these sanctions on russia and this really, i suppose, these sanctions on russia and this really, isupposehese sanctions on russia and this really, i suppose, is a these sanctions on russia and this really, isuppose, is a bit these sanctions on russia and this really, i suppose, is a bit of solidarity with the uk. yeah, absolutely. so this is a win for the prime minister theresa may and is obviously in response to us and uk shared intelligence that allegedly two russians were responsible for the salisbury poisoning and it is mandated that sanctions would then be imposed on russia. so russia essentially has ten days, essentially has ten days, essentially a deadline to open up it scientific facilities to international investigators to ensure that they are not developing chemical and biological weapons, which would be in breach of international law. the us has responded with these sanctions, that is going to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, they can affect 70% of the russian economy. so that isa 70% of the russian economy. so that is a very, very hard line in terms of what the americ

another holiday related story, isuppose, is questions.oliday related story, i suppose, is the meltdown at gatwick that was reported in the metro. this is extraordinary. all the big screens for the flight information went down and so they ended up using good old marker pens and whiteboard ended up using good old marker pens and whiteboa rd to ended up using good old marker pens and whiteboard to tell everyone where the flights were. because a of —— chaos. where the flights were. because a of -- chaos. there is a picture of the whiteboard to work off from horrible office meetings as they do not want to be. the time of year when our airports get overcrowded and we have this kind of horrific british thing of walking we not do these things, why are there queues at heathrow, is a government, is incompetent administrators? i think workers adopting a basic approach as a measure reports is a refreshing thing slightly. there are worse things that can go wrong with your holiday than having to get the flight holiday than having to get the flight detai

so it's kind of swings and roundabouts, isuppose.g. the number of mobile voice calls has fallen for the first time. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. a hosepipe ban which was due to come into force in the north west of england on sunday has been withdrawn. united utilities says slightly cooler temperatures, recent rainfall and water—saving efforts by customers mean it doesn't need to introduce a ban at the moment — but the firm warned that restrictions could be possible in the future if the dry weather continues. detectives investigating the nerve agent poisoning of a couple in salisbury have removed two bins from an area behind shops in the city centre. the move comes after police officers spoke to charlie rowley, who was exposed to novichok, about what happened prior to him falling ill. the bins, from a cordoned—off area behind catherine street, will be taken to the defence science and technology laboratory at porton down for analysis. public health england says the risk to the public remains low. in cricket, england added only two runs

so, david, isuppose so, david, i suppose everyone is thinking now what happens next, what are donald words, as we have seen talk about the words, as we have seenin talk about the words, as we have seen in the paper review, of impeachment? absolutely, babita, and it comes down to one man, michael cullen. for more than a decade he was donald trump's fixer and now the man who said he would take a bullet for the president appears to be singing likea for the president appears to be singing like a canary —— cohen. he said he would give evidence if necessary to robert mueller, the special counsel's investigation into alleged russian collusion in the 2016 residential election. he has also been subpoenaed by the new york state authorities to give evidence in their case against the trump foundation, which was a charitable organisation that they believe misappropriated campaign finance funding. mrcohen is misappropriated campaign finance funding. mr cohen is also thought to have knowledge about computer hacking in the run—up to the 2016 election and also to the infamous meeting at trump tower i

so it's kind of swings and roundabouts, isuppose.ne thing we are not doing so much and our phones is talking. the number of mobile voice calls has fallen for the first time ever. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. and after 7:00am, we will be talking to 0fcom about their findings. the bank of england is expected to announce a rise in interest rates later today, the first for nine months. ben is here with more details. this rise, if it happens, is a small one, isn't it? it is that the debate, will they or won't they. we have talked about this before and they have held off raising interest rates. you are absolutely right. if they do go up today they will go up from 0.5% to 0.75%. it will probably add about £20 to a variable rate mortgage every month, not a huge amount. but it is psychologically important because during the financial crisis rates were cut to record lows. they did that to try and boost the economy and keep things on an even keel. it got us out spending and keeping things moving. we are now talking about moving. we are now talk

so it's kind of swings and roundabouts, isuppose.hing we're not doing so much and our phones is talking. the number of mobile voice calls has fallen for the first time ever. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. news just newsjust coming in in news just coming in in the last short while. four men have died in a crash in bradford. the crash happened earlier this morning and has been referred to the police watchdog. with me is our correspondentjon donnison. what can you tell us? west yorkshire police say this happened in bradford at about 5:30am this morning, it has been referred now to the independent 0ffice been referred now to the independent office for police conduct. four men have been killed, this bmw car was being followed by an unmarked police car, we don't know the circumstances. we have got a statement from the independent office for police comment. the regional director saying this is the most tragic incident and our sympathies are with those and the families of those who died. 0ffices are on the scene gathering evidence. there will

so, it‘s kind of swings and roundabouts, isuppose. joined now by our technology reporter — jane wakefield. you have left your phone upstairs and you are looking very touchy. you have left your phone upstairs and you are looking very touchylj know, and you are looking very touchy.” know, who could be trying to get in contact with me? it is that. within minutes of waking up, who has been trying to get hold of me? people haveit trying to get hold of me? people have it just before trying to get hold of me? people have itjust before they go to bed, and then they look at it as soon as they wake up, and experts have said they wake up, and experts have said the light emitted from a phone is bad your sleep but people are still doing that. —— bad for your sleep. monitoring your phone every 12 minutes does not suggest you are hugely popular. yes. it is notjust looking to see who has contacted you, sometimes it feels like wanting to hold it in your hand. you look around you on thejune and people just want to have their phone —— you look around yo

so it's kind of swings and roundabouts, isuppose.re not doing so much and our phones is talking. the number of mobile voice calls has fallen for the first time ever. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. the leaders of northamptonshire county council have insisted they will protect vital services as they try to save £70 million. last night residents protested outside an emergency meeting where councillors discussed how to make savings. the conservative authority has already imposed spending restrictions twice this year. the governor of california has said firefighters are struggling to cope with the severity and scope of the wildfires devastating the region. jerry brown said climate change is causing the increasing number of fires. more than 90 areas are still burning in the united states with a further a0 in canada. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports from california. this is all that remains of keswick, a little mountain community in northern california. it was evacuated in time, but police say one man did not heed the order.