hello, this is bbc news. i m kasia madera. the headlines: donald trump s former strategist steve bannon has been found guilty of contempt of congress. he was charged after refusing to testify to the inquiry into the january 6 riots at the us capitol and could face two years in prison. ukraine and russia have signed a deal which will allow the resumption of ukrainian grain exports from ports on the black sea. they had been blocked by russia, following the military invasion. russian exports will also be guaranteed safe passage. the european commission has launched fresh legal action against the uk. it says there is a failure to comply with the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. there are warnings that the the gridlock around the english channel port of dover could get worse over the weekend. officials declared a critical incidents today. i ll be back later with a full round up of the day s news. but first, with all the week s political news, here s newscast.