hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the bye bye blues. the tick is removed, sending social media into meltdown. but what does it mean for the future of twitter. and our trust in it. for many of you the blue bird has flown the nest? well the blue tick anyway. if you are a twitter user, you might have had one of those ticks on your account, to authenticate who you are. but now they come at a cost, and yesterday by virtual tweezer, many of the ticks were being removed. the pope, beyonce, jk rowling, christiano ronaldo among many high profile users who ve been hit. the cost for annual subscription at least through android is £11 a month. but some are getting it free, lebronjames, william shatner the author stephen king. not that stephen king knew about it my twitter account says i ve subscribed to twitter blue. he said. there is, though, a serious side to all this. no longer will you have that certainty that the person you follow is who they
a mother and her partner have been found guilty of murdering her 15 year old son in huddersfield in west yorkshire in a campaign of torture that lasted weeks. the european union launches fresh legal action against the uk for failing to comply with the post brexit northern ireland protocol. and later in the hour, will the millions of people who loved the book enjoy the film of where the crawdads sing? find out what mark kermode thinks of it, and the rest of the week s main releases, on the film review at 5.45. good afternoon. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holiday makers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles to the ferry terminal. bosses at the port have blamed what they ve called woefully inadequate staffing at french border controls. this weekend marks the start of the school summer holidays in most of england and wales, and the rac estimates that nearly 19 million leisure trips will be made between now and monday. our correspon
and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. the and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk for the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk for failing - the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk for failing to i action against the uk for failing to comply. 15 year old sebastian, who died after months of torture at the hands of his mother and her partner, who have been found guilty today. later, britishjournalist who have been found guilty today. later, british journalist and correspondent discuss the leadership contest and the deal to get ukraine s grain moving again. that s an date line in half an hour. that s in dateline in half an hour. if you justjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin with the question
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,