our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones has more details.her today. 2007, and steve jobs unveils apple's iphone. 2008 and the first android phones are unveiled. what has followed, according to 0fcom, is a decade where we have become increasingly dependent on our smartphones. we are using them in all sorts of ways throughout the day. three quarters of people questioned said they could not live without one. ten years ago we had many different devices, we had mp3 players to listen to music, satellite navigation systems to take us satellite navigation systems to take us around, today all of that is compact it into one device and now eight out of ten of us own a smart phone and really spend our entire lives on a smartphone. ofcom's researchers at how addicted we are too smart phones. 40% of people check their phones within five minutes of waking up. the average person looks at the phone every 12 minutes and spent an average of two hours and 28 minutes a day it using it. but just how hours and 28 minutes a day it using it. butjust how to use them,

our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, has more details.s apple's iphone. 2008, and the first android phones are unveiled. what's followed, according to ofcom, is a decade where we've become increasingly dependent on our smartphones. we're using them in all sorts of ways throughout the day, and three quarters of people questioned said they couldn't live without one. ten years ago, we had many different devices. we had mp3 players to listen to music. we had satellite navigation systems to take us around. today, all of that is compacted into one device, and now eight in ten of us own a smartphone, and really spend our entire lives on that smartphone. ofcom's research shows how addicted we are to smartphones. 40% of people check their phones within five minutes of waking up. the average person looks at their phone every 12 minutes, and spends an average of two hours and 28 minutes a day using it. one thing we're not doing so much on our phones is talking. the number of mobile voice calls has fallen, for the first time ever. rory cellan—jones,

rory cellan—jones, bbc news.dia's batsmen on the second day of the first test at edgbaston. the tourists made steady progress this morning, before surrey bowler sam curran took three wickets for just eight runs. but india's captain virat kohli responded with an impressive 149, and they were eventually all out for 274. england, in theirsecond innings, are 9—1, 22 runs ahead. at the women's hockey world cup in london tonight, england, the hosts, are out. in the last hour, they lost their quarter final against the reigning champions, the netherlands. but ireland have reached the semi—finals for the first time. jo currie has more. it may be possible to take the summer's good weather for granted, but sporting success remains a little more mercurial. in their effort to emerge from the crowd, england and ireland would need to handle the heat and keep their cool. just try telling their fans that. a united ireland, ranked 16th in the world, a team given little chance on hockey‘s biggest stage. unlikely quarterfinalists ag

rory cellan—jones, bbc news.h 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 to their first innings total this morning as they were bowled out for 287 on the second day of the first test against india at edgbaston. but the hosts fo

rory cellan—jones, bbc news. from the sunday times. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with tomasz. hello. in the way that we have got right now across the southern part of the uk isn't quite as intense as it was last time, but it is still very hot and it is going to peak on friday when temperatures across some southern part of the uk could hit 33 degrees. that will probably be around london, low to mid— 30sjust about you could call it. a cross some northern and eastern parts of the country we could seek to riches in the high 20s, especially around lincolnshire. pretty hot for this pa rt lincolnshire. pretty hot for this part of the world. in scotland, generally speaking, we are talking about 23 are fairly similar values in northern ireland as well. 0bviously in northern ireland as well. obviously the heat is reserved for southern areas, coming out of spain and portugal, france, also spreading to other parts of the continent. the really extremely hot air will be reserved

rory cellan—jones, bbc news. 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 talking about moving beyond those emergency levels back to something more normal. more normal is 2%, 3% or 4% thomas we are talking about 0.75%, so still low but none

rory cellan—jones reports. going to make some history together today. 2007, and steve jobs unveils apple's iphone. 2008, and the first android phones are unveiled. what has followed, according to 0fcom, is a decade where we've become increasingly dependent on our smartphones. we're using them in all sorts of ways throughout the day, and three quarters of people questioned said they couldn't live without one. ten years ago, we had many different devices. we had mp3 players to listen to music. we had satellite navigation systems to take us around. today, all of that is compacted into one device, and now eight in ten of us own a smartphone, and really spend our entire lives on that smartphone. 0fcom's research shows how addicted we are to smartphones. 40% of people check their phones within five minutes of waking up. the average person looks at their phone every 12 minutes, and spends an average of two hours and 28 minutes a day using it. butjust how to use them, where and for how long is still a matter of debate.

rory cellan—jones, bbc news. 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 you on the underground. if you are looking at your phone while you are walking, that is not a good idea, but people do it at the moment all the time. there is

our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is here. 0ne one wonders how this is possible.use and delivery operation and that has seen profits rise sharply. in 2016 they were 2a million and the following year they we re million and the following year they were up to 72 million. meanwhile, the tax bill has gone down from 7.4 million in 2016 to just 4.6 billion last year. the reason for that is a scheme where amazon gives all of its employees free shares, they have done well reaping big profits for the employees and amazon is about to set that off against tax. the company says it pays all the tax thatis company says it pays all the tax that is due and is investing in the uk. its rivals on the high street are not worried about the tax, they are not worried about the tax, they are worried about the business rates they are paying, far more than something like amazon and they say it is not a level playing field. thank you. president trump has responded to claims, he was late for his meeting with the queen, on his uk visit last month. at a rally in pennsylvania, he said it went "f

our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is with me. the figures? this is about one part of amazon's operations in the uk, amazon services uk, the warehouse and delivery system that delivers parcels notjust for amazon but for a bunch of other sellers. it has seen a big rise in profits, up from £24 million in 2016 up to 72 million in 2017, but over the same period, its tax bill has gone down and it actually paid less than that because some of the tax ended up being deferred. but a lot of this falling tax paid is about to share scheme that amazon has, just about everybody in the business gets given shares, they have made big profits in those shares because the price has risen and amazon is allowed to write that off, it is in the tax code, allowed to write it off against its tax. so what is the company saying about this? they are saying a couple of things, they pay all the tax they are due and are compliant everywhere they operate and making the point they have invested billions in the uk and created thousands of newjobs, but what high str

rory cellan—jones has been to meet one family, to see how technology has changed their lives. for instagram. meet the family and a home full of smartphones and tablets which have transformed the way they live. smartphones and tablets which have transformed the way they livelj have a smartphone. i'm kirsten, i have a smartphone. i'm kirsten, i have a smartphone. i'm kirsten, i have a smartphone. i'm alice and i'm too small. dad how do you yours mart phone? i use it to check e-mail and text messages. how has it changed your life. ? made me become a more independent person, i am visually impaired soi independent person, i am visually impaired so i with use my phone to do more tasks than i could previously and it enables me to navigate safely. mum how do you use your?s i use it to wake me up, tell us your?s i use it to wake me up, tell us the weather so we can plan or day, to do all the shopping, so i don't have to drag you guys round the supermarket every week. andre makes a living from composing music, the technology for visually impaired people on smartphones has given him a wh

rory cellan—jones, our technology correspondent, is here.aten off all of those silicon rivals. how has apple managed to do this? is it all down to the iphone? i think it is. managed to do this? is it all down to the iphone? ithink it is. back injanuary to the iphone? ithink it is. back in january 2007 i to the iphone? ithink it is. back injanuary 2007 i was in san francisco, when a man in a familiar uniform climbed onstage, the black turtleneck sweater, jeans, steve jobs told us he was going to make history that morning. of course, he did. he unveiled the iphone. we have been talking a lot this week about a decade of disruption caused by the smartphone. it began, really, in 2007. i have been looking back at the value of apple then, and it was at around $100 billion. 0ver the value of apple then, and it was at around $100 billion. over the last decade or so, it has appreciated tenfold. that is because the iphone has been the single most profitable product ever created. it has been worth more in terms of profit than something like the jumbo je

rory cellan—jones has been to meet one family, to see how technology has changed their lives.artphone. i'm kirsten, i have a smartphone. i'm alice and i'm too small. dad, how do you your smart phone? i use it to check e—mail and text messages. how has it changed your life? made me become a more independent person, i am visually impaired so i with use my phone to do more tasks than i could previously and it enables me to navigate safely. mum, how do you use yours? i use it to wake me up, tell us the weather so we can plan our day and do all the shopping don't have to drag you guys round the supermarket every week. andre makes a living from composing music, the technology for visually impaired people on smartphones has given him a whole new way of working. and 2.28. but 0fcom says we have all become dependent all become dependent on our phones over the last decade. the average person spends 2 hours and 20 minutes a day on their phone. 71% of users say they never turn it off, while 78% say they couldn't live without it. this report shows that generally we are pretty happy with th

rory cellan—jones, bbc news.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. he was found dead amid the ashes. the fires, and the battle to stop them, rage on. so far this year, nearly 5 million acres have been scorched in the us, a mill

earlier our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones gave us update on this.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 governor of the bank of england, mark carney, who has said that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is "uncomfortably high". mr carney told the bbc that such an outcome would be highly "undesirable", and the uk and eu should do all things to avoid it. however, he said planning for "difficult circumstances" had been undertaken. so what would happen in the event of a no—deal brexit? our reality check correspondent chris morris has been looking at what the impact would be on the uk‘s food supply. the uk has more supermarkets per head than any other country