this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. steve bannon, the former aide to donald trump, has been found guilty of criminal contempt of congress. he tells reporters he remains defiant. the prosecutor missed one very important phrase, right? i stand with trump and the constitution, and i'll never back off that, ever. russia and ukraine have signed a deal to resume vital exports of ukrainian grain, which has been hailed by the un as a beacon of hope. this is an agreement for the world. it will bring relief for the european countries on the edge of bankruptcy, and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. as the deal is signed, we report from the farms on the front line in the donbas

region, which have now become a battleground. a deal to end russia's blockade could make a huge difference — but it won't end the war. so here in the donbas, ukrainian farmers are racing to harvest and to store what they can, whatever the risks. a new prime minister is sworn in in sri lanka, as anti—government protests continue in the capital. hello and welcome. we start with some breaking news from washington — where steve bannon, who worked closely with former president trump as a strategist, has been found guilty of contempt of congress. the charges were brought after he defied a summons to testify at the congressional hearings

into the january the 6th riots at the us capirol building. he'll be sentenced in october — he could face up to two years in prison. but speaking outside the courtroom in the last hour, he remained unrepentant. i want to start - by thanking the jury. we respect their decision today. i really want to thank those - hard—working citizens of washington, dc that had to take an entire week i off to go through this, so thanksl and we respect their decision. we may have lost the battle herel today, but we won't lose this war. in the closing argument, - the prosecutor missed one very important phrase, right? i stand with trump . and the constitution, and i will never back off that ever. steve bannon speaking outside the court within just the last hour, he has been found guilty of two counts of contempt of congress. let's get the latest from washington with barbara plett usher.

barbara, let's start with what he has been found guilty of, these two charges. has been found guilty of, these two charaes. , , , , charges. yes, the issue is quite straightforward _ charges. yes, the issue is quite straightforward - _ charges. yes, the issue is quite straightforward - did _ charges. yes, the issue is quite straightforward - did mr- charges. yes, the issue is quite| straightforward - did mr bannon charges. yes, the issue is quite - straightforward - did mr bannon defy straightforward — did mr bannon defy congress by flouting the subpoena issued to him by the investigating committee? two subpoenas, one to deliver documents and want to testify, he did neither. he argued it was not a flouting, that he had executive privilege, that he was in negotiations with the committee, he didn't realise there was a deadline, and so on. the prosecution said he had blatant disregard for their demands and that he was doing so to protect his former boss, donald trump. so he's been found guilty on both charges, these are at misdemeanor crimes and, as you mentioned, the most severe sentence would be up to two years in prison. and this is of course all in the

context of, when it comes to the committee that is looking at what happened during the riots onjanuary 6th, 2021, this is what is so crucial about his potential involvement that he's been accused of. . �* , involvement that he's been accused of. ., �* , . ., of. that's right, the committee wanted to _ of. that's right, the committee wanted to speak _ of. that's right, the committee wanted to speak to _ of. that's right, the committee wanted to speak to him - of. that's right, the committeel wanted to speak to him because of. that's right, the committee i wanted to speak to him because it had information that he had taken part in consultations with mr trump and his allies around a strategy to overturn the election, that also on his podcast the night before the january sex assault, he basically said —— january sex assault, he said all hell would break loose, so they wanted to question him on his involvement. now that he's been convicted, he is the first close trump aide to be convicted in a matter related to an investigation into the capital attack. again, it's a low—level crime, but it's a start. it could strengthen the committee's

hand as it tries to get more information from trump's allies, it hasissued information from trump's allies, it has issued subpoenas that has been resisted in other cases, so it might have a greater leverage in that case. it's not clear if this would encourage it to make criminal referrals and more high—level crimes, but it is an interesting development. and the lawyer of mr bannon has said they will appeal the decision, he said there was a government overreach, in particular because the committee would not accept the argument that mr bannon had executive privilege because he was protected by having formerly worked in the white house. this articular worked in the white house. this particular trial _ worked in the white house. this particular trial itself was short and, as we are talking a little bit earlier, thejury came and, as we are talking a little bit earlier, the jury came to their conclusions pretty quickly. we heard steve bannon come out afterwards being unrepentant and very much sticking to his lines, so i wonder

what we could expect, if anything was ill at the sentencing will take place in october. 50 was ill at the sentencing will take place in october.— place in october. so we will find out what the — place in october. so we will find out what the sentence - place in october. so we will find out what the sentence will - place in october. so we will find out what the sentence will be. l place in october. so we will find - out what the sentence will be. there will be this appeal, according to his lawyer, and it sounds like mr bannon will keep up his political opposition stance to the committee itself — he said his greatest disappointment was that what he called the showcase committee members did not have the guts to come forth and testify at the trial. so it sounds like he's going to continue his public attacks on the committee, and it also sounds like he's completely unrepentant for having stood by mr trump. he certainly came out very, very — when we heard him speaking earlier, he was very adamant he was unrepentant. barbara, thanks very much for talking us through that.

lots more reaction on her website, as well, as we monitor the reaction coming into that breaking story. russia and ukraine have signed a deal to resume vital exports of millions of tonnes of ukrainian grain. in his nightly address, the ukrainian president, vlodomir zelensky, said ukraine now has $10 billion worth of grain to sell. the world shortage of ukrainian grain since russia's invasion has left millions at risk of hunger. the agreement was brokered by turkey and the un, the un's secretary—general, antonio guterres, gave this reaction. this is an agreement for the world. it will bring relief for developing countries on the edge of bankruptcy and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. and it will help stabilise globalfood prices, which were already at record levels even before the war, a true nightmare for developing countries. ukraine's wheat is vital for the global economy, but the russian invasion has made growing and harvesting crops a dangerous occupation. our correspondent andrew harding has

been visiting front line farms near the heavily—bombarded city of slovyansk. ukraine's golden fields of wheat. and then this. two ukrainian fighter jets roared overhead to attack russian positions. you can see a russian positions. you can see a russian rocket blazing upwards, narrowly missing. the planes both launch decoy flares and turned sharply, heading home. translation: we sharply, heading home. tuna/mom- sharply, heading home. translation: ~ , , ., translation: we see this almost eve da . translation: we see this almost every day- the _ translation: we see this almost every day. the pilots _ translation: we see this almost every day. the pilots do _ translation: we see this almost every day. the pilots do their - translation: we see this almost every day. the pilots do theirjob, | every day. the pilots do theirjob, we do ours. my son is fighting on the front line near here too.

farmers and fighters. almost everyone left is leaving this region. almost everyone else has left, or is leaving, this region — hurried farewells at a bus stop, to the sound of russian rockets landing nearby. and plenty of those rockets and cluster bombs are hitting ukraine's wheat fields. setting fire to thousands of acres. it's another challenge for the farmers and for a world that is increasingly desperate for ukraine's crops. a farm owner takes my on a tour of his bomb craters. he used to sell almost all his wheat and sunflower seeds for export. but the war has put a stop to that. he shows me more footage of the damage to his farm. this is where the cows were killed by another bomb. in fact, we can just hear a few more in the distance. it's quite a noisy morning here.

but the biggest problem, sergei tells me, is the russian blockade. "the ports are closed," he says. "we can't export anything, and so the price we get for our wheat has dropped by two thirds." a deal to end russia's blockade could make a huge difference. but it won't end the war. and so here in the donbas, ukrainian farmers are racing to harvest and to store what they can, whatever the risks. andrew harding, bbc news, in eastern ukraine. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. emergency teams are struggling to contain blazes in different parts of the country, including the canary islands. nick beek is in

northeastern spain. across europe, day and night, fires have been threatening to take lives and to destroy homes. these are spanish firefighters, but italian, romanian and greek crews are among those working flat out. here in ateca in northern spain, it's a constant battle to contain existing fires and to prevent new ones. this morning we came across paco, who explained how the flames had torn through the hillside before reaching right up to his house. "i was watching it on tv and could see the flames were getting ever nearer," he tells us. "they were at my door when the firefighters arrived just in time." huge swathes of land could not be saved, and now look more like the surface of the moon, not planet earth.

well, this is the vast destructive path the flames took as they raced up the valley, jumped over the road before they were contained. these are the worst fires spain has experienced in 15 years, and across europe we are witnessing more consequences of climate change. they are battling blazes in different parts of spain. this the galicia region. one exhausted team takes shelter as the wind changes once again and a new threat emerges. and crews across heatwave europe will be on high alert for the rest of the summer. nick beake, bbc news, north—eastern spain. extraordinary images there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: firefighters in spain are still battling to contain ukrainian grain which is being hailed by the un as a beacon of

hope. coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire has been blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols | of the violence and hatred that tore| apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, - it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines... steve bannon, the former aide to donald trump, has been found guilty of criminal contempt of congress. ukraine and russia have signed a deal which will allow the resumption of ukrainian grain exports from ports on the black sea. let's get more on that story. that signing of the deal between ukraine and russia to allow ukrainian grain to be exported from ports around the black sea. i'm joined now by oleksiy goncharenko, a ukrainian mp for odesa — he joins us from washington, dc. thank you very much for speaking to us. you know all this a very well,

you represent the people of odesa, you represent the people of odesa, you know the ports there. with the signing of this deal, how quickly can grain start being exported? bier? can grain start being exported? very cuickl . can grain start being exported? very quickly- thank— can grain start being exported? very quickly. thank you _ can grain start being exported? - quickly. thank you for covering — next week, odesa is ready to start shipments, now we are just waiting for the ships to come, and we are ready to send the grain to those who need it, because millions of people are starving, or close to starting today. are starving, or close to starting toda . ~ ~' ., are starving, or close to starting toda . ~ ~ ., ., today. we know the impact that the shorta . es today. we know the impact that the shortages that _ today. we know the impact that the shortages that people _ today. we know the impact that the shortages that people around - today. we know the impact that the shortages that people around the i shortages that people around the world are experiencing because of the blockade of the exports — but just in terms of the area, the waters are mined, the ships don't have enough people on them any more because they've been moved off for their own security, many ships have been damaged. realistically, can it been damaged. realistically, can it

be so quick to get this grain moving? be so quick to get this grain movin: ? , be so quick to get this grain movina? , , be so quick to get this grain movin. ? , . ., , , moving? yes it can be. everything technically is _ moving? yes it can be. everything technically is raining, _ moving? yes it can be. everything technically is raining, ukraine - moving? yes it can be. everything technically is raining, ukraine has| technically is raining, ukraine has already prepared court orders for them to come out. they can be escorted with the mining ships, which is in the deal. so that is not the problem. but what is the reality, and here i agree with you completely, that boot will do everything he can to slow down the process, to make it as bottlenecked as he can, to make that shipments like a teaspoon style —— putin. that's because he doesn't want to, and the only reason it became real is because the ukrainian army were successful enough to destroy a big part of the russian black sea navy fleet, including theirflagship. and that shows how we should deal with russia, they understand only force.

so the force harpoons which we received thanks to the united kingdom, the anti—ship missiles — altogether they made the still possible, but hooton will do everything he can to disrupt it at any moment and use as leverage, he's weaponize everything —— hooton will do everything. weaponize everything -- hooton will do everything-— do everything. i wonder if it comes, ou are in do everything. i wonder if it comes, you are in washington _ do everything. i wonder if it comes, you are in washington and - do everything. i wonder if it comes, | you are in washington and testifying at congress about what the occupied territories of ukraine. there were negotiations with russia to reach this deal, russian agricultural produce which doesn't have sanctions on it, it will be able to move that produce. are you comfortable with the international community negotiating with russia, given what's happening on the ground in ukraine? , , ., ukraine? definitely when we have genocide, and its _ genocide, and its genocide, what's happening in ukraine. there are bills in the senate, in the congress

level of the house. designating what's going on as genocide, and definitely it's seen on the ground, it's quite difficult for us to speak with the russians about anything. but here it was a gesture of goodwill for ukraine. this deal is notjust important for ukraine, but the whole planet. we don't want to see people starving. we have values, unlike vladimir putin, and we don't want to that's we want to stop this terror. that's why it's a compromise to show goodwill. i terror. that's why it's a compromise to show goodwill.— to show goodwill. i guess “ust in terms of this i to show goodwill. i guess “ust in terms of this deal, * to show goodwill. i guess “ust in terms of this deal, it's _ to show goodwill. i guessjust in terms of this deal, it's not - terms of this deal, it's not a permanent deal, will it be negotiated, do you think that will be the case? it is negotiated, do you think that will be the case?— be the case? it is a deal for four months, be the case? it is a deal for four

months. but _ be the case? it is a deal for four months, but the _ be the case? it is a deal for four months, but the way _ be the case? it is a deal for four months, but the way it - be the case? it is a deal for four months, but the way it was - months, but the way it was calculated more or less can be shipped with restrictions which are in the bill, 3 million tonnes of grain per month, so it means 12 million during these four months. today we have 20 million tonnes, and we have a new harvest collection season which is in process. so it's not a complete decision, but it is better than nothing, that's true. but we don't believe russia, so i can't tell you what it'll be in four months. we are pretty sure that they will try to disrupt this process even earlier, so that should be very clearly watched and very tentatively watched by the world, what will go on further. , ., , ., on further. joining us from washington _ on further. joining us from washington where - on further. joining us from washington where you - on further. joining us from washington where you are j on further. joining us from - washington where you are testifying before congress, thank you so much forjoining us. before congress, thank you so much forjoining us— before congress, thank you so much forjoining us._ much - before congress, thank you so much | forjoining us._ much more for “oining us. thank you. much more on forjoining us. thank you. much more on our website _

forjoining us. thank you. much more on our website for _ forjoining us. thank you. much more on our website for that _ forjoining us. thank you. much more on our website for that deal, - forjoining us. thank you. much more on our website for that deal, better l on our website for that deal, better than nothing, as he was saying. lizzie greenwood—hughes has all the sport. hello. starting with cricket — england have levelled their one day series against south africa after thrashing them by 118 runs in their reduced overs second match. after a lengthy rain delay at old trafford, the match was reduced to 29 overs per side, and despite losing a flurry of early wickets — mostly taken by dwayne pretorius — england managed to eke out 201 all—out. but south africa's run chase never got started, england's bowlers devastatingly taking the first four wickets for just six runs, including a remakable run—out. south africa were eventually all out for 83. the series is now 1—1 with the final game in leeds on sunday. sweden women are looking to move one step closer to their second european championship trophy against belgium in the women's euros 2022 quarterfinals. this is the latest from leigh sports village, near manchester.

goal list at the moment, 64 minutes on the clock. —— goalless. sweden are the top—ranked team in the tournament, but whatever happens to belgium, they've already exceeded their expectations after reaching the knockout rounds of a major tournament for the first time in their history. ferrari's carlos sainz was fastest in practise for sunday's french grand prix — but the spaniard will have, at least, a ten—place grid penalty for the race ater his team used too many engine parts. ferrari had to make repairs after sainz�*s caught fire at the last race. and he could end up starting sunday's race from the back of the grid if more parts are changed. sainz was a tenth of a second quicker than his team—mate, charles leclerc. championship leader max verstappen was third ahead of george russell, who was the quickest british driver in fourth. it's taken 19 stages, but there has finally been a home victory at the tour de france this year. christophe laporte held off the peloton to pick up his first grand tour stage win and his team's fifth stage victory in the race this year.

there was no change in the overall lead, though, jonas vingegaard expected to secure the overall victory at tomorrow's time trial. britain's geraint thomas remains third overall. day eight of the world athletics championship gets under way later today. world athletics president sebastian coe has been speaking to the bbc on the impact of climate change at future athletic events. climate change is with us, it's not going to disappear. even some of the more visible targets that have been set by governments won't make any difference. we have to recognise that we may have to do things in our own way to protect the athletes from heat conditions. sadio mane was crowned the african footballer of the year this week, for the second time running. the forward scored the winning penalty in senegal�*s africa cup of nations final to lift the trophy for the first time. he's been speaking to the bbc about his club career, and particularly his reasons for moving from liverpool

to bayern munich. i spoke with the coach since a year ago, and i talked to him about it. for me it was the right time to leave. the decision was made last year that i would leave because i needed a new change in my life. i came from a small town, my life was always challenged, so i always want to challenge myself. so far, i think it's the best decision i'll have taken because today i met one of the best clubs in the world. when bayern munich came to me, i was so excited about it, to have big targets like the big clubs. of course, it's one of the best clubs in the world, and i want to win the bundesliga, i want to win the cups and champions

league. so i think it's always so easy to make that choice. that's all the sport for now. steve bannon, the former aide to donald trump, has been found guilty of criminal contempt of congress. for more, i'm joined now by scholar and author benjamin teitelbaum. his book war for eternity looked at the world of steve bannon — the power brokers, alliances, and more. let's get your initial reaction to this verdict. i let's get your initial reaction to this verdict-— let's get your initial reaction to this verdict. i certainly think that he's disappointed. _ this verdict. i certainly think that he's disappointed. although - this verdict. i certainly think that he's disappointed. although i - this verdict. i certainly think that i he's disappointed. although i don't think he's necessarily disappointed to be convicted — i think this means the end to some media attention that he'd been able to generate for a long time. that was the great purpose of his behaviour. i think, in defining the official subpoena to testify, it was to garner more

attention and did make a sharper opposition between himself and the us government. so that'll conclude with this trial, that's my first thought. so with this trial, that's my first thou:ht. ,, with this trial, that's my first thouuht, y., , with this trial, that's my first thou:ht. i. , ., thought. so your first thought - i wonder then. _ thought. so your first thought - i wonder then, in _ thought. so your first thought - i wonder then, in terms _ thought. so your first thought - i wonder then, in terms of - thought. so your first thought - i wonder then, in terms of what i thought. so your first thought - i i wonder then, in terms of what this means, we were talking with our correspondent about this meeting congress now has leverage with subpoenas and people will need to think about whether they ignore them or not. that's an impact from this. absolutely, i don't think congress had any choice but to pursue this case and get a conviction. it restores the authority of the congressional subpoena. but what is legally compelling may not necessarily be the topic he will use this to the rally support around his cause and make sure that his supporters feel like the us justice system and the federal system is against them and needs radical

transformation. that's been his agenda that the lack of the whole time. ~ ., �* ., . time. we don't have much time, but what does this _ time. we don't have much time, but what does this mean _ time. we don't have much time, but what does this mean for— time. we don't have much time, but what does this mean for the - what does this mean for the committee investigating the attacks itself? ., , , committee investigating the attacks itself? , ., , ., , itself? hopefully for them, it shows their force- — itself? hopefully for them, it shows their force. it _ itself? hopefully for them, it shows their force. it shows _ itself? hopefully for them, it shows their force. it shows that _ itself? hopefully for them, it shows their force. it shows that they - itself? hopefully for them, it shows their force. it shows that they can i their force. it shows that they can compel other people to speak and that they'll see their subpoenas through to the end. and that is certainly powerful. it would be a mistake though, a real mistake for the committee supporters to think that this will change public opinion amongst trump's supporters. i don't think it will. i think it will be an additional piece of evidence in their minds that everyone is out to get them. their minds that everyone is out to net them. , ., ., ,., get them. great to get your perspective, _ get them. great to get your perspective, benjamin, - get them. great to get your l perspective, benjamin, thank get them. great to get your - perspective, benjamin, thank you very much, you've written extensively about steve bannon on that guilty verdict, thank you for your time. and thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. well, we all know about those

record—breaking temperatures that we recorded injuly, an unprecedented heatwave, but the other feature of the weather this month has been how dry it's been. across parts of southern and eastern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england too, there've been places that have basically had no recordable rain at all. in nottingham, we had some showers on friday, 3.4 millimetres of rain, not much, but over the space of two hours, that delivered more rain than there had been in the previous three weeks. some of the heaviest showers around on friday formed along this convergence zone running across mid and east wales, down into parts of the gloucestershire area, somerset and dorset too. and there is the prospect for a bit more rain over the next couple of days. however, some of the very driest parts of southern and eastern england won't get much at all. now, taking a look at the weather picture overnight tonight, many of the day's showers fading away pretty quickly, so there will be some dry weatherfor a time. however, towards the end of the night, a band of rain starts to move in from the west, bringing wet weather off the atlantic into northern ireland,

so a wet end to the night here. temperatures about 11—15 celsius. now, this weekend, this area of low pressure will be bringing some rain with it, but the majority of the rain will be across north—western areas. we'll have some very warm south—westerly winds wafting in to parts of central and eastern england, boosting the temperatures through the weekend. saturday — well, we start off with that rain in northern ireland. the rain will eventually spread to western parts of england and wales and into western scotland, but the rule of thumb is the further east you are, the drier the weather gets, so east wales not seeing much rain, across the midlands, southern and eastern england, barely a drop at all. and, indeed, it will be quite warm across eastern areas, 25—26 celsius with some hazy spells of sunshine. that same area of low pressure will continue to bring rain to scotland and northern ireland, where it will be heavy. this time, though, on sunday, we'll probably get some useful rainfall across southern wales and that is one of the driest parts of the uk so far this month. of the uk so far this month, so that rain may well be welcomed. the temperatures coming up a little bit, feeling a bit more humid,

low 20s, widely 20—23, but hot across parts of east anglia. temperatures could hit that 30—degree mark once again. and looking at the weather next week, high pressure keeps england and wales dry with sunshine. it becomes pretty hot, temperatures high 20s to low 30s by the end of the week. scotland and northern ireland will see rain at times.