a crackdown on high—cost lending — the financial watchdog wants to cap the amounts charged. it comes after reports that some people have paid hundreds of pounds more for essentials than their high street cost. i've got to pay this, because i don't want to see my kids go without what they want. and that's the way i've looked at it, and i think that's the way a lot of parents would look at it. we'll be looking at the difference the proposals might make to consumers. also tonight — donald trump holds talks with one kim at the white house — and says he's feeling positive about the other — kim jong—un. the us slaps duties on aluminium and steel imports from the eu — britain says it's deeply disappointed. why has roman abramovich, chelsea football clubs russian owner, put plans for a new stadium on hold? fork handles. well, value are, four

candles. diyas, fork handles, handles for forks. and the script for one of the two ronnies' most celebrated comedy sketches goes under the hammer. and coming up on bbc news, after three consecutive champions league titles, zinedine zidane leaves real madrid. good evening. the financial watchdog wants to crackdown on high—cost credit, an issue which affects more than 3 million people in the uk. the financial conduct authority has outlined plans to cap prices in the rent—to—own market, where you buy furniture or appliances with weekly or monthly payments, but at a high interest rate. it wants a crackdown on doorstep lending, where the lender comes to your home to collect payments and also on catalogue shopping.

on overdrafts, the fca says banks should give customers more information. but some campaigners say they want a cap on overdraft fees. it's a wide—ranging set of proposals. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the details. carolyn knows all about high cost credit. she's got the washing machine and dryer. and then there is this. the tv, and more. this single mum from south yorkshire has bought them all through rent to owen, paying well over the odds. for everything it cost me about a0 times a week, which i know is a lot, but i didn't have the money to be able to just go out and buy them. but you could end up paying thousands extra. yeah. do you feel ripped off? i

think we are all being ripped off, thatis think we are all being ripped off, that is why they make money out of us, because we that is why they make money out of us, because we are that is why they make money out of us, because we are vulnerable in that way. she's not the only one. there are a00,000 rent—to—own customers, but now the financial regulator is proposing a cap on these fees by next april, as well as a ban on extended warranties. other proposals include stricter controls on doorstep lending, store cards and catalogue credit firms will need to do more to help customers avoid persistent debt. what i want to see in this country is the section of the population that is dependent on this sort of credit frankly get a better deal. at the moment, they are not getting a good deal, and we are led to them. we owe it to the more vulnerable members of society to frankly ensure they get credit on better terms. it is notjust rent—to—own companies like this one, which can charge sky—high fees. unauthorised overdrafts from banks

can also cost. high street banks made £670 million from unplanned overdraft in 2016, and most of that came from just 1.5% of customers. the regulator wants banks to do more, like text messages warning of potential overdraft charges, but critics said today's measures are not enough. we are really disappointed to see that the regulator has not taken action today to put a cap on unplanned overdraft fees. it has already taken action in the high cost areas, like payday loans, and now unplanned overdraft or more loans, and now unplanned overdraft or more expensive loans, and now unplanned overdraft or more expensive than payday loans in some circumstances, yet bank still get away with charging customers rip—off fees for unplanned overdrafts. lloyds bank has already scrapped fees on unplanned ove rd rafts, scrapped fees on unplanned overd rafts, will scrapped fees on unplanned overdrafts, will the regulator consider other firms overdrafts, will the regulator consider otherfirms to overdrafts, will the regulator consider other firms to follow suit? it is considering more radical action, just not yet. emma simpson,

news, doncaster. donald trump has said that discussions over a possible summit next month between himself and the north korean leader are going well, and that he expected to receive a letter from kim jong—un tomorrow. and, as hopes for a possible trump—kim summit got a boost, the president did meet a kim, of a very different sort. here's nick bryant. the kim summit was splashed across the new york tabloids this morning, although this one involved a kardashian, rather than a korean. two reality tv stars meeting in oval office, the pop culture moment of this presidency. this dinner in manhattan last night may have lacked the star power, but it's far more momentous. a smiling us secretary of state mike pompeo meeting a north korean general, kim yong—chol, a one—time spy master and his leader's right—hand man. that meal was very positive, according to donald trump, who revealed that the north korean delegation is carrying a personal letter from kim jong—un, which he now expects them to deliver to washington tomorrow. it's all a process. we'll see. hopefully we will have a meeting

on the 12th that's going along very well but i want it to be meaningful. it doesn't mean it gets all done in one meeting. maybe we have to have a second or a third, and maybe we'll have none but it's in good hands. that i can tell you. the fact that even this meeting is taking place shows how rapidly and how dramatically relations between america and north korea have changed. less than nine months ago, donald trump was just up the road at the united nations, threatening to totally destroy that country. so it increasingly looks like air force one will soon be jetting off for singapore. this on—again, off—again summit seems to be back on track. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. there seems to be a cosying up to going on with north korea, but there has been a souring of relationships over tariffs. that's right. for

months, european diplomats including the british have been working feverishly behind the scenes to prevent america imposing steel and aluminium tariffs on eu goods. that, once again, european diplomacy and british diplomacy has failed to influence donald trump ‘s mac thinking, and those tariffs will come into effect at midnight tonight. now, a number of occasions 110w tonight. now, a number of occasions now that the europeans have just had so now that the europeans have just had so little influence on the trump administration. it was true of the paris climate change agreement, it was true of the iranian nuclear deal, and now anotherfailure on tariffs. and this puts enormous strain on the transatlantic alliance, which has been the bedrock of us player must either the past 70 yea rs, of us player must either the past 70 years, and, frankly, the bedrock of international order for the past 70 yea rs. international order for the past 70 years. the eu says it will retaliate by penalising american goods, and that raises the spectre of a trade

war, and the widespread view of course is that trade wars benefit no one. they disrupt economies, and they cost jobs. they one. they disrupt economies, and they costjobs. they are a lose— lose for everyone involved. many thanks, nick bryant. a supporter of the islamic state group who called for an attack on prince george has changed his plea mid—trial — and admitted a string of terror offences. woolwich crown court has heard how husnain rashid, who's from nelson in lancashire, used an online chat group to urge people to target the four—year—old prince. the judge told him to expect a long prison sentence. a promising young footballer misused alcohol and drugs to cope with being repeatedly groped and kissed by a youth coach at southampton fc, a court has heard. bob higgins ran youth team coaching for southampton and peterborough united. he denies 50 counts of indecent assault against 2a boys between 1971 and 1996. prosecutors said he'd become "infatuated" with billy seymour, who has waived his right to anonymity. the billionaire russian owner

of chelsea football club — roman abramovich — has put plans for a new stadium on hold after delays to the renewal of his uk visa. our sports correspondent richard conway is at stamford bridge. — are the issues of his visa and the new stadium linked? we understand they are very definitely linked. roman abramovich had plans to change down the bridge, to redevelop it into a new 60,000 seater ground, 6 million bricks, the same architects that put together the beijing bird nest stadium. that is now all on hold. he has in recent weeks had difficulties with viewing his uk visa. he is of course an ally of the russian president vladimir putin, and of course there have been diplomatic tensions between london and moscow in recent months, following the sergei skripal poisoning case in source brief. so

mr abramovich in recent days has become an israeli citizen. that gives him the right to visit the uk but not to work here. and i am told he is now, in light of all those factors, taken the decision that he doesn't want to invest £1 billion in redeveloping the stadium in a country where he cannot work. that is the situation as it is for now. that is what we are told will remain the case as long as the stand—off over his visa continues. in terms of his investment into chelsea and the club, he has owned it since 2003, he has bankrolled it to the tune in of billions of pounds, i am told it is only the stadium that is at the heart of this issue. more details have emerged of how a russian journalist, working with the ukrainian secret service, managed to fake his own death. arkady babchenko said he used pig's blood as part of the deception and watched news reports about his murder at a mortuary. he's dismissed criticism of his actions — saying his aim was to ensure the safety of his family. jonah fisher has been talking to him in the ukrainian capital, kiev. welcome back from the dead. thank

you very much. arkady babchenko has a lot of explaining to do first two days after he was announced dead, and 2a hours since his resurrection, he sat for an interview with the bbc. can you talk us through what happened on the night of the fake assassination? translation: they put make—up on me, the blood used was real. everything was done for real. my real. everything was done for real. my wife called the police, said the special police came, and emergency services, too. they took me to the morgue, and until i was through the gates, i had obtained to be dead. arkady babchenko head at the morgue and then a safe house, while outside his apartment his friends mourned,

and ukraine's secret service arrested a man who they say is a russian agent with plans to assassinate russians in kiev. did you have some misgivings about taking part in a huge fake like this? my dear friend, let me put it like this, when the security service come to you and say there is an order out for your murder, are you going to stay proud and say no, i won't take part, because it will hurt the media's reputation? come on. but as a journalist, can you see how this episode can erode trust in basic information and the work of journalists? 0k, what choice did i have, what would you choose in my place? and what of targeted babchenko's wife? at the press conference yesterday, he made a

point of apologising to her. she did know about the fake plot, he said, but he would rather not talk about it further. our interview over, arkady babchenko said he would now be living under heightened security. one of the world's biggest fakers is still very much a marked man. i was structuring that interview just how raw and emotional arkady babchenko is. this has clearly been a hugely difficult and traumatic week for him, and i think on a personal note most people would understand why he took the decision that he did to participate in this fa ke that he did to participate in this fake plot. there are broader questions, though, for the ukrainian authorities, having devised this plot, their credibility is very much in doubt. for at least 2a hours they had this fake news story going

around without it being correct it. soi around without it being correct it. so i think there will be broader ramifications here. the next time something very serious happens here, perhaps someone is killed, perhaps the ukrainian authorities want to explain something to the wider world, the first question people will be asking is they sure this is for real, are they sure this isn't another babchenko? the time is just coming up to 6:15pm. our top story this evening. a crack—down on high cost lending on domestic appliances, the financial watchdog wants to cap the amounts charged. and still to come. another day of disruption for rail passengers we'll be live at leeds station. coming up on sportsday on bbc news — british number one kyle edmund is through to the third round of the french open, for the second successive year. now, listen to these phrases:

"all the good women have already been snapped up." and, "we have one woman already." these are just some of the excuses given by top companies for not appointing women to senior positions. they were released as part of a government report into gender balance. it recommends that at least a third of company board members should be women by 2020. here's a snapshot of the reactions from people in business who disagree with those excuses. the issues covered are extremely complex. for example, a young entrepreneur who is very ambitious who is female who wants to be on the board, who wants to be a ceo, who wants to go into business, hearing statements like this from directors or ceos. it's off—putting. it says it's not for you, which is obviously a ridiculous thing to say. directorships are obviously complex, time—consuming, difficultjobs but you shouldn't be saying to half of the population, "oh, no, you can't do that." it's all about explaining what your role is. it's not complex, it's not difficult

and it's no difficult than your dayjob. we have one woman already on the board so we are done. saying that we have got one woman and that's enough, it's got it completely backwards. i think this tick—box mentality is already putting us down, so it's sad, it makes me sad to be honest. sadly it almost makes me laugh because to talk about having only one woman on the board and we're done, we've got nine men and we're certainly done. there just aren't enough senior women in this sector. there are thousands and thousands of capable women in the uk, and globally, who have the skills, the knowledge, and actually they just have the common—sense. but being a director is a profession in its own right really. there is the whole thing about having of a range of different experiences on the board. i think that maybe we need to be focusing on the recruitment side of things and going down to the fundamentals of how is the recruitment process.

and we've got to get over being petrified of someone that we don't know applying. we need to think more laterally in terms of candidates and the roles and they are definitely out there, no question at all. fiona hathorn ending that discussion about women on company boards. fiona hathorn ending that discussion about women on company boards. the boss of barclays has said the bank wants to reduce the risks it's taking lending to uk customers — in part because of the effect that uncertainty over brexit is having on the uk economy. speaking to our business editor simonjack, he said the relative weakness of the uk in comparison to the us and eurozone economies was something the bank couldn't ignore. knocking old buses back into shape, this family business in ashington played host to the chief executive of barclays today. so how many years can a bus like this run for? he was in town announce a new fund to help businesses like the thorntons'. hi, how you doing? good to see you. but as he gave with one hand he took with another, warning about the weakness of the uk

economy, a witness that is making ba rclays cautious. we do have to be mindful of weaknesses in the economy. we have to also protect the integrity of the bank. so we can tighten, at the margin, some of our underwriting standards and some of our credit standards just to be prudent for the benefit of the stability of the bank. we will look at some of our credit exposures and see whether this is proper given the direction of the economy. if you're worried about housing prices in london, for instance, do you keep an eye on what's called the loan to value, how much you lend versus the value of a house? so what is holding the uk economy back? one thing you have to consider is the uncertainty being brought on by brexit. i do agree that there is a price for this uncertainty. right now growth is not as robust in the uk as i think we would all like to see it to be. so what's the answer to getting the economy working properly? it's down to businesses to take more risk. i think british business has got to be more on the front foot and not just using whatever it is that comes

along as a reason to not invest. brexit is obviously a challenge but one way or the other life has to go on and if these businesses want to be successful and retain the strength that they claim they want they have to take more risk and want to take some important investment decisions. business investment was always likely to stall during brexit uncertainty. the government has acknowledged this. barclays insisted it was still open for business but a uk bank getting wary of exposure to the uk economy is an unwelcome sign. simonjack, bbc news, ashington. major disruption caused by changes to train timetables this month could be investigated by mps. thousands of passengers continue to face delays and cancellations on the rail network, many of them on northern and govia thameslink railway services. both the operators and network rail have apologised to passengers. olivia richwald is at leeds station for us. how much does the misery continue

for commuters? well, it has been another really frustrating day for rail passengers, especially here in the north of england. so far today more than 200 trains operated by northern rail have been cancelled. it is now 11 days since new timetables were introduced designed to make things better and in fact it has got a lot worse and it doesn't seem to be an improving picture either. yesterday and the day before in excess of 250 trains operated by northern were cancelled and it's not just northern, go via thames link operating one in four trains across the network including two and from gatwick airport has also been beset with problems. why? northern says it's because nearly all of its services have been changed under the new timetables and its drivers haven't had time to be trained on the new routes. there have been calls for people to do more, chris grayling says, the chaz but secretary, says he is setting up meetings next week and there have been calls for him to do more and

quickly because all of this misery is happening under his watch. back to you. olivia, thank you. the american actor and comedian, matt le blanc, is to leave the bbc programme, top gear. in a statement, he described his time on the motoring show as "great fun", but said he wanted to spend more time with his family. his fourth and final series will be broadcast later this year. the manager of real madrid — zinedine zidane — has stepped down as managerjust five days after winning the champions league for the third time in succession. zidane said it was because he had taken the club as far as he could. real finished third in the spanish league, 17 points behind arch rivals barcelona. the uk's vote to leave the eu has sharply divided opinion. for some, brexit means brexit, and we're taking back control. for others, it's a risky march into an uncertain future. as part of our series on britain post brexit, our arts editor will gompertz talks to people in the arts world about what benefits leaving the eu might bring. coventry cathedral which was heavily

bombed in 19a0, is a potent example of how a city can respond to adversity with creativity. in 2021 coventry will be the uk city of culture having in 2016 voted for brexit, an event that many in the a rts brexit, an event that many in the arts see as a threat but matip also present opportunities? young people from g20 countries were saying they will more drawn to british art and culture than they were before the referendum. that's telling us that the opportunities for british artists to get out there, to present their work, the rest of the world once part of that. so the british council detects post—brexit potential but do be students at coventry university? i wanted to ask you as the british of —— future of the british arts, what opportunities do you think there are in a post—brexit britain for an artist? we have to go outside europe and make connections with people that are in india, asia, africa, now that

we don't have these connections, or might not be making connections in european countries we have to go outside. i honestly see another trinity for myself personally and people of europe and eastern europe especially that we get to be more competitive. i think we are superb capable of competing with everybody here for the jobs and we will still get those jobsjust here for the jobs and we will still get those jobs just because we are good. if you are optimistic about the future put your hand in the air. wow. that's their particular view regardless of how they might have voted in a referendum. the boss of the national theatre describes as... it was later called, certainly. now he isa it was later called, certainly. now he is a man with a clear brexit planned. -- it was a wake-up call. with to maintain our place as the world beating creative industries we are, the thing is really address the fa ct are, the thing is really address the fact that there is this division in the country. that means as arts organisations with got to do more to get out across the country to work in partnership with the organisations that are already

there. the third thing is we have got to ignore the boundaries and continue to develop our relationships with europe because we will suffer if we don't do that.|j didn't will suffer if we don't do that.” didn't vote for farage, i voted to leave the eu. all the while in one of its central roles, which is to explore what it is to live in brexit britain. this is my country! will gompertz, bbc news. it's one of the nation's best—loved comedy moments — the classic two ronnies sketch in which ronnie barker walks into a hardware shop looking for fork handles. now, the original hand—written script is being sold at auction in bristol tomorrow. asjon kay reports, whoever wins will have themselves a little bit of comedy history. there you are. four candles. no, fork 'andles. well, there you are, four candles! no, fork 'andles! 'andles for forks! laughter. four candles. fork handles. and here it is, ready for auction. ronnie barker's script.

every word so familiar. there you are, four candles. it's all written by him in his own hand in red pen across four pages of blank writing paper. four pages? four pages! but to many people it's much more than that. something that's made millions and millions of people laugh over a 40—year period. oh, you mean panty ‘o's, panty ‘o's! no, no, 05! os for the gate. mon repose! '0's! laughter. let's have a look at what we've got. the script was featured on the bbc‘s antiques roadshow 12 years ago, after being found in a bag of rubbish and verified by an indisputable source. it was a surprise, yes. yes, i mean not horror, shock, god, "come here, anne, and see what's on the television!" but it was a surprise and quite sweet really, for me to see his handwriting again. when i first saw it and first opened it up, it was kind of like a light bulb in a briefcase moment, kind of like it shone

out of the box at me. why does this matter so much? it's the sketch, really. it's the comedy sketch that kind of epitomises british humour. it's got a bit of everything. it's got some wordplay in it, it's got the character acting, and it's kind of a tightly made sketch, and everybody loves it, everybody knows it, it's completely iconic. you know, it's part of the british conscience. written under ronnie barker's pseudonym gerald wiley, there are production notes suggesting this was a first draft. now, four pages, for sale, if you're willing to fork out. jon kay, bbc news, bristol. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery. we are getting reports of local flooding again. i'm afraid so, this picture taken this afternoon, the quality not great but when you are knee deep in water i suspect that is the least of your worries, and there are warnings from the met office, there is an amber warning extending across the west country, south—west

england and southern parts of wales. these shower started the day across the south—east and have migrated further westwards. 21 millimetres in an hourjust further westwards. 21 millimetres in an hour just south further westwards. 21 millimetres in an hourjust south of london in the last couple of hours or so, hence that warning. here we go through this evening and on through the night and into the first part of friday for that area, the showers becoming more confined for wales and the south—west. further north, a fairly quiet sort of night, humid in the south, pretty close wherever you are spending the night. i show you this particular image because i want to emphasise the thing that heavy rain and the potential for flooding, bbc radio usually all over the sort of thing. where you have had such fantastic weather for the last few days, scotland and northern ireland, look at this change in fortunes, heavy, thundery showers slow—moving across many areas during the course of friday. showers still there to be had with thunderstorms across the west of england and wales, further east a spot in the showers, less intense perhaps come and having established the pattern of big

showers across the north that is the way we do the weekend, the best sunshine in the south, still feeling pretty warm but we have a bit of murk around the coast. that is saturday, see what i mean about that gathering of the showers across the northern parts of britain? the odd one further south but essentially a lot of fine and dry weather to be had, watch out for the strength of the sunshine, just about change the day, into sunday fewest hours to report, better chance of seeing some sunshine, top temperature of the day 2a25 -- sunshine, top temperature of the day 2a25 —— fewer showers. thunderstorms in some areas. you won't go far wrong. the headlines: fears of a trade war — the us goes ahead with steel

tariffs. a crackdown on high cost lending. but charities say more action is needed to help the poorest as est. pig's blood and a make up artist — how a russian journalist faked his own death. fork handles. there you go, four candles. the script to one of the best loved comedy sketches of all time is going under the hammer. you didn't need