites, which historically talk about how much we can save you by switching. the reality is that is not there at the moment, and very few people for the whole of this year, really, have been in a position where they would be able to save, compared to last year. steel producers confirmed they halted production at times of high demand, showing that industry, as well as consumers, is feeling the impact of rising costs. some of the heat was drawn from the crisis yesterday when russia said it would increase gas supplies to europe, helping to limit the latest surge in wholesale gas prices. but it hasn't ended calls for the uk government to step in. the business secretary will be expected to address concerns of the energy sector today. but then also the worries of businesses and consumers in the weeks to come. 0ur our business correspondence victoria fritz said the situation is our business correspondence victoria fritz said the situation is

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but mr putin said europe's energy woes were their own fault. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has more. chile's opposition has begun impeachment proceedings against president sebastian pinera, accusing him of corruption after he was mentioned in the leaked pandora papers. mr pinera says there was no conflict of interest in the sale of a mine owned by his family in 2010, denying any involvement in the deal. the us special envoy for iran says washington is prepared to adjust to what he called a "different reality", if tehran is not prepared to return to its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal. robert malley said with new leadership in iran, there was a good possibility the country would choose a different path. a world—record—holding kenyan athlete, agnes tirop, has been found dead in her home in itenni, an athletics training hub in the west of the country. police say she suffered a stab wound to the neck and are treating her husband, who has gone missing, as a suspect. celestine karonay is in nairobi with more details. on wednesd

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

we are headed for a very dark place if government doesn't step in now, like countries in europe have already stepped in. more than a0 million people will be offered a flu vaccine in the biggest flu programme in the nhs's history amid worries about covid19 and flu circulating at the same time. pig farmers who don't have enough abattoir staff to slaughter their pigs say uk agriculture has never suffered like this before. at least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in a mosque in the afghan city of kunduz. two journalists are awarded the nobel peace prize for their work defending freedom of expression in the philippines and russia. and coming up in half an hour — foreign correspondents based the ashes is given the go—ahead by english process. it will be subject to several critical conditions being met by the hosts. and coming up in half an hour — foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider�*s view of events in the uk in dateline. do you stay with us for that. the uk steel industry has said the government has failed to offer hello, and if you arejustj

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declining reserves in the north sea. 29% through a pipeline from norway, a little bit, 2%, from mainland europe and over a fifth now comes in the form of liquefied natural gas in tankers from places like the us, qatar, russia and there is a bidding war for those tankers, and the voracious appetite of china has seen manufacturs there told, to pay whatever it takes to make those tankers change course for asia. that's pushing prices up here at home where energy concerns of some small businesses are more personal than industrial. it's not as easy as just putting on anotherjumper, or putting another blanket over their knees. these people are very vulnerable. they are very poorly quite often, and they don't move very often. so they don't have the kind of lifestyle that you and i have, where we can just get up and move around a bit. we have to keep them warm, we have to keep them safe, and looking at the energy bills at the moment, it's feeling like a very scary place for us to be at the moment. intensive energy users met with the business secretary this afternoon, but no immediate solutions emerged t

russia has europe's highest tally of covid fatalities at nearly a50,000 deaths. it's more than six weeks since the volcano on the spanish canary island of la palma first erupted, yet there are no signs of the lava flow coming to an end. some experts believe it could remain active for many months more. the lives of those who live on the island have been changed forever, with thousands of families now homeless. from the island, danjohnson reports. so far, everyone's been protected from the volcano. but there's uncertainty about what will happen next. and even the youngest lives have been shaken. the lava cut these children off from their classrooms. so now they learn in borrowed space with donated books. translation: they can't even go outside to play i because of the situation. it was very emotional to come back because i really wanted to see them. i didn't know how they felt. "i went to live with my grandmother", rodrigo says. "i thought it would end quickly but the volcano has destroyed houses". "it releases a lot of lava", sergio told me, "and it destroys trees

its europe minister said france had applied for four—hundred and fifty licences for its fishermen to access british waters, but had only been granted half that number. lucy williamson reports from paris questioned about the row over british fishing licences on a morning news programme, clement beaune said reducing electricity to jersey was no idle threat. we are not talking about cutting power to eachjersey resident, he said, but reducing the delivery of electricity to the island is possible. resentment has been piling up on this side of the channel over covid vaccines, post—brexit border checks for northern ireland, and a secret british—american submarine deal in the pacific. fishing rights have been a source of tension for years, but brexit has sharpened divisions, with european fishermen asked to prove their connections to uk waters. some small french boats say they are not equipped to provide that proof. france has accused britain of not living up to its own post—brexit agreement. next week, eu ministers will meet in luxembourg to discuss their response as politicians on bo

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 2. 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, s

our europe correspondent jessica parker has this report. a political showdown in strasbourg, a polish prime minister defiant, an eu leader being urged to act, saying she'll defend the values of democracy, freedom and human rights. this is what all 27 member states have signed up to as part of this union, as sovereign countries and free people. honourable members, we cannot and will not allow our common values to be put at risk. possible actions include a legal challenge, or withholding funds. but poland's prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, showed little sign of backing down. translation: i reject the language . of threats and the fait accompli. i i will not have politicians blackmail poland. blackmail must not be a method of contact with member states. polls suggest the majority of polish people support being in the eu, and there have been protests after the country's top court rejected the primacy of eu law in certain areas. some see it as an alarming development, calling the country's judicial independence further into question. others a

largest rainstorm in california history. 2 weeks ago we had the biggest rainstorm in the history of europe in italy. these are the kind of things now that happen every day and are symptoms of a planet that is in violent chaotic flux. with melted most of the sea ice in the summer arctic which is thejet stream in in the summer arctic which is the jet stream in the gulf stream out of kilter. we have ordered things in fundamental levels and as you say, we have but a few years to keep that from getting so out of control that our ability to have the civilisations we're used to will be culled deeply into question. it will be culled deeply into question-— question. it is a dismal picture _ question. it is a dismal picture and _ question. it is a dismal picture and most - question. it is a dismal. picture and most people question. it is a dismal- picture and most people will see that. on a day—to—day basis they see it on telly all the time now and it is seeping in. at the same time, we have the vast majority of countries renewing their commitments and extending their commitments to pushing ba

we have also got some geopolitical issues with russia from the new pipeline across to europe which is slowing the supply of gas passed what we want. going into the market makes a difference. but when this gets resolved and we will get resolved and we start to move out of the winter and hopefully have a level of it's not too cold winter than yes we will get the point where markets do have a little bit more confidence, see gas prices begin to fall and we will be in a position where prices will be in a position where prices will fall. the problem for residential consumers is that the price cap works on the legacy of six months so that is very little that is going to be able to stop the price cap going up again in february was at that point, as i say, hopefully there will be some deals and that is where we would urge consumers to actually start shopping around. keep an eye on the markets at the moment, stay put when you are but keep an eye because markets can be very fickle and we don't know how quickly those wholesale prices will start to fall and if they do so to fall that we should be

the country is seeking alternative sources in europe, but it's bad timing. well, it's the worst time to have a gas crisis. at home, the prices are higher than ever. can moldova get all the gas that it needs at a price you can afford to pay if you don't get a deal with russia? well, you see the gas prices today. we don't know how high or how low they will be in two months or in five months, right? so i cannot tell you whether these prices are affordable. in the town of balti, less gas means long queues at the propane station. some of these cars have been waiting for three hours for fuel. for a government that has set a pro—european course, there is a danger here that amid a gas crisis, moldovans may start to question the direction their country has taken. the headlines on bbc news... it's budget day in the uk — and the chancellor rishi sunak is preparing to deliver his big speech to the house of commons. measures announced so far include a rise in the national living wage — and an end to the public sector pay freeze. but the uk government's under pressu

for years, europe has depended on russia for much of its energy supplies. in all, the eu gets 40% of its natural gas from there and about a quarter of its crude oil. that means the kremlin has a big say in the price of our energy, and one ofjoe biden�*s closest advisers told me that influence could be exploited. we have long been concerned about russia using energy as a tool of coercion and a political weapon. we've seen it happen before and we could see it happen again. but do you think russia are going to try and exploit this? i think it would be a mistake for russia to try to exploit this. i think that would ultimately backfire on them and i believe that they should respond to the market demands for increased energy supplies to europe. the fear is that moscow is not supplying as much gas as it could — to put pressure on the eu to start using this, russia's new pipeline called nord stream ii. this would massively increase the amount of gas coming direct from russia, through the baltic sea, to germany, bypassing the other main route through ukraine. so

other governments around europe have poured billions into lowering these bills, but that poses a dilemma of subsidising energy at the precise time we're supposed to be dealing with climate change. the business secretary says, ultimately, the long—term solution will be reducing reliance on the likes of russia with domestic green energy. the recent issues that we have with the volatility of the gas price, incredible spikes and then falling back, great uncertainty in the market, i think that shows exactly why we need vigorously to pursue our climate goals. consumers are finding the energy switching websites they've been encouraged to use for years just don't work at the moment. that system seems completely broken right now. right now, the price cap- is providing one of the best value tariff5 in the market, _ and that is because of the changes we are seeing in the wholesale market and in gas prices. i however, as these changes work through, we do expect _ the market to unlock and, - absolutely, in the future, we expect people to be able to switch. but at a much higher price point? £2,000

the uk now has one of the highest rates of covid infections in europe. as this data up until the 9th of october shows, there's a significant gap between the uk and other major european nations in terms of new daily cases per million people. so, where are we heading with coronavirus rates in the uk? let's speak with paul hunter, professor of medicine at the university of east anglia. whom we have talked to many times during this pandemic. just that last graph shoving the cable about many other european nations in terms of case numbers. there are reasons for that including a lot more testing as opposed to france and germany but how worried are you by that sort of graph, those sorts of figures? it’s graph, those sorts of figures? it's alwa s graph, those sorts of figures? it�*s always very difficult to compare figures between countries but we have seen is that although cases have seen is that although cases have been gradually moving up in the uk since early august, the last week or so, there has been a particular surge in infections. and not only in in

its europe minister says france had applied for a50 license for its fishermen to access british waters that had only been granted half that number. questions about the row over british fishing licenses on a morning news programme, it was said that reducing electricity to jersey was no vital threat. we're not talking about cutting power to each jersey we're not talking about cutting power to eachjersey resident, power to each jersey resident, he power to eachjersey resident, he said, reducing the delivery of electricity to the island is possible. resentment has been piling up on this side of the channel over covid vaccines, post—brexit border checks for northern ireland and a secret british american submarine deal in the pacific. she —— fishing rights have been a source of tension for years but wrecks it has sharpened divisions with european fishermen ask to prove —— brexit. some small boats say they are not equipped to provide that proof. france has accused britain of not living up accused britain of not living up to its own post—brexit agreement. next week, eu ministers wi

president biden�*s top diplomat told the bbc that russia needed to open up flows of gas to europe. we have long been concerned about russia using energy as a tool of coercion and a political weapon. we've seen it happen before and we could see it happen again. i think it would be a mistake for russia to try and exploit this. i think that would ultimately backfire on them, and i believe that they should respond to the market demands for increased energy supplies to europe. there are long—term solutions — more storage for gas and more insulation for homes. but that's not going to alter a record energy crunch over the coming months. faisal islam, bbc news. as we heard ministers say, decarbonising the uk's power supply in the years ahead will protect customers from volatile changes in the price of fossil fuels. until that happens, homes and businesses will have to deal with the ever present risk of higher energy prices. our consumer affairs correspondent, coletta smith, has been speaking to people in hull about their concerns. jo has already had the bad news about her bills. her pr

other countries in the rest of europe have already stepped in. but the government is showing little appetite to intervene and we will be looking at the economic pressures facing businesses and consumers. pig farmers who don't have enough abattoir staff to slaughter their pigs say that uk agriculture has never suffered like this before. get yourflu jab — the nhs launches its biggest ever vaccination campaign against the illness. at least 50 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack in a mosque in the afghan city of kunduz. nobel peace prize 2021... and two journalists from the philippines and russia are awarded the nobel peace prize for theirfight in defence of free speech. and coming up on the bbc news channel, they have arrived and the rebuild is already under way. newcastle's new owners are on tyneside as the club begins its new era. good evening. the uk steel industry has said the government has failed to offer any immediate help to deal with the rising price of gas after a meeting with the business secretary kwasi kwarteng this afternoon.

headed to a very dark place if the government does not step in now like other countries in the rest of europe have already stepped in. with the government so far resisting the pressure to intervene, we'll be looking at the economic challenges facing businesses and consumers. also tonight, staff shortages at abattoirs are leading to �*a human disaster�* say farmers, as healthy pigs are having to be destroyed. at least 50 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack in a mosque in the afghan city of kunduz. the nobel peace prize for 2021 to... maria ressa and dmitry muratov. two journalists from the philippines and russia are awarded the nobel peace prize for their fight in defence of free speech. your royal highness. mummy! family are all gathered in the drawing room... and we speak to the star of spencer, the new movie about princess diana's relationship with the royal family. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, problems in prague for wales. they've been taking on the czech republic in a crucial world cup qualifier. good evening. leaders from some of the uk's most energy int

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before a french parliamentary committee, europe minister clement beaune spelt out what�*s to happen. from tuesday he said no uk fishing boat will be allowed to unload its catch in french ports. there will be intensified inspections on uk goods entering france by ferry and the channel tunnel. and in a second wave of measures, france may raise the tariff on electricity it supplies to the channel islands. france says this is because the uk and the channel islands had failed to keep their side of the deal on fishing licences signed as part of brexit. the british government says that�*s not true. it is very disappointing to see the comments that came from france yesterday. we believe these are disappointing and disproportionate, and not what we would expect from a close ally and partner. the measures being threatened do not appear to be compatible with the trading cooperation agreement or wider international law. the licences row flared in may, when protesting french fishing boats sailed in flotilla intojersey waters and london sent in two navy patrol boats in response. today though it�