this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a court in la his shocking testimony from britney spears as she tries to and her father's control of her personal and business affairs. russia says it's fired warning shots at a british warship in the black sea, the bbc is the only broadcaster on board. this russian postcard _ only broadcaster on board. “m 3 russian postcard vessel is trying to force interchange course. at trying to force interchange course. �* ~ . , trying to force interchange course. ~ . . _,_ ., ., course. a charity says half a million madagascan - course. a charity says half a million madagascan 's - course. a charity says half a million madagascan 's are i course. a charity says half a | million madagascan 's are at million madagascan �*s are at severe risk of famine as

drought leaves little more than insects and mud to eat. finding new fans, restored rembrandt goes on show in full size for the first time in 300 years. and two penalties on target for portugal sees rinaldo hit a goalscoring record. a very warm welcome. we begin with popstar britney spares. she 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 contains

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. via videophone she finally told in la caught her side of the story. in an impassioned speech, she clearly is angry and upset, she said she wanted the abusive and controlling arrangement and. she said she had been forced to take drugs so strong she felt drunk and unable to hold a conversation. she told the court i want my life back. i she told the court i want my life back-— life back. i am truly shocked at what i _ life back. i am truly shocked at what i heard _ life back. i am truly shocked at what i heard about - life back. i am truly shocked at what i heard about the i at what i heard about the conservatorship, the reality was even worse than what we suspected, but i think we were also vindicated because a lot of what we suspected turned out to be true. in

of what we suspected turned out to be true-— to be true. in response, her father's _ to be true. in response, her father's lawyer _ to be true. in response, her father's lawyer read - to be true. in response, her father's lawyer read a - father's lawyer read a statement on her behalf. we did little to appease the anger towards him and the other conservator �*s outside court. they are really all in on this together, part of a corrupt system that has allowed this to happen in broad daylight for 13 years, she said she hoped they all go to jail and years, she said she hoped they all go to jailand i hope years, she said she hoped they all go to jail and i hope they do as well. all go to jail and i hope they do as well-— all go to jail and i hope they do as well. , ., ., , do as well. the star now hopes and enter— do as well. the star now hopes and enter the _ do as well. the star now hopes and enter the arrangement - do as well. the star now hopesi and enter the arrangement she has found so toxic could soon be inside. sophis long reporting there. 0ur correspondent david willis is at the court in los angeles for us. in terms of what she was saying in that courtroom appearance, some of it was quite shocking in terms of the control she said she was under. absolutely,

we knew that — said she was under. absolutely, we knew that brittney _ said she was under. absolutely, we knew that brittney spears i we knew that brittney spears wanted to speak directly to the judge in this case but what we did not know is what she was going to say and it amounted to 13 years of pent—up frustration, if you like a. a torrent, 25 minute torrent of anger and frustration directed at those who she felt had let her down, who had been appointed by the court to care for her and had failed to do so, chief among them herfather jamie, who for the last 13 years has had control not only of her personal life but also her 60 million dollars estate. she said anything that happened to me had to be approved by my dad, and she accused her father of forcing birth control on her, refusing to allow her to marry her boyfriend, and as far as the conservatorship itself is concerned she said she wants you life back, it's been 13

years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ ., years and that's enough, i'm doner . . ,, , years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ . . , , , years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ ., ., ,, , under done. what happens next? under california law, _ done. what happens next? under california law, she _ done. what happens next? under california law, she still— done. what happens next? under california law, she still has - california law, she still has to prove that she is competent enough to manage her own affairs, but this i think, what we have seen today is bound to set a process in motion that will lead to the end of this conservatorship, certainly, the loosening of it at the very least, and that of course could open a way to britney spears going back to performing, something she has not done since the october of 2018, or she may choose to do some of the things she mentions doing in court today, getting married and trying for a family. it does seem though that she has a lot of her chest today, a lot of people are reeling in high places, and this will to things for her. figs places, and this will to things for her. �* , ., for her. as we heard in the re ort for her. as we heard in the report there, _ for her. as we heard in the report there, those - for her. as we heard in the report there, those that i for her. as we heard in the i report there, those that have been running this campaign, the

free britney spears campaign, feel that they are vindicated by her appearance. absolutely, the free britney _ by her appearance. absolutely, the free britney spears - the free britney spears campaign is a grassroots campaign, launched a couple of years ago, it has gained momentum, about 100 members also outside the court today, they faced accusations from people such as britney spears's father, that they are conspiracy theorists, but it now seems that their claims, the central claims that britney spears was being manipulated, really have been vindicated. david, thank you very much indeed. 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. 0ur 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? 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 get some of the day's other news. the former philippine president has died at the age of 61, he had been taken to hospital earlier on thursday, known for

his links to an influential dynasty opposed to the hardline rule of ferdinand marcos. his father was assassinated in 1983 and his mother became president after the people power revolution of 1986. brazil's environment minister has resigned ahead of a criminal investigation into allegations that he obstructed a police probe into illegal logging in the amazon. 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. the united nations has called on the ethiopian authorities to launch an investigation into an air strike on launch an investigation into an airstrike on a launch an investigation into an air strike on a market in t grey. dozens of people are reported to have been killed, and ambulances were allegedly refused permission to access the wounded. the ethiopian

government has denied it targeted civilians, claiming it had neutralised terrorists. it's being labelled �*a silent tragedy location�* — communities in madagascar are on the verge of starvation, with women and children walking for hours to reach food after the worst drought in four decades. courtney bembridge reports. unrelenting drought in southern madagascar had put hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of famine. there is almost no water and families are eating mud, insects and cactus leaves because there is nothing else. translation: i have prepared this plate of insects. _ i have clean them up as best i can, given there is almost no water. for eight months my children and i have been eating only this plant every day nothing else and no rain to allow us to harvest what we 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 seven times 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. these two young children are orphans being cared for by another local woman who has three children of her own. translation: we have nothing left. _ their mother is dead, and my husband his dead. what do you want me to say? 0ur life is all about looking for cactus leaves again and again to survive. many people have had to leave and, as the effects of climate change intensify, more will soon follow. the world health organization says drought could displace 700 million people by 2030. courtney bembridge, bbc news stay with us here, we will have all of the latest, it's a busy time with the european

championships, all the sports news to come, and how schools are overcoming the singapore mental health stigma to support students stressed out by the pandemic. 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 says she wants her life back as she tries to end herfather�*s her life back as she tries to end her father's control over her life affairs. russia fires in the black sea. both sides disagree over whether the uk violated russian waters. us president biden has announced a policy of zero tolerance towards firearms dealers who do not run proper background checks. in a speech at the white house the president said they were currently too many loopholes that allow governments to fall into the

wrong hands that make guns. —— guns fall into the wrong hands. i have been at this a long time and there are things we know that work to reduce gun violence and gun crime and things we don't know about but things we don't know about but things we don't know about but things we know about. the ground 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 over 30— 40— even up to 100 rounds. unless you think youridea 100 rounds. unless you think your idea wearing kevlar vests or something. your idea wearing kevlar vests orsomething. community or something. community policing and orsomething. community policing and programmes that keep neighbourhoods safe and keep neighbourhoods safe and keep folks out of trouble. haste keep folks out of trouble. have ou had keep folks out of trouble. have you had very — keep folks out of trouble. have you had very little _ keep folks out of trouble. have you had very little sleep? - keep folks out of trouble. have you had very little sleep? have you had very little sleep? have you been glued to your screens watching the various matches? if you have missed some of it, as promised, there is all the latest on the european championship and the other sports news. hello there, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where we start with the european championship as the final group to finish

ahead of the knockout stages provided the most drama. any three of four teams could've gone through in group f with france and portugal providing three penalties in the four goal thriller. cristiano ronaldo on target twice as he equalled ali daei's record of 109 international goals in the men's game. karim benzema grabbing both goals for france who finished top after the 2—2 draw. portugal just like 2016 when they won it had to settle for a third place finish as germany twice came from behind against hungary, also in a 2—2 draw, taking the runner up spot and a last 16 game against england. while in group e — spain beat slovakia 5—0 to take them through second with poland the team to be knocked out, despite two robert lewandowski goals they were beaten 3—2 by sweden with a stoppage time winner seeing them finish top. ca rli lloyd at 38 years of age, has been selected to play for the united states women's team at her fourth olympic games in tokyo next month. she was announced in the world champions squad along with tobin heath whojoins lloyd in heading

to herfourth 0lympics, while becky sauerbrunn, kelley 0'hara, alex morgan and megan rapinoe will be competing at the games for the third time. new zealand beat india by 8 wickets to win the inaugural world test championship final in southampton. a draw looked likely when the reserve day, the 6th day, got underway, but new zealand dismissed india and completed a tricky chase of 139 with relative ease to claim their first triumph in a major global cricket tournament. i think we saw both teams grab momentum at certain points in time and to have the sixth day as backup due to weather and see both teams have a real opportunity of a result meant for a fantastic game to be a part of and for us proud moment in our history and a proud momentjust as a team, really. england have beaten sri lanka by 8 wickets in cardiff to win the first t20 of their three match series.

after winning the toss and electing to bat the tourists made 129 for 7 with dasun shanaka top scoring with 50 whilejos butler made an unbeaten 68 to help guide his side home with 17 balls remaining. with wimbledon just days away — top seed at the eastbourne international, aryna sabalenka, has eased through to the quarter—finals. the belarussian proved too strong for alison riske with a 6—1, 6—4 win over the american, setting up a last eight clash in the coming hours with italian qualifier camila giorgi, who beat reigning champion karolina pliskova in her opening round match. the phoenix suns are two wins away from a first nba finals series since 1993. they scored a last second alley oop through deandre ayton in their western conference finals match up to snatch a 1011—103 win over the los angeles clippers in arizona. it puts them 2—0 up in the series as it head to la for the next two games.

0ne one day away from returning when they host the nights... in the nhl — montreal canadiens also haven't played in the stanley cup final since 1993 and they're one game away from returning when they host vegas golden knights. the canadiens were 4—1 winners on tuesday with goal tender carey price making 26 saves helping to put them 3—2 up in the best of seven series you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. here in the uk, the government is set to review its rules on viral —— foreign travel today amid calls for more countries tojoin the green amid calls for more countries to join the green list in its widely debated travel traffic light system. this all comes as travel industry workers held a series of protests around the country, airlines and travel companies save the current limits on travel avid had a devastating impact on the sector. many are calling for an exemption to quarantine for fully vaccinated people from countries on the amber list.

transport secretary grant shapps will be addressing parliament this morning and we will have more on all of this in our business coverage in about ten minutes time. children all over the world have been suffering extra mental stress. ——extra mental stress due to the pandemic. singapore has been successful in containing the outbreak with lockdowns and strict social distancing — but even so, as the country starts to open up, it's paying close attention to mental health issues by offering increased support in schools. sarah toms reports. children in singapore share their stories of stress at school during the pandemic. during the lockdown i was kind of worried about getting the virus and spreading it to other people. virus and spreading it to other --eole. �* , ., . people. but it is more children like kate lau _ people. but it is more children like kate lau who _ people. but it is more children like kate lau who were - like kate lau who were concerned about how the lockdown would affect their studies. b. lockdown would affect their studies. �* ., ., lockdown would affect their studies. ., ., , ,, ., studies. a lot of pressure on ourselves — studies. a lot of pressure on ourselves to _ studies. a lot of pressure on ourselves to do _ studies. a lot of pressure on ourselves to do well - studies. a lot of pressure on ourselves to do well in - ourselves to do well in studies, especially after the lock down as we are quite far behind. in

lock down as we are quite far behind. ,, ., ,., ., . ., . behind. in singapore, academic workloads— behind. in singapore, academic workloads and _ behind. in singapore, academic workloads and expectations - behind. in singapore, academic workloads and expectations are i workloads and expectations are extremely high at the best of times. during covid, these children have had even more to contend with.— contend with. children who are sendin: contend with. children who are spending a _ contend with. children who are spending a lot _ contend with. children who are spending a lot of— contend with. children who are spending a lot of time - contend with. children who are spending a lot of time doing i spending a lot of time doing their homework ten to spend left time in social activities and tend to sleep less, and those are risk factors already for depression and anxiety, so already because of these factors and any extra pressure such as a pandemic would put them even more susceptible. 0nline lessons at home with the norm for many months last year as the schools were closed. schools are now —— kids are now backin schools are now —— kids are now back in class but nothing is entirely normal. mental health is a tricky topic in much of asia and seen as a stigma that is just not really discussed. but covid is changing all of that as more people become aware of the impact of children, theirfeelings aware of the impact of children, their feelings of anxiety, sadness and even isolation. that is why schools like this one and others across

the island are introducing new programmes to discuss and support mental health. the extra support is designed to get the students to open up about stress and anxiety. some ofthe about stress and anxiety. some of the children, _ about stress and anxiety. some of the children, they _ about stress and anxiety. some of the children, they actually i of the children, they actually felt that they were isolated at home so i think this is very important because it helps us to drive the point across that hey, you are not alone here. and hey, these are real — these are real issues that you are facing. are real issues that you are facina. , ., ., are real issues that you are facin. , ., ., ., ,, ., , facing. the programme appears to be working. _ facing. the programme appears to be working. i— facing. the programme appears to be working. i feel— facing. the programme appears to be working. i feel like - facing. the programme appears to be working. i feel like the . to be working. i feel like the new class — to be working. i feel like the new class has _ to be working. i feel like the new class has helped - to be working. i feel like the new class has helped a - to be working. i feel like the new class has helped a lot . to be working. i feel like the | new class has helped a lot of the students. ifeel open enough to tell teachers or their friends about their issues. hearing the reassurance from the teachers that they can approach them is quite comforting.— approach them is quite comforting. through the darkness _ comforting. through the darkness of _ comforting. through the darkness of the - comforting. through the l darkness of the pandemic comforting. through the - darkness of the pandemic there is now sunlight when it comes to talking about feelings and difficulties. here in singapore and across asia, starting a conversation is a step in the right direction. to coping with stress. clement

one of the world's most famous paintings has been restored to its original size — thanks to the power of artificial intelligence. rembrandt�*s the night watch was partly damaged when it was moved more than 300 years ago. now, amsterdam's rijksmuseum has reconstructed it, using ai — and a small copy of the original. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. 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. about 300 years ago, the night watch was moved from its original place to the town hall, where it had to fit in between the two doors. it did not fit so the movers took scissors and cut, on all sides, strips off.

those missing strips were never found, but a small copy of the entire painting had been made by another artist, before it was moved. this was analysed and then, using artificial intelligence, the work was recreated in the style of rembrandt himself. the problem is that the painting is by a different painter, it's in a different style and has a different colour, and even some of the geometry is a bit different, so if you were to simply blow this up and put it next to the night watch, it would not match in any way. modern technology has now solved that problem and this is the night watch restored to all its glory, as close as possible to what rembrandt originally intended. the work of a dutch master seen properly for the first time in 300 years. tim allman, bbc news. coming up next, brits abroad.

angela merkel says if you come from great britain have to go into quarantine and that is not the case in every european country and that is what i would like to see. we will discuss ina in a moment. 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.

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