Business should always be done on commercial planes. So when it comes to how hes going to persuade his supporters that hes the man in charge, that he is going to continue to rail against the elite and he can sort out his own cabinet, he needs to have shown that his own Health Secretary is following the rules. He is said to have been absolutely furious with mr price. And here we are, friday evening in washington, and yet another resignation. I think the other problem with this scandal is that it has been a huge distraction for the white house. Youve had several attempts at healthcare reform. Youve got a hurricane crisis in puerto rico and also donald trump is trying to reform taxes here in the United States. All the while hes doing it, the republicans and democrats are still not coming on board. So here he has now a Health Secretary and other members of his cabinet using private planes during government business and simply mr price had to go. The treasury secretary steve mnuchin, the interior secretary and the environment chief, all three members of cabinet are under investigation for their private plane use. Now, so far thats still under investigation. There are allegations that newspapers have been digging and posting a number of. Certainly times when each of those members of cabinet have used private planes. When it comes to that kind of usage, its something that donald trump supporters, the blue collar workers, are just simply not going to support. So donald trump will probably be looking at that too. This is also not following the rules. And a number of the people that he hired onto his team have been wealthy bankers, or people with wealthy backgrounds. So when theyre seen swanning around in a private plane seats, it doesnt look good for donald trump. The other issue is this is the 14th member of Donald Trumps administration to resign or be fired since he took office. The rest have been members of the white house administration, this is the first cabinet member. But to lose 1a members of your administration in such a short time doesnt look good. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Thousands of catalan separatists have held a final rally ahead of sundays planned referendum on independence from spain. The head of the Regional Government told the crowd he believed catalonia would become a sovereign nation. Madrids trying to block the vote, claiming it is unconstitutional. The us has warned americans not to travel to cuba and pulled half the staff from its embassy in havana after a series of sonic attacks. More than 20 people have suffered symptoms, including deafness, dizziness and brain trauma. The cause remains a mystery. Preparations are underway for the start of an agreed ceasefire in colombia between Government Forces and the National Liberation army, or the eln. The commander of the rebel group, known as gabino, issued an order to his fighters to trigger the ceasefire on sunday, to run until mid january. Both sides have been in peace talks in ecuador since february. The United Nations is to send war crimes investigators to yemen, after a compromise agreement overcame objections from saudi arabia. The Un Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution that will establish, what is described as, a group of eminent regional and International Experts to examine all violations committed by all parties in the conflict. Ryanair says its agreed to implement measures ordered by the uks airline regulator, the caa, to ensure all passengers affected by Flight Cancellations are aware of their rights. Its updated its website, and e mailed customers affected by its decision to ground hundreds of flights in the coming weeks. Stay with us here on bbc news. Still to come celebrations, as radio 1 clocks up 50 years on britains airwaves, but whos still listening . After ten years of low Interest Rates, the governor of the bank of england, has hinted theyre likely to rise in the near future. That could mean as early as november. Mark carney told the bbc, that because of the state of the economy, which is experiencing rising inflation, consumers should expect rates to increase, though he added any hike would be limited and gradual. Heres our economics editor, simonjack. Its been a great decade for borrowers, a miserable one for savers. Interest rates are at their lowest level since the bank of england was founded over 300 years ago. But today, the governor of the bank sent his strongest signal yet that may be about to change. What we have said is that if the economy continues on the track that its been on, and all indications are that it is, in the relatively near term, we can expect that Interest Rates will increase somewhat. The last time rates went up was more than ten years ago, in 2007. Many younger borrowers have never experienced one. So, if it happens, what impact will it have . Well, the most obvious one will be on the 11 million homeowners who have variable rate or tracker mortgages. Those borrowers have an average outstanding mortgage of £116,000. A 0. 25 rise would mean an increase of £15 in monthly mortgage payments. Im actually not very happy about it, because of my mortgage. Im not in a fixed mortgage at the moment. It would be great if they started to pay me more interest in my savings. But why, after a decade of downward moves, is now the right time to reverse direction . I think this is a time where the economy is pretty strong. Especially unemployment is pretty low, so there is a good chance inflationary pressures are growing from that side. And also, inflation is above the banks target, so its a good time to raise rates from the extremely low level where they have been. Consumer debt is also worrying the bank. It grew 10 , to over £200 billion over the last year the highest level since the crisis. Now, these superlow Interest Rates made it cheaper for us to borrow and spend, but all that spending can push up inflation, which is already a bit higher than the bank would like. So perhaps time for an adjustment. There are also folks in the bank here who think its not a bad idea to have a little bit of room between us and zero, to give them more options in the future. The bank has been marking 20 years of independence from government this week. But the governor said there were limits to its power on some of the biggest issues facing the uk. The biggest determinants of the uks medium term prosperity will be the countrys new relationship with the eu, and the series of reforms that that relationship catalyses. Most of the necessary adjustments are real in nature, and therefore not in the gift of monetary policymakers. In english, that means politicians are in the Economic Driving seat now. Only two of nine rate setters voted for a rise last month, so its not a done deal. But its worth bracing ourselves for the first increase in a decade. Simon jack, bbc news. The president of the european commission, jean claude juncker, says miracles are needed, if the brexit negotiations are to move onto the next phase any time soon. Speaking at a summit of eu leaders in estonia, he said he didnt think thered been enough progress, to allow talks on trade to begin before the end of october. But theresa may says shes pleased with whats been achieved so far. 0ur europe correspondent Kevin Connelly reports from the estonian capital. At a military base in estonia, a Prime Minister on a mission. Theresa mays signal that britain will remain an important player in European Defence and security far beyond brexit. The problem, well, getting beyond brexit isnt easy. At the very least, theres a difference of emphasis about how the first rounds of talks are going. Im pleased that the negotiations have been making progress and i look forward to developing that deep and special partnership with the eu, because i think its not only in the interests of the uk, its in the interests of the eu as well. The eccentric staging invited the thought that the remaining eu 27 are singing from the same hymn sheet, as brexit looms. And never far away, a sense of the uk isolated, as the eu presses for more concessions. There will be no sufficient progress from now until october unless miracles will happen. In bilateral meetings like this one, theresa may is trying to broaden the brexit conversation, beyond those difficult divorce talks in brussels. Its not clear to what extent leaders like Angela Merkel are engaging. The next time these leaders meet, brexit will be centre stage and they will be deciding if britain has given enough to persuade them to move the talks on from those difficult separation issues, like money, to a future trade deal, as theresa may would like. For now, the odds are against early progress. When they sit in judgment in three weeks time, theresa may will not be in the room. Kevin connolly, bbc news, tallinn. Theres been another huge rockfall in californias Yosemite National park, a day after a massive granite slab fell from the famous el capitan Vertical Rock formation, killing a british man and seriously injuring his wife. Authorities say the second rockfall in yosemite injured one person who was airlifted to hospital. James cook has the story. It is a climbers worst nightmare. The thunder of a giant rockfall, the second in as many days. We were right under that. We were right under that, and im really afraid that there are people there. This climber filmed the unfolding drama on his helmet camera. The first five rock falls. Perched atop the monolith of el capitan, climbers looked on in awe. The dust lingered for hours. Andrew foster was the victim of the first rockfall. Just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff. His wife, lucy, was injured and taken to hospital. The couple called themselves passionate weekend warriors. The second rockfall rattled several climbers, including rachel evans, whose husband was hurt. Paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospital for treatment. I said the mountains exploding its falling, its falling so we were driving as fast as we could. At the same time, my husband reached up and said, my head, my head, because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. And yet the daring are up again today, including one climber who was just 300 metres from the first deadly rockfall. It definitely worries me that we were standing underneath the rockfall zone like 15 minutes before it happened, or 20 minutes before it happened, but that was just like a stroke of amazing luck that we had to be out of there, you know, atjust the right time. El capitan draws people, lures then in, because it is untamed, because of the risks. This tragedy will not stop them from gambling in the wilderness. Tributes have been paid to the british film maker who was killed whilst working alongside Kurdish Forces fighting so called Islamic State in syria. Mehmet aksoy died when the military base where he was stationed, was attacked by is fighters on tuesday. His sister has described him as a family man, who was committed to the battle forjustice. Shes been speaking to Rickin Majithia from the bbcs asian network. Mehmet aksoy travelled to syria to film alongside the ypg, a kurdish rebel group backed by the United States in its fight against the Islamic State group. We make photo stories, we tell the stories of fighters and civilians. Last weekend he travelled to raqqa, one of the last remaining is strongholds. He upload his arrival to social media, but within days he was ambushed and killed by gunmen. Speaking for the first time, his little sister has paid tribute to her brother. I know that no one will ever forget him, and i would like him to be remembered as a very courageous, loving. He was just perfect. He was kind, he had you know, he always had positive things to say, even if someone thought negative about something, he always had a way to, you know, change their views, or maybe just encourage them. Did you ever encourage him to come home . My mum always did but i never said dont go or dont do this. Maybe i should have, but he was happy there so i didnt try to persuade him. I dont want people to think, 0h, he shouldnt have gone there it was too soon, obviously. He was happy there and that is where he wanted to be. I just want everyone to know that. Hundreds of mourners have turned up to this Kurdish Community centre in north london to pay tribute. The vigil is expected to continue until these bodies repatriated to the uk. The foreign and Commonwealth Office says it has been unable to confirm his whereabouts but has reiterated its advice against travel to syria. Ukip have announced their new leader. His name is henry bolton. The former army officer was elected the partys fourth leader in just over a year. Anti islam campaigner anne marie waters came second. His victory was announced at the partys conference which is taking place in torquay. He addressed the conference and set out ukips plan going forward. Today is not only a crucial day for our party, it is a critical day for our country. We have already heard today from a number of speakers of the importance of holding the government to task for the delivery on that mandate they were given onjune 23 last year which, so far, they have failed to deliver anything. Ladies and gentlemen, brexit is our core task. The cost of repairs to the clock tower housing big ben have doubled to an estimated £61 million. The parliamentary authorities had estimated a cost of £29 million. The repair programme caused controversy when it was announced big ben would only chime on special occasions over the next four years while the works are carried out. Youre watching bbc news, the latest headlines the us Health Secretary, tom price, has resigned amid an outcry over his use of private jets for government travel. The governor of the bank of england gives his clearest signal yet that Interest Rates are set to rise for the first time in ten years. As weve been hearing, cuba says washington acted hastily by deciding to pull out most of its staff from its embassy in havana following mystery sonic attacks on its diplomats. Havana strongly denies involvement in the incidents. Lets get some analysis, joining me live from miami is Collin Laverty from cuba educational travel, a group that specialises in connecting us and cuban citizens. Collin, is this a big step backwards in relations between the two countries . Well, countries . I think well find out in the coming well, i think well find out in the coming weeks and months ahead. I think on the surface, this is incredibly alarming. I think theres a couple of things that are going to cause significant hardship for the us and cuban people. Theres a travel advisory that could negatively affect us travellers going to cuba, which i dont thinks warranted, theres a zero risk for us travellers in cuba, it continues to be one of the safest places in the world so thats completely unnecessary and out of context. With the scaling back of the us embassy, weve already heard from countless cu ba ns weve already heard from countless cubans who are not going to be able to come and visit their family members in the United States. To come and visit their family members in the United Stateslj guess you have an inside track into the more personal stories of cubans and americans wanting to visit. What have cu ba ns and americans wanting to visit. What have cubans and americans been saying to you in terms of this story and ina saying to you in terms of this story and in a wider context, the relations between the two countries . I think from the american perspective, our office has been bombarded with calls today, whether travellers are curious about whether it is safe to go to cuba, and the state Department Press release today indicated there is zero evidence from their investigation that any of these incidents have affected private citizens or will affect private citizens or will affect private citizens. Nevertheless, they included a travel warning. I think americans are curious about what it means andi americans are curious about what it means and i think they are somewhat nervous because the state department has included a travel warning. When they look at the facts they recognise it continues to be safe to travel to cuba, one of the safest places in the world actually. In terms of cubans, there is well over 1 million cubans living in the United States and so the 11 million cu ba ns United States and so the 11 million cubans on the island, its very important for them to get visas to come here and travel to visit loved ones. You have scientists, academics and others that are involved in collaborative projects. All of those things are at risk right now. This story or scenario with the diplomatic staff in havana comes at a time when raul castro is preparing to leave his position and donald trump is firming up his views on the country. Where do you see this going into the future . Well, hopefully calm and patience and pragmatism can prevail. I think its an incredibly important time for the United States to have a presence in cuba. Not only is cuba undergoing a political transition, there is a process of economic reform and the United States and cuba have made incredible strides over the last couple of yea rs strides over the last couple of years in terms of talking to each other, cooperating on issues such as drug interdiction, environmental issues. A couple of weeks ago there was a hurricane hiddink cuba and miami at the same time so its imperative we talk to each other and i think the majority of americans feel that way. Certainly the majority of cubans feel that same way so im hoping that will prevail. Colin, we appreciate your time. Birminghams bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games has officially been backed by the government. At a cost of at least £750 million, the city council is expected to fund 25 of the bill. The deadline for official bids is tomorrow, but there are no other cities currently in the race, so barring a last minute shock, one of the worlds biggest sporting events will be heading to the midlands. 0ur Sports Editor dan roan takes a look at how the city could benefit. From School Sports day to an international showpiece. Local children enjoying the facilities at birminghams alexander stadium. But five years from now this host to one of the worlds best athletes. The citys bid to bring the Commonwealth Games here today receiving government backing. Weve never hosted a multisport event here before, weve hosted World Championships of lots of individual sports, badminton, gymnastics, athletics, you name it, but this is oui athletics, you name it, but this is ourtime we can athletics, you name it, but this is our time we can show the world we can bring everyone together here and its all part of the bigger story of the revival of the West Midlands. The stadium will undergo a major upgrade of the it is successful. A brand new Aquatics Centre will be built and famous local landmarks transformed into sports venues. Victoria square here right in the heart of the city centre will provide an historic backdrop to the basketball tournaments. Bringing the Commonwealth Games here to birmingham would cost an estimated £750 billion. So is it all worth it . Theres always been a boost from the local economy for hosting the event and what you do see is a strong legacy both in terms of participation but also use other venues after the events so i think this is a real opportunity for birmingham and the West Midlands and a real opportunity for the uk to showcase itself as hosting these Major International events across the world. Struggling with a bitter bin collection dispute that continues to hang over the city, birmingham will have to pay for a quarter of the cost of the games itself. These are challenging times financially but we have got the whole of the region behind our bid and the whole of the region contributing financially to ensure we do deliver the best ever Commonwealth Games. And for Sutton Coldfield is number one rhythmic gymnast, the daily training regime in birmingham now has additional motivation. For every athlete in every sport to have a games that means so much for them personally come to their own city and home town and country, it would be probably the highlight of my career. The commercial success of glasgows Commonwealth Games three years ago further enhanced britains status as a leading host of Global Sports events. And with overseas rivals yet to submit their bids, birmingham now looks set to build on that reputation. Dan roan, bbc news. 50 years ago, the bbc launched radio 1, with Tony Blackburn as the first dj on air. Others who followed him have become household names, including kenny everett, john peel and chris moyles. This weekend, a series of special programmes will celebrate radio 0nes half century on air. 0ur arts correspondent David Sillito reports. One. Bbc radioi. We are celebrating 50 years. Go there we are. Radio 1, bright, young, and 50 years old. 50 years, they give you the opportunity to reflect and celebrate, but, importantly, look to the future. Because that future is a bit of a worry in an age of smart phones and streaming, can old style radio stations remain essential listening, given the radio is, for many, a bit of a mystery. Can i give you this . Its a radio. Yeah. Youve got it upside down at the moment. How do you find radio 1 on there . Ill try. I have no idea. But youve never used a radio, have you . No. Never. Is this how you find signals . This . Youve never held a radio, have you . You are making me feel very old today. Good morning everyone and welcome to the exciting newshour on radio 1. But not quite as old as this well known face, who will, tomorrow, recreate this, the first ever news hour. I listen to some of the things i was doing on the Breakfast Show and cringe with some of the things i was doing, like the knocking knees club, and some of the stuff, you just think, that is awful. Ive got lovely kneeca ps, just listen to this. But that era, it was ok. It was all right. It is also a reminder of a time 21 million were tuning in every week. The djs were as big as the artists. I mean, they really were. Wed go everywhere and wed be absolutely mobbed. It was very nice. I enjoyed it. We are made for the trade, and this is. However, it is not all doomed. About 90 of us to listen to the radio each week. New stations continue to open there is one just for builders, and did find one radio savvy teenager. You have done it in one . I am legend do you ever listen to the radio . No. David sillito, bbc news. The songs might have changed but radio1 the songs might have changed but radio 1 still broadcasting 50 years on. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, im tomdonkinbbc. Now the weather with nick miller. Hello. Some of us may get off to a fine start on saturday morning, but by looking at the big picture you can work out why that is not going to last. Several weather systems queueing up in the atlantic to come our way, so we will all have rain at some stage of the weekend and the winds will be picking up as well. This is how it looks for early rises. Wales and north west england with cloud and outbreaks of rain. A lot of cloud in the rest of england. Showers spreading east as the day goes on. A lot of fine weather in Northern Ireland, with variable cloud and sunny spells. After morning showers in scotland, the afternoon looks drier, with fewer showers, more sunshine. Theres your fine weather in Northern Ireland. Some sunny spells in Northern England as well. But for the midlands, east anglia, south east england, likely to be a fair amount of cloud around and an increased chance of showers spreading east in the afternoon. For wales and Western Areas of england, we keep a lot of cloud throughout and the rain gathers again by Late Afternoon and into the evening. Another spell of wet weather moves in and covers much of the uk as we go through saturday night and into sunday morning. The wind picking up as well. In Northern Ireland we have some especially heavy rain coming in by the end of saturday night. A mild start to sunday and a mild sunday to come. It wont feel like that in the wind. Cloud around. A wet morning in Northern Ireland. Heavy rain spreading across scotland. For the rest of england and wales there will be some outbreaks spreading eastwards as the day goes on. Of course it is windy on sunday. Coastal gales in the west. The wet weather clearing through much of scotland and Northern Ireland as it brightens up. A few showers around, but the wind will get even stronger, especially in scotland. So it will be very blustery in scotland for the great scottish run and expect a lot of rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. There will be some rain, although not as persistent as the rain in scotland, but some outbreaks moving through during sunday. But its close to this low pressure going into monday where we expect some really nasty wind for a time, especially in parts of scotland. The further north you are, severe gales, up to 70 mph. Gusts in the Northern England could be up to 50 60 mph, so that could be disruptive. Showers towards the north west and some spells of persistent rain into northwest scotland. So the weekend starts on a fine note for some, but we will all have rain moving in and the winds picking up as well, especially sunday and into monday. This is bbc news. The headlines the us Health Secretary, tom price, has resigned. Hed faced mounting pressure from President Trump for using expensive privatejets to travel on government business. The trips are reported to have cost the taxpayer more than 1 million. Two other members of the cabinet are under scrutiny for their travel. Thousands of catalan separatists have held a final rally ahead of sundays planned referendum on independence from spain. The head of the Regional Government, told the crowd he believed catalonia would become a sovereign nation. Madrids trying to block the vote, claiming its unconstitutional