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like cholera and malaria. the russian energy giant gazprom says it has scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the company claims it cant restart nordstream 1 because of an oil leak in a turbine, which will have implications for europes energy supply this winter. people in jackson, mississippi struggling people injackson, mississippi struggling to cope with an ongoing water crisis. it is now the fifth day they have been forced to live without clean running water. more th...

identity cards issued by kosovo. kosovo has an ethnic albanian majority and has declared independence from serbia. the chancellor nadim zahawi says middle—income earners, as well as low earners, will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. on friday, the regulator 0fgem confirmed a dramatic 80 percent rise in the energy pr...

and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, its not just about watching it, its about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the w...

now its time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. good evening. sunday brought us another fine saturday across much of the uk. weve not had much rain recently. of course weve got drought and hosepipe bans still holding on overnight. tonight, a bit of wet weather across parts of north—west england, the isle of man, northern ireland could push into south—west scotland, but most of us again largely dry, with temperatures between about 11 to 15 degrees. first thing tomorro...

edward, praising the athletes, the games were closed, by a ceremony featuring performers from the region. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatars capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. and at a turbocharged pace, qatars hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small, but ...

those are your latest headlines. now on bbc news, the travel show. each day, before the sun rises in northern chiles atacama desert, people venture up and up. across bumpy terrain to where the altitude is high enough to make you lightheaded. the air is thin and even in summer, the temperatures are near freezing. summer, the temperatures are nearfreezing. so, these are one of the main draws for tourists coming here to the atacama desert. an incredible place, it is the largest kaiser fie...

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in sport, england take control of the second test against south africa. captain ben stokes leads by example with his first century as captain. ato a to the weekend, warm spells of sunshine — a to the weekend, warm spells of sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon. — sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon. one _ sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or _ sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or two _ sunshine to look forward to. for the aft...

2a palestinians die in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. israel says its targetting the militant group islamichhad. rising concerns over the safety of europes largest nuclear power plant held by russian forces in ukraine. hundreds are taking part in a desperate rescue the two contenders for the leadership of the conservative party and to become prime minister have clashed again on how best to tackle the cost of living crisis. in the week when the bank of england sounded dire warni...

action is necessary. they have joined the mayors who have come out and said this same thing and also the first minister of wales and anti—poverty charity groups that urgent action needs to be taken. now its time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. its going to get much hotter again as we go through this week. and in fact, temperatures already building today across england and wales, especially under blue skies, a bit more cloud across scotland. northern ireland, although nort...