and won back titles with renault in 2005 and 2006. with 240. so, alonso undoubtedly one of the all—time greats. britain'sjolyon palmer said driving against him was one of the greatest challenges. trying to raise with him was very, very tough, he would never ever give up very tough, he would never ever give up in very tough, he would never ever give upina very tough, he would never ever give up in a bit of real to we would a lwa ys up in a bit of real to we would always be trying to find a way back at the next corner. but off the track he was relatively quiet, got on with what he had to do. but he was just really i think well respected amongst everyone in the formula 1 paddock, especially his peers. celtic manager brendan rodgers has admitted tonight's trip to aek athens is their biggest challenge in champions league qualifying during his time at the club. the first leg at parkhead ended 1—1 last week. meaning celtic must better that result if they're to make it through to final qualification stage. chris mclaughlin has more. the sound

sainz is currently on loan at renault from red bull.rom the sport. the spaniard won back to back championships with renault in 2005 and 2006 but says he's spent too long in the championship without winning. he's racing in this weekend's world endurance challenge event at silverstone. it was good timing now. i think that formula 1, in these days, is probably not the same as the formula 1 i probably not the same as the formula 1ifind probably not the same as the formula 1 ifind out when probably not the same as the formula 1ifind out when ijoined the series. when i dream to formula 1, 110w series. when i dream to formula 1, now we have a different formula. at the same time, right now in my career, there are other big challenges and formula 1 can offer me right now and i will try to do something else. right now, probably, something else. right now, probably, something of it different. there is a little more predictability than formula 1 has. too many things going on off track because the action on track is quite poor. that is probably one

iran lose what renault were offering, psa, peugeot, et cetera., these are some of the real big beasts of european industry. there were last-minute deals with aircraft trying to get them done before the sanctions take effect today, but it's got to be said although you just said the sanctions have been in place for five minutes or so, there's been a lot of pain already. huizing the currency really drop harshly this year —— we've seen. that means import prices have gone up a not. people are feeling discomfort already. you're looking at inflation, you're looking at mass unemployment and that can breed a lot of disharmony on the streets. that's something the people in europe, the politicians in europe, who didn't want these sanctions put back, are really concerned about. we will get more on that when we talk about the coverage of the media around the world. thanks for the moment. in indonesia, thousands of people have been left stranded by a second earthquake that's hit the holiday island of lombok and the surrounding area. at least 90 people are conf

he replaces the departing daniel ricciardo who will leave for renault.s bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. well, tuesday isn't looking too bad across the uk. might start a little cloudy, murky, drizzly, that sort of thing, but eventually, late in the morning and into the afternoon, the grey layer of cloud will break up and we will see some sunshine. now, on the satellite image the rain and cloud is to the north—west of us — in fact, between the uk and iceland. we are to the south, and in this area here there is a gap, we have muggy, humid air from the southern climes, from the azores, so that's why it feels so warm outside. in fact, very early on tuesday morning temperatures in the south will be around about 17 celsius, 16,15—16in yorkshire, even in newcastle around 14 celsius, so a relatively warm start to the day. and this is the humid air, you can see the arrows from the south—west here, streaming towards the uk. but when we see this weather pattern, we often get a lot of cloud that shrouds the coastlines, we get

some of the big european companies reassessing ties to iran include french oil giant total, carmaker renaulter airbus and german engineering firm siemens. the eu put in place a blocking statute to try and protect them but it's unclear how effective it will be. christopher granville, managing director of global political research at ts lombard joins me now. we have given a picture as to what is coming in at this stage and that is coming in at this stage and that is the reality for some of these huge companies who thought now is the time, we can get acting to —— back into iran. they cannot afford it. in 2015, the so-called nuclear deal and joint plan of action gave the green light to reopen investment and trade in iran for all companies around the world, especially europe, which has historically close trade investment lyrics with iran. so in a went. —— they went. before the previous sanctions period, you mentioned some of the companies, it is mainly europe, there are some japanese and other asian oil trading interests in iran and they will be vulnerable in november. at the moment, it is europe

jilt after the shock announcement that longtime red bull driver daniel the cargo will be driving for renault next season ricardo has driven for red bull since two thousand and thirteen where he has won seven races and made twenty nine podium finishes then you have struggled since rejoined into the one three years ago and will be hoping the a straight line can restore them to their former glory to god who looks set to replace carlos signs on the red team. here's a recap of the top story that we're following for you in zimbabwe the opposition movement for democratic change has rejected the results of the country's presidential election its leader nelson chamisa says his party would challenge the outcome in court president immersed in one god one meanwhile insisted he'd won a free and fair. i'm going to leave you with a scene from suburban idaho where one family who kept a surprise almost a hundred goats had invaded their garden and roofie sting on their plans to the top of the. building paula. i live close to los go. to. germany which. any time any place.

the 23—year—old is currently on loan at renault from red bull and has signed what mclaren descibe as childhood dream to join mclaren. alonso announced on tuesday that he was stepping down from the team at the end of the season. it wasn't the right pictures on that one. and finally, with the european football season underway, it didn't take long for the new goal celebrations to appear. but there is one that's caught the imagination of fans and taken social media by storm. have a look at this. after dele ali scored in tottenham hotspur‘s 2—1win at newcastle on saturday, this is how he celebrated. but the strange movement has confused teammates and fans alike as they try to copy the england star. can you do the dele? this is about as good as it gets i think for most people. you can see others... it is not as easy as it looks, is it? there are plenty of people having an attempt. it is just probably easier to have a go at that. it is all in the wrist action. that is all your sport news for now. stay with bbc world. hello there. well, we should get off to a pretty sunny start across easter

with sunshine bathing the track, few would have predicted this, nico hulkenberg's renault smashing into almost dire consequences. this is why the formula one brought in the halo safety device. it protected charles leclerc as alonso flew over him. all three were able to walk unaided from the shattered carbon fibre. while they were nursing their pride, lewis hamilton's was also being damaged. the championship leader started from pole, but was passed by rival sebastian vettel before the safety car came out following the crash. when racing resumed, the briton failed to retake the lead. unable to catch the ferrari, he had to settle for second place. with vettel‘s victory cutting hamilton's advantage to 17 points, it was a day when f1 was shaken at the start and stirred at the finish. lewis pushed very hard, especially in the first. towards the end we could turn everything down a bit and control the pace, but yes, great weekend. we ultimately performed quite well this weekend, but he drove past me like i wasn't even there on the straights. so we've got to keep pushing as hard as we can to try

the 23—year—old spaniard is curently on loan to renault from red bull.ream come true. a majority of nations inside the international tennis federation have voted to change the davis cup, from it's usual season—long model to an 18—team season—ending event. the lawn tennis association was opposed to the move. super league leaders st helens responded to back—to—back defeats by fighting off a spirited comeback by wakefield trinity in the super 8s. regan grace rounded off the scoring in the 36—16 win at belle vue. great britain have won 7 medals on the fourth day of action at the world para swimming european championships in dublin. paralympic champion hannah russell won her second gold of the championships, while alice tai was also a winner as kate grey reports... tonight was all about the backstroke as six a british swimmers winning medals in their respective categories and a standup performer had to be in the backstroke, beating the rest of the field by nine seconds and tai has that title under her belt she has high standards for the coming years. i said b

the 37—year—old spaniard has been in f1 for 17 years and won the title in 2005 and 2006 with renault,e motorsport‘s triple crown by winning the monaco grand prix, the le mans 2a hour and indy 500. he's won the first two so is expected to secure a drive in the us as he looks to become only the second driver to achieve the feat after british driver graham hill. celtic have been knocked out of the champions league in the third qualifying round after losing 2—1 on the night and 3—2 on aggregate to aek athens. brendan rodgers' side went 2—0 down just after half time and despite a goalfrom scott sinclair it was the greek side who progressed, while elsewhere three other former winners went through with ajax, benfica and red star belgrade moving to the final round before the competition proper, but it was the scottish champions who failed to join them. real madrid will play their first competitive game without cristiano ronaldo when they take on city rivals atletico madrid in the uefa super cup in estonia on wednesday. real have won just one of their past 10 la liga meetings with atletico but

retire from formula one at the end of the season. and the world title in both 2005 and 2006 with renaultrm embrace, your energy, there is nothing like. there is nothing like. year while i am driving at my best is how i want to be remembered. is how i want to be remembered. introducing me to so many cultures, languages, wonderful people. languages, wonderful people. for having been my life. having been my life. i know you love me, be certain that i love you too. we love you too. com/sport. wednesday sport briefing. at a retirement video that was. —— what. bringing hidden parts of the nation's past to the surface. and they've made hundreds of new discoveries. some of the features are already disappearing as rain falls. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito explains. 0k, martin. we've found an edge within the boundary. triple ditch. archaeologists. and this long, hot summer has revealed some lost landmarks. this is tixall, in staffordshire. look to the right. we can now see the outline of a lost manor house. and in 0xfordshire, a prehistoric settlement has come into full view. has its secre

directly impacted le clerc‘s head when his maclaren was shunted into the air by nico hulkenberg's renaultre. whiting says it would have taken a "miracle" for him to avoid a fatal injury if the halo hadn't been in place. there was a brilliant weekend for british basketball, as the men won the wheelchair basketball world championships, beating the usa in the final. hugh woozencroft‘s been speaking to a couple of members of the team — greg warburton and george bates. we've heard a whole year of training building up to this and we all believed that we could do it, so when the final buzzer went, i felt more of a relief, and obviously elation for winning the world championships, that we have actually managed to do it. what was it like? iagree, managed to do it. what was it like? i agree, relief, managed to do it. what was it like? iagree, relief, allthe managed to do it. what was it like? i agree, relief, all the work you have put in over the last year or so, it really isjust a relief. that is the elation first of all but the relief of realising you have a little bit of time to stop and think a

red bull racing have confirmed that frenchman pierre gasly will replace renault—bound daniel ricciardos competing in his first full season in formula one with red bull'sjunior team toro rosso. he'lljoin max verstappen at the milton keynes—based outfit. while british prospect lando norris will have his first taste of an f1 weekend as he replaces fernando alonso in first practise for this weekend's belgian grand prix. he's believed to be vying with stoffel vandoorne for the second seat at mclaren next season. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, news editor at the free market think tank the institute of economic affairs, and henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times. welcome to you both. thank you for being with us. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's ta ke let's take a look at them now. the ft leads with the crisis in venezuela, as authorities issued new banknotes in a bid to try and stem hyper—inflation. lord hag

business in iran any launch of companies including french energy producing and commonly found to renault have already suspended investment funds this david to fund that in chateau who some smaller businesses say they'll continue to tap into the iranian market the town of shot to ruin the valves the log dates back to the middle ages at first glance its streets in architecture market as a classic of the region but delve deeper and you come across a suburb that comes straight out of the us of a the biggest american military base in europe used to be housed here the former nato headquarters has been taken over by the french cosmetics company. they're selling more than nine hundred thousand dollars worth of ikrima and moisturizer to the islamic republic of iran there's a rise in demand for its products by the younger generation both women and men and not just in tehran but right across the country. the president of the company proudly told me she counts hillary clinton as a fan and she will not bow to the pressure from washington to stop trading with iran we have tried to value this risk. and

he is currently on loan at renault from red bull. it isa on loan at renault from red bull.onship and said it was a childhood dream tojoin mclaren. alonso said he was stepping down from the team at the end of the season. from the team at the end of the season. that is all the sport for now. more on the bbc sport website. do not forget, all the big stories coming up at 6:30pm. many thanks indeed. we will see you later on. more now on the death of the singer aretha franklin — known as the queen of soul — who has died at her home in detroit at the age of 76 — after being ill with cancerfor sometime. we are going to discuss her life and legacy. karen mav is currently playing the lead role of effie white in the west end hit musical dreamgirls, which takes its inspiration from the history of the motown record label. karen is here with me now. you personally have been inspired as the singer by aretha franklin. her career is indescribable in the things she achieved. i remember growing up and hearing her voice. i never heard a voice like it. with what i do right now she is definitely

germany's best selling electric vehicle is starting its second run the upgraded renault zoe is getting a new engine with an extra twelve kilowatt some power but no extra weight or no it's also. promising a three hundred kilometer range for it measured on the new and more realistic a w l t p ten cycle. worse alona is spain's second largest city it's a teeming metropolis with a population over five million in the greater metro area that means lots of cars and lots of traffic. from the supply of parking spots fall short of the demand and stop and go traffic during rush hour fills the air with exhaust. my goal with the bicycle i have to be nice shiny to tell you. it's a part of big city life but doesn't have to be a fact of it barcelona is open to new mobility concepts. the peers are a one building houses a lot of startups among them is the say at metropolis lab barcelona part of c. it's a bid to become a mobility service provider that fifteen employees develop software and apps to make life a little easier for residents and commuters alike transportation has to be fast comfortable and fue

with sunshine bathing the track, few would have predicted this, hulkenberg's renault slamming into thehy the formula one brought in the halo safety device. all three were able to walk unaided from the shattered carbon fibre. while they we re shattered carbon fibre. while they were nursing their pride, lewis hamilton's was also being damaged. the championship leader started from pole but was passed by rival sebastian vettel before the safety car came out following the crash. when racing resumed, britain failed to retake the lead. unable to catch the ferrari, he had to settle for second place —— the briton. with sebastian vettel‘s victory cutting hamilton's advantage, it was a day when f1 was shaken at the start and stirred at the finish. it was very strong at the start, but yes, a great weekend. we both dahmer ultimately perform quite well this weekend, but when he drove past me, like, i wasn't live there on the straights. so we got to keep pushing as hard as we can, to see if we can catch up, but, that's all i can say. for the first time in nearly a0 years, a round of the motogp world

renault the comic is from france the german car and truck manufacturer dime already saying that it's putting expansion plans on hold and then lots of small and medium interest prizes that have set up shop there and it takes two years or more for your investments to start to flourish and they don't think their returns and they're having to pull out and we know that the european union is offering compensation to legitimate businesses which suffer losses in iran due to the u.s. sanctions you know our correspondent in brussels last night terry shoals she told us that what is promised may very well not be close to what is delivered to me does the european union doesn't have the economic power to withstand these u.s. sanctions i mean we don't have. a united states of europe do week we heard from your guest earlier that we do have political unity as far as opinions go on how this should be dealt with but the economic front is very different and. these european companies just can't risk their u.s. business that's what it comes down to i mean the iranian market is huge we've got eighty millio

for me we're now in red bull driver daniel ricardo is leaving the team to join renault next season straightens move comes as a surprise just before if one's august break he's currently fourth in the championship and has been with red bulls twenty three. danny pedrosa will say goodbye to motor g.p. at the end of the season having never been world champion but he could still edit to use tell you of race wins the spaniard was fastest in open practice at the czech grand prix and burn a victory in any of the last ten races will mean he's talked at least one podium in twelve consecutive seasons meanwhile moto three championship leader jorge martin is unlikely to race on sunday after fracturing his hand. the number one ranked players in both the men's and women's draw have been knocked out of the badminton the world championships in nanjing women's number one ties a unit lost for only the second time in thirty seven matches this year china has he been joe denying the taiwanese and sealing a first world semi of her career it is time is full for the final defeat in a row at this level. denmark's defend

for me we're now in red bull driver daniel ricardo is leaving the team to join renault next season your straightens move comes as a surprise just before if one's august break he's currently fourth in the championship and has been with red bulls twenty. danny pedrosa will say goodbye to motor g.p. at the end of the season having never been world champion but he could still edit to use tell you of race wins the spaniard was fastest in open practice at the czech grand prix and burn a victory in any of the last ten races will mean he's talked at least one podium in twelve consecutive seasons meanwhile moto three championship leader jorge martin is unlikely to race on sunday after fracturing his hand the number one ranked players in both the men's and women's draw have been knocked out of the badminton the world championships in then joining women's number one ties you know last for only the second time in thirty seven matches this year china has he been just denying the taiwanese and sealing a first world semi of her career it was times fourth quarter final defeat in a row at this level. de

to after the shock announcement that longtime red bull driver down the condo will be driving for renault next season ricardo has driven for red bull since two thousand and thirteen where he's won seven races and made twenty nine podium finishes they know who have struggled since rejoining formula one three years ago and will be hoping the australian canvas still wore them to their full monty henri they coude the looks set to replace carlos signed from on the event team. and now for cricket yes cricket on d.w. the first test between england and india has seen england collapse to one hundred eighty all out in their second innings india now have a great chance to wrap up the win ishant sharma was the best of india's bowlers in birmingham taking five wickets india need one ninety four to win and they're currently on fifty four with seven wickets remaining not a something different some could call it a sport at germany's famous viken heavy metal festival has kicked off with music fans from around the world descending on the village now hamburg topping the bill this year british rock legend ju

for me we're now in red bull driver daniel ricardo is leaving the team to join renault next season your straightens move comes as a surprise just before if one's august break he's currently fourth in the championship and has been with red bulls twenty three. danny pedrosa will say goodbye to motor g.p. at the end of the season having never been world champion but he could still edit to use tell you of race wins the spaniard was fastest in open practice at the czech grand prix in bern no victory in any of the last ten races will mean he's talked at least one podium in twelve consecutive seasons meanwhile moto three championship leader jorge martin is unlikely to race on sunday after fracturing his hand the number one ranked players in both the men's and women's draw have been knocked out of the badminton the world championships in men joining women's number one ties unit last for only the second time in thirty seven matches this year china's he'd been just denying the taiwanese and sealing a first world semi of her career it was ties fourth quarter final defeat in a row at this level. de

of the big european companies reassessing ties to iran include french oil giant total, car—maker renault german engineering firm siemens. now,the eu put in place a blocking statute to try and protect them but it's unclear how effective it will be. thank you. amir paivar, business correspondent for bbc persian. thank you forjoining us. we will focus on the european aspect in a moment, but first of all, we have seen moment, but first of all, we have seen the impact of sanctions have had before they come in, now they are there, is it going to make a discernible further difference. what we have seen so far, it was in anticipation of the sanctions. they will take effect today and we will have practical, real impact of them hitting the iranian economy. forget about the currency which has lost half of its value already, which is very, very important, because it has triggered hyperinflation and will probably also translate into a recession. for example, the car industry, right now, the second largest employer in the iranian economy after oil and gas and has the second—largest share of the uraniu

he would drive in renault.d on her return to international competitions ten months after giving birth to her second child. she victory won the c-s. that second child. she victory won the c—5. that was in italy. adam peaty has been in impressive form at the european championships. he broke the championship record in the 100 metre breaststroke heat. this is his first international championship wood competition since the commonwealth games back in april where he was beaten for the first time in four yea rs. beaten for the first time in four years. since that wake—up call, he has been working hard. very controlled. we had a plan. how do we get back to these fast heat swims? how do we control the emotions to last for six, seven days. add in the leopards going to be eight or nine days. for me, i went out in the morning, used the crowd and enjoyed it. that is something i have been missing for the past couple of months. this is the real me and hopefully i will make a statement again and then tomorrow who knows? and thi

driver daniel ricciardo has announced that he will leave red bull at the end of the season to join renaultnship with two wins so far this season. leon reid has been cleared to run for ireland at the european championships after the iaaf granted his international transfer. reid represented britain at youth level, but as his late mother was born in belfast, he had the possibility of switching. he won a commonwealth games 200metre bronze medal for northern ireland in april. former england spinner monty panesar has written to counties asking for a trial as he bids to revive his career. panesar has had well documented off field problems — he was released by essex in 2015 and then played briefly for northants. since then, he's been out of the professional game and is currently playing club cricket. now, the story of london 2012 paralympic rowing champion david smith is one we've followed closely on sportsday in recent years. he's returned to compete despite having surgery four times on a life—threatening spinal tumour. he will find out next week whether it has returned. brennan nicholls has been

of renault nissan and prince albert of monaco himself. trust and confidence stuart gulliver group chief executive of the british bank h.s.b.c. was an early member of the board of directors but both the bank ended c.e.o. came under allegations of tax evasion is also why you felt the need as a whole called. to create panamanian company first of all there was no tax advantage will purpose whatsoever to the company as a matter of fact there was no tax purpose to it it was a panamanian nominee and city concerns are fairly well you have to criticise it purely to get me previously within my own company you do understand how this looks today. i understand that it looks puzzling to people and i understand it looks. and and it looks difficult and suggests the points of being of the reasons related to times but there were not. it was. so slow incredible. this hearing in front of the treasury select committee of the british parliament gave rise to an article in the guardian the daily accuse stuart gulliver of having a secret seven million dollar acco

carmakers dialer and renault dropping plans to invest in iran along with deutsche telekom.ing venezuela as failing economy, an increase to gas prices and introduction of a new currency that comes with a 3000% increase to the minimum wage. critics say the changes make matters worse. without the new reforms, they photographed how much everyday items currently cost, toilet paper would cost 2.6 million and a kilogram comes in at 3 million. that is scary. economists warned inflation in venezuela could hit 1 million%. first lady milania trump planning her first official solo trip through several african countries in october. the first lady said she is excited to educate herself on issues facing children and learning about its rich culture and history. she recently launched the us-based effort focused on the well-being of children. an emotional reunion decades after being ripped apart corrosive separated by the korean war are finally united. that is next. the wrinkles. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on... is staying happy and healthy. so, i add protein, vitamins

the impact of auto tariffs let's get a check on the european automakers not responding that much renault is tractually higher. >>> the michael cohen and paul manafort news will get the headlines today. do not lose sight of something else important from d.c., the start of potentially contentious trade talks between the united states and china which kick off in washington. let's get to eunice yoon in china with more on that side >> thank you very much i'm at the perfect place to talk to you about trade today i'm at a chinese factory that exports primarily to the united states starting today in washington the chinese vice commerce minister will meet with u.s. officials to try to break the impasse on the ongoing trade dispute with the united states. the foreign ministry said they hope for a good outcome. this factory makes candle holders and lights the owner said his expectations are low for the talks, but that he also is very hopeful that there will be some sort of break through. the reason is because this company is being slammed by tariffs. he said a couple weeks ago he got a letter from

>> we had some little french renault tanks, designed and built in france.hey entered into combat under american command, under george s. patton's command. toward the latter end of the summer and autumn of 1918, and in the mis argonne. the tanks that you see on the battlefield are french-manned tanks. >> what went right for the americans in these first major engagements that they were involved in? and what went wrong? >> what's astonishing in terms of what went right is the quality of the troops. whether they're marines or soldiers. they were very aggressive. they were very determined. they fought very hard whether in the offensive or defensive. the germans thought sometimes well the americans should just give up. they put us in difficult situations. we didn't give up. even draftees fought tooth and nail. what didn't go well is that the tactics were very primitive. we had not learned as much as we thought we had. and our assault tactics in particular, we would attack in dense waves as the marines did on june 6th. and take terrible casualties. >> we'll talk a

going to win but i think the great position to be and we do have our stars you know schulman like renault lavelle in the pool vault or who can silence a stadium when he's competing and of course that lasts for an hour not just ten seconds of it in bold. well there's a lot going on at the pit lane in the nascar race in joaquin's glen denny hamlin a little too eager to get moving again here he took out various pieces of kit and some of his own pit crew where to chase elliott also keeping his crew on the tires he was a man in a hurry went on to win the first race of his career. now a man with an incredible twenty four world championships titles to his name is added to his trophy collection frenchman and swann albo has dominated windsurfing slalom discipline since one thousand nine hundred ninety four we also holds the world speed record for wind powered cycling is out by winning all four races at the slalom world cup in the canary islands are slowing down for him at the age of forty six. looking for now let's get back to barber in london and he thank you and that is it for me barbara starr a

directly impacted le clerc‘s head when his mclaren was shunted into the air by nico hulkenberg's renault, the drivers involved were quick to react to the crash after the race. charles leclerc tweeted. .. "frustrating. never been a fan of the halo but i have to say that let's have a look at some of today's other sports headlines. surrey stars have won the t20 women's super league, beating loughbrough lightening in the final at the county ground. lizelle lee lead the way early on getting herself six 6's and 104 runs but with loughbrough chasing 184 to win, they struggled to keep the pace, with surrey comfortably wrapping up the win by 66 runs. somerset beat nottinghamshire in their delayed t20 blast quarterfinal. the match was postponed yesterday because of heavy rain. and captain lewis gregory scored 60 from 24 balls to help somerset reach finals day, where they'll play sussex in the semifinals. there's been a blow for wasps today with the news fly—half jimmy gopperth could be out for up to nine months. he's has had knee ligament reconstruction surgery after getting injured in a preseason

french carmarkers psa and renault have suspended their operations as has total — the french energy gianting the company simply can't do business in a country with secondary sanctions. he sent this stark warning injune — the reality is that the capital of the world today is in the hands of the us". a second wave of sanctions will hit in november and are expected to hurt even more, targeting iran's oil sector. us national security adviser john bolton told reporters today washington wants iranian oil imports at zero. here's a bit more of what he said. we think these distinctions are biting already and will continue to bite and cause significant economic consequences for iran. bush is bringing a page from an article on press tv. sanctions violate international law‘ and says the measures infringe trade sovereignty. and in the past couple of hours iran's foreign minister retaliated with this tweet. tweet @jzarif "ta ntrums & capped tweets really fighting talk to there. blanket sanctions are being felt in all sectors — from iran's global pistachio trade to exports of its iconic persian rug. bbc

other businesses have also left iran — from car maker renault and daimler to companies like deutscheelations, manuel lafont rapnouil. various emmanuel macron promising to keep the iran deal alive and yet the french government cannot find a way to keep the biggest french company in it. yes, that is the main issue. the deal is still alive in terms of iran, playing with it but the reason they came to the deal is they wanted sanctions released and the fact the us sanctions are going to deprive iran from the kind of economic benefits it was looking for is actually a problem for those who wa nted actually a problem for those who wanted to keep iran in the deal and with compliance with its international commitments. what european leaders have tried to set up european leaders have tried to set up in terms of tools and instruments to prevent the european companies to comply with un sanctions, we are not sure right now it is working very well because you see a number of european companies coming out from the iranian markets which is a problem not just the iranian markets which is a problem not

daniel ricciardo has caused quite the stir in the f1 drivers‘ market by leaving red bull tojoin renault. he's expected to be replaced by carlos sainz or pierre gasly. england's georgia hall is just one shot off the lead at the halfway stage of the women's british open. she's yet to drop a shot at royal lytham this week and four more birdies took her to 9—under par as she looks for her first major title. but canada's brooke henderson hit the shot of the day — a hole—in—one on the 9th. and won a case of sparkling wine, which she gave to the reporters at her post—round press conference. great britain's medal tally at the european championships is expected to rise today. they have one gold so far, thanks to laura kenny, katie archibald, elinor barker and neah evans in the women's team pursuit on the cycling track in glasgow. emily kay took silver in the women's10km scratch race, the men's team pursuit quartet won bronze, and there was bronze for hannah miley in the swimming pool. so, where will the medal chances come today? at lunchtime the focus will fall on the rowers going for gold in th

he won the title in 2005 and 2006 with renault and he says it is time for change after 17 yea rs says ambition to win the monaco grand prix, the le monde 2a—hour and the indy500, the last of which is the only one he has not yet won. he would become only the second driver to achieve that feat after graham hill. celtic have to score tonight in the second leg of their champions league qualifier in athens. it is 1—1 from the first leg against day two athens, the greeks with an all—important away goal. striker mousa dembele returns from injury. that despite the team needed a goal, he is not going to start. former world champion tyson fury has again been calling out his heavyweight rival deontay wilder as his comeback continues with a fight this weekend against francesco pierrej it is just tyson fury‘s second fight back after a troubled some two years which saw him battle depression and an anti—doping case. deontay wilder is going to be ringside and negotiations for the two to meet in december are at an advanced stage. should tyson fury win, then one of the division's superfights win, then

daniel ricciardo has caused quite the stir in the f1 drivers' market by leaving red bull tojoin renaultoup of 57 women have set a new skydiving world record in ukraine. that's the highest number of people to get into and then change formation three times during a dive — and it all happened in just 90 seconds. they beat the previous record by one. some very impressive co—ordination. what shape have a created? is it a star formation? it is. real daredevil stock. i thought you might have a go at that, given you did knife throwing in and broke yesterday. not quite. well be with there. i was near it. yesterday. not quite. well be with there. iwas near it. -- yesterday. not quite. well be with there. i was near it. -- well, you we re there. i was near it. -- well, you were there. i would do it once. once is enough. i have not done it, i would like to. the time is 6:40 a.m.. lawyers for the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein are trying to have criminal charges against him dropped because they claim he was in a long—term, romantic relationship with one of the women he's accused of raping

daniel ricciardo has caused quite the stir in the f1 drivers' market, by leaving red bull tojoin renault. he's expected to be replaced by carlos sainz or pierre gasly. that would be nice, rock at to one of those. not good on speed bumps, great cornering this topic —— great cornering. 7:a1am is the time. the start of august means we're in the peak of the summer festival season. there are events taking place in fields and parks across the country this weekend but only one with the magic combination of cbbc favourites and international music stars. cbbc‘s summer social is a festvial for 6—12 year olds taking place at croxteth country park in liverpool. ricky boleto is there for us as day two of the festival gets underway. i feel are joining ifeelarejoining in ifeel arejoining in this i feel are joining in this situation going in on behind you.” i feel are joining in this situation going in on behind you. i am not sure i am brave enough or thatjust yet. give me an hour or two and am a chinese brilliant girls. these are the merseyside girls. we are at the cbbc‘s summer social, it is going on

he‘ll drive alongside nico hulkenberg at renault.the year before even though it saw a hugejump in profits. the company insists it pays what is required, and is investing heavily in the uk. earlier our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones gave us update on this. it is about the share scheme that amazon has. just about everybody in the business gets given shares. they make big profits on those shares, because the share price has risen and amazon is allowed to write that off — in the tax code, it is allowed to write that off against its tax. they are saying a couple of things. they are saying we pay all the tax due, we are complying with all the tax laws everywhere we operate. and it is making the point they have invested billions in the uk and created thousands of new jobs. but what high street retailers are saying is they have got another concern that high street retailers are all paying business rates. amazon pays hardly any of them, they are saying it is not a level playing field. let‘s get more now on that warning from govern

this prosecution renault is trying to nail him on the fact that he made false statements and he covered crimes. thatr: thank you for your was bloomberg sahil kapur with an update on those elections today. let's recap the tesla news as well. shares are halted. we did have a tweet from elon musk who sent the stock hurt -- surging. he wrote he may take the carmaker private at $420 a share. he says he does have the funding lined up. more of that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ taylor: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm taylor riggs. it is time for our sector spdr report and the stock of the hour. today we are focused on the consumer discretionary report as you can see, the fourth best reporter, up 6/10 of 1%. sort of echoes the risk on feeling we are having today. it is led by the retailers, audio -- autos, and media stocks. when we look at the stocks moving in the sector, with about the screen. disney, we are waiting earnings. we are waiting on growth in the film business as they go ahead with the merger of fox's assets. domestic box office sales looking to rise 60%. home depot is another one a

the 23—year—old is currentlky on loan at renault from red bull and has signed what mclaren descibe assday that he was stepping down from the team at the end of the season. and team sky riders geraint thomas and chris froome have confirmed that they will take part in the tour of britain. thomas says he knew he wanted to be involved in the race as soon as he'd won the tour de france. the tour of britain starts in wales on september second. that's all the sport for now. we will see you again in the next bar. the us president donald trump has revoked the security clearance of the former director of the cia, john brennan. mr brennan has regularly been critical of the president, and the white house claims mr brennan has been using his access to sensitive information to undermine him. mr brennan says it's part of a broader effort by president trump to suppress freedom of speech and punish his critics. peter bowes reports. good afternoon. the announcement came out of the blue at a previously unscheduled media briefing at the white house. historically, top officials keep their security credent

many lot larger companies though including the french energy producer total and the car manufacturer renault have already suspended investment plans as they reach eighty reports though from shutter who some smaller businesses say they will continue to tap into the evening in work at the town of chateau ruin the valve the log dates back to the middle ages at first glance its streets in architecture market as a classic of the region but delve deeper and you come across a suburb that comes straight out of the us of a the biggest american military base in europe used to be housed here the former nato headquarters has been taken over by the french cosmetics company. they're selling more than nine hundred thousand dollars worth of eye cream and moisturizer to the islamic republic of iran there's a rise in demand for its products by the younger generation both women and men and not just in to run but right across the country the president of the company proudly told me she counts hillary clinton as a fan and she will not bow to the pressure from washington to stop trading with iran. we have tried t