region, which have now become a battleground. a deal to end russia s blockade could make a huge difference but it won t end the war. so here in the donbas, ukrainian farmers are racing to harvest and to store what they can, whatever the risks. a new prime minister is sworn in in sri lanka, as anti government protests continue in the capital. hello and welcome. we start with some breaking news from washington where steve bannon, who worked closely with former president trump as a strategist, has been found guilty of contempt of congress. the charges were brought after he defied a summons to testify at the congressional hearings into the january the 6th riots at the us capirol building. he ll be sentenced in october he could face up to two years in prison. but speaking outside the courtroom in the last hour, he remained unrepentant. i want to start - by thanking the jury. we respect their decision today. i really want to thank those - hard working citizens of washington,
times with a picture of rishi sunak at his campaign launched today. i thought there was an interesting line in this piece, emma, a new poll by opinion said soonack was the preferred candidate of 28% of party members. it was followed by liz truss on 20%. and i think that is interesting. because at the moment all of these candidates are having to appeal to mp5. but at the end of the day it will be the membership that actually has to choose who wins and they may not necessarily want the same things, may they? you are riuht. the same things, may they? you are riht. it the same things, may they? you are riuht. it is the same things, may they? you are right- it is so the same things, may they? you are right. it is so less the same things, may they? you are right. it is so less controllable, - right. it is so less controllable, it is not your whatsapp groups, not people you can talk to in the bars and very much what, not that you can engineer the votes, but you can control your
the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. and england chase victory over india at edgbaston to win the fifth test. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an investigation into chris pincher s conduct as a foreign office minister. downing street had previously claimed that the prime minister wasn t aware of any specific allegations against mr pincher when he was appointed in february. but the bbc learned last night that boris johnson and the foreign secretary at the time, dominic raab, both knew about the issue. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being accused of groping two
showdown. we are also squaring off in a s, patriotic trivia challenge. plus, judge jeanine and jimmy take to coney island where they rode the world famous cyclone. and we re answering your fanmail questions. have a brand new segment for you . it s these five summer funav extravaganza we re to dove headfirst into some summer topics and celebrate july 4th. first, as you know, americans love barbecue, but it can create some serious issuessu . eight innd 10 millennials actually think they grill betterhink than the parent who taught them. and nearly half of meat eaters o worry about a vegetarian turning up at v their barbecue. i wouldn t worry about that because like if you re a vegetarian, you can always find something to eat.. i don t know any vegetarians that would say to my mother,[l does the barbecueau and my fathr does the cleanup really look like it? and that kind of message, that person. do you think that s progress for that s funny. er yeah, i don t do it that way,