welcome to bbc news, i'm chris rogers. our top stories: do you find that mr depp has proven, by clear and convincing evidence, that misheard with actual malice? answer — yes. the hollywood actorjohnny depp wins his multimillion—dollar lawsuit against his former wife amber heard. another shooting incident in the united states — four people are dead at a hospital, in tulsa, oklahoma. russia accuses the united states of escalating the conflict any crane after president biden promises to send high—tech rockets to help ukrainian forces.

and the final rehearsals have taken place and celebrations are about to begin for queen elizabeth's 70 years as monarch. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. johnny depp has won his libel case against his former wife, amber heard, after she claimed in an article that she'd endured domestic violence during their 15—month marriage. the jury found that ms heard's statements about her marriage were false and that she'd acted with actual malice. mr depp has been awarded $15 million in damages. amber heard also won part of her claim that she'd been defamed by one of mr depp�*s former lawyers, and was awarded $2 million. 0ur correspondent, david sillito, has been

at the trial since it began in april, and looks back at a case that provided powerful testimony about the couple's relationship. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allegations that johnny depp had violently assaulted his ex—wife, amber heard. was this defamation? the answer... yes. cheering. outside, there were cheers from the waiting fans, the end of a trial that had been provoked by an article in the washington post in which amber heard had written of being a victim of domestic abuse, allegations that she said were backed up with real proof. there were videos, photographs and, remember, a uk court ruled in 2020 that her account of abuse during her marriage was substantially true. slapped me across the face.

then he slapped me again. hejust kicked me — in the back. i thought he was the love of my life. he was, but he was also this other thing. cheering. for six weeks, johnny depp has arrived at court each day to cheers. amber heard, silence — and sometimes worse. can you please tell the jury why you're here today? um, yes... the answer to that question was reputation. johnny depp, hollywood star, was trying to prove to the world that his ex—wife�*s claims of domestic violence were simply untrue. and more than that, he was claiming that he was the real victim. ms heard, in herfrustration and in her rage and her anger,

she would strike out. she'd given me a good chop in the ear, you know. suddenly... claps hands. i said, "go ahead, hit me." bam! so, two completely different accounts of a marriage, and one in whichjohnny depp said he was the victim, and that is what the jury has agreed with today. and not only that, they have accepted that amber heard acted with malice, with a reckless disregard for the truth. but there has been a second case going on here, one that's been taking place in the court of popular opinion. 0ver six weeks, amber heard had been accused of lying, faking injuries, fabricating evidence. and online... i receive hundreds of death threats regularly, if not daily.

thousands since this trial has started, people mocking... .mocking my testimony about being assaulted. this was a case all about words — amber heard's right to say she was a victim of domestic violence, an accusation that johnny depp says was simply a lie, he was the victim here. and thejury — and much of the watching public — has, after hearing it all, believed him. david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. stay with us for more on this story later in the bulletin. for now, we will remind you of our breaking news, police and the us city of tulsa, oklahoma say for my people have been killed in a shooting in a hospital. for more details, i

am joined by hospital. for more details, i amjoined by our hospital. for more details, i am joined by our correspondent david willis. i understand journalists have been given more details in the past few hours or so, what have we learned from police? we know the shooting occurred on a hospital campus in the city of tulsa, oklahoma, officials getting the calljust before six o'clock in the evening, localtime. before six o'clock in the evening, local time. they were warned that there were multiple injuries and potential multiple casualties. the local police chief described the scene they are as catastrophic. it has since emerged that there were four people killed by the scott mann —— gunmen, who then committed suicide. a six person is said to be in a critical position. the white house as president biden has been informed of this incident and the white house is offering support to local and state officials. it is thought that the gunmen in this case was

looking for a particular doctor in this hospital complex, it's not clear whether indeed he managed to make contact with that physician. police have yet to identify the gunman, although police say he is age 35. that is just the latest shooting in this country, coming eight days after an 18—year—old gunman opened fire on a classroom in the neighbouring state of texas, killing 19 schoolchildren and two teachers. and it comes 18 days after another 18—year—old gunman opened fire in a grocery store in the city of buffalo, new york, killing ten people. president biden has called for tougher gun control laws in this country and, indeed, a small group bipartisan — bipartisan group of senators has been meeting to discuss some possible measures. but, republicans remain stoutly

opposed to any form of gun control measures in this country, they argue that more policing, greater mental health checks are the answer to incidents like this. it is thought now that there will be very little done as a result of this. indeed, there were calls for measures after the sandy hook shooting nearly ten years ago, but no legislation ended up ago, but no legislation ended up being passed by congress. indeed, david, thank you for that update. a war of words has erupted between moscow and washington over america's decision to supply advanced rocket artillery to ukraine. russia has accused the united states of adding fuel to the fire with the move. the weapons, which have been described as game changers, have a longer range than russia's. russian forces are now said to be in control of around 70% of the strategically important city of severodonetsk. james waterhouse has

the latest from kyiv. faces of anxiety, wives and mothers of ukrainian soldiers on the front line, brought together by a frustration of their lack of support. translation: i'm very worried. i know he's sitting in the trenches there. i know there are wounded and killed. i believe that if they receive proper weapons, they're real warriors and they will fight for the serenity of ukraine, defend our country and get our seized territories back. 0lga's son was called up to fight two months ago. today is his 41st birthday. translation: it is his birthday today, but i cannot even - congratulate him and tell him that i love him and wait for him. a56 miles to the east, a reflection of ukraine's loosening grip on the luhansk region, satellite images showing damage from shelling to

komyshuvakha and severodonetsk. russian soldiers now appear to move through its streets and wander into this state security service building. they're thought to be chechen fighters, and have a reputation for being fierce. almost all of the luhansk region is in moscow's control. russia's gains are relatively small, but the cities they now occupy won't be easily retaken, and that is why ukraine is asking for help to do more than simply be on the defensive. one wish has been granted by the us — precision—guided missiles, which can travel up to 45 miles — with a condition. the ukrainians have given us assurances that they will not use these systems against targets on russian territory. there is a strong trust bond between ukraine and the united states, as well as with our allies and partners.

the kremlin has described kyiv�*s request for weapons as a provocation to bring the west into this war. ukraine has long seen them as crucial for its survival. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. borisjohnson says he has considered questions over his future following the fallout from lockdown parties in downing street but insisted that staying on as prime minister was the responsible approach. in an interview with the parenting website mumsnet, the british prime minister said he was taken aback to be fined and described the partygate affair as a totally miserable experience for those in government. damian grammaticas reports. on mumsnet today, punchy questions summing up the mood among the website's users. why should we believe anything you say when it has been proven you're a habitual liar? well, i... mrjohnson didn't agree with that, or that he should quit over the partygate affair.

i have thought about all these questions a lot, as you can imagine. ijust cannot see how, actually, it would be responsible right now, given everything that is going on, simply to abandon, a, the project on which i embarked to... i get that, but a lot of our users would say you've lost the trust of the people and your government has lost the trust, and you can't possibly be an effective prime minister. well, you know, let's see about that. yesterday, mrjohnson�*s ethics adviser pointed out that it is a prime minister's duty to uphold the law, but he has been fined for breaking the law. mrjohnson insisted it was inadvertent, but pressure is growing. tory mps know that they cannot trust a word that this man says, where nothing is being delivered and where far too many people are struggling to keep their heads above water. we want tory mps to do the right thing and have the courage and the backbone

to stand up and say "enough is enough". cabinet ministers have been rallying. he's a great leader and the country's lucky to have him. another accused ambitious mps of plotting. many are wrestling with what's best to do. well, i think the mood has changed a bit in the country since the publication of the sue gray report. mps will be going round their constituents. they will be listening carefully to what their constituents have to say, and then making up their mind whether or not to submit a letter. mrjohnson�*s behaviour has prompted at least 28 mps to call for him to go. 5a in total are needed to trigger a confidence vote. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: 1a and counting — we'll tell you about one queen and a lot of american presidents. the queen and her husband

began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the . end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles�* lp, sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century.

this is bbc news. our top story — the hollywood actorjohnny depp wins his multi—million—dollar lawsuit against his former wife amber heard. well, let's stay with that story now. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, was outside the court a little earlier. this was a high—stakes trial involving two very famous hollywood stars airing their dirty laundry. over the six weeks we saw everything because the trial was televised. we saw the trial was televised. we saw the good, bad and ugly. both johnny depp and amber heard had accused each other of violence and bolster their claims with evidence of photos and audio recordings and videos. but, the jury recordings and videos. but, the jury of five men and two women

have ruled in favour ofjohnny depp, which is a resounding victory for him. it is really hard to win defamation cases in the us because — especially if you are a public figure because you are a public figure because you have a real high threshold to get over. and he got over that threshold. the jury, amongst the questions they had to answer found that she did act with malice when she wrote this article in which ——he claims he was different. it was said she had a reckless regard for the truth. she did win an element of the defamation case that she brought against him, but overall he is the biggest winner, he won so much more than she did. what happens next? amber heard could appeal the verdict, but in order for it to be effective she will have to present new evidence post trial. let's get more analysis and insight into this fascinating

case. we can now speak to mitra ahouraian, who's a beverly hills entertainment attorney, who represents actors, and often deals with defamation issues. she's in los angeles. where else would you be, mitra? thanks forjoining us. my understanding is that defamation cases, particularly for big, big celebrities like johnny depp, are really, really difficult to win. i mean, this was a massive risk for him, potentially, wasn't it? absolutely. you know, the landmark case, new york times versus_ landmark case, new york times versus sullivan, established a different _ versus sullivan, established a different standard for celebrities in bringing defamation lawsuits, the idea being — defamation lawsuits, the idea being that public figure should being that public figure should be part— being that public figure should be part of our national —— national_ be part of our national —— national discourse as part of the rights of the first amendment. so in order for a celebrity— amendment. so in order for a celebrity to sue for defamation they have to establish as was 'ust they have to establish as was just mentioned this actual malice _ just mentioned this actual malice standard that the person making — malice standard that the person making the statement either knew — making the statement either knew that it was false or had a reckless — knew that it was false or had a reckless disregard but it was

false — reckless disregard but it was false 50 _ reckless disregard but it was false. so this is a very hard standard _ false. so this is a very hard standard to prove and may celebrities do not even bother trying — celebrities do not even bother trying to— celebrities do not even bother trying to establish this. so the fact— trying to establish this. so the fact thatjohnny trying to establish this. so the fact that johnny depp brought this lawsuit meant that he felt — brought this lawsuit meant that he felt very strongly that amber— he felt very strongly that amber heard was lying and knew she was— amber heard was lying and knew she was lying when she made the statements. she was lying when she made the statements— statements. mitra, what did you make of the _ statements. mitra, what did you make of the case? _ statements. mitra, what did you make of the case? it _ statements. mitra, what did you make of the case? it certainly i make of the case? it certainly fascinated the world, millions of hits on social media, and the world certainly seem to make its mind up pretty quickly. but it really was about words and who to believe in the end, wasn't it? very much he — in the end, wasn't it? very much he said, _ in the end, wasn't it? very much he said, she - in the end, wasn't it? very much he said, she said. i in the end, wasn't it? very much he said, she said. a| in the end, wasn't it? very i much he said, she said. a lot of conflicting evidence, conflicting testimony. it wasn't _ conflicting testimony. it wasn't even that things were a little _ wasn't even that things were a little bit — wasn't even that things were a little bit different, it was that _ little bit different, it was that the stories were so different that the jury really didn't— different that the jury really didn't know what to believe. and — didn't know what to believe. and at— didn't know what to believe. and at the end of the day, they had to— and at the end of the day, they had to really ask themselves who— had to really ask themselves who they thought was the more credible — who they thought was the more credible witness, the more credible _ credible witness, the more credible defendant or plaintiff, and that is what it

really — plaintiff, and that is what it really came down to for the jury — really came down to for the 'u . ~ ., really came down to for the jury. who was more important to johnny depp _ jury. who was more important to johnny depp than _ jury. who was more important to johnny depp than amber - jury. who was more important to johnny depp than amber heard l jury. who was more important to l johnny depp than amber heard do you think, the publicjury or the court room jury? for you think, the public 'ury or the court room jury? the court room 'ury? forjohnny de - the court room 'ury? forjohnny den it the court room 'ury? forjohnny depp it was — the court roomjury? forjohnny depp it was absolutely - the court roomjury? forjohnny depp it was absolutely the - depp it was absolutely the court _ depp it was absolutely the court of public opinion. his very— court of public opinion. his very first _ court of public opinion. his very first statement and the complaint his lawyers filed, he made — complaint his lawyers filed, he made it— complaint his lawyers filed, he made it clear this is about clearing _ made it clear this is about clearing his name in the public, _ clearing his name in the public, this is not about the 50 millionjohnny depp is worth _ 50 millionjohnny depp is worth. his career going forward was i _ worth. his career going forward was i was — worth. his career going forward was i was going to be far more than _ was i was going to be far more than 50 — was i was going to be far more than 50 million. he made over 22 million _ than 50 million. he made over 22 millionjust on fees on one pirates— 22 millionjust on fees on one pirates movie, not even including backends, so we know that his — including backends, so we know that his career is worth far more _ that his career is worth far more than 50 million. so this was _ more than 50 million. so this was not — more than 50 million. so this was not about the money, and you know _ was not about the money, and you know the fact that he won wasjust— you know the fact that he won wasjust an added you know the fact that he won was just an added bonus. you know the fact that he won wasjust an added bonus. he would — wasjust an added bonus. he would have been happy even without— would have been happy even without it. but i think he is certainly— without it. but i think he is certainly very happy now. indeed _ certainly very happy now. indeed. mitra, many thanks for your analysis.

the uk is preparing forfour days of celebrations for the queen's platinum jubilee. a host of events are planned nationwide, with many communities throwing their own jubilee parties to mark the queen's 70 years on the throne. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the final preparations are almost complete, for a celebration that's been 70 years in the making. in the pre—dawn gloom of a rather damp capital city, the horse guards and others have been tracing the route to be taken by sunday's pageant. on horse guards parade, the footguards have been preparing for the event that will launch thejubilee, the first full—scale trooping the colour for three years. and outside buckingham palace, a huge stage has been under construction for saturday's bbc party at the palace. it is the platinum jubilee, an opportunity to step back briefly from everyday pressures, to show appreciation to a long—reigning monarch.

it's the story of all our lives, as well as the story of her life, that we're celebrating. and i think, particularly at the moment, with the way the world is, the way some people feel about politics in this country, and around the world, the way people feel about putin and what is happening in ukraine, you look at the queen, and you see somebody who has been consistent, decent, dignified and there, delivering the goods, delivering on her promises, for seven decades. quite how visible the queen will be at thisjubilee is unclear. it's hoped she'll be able to appear on the palace balcony. absent from the balcony will be the sussexes — harry and meghan — and the duke of york. this isn't the moment for reminders of family difficulties. it has been difficult, this period, and i think hard on the queen, really, to have these sort of family problems quite so much in the public limelight. some die—hard royalists are already camping along the mall.

however, their devotion is not universal. not everyone across the country will find this celebration to their taste — not everyone is a monarchist. but it is surely true that the overwhelming majority of people have deep respect for this monarch, and her 70 years of service. in herjubilee message, issued with a new photograph, the queen says she hopes the next four days will give people a chance to reflect on what has been achieved over the past 70 years. thejubilee programme will also be a chance for millions of people at different events across the country to say thank you for her 70 years of service. nicholas witchell, bbc news. 70 years is a long, long time, and her majesty has met countless world leaders. there have been 1k us

presidents while the queen has been on the throne, and she's spent time with almost all of them, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. america salutes as the big royal canadian air force plane lands at washington airport. she wasn't even queen when she met herfirst president. met her first president. princess elizabeth arriving in washington in 1951. herfirst visit to the states, and harry s truman was there to say hello. it s truman was there to say hello. . . , s truman was there to say hello. . ., , , ., , hello. it certainly is a very ureat hello. it certainly is a very great pleasure _ hello. it certainly is a very great pleasure for- hello. it certainly is a very great pleasure for me - hello. it certainly is a very great pleasure for me as i hello. it certainly is a very i great pleasure for me as the president of the united states to welcome you to the capital of our— to welcome you to the capital of our country.— of our country. the president because my _ of our country. the president because my car _ of our country. the president because my car is _ of our country. the president because my car is now- because my car is now approaching, and princess elizabeth awaits her —— his rival. elizabeth awaits her -- his rival. , , ., , rival. this time she was playing _ rival. this time she was playing host. _ rival. this time she was playing host, this - rival. this time she was playing host, this time | rival. this time she was i playing host, this time to president eisenhower is, who she invited to balmoral in

scotland. next up, president kennedy, seen here at a state banquet in buckingham palace in 1961. the only president she never met was lyndonjohnson, but she did meet his successor, richard nixon, in 1969. president gerald ford welcomed her to the white house in 1976, as part of america's bicentennial celebrations. another banquet, another president, this timejimmy president, this time jimmy carter president, this timejimmy carter being wined and dined at the palace. president reagan made quite the impression on uk — us relations, so much so he was given an honorary knighthood. as was his vice president, george bush snr, when he took over at the oval office. bill clinton met the queen several times. this, his final trip to the uk before leaving office. george w bush invited her to a state dinner at the white house, where she

paid tribute to the bonds between the two countries. it between the two countries. if the united —— of the atlantic unites, _ the united —— of the atlantic unites, not— the united —— of the atlantic unites, not divide _ the united —— of the atlantic unites, not divide us, - the united —— of the atlantic unites, not divide us, ours l the united —— of the atlantic| unites, not divide us, ours is a partnership— unites, not divide us, ours is a partnership always - unites, not divide us, ours is a partnership always to - unites, not divide us, ours is a partnership always to be i a partnership always to be reckoned _ a partnership always to be reckoned with _ a partnership always to be reckoned with in - a partnership always to be reckoned with in the - a partnership always to be i reckoned with in the defence a partnership always to be - reckoned with in the defence of freedom — reckoned with in the defence of freedom. , , ' freedom. president number 12 was lzfarack— freedom. president number 12 was barack obama, _ freedom. president number 12 was barack obama, being - freedom. president number 12 i was barack obama, being shown around the picture gallery at buckingham palace. donald trump was invited to tea at windsor castle, as was his successor, joe biden, the latest president to have the honour of meeting this longest lasting of queens. tim orman, bbc news. a portrait has been released of the queen to stop you can see it on the bbc news website. just log onto it. of course we will keep you updated with all of our stories on the bbc news website and app and we would also love to hear from you as well. you can treat me and the team. but for now ——

tweet me. that is the latest. thank you for watching. hello again. we had some warm spells of sunshine around on wednesday but also some scattered showers, particularly across northern and eastern areas. one or two heavy ones mixed in. but in the west, a largely fine day — some lovely sunshine there in anglesey. satellite picture, at the moment, shows largely clear skies, but we do have some thicker cloud approaching from the northwest. that's going to be bringing some rain into northern ireland, as we head deeper into thursday, but for the time being, the skies are clear in most areas and it's another pretty chilly night, really, underneath those clear skies, with light winds for the time of year. we are looking at temperatures down to around 5—7 celsius for a number of you, which is on the cool side, certainly, forjune. now, looking at the pressure charts, pressure's actually rising a little bit across the uk, but then we've got this weather front — that area of cloud i showed you a moment ago — well, that is set to swing its way

in, so cloud will increase across northern ireland, and we'll steadily see outbreaks of rain moving in here, turning quite heavy, by the time we get to the afternoon. scotland, england and wales, a lovely sunny start to the morning, if somewhat cool, but those temperatures will quickly rise. a bit of cloud bubbles up. that could bring a few scattered showers to scotland and northern england, but for many, it's a dry day. temperatures a bit higher — 18 in glasgow, but we're into 19—21 kind of territory for england and wales, so it is warmer. that warmer trend to the weather continues into friday, but again, friday not wholly dry. there will be a a few showers, this time across wales, northwest england, western scotland and northern ireland. again, pretty well spaced out, so you do have a chance of missing them. the emphasis is still on some warm spells of sunshine, for most. temperatures quite widely reaching the high teens to low 20s. now, this weekend, the weather will stay fine across the north of the uk, so scotland, northern ireland and northern england keeping the dry weather and sunshine, but the weather starts to get more iffy in the south.

you see, on saturday, we'll start to see some thundery showers move up from the near continent, the greatest risk of those probably across the southwest of england and south wales. there will be a few more storms coming up through saturday night, and then into sunday, the storms kind of merge together to give some spells of heavier rain across parts of england and wales. now, this rain band could vary in position a little bit by the time we get to sunday, but, nevertheless, warm spells of sunshine, a few showers over the next few days, but we are going to see some heavy, thundery rain developing over the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the hollywood actorjohnny depp has won his libel case against his former wife, amber heard. she claimed in an article that she'd endured domestic violence during their 15 month marriage. the jury found ms heard acted with "actual malice". mr depp has been awarded 15 million dollars in damages. a war of words has erupted between moscow and washington over america's decision to supply advanced rocket artillery to ukraine. russia has accused the united states of adding fuel to the fire with the move. the weapons, which have been described as game changers, have a longer range than russia's. police in the us city of tulsa in oklahoma say four people have been killed in a shooting in a hospital campus. the gunman is also dead.