where a hunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van on wednesday morning. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. our reporter simonjones has more. currently britain s most wanted man. the hunt for daniel khalif, facing serious charges of threats to the state, is being described as urgent and extensive. despite all the security that should have been in place here at wandsworth prison, the former soldier managed to escape from the jail s kitchen by strapping himself to the bottom of a food delivery van. he was wearing his distinctive chef s uniform. he could be anywhere in the country at the moment and, yes, of course we re mindful of the risk of him potentially leaving the country. we re focusing our efforts in london at the moment. so we have counter terrorism off
hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us. we are now focusing on the top business stories. we start with the cost of energy and a dispute in australia that has been causing shock waves here in europe. workers at liquefied natural gas or lng facilities operated by energy giant chevron have been threatening to strike from today over pay and conditions, stoking fears of disruption to global gas supplies in the run up to winter in the northern hemisphere. that has sent wholesale gas prices soaring in europe. in the last few hours, though, unions have said they will delay their walk out for a day because of progress being made in talks. gas prices have fallen sharply. let s get the latest from our correspondent phil mercer in sydney. he is keeping track of this. what is the latest? we understand what is the latest? we understand that - what is the latest? - understand that both sides in this debate, the trade unions and the us energy giant chevron are still in
i m anjana gadgil. our top story. we start in the uk where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. our reporter simonjones has more. they have released a statement, saying cuts of consequences. they said you cannot reduce the budget and expect the prison service to operate as if nothing has happened. the government has to take response ability for the decimation of the prison service with less staff and more prisoners and one is worth as a technology example of what life is like for serving prison officers operating in a stressful and violent workplace with staffing levels meaning you care for more than 100 prisoners and they are calling for urgent commission notjust fo
it is to rejoin horizon the european union s e95 billion science research programme, under what it calls a new bespoke agreement. it says it has secured new financial terms that protect the taxpayer. tensions following brexit saw britain locked out of the scheme, which allows companies and research institutions to apply for funding worth billions of euros. the uk says it will also nowjoin copernicus europe s earth observation programme. but it won tjoin the atomic energy programme euratom instead pursuing its own nuclear fusion research programme. the uk bus might take a minister welcomed the deal, and said this deal is a huge milestone from the uk, growing our economy. but the uk s opposition labour party has been pushing for the country to rejoin horizon. peter kyle is their science spokesman. the horizon programme is a e95 billion pool of resources which can bring different companies, different organisations, different research units together, but also governments,