Macro advisory in moscow. He said the situation for the russian currency is unique. You should not be looking at it in the same way as if there was a slide in a normally functioning economy or a european economy. The rouble is entirely managed now by the central bank in conjunction with the Finance Ministry, and has been since we last saw the rouble collapse down to about 130 in march of last year. So the Central Banks priority last year was to keep the Rouble Exchange rate high at around 60, because it was tackling inflation, but this year, because of the sanctions impact and because that has led to a big hit on the value of russias oil exports in particular, they have devalued the rouble in order to compensate for that fall in dollar terms. In other words, weaker rouble translating dollars into a higher rouble amount to balance the budget. Thats been the priority this year. It doesnt reflect an imminent crisis. Sort of a broad collapse in the economy. Its the result of the central Bank Managing the rouble. Arguably, theyve now gone too far on the other side. Well, Maxim 0reshkin is the economic adviser, and hes sort of at loggerheads, isnt he, with the Russian Central Bank . Hes blaming loose or soft policy. What exactly does he mean by that . Yeah. As you say, he has been complaining that the rouble is now too weak. And i guess hes indirectly criticising the Central Banks actions with the Finance Ministry, essentially saying that they have mismanaged the conversion of Export Receipts sincejune when this latest decline of the rouble started. But, you know, in terms of loose policy, we havent seen much of an increase in consumer lending. Theres no real issue there. Theres no big surge in any sort of investment or consumer activity. So i think what hes actually saying is that the central bank and the Finance Ministry are mismanaging this balance and they need to bring the rouble higher, because of the risk of inflation or the risk of a loss of confidence, which then could have broader economic implications in the autumn. So theres clear disagreement, as you say, in government over what should be done with the rouble. To australia now, where workers at some of the countrys lng plants, producers of liquefied natural gas, will decide this week if theyll go on strike over pay and employment rights. Now, this matters as the plants together supply around 10 of the global lng market. European gas prices were pushed up again today after surging last week. Joining me now is jake horslen, senior lng analyst at energy aspects. To have you with us here on bbc news, it is interesting, how significant would Strike Action be . It would be pretty significant, australia supplies about 10 of this Global Energy, most of its two northeast asia, not directly to europe, but it would have an indirect impact, because the Replacement Cargoes for those northeast asian buyers would need to be procured, they would come from the atlantic, places like the us, and that us supply has become so important the european picture in light of the ongoing conflict in ukraine. � , ,. , ukraine. And yet, i suppose, without euro ean ukraine. And yet, i suppose, without european market, ukraine. And yet, i suppose, without european market, there ukraine. And yet, i suppose, without european market, there are ukraine. And yet, i suppose, without european market, there are figures l european market, there are figures showing that demand for energy is actually dropping, without help to mitigate the possible impacts of Strike Action . At mitigate the possible impacts of Strike Action . Mitigate the possible impacts of Strike Action . �. , Strike Action . At the moment, it is dro |n~ Strike Action . At the moment, it is dronping because Strike Action . At the moment, it is dropping because of Strike Action . At the moment, it is dropping because of normal Strike Action . At the moment, it is| dropping because of normal trends, lower demand during the summer, that requires less energy, so there is a seasonal drop off, and because european Storage Sites are very full, over 90 of all, that further reduces the immediate demand for energy on the continent. So it comes at a sort of good time for europe, because demand is quite low, supply relatively healthy, but if this was to drag on into the winter, into the peat heating period, it would cause a lot more disruption. Jake. Peat heating period, it would cause a lot more disruption. A lot more disruption. Jake, one of the companies a lot more disruption. Jake, one of the Companies Involved a lot more disruption. Jake, one of the Companies Involved in a lot more disruption. Jake, one of the Companies Involved in this, a lot more disruption. Jake, one of the Companies Involved in this, or| the Companies Involved in this, or rather their workers involved in this possible Strike Action, say they have contingency plans in place. The australian economy, i mean, lng is worth 90 billion australian dollars, in 2022 figures, the government will be watching this very closely, wont they . Very closely, wont they . Yeah, that is riaht, very closely, wont they . Yeah, that is right. There very closely, wont they . Yeah, that is right, there is very closely, wont they . Yeah, that is right, there is a very closely, wont they . Yeah, that is right, there is a lot very closely, wont they . Yeah, that is right, there is a lot of is right, there is a lot of reputation on the line here, australia is a Global Energy supply for one, and the Companies Involved directly as well, and given the volume is involved, a0 Million Tonnes per year capacity, you would think there is a lot of incentive to make sure that this finds a resolution without it causing major disruption. Resolution without it causing maor disrution. ,. , ~ resolution without it causing maor disru tion. ,. , ~. , disruption. Jake, we will leave it there for now, disruption. Jake, we will leave it there for now, but disruption. Jake, we will leave it there for now, but thank disruption. Jake, we will leave it there for now, but thank you disruption. Jake, we will leave it | there for now, but thank you very much, thank you. Now, from mumbai to bangkok and jakarta, motorbikes are the most popular form of personal transport across asia. Theyre cheap and convenient, but also extremely polluting. 0ne Taiwanese Company believes it has a solution. 0ur asia correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes sent us this report from taipei. Here i am in taiwan, and this little Electric Scooter may not look like anything revolutionary, but it is. It is a world first. And im going to show you why. There are 1a million Motor Scooters here in taiwan, and they are very noisy and very dirty. So how do you get people to switch from their dirty Petrol Scooters to clean electric one like this . Well, they have to be just as cheap and just as reliable. There is no infrastructure to convert to electric. And then the moment came, what about battery not included . What if you are actually able to sell the vehicle without the battery, reducing the cost of that vehicle by 30 or a0 . So this is the really clever and unique thing about this system. When you buy one of these bikes, it doesnt have any battery in it, that makes it cheap. Instead, you subscribe to the companys batteries, and when it gets low, you just come to a Charging Station like this one and switch it out for a fresh one. There are more than 10,000 of these Charging Stations across taiwan, with more than a million of these batteries in them. That should mean goodbye to Range Anxiety. Well, if my vehicle has a 100 kilometre range, i can only go 50 and then 50 back, which means that now you have a tether on your neck, everywhere you go, thats not a solution. We are solving for Range Anxiety also at the same time, because you canjust hop, hop, Hop From Point To point. This could be the answer to zero emissions personal transport for many of asias huge megacities. And for this taiwan start up, the next stop is india. And that was Rupert Wingfield hayes there. To the us now, where its a big week for retail results, with the numbers due from some of americas biggest shops giving us an opportunity to take the pulse of the us consumer. 0ur north America Business correspondent Michelle Fleury is in new york for us. Hello there, how is it looking . Yeah, so a lot of focus will be a Big Box Retailers like walmart and target, as well as home depot, who will all give an update on their results for the last three months over the coming few days, and it matters because the American Consumer accounts for two thirds of all economic activity. And if you think back to things like the blockbuster barbie movie, we have got taylor swifts tour and more economists saying that the economy may well avoid a recession, and a lot of that has to do with consumers doing much better than expected, still spending despite pressures from higher prices, and that has helped the economy continue to grow. The question is, will it still be the case Going Forward. We are going to get some data tomorrow morning in the form of retail sales figures, and then as i mentioned, those corporate earnings, and taken together, investors and economists are looking to find out how consumers are doing right now and in the months ahead, because we know backin the months ahead, because we know back in may they were starting to show signs of slowing down, that the pressure of those higher prices, higher Mortgage Rates, all of that was beginning to show up in things like the level of Credit Card Debt that americans are taking on. Is that americans are taking on. Is that going to start to weigh them down Going Forward . That is what people are trying to find out, not just those Mortgage Rates i mentioned, but also things like that moratorium on Student Loan Debt coming to an end. That will also suck money out of peoples pockets, and so people are going to be looking at what companies have to say about their prospects for the next coming months, and will ensure that consumers are perhaps still slowing down, or will it show that they are beginning to hit the wall . 0k, michelle, as ever, thank you very much, live there from new york. In other news, the share price of chinas troubled property giant Country Garden has plunged 15 in hong kong after it warned of losses. The developer suspended trading in many of its bonds, leading to a wider sell off in the property sector. It isjust wider sell off in the property sector. It is just the latest Property Firm to run into trouble as the sector struggles with weak demand. Before we go, pubs in england and wales will be able to continue selling Takeaway Drinks after the government decided to keep covid licensing rules. Pandemic laws allowed them to sell through hatches, the laws were due to expire in september but will now continue until march 2025. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. A Cooling Paddle in the river deben and at waldringfield. Thanks to campaigners, this is one of the countrys newest designated bathing water areas. Weekly tests show levels of e. Coli found in human and Animal Faeces are safe here. Elsewhere in the estuary, its a different story. Testing has found excessive levels of e. Coli, which can cause diarrhoea and sickness. Campaigners claim the main source is treated effluent from two sewage works, and they want Anglian Water to take action. We have prepared a case as part of our next Environment Programme with the Environment Agency around disinfection at both our woodbridge Water Recycling Centre and also the one upstream at melton. So in the next few years, levels of Faecal Coliforms will drop . Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, they should. They should drop, phosphate should drop, Storm Overflow should reduce, and e. Coli levels should reduce directly as a result of the investment that were making. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Youre live with bbc news. Today marks ten years since hundreds of people were killed on The Streets Of Cairo when Egyptian Security forces dispersed a sit in of protestors opposing Military Takeover in the country. It was described as the deadliest day in egypts living memory. The bbc� s Sally Nabiljoined people who were there that day to reflect on its life changing impact. A day that turned The Streets Of Cairo into a war zone. Ten years ago, just after dawn, gunfire and Police Sirens filled the air. Supporters of the former islamist president Mohamed Morsi were camped out in the square of Rabaa Al Adawiya for weeks after the army deposed him. In a matter of hours, hundreds of them were killed and the square was in ruins. Ahmed was only 20 years old when he took part in the sit in. Memories of the dispersal still haunt him. He told me he never thought the gathering would be crushed so brutally. Translation dead bodies were everywhere. A lot of kids lost their lives and bulldozers were crushing people to death. I saw snipers shooting a queue of people who were raising their hands in surrender and leaving the sit in. Humanity was killed in egypt on that day. Having spent five years behind bars, ahmed now lives in the uk. He was among many protesters and members of the Muslim Brotherhood who either ended up injail or exile. The authorities claimed those occupying the area had an arsenal of weapons. Something the Muslim Brotherhood deny. Life in egypt has changed for good since this day. Politics has come under the full control of the Military Backed president , Abdel Fattah El sisi. Ten years on, there are wounds that are still open and people who find it really difficult to get over their traumas. Wafaa tries to find solace in spending time with her grandchildren. Her son, mustafa, a police officer, took part in the dispersal but was fatally shot two days later as violence gripped cairo. For three years, he was in a coma with wafaa by his side. Translation bereaved mothers came to visit me in the hospital and told me we are in a better position than you. At least the fate of our sons has been decided. They called him the living martyr. This dark chapter is not over yet. No one from the Security Services was held accountable for the bloodshed, and divisions still run deep, setting many egyptians apart. Sally nabil, bbc news, cairo. For months now, Hundreds Of Thousands of israelis have been joining weekly mass protests against controversial government plans to overhaul the countrys justice system. Now there are signs that secular israelis are thinking about emigrating. Increasingly, theyre a minority, because of the higher birth rate among religiousjews who largely support the right wing government. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell sent this report from tel aviv. Another takeover of downtown tel aviv. For six months, weekend Family Outings for this top israeli radiologist have been at these huge Anti Government protests. But now Professor Hoffman is planning a more radical step, moving to a hospital in the uk. Im going to london for a sabbatical, and this will be my laboratory to see if i can live outside israel. He may leave for good. In the long term, if the situation will be so bad, its worsening every day, we will find a place to live