good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. energy bills for businesses are to be cut by about half their predicted level, in a package of measures unveiled by the government. the wholesale cost of gas and electricity is to be capped for non domestic customers from first octoberfor six months in an attempt to stop companies from going bust. hospitals, schools and places like community halls and churches will also receive the support. industry groups welcomed the package though warned that further support may be needed after the winter. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. meet emma simpson has more. a pub owner, trying to s his meet a pub owner, trying to serve his customers and wondering how to keep the lights on. sean was facing a £170,000 increase in energy costs. he is relieved the government has given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased to given him a big helping hand. we are very plea
zelensky condemn the russian invasion at the un general assembly. the us leader says it s a shameless violation of the un charter. putin claims he had to act because russia was threatened. but no one threatened russia. and no one other than russia sought conflict. a crime has been committed against ukraine a crime has been committed against ukraine and we demand just punishment. the new york state s attorney general files a civil lawsuit against donald trump and three of his children for fraud. and a special report from china on the governments zero covid strategy. we begin in russia where more than a thousand people have been arrested after taking part in protests against president putin s announced partial mobilisation of military reservists. up to three hundred thousand could be called up to fight in ukraine the first mobilisation of civilians since world war two. russia has been losing ground in eastern ukraine in recent weeks. addressing the un general assembly, pr
as he meets president xijinping for the first time since the invasion. and one of the all time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. welcome to the programme. with shaun ley in westminster and me, ros atkins, in the bbc news room. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster, where the queue is currently stretching over some five km. some people have waited for more than eight hours to get here, inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. for the latest, we can nowjoin shaun ley in westminster. hello and thank you very much. hello to all of you watching, whether you re in the uk or around the world. here in westminster is the opportunity for members of the public, as
play, so it s amazing and thank you. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there s been international condemnation of the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine onjoining russia. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have called the votes a sham, as reports emerged of russian forces intimidating people into voting. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around fifteen percent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the results seem almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. our correspondent hugo bachega explains how kyiv views the voting. ukraine has dismissed this so called referendum as a farce and says it has no legitimacy and western coun