Officials have imposed sanctions on the two top editors of the russian state funded Broadcaster Rt accusing them of interfering with her than Thes President ial election. Eric garland said the goal was to secure moscows preferred outcome in the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. These websites were designed to appear to american readers as if they were major us news sites, like the Washington Post or fox news, but in fact, they were fake sites. They were filled with russian Government Propaganda that had been created by the kremlin to reduce international support for ukraine, bolster pro russian policies and interests, and influence voters in the united states and in other countries. Internal documents of the kremlin described the content as, quote, Bogus Stories Disguised as newsworthy events, close quote. This malign Influence Campaign has been referred to as doppelganger. The russian Public Relations companies drove viewers to these websites by deploying influencers and pa
by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed as is the government. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. bbc radio 5 live has also been affected, with schedules disrupted. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent dav
real madrid claim the tropy viniciuer s second half goal is enough to clinch it for the spanish side. so a bad night for liverpool and supporters here in paris now the the club is calling for an investigation into how its fans were treated. in other news, russia s ambassador to the uk says moscow will not use nuclear weapons in the war against ukraine. and could we see the return of pounds and ounces in the shops? a review of the laws on imperial measurements is announced. hello. it is a sundae of sunshine and showers for many today and with and showers for many today and with a cool and showers for many today and with a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a little disappointing for this time of year. all the details coming this time of year. all the details coming up this time of year. all the details coming up shortly. good morning. it s sunday may 29. our main story.