UN food price index rises to four-year high, illustrating impact of war and weather.
Global food prices have hit a four-year high, the United Nations has warned.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday that its Food Price Index climbed for a third straight month to 133.3 points in August.
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<p>Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250207-bbc-podcasts-are-now-available-on-the-bbc-website-and-app">Find out how to listen to other BBC stations</a></p><h2>Episode details</h2><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/400x400/p0l7jnbt.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy" /><p>News,·04 Sep 2026,·18 mins</p><h2>The Undercover Reform Donations Investigation</h2>Newscast<p>Available for over a year</p><p>Today, two senior officials have stood down from Reform UK after a Channel 4 News report prompts the party to investigate claims about funding.
Nigel Farage’s senior aide Dan Jukes and Reform’s head of policy James Orr have both stood down pending the outcome of the internal probe. The undercover filming was done by Verbatim Investigations and broadcast by Channel 4 News. Reform UK has denied wrongdoing and Nigel Farage describes the operation as entrapment. The footage appears to show an attempt to secure funding from someone they believed to be a foreign donor. Electoral law prohibits UK political parties from receiving financial contributions from people who can’t vote here. Reform denies any wrongdoing and says it has “been the target of a hoax perpetuated by foreign-funded climate change activists”. Adam and Chris discuss. This episode was recorded at 11.30am on Friday. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing [email protected] or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you’re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Miranda Slade and Nik Sindle. The social producers were Joe Wilkinson and Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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Five people have been jailed after a man jumped from a first-floor window to escape kidnappers.
The victim was lured to a property in Market Rasen in July 2025 because of "personal matters linked to a past relationship breakdown", Lincolnshire Police said.
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3h agoTwo more Australians have been confirmed safe in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods.
The pair, who were previously uncontactable, have been found safe and do not require consular assistance.
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A judge has again told the deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial to keep trying to reach a verdict after a dramatic sixth day of deliberations in a case that has gripped America.
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Critics claim Tunisia’s judiciary acts under political pressure, as opposition leaders face lengthy prison terms.
Tunisia’s Court of Cassation has rejected in a mass trial the final appeal of dozens of opposition figures, upholding prison sentences of up to 45 years for figures accused of conspiring to overthrow President Kais Saied.
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Anchovies are an unlikely bellwether for a building climatic event, but their disappearance from the coast of South America is heralding one of the biggest El Ninos in living memory.
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France joins other European countries in recording its hottest summer since measurements began.
France has recorded its hottest summer ever in 2026, joining Belgium, Britain and Ireland as temperatures soar in Europe, the globe’s fastest-warming continent.
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Who: Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
What: English Premier League
Where: Portman Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom
When: Friday, September 4 at 8pm (19:00 GMT)
How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the buildup from 16:00 GMT.