nothing as windy as we saw earlier on in the week. that hello. ukraine doesn t deny shooting down a russian plane inside russia, killing we re told, ukranian prisoners. 700 days in how dangerous a moment is this? our defence editor, mark urban, is here to explain the significance. ukraine nears the second anniversary of russia s invasion full of uncertainty has western commitment faltered? and how much more can they send even if they want to? we ll ask a ukrainian mp and the former us ambassador to nato. coming up. what do the post office scandal, me too, newsnight s investigation into university hospitals birmingham foundation trust and the tavistock gender identity clinic have in common? all featured whistleblowers and some of them weren t protected by the law that s supposed to keep them safe. time for a new whistleblowers bill, say these two women. we ll talk to the chair of the parliamentary group on whistleblowing and the head of whistlebowers uk in ten minutes. a
the england and wales cricket board has apologised and admits the sport needs a reset after a report found racism, sexism and elitism are widespread. the independent commission for equity in cricket has spent the last two years, getting evidence from more than 4,000 people. bosses from tesco, sainsbury s, asda and morrisons will be questioned by mps about high prices in supermarkets. the british retail consortium says food price rises eased slightly again this month.restrictions on price promotions for unhealthy foods are going to be introduced in wales. the laws which are expected to come into force in 2025 would also see rules on where high sugar, salt and fat foods are placed in shops. the aim is to tackle obesity and diabetes. a charity says the cost of school uniforms is still a big issue, despite rules aimed at keeping prices down. the children s society found parents spent on average £422 a year on secondary and £287 on primary uniforms. the government says it wa
these strikes work? britain s defence ministry already says the strikes have already affected their ability to threaten merchant shipping. the real risk is that the conflict in gaza will escalate throughout the red sea region. that could affect the price of oil and the price of good, even further, because of shipping lanes in the region. so far the houthi have attacked 27 sheets to date disrupting commerce on a key route between europe and asia. that accounts for about 15% of the world s shipping traffic. the boss of a shipping giant, maersk, has said why it is so important to global trade. it is so important to global trade. , ., ., trade. it is an important artery of trade. it is an important artery of global- trade. it is an important artery of global trade i trade. it is an important l artery of global trade and having artery of global trade and having to regrout all of the cargo having to regrout all of the cargo now south of the cape of good cargo now south of t
the boss of shipping giant maersk has told the bbc why the waterway is so important to global trade. our intention back to tylenol. one of the first things the winning party will need to deal with after the election, is to answer this question how to deal with china? in the lead up to the polls, the world s second largest economy has warned of the extreme danger of electing a frontrunner from the ruling democratic progressive party, while the opposition kuomintang is viewed as being more friendly with beijing. china taiwan s biggest trading partner, also claims the self ruled island as part of its own territory. for clues on how this will play out after the weekend s results let s bring in lev nachman assistant professor in political science at the local national chengchi university. do you see any electoral outcome that would change china by xhaka there is the us? if they can see when the election there is a reset chance of dialectic between taiwan and the prc. it wi
us will not allow houthi attacks to imperilfreedom of navigation and britain s prime minister rishi sunak saying the uk will always stand up for freedom of navigation and free flow of trade. the big question is will the strikes work? britain s defence ministry says the strikes have already been a blow to the hootie s ability to threaten merchant shipping. the real risk is that the conflict in gaza will escalate throughout the red sea region. major shipping lines and oil giant bp have already diverted vessels around southern africa adding time and cost to journeys rather than risk the red sea. if the crisis continues the increased cost of oil as well as goods could be passed on to consumers. hampering efforts to curb inflation and reduce interest rates. the houthi have attacked 27 ships to date disrupting commerce on those key shipping lanes between europe and asia and they account for about 15% of the world s shipping traffic. the boss of shipping giant maersk has told the bb