welcome to bbc news, i'm kasia madera. our top stories: a court in los angeles hears shocking testimony from britney spears as she tries to end her father's control of her personal and business affairs. the thing is that 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. russia says it has fired warning shots at a british warship in the black sea. the bbc�*s the only broadcaster on board. this russian coastguard vessel has come right up close to this british warship and is trying now to force it to change

course. now to force it to change course-— now to force it to change course. . , ., g ., course. the tech pioneerjohn mccafferty — course. the tech pioneerjohn mccafferty is _ course. the tech pioneerjohn mccafferty is found _ course. the tech pioneerjohn mccafferty is found dead - course. the tech pioneerjohn mccafferty is found dead in i course. the tech pioneerjohn mccafferty is found dead in a | mccafferty is found dead in a prison just hours after the uk one its ——us won its request for extradition charges. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 finances for 13 years. the singer's father was given legal control of his 39—year—old daughter's financial affairs in 2008 after she had a mental

breakdown. sophie long's report does contain flashing image. # 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 crossover live to david willis outside the court. what we have been is extremely frank, honest testimony. britney spears describing this conservatorship as being abusive. she said that she wants her life back.

absolutely. we knew that britney spears wanted to address the court directly, what we didn't know is what she was going to say and it amounted to 13 years of pent up frustration, a 25 minute torrent of anger, accusation and regret, aimed chiefly at those who were supposed to have been looking after her interests. the chief among them, herfather, jamie. who, them, her father, jamie. who, for them, herfather, jamie. who, for many years now has been in control of her personal life and herfinances control of her personal life and her finances among them, control of her personal life and herfinances among them, of course that 60 million dollars estate. of him, she said anything that happened to me had to be approved by my dad and she accused her father, amongst other things, of forcing birth control on her, of refusing to allow her to marry her boyfriend. she said, my dad and everyone else who has played a key role in my

conservatorship should be in jail. as for the conservatorship itself, she said i want my life back. it's been 13 years and it's enough. i'm done stopping thejudge, i have to say, seemed stunned at the end of august. she said she will be setting a date soon when britney spears can petition to have the conservatorship overturned completely. conservatorship overturned completely-— conservatorship overturned comletel. �* , completely. and when it comes to the conservatorship - completely. and when it comes to the conservatorship itself, i to the conservatorship itself, this is something that is normally granted by a court for individuals who can't make decisions for themselves, in cases such as dementia or other mental illnesses. we are talking about a superstar here. absolutely and britney spears actually made this point herself, and her call and to the court. she said this sort of apparatus is normally for people who are old, ill, infirm or whatever. people who are old, ill, infirm orwhatever. people people who are old, ill, infirm or whatever. people who can't look after their own affairs

but here she was, actually paying the salaries of the people who were supposed to be looking after her, who have been provided for her by the court, if you like, and she says that clearly is just ridiculous. this is a very strange case and the fact that it is gone on for so long, as i say, 13 years, is particularly unusual. we haven't heard much in the way of grumbling about it from britney spears until quite recently but this thing has taken on a life of its own thanks largely to a grassroots campaign, the #freebritney campaign, the #freebritney campaign that has long asserted that britney spears has been held against her will despite the fact that many people have called them surrealists, conspiracy theorists and so on, they have been proven right spectacularly, though. huge amount in — spectacularly, though. huge amount in there, _ spectacularly, though. huge amount in there, isn't - spectacularly, though. huge| amount in there, isn't there. david, thank you. russia says its patrol ships

and fighterjets have fired warning shots and dropped bombs on the path of the british warship sailing in the black sea near crimea stopping the russia defence industry says hms defender had violated its territorial waters. hms defender had violated its territorialwaters. but hms defender had violated its territorial waters. but the department of defence flatly denied their claims. the mod says the navy destroyer was sailing and a internationally recognised shipping lane within the 12 mile limit of crimea's territorial waters. 0ur defence corresponded is the only broadcaster on board hms defender and he sent us 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? 0ver. 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. is it poking the bear? 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.

let's bring you up—to—date with some of the day's other news stories, and hong kong's largest pro—democracy paper, apple daily has printed its final addition stopping it had become a prime critic of hong kong's leadership. paper sighted safety of staff and lack of funds is the reason for shutdown. the tabloid was rated last week over allegations that had breached a controversial national security law. the united nations has called on ethiopian authorities to launch an investigation on an airstrike on the market and tigray. dozens of people are said to have been killed in the town and ambulances were allegedly refused permission to access the wind stopping the ethiopian government denied it had targeted civilians, claiming it had neutralised terrorists. brazil's environment minister has

resigned as head of a criminal investigation into allegations that he obstructed a police probe into illegal logging in the amazonas. he is accused of vouching for the legal origin of a vast hall of timber worth approximately $25 million, despite police evidence that it had been illegally logged. he denies any wrongdoing. environmental activists have welcomed his departure. the antivirus software entrepreneurjohn mcafee have been found dead in a prison cell. he is wanted for tax evasion. if he had been found guilty he could have faced 30 years in prison. we can talk to the investigative tech journalist from the thomson reuters organisation, also the

author of cult of the dead cow. before we talk about whatjohn mcafee was doing and spain, let'sjust mcafee was doing and spain, let's just focus on what he created, because his company completely revolutionised the antivirus software, and kickstarted a billion—dollar industry when it comes to this? yeah, multi billion dollar industry. it's enormous now and it's only getting bigger, but he was the first to make a go of it. in the late 1980s he wrote software that would stop a very early virus, one of the first called brain that infected ibm pcs which at the time were the norm and he initially gave it away for free, and then after it became commonplace to install he was able to charge and make a fortune. ~ able to charge and make a fortune-— able to charge and make a fortune. ~ _, , ., ., fortune. when it comes to what he was doing — fortune. when it comes to what he was doing and _ fortune. when it comes to what he was doing and spain, - fortune. when it comes to what he was doing and spain, just i he was doing and spain, just took us through how he ended up

there. it took us through how he ended up there. , ., ., there. it is quite a tangled sto , there. it is quite a tangled story. but _ there. it is quite a tangled story. but he _ there. it is quite a tangled story, but he hasn't - there. it is quite a tangled story, but he hasn't beenl story, but he hasn't been involved with his namesake thank you for many years now, about 20 years, and since then he has just basically been this adventurer celebrity, eccentric millionaire, with many, many brushes with the law and in bellies at mexico, us authorities have been trying to get him on two charges. ——in belize. he was then picked up in spain and being held there on us charges, so what happened todayis on us charges, so what happened today is that he lost his bid today is that he lost his bid to avoid extradition for a crypto currency scam. he was pumping and dumping, as they say. he was hyping the value of a minor crypto currency without

volunteering the information that he was profiting. he was getting paid to promote it, so that was one of the things that got him in deep trouble. he also tax evasion. he got him in deep trouble. he also tax evasion.— also tax evasion. he is not around to _ also tax evasion. he is not around to defend - also tax evasion. he is not around to defend himself, | also tax evasion. he is not. around to defend himself, but when it comes to how he will be remembered, from your extensive research on him, how would you describe him, what would you say? it is an interesting test at the moment. likejeffrey the moment. like jeffrey epstein, the moment. likejeffrey epstein, there are all these conspiracies flying around and so it will take a while for those two settle down. it is right now suspected to be a suicide. plenty of people saying he was murdered because he knew too much about this thing or that thing. he promoted conspiracy theories. he accused the cia of being out to kill him. he had long—term

paranoia and delusions but was very media friendly and so he got on on television a lot and treated as a security issue. maybe he will be remembered for practically inventing the antivirus industry. maybe he will be remembered for the violent crimes he has been accused of committing orjust is lifestyle, lots of hired sex workers, armed guards, enthusiastic embrace of drugs and alcohol at different times. but you know, people believe the reality they want to believe and there are plenty of people who will tie this to qanon and other conspiracies. i hope he is remembered for either the good innovative security work he did or the fact that he was credibly accused of multiple serious

crimes, violent and financial. but he will become whatever myth people set out to live, whether it is qanon conspiracy or others. whether it is qanon conspiracy or others-_ or others. john mcafee it no loner or others. john mcafee it no longer here _ or others. john mcafee it no longer here to _ or others. john mcafee it no longer here to state - or others. john mcafee it no longer here to state his - or others. john mcafee it no longer here to state his side of it. ., ., longer here to state his side of it. . ~ ,, longer here to state his side ofit. . , stay with us on bbc news, still to come: two news, still to come: penalties on target for portugal two penalties on target for portugal sees rinaldo hit a record scoring goals. 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. it is pretty clear—cut. this is an internationally recognised shipping lane that defender was travelling in and this is the sort of decision that would absolutely have to be made to make this transit at the highest sums of the british government. there is no reason not to believe that. what is interesting about this is that russia has clearly made a decision to more vigorously defend its defector claims to crimea territorial waters. this is the sort of thing that has happened in the past, but not so close to crimea. it has happened further out in other areas of russian maritime frontiers, but not quite this close.

in fact, this is not even russian territorial water. this is a disputed area. in fact, it legally belongs to the ukraine. russia would dispute that since the annexation of crimea and given that hms defender could have taken a slightly different route, was the uk being antagonistic with their decision to go so close? i do not believe that the exercise of a normal international transit is actually antagonistic. i believe the the united kingdom was exercising its right to transit in this internationally recognised shipping route. it was certainly dangerous, as your report indicated, but that is part of thejob here, i think. if the united kingdom is going to participate in the globally recognised rules—based international order as it is set up today, then the uk is likely to participate in transits like this in the future. and i should say that this — i'm not a lawyer but i believe that this may add up to something that's called innocent passage, in which a ship transit another nation's territorial waters as long as it does not interfere with the sort of peaceful, normal everyday

life of that coastal nation. you touch upon the danger of this. we saw what moscow is saying, that their patrol ship fired warning shots, a jet then fired bombs. the uk ministry of defence is saying actually that they believe the russians were undertaking a gunnery exercise, that no shots were directed at hms defender. will we ever really know what the russian response was? it is going to be hard to determine that with any kind of surety. we may never know the exact details, but we do know a few things, right. we do know that there was an aggressive airborne intercept and a close aboard flyby of defender, which is something that again has happened with relative frequency over the last several years.

and we do know, of course, that there was a russian coastguard vessel that was conducting what appeared to be a relatively unsafe maritime intercept. beyond that, we may never know about the naval gunfire, what the origins of that were and what the purpose of that were or whether or not any russian jets were actually dropping bombs. absent any video evidence that can confirm that, we willjust never know. 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 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 know about —

background checks for purchasing a firearm are important. ban on assault weapons and high—capacity magazines — no—one needs to have a weapon that can fire over30, 40, 50 — even up to 100 rounds. unless you think the deer are wearing kavlar vests or something. community policing and programmes that keep neighbourhood safe and keeps folks out of trouble. ronaldo reaches 109 goals at the euros. ronaldo reaches 109 goals at the euros-— ronaldo reaches 109 goals at the euros. . . , ., the euros. france, germany and sweden made — the euros. france, germany and

sweden made it _ the euros. france, germany and sweden made it through - the euros. france, germany and sweden made it through to - the euros. france, germany and sweden made it through to the l sweden made it through to the 16. hungary and poland were two sides that were knocked out. thanks to the power of artificial intelligence rembrandt�*s the night watch was partly damaged when it was moved more than 300 years ago but now has been reconstructed using ai and a small copy of the original. the spectacular made even more so. renowned for its size and scale, and for its use of light and shadow, the night watch makes quite an impression but it was once even more impressive.— more impressive. about 300 ears more impressive. about 300 years ago. — more impressive. about 300 years ago. the _ more impressive. about 300 years ago, the night - more impressive. about 300 years ago, the night watch . more impressive. about 300 l years ago, the night watch was moved from each original place to the town hall we'd had to fit between the two doors. it did not fit so the movers took scissors and cut on all sides

strips. scissors and cut on all sides stri s. .,, scissors and cut on all sides stri s. , , , scissors and cut on all sides stris. ,, , ,, strips. those missing strips whenever— strips. those missing strips whenever found _ strips. those missing strips whenever found by - strips. those missing strips whenever found by a - strips. those missing strips whenever found by a small| strips. those missing strips - whenever found by a small copy of the entire painting had been made by another artist before being moved. this was analysed and then, using artificial intelligence, the work was recreated in the style of rembrandt himself. the recreated in the style of rembrandt himself. , rembrandt himself. the problem is, the rembrandt himself. the problem is. the painting — rembrandt himself. the problem is, the painting is _ rembrandt himself. the problem is, the painting is by _ rembrandt himself. the problem is, the painting is by a _ is, the painting is by a different painter, in a different painter, in a different style and has a different style and has a different colour and even some of the geometry is a bit different so if you want to simply blow this up and put next to the night watch, it would not match any way. modern technolo: would not match any way. modern technology has — would not match any way. modern technology has now _ would not match any way. modern technology has now solved - would not match any way. modern technology has now solved that i technology has now solved that problem and if this is the night watch restored to all its glory, as close as possible to what rembrandt originally intended. the work of a master seen properly for the first time in 300 years. tim allman, abc news. fascinating to see. lots more on our website. ——

bbc. see you shortly, i buy. —— bye bye. 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. 0vernight 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 fires warning shots at a british warship in the black sea — claiming it enters water in crimea without permission. the uk says it was in international waters. james mcafee has been found deadin james mcafee has been found dead in a prison where he was being held in spain. he was going to face a tax evasion claims and the united states.