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later. it s friday the 18th august. our main story. banks will be fined if they fail to provide free access to cash withdrawals for consumers and businesses under new plans by the treasury. the policy aims to ensure people don t have to travel more than three miles in rural areas to take out money or make deposits. here s our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. the use of cash in our day to day lives is declining. contactless cards and digital payments on smartphones mean we may have less need to visit an atm or bank branch, but the government says cash can t be left to die out. it s here to stay for the long term. many people the elderly, the vulnerable, particularly rural communities do depend on that access to cash. and if we want our shops to continue to take cash over the counter, then of course those businesses have got to have somewhere to deposit it. so the rules that we re announcing also cover the ability of businesses to deposit cash in a location that ....
the former president faces three separate criminal trials in the coming months but remains the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination for next year s election. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the report. donald trump has described his latest court appearance as a very sad day for america . our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the report. it was the same atmosphere but a different venue. those who love and hate donald trump turned up outside the courthouse, ready for his arrival. once donald trump lived as president in this city. but he returned as a criminal defendant. he faces four charges and is accused of orchestrating an astonishingly broad campaign to overturn the election results of 2020. it s alleged he used unlawful methods to try and get joe biden s victory blocked. inside court, mr trump s lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. but the former president did speak as he left the city. this is a persecution of a political o ....
conservative party leader and prime minister, saying sunak has what thejob requires. he called rival liz truss s policies a holiday from reality and the government and unions say they re disappointed that p&0 ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello. thanks forjoining us on this packed saturday sportsday. coming up. after a silver summer, it s a golden ending for keely hodgkinson at the european championships. twisting history great britain s men win team gymnastics gold, and it wasn t even close. to deliver the routines we did to say today under that pressure, i m proud of every one of us. and we ll be injeddah, looking ahead to the rematch between anthonyjoshua and oleksandr usyk. and we ve not forgotten the football. history for harry as he heads spurs top, but could arsenal overtake them in the late kick off? and two red cards and a late goal as rangers ....
but my attitude is very much day by day. you know, that keeps my spirits high. returning to cash to stay on top costs. the post office reports a record number of cash withdrawals, as people reduce card use to feel more in control of their finances. good morning from birmingham. more in control of their finances. the last day of the commonwealth games after a golden sunday for all the home nations, with victories on the track, in the boxing ring and in the women s hockey too. good morning, through this week some of us will once again experience a heatwave with some parts getting up to 35, 36, with a lot of dry, sunny weather. i will have all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, 8th of august. our main story. a bbc survey of more than 7,000 dental practices has found that nine in 10 nhs dentists across the uk are not accepting new adult patients for treatment on the health service. those in need are having to wait years for treatment and some have taken matt ....
convoy of ships. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the holidays. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine come up with a new strategy to free it find out how they plan to return it back to sea. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good afternoon. hopes are high of a truce between israel and gaza after three days of violence that s reported to have killed dozens of people. eygyptian mediators are understood to have brokered a truce that s due to start at around 10pm, although the details aren t yet clear. at least 31 palestinians, including children, have reportedly been killed since friday, while israel says around 600 palestinian rockets have been fired over the border. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yo ....