this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a court in los angeles here is shocking testimony from whitney spears as she tries to end her father's control of her personal and business affairs. the singer said the 13 year conservatorship had left her traumatised and depressed, and she wanted it to end. i will have the details from outside the court. have the details from outside the court-— the court. russia says it has fired warning _ the court. russia says it has fired warning shots - the court. russia says it has fired warning shots at - the court. russia says it has fired warning shots at a - fired warning shots at a british warship in the black sea. the bbc is the only broadcaster on board. this russian coastguard - broadcaster on board. ti 3 russian coastguard vessel has come right up post to this british warship and is trying

to force it to change course. tech pioneerjohn mccarthy is found dead in a spanish present just hours after the us wins its extradition request over tax evasion charges. on sale for the final time, apple daily is forced to close with its staff arrested and assets frozen. —— john mcafee. hello and welcome. the pop star britney spears has asked a court in los angeles to end a guardianship that she says has led to her having no control of her life and finance is for 13 years. the singer's father was given legal control of his 39—year—old daughter's financial affairs and we,000 and eight after she had a

mental breakdown. ijust have to warn you that my colleague's report does contain some flashing images. # oh, baby, baby...# she was one of the biggest stars of the early noughties. britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. with the fame and fortune came intense pressure and unwanted paparazzi attention. and behind—the—scenes, a struggle with mental health and a divorce during which she lost custody of her children. it all culminated in a very public breakdown. in 2008 a court awarded herfatherjamie spears temporary conservatorship. it gave him control, notjust of her finances, but her life, who she dated and even, according to leaked documents, the colour of her kitchen cabinets. it's continued for 13 years while she has continued to work. notjust as a top performing artist but as a judge on x factor. her supporters say she has said she

finds the arrangement too oppressive and wants it to end. i'm not here for her to perform again. i'm here for her to have her rights and her freedom again. i want her to go to the court and tell the judge that she wants to terminate this conservatorship. but others say it rescued her, protects her from exploitation. she still has the opportunity to come in, frankly, at any time, if she feels and her attorney feels that it's appropriate to ask that this be terminated. # you're toxic, i'm slipping under...#| publicly, the star has remained largely silent about her situation until now. # don't you know i that you're toxic?# let's cross over to speak to our correspondent david willis who is at the court for ask. david, when we talk about shocking testimony, this was extremely wrought with what britney was talking about, a very rare appearance or her,

hearing on her own words what has been going on for the past 13 years. has been going on for the past 13 ears. ~ , ,., , has been going on for the past 13 , has been going on for the past 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears _ 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears unleashed - 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears unleashed on i 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears unleashed on a l britney spears unleashed on a stunned court room 13 years of pent—up frustration. a torrent of accusation and regret, delivered in such a breathless monologue that on a couple of occasions thejudge monologue that on a couple of occasions the judge actually had to ask her to slow down. she painted a picture of herself as lonely and isolated, someone manipulated and controlled by those who were closest to her. we knew that she wanted to speak directly to thejudge she wanted to speak directly to the judge today. what we didn't know is what she was actually going to say and it amounted to a weathering critique, not only of a conservatorship process here in the united states and california, but also of those who were meant to be acting in her best. ., ., , , , her best. so, what happens next? what _ her best. so, what happens next? what is _ her best. so, what happens next? what is the - her best. so, what happens next? what is the next - her best. so, what happens . next? what is the next process that we are expecting to hear because of course there has

been so much interest in this given the amount of people, the amount of fans who are supporting her on this and of course the other side is what her father has to say. absolutely. well, britney spears was perhaps the sharpest critique for her fatherjamie who for the last 13 years has controlled her personal life and herfinancial life controlled her personal life and her financial life as well. she said that he basically had, anything that happened to me, she said, had to be approved by my dad, and she took issue with such things as the way with which therapy sessions were handled because it exposed her to the long lenses of the paparazzi. she said she had expressed a desire to have an iud contraceptive device removed because she wanted to try to have a baby but she was told that that was not in her best interests and that wouldn't happen either. this was done with weathering

critique of those who are supposed to be caring for her. as to whether this goes now, well, there will be other court hearings. petitions have to be put forward in order for this process to advance through the invariably slow legal channels that it will invariably take. but the writing is on the wall as far as jamie spears, her father, is concerned. the gravy train is coming to an end. david, extraordinary testament nsw david willis outside that court in los angeles. thank you so much. of course, lots more on our website. —— extraordinary testament there. russia says its patrol ships and fighterjets have fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a british warship sailing in the black sea near crimea. the russian defence ministry said, that hms defender, had violated its territorial waters. but the uk's ministry of defence has flatly denied their claims, saying the russians were carrying out exercises when they fired. the mod says the royal navy destroyer was sailing

in an internationally recognised shipping lane, within the 12 mile limit of crimea's territorial waters. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is the only broadcaster onboard hms defender. he sent this report. hands to action stations. this is not a drill. come in, take your seat straightaway. we want composure in this ops room. a british warship in the black sea about to make a point to russia. so we're straight into the thick of it, we're going to action stations now, just to bring us up to a higher state of readiness. hms defender has just left the port of odessa, and as you can see just over there, we're already being shadowed by a russian warship. i have two suspect aircraft coming in. they're soon tracking russian military aircraft who are also tracking them. it is a slightly more

increased threat, i'd say, just because we're operating outside of our normal areas. and you're being watched by the russians. they can see us. we can see them. as we get close to crimea, the tension rises. hms defender is going to sail within what russia now claims is its territorial waters, but following a legally recognised shipping lane. would you say there's a flashpoint potentially here, in terms of how the russians will behave? there's a contentious point. their posture will likely be more belligerent because of our proximity to what they recognise as their waters. they will view you as belligerent going so close to crimea, won't they? they might take that view. as hms defender comes within 12 miles of the coast, the russian coast guard make a dangerous move. this russian coast guard vessel has come

up right close to this british warship and is trying now to force it to change course. nothing on the bridge. absolute silence. silence on the bridge. if you pass the borderline, i'll give fire. if you don't change the course, i'll give fire. do you read me? over. the crew don protective in case that threat is followed through. shots are fired, but they're well out of range. gunfire. aircraft visual, green 150, tracking right, altitude low. throughout the transit, hms defender detects at least 20 russian military aircraft nearby. some far too close for comfort.

deployment is here to maintain international order and uphold that for the global peace and security and the royal navy in the uk will always call out states that do not follow international order. that is our mission. confident, nonconfrontational. last year, russia claimed to have chased another royal navy warship out of the black sea. but clearly, britain's not been deterred. this is evidence that the uk is willing to challenge russia to uphold international law. but it is a high—risk strategy. jonathan beale, bbc news, on board hms defender. so what is the likelihood of this situation escalating? our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. would have you close proximity there is danger of error. incidents like this are not unprecedented but i think today's was more acute than

normal and was certainly more tense than normal. so there is all risk, but i think should also remember that both sides are pretty ready for this. defend with action stations, lots of planes and ships in the region and it was clearly a deliberate decision. defender could have taken a greater southerly route away from crimea, chose not to. to assert its right of freedom of navigation. i'm told that the decision, by the way, taken by the highest level of the british government. this was not a casual decision made at all. defenderwas not a casual decision made at all. defender was there not to pick a fight but to make a point. the uk has tested russia's result, it has shown its support for ukraine, russia has mounted a robust defence of what it says is its sovereignty, to accuse the uk blatant provocation, some in the british ambassador. so, relations tonight already cold, poisoning, et cetera, has got a little bit colder but i think both sides will feel tonight that they have made the point.

hong kong's largest pro—democracy paper apple daily has printed its final issue. the tablet�*s offices were rated last week of allegations that several reports had breached a controversial national security law imposed by beijing. these are the pictures, final edition on sale in hong kong. last week police detained the chief editor and five other executives and company assets were frozen. while the publication had become a leading critic of the hong kong chinese leadership, the apple daily management cited safety of their staff and a lack of funds as the reason for the shutdown. apple daily is known as the only opposition newspaper in hong kong. it planned one last edition before closing its doors. an early morning arrest today sparked fears that more could follow. hundreds of police officers raided this newsroom in recent days. it was seemingly the

beginning of the end. there have been more than 100 national security law arrests since the laws introduction a year ago. 12 of those arrests are related to apple daily. inside the paper, many have been too afraid to speak out. they fear the media is now under attack. ingrid is one of the faces of apple daily. she gave her last broadcast this week. translation: | do not regret. joining apple daily even though within six months i have faced turmoil twice. i feel a little bit tired already. still, i feel my decisions leaving the old company and joining apple daily were correct. it is free and has no self—censorship. it's valuable in hong kong journalism. even though i need to find anotherjob, i have no regrets and i feel very fortunate working here.

this newspaper was raided by hundreds of police officers but tonight they are determined to publish. jimmy lai, the owner of the paper, was one of the first activists arrested under the national security law. he could now face life in prison. i met him just hours before his detention. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. if they can induce fear in you, that is the easiest way to control you, it is the cheapest way to control you and the most effective way. apple daily plans to publish one last time, it is known as a controversial newspaper, tabloid style, brash and unapologetic. supported by some and detested by others. to many, it represented china's promise to uphold the free press in hong kong, today, many fear those freedoms are being eroded.

danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. is in use, rinaldo has a goalscoring —— ronaldo gets a goalscoring —— ronaldo gets a goalscoring record. clinic members of the neo—nazi - resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. - we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim to certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". cheering and applause. as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco.

it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britney spears tells a court she's traumatised and wants her life back, as she tries to end her father's legal control of her personal and business affairs. russia fires warning shots at a british warship in the black sea — both sides disagree on whether the uk violated russian waters. well let's get more on that story now. mike petersen is the director of russia maritime studies at the us naval war college. hejoins me now from

newport, rhode island. good of you to talk to us. what do you make of these, a deliberate decision taken at the highest level of the british government. who is in the right and is it clear—cut? i think that first of all, i should say i am speaking in my capacity as a scholar, solely from myself. this is really... it is pretty clear—cut. this is an internationally recognised shipping lane and this is a decision that would absolutely have to be obeyed to make this transit. there is no reason not to believe that. what is interesting is that russia has clearly made a decision to vigorously defend it defector

claims to crimea territorial waters and this is the sort of thing that has happened in the past, further out in other areas. but not quite this was. in fact, this is not even russian territory. it legally belongs to the ukraine. russia would dispute _ belongs to the ukraine. russia would dispute that _ belongs to the ukraine. russia would dispute that since - belongs to the ukraine. russia would dispute that since the i would dispute that since the annexation of crimea and given that hms defender could have taken a slightly different route, was a uk being antagonistic with their decision to go so close? i do not believe _ decision to go so close? i do not believe that _ decision to go so close? i gr not believe that exercise of a normal international transit is actually antagonistic. i believe the uk was exercising its right to transit in this internationally recognised shipping read. it was certainly dangerous, as your report indicated, that is part of the job here, i think.

indicated, that is part of the job here, ithink. if indicated, that is part of the job here, i think. if the uk is going to participate in the globally recognised rural space international order as it is set up today —— rules —based. it should participate in this. as a lawyer, this may add up as something called innocent passage in which a ship transit in other waters as long as it does not interfere with the sort of peaceful, normal everyday life of that coastal nation. ., ., . nation. you touch upon the dancer nation. you touch upon the danger of _ nation. you touch upon the danger of this. _ nation. you touch upon the danger of this. we - nation. you touch upon the danger of this. we saw - nation. you touch upon the l danger of this. we saw what moscow is saying, a warning shot, the uk ministry saying the russians were undertaking a gunnery exercise and no shots were directed at hms defender. will we ever know what the russian defence was? it is

auoin russian defence was? it is going to — russian defence was? it is going to be _ russian defence was? it is going to be had _ russian defence was? it is going to be had to - russian defence was? it 3 going to be had to determine that with any kind of surety. we may never know the exact details but we do know a few things, we do know that there was an aggressive airborne intercept and a close aboard flight which is open with regular frequency over the last several years and we know there was a russian coastguard vessel conducting what appeared to be a relatively safe maritime intercept. we do not know the origin of the fire was or whether or not russian jet were dropping bombs. whether or not russian 'et were dropping bonnet whether or not russian 'et were dropping poppet whether or not russian 'et were dropping bombs. really good to net our dropping bombs. really good to get your expertise. _ dropping bombs. really good to get your expertise. thank - dropping bombs. really good to get your expertise. thank you. | it has been labelled a silent tragedy. in madagascar, women and children booking for hours

after the worst drought. unrelenting drought in southern madagascar had put hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of famine. there is almost no water and families 18 mud, insects and cactus leaves because there is nothing else. translation: i because there is nothing else. translation:— because there is nothing else. translation: i have prepared this late translation: i have prepared this plate of— translation: i have prepared this plate of insects. _ translation: i have prepared this plate of insects. i - translation: i have prepared this plate of insects. i have - this plate of insects. i have clean them up as best i can because there is no water. we have nothing else and no rain to allow us to harvest what we have sown. to allow us to harvest what we have sown-— have sown. the world food programme _ have sown. the world food programme says _ have sown. the world food programme says more - have sown. the world food | programme says more than have sown. the world food - programme says more than half a million people are at severe risk of famine and another 800,000 people will not be far behind them. it is 800,000 people will not be far behind them.— behind them. it is seven times worst than _ behind them. it is seven times worst than it — behind them. it is seven times worst than it was _ behind them. it is seven times worst than it was just - behind them. it is seven times worst than it was just a - behind them. it is seven times worst than it was just a year i worst than it was just a year ago. seven times more children are in trouble. we are facing the worst drought in over a0 years and this is an area where people depend on their own agriculture.—

people depend on their own agriculture. these two young children are _ agriculture. these two young children are orphans - agriculture. these two young children are orphans cared i agriculture. these two young | children are orphans cared for by a local woman who has three children of her own. translation: children of her own. tuna/mom- children of her own. translation: ~ ., ., translation: we have nothing left, they mother _ translation: we have nothing left, they mother is _ translation: we have nothing left, they mother is that, - translation: we have nothing left, they mother is that, my i left, they mother is that, my husband his dad. we are looking for cactus leaves to survive. many people have had to leave and has the effects of climate change intensifies, more will soon follow. the world health organization says 700 million people could be displaced by 2030 by drought. the anti—virus software entrepreneurjohn mcafee has been found dead in his cell at a prison in barcelona. earlier today spanish courts approved his extradition to the united states where he is wanted for tax evasion. if he had been found guilty, he could have faced 30 years in prison. he was controversial but wildly successful. he gave his surname

to the company he founded. personal computers had just come onto the thing and viruses were not thing and it wasjohn mcafee who realise that being able to create antivirus software and being able to market that was going to be wildly lucrative. it was something he bet on and he made a lot of money from that bad. john mcafee became synonymous with antivirus software but with antivirus software but with money came all sorts of problems for him. at one point he emigrated allegedly to avoid a litany of lawsuits and even in police he caused controversy. police wanted to question him about the murder of a man. something he always denied. most recent allegations were that he had not paid enough tax on recent earnings. throughout his life, john mcafee was always able to make

money. a good speaker, libertarian, crypto enthusiast. allegedly he simply did not pay the taxes he owed to the us government. they tried to extradite him from spain and he said that that would happen he would spend the rest of his life in jail would spend the rest of his life injail and would spend the rest of his life in jail and that was something he did not want to do and did not think it would be palatable. president biden announced a policy of zero tolerance against firearms dealers who do not run background checks allowing guns to fall into the wrong hands. i allowing guns to fall into the wrong hands.— wrong hands. i have been at this a long _ wrong hands. i have been at this a long time _ wrong hands. i have been at this a long time and - wrong hands. i have been at this a long time and there i wrong hands. i have been at. this a long time and there are things we know that work, that reduce gun violence and violent crime, and things that we do not know about. but things we do know about, background check for purchasing a firearm is important. high—capacity magazines, no—one is to have a weapon that campfire over 30 —

100 rounds. unless you think that here where vests or something. keeping neighbourhood safe. let's get the latest on the euro's — with the final group matches played leaving us with the final 16. spain and sweden are through to the last 16 from group e. spain beat slovakia 5—0 and finished as runners up to sweden who beat poland. in group f both of the final matches ended in draws — good enough for germany, france and portugal to progress while hungary are out and in the process portugals star striker christiano ronaldo scored two penalties — equaling the men's international goalscoring world record at 109 goals. you can get all of the details and more on our website. lots more on all of our stories. lots more on all of our stories-— lots more on all of our stories. 1, . ~ ., ., ., stories. back to our main sto , stories. back to our main story, witness _ stories. back to our main story, witness best - stories. back to our main story, witness best tells |

stories. back to our main i story, witness best tells of god she is traumatised and wants her life back stop —— tells a court. bye—bye for now. hello. this time last year, a heat wave was under way, several days with temperatures topping 30 celsius in the hotspots. if you are tempted by heat like that, be careful what you wish for. a record—breaking heat wave is gripping eastern areas of europe at the moment. and on wednesday, estonia set a new national temperature record forjune, near 35 celsius. no extreme heat like that in our forecast anytime soon. in fact, there's a chance of rain, as two weather systems work southwards as we go on through thursday. this first impacting parts of england and wales — very light and patchy rain. some more substantial rain, though, working in from these fronts, into scotland and northern ireland. may bring some useful rain to some areas that have been very dry so far this month. so after a dry start in much of scotland, the rain moves south

in the afternoon. after a few sunny spells, into northern ireland. for northern england, wales, the midlands and the southwest, we start with the cloud and patchy rain, just pushing down toward southeastern areas by evening, as it clouds over after some sunshine. but in the afternoon, it brightens up across much of northern england, wales, into southwest england. northeast england could be near 2a degrees. closer to 1a in northern scotland in the strengthening northerly wind. overnight and into friday, the rain moves out of scotland, northern ireland. this next spell of it works south through much of wales and parts of england, and we will see that cooler weather filtering down towards scotland and northern ireland on the brisk breeze. but for many, it's a very mild start to friday. and on through friday, it looks as if parts of england and eastern scotland most likely to see some rain. elsewhere, you may catch a shower, but a tendency for things to brighten up as the day goes on. it is turning a bit cooler from the north at this stage, especially in those northerly winds in scotland. now, these weather fronts and low pressure continue to very slowly try to clear southwards as we go into the weekend. still with a lot of cloud,

particularly through england and wales, as saturday begins. a few sunny spells develop, and there will be some patchy rain that tends to turn more showery during the day. it looks as if scotland and northern ireland will be mainly dry and get to see most of the sunny spells on saturday. and then by sunday, whilst most areas look as if they're going to be dry, there's still the chance of catching a shower. maybe a few heavier ones, down towards southern england and perhaps south wales. whereas elsewhere, we get to see some sunshine. temperatures are creeping up — a trend that continues into next week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: britney spears tells a court in los angeles that she is depressed, traumatised and wants her life back as she tries to end a 13 year legal arrangement that puts her father in control of her life. the conservatorship was put in place after the 39—year—old singer suffered a breakdown. russia says it has fired warning shots at a british warship claiming it entered its waters near crimea without permission. more than 20 russian air craft shadow of the hms defender which the uk this was an international waters. apple daily has gone on sale for the final time in hong kong, it says its management said it couldn't continue after several members of staff were arrested on suspicion of breaking national security laws.

a police officer has been found guilty of killing former