hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. the influential uk business lobby group, the cbi, wins a vote of confidence over its future after a series of scandals. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start with that huge story from the world of golf — the merging of the saudi arabian backed liv golf tour, with the pga, and the dp world tour. it's a move which effectively ends the bitter divide within the game, one of the first liv players phil mickelson was quick to tweet that today was �*an awesome day�* with pga tour commissioner

jay monahan saying it was an historic moment. the agreement will combine the pga tour and liv�*s commercial operations and rights into a new, yet to be named company — which will also include the dp world tour. the likes of dustinjohnson, brooks koepka and cameron smith defected to the saudi backed breakaway league — with huge prize funds on offer, and new team formats. our golf correspondent iain carter says it's an total game—changer. isa is a been sworn enemies, the establishment corner and in the rebel breakaway corner, we've had greg norman's operation funded by saudi arabia existing towards some of liv is an existential threat. and now we have this cordiality, this agreement and the calling of expensive and lengthy legal action as well. it really is an extraordinary turnaround. news also in regarding karim benzema — who has agreed terms with saudi arabian champions al—ittihad, after leaving real madrid. 35 year old benzema is the latest big name recruit to the saudi pro league. the current ballon d'or winner won

5 champions leagues — and 4 la liga titles at the bernabeu, having spent 14 years at the club. benzema's had a medical in madrid, and is set to sign a three year contract. tottenham have appointed ange postocoglou as their new manager — the former celtic boss joins the premier league side on a four year contract. postocoglou is tottenham's fourth permanent manager since mauricio pochettino led them to the champions league final in 2019. and followsjose mourinho, nuno espirito santo and antonio conte. he's the first australian to manage in the premier league — and arrives after winning a domestic treble in scotland. london irish have been suspended from the premiership after missing a deadline to pay players and staff. the club was unable to complete a takeover to complete a takeover and so will not be allowed to play in any rugby union league next season. there could be as few as 10 teams in the english top flight next season following the demise of worcester warriors and wasps. ten chinese snooker players have been punished for their involvement in the sport's biggest match fixing scandal. two players — liang wenbo

and li hang have been handed lifetime bans, with the others, including former masters winner yan bingtao, and former uk champion zhao xintong among those receiving bans ranging from 20 months to more than five years. were very pleased to see this come to some kind of close. the commissions outcome really is a message to those who try to manipulate sports in general. life bands were surprising today. very hard to come by in any sport to see to life bands for the most deserving, degree very pleased that outcome. and aryna sabalenka sealed her place in the semi—finals of the french open — but some controversy following her win over elena svitolina. the belarusian, who won in straight sets — was accused by her ukrainian opponent of encouraging fans to boo her — by waiting at the net for a handshake after the victory. svitolina hasn't shaken hands with russian opponents since ukraine was invaded with support from belarus. novak djokovic survived a quarterfinal scare from karen khachanov to keep his bid for a record 23rd men's grand slam singles title

alive at the french open. he dropped the first but came back to win in four sets. and that's all the sport for now. welcome back — a short time ago we were telling you about prince harry being cross—examined in the high court in london, as part of his hacking case against mirror group newspapers. well in another court, this time in the us, a federaljudge is hearing an appeal from a conservative think tank, which wants to have prince harry's us immigration records made public following revelations of past drug use. the duke wrote of using marijuana, cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms in his memoir spare, which was released injanuary. gary o'donoghue is outside the federal court in washington dc. what's been happening there? we had

a re what's been happening there? we had a pretty brief— what's been happening there? we had a pretty brief hearing. _ what's been happening there? we had a pretty brief hearing. something - a pretty brief hearing. something less than an hour. a technical hearing into whether or not hairy�*s visa details are to be released and request the freedom of information from right wing think tanks here in washington and the heritage foundation and basically what's happening in days things of been put off for a few weeks and the government lawyers have been asked to go away and talk to the department of homeland security to see if they can respond formally to this request within the next week but they didn't really argue the merits of the case today and this of those for another day and so, the basic argument here is that prince harry has been open about his drug taking and his articles elsewhere in the heritage foundation says he had a light on his visa about when he the united states or the department from insecurity turned a blind eye to it and ignore that because it is

one of those things that can exclude you from a valid visa. we don't know what kind of vcs travelled on our lives here on, but this is an attempt to get a hold of that information that we will not know for some time whether or not that's going to be successful in resubmitting purity great arguments today on the merits of either side. given that very significant large caveat, i will ask a question. we don't know any of those details but say that we do learn more, but other kinds of consequences, if this doesn't go and prince harry's favour? i doesn't go and prince harry's favour? , , .,, ., , doesn't go and prince harry's favour? , ., , ., favour? i suppose the obvious would be that they — favour? i suppose the obvious would be that they released _ favour? i suppose the obvious would be that they released the _ favour? i suppose the obvious would be that they released the details - favour? i suppose the obvious would be that they released the details of. be that they released the details of his application and the americans to ask questions and all sorts of questions. you wouldn't believe some the questions they asked on these forms, have you been involved in

international terrorism or money laundering? i wonder if anyone is of the said yes to those questions produced talk about drug taking and drug addiction. and they have some leeway about how they interpret those but given what he said publicly in the heritage foundation which has one senior people and a well—known critic of prince harry who is been in the media a lot in the past talking to him and the bottom is a spoiled brat, a narcissist and things like that, while not appointed to an critic of his and i think this is why heritage is saying the american public deserve to know on what basis prince harry is in the united states. did you like, did the department of homeland security actually turned a blind eye to make a blind eye because of who he was? whether or not the rules and the laws were followed and whether or not the

prince himself was honest with the immigration authorities.— prince himself was honest with the immigration authorities. thank you ve much immigration authorities. thank you very much for— immigration authorities. thank you very much for that. _ here in the uk. the lobby group — the cbi — which represents thousands of british businesses, has secured the backing of its members for a package of proposed reforms following a crisis that threatened its future. ninety three percent of those who voted supported the plans. it follows a series of allegations of serious sexual misconduct that rocked the organisation and prompted many businesses to end their membership. our business editor simonjack reports. 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. one 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 whojoins us from westminster. i think even the cpi will admit that this is the beginning of a process and at the end of it. it's a hurdle that they have to clear him of the 92% voted in favour, i think they would say they definitely have

cleared that they're looking to rebuild and engage with the issues that they want to be talking about lake help businesses can help with high inflation and growth and climate change but when? still stands, the number of businesses that take part in this. 371 and i spoke to the new director general of the organisation who took over last month and asked her what businesses were eligible to vote but did not. and they were not able to give that number but some of the votes in favour come from membership organisations like the national farmers' union would speak to thousands of pharmacies big and small. they definitely see this is the beginning of the rebuilding of the beginning of the rebuilding of the cbi but is this in the report, crucial question is of the government is going to respond. we heard their answer to this saying that they will engage in businesses

on a case—by—case basis if you cannot fully lobby the government, but it has to be said that your ongoing existence must remain in question. ongoing existence must remain in cuestion. , ., , question. remind us, what is the oint of question. remind us, what is the point of this— question. remind us, what is the point of this organisation - question. remind us, what is the point of this organisation and - question. remind us, what is the. point of this organisation and what does it do was is nearly 60 years old and has worked as the voice of business when engaging with the government. in its heyday. mas government. in its heyday. was extremely _ government. in its heyday. was extremely influential _ government. in its heyday. —" extremely influential and has remained as part of the policy making process and workers wages and paid to the pandemic when they were able to go to work, the cbi developed that. it is an organisation that is been important. after brexit in the uk left the eu, the cbi was seen as a very pro—eu

organisation and diluted in somewhat but nonetheless, as you heard, a number of businesses thought it was a very useful and effective way of engaging with government and if the cbi is unable to engage with them, then the will have to find another way of representing their interest to policy makers.— to policy makers. thank you very much for that. _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. going so fast with a hundred other people write on the knife edge of crashing or winning a race, it's really intense, if you make a mistake, you get overtaken by a lot of people. close to a0 miles an hour and it's a winner take all format used in the final. with only one place up for grabs, that adds up to a low pressure. the place up for grabs, that adds up to a low pressure.— place up for grabs, that adds up to a low pressure. the first time in my life where it — a low pressure. the first time in my life where it wasn't _ a low pressure. the first time in my life where it wasn't particularly - life where it wasn't particularly a dream any more to go to the olympics

or trade to win a medal for great britain, is a becoming something that could be real. this winter was so difficult that they skipped christmas, escaped my uncle passed away and i couldn't make the funeral and be with him in his last moments they visualised a lot and i try to channel that in the performance. you're live with bbc news. the international council of nurses has said the recruitment of nurses from poorer countries is "out of control" — after the bbc uncovered evidence that ghana's hospitals have been left perilously short of staff. ghanaian medics said lives were at risk because of the numbers

leaving for nursing jobs in the uk and other high income countries, which pay better wages. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley, reports. everyone is working hard and intensive care, but there is a problem for the management here. the icu nurses are leaving. they are our main resource. they are those who take care of the seriously ill. they are experienced. in fact, they are training now, a lot of things. so if it happens that we are losing them, it is a great bother to us. so, where are they going? they are going to the uk, us, for greener pastures. right. yeah. and how many are you losing per month? within six months, it is almost 20 icu nurses. right. yes. yaa, in theatre recovery, wants to go to the uk. she is watching a video about how much more she'd be paid overseas.

here lives in dread that another member might quit. even one person leaves, it becomes a headache for the rest of us, because the patients come here, they are choked, we don't have enough nurses to work on them and then the workload becomes too much for all of us. in cape coast, the idyllic beaches disguise the fact that this is one of ghana's most deprived regions. doctor fears the of his patients have more staff leave. the impact is enormous. ., ., ., ., ., enormous. the human normalisation of children, the — enormous. the human normalisation of children, the babies _ enormous. the human normalisation of children, the babies that _ enormous. the human normalisation of children, the babies that have - enormous. the human normalisation of children, the babies that have to - enormous. the human normalisation of children, the babies that have to be - children, the babies that have to be immunised — children, the babies that have to be immunised will not get the required immunisation and will not get the required — immunisation and will not get the required immunisation and we're going _ required immunisation and we're going to — required immunisation and we're going to have babies die. one required immunisation and we're going to have babies die.- required immunisation and we're going to have babies die. one of the outreach nurses _ going to have babies die. one of the outreach nurses say _ going to have babies die. one of the outreach nurses say they _ going to have babies die. one of the outreach nurses say they want - going to have babies die. one of the outreach nurses say they want to - outreach nurses say they want to leave for britain step you look at the exodus is not going to stop because of our poor condition of service. ~ ., , .,

because of our poor condition of service. ~ ., i. , service. within two weeks, you smell it,. we have — service. within two weeks, you smell it,. we have intense _ service. within two weeks, you smell it,. we have intense recruitment - it,. we have intense recruitment taking place from high—income countries but with recruitment from those countries where some of the weakest and vulnerable who can ill afford to lose their nurses. the weakest and vulnerable who can ill afford to lose their nurses.- afford to lose their nurses. the uk insists it does _ afford to lose their nurses. the uk insists it does not _ afford to lose their nurses. the uk insists it does not recruit - afford to lose their nurses. the uk insists it does not recruit actively i insists it does not recruit actively from countries with fragile health care systems. but the health minister recently revealed there have been talks about a possible deal between the two governments. signing with the cabinet approval. and to go for training and come back

in about two years. it ultimately, it is the patience to stand to lose the most. �* , , , the most. because the nurses here are few and — the most. because the nurses here are few and the _ the most. because the nurses here are few and the patients _ the most. because the nurses here are few and the patients are - the most. because the nurses here are few and the patients are more, i are few and the patients are more, it can _ are few and the patients are more, it can cause — are few and the patients are more, it can cause deaths in the hospitals. so, if you can, please help— hospitals. so, if you can, please help for— hospitals. so, if you can, please help for his— hospitals. so, if you can, please help for his help in these hospitals. ghanaian nurse, nanelle nti told the focus on africa programme that she was recruited to come to the uk back in 2018. this is what she said about her experience. for technical reasons although it says live on the clip, this is actually pre—recorded. so, for the most part, very positive. i have been able to work in the state of their facilities and work with equipment and advanced technology that may not be readily

available where i am from. so, for the most part, it's been quite positive and putting me up and very proud of it we do have not so pleasant aspects as well, coming from africa, being trained in africa, there is a prejudice, you come here and although you're fully qualified, some people think you are not qualified enough to take care of british people because they have negative stereotypes about the training or education system in africa. and tobe—kile ngube who is a zimbabwean nurse who was trained in uk says nurses coming from africa are highly skilled. this was also pre—recorded. s yes we do have the technology and we should never underestimate a our african colleagues, they are highly knowledgeable and skilled in terms of the jobs and when talking about

discrimination and we come across it. live now to professorjames buchan, a senior fellow at the health foundation. good evening. how big of a problem is this? they — good evening. how big of a problem is this? they have _ good evening. how big of a problem is this? they have highlighted - good evening. how big of a problem is this? they have highlighted this i is this? they have highlighted this issue of growing _ is this? they have highlighted this issue of growing concern - is this? they have highlighted this issue of growing concern and - is this? they have highlighted this issue of growing concern and it's l issue of growing concern and it's one of— issue of growing concern and it's one of the — issue of growing concern and it's one of the most active countries in terms _ one of the most active countries in terms of— one of the most active countries in terms of increasing numbers of nurses— terms of increasing numbers of nurses coming to our shores in many of them _ nurses coming to our shores in many of them in _ nurses coming to our shores in many of them in the last couple of years, particularly — of them in the last couple of years, particularly after the pandemic have been coming from low income countries _ been coming from low income countries and ghana, zimbabwe, nigeria. — countries and ghana, zimbabwe, nigeria, some of the countries that are becoming much more common alongside — are becoming much more common alongside the philippines and india. what we _ alongside the philippines and india. what we have seen is a switch from higher— what we have seen is a switch from higher income countries towards recruiting — higher income countries towards recruiting nurses from africa and

indie _ recruiting nurses from africa and india and — recruiting nurses from africa and india and the skill there, roughly half of— india and the skill there, roughly half of all— india and the skill there, roughly half of all the new nurses who came onto the _ half of all the new nurses who came onto the uk— half of all the new nurses who came onto the uk register in the last year. _ onto the uk register in the last year. that— onto the uk register in the last year, that are able to practice for the first— year, that are able to practice for the first time in they came from other countries and we are very dependent on that half and they were from lower— dependent on that half and they were from lower income countries. in if ou are from lower income countries. in if you are to — from lower income countries. in if you are to try _ from lower income countries. in if you are to try and _ from lower income countries. in t you are to try and stop and reduce the numbers overall, what kind of things could you do?— things could you do? there are in lace, things could you do? there are in place. some _ things could you do? there are in place, some mechanisms- things could you do? there are in| place, some mechanisms that can things could you do? there are in - place, some mechanisms that can hold a moderate _ place, some mechanisms that can hold a moderate and manage, notably from the world _ a moderate and manage, notably from the world health organization establishing the support safeguards list, some call it the bread list and that— list, some call it the bread list and that is— list, some call it the bread list and that is identified in over 50 countries — and that is identified in over 50 countries which particularly are vulnerable because they have low levels _ vulnerable because they have low levels of — vulnerable because they have low levels of staffing at the moment in

those countries on the red list have been _ those countries on the red list have been agreed, we should not be targeting for active international recruitment by high income countries. the uk is one of the most prominent _ countries. the uk is one of the most prominent in — countries. the uk is one of the most prominent in terms of overall, there is a debate — prominent in terms of overall, there is a debate around active recruitment and what is individual nurses— recruitment and what is individual nurses making their own decisions but once _ nurses making their own decisions but once it — nurses making their own decisions but once it if we can clarify that, it is very — but once it if we can clarify that, it is very clear that the numbers of nurses— it is very clear that the numbers of nurses coming to the uk, particularly from africa have grown much _ particularly from africa have grown much in _ particularly from africa have grown much in the past years. futures and people want to move and — past years. futures and people want to move and have _ past years. futures and people want to move and have different - to move and have different experiences in different mites and it's very difficult to stop that too. ~ ., , it's very difficult to stop that too. a, , ., , , , it's very difficult to stop that too. , ., , , , ., too. many of these nurses will have the riaht too. many of these nurses will have the right to —

too. many of these nurses will have the right to move _ too. many of these nurses will have the right to move and _ too. many of these nurses will have the right to move and you - too. many of these nurses will have the right to move and you can - the right to move and you can understand and you heard from some of the _ understand and you heard from some of the nurses who were speaking to you about _ of the nurses who were speaking to you about the dynamics and drivers which make — you about the dynamics and drivers which make them want to move to their— which make them want to move to their career— which make them want to move to their career and which make them want to move to their careerand earn a which make them want to move to their career and earn a decent living — their career and earn a decent living we _ their career and earn a decent living. we have to recognise the importance but also look at the impact — importance but also look at the impact in — importance but also look at the impact in terms of the responsibilities of high—income countries — responsibilities of high—income countries such as the uk it is much as possible — countries such as the uk it is much as possible and ensure that any improvements that we have is not going _ improvements that we have is not going to _ improvements that we have is not going to be negative. and news items today are _ going to be negative. and news items today are that some of the recruitments and some of the nurses are leaving _ recruitments and some of the nurses are leaving a — recruitments and some of the nurses are leaving a significant gap in terms — are leaving a significant gap in terms of— are leaving a significant gap in terms of special services such as intensive — terms of special services such as intensive care. so, the balance being _ intensive care. so, the balance being individual versus the responsibilities of high—income countries, _ responsibilities of high—income countries, we have to work that went through _ countries, we have to work that went throu~h. ., ~ countries, we have to work that went throu~h. ., ,, i. , countries, we have to work that went throu~h. ., ~ ,, , . ., through. thank you very much for coming on — through. thank you very much for coming on the — through. thank you very much for coming on the programme. - a reminder of our top story.

the characterisation of the counteroffensive, you may have been watching yesterday, that increase in activity from ukrainian side, lots of speculation as to whether this was the beginning of the counteroffensive or not. but we have a form of words now which seems to move things on. a us official as to bbc partner that it is accurate now to say that ukraine counteroffensive is in its opening phase and for the main thrust, it is not yet begun. so, is accurate to say ukraine counteroffensive is its opening phases but the main thrust has not yet begun and that is coming from our washington bureau. plenty of reaction for that and also, the main

story has been dominating throughout the day is the attack on the extraordinary pictures of the dam as it is flooding in some of the incidents are pretty severe and we know potentially around a0,000 people who need to be evacuated because of the water flowing through their that you can see. 80 towns and cities potentially impacted in the path of all that water and there are consequences for in wide from the attack on that. we'll have plenty more analysis on exactly what it all means and just a moment. but for now, this is bbc news. goodbye.

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 2a, 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.