:00:07. > :00:10.The leaders of the G7 industrialised countries are to impose further
:00:11. > :00:14.sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists
:00:15. > :00:20.are continuing to hold eight international monitors in the east
:00:21. > :00:22.of the country. Sexual abuse allegations against the former MP
:00:23. > :00:35.Cyril Smith, a senior Liberal Democrat says the party has serious
:00:36. > :00:36.questions to answer. And the final letter from a passenger on the
:00:37. > :00:55.Titanic goes on sale. Good afternoon. The leaders of the
:00:56. > :00:58.G7 group of industrialised countries are to impose further sanctions on
:00:59. > :01:03.Russia because they say it has failed to defuse the crisis in
:01:04. > :01:14.Ukraine. The White House said the measures, targeting trade, could be
:01:15. > :01:21.introduced as early as Monday. Our world affairs correspondent, Rob
:01:22. > :01:26.Broomby, reports. Russian military manoeuvres on Ukraine 's border
:01:27. > :01:30.leave little doubt. The message to the Ukrainian government is aware.
:01:31. > :01:35.Russia is inflaming an already tense situation. They pledged tighter
:01:36. > :01:38.sanctions as soon as Monday when EU diplomats meet. They expect to
:01:39. > :01:42.include measures on trade, finance and more. The Ukrainian deputy
:01:43. > :01:50.Foreign Minister called on Russia to stop threatening. I call upon the
:01:51. > :01:55.Russian authorities to withdraw troops on the Ukrainian border.
:01:56. > :02:02.There is not any reason to keep troops near Ukraine. Despite
:02:03. > :02:05.attempts to regain control, the Ukrainian forces are treading
:02:06. > :02:11.carefully. They have been praised for their restraint by the West.
:02:12. > :02:14.Anything that could be construed as provoking Russia could be
:02:15. > :02:20.catastrophic. In the latest incident, the pro-Russian forces had
:02:21. > :02:24.shown of the emblems and documentary documents of observers they have
:02:25. > :02:30.captured. The rebels accused members of the German led mission of
:02:31. > :02:34.espionage for NATO. Ukrainian Security service quoted by Reuters
:02:35. > :02:37.says one member of the mission requires urgent medical attention
:02:38. > :02:44.and they say they could be used as human shields. In another twist,
:02:45. > :02:52.Russia, itself a member says they should be freed and Moscow is taking
:02:53. > :02:56.all steps to that end. The G7 says Russia has taken no concrete action
:02:57. > :03:01.to de-escalate the crisis to date or to rein in Russian separatists they
:03:02. > :03:09.accuse of destabilising Ukraine. The region remains on a knife edge. The
:03:10. > :03:13.Liberal Democrat president has said members of his party need to answer
:03:14. > :03:18.serious questions about what they knew of alleged sexual abuse by the
:03:19. > :03:22.late Cyril Smith. Police are investigating claims the MP for
:03:23. > :03:32.Rochdale abused boys at care homes and hospitals in the town. Our
:03:33. > :03:36.political correspondent reports. Famously outspoken, Sir Cyril Smith
:03:37. > :03:41.was a big figure in the Liberal Democrat party. He was the MP Anne
:03:42. > :03:49.Maher of Rochdale for 20 years. For decades, there have been allegations
:03:50. > :03:54.he sexually abused boys at homes in the hostels -- and hostels in the
:03:55. > :03:58.town. New claims emerged he had abused boys on the premises of a
:03:59. > :04:01.school in Rochdale. Nick Clegg has rejected calls for the party to
:04:02. > :04:04.investigate. The most important in Rochdale. Nick Clegg has rejected
:04:05. > :04:10.calls for the party to investigate. The most important enquirer Valk is
:04:11. > :04:15.the only people who can now added his voice. He says there are serious
:04:16. > :04:24.questions to be answered. The party absolutely, as the Labour Party also
:04:25. > :04:30.because civil space belong to them -- Cyril Smith belonged to them when
:04:31. > :04:34.the allegations were taking place, they need to answer serious
:04:35. > :04:40.questions about who knew what and when. This is about a politician who
:04:41. > :04:46.abused boys. He did that over many years. Party politics needs to be
:04:47. > :04:51.set aside. We need to get to the bottom of why he managed to get away
:04:52. > :04:54.with it. Despite numerous investigations while he was alive,
:04:55. > :04:59.Cyril Smith was never charged with any offence. An independent review
:05:00. > :05:03.into the way the school was run is due to report the Rochdale Council.
:05:04. > :05:06.The NATO-led international force in Afghanistan has said five of its
:05:07. > :05:12.troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in the southern
:05:13. > :05:17.province of Kandahar. Local officials said the cause of the
:05:18. > :05:20.crash was technical failure. The nationalities of those killed have
:05:21. > :05:22.not been released. Afghanistan is set to announce the results of its
:05:23. > :05:25.presidential election later this afternoon. The vote was held earlier
:05:26. > :05:28.this month, when millions of Afghans defied threats of Taliban violence
:05:29. > :05:32.to take to the polls. But no candidate is likely to have won the
:05:33. > :05:41.50% of votes they need to win outright, making another runoff
:05:42. > :05:47.election likely. David Loyn, reports. Three weeks after the polls
:05:48. > :05:52.closed and all eyes are on the Election Commission as it prepares
:05:53. > :05:55.to announce the last 18% of results. The former Foreign Minister has been
:05:56. > :06:04.in the lead so far but hovering around 43 towards -- - 44%. He
:06:05. > :06:20.remains confident his vote will go up today. He says he could still be
:06:21. > :06:33.robbed of victory. The votes in Herat, these boats are required. --
:06:34. > :06:39.votes. His closest rival is ten points behind. Statistically he has
:06:40. > :06:45.no chance of reaching 50% once the remaining votes are counted. He is
:06:46. > :06:50.in a weaker position to prevent a second round. Both men want to fight
:06:51. > :06:54.on. There will be further weeks of discussion while complaints are
:06:55. > :06:57.investigated. Voters came out in unprecedented numbers. It will be
:06:58. > :07:01.some time still before they wonder whether there will be the country 's
:07:02. > :07:04.first peaceful handover of power from one elected president to
:07:05. > :07:07.another. Manchester United fans have begun arriving at Old Trafford ahead
:07:08. > :07:10.of Ryan Giggs's first game as interim manager. They'll watch their
:07:11. > :07:13.team play Norwich City later this afternoon, amid speculation that the
:07:14. > :07:19.club's new permanent manager may already have been appointed. Joining
:07:20. > :07:26.us from Old Trafford is our sports correspondent, David Ornstein.
:07:27. > :07:33.Another big day at Manchester United. It certainly is. That man is
:07:34. > :07:36.potentially van Gaal, a man with a great track record in European
:07:37. > :07:46.football, current manager of the Netherlands. He will be taking the
:07:47. > :07:51.Dutch to Brazil. There is believed to be an offer on the table from
:07:52. > :07:55.Tottenham Hotspur for his services, that is according to people in the
:07:56. > :08:03.Dutchman 's camp. United, if they want to appoint him, do not want to
:08:04. > :08:07.miss out. United and the man himself would want a deal in place certainly
:08:08. > :08:12.before he takes to the plane for Brazil. That is down the line. Now
:08:13. > :08:17.the new era begins under interim manager, Ryan Giggs. Not just him
:08:18. > :08:20.but three of his chums from the class of 92, Paul Scholes, film
:08:21. > :08:27.apple and Nicky butt. What a team they are bound to make for the visit
:08:28. > :08:31.of Norwich City. They will get a great reception from the Old
:08:32. > :08:39.Trafford crowd. They will hope for a victorious end to the season. The
:08:40. > :08:43.only letter known to have been written onboard the Titanic on the
:08:44. > :08:46.day it sank is being sold at an auction in Wiltshire today. It was
:08:47. > :08:49.written by a passenger and her daughter a few hours before the ship
:08:50. > :08:52.hit an iceberg and sank in April 1912. It only survived because of an
:08:53. > :08:55.act of kindness, as Duncan Kennedy explains. Esther Hart sat down with
:08:56. > :08:59.her seven- year-old daughter, Eva, to write the letter, just eight
:09:00. > :09:02.hours or so before the Titanic hit the iceberg. Addressed to her mother
:09:03. > :09:06.in London, Mrs Hart wrote that they were enjoying what she called the
:09:07. > :09:09.wonderful journey. She said they were likely to arrive in New York
:09:10. > :09:14.early because of the speed the ship was doing. The letter ended up in
:09:15. > :09:19.the coat pocket of her husband, Benjamin. It only survived because
:09:20. > :09:23.he gave her the coat to keep warm. He died along with more than 1500
:09:24. > :09:28.others. The letter could sell for around ?100,000 when it is auctioned
:09:29. > :09:32.in Wiltshire today. Titanic memorabilia continues to be big
:09:33. > :09:35.business. A menu on the day of the disaster was sold for ?76,000,
:09:36. > :09:46.whilst a violin played as the ship sank went for ?900,000.
:09:47. > :09:55.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:09:56. > :10:05.There will be more news on BBC One at 6:40pm. But, for now, goodbye.
:10:06. > :10:19.Hallow. Still mixed through the rest of the weekend. You can see this
:10:20. > :10:20.cloud wrapped around the low pressure which has