and that instability, thanks to the remnants of oscar moving in, it looks like we could see it as a pay—off for us getting that warmer weather certainly much higher humidity, but also the threat of some really meaty thunderstorms. for some areas, there's the potential of those storms bringing up to a month's worth of rain in a matter of hours.

the ukraine accuses russia of blowing up a crucial dam on the dnipro river unleashing a flood of water. moscow denies involvement and says kyiv has sabotaged its own dam. a dramatic day in london as prince harry takes on the tabloid press at the high court. he says, the papers�* behaviour had put him into a �*downward spiral�*. and on patrol with the taliban — the bbc finds evidence of major success in clamping down on opium poppy growing in afghanistan. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s jane dougal.

dpj tour has agreed to merge with the —— —— the pga tour had a feud with lviv but it has now decided to merge with it. top professionals like phil mickelson left dpj tour but they were still permitted to play in the majors. players like rory mcilroy were highly critical of phil mickelson at the time but in a joint statement with the dp world tour, the former rival said they would implement a plan to grow these combined commercial businesses and drive greater fan engagement and accelerate growth initiatives already under way. it means the pga tour and the lviv commercial

businesses will merge together. all pending litigation will end. more on that story as we get it. tottenham have confirmed that ange postocoglou is their new manger. he�*ll become the first australian to manage in the premier league after signing a four year contract with the london club. postecoglou lifted all three domestic trophies with celtic. this is the league cup trophy. he helped them win the scottish cup on saturday. celtic had wanted him to stay, but postecoglou said while he was respectful of their position, a new opportunity had been presented and it was one which he had wanted to explore. spurs chairman daniel levy said...

manchester city manager pep guardiola says kyle walker may be a doubt for the champions league final in istanbul. he has a back problem which will be assessed. city fly out to istanbul to attempt to complete the treble this season, just one trophy remains the champions league with the premier league and fa cup already secured. they�*ll take on the three time winners inter milan, who last won the competition back in 2010 as part of an historic treble underjose mourinho. manchester city have never won the trophy before. pep guardiola says his team have got to perform to the best of their ability on the night. we know the final is how you behave in that specific 95 minutes. it�*s not about history, the history that "they are better than us." it is about what you have to do in 95 minutes to beat the opponent and what you did in the group stage,

the qualifiers, what you did in the premier league, fa cup, that does not matter. it is one single game and you have got to focus on this time. it�*s the first day of quarter finals at the french open. grand slam title — he�*s playing russia�*s karen kachanov. he has lost the opening set, though, djokovic. although he is fighting backin djokovic. although he is fighting back in the second set. but we now know the first two women to reach the semi finals. there was no handshake, as expected, between second seed aryna sabalenka and ukraine�*s elina svitolina, after the belarusian came out on top 6—4 6—4. and czech player karolina muchova will be sabalenka�*s next opponent. she beat russia�*s anastasia pav lyu chenkova 7—5, 6—2. later on tuesday in probably the biggest match up in the tournament so far world number one carlos alcaraz will face the number five seed stefanos tsitsipas, who�*s up for the challenge.

carlos is someone who keeps the intensity high at all times, he is someone who is not going to give you gaps where his attention is not there, he is very hyper and you can see that on the court and he adds a lot of that into the rallies and into his rituals when he is out there playing the game. the pga tour has agreed to merge with the saudi backed lviv golf which ends a bitter split in the men�*s professional golf. more on that story on the bbc website. thanks. that is fascinating given all the controversy. the uk business group

cbi is preparing for a crunch vote on its future today. members are being asked to back changes to the way the organisation is run, after serious sexual misconduct allegations emerged earlier this year. live now to business journalist, declan curry for more on this. this is pretty much make or break for the cbi? we this is pretty much make or break for the cbi?— for the cbi? we understand the meetin: for the cbi? we understand the meeting of— for the cbi? we understand the meeting of members _ for the cbi? we understand the meeting of members has - for the cbi? we understand the | meeting of members has ended for the cbi? we understand the - meeting of members has ended and we expect the result of their vote on their plans to overhaul the organisation within the next hour or so. this vote could determine whether or not the organisation continues its 60 year history as the voice of british business and there are plans to overhaul the organisation and replace on boardroom directors and its president is to step down early and it will review its culture, following those allegations of serious misconduct, first reported in the guardian newspaper, including allegations of rape which are being investigated by the city of london police. that forced the cbi to

suspend its normal activities representing business, and senior politicians and ministers and opposition figures have cut their ties with the organisation and many big—name companies have paused or cancelled their membership. the new director—general says she hopes today will be a turning point and a point of renewalfor the today will be a turning point and a point of renewal for the cbi. tell me more about _ point of renewal for the cbi. tell me more about her plan to change the way the organisation is run and this is a vote, the people most unhappy will not have a say because they have already walked?— will not have a say because they have already walked? they have gone. bic-name have already walked? they have gone. big-name companies _ have already walked? they have gone. big-name companies that _ have already walked? they have gone. big-name companies that said - have already walked? they have gone. big-name companies that said they . have already walked? they have gone. big-name companies that said they noj big—name companies that said they no longer wish to be associated with the cbi have already left the organisation so they do not have a vote on those plans to overhaul both the governance and the culture of the governance and the culture of the cbi. cbi seniorfigures

the governance and the culture of the cbi. cbi senior figures seem to be fairly confident that they would win this vote but a number of even their own supporters within the organisation have been briefing the media that they are only really lending their support to the cpi, giving it extra time, to get things back together again, for that organisation. there is a world of difference between a simple majority in favour of continuing which is what cbi leaders are hoping for, and regaining the public�*s trust and the acceptance from politicians and from ministers to start taking their cause and start having their meetings again. that is crucial to the cbi because that is the bread and butter of its business. it says it is the voice of business and has spent nearly 60 years of lobbying and shaping policy about the economy and shaping policy about the economy and business but if ministers will not take your meetings, that

lobbying voice is stifled. thanks for “oininu lobbying voice is stifled. thanks forjoining us- — lobbying voice is stifled. thanks forjoining us. we _ lobbying voice is stifled. thanks forjoining us. we are _ lobbying voice is stifled. thanks forjoining us. we are about - lobbying voice is stifled. thanks forjoining us. we are about 20 | forjoining us. we are about 20 minutes away from finding out how the vote has gone. do you stay with us. we will bring you the result. president volodymr zelensky has said russia must be held to account for the destruction of nova kakhovka dam, which has caused extensive flooding in southern ukraine. mr zelensky said the russian controlled dam on the dnipro river was destroyed by an internal explosion, in what he called a war crime and an act of terrorism. 0lga robinson from bbc verify has been looking into some of the footage of the dam breach. ukraine has accused russia of blowing up a major dam in the kherson region. moscow officials have accused ukraine of striking it, so what actually happened? this video shows the aftermath of the

breach of the dam and we know it is the damning question because we were able to link some of the footage to footage from a few years ago. we also have fresh satellite imagery from earlier today that shows significant damage to the facility and you can sea water it here flowing freely through it. what it does not show is the nature, the exact nature of the damage. we have also verified footage from residential areas today that have been hit by flooding. that includes footage from in and around the town of kakhovka which is controlled by russia and also further down the river, the city of kherson. we still do not know, and that remains an open question, what actually caused the damage to the dam but we know from the satellite imagery from the past few days that there was some damage to the roadway by the dam but

we do not know whether that is in any way related to the current incident and we do not have any verified footage of any explosions happening in the area and that means we will continue to monitor the situation, there footage and bringing you any updates when we can. —— verifying footage. russia has denied responsibilty, blaming ukrainian shelling instead. here is mikhail ulyanov, russia�*s permanent representative to international organizations in vienna. russia did not destroy the dam today. it russia did not destroy the dam toda . ., , russia did not destroy the dam toda . . , , , . russia did not destroy the dam toda. ,. ., ., today. it was sub'ect to ukrainian shellin: today. it was sub'ect to ukrainian shelling since — today. it was subject to ukrainian shelling since last _ today. it was subject to ukrainian shelling since last summer, - today. it was subject to ukrainian shelling since last summer, in i shelling since last summer, in actual— shelling since last summer, in actual fact, shelling since last summer, in actualfact, but shelling since last summer, in actual fact, but i hesitate to blame the ukrainians because i'm not fully aware _ the ukrainians because i'm not fully aware of— the ukrainians because i'm not fully aware of what happened. before blaming — aware of what happened. before blaming anybody we need to be sure that the _ blaming anybody we need to be sure that the position is correct. you are certain _ that the position is correct. you are certain that _ that the position is correct. 7m, are certain that russia did not do it? i are certain that russia did not do it? ., , , .., , are certain that russia did not do it? ., , , , ., .,

it? i am sure because we do not need it. the it? i am sure because we do not need it- the nuclear— it? i am sure because we do not need it. the nuclear plant _ it? i am sure because we do not need it. the nuclear plant is _ it? i am sure because we do not need it. the nuclear plant is now _ it? i am sure because we do not need it. the nuclear plant is now under - it. the nuclear plant is now under russian _ it. the nuclear plant is now under russian control and our jurisdiction. ukrainians insist that the russians are pathological and they always show themselves. that is they always show themselves. that is the denial from _ they always show themselves. that is the denial from russia _ they always show themselves. that is the denial from russia there. - they always show themselves. that is the denial from russia there. echoed| the denial from russia there. echoed b our the denial from russia there. echoed by our correspondent _ the denial from russia there. echoed by our correspondent steve - the denial from russia there. echoed| by our correspondent steve rosenberg and the conversations he has had with russian officials. with more on this our bbc monitoring�*s russia editor vitaliy shevchenko. you know where the dam is from growing up in the region? i you know where the dam is from growing up in the region?- growing up in the region? i know that art growing up in the region? i know that part of _ growing up in the region? i know that part of ukraine _ growing up in the region? i know that part of ukraine very - growing up in the region? i know that part of ukraine very well - growing up in the region? i know| that part of ukraine very well and growing up in the region? i know. that part of ukraine very well and i grew up there and that is what really boggles my mind because i know how big this reservoir is and locally it is known as a huge area

because it stretches 200 kilometres and in certain parts of it, if you stand on one shot, he would not be able to see the other, and i was there a couple of years ago before there a couple of years ago before the war, i was able to take a few pictures which will give you an idea of the scale of the massive reservoir. and that all this water is threatening people downstream and i have seen lots of videos showing stream is being flooded in places like kherson. people upstream, for generations they have relied on water from this reservoir the drinking water and irrigation and if all the water recedes far enough, they will struggle this summer which is going to get really hot and dry,

when it comes to watering their plants and obtaining drinking water, thatis plants and obtaining drinking water, that is potentially going to be a huge problem for tens of thousands of people around this huge body of water. we of people around this huge body of water. ~ . , of people around this huge body of water. ~ ., , ,., of people around this huge body of water. ~ ., , ., water. we are seeing some of the ictures water. we are seeing some of the pictures you _ water. we are seeing some of the pictures you are — water. we are seeing some of the pictures you are describing. - pictures you are describing. president zelensky said they are doing everything they can to help people, talking about the numbers, sang about 100,000 people lived in this area before the russian invasion —— saying about. do we know any more about the logistics in terms of what the ukrainians are doing to help people? thea;r terms of what the ukrainians are doing to help people?— doing to help people? they are evacuating _ doing to help people? they are evacuating people _ doing to help people? they are evacuating people by _ doing to help people? they are evacuating people by bus - doing to help people? they are evacuating people by bus from | doing to help people? they are i evacuating people by bus from the area and by train, and within the past hour a senior ukrainian official spoke on ukrainian tv and she said about 40,000 people will need to be evacuated, 17,000 from ukraine in controlled areas, mostly

along the north bank of the river, but also she said 25,000 people along the other bank of the river controlled by the occupying russian forces. it is a massive logistical undertaking. forces. it is a massive logistical undertaking-— forces. it is a massive logistical undertakina. ., ., ., , undertaking. thanks for “oining us. showin: undertaking. thanks for “oining us. showingthefi undertaking. thanks for “oining us. showing the vast h undertaking. thanks forjoining us. showing the vast reservoir- undertaking. thanks forjoining us. showing the vast reservoir that - undertaking. thanks forjoining us. | showing the vast reservoir that you were describing and in terms of the impact given the breach in that time. you are watching bbc news. every week these volunteers are testing the water quality and the results are getting worse. taste testing the water quality and the results are getting worse. we are extremely frustrated _ results are getting worse. we are extremely frustrated because - results are getting worse. we are extremely frustrated because you results are getting worse. we are - extremely frustrated because you can see the outstanding area of natural beauty being degraded.— beauty being degraded. volunteers have found one _ beauty being degraded. volunteers have found one of— beauty being degraded. volunteers have found one of the _ beauty being degraded. volunteers have found one of the main - beauty being degraded. volunteers i have found one of the main problems with the river is high levels of cow to and chicken to. it is with the river is high levels of cow to and chicken to.— to and chicken to. it is being

sread to and chicken to. it is being spread as — to and chicken to. it is being spread as manure _ to and chicken to. it is being spread as manure and - to and chicken to. it is being spread as manure and when | to and chicken to. it is being l spread as manure and when it to and chicken to. it is being - spread as manure and when it rains of course it then washes off the land and seeps down into the river. the excrement produces phosphate and with the number of chickens being farmed in the area going up, the wildlife in the river has been going down. years ago the friends of the river wye action group were set up with a single goal, to have a clean pollution free healthy river and value. i pollution free healthy river and value. ., ., , , ., ~ ., value. i am hoping this will make a difference- — value. i am hoping this will make a difference. for _ value. i am hoping this will make a difference. for more _ value. i am hoping this will make a difference. for more stories, - value. i am hoping this will make a difference. for more stories, head| difference. for more stories, head to the bbc — difference. for more stories, head to the bbc news _ difference. for more stories, head to the bbc news website. - this is bbc news. let�*s come back to our top story of the damaging of the dam in southern ukraine. the breach unleashed a torrent, inundating settlements on both sides of the river.

the russian official says a town near kherson is nearly completely flooded after the breach of the dam. that is one of the smaller towns near kherson. these are the pictures of the damage and the torrent of water we have seen. olga, what is the most recent update you have had in the newsroom? i the most recent update you have had in the newsroom?— in the newsroom? i have been in touch with _ in the newsroom? i have been in touch with local _ in the newsroom? i have been in touch with local authorities - in the newsroom? i have been in touch with local authorities and i touch with local authorities and what they have told me is that the numbers keep changing so the most recent update i have got from them is that

around this area, around 1200 people were evacuated just from this area, and we can see the footage of how people are rescued, that is from the ukrainian national service. people were taken from their homes, they were taken from their homes, they were carried away, especially when it comes to the older people and those who are not able to move on their own. local authorities told me they have organised buses and trains but at the same time when i spoke to locals they said they lacked information so it was very difficult for many locals to actually find out where those evacuation routes were being organised. in these to be information they can —— it needs to be information they can access

century. one person said they evacuated themselves thanks to their neighbours. she said on top of that horrible disaster, the kherson region was also shelled late in the morning, and she said is it safer to stay at her home or go to kherson city? she will now have to stay in the 90 story building and on the ninth floor in kherson and she said she felt even more scared to stay there because when you are on the ninth floor in a 90 story building, it is very scary when you have missiles targeting the area. thanks for “oininu missiles targeting the area. thanks

forjoining us- _ the water levels continue to rise and that is the real concern at the moment. eight major towns being hit but president zelensky talking about 80 villages and towns in the wider area which need help. all of the heroin sound in europe is made from opium from afghanistan. now research suggests the taliban government has enforced a successful ban on growing the crop. satellite analysis from a uk based company shows that opium farming is down by as much as 80% compared our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports.

we�*ve been to multiple provinces in afghanistan. the ban on poppy cultivation was announced by the taliban supreme leader last year, but this is the first year in which it�*s been enforced. what we�*ve seen on the ground is that there�*s a dramatic drop in opium cultivation. we�*ve been to the opium heartland of helmand, which used to grow more than 50% of afghanistan�*s poppy. so the field to the right, that�*s already been destroyed and we�*re walking to another one, which they are in the process of destroying right now. farmers have been trying to grow poppy hidden away from view between other crops. this field belongs to ali mohammed. i asked him why he grew opium despite the ban. translation: if you don't have enough food in your house - and your children are going hungry, what else will you do? if we grow wheat instead, we won�*t earn enough to survive. the taliban go armed and in large numbers. there have been instances of violent clashes between them and angry locals.

afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world�*s opium. the taliban are accused of profiting from it when they were fighting against foreign forces and the former afghan regime. a claim they deny. but now there�*s evidence from what we�*ve seen and from satellite analysis of an unprecedented reduction in opium farming. we met the main spokesman of the taliban government, who told us they banned opium because it�*s harmful and goes against their religious beliefs. farmers say they�*re not getting any support from your government. how do you plan to help them? translation: we know that people are very poor, - but opium causes a lot of addiction. we call on international organizations to help afghans facing losses. but then, at the same time, you�*re making the operations

and the funding of aid agencies in this country extremely difficult by the ban on afghan women working for them. you can�*t have it both ways. translation: they should not link humanitarian issues - with political matters. opium isn�*t just harming afghanistan. the whole world is affected by it. for now, the taliban appear to have accomplished what no one else could, but there are questions about how long they can sustain it. we are about to take a short break but we will have more from ukraine and the breach of the dam. the ukrainians are investigating it as a war crime. we are also in london where prince harry is cross—examined in the dock as he brings a case against mirror group newspapers. we

will have the latest in the next few moments. hello. the pause button is held firmly down on our weather across the uk at the moment. many of us have seen no significant rain so far this month and before the end of the week there�*s none to come. why is it so dry? the area of high pressure being held down across the uk currently. you can see it wobbles about a little bit in the next few days. that affects the wind direction somewhat and potentially where we�*ll see some of the thickest cloud, but it�*s not until we start to see this low, that�*s close to portugal at the moment, coming up from the south—west that we�*re likely to see any rain, and that is late on on friday. some big differences in the temperature, though, across the uk, despite us all being under that big

area of high pressure. that�*s because of where we have the sun towards the west and where we have the thicker cloud in the east and the breeze off the north sea. through the evening, very little changes in that picture, but once the sun sets we�*ll tend to see our temperatures coming down and then the cloud builds back westwards as any moisture condenses back out. clearer skies towards the west closest to the centre of the high. quite a chilly night to come — lows of five or six degrees. through wednesday daytime, we see the sun getting to work as it comes up, burning that cloud back again towards the east coast and it�*ll look a very similar picture for wednesday afternoon to this afternoon. temperatures 15 or 16 adjacent to the north sea, warmest spots in the west where we could see highs of 23, maybe 24 or even 25. thursday, very little difference to speak of. we start off with a bit more cloud spread out across the uk and it burns back to the east coast as we go. wind direction perhaps just a shade different, a little bit more northerly than easterly could mean we see the odd degree added to our temperatures thanks to a bit more sunshine along the north sea coast. it�*s friday into saturday, though, that things start to get moving. friday night and particularly

into saturday, the remnants of storm oscar, this band of rain pushing up towards the uk and ahead of it hooking in some much warmer, more humid air. so, for the weekend ahead, temperatures are going to come up, potentially even into the high 20s, but when we inject that moisture and that instability, thanks to the remnants of oscar moving in, it looks like we could see it as a pay—off for us getting that warmer weather certainly much higher humidity, but also the threat of some really meaty thunderstorms. for some areas, there�*s the potential of those storms bringing up to a month�*s worth of rain in a matter of hours.

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