live from london, this is bbc news. prince harry takes on the tabloid press at the high court. he says the papers�* behaviour had put him into a "downward spiral". ukraine accuses russia of blowing up a crucial dam on the dnipro river, unleashing a flood of water. the country's prosecutor general says they're investigating it as a war crime. the international humanitarian law, the geneva convention, directly prohibits attacks on the facilities like dams or nuclear power stations. so we opened an investigation in both a war crime and possible case of genocide. the influential uk business lobby group the cbi wins a vote of confidence over its future after a series of scandals. an earthquake kills three in haiti, just days after floods left dozens more dead. and the us—based pga tour has announced a shock merger with its saudi—backed rival liv golf, ending a bitter split in men's professional golf.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. a very warm welcome to the daily global, where i'll bring you the top stories from the uk and around the world. prince harry has left the high court in central london after a day of giving evidence as part of his case against mirror group newspapers. he's suing the company for what he claims was unlawful information gathering, including phone hacking. prince harry said he lost friendships "unnecessarily" because of the "paranoia" the journalists caused. the publisher denies the allegations. this report from our media editor, katie razzall. in a cul—de—sac in central london, the world's media... ..focused on itself and one man. others have settled claims over the years, but here was prince harry, determined to have his day in court, telling those inside a packed court

15 and an overflow annex that every single article written about him had caused him distress and agreeing he had felt hostility to the media, even before he knew about their methods. he was asked about this line in his witness statement... prince harry told the court he was talking aboutjournalists responsible for causing a lot of pain, upset, the press in general. asked if he was in the witness box to put a stop to the madness, he replied, "that is my hope." harry's case is that specific articles in mirror group newspapers from 1996 to 2011 were based on phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering, often by private investigators. today, he has been questioned about them in detail. he says the journalist behind this story, about a visit from his mother on his 12th birthday, was a known user of private investigators. mgn's barrister told him

journalists could not have hacked his mobile phone, as he didn't have one back then. harry replied, "it could have been my mother's." "how could journalists know he was at the particular pub "as reported in this article?", prince harry asks. "isn't it likely the celebrity chef owner contacted "the paper?," mr green suggested. and mgn's barrister told him this story of a thumb injury had already been reported by the press association the day before. harry claims thatjust encouraged others to take stories further, using illicit methods for that extra information. he says he was often teased at school after these kinds of articles. it caused him paranoia and distress, led him to dump friends, even to distrust his own brother william when a disagreement leaked. mgn denies phone hacking and unlawful information gathering for the articles under scrutiny in a civil trial on which a judge, not a jury, will decide, explains this lawyer. on the balance of probabilities, is it more likely than not that the mirror engaged in phone hacking?

or is it more likely than not that they didn't? they're weighing up just to see where the balance tilts. so it's a slightly different standard, a lower standard, if you like. the prince also had sharp words for the former daily mirror editor, now tv presenter piers morgan, saying he makes him physically sick and that he wants to hold him and others accountable for their vile behaviour. mr morgan denies wrongdoing. it's been an intense day for prince harry, the first time a senior royal has been cross examined in more than a century. and there's more to come. let's cross life now. jack royston is chief royal correspondent for the us magazine newsweek. he is also co—host of the podcast the royal report. good to talk to you. an intense day for prince harry, as katie described it there. how do you think he coped? it was very intense day, and there were some terse exchanges between the mgm lawyer. there is one

particular harry was told that his witness statement to the court, this 35 page witness statement, contradicted something in his book, and there was back and forth between them and harry wound up saying that i don't remember which version was correct, related to a disagreement, he described, between prince william on whether or not they should meet paul borrow, it was really a emotionally charged situation where the two brothers were very angry with burrell, and harry said in his book that he wanted to fly over... tell them what for. that is what he said in his book. it is -- in his —— in his witness statement, it was... in court, he said he did not know whether he wanted to have a meeting or not. he was really put

under pressure. there were points when it felt like he was trying to divert some of the pressure onto the legal team, saying, that's a question for my lawyers. at other times, he said, i can't tell you, you've got to ask the journalist who wrote the story. at points, it really did look like he was feeling the pressure, but at whatever point it might have felt grilling to him, he had enough at the end of the day left in the tank to tell the judge a joke. he was told, don't discuss your evidence overnight, and he made a joke with thejudge your evidence overnight, and he made a joke with the judge about how he would be talking to his kids on facetime. however grilling it may have been, he had just enough left to share a light—hearted moment at the end of it. i to share a light-hearted moment at the end of it— the end of it. i guess what makes this all the _ the end of it. i guess what makes this all the morton _ the end of it. i guess what makes this all the morton carnival - the end of it. i guess what makes this all the morton carnival is - the end of it. i guess what makes this all the morton carnival is the | this all the morton carnival is the fact that he is the first royal, jack, and i think it is 130 years to sit in a courtroom like this and act as a witness —— more the. in as a witness -- more the. in reality. _ as a witness -- more the. in reality. i— as a witness —— more the. in reality, i think this is a first,

because those cases that the future edward vii were involved in were much smaller in scale than, his involvement in those cases, what harry has been going through. he was not cross—examined for a day and a half, which is what harry is going to up today and another half day tomorrow, so i think this is a unique situation where harry has the central, most important witness in the civil litigation he has brought that he is the claimant, is subjecting himself to a day and a half of crossing emanation. it is unprecedented. i half of crossing emanation. it is unprecedented.— half of crossing emanation. it is unrecedented. ., �* ~ ., ,, unprecedented. i don't like to guess what peeple — unprecedented. i don't like to guess what peeple are _ unprecedented. i don't like to guess what people are thinking, _ unprecedented. i don't like to guess what people are thinking, but - unprecedented. i don't like to guess what people are thinking, but as - what people are thinking, but as always the rest of the royal family have made no comment, but what do you think they are making of all this tonight? i you think they are making of all this tonight?— you think they are making of all this tonight? i think some of the details that _ this tonight? i think some of the details that cannot _ this tonight? i think some of the details that cannot in _ this tonight? i think some of the details that cannot in court - this tonight? i think some of the details that cannot in court will l details that cannot in court will probably be quite unwelcome for them. —— came out in court. as william was mentioned in the case. there is a long—running thing between prince william and harry... prince william has briefly felt that

princess diana did exterior is paranoia, prince harry use a different leak, and in his witness statement, he says diana was not paranoid. parts of this will be difficult for william to read. charles is a figure who looks in the background of some of this because some of the stories that were written while harry was a child, it involved press secretaries and aides and staff who work for charles, so it is going to be very uncomfortable reading for the royal family, it is going to be very uncomfortable reading for the royalfamily, but one thing, one saving grace for both the royals and prince harry, this case is filed in britain, in the british courts, and has not been televised, and you may remember, viewers may rememberjohnny depp and amber heard, their trial in britain was much more contained than their trial in america, which was televised, which meant all the reputational damage that amber heard

experience was played out on tv screens across the country, and turned into memes and little viral videos, so none of the royals in question will have to endure that and that is a saving grace i think for them. , . . ~ and that is a saving grace i think for them. g ., . ~ , ., and that is a saving grace i think forthem. , ., ., , ., for them. jack royston, always great to talk to yom _ for them. jack royston, always great to talk to you. funny _ for them. jack royston, always great to talk to you. funny jack _ for them. jack royston, always great to talk to you. funny jack should - to talk to you. funnyjack should mention courts in the us. from outside one court in london to another in the us, where a federaljudge is hearing an appeal today from a conservative think tank, which wants to have prince harry's us immigration records made public following revelations of past drug use. if you remember, the duke wrote of using marijuana, cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms in his memoir spare, which was released injanuary. i was joined earlier by our correspondent gary o'donoghue, who brought us up to speed on the case. the court will get into session in just over an hour's time. and what you're going to hear is the heritage foundation, which is a right—of—centre, conservative think tank here in washington that has really

lodged a freedom of information request of the department for homeland security, which manages the whole immigration process in this country, and they want to... basically, they want to see the documentation that prince harry used to gain entry to this country and to live in this country, because there are, on many of these visa forms, lots of questions about drug taking and drug addiction, etc. and they want to know — the heritage foundation — whether or not prince harry lied about that, given his frankness in his book earlier this year. now, the background to this is that there are people at the heritage foundation, particularly one british academic, nile gardiner, who has been a vocal critic of prince harry over a long period of time. he's called him a spoiled brat. he's called him a narcissist at other times. and this is them, i think, trying to say, "look, we want some detail about prince harry." and they say the american people have a right to know. the department of homeland security

are going to argue that they haven't established a reasonable case for releasing these documents. and, to be honest, it would be pretty unprecedented, people releasing visa details. we actually don't even know what kind of visa harry travelled on here. so those arguments will be made in court here this afternoon. i suspect the judge will take them away to think about them, judge carl nichols, at the end of the day. it may be some time before we get a judgment, but that's the sort of framework of the argument, if you like. we don't know whether or not prince harry will have his own counsel present at this point in time. we'll have to see when proceedings get under way. and very briefly, gary, as you said, it's very unlikely that the judge is going to find it, you know, acceptable to release these documents, isn't it? i mean, that's my sense of it. i mean, you can't preempt or predict necessarily how these things are going to go, but it would create a huge precedent.

i think what the heritage foundation is trying to establish is whether or not there's been some kind of favourable treatment, whether there's been a specific waiver in favour of prince harry here. they say they're merely after information, but clearly there's also an agenda here, something of a political agenda, as well. if you want to read more about all the stories concerning prince harry, as always, you are more than welcome to go to our web page. now, though, let's move on and talk about another big story that we have been covering here on bbc news, and that is happening in ukraine. ukraine has accused russia of deliberately destroying part of a huge dam on the dnipro river to try to hamper its counter—offensive in southern ukraine. thousands of people are having to leave their homes in towns and villages as flood waters rise. the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which relies on the river to cool its reactors, is also under threat. but russia is blaming ukraine for damaging part

russia is blaming ukraine for damaging part of the two—mile—long dam which is in russian held territory. our correspondent in ukraine, paul adams, sent us this report from the capital kyiv. this had long been feared — a gaping hole in one of ukraine's key dams. no longer held back, a vast reservoir emptying fast. flood waters surging downriver. what's left of the dam and hydroelectric plant now barely visible. as the truth of what happened here disappeared under the water, a war of words about who was responsible. translation: tonight, _ they blew up the dam of the kakhovka hydroelectric power station. it was an absolutely deliberate, prepared explosion. they knew exactly what they were doing. translation: tonight, i the kyiv regime committed another terrorist crime.

the kakhovka hydroelectric dam was blown up, which led to the flooding of significant territories. so what's the significance of the nova kakhovka dam? it supplies water to huge swathes of agricultural land, including in crimea, and the reservoir behind it provides water to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant further up river. both areas are under russian control. the reservoir is huge, turning the dnipro river into a vast lake, 150 miles long and up to 1a miles wide. this is what the dam looks like undamaged. our colleagues at bbc verify said this image of a smaller breach was taken just days ago. but since early this morning, this is what the dam has looks like. thousands of people are at risk from flooding. 15 miles away, parts of the village of tyahynka are underwater, the landscape transformed. whoever destroyed the dam knew this would happen and decided it was worth it.

further downstream, floodwaters have reached the city of kherson, the authorities evacuating the elderly as the waters rise. translation: we are afraid of flooding, of course. - we are taking our things higher up and will stay in the higher parts of kherson. these russians must be got rid of quicker, they must be kicked out. this isn't life. they shoot, they cause floods. something needs to be done. one ukrainian mp watched as the river burst its banks. translation: you can see how| the water is rising by the second. before i started speaking, the water was below me, and now its levels are starting to rise. this was a desperate act, with consequences still unfolding. satellite images from the village of korsunka, taken before and after the dam burst,

show yet another terrible scar on ukraine's ravaged landscape. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. let's dive a little deeper into this story. i spoke withjustin crump, a defence, intelligence and security expert who served with the british military for 20 years, and maria avdeeva, research director at the european expert association. they have both been telling us about how important today's developments are. ., . ., how important today's developments are. ., , are. the reaction was pure shock. when i are. the reaction was pure shock. when i woke _ are. the reaction was pure shock. when i woke un — are. the reaction was pure shock. when i woke up in _ are. the reaction was pure shock. when i woke up in the _ are. the reaction was pure shock. when i woke up in the morning i are. the reaction was pure shock. when i woke up in the morning to are. the reaction was pure shock. - when i woke up in the morning to the news that the khakovka dam was blown up, by russian troops, that was the pure shock, because the consequences, as we know, are devastating, and i know this because backin devastating, and i know this because back in october last year, there were already reports and information that russia is preparing to blow up the dam, because back then ukrainian troops were preparing a

counteroffensive to take back kherson city. russia was preparing to blow up the bam owm act and back then. we in ukraine knew at the consequences might be if that happened, but it happened not in october but now, and what we see, the reports and the videos and images, this isjust a horror, what people in kherson are going through. the water is everywhere, everything is flooded, and russia, it is very important to understand, did not stop the shelling, and received that volunteers are helping elderly people, animals, people with children to evacuate under the shelling, which is continuing nonstop. and this is only the first consequence of this horrendous terrorist attack, because the lighting will continue for several

days, and more consequences, more devastated environment, we will see in the coming days, when this biological and chemical things, contamination, we'll get into the black sea, when the level of water of the dnipro river will be low, the effect will be very severe.— river will be low, the effect will be very severe. justin, let me bring ou in at be very severe. justin, let me bring you in at this _ be very severe. justin, let me bring you in at this point. _ be very severe. justin, let me bring you in at this point. this _ be very severe. justin, let me bring you in at this point. this has - be very severe. justin, let me bring you in at this point. this has been l you in at this point. this has been called by some a war crime. i would be called a war crime? explain that to us. , . ., ., be called a war crime? explain that tous. . ., ., ~ ., , to us. direct targeting of adames, infrastructure _ to us. direct targeting of adames, infrastructure like _ to us. direct targeting of adames, infrastructure like that, _ to us. direct targeting of adames, infrastructure like that, is - to us. direct targeting of adames, infrastructure like that, is not - infrastructure like that, is not allowed — infrastructure like that, is not allowed under the geneva convention. you can _ allowed under the geneva convention. you can... ukraine did some smaller dams, _ you can... ukraine did some smaller dams. to— you can... ukraine did some smaller dams, to protect the city, flood areas _ dams, to protect the city, flood areas there. a completely different skill areas there. a completely different skiii to— areas there. a completely different skill to this. certainly very hard for russia — skill to this. certainly very hard for russia to argue the necessity at

this point— for russia to argue the necessity at this point around the actions. something that has been roundly condemned, the devastation unleashed by condemned, the devastation unleashed hy attacks— condemned, the devastation unleashed by attacks on dams can be widespread, as we are seeing here. the consequences are far beyond immediate flooding obviously, there are systematic issues at stake as well for— are systematic issues at stake as well for widely regarded as a war crime _ well for widely regarded as a war crime in — well for widely regarded as a war crime in that regard. the argument here of— crime in that regard. the argument here of the — crime in that regard. the argument here of the justification for the action— here of the justification for the action -- — here of the justification for the action —— no argument. why here of the justification for the action -- no argument. why do you think russia — action -- no argument. why do you think russia would _ action -- no argument. why do you think russia would potentially - think russia would potentially target this dam?— think russia would potentially target this dam? effectively, the reason they _ target this dam? effectively, the reason they threaten _ target this dam? effectively, the reason they threaten to - target this dam? effectively, the reason they threaten to do - target this dam? effectively, the reason they threaten to do this l target this dam? effectively, the | reason they threaten to do this in october. — reason they threaten to do this in october, and russia, as you said at one point, — october, and russia, as you said at one point, the dam was mine and has remained _ one point, the dam was mine and has remained in their control, the reason — remained in their control, the reason was ukraine was beginning to advance _ reason was ukraine was beginning to advance from kherson towards the city along — advance from kherson towards the city along that bank, and there was a threat _ city along that bank, and there was a threat at — city along that bank, and there was a threat at the time to flood the land that— has indeed now been flooded, to prevent— has indeed now been flooded, to prevent ukraine from carrying out that intake — prevent ukraine from carrying out that intake and to make the position difficult _ that intake and to make the position difficult for ukraine. russia

biltmore defences, mobilise more troops _ biltmore defences, mobilise more troops and change their stance in that area, — troops and change their stance in that area, but they still have remained _ that area, but they still have remained very worried about that flank _ remained very worried about that flank the — remained very worried about that flank. the dam itself is one of the last attack— flank. the dam itself is one of the last attack routes across the river. -- tast _ last attack routes across the river. -- tast intact— last attack routes across the river. —— last intact root. it was a potential— —— last intact root. it was a potential element of a ukrainian attack~ — potential element of a ukrainian attack. we obviously are seen counteroffensive building, with these — counteroffensive building, with these probing moves over the last weeks. _ these probing moves over the last weeks. so — these probing moves over the last weeks, so this to an extent helps russia _ weeks, so this to an extent helps russia secure its flank in person. it russia secure its flank in person. it also _ russia secure its flank in person. it also has — russia secure its flank in person. it also has seen some fighting on that flank— it also has seen some fighting on that flank —— its flank in kherson. they've _ that flank —— its flank in kherson. they've looks to increase their threat — they've looks to increase their threat in — they've looks to increase their threat in that direction, which may be prompted this timing, and indeed russia _ be prompted this timing, and indeed russia may— be prompted this timing, and indeed russia may not have intended to do nothing _ russia may not have intended to do nothing as— russia may not have intended to do nothing as large as they have done here _ nothing as large as they have done here they— nothing as large as they have done here. they might have meant a minor flooding _ here. they might have meant a minor flooding to _ here. they might have meant a minor flooding to the dam. you saw the russians — flooding to the dam. you saw the russians messaging change sharply, this morning, when the full skill

had been — this morning, when the full skill had been revealed and that may signify— had been revealed and that may signify this was not quite according to the _ signify this was not quite according to the russia plans to go from the devastation on their own bank being worse _ devastation on their own bank being worse maybe than they expected. there's _ worse maybe than they expected. there's a — worse maybe than they expected. there's a lot of speculation at the moment— there's a lot of speculation at the moment which we have to bear in mind _ moment which we have to bear in mind. , , ., ., moment which we have to bear in mind. �* , ., ., ., moment which we have to bear in mind. , ., ., ., ., ., mind. justin and maria, who talks to me a little earlier _ mind. justin and maria, who talks to me a little earlier about _ mind. justin and maria, who talks to me a little earlier about what - mind. justin and maria, who talks to me a little earlier about what has i me a little earlier about what has happened. let's stay with ukraine. you may remember these images from eastern ukraine in 2014. this was the malaysian airlines flight mh17 commode was shot down by a missile, —— which was shot down. killing all on board. pro—russian separatists were blamed for the disaster full—time judges were blamed for the disaster full—timejudges have been hearing ukraine's claim that moscow violated in anti—terrorism treaty by equipping and funding for russian

forces who international investigators concluded shot down the jet airliner. investigators concluded shot down thejet airliner. during investigators concluded shot down the jet airliner. during the trial, the jet airliner. during the trial, the ukrainian representative in court... around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bring you different stories from her across the uk. every week, they're testing the water quality and results are getting worse. water quality and results are getting worse-— getting worse. extreme he frustrating, _ getting worse. extreme he frustrating, because - getting worse. extreme he frustrating, because you . getting worse. extreme he i frustrating, because you can getting worse. extreme he - frustrating, because you can see this area of abdennour natural beauty... this area of abdennour natural beau . ., this area of abdennour natural beau a ., this area of abdennour natural beauty---_ it- this area of abdennour natural beauty. . ._ it has i this area of abdennour natural i beauty. . ._ it has been beauty... chicken to. it has been rained down _ beauty. .. chicken to. it has been rained down back— beauty... chicken to. it has been rained down back spread - beauty... chicken to. it has been rained down back spread as - beauty... chicken to. it has been rained down back spread as a - rained down back spread as a manoeuvre, and as it rains, it is off -- _ manoeuvre, and as it rains, it is off -- spread _ manoeuvre, and as it rains, it is off —— spread as a manoeuvre... phosphate, _ off —— spread as a manoeuvre... phosphate, which attacks the water quality, and with the number of chickens being farmed in the area going up, the wildlife in the river

has been going down. two years ago, the friends of the lower y action group was set up with a single goal, to have a clean pollution free healthy river and valleys. i’m healthy river and valleys. i'm hoinr healthy river and valleys. i'm heping what _ healthy river and valleys. i�*m hoping what we're doing is going to make a difference. for hoping what we're doing is going to make a difference.— hoping what we're doing is going to make a difference. for more stories across the uk. _ make a difference. for more stories across the uk, head _ make a difference. for more stories across the uk, head to _ make a difference. for more stories across the uk, head to the - make a difference. for more stories across the uk, head to the bbc- across the uk, head to the bbc news website. welcome back. you are watching the daily global with me, maryam moshiri. children's doctors are calling for disposable vapes to be banned, to protect young people. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic, and children are disproportionately attracted to disposable vapes. but the anti—smoking group ash is warning an outright ban would make it harderfor some adults to quit smoking. here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. everyone does it. it's hard to not be around it. it tastes a lot better, it smells a lot better and it looks better than cigarettes. it is cheaper than cigarettes and rechargeable. -

at preston lodge high school in scotland, a student discussion about vaping. this lesson has been set up in a bid to tackle the trend, but teachers say they are losing the battle. with vaping, it is flooding the classroom and the kids, and it is too big a problem for us to deal with on such an individual basis. we have quite a blanket approach to trying to deal with it, but we're not winning that. disposable vapes come in an array of flavours, including sour apple, cola and strawberry watermelon. in the past few years, their popularity among children has risen sharply, despite it being illegal to sell them to under—18s. the royal college of paediatrics and child health is warning that childhood vaping is fast becoming an epidemic. it is very clear children and young people, i believe, and the college believe, are being ruthlessly targeted by businesses. we simply do not know yet if you vape for ten, 15 or 20 years. what health impact that could have on you.

the doctors insist disposable vapes should be banned, but those from the vaping industry say the problem is a lack of law enforcement. the issue here is the actual availability of these products through retailers that don't do age gating, and frankly, the fines are ridiculous. and campaigners say single—use vapes are the most effective way to help adults stop smoking. in england, the government's consultation on reducing childhood vaping ends today. it will have to decide how to balance help to quit cigarettes with concerns about children. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. you can read more about that in all the stories on bbc news, as always, on our website. the top story on there now is the story of prince harry and his appearance in the high court in london earlier today. stay with us here on bbc news. i'm back in a few minutes. don't go anywhere.

hello. some parts of the uk have seen no significant rainfall in the best part of a month now, and before the end of the week, there is no significant rain to forecast. our weather is very, very settled until at least friday thanks to this big area of high pressure. it moves around a bit and that will mean the places we see the thickest cloud may tend to change from day to day, but it isn't until we start to get this area of low pressure into play, right at the end of the week, that there's any significant wet weather in the forecast. where we are going into the early hours of wednesday is under that high, with cloud building back westwards again through the small hours. skies tending to stay clear towards the west of the uk and quite chilly, actually, where we have the clear skies overnight, particularly for the early part ofjune. overnight lows of just 5 or 6 degrees. as for wednesday daytime, well, very much like tuesday, we start with quite a bit of cloud

around, but the sun will tend to burn almost all of that back to just the north sea coasts as we get into the afternoon. for the north sea coasts, though, that cloud holds the temperatures back, 15 or 16 as highs. further west, more sunshine. we're looking at the low 20s, perhaps the odd 24, even 25 degrees. thursday, copy—paste, if you like. basically, we start again with more widespread cloud, and then it burns back to the east coast. butjust perhaps a slight change in wind direction could mean a few spots get a little bit more sunshine, so up to 17 degrees, for example, in norwich. but it's always towards the west where we get the most hours of sunshine and the most warmth in the next few days. thursday into friday, we start to see this low approaching the south—west. it's late on on friday, though, before it starts to really engage. and then through the weekend, it pushes up its weather fronts and it starts to also drag in with it some warmer, more humid airfrom the continent. so all those things coming together for us for the very end of the week and for the weekend, what do they mean? well, friday is another fine day to come with some pretty

widespread sunshine, but the humidity will start to rise to the south. but by the time we get into saturday and sunday, humidity will have risen right the way across the uk, as will have the temperatures. but those weather fronts coming in will start to upset things and it looks like we could see some really significant thunderstorms. some of the storms to come this weekend, in fact, could bring a month's worth of rain to some areas in a matter of a few hours.