live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. we start in ukraine and the attack on a crucial dam in the south of the country. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate because of rising flood waters. the dam sits between russian held territory to the south, and ukrainian territory to the north. kyiv says that moscow is to blame and so do nato and the eu, which has called the destruction a war crime. at a un meeting, russia has accused ukraine of sabotage. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak has said it s too soon to make a definitive judgment, but if russia is found responsible, it would demonstrate the new lows that we will have seen from russian aggression . to kherson now and this report from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. i think it is still if you go by what you officials are saying just today it is still in its early phases. -by by what us officials are saying- it has starte
president zelensky has warned the destruction of the dam risks leaving hundreds of thousands of people without healthy water. extensive damage has been caused to buildings and farmland. the united nations has said the breach of the dam is one of the most significant incidents of damage to civilian infrastructure since the start of the russian invasion, and will have grave and far reaching consequences. moscow has denied destroying the dam, which it controls, instead blaming ukrainian shelling. the pictures you can see there are from one of the towns, these are coming to us live as a sum of the residents look on and i think one of the rescue boats, dinghies, hasjustarrived, and i think one of the rescue boats, dinghies, hasjust arrived, and and i think one of the rescue boats, dinghies, hasjustarrived, and i presume this is part of the evacuations that have been taking place for hours. our first report comes from jon donnison. breached, the nova kakhovka dam, now almost unreco
through those routes. 0vernight, oil prices dipped, but will it last? for a closer look at the energy markets, let s speak to rebecca babin. she is a senior energy trader at cibc private wealth. great to have you on the programme. how much other concern is this price rise? 50 how much other concern is this price rise? ~ how much other concern is this price rise? ~ , . rise? so i think the concern right now is really rise? so i think the concern right now is really kind rise? so i think the concern right now is really kind of now is really kind of concentrated on the longer shipping time. the market is not pricing in that we actually lose barrels from the market as a result of what is happening in the suez canal, what it is concerned with right now and the reason it has risen 6%, is because the shipping costs associated with travelling around the southern tip of africa to reach its destination as around 15 days of travel time. it increases freight costs. and it has inc
right hand doesn t know what the far right hand doesn t know what the far right hand is doing. so the home secretary, i would ask her if she can confirm is she still committed to the 2019 conservative manifesto pledge of bringing net migration below 226,000? and if so, does she think the prime minister agrees with her? ~ ~ ,,, ., ~ think the prime minister agrees with her? . ~ ,,, ., ~ ~ think the prime minister agrees with her? . ~ her? well, mr speaker. mr speaker, let s be absolutely her? well, mr speaker. mr speaker, let s be absolutely clear, her? well, mr speaker. mr speaker, let s be absolutely clear, this - let s be absolutely clear, this party wants to bring net migration down. i have no idea what the party opposite wants to do. we have heard in the last few days a succession of shadow ministers confused on this issue. the conservative government believes in controlled migration. we only have to look back to the legacy of the last labour government to see that