hello everyone welcome back. you're maryam moshiri watching bbc news and i am. iam. this is bbc news, the headlines. ukraine accuses russia of blowing up a crucial dam on the dnipro river — unleashing a flood of water. the country's prospector general tells this programme — they're investigating it as a war crime. prince harry takes on the tablet press at the high court. he says the papers behaviour had put them into a downward spiral. the influential uk business lobby group, the cbi, wins a vote of confidence over its future after a series of scandals. welcome back to the daily global. let's get some more on 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. inundating settlements our russia editor steve rosenberg gave me the view from moscow. in the last out of the white house has been giving his opinion. here is john kirby from the national security council.— john kirby from the national security council. john kirby from the national securi council. ~ �* , , security council. we've seen reports that russia was _ security council. we've seen reports that russia was responsible - security council. we've seen reports that russia was responsible for- security council. we've seen reports that russia was responsible for the l that russia was responsible for the explosion at the dam. which i would remind russian forces took over a legally last year and have been occupying since banned. we're doing the best we can to assess those reports and we're working with ukrainians to gather more information. we cannot say conclusively what happened at this point. conclusively what happened at this oint. �* , ., point. let's get the view from moscow _ initially there was a little bit of confusion about what had happened. i remember seeing a report from the tass news agency 630 this morning on my phone, quoting the moscow imposed mayor of nova kafka, denying that anything had happened, saying it was it was calm and peaceful. there was nothing going on there.

that was followed shortly after by another report on tass from the same person saying that, oh, actually at two in the morning there were multiple strikes and calling it a terrorist attack. and then tass ran another story quoting sources in the security services, saying, no, there'd be no strikes on the on the dam. but the dam had sort of collapsed by itself by midday ish. russian officials had basically agreed, i think, their version of events, which was that ukraine had carried out a terrorist attack on the dam. this was ukraine's fault, an act of sabotage, said president putin's spokesman. and since then, senior officials have been queuing up to spread that message and put forward that version of events, which is, of course, 180 degrees different from what ukraine has been saying. so, steve, where does this now leave the situation between the two

countries in terms of that ukrainian counter—offensive and russian plans over the coming days? well, you mentioned the ukrainian counter—offensive. today, the russian defense minister, sergei shoigu, he was talking about that. he claims that this counteroffensive has been going on for three days now and that the russians have beaten it off. he came out with some figures suggesting that more than 3000 ukrainian troops had been killed. he said that 71 russian soldiers had been killed. now, we cannot verify those figures. we have to be careful about figures. but the message the russian government is giving to the russian people is that the ukrainian counter offensive has been going on and has been unsuccessful and russian officials are linking what they claim is an unsuccessful counteroffensive to what happened with the dam today.

as always there is more on that story on our website. do you go there if you want to read background and detail about what is happening with that damage dam in southern ukraine. the confederation of british industry, one of the country's main business lobby groups, have voted that they have confidence in reforms aimed at restoring the cbi's reputation after a series of sexual assault allegations. the cbi said 93% of those who voted had backed the motion following an extraordinary general meeting in london today. our business editor, simonjack has more. for nearly 60 years, the cbi has been a cheerleader for business... growth lifts everyone. ..lobbying the government, promoting best practice. but a string of allegations of sexual and other misconduct at the cbi itself plunged the group into a crisis that has left it paralysed.

high—profile members, including john lewis, natwest and bmw, terminated their membership and could not vote today, but the programme of reforms set out by new leadership got the public backing from other big names, including siemens, microsoft and sse. 0ne chief executive on his way to vote told us why he was backing the cbi. i think there are two things. the first is, are they a rotten organisation? i would not be able to work as a member with a rotten organisation. i do not believe they are rotten. secondly, i think they're a really effective organisation at talking to government. they have been in the past, and i think they should be again. of members that voted, 371 — or 93% — voted in favour. the cbi won't disclose how many members were eligible to vote, but the new leadership welcomed the result. it's been so great to see that overwhelming vote of support from our members. we take nothing for granted, but they've really shown they support the programme of change

we've already implemented and i am absolutely determined. we've listened, we've acted, and now we're going to be the best business organisation, both inside and out. this should be seen as a beginning and not the end of its mission to re—establish the trust of its members and influence with the government. and it seems inevitable the cbi will emerge a smaller organisation and staff here are bracing themselves for cuts to its 300—strong workforce. in the past, government engagement was a given. tonight, the government said rebuilding trust was a matter for the cbi and it would engage with business groups where appropriate — a cagey response to a wounded group. simon jack, bbc news. live now to my colleague ben king who joins us from westminster. cbi carries on in its current form. but what changes do you think i'm going to come out because of this vote? , ., ~'

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all that's happened. == hands to take the cba forward after all that's happened.— all that's happened. -- cbi. i interviewed _ all that's happened. -- cbi. i interviewed her _ all that's happened. -- cbi. i interviewed her and - all that's happened. -- cbi. i interviewed her and she - all that's happened. -- cbi. i interviewed her and she was | all that's happened. -- cbi. i. interviewed her and she was in all that's happened. -- cbi. i- interviewed her and she was in very upbeat mood. she hailed this is a brilliant result and a fantastic endorsement of the programme that they put forward. she is clearly confident that this is an organisation that can rebuild the trust to become the pre—eminent business lobby group in this country. but other lobby groups i think, possibly may try and challenge that position. the bcc, the british chamber of commerce is another lobby group which has stronger representation among smaller businesses in the region unveiled a new business council yesterday. the timing perhaps coincidental but this certainly raised eyebrows with up that includes big business looking to beef up its big business for that certainly cbi faces an uphill struggle to really engage members and government and rebuild the organisation that it once was. then, thank ou organisation that it once was. then, thank you very _ organisation that it once was. then, thank you very much. _ organisation that it once was. then,

thank you very much. my _ organisation that it once was. then, thank you very much. my business | thank you very much. my business colleague on what has happened to the cbi. let's bring you some breaking news that we're getting here at the bbc. it involves rugby. the but scary london irish without it's been announced that it has been suspended from all rugby after failing to meet financial obligations. —— london irish with that that's a release from the rugby football organisation, london irish has been suspended from all rugby after failing to meet financial obligations after a lack of funding. the rfq has said as a result of london irish potential buyers being unable to provide reassurances of the clubs financial ability to operate in the partnership in a 20 3-24 operate in the partnership in a 20 3—21; season has confirmed the club will not be able to participate in any league next season. it goes on to talk about the decision being made after six months of talks with

the club failed to materialize. that is a big blow to london irish. i'm sure we will bring more information as we get it here on the bbc. let's stay with sport but a happier story. in golf, the pga tour has agreed to merge with the saudi—backed liv circuit, in a shock—deal that would unify the sport after a bitter rift. the surprise announcement comes after a year of unprecedented disruption in the men's game following the launch of liv. critics have accused liv golf of being a vehicle for saudi arabia to mask its human rights record. sports washing, it's known as. andrew murray gave me his reaction. completely out of the blue. complete shock. by chance i've been doing charity golf and in poulter was out

here practising and i sat in the ear and pulled her room for them is quite ironic. i don't think anyone saw this coming —— ian poulter. i think it's great for golf. i have to say, there will be one or two questions about sports washing, all the rest of the financial stuff. for the rest of the financial stuff. for the sake of the game that i desperately love and i'm part of the european tour to have this merger i think is really good for the global game of golf and elite golf as well. i'm welcoming the news today with a big smile. for i'm welcoming the news today with a bi smile. ., .,, ., i'm welcoming the news today with a bi smile. ., ., ., �* ~ ., big smile. for those who don't know what has happened _ big smile. for those who don't know what has happened and _ big smile. for those who don't know what has happened and the - big smile. for those who don't know what has happened and the impact l what has happened and the impact it's had on the world of golf, explained to people what kind of a negative detrimental impact this had on men's golf over the last year or so. a �* , on men's golf over the last year or so. �*, , on men's golf over the last year or so. h , ., , so. man's recalls, lack of recalls, that's 54 in _ so. man's recalls, lack of recalls, that's 54 in roman _ so. man's recalls, lack of recalls, that's 54 in roman numerals - so. man's recalls, lack of recalls, - that's 54 in roman numerals because they only play 54 holes of tournament golf rather than the normal four rounds 72. it took 48

players away from either the european tour or the pga tour in america. and to play for vast amounts of money, they were guaranteed money for the eye watering amount of money. and were basically bought two play and create this liv breakaway tour. it fractured the game at the highest level, to be honest. liv players weren't allowed to play on the pga tour, they weren't allowed to play on the dp world tour, what used to be the european tour. no way to play with note ranking points for that that rankled a lot.— with note ranking points for that that rankled a lot. andrew murray, former golfer _ that rankled a lot. andrew murray, former golfer and _ that rankled a lot. andrew murray, former golfer and current - former golfer and current commentator talking about that relationship between liv and the pga tour. around the world and across the uk. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. in a nature reserve nestled between middlesbrough and teesside's industrial landscape.

the team at rspb salt holme say they want visitors to fall in love with the nature on their doorstep, with the help of a new installation dedicated to a ferocious prehistoric predator. thankfully for visitors, it's very small and only emerges in warm weather. the dragonfly nymph is a real monster scale up to our size. it would make any horror film. you want to go and watch the huge predators and peoplejust love it. the fascination with life on the water really gets people excited. and notjust the kids. it's often mums and dads elbowing kids out of the way to get a go with themselves. and then as the summer gets warmer, we'll see more and more of them around on this wonderful site. and whether or not they make an appearance. the fascination for the dragonfly has already encouraged people to emerge into the great outdoors, whatever the weather. we come here all the time and the lure of walking through the dragonfly gardens. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news.

a bbc investigation in afghanistan has found that the taliban has been more successful in cracking down on opium production than anyone ever has. the bbc has had exclusive access to remote provinces where ourjournalists have seen that farmers have either complied with the taliban's ban on growing opium poppies or they've had their crops destroyed. men who were once fighting for this land now control it. and they're enforcing the diktat of their leader. we've been given rare access to the taliban's campaign to eradicate poppy in nangarhar province. we have to get to more remote areas near the border with pakistan to find standing crop. 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. this field belongs to ali mohammed mir. i asked him why he defied 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 grew wheat instead, we won't earn enough to survive. the taliban go armed and in large numbers. there have been instances of clashes with 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, from what we've seen and from satellite images, there's evidence of an unprecedented reduction. this is helmand province.

it used to be afghanistan's opium heartland. wheat now stands where poppy was grown. this man tells us that in this taliban stronghold area, farmers have all but complied with the order. translation: we are very upset. we can't meet our families' needs. i've had to take a loan. hunger is at its peak and we haven't got any help from the government. 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: opium causes a lot of harm. | we call on international organisations to help. 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. they shouldn't link humanitarian issues with politics. the whole world is affected by opium addiction. for now, the taliban appear to have accomplished what no one else could. but there are questions about how long they can sustain it. yogita limaye, bbc news, kandahar. the international council of nurses at recruitment in poor countries is out of control after the bbc uncovered evidence donna's short staff of the saint lives are at risk because those leaving for nursing jobs. other countries which pay better wages here in the uk more than 1200 gallons jointed better wages here in the uk more than 1200 gallonsjointed or better wages here in the uk more than 1200 gallons jointed or zinc register last year. adam is a political reporter for open democracy who recently published his own detailed report on recruiting significant number of nurses of

countries with desperate shortage of nurses. ,, . ::' countries with desperate shortage of nurses. ,, . if ., ., countries with desperate shortage of nurses. ,, . ff ., ., ., countries with desperate shortage of nurses. ,, . ii' . . ., . nurses. since 2017 a quarter of all new nurses _ nurses. since 2017 a quarter of all new nurses in _ nurses. since 2017 a quarter of all new nurses in the _ nurses. since 2017 a quarter of all new nurses in the uk _ nurses. since 2017 a quarter of all new nurses in the uk were - nurses. since 2017 a quarter of all| new nurses in the uk were trained nurses. since 2017 a quarter of all. new nurses in the uk were trained in poorer countries with more severe staffing shortages. that means 50,000 nurses who registered since 2017 were trained in countries that have two fewer nurses and provide a level of health care for the united nations for the pleasure report shows that in clues donna and nigeria despite the world health organization discouraging other 0rganization discouraging other countries and recruiting from those countries. 50 countries and recruiting from those countries. ., , countries and recruiting from those countries. . , ., countries. so what is the impact of this on the — countries. so what is the impact of this on the countries _ countries. so what is the impact of this on the countries where - countries. so what is the impact of this on the countries where these l this on the countries where these nurses are coming from? i this on the countries where these nurses are coming from?- this on the countries where these nurses are coming from? i think your re ort has nurses are coming from? i think your report has showed _ nurses are coming from? i think your report has showed very _ nurses are coming from? i think your report has showed very well, - nurses are coming from? i think your report has showed very well, it's - report has showed very well, it's putting a lot of pressure on the health care systems that are already very fragile. he spoke to the world health organization in africa and they told us their workforce migration contributed to the 5.3

million health workers with up that includes countries like zimbabwe, ghana and nigeria, which don't have enough nurses to adequately serve their population. it's essentially increasing the vulnerability of health care systems that have already been spread too thin. what already been spread too thin. what is the answer? _ already been spread too thin. what is the answer? obviously, these is the answer? 0bviously, these nurses, they are attracted by higher wages and higher wage countries. they are coming for that reason for there an argument to say there should be encouragement to pay them more in the countries from where they come from?— they come from? sure. it's in the uk's hands _ they come from? sure. it's in the uk's hands as _ they come from? sure. it's in the uk's hands as a _ they come from? sure. it's in the uk's hands as a rich _ they come from? sure. it's in the uk's hands as a rich wealthy - they come from? sure. it's in the i uk's hands as a rich wealthy country to fix and balance this was of the uk is heavily reliant on foreign nurses. data suggest that uk trains only one third of its nurses per capita than australia with her in only half the graduation rate of the us. that's happened as a result

partly of cuts to funding for training in the uk. george osborne in 2016 scrapped an £800 million worth of bursaries that covered fees and the part of living because of students training to be nurses. that led to a drop in a number of students of the uk training to become a nurses that only recovered partially when boris johnson become a nurses that only recovered partially when borisjohnson in 2019. on the uk side, what many nurses i've spoken to have told me is that the pay is a huge issue. even now and that is leading to nurses leaving the nhs. i've spoken to nurses who told me they have to take on credit card debt and they are struggling to pay the bills after a decade of essentially real term cuts to their pay. this after a decade of essentially real term cuts to their pay. as always, more on that _ term cuts to their pay. as always, more on that story _ term cuts to their pay. as always, more on that story is _ term cuts to their pay. as always, more on that story is on - term cuts to their pay. as always, more on that story is on our - more on that story is on our website. now it is time to say

goodbye to the international viewers here on bbc news. all of you in the uk are here and you stay with me. thank you very much. there've been sharp rises in sexually transmitted diseases in england — with a record number of cases of gonorrhorea last year and the highest levels of syphilis since the end of world war two. our medical editor fergus walsh explains. after a dip during covid these sexually transmitted bacterial infections are back with a vengeance. there were more than 82,000 cases of gonorrhoea last year in england. that's up 50% on 2021. and it's the highest number since 1918, the year the first world war ended, when cases began being recorded. as for syphilis, there were more than 8,600 cases last year, that's the largest number since just after the second world war. chlamydia was the most commonly diagnosed sti, with almost 200,000 cases recorded,

with the 15 to 24 age group most likely to get an infection. the uk health security agency says only some of the rise can be accounted for by increased testing. it says condoms are the best defence, and warns that stis are not just an inconvenience, they can have a major impact on your health, and that of your sexual partners. there are concerns that gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics and at risk of becoming untreatable in future. the terrence higgins trust said cuts to sexual health services were making a bad situation worse, with many people struggling to get appointments. in 1979, the car company aston martin built a vehicle it called the bulldog — with the plan to make it the first production road car to achieve a top speed of 200 miles an hour.

but rising costs meant the supercar project was cancelled — and only one was ever driven out of the factory. it stayed in storage for four decades but now, finally, has achieved what it was built to do. lorna gordon reports. it was the only one of its kind ever built. the concept aston martin bulldog, a testament to british design, innovation and engineering. but we won't be doing it for speeding today. no, good to know. the challenge hitting 200 miles an hour and also breaking. i've got three straw bales on this direction to use. so i've got some reference points of where i can start to think about braking. is it slowing down this? yeah, yeah, yeah. for me. yeah. so i don't want to be whistling past you guys down this end of the runway and off into the fields down there. emergency exit. today was about realising a promise made 40 years ago come true. this is very exciting to me. i'm nervous. i'm excited.

do i have butterflies? yes. dol? but hopefully i've brought a big enough net. and i think today is about making dreams come true. after decades, the waiting was over. the angular supercar restored to its former glory. powering down the track. taking moments to reach and exceed its goal. i don't know. i have no idea. i'll go check. yeah. richard gauntlett oversaw the restoration. his father ran aston martin when on cost grounds plans to put the car into production were cancelled. a lot of people talk about their childhood posters. well, this is my childhood poster, made real with huge parts of my family history and meeting this original team and a lot of hard work.

in fact, it took more than 7000 hours of work. but for those involved, it was also a labour of love. this unique car finally realising its potential. lorna gordon, bbc news. finally the autocorrect feature on apple is changing so people can type one of the most common swearwords pretty freely without it being automatically change. i confused because like i can't tell you with the swearword is but previously when a certain word was typed that keyboards factory settings on the device changed the word automatically to... docking. now you know what i'm talking about. the software summed it all up by saying in those moments where you just want to type a ducky word for up the keyboard will learn it too. he said

the apples developers conference in california. don't say keep you informed here on bbc news. and what better to do now they go straight to the weather. 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. 0ur 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. 0vernight 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.