president zelensky says the destruction of a major dam in southern ukraine has left hundreds of thousands of people without drinkable running water. this poor woman coming through, she is incredibly angry, you can see the relief. and this is happening everywhere. this is the uncertainty people have to live with when you hear bad news. prince harry tells the high court there's been industrial scale destruction of evidence of phone hacking by the newspapers he is suing. these are live pictures of the court. the prince has concluded his evidence and is expected to leave in the next little while. we will be live in central london. large sections of the us east coast is blanketed in smoke as wildfires rage in canada. we will get the latest live.

hello and welcome. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let's start with a major story in ukraine with the authorities they are saying more than 40,000 people are at risk from flooding after that major dam in the south of the country was attacked and collapsed yesterday. we can bring you the latest on the story because in the last few minutes president putin has been discussing what has been happening in a call to the turkish president, calling the dam burst a barbaric act, kyiv�*s barbaric act. he has gone on to say it is a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe. he made those comments while talking to president erdogan. those comments being relayed from the kremlin. and of course it is pretty much the usual tactics from russia's

president with any major situation like this, constant denial. those are the latest comments from president putin. let's get more on what we have found out and what is happening on the ground in ukraine because while kyiv and moscow blame each other, once again it is civilians paying a heavy price for russia's war. this is the scene in the city of kherson. entire houses and streets submerged under water. some people waiting to be rescued. affected areas have been forced to spend the night on rooftops or trees as the waters rose will stop the damn supplies water to large tracts of agricultural land including crimea. the reservoir behind it provides water to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further up river. both areas are currently under russian control. president zelensky is warning that hundreds of thousands of people have been left without drinking water whilst the un says the dam collapse

will have grave and far—reaching consequences. we can get the latest from correspondence james waterhouse in kherson. in all the devastating dimensions of russia's invasion, kherson has experienced the most, a city submerged with fears the worst are still to come. the dnipro river hasjust got a whole lot wider. 0n kherson�*s underwater streets, people do they can. translation: there was panic- yesterday, we had to grab everything quickly and take the five dogs with us. my brother is half paralysed and can barely walk. so that's what happened. we all hope the flood wouldn't be this severe.

there is someone living alone on the third floor with their pets. a man and wife on the fifth floor are effectively hostages. if there is any help coming. we are not sure if the emergency services can enter the building, but they need to know there are more people there. please help. 40,000 people need evacuating, according to the authorities. police have only been able to get 1300 out so far. that's only ukrainians on the river bank kyiv controls. as you try and get closer to the river, you are met with this, it has come to you, effectively. you can see individual rooftops, we have seen rescue boats go past, trying to pick up people who are trapped. but you can tell by the atmosphere that people have had enough. this is a city that has been both occupied, then liberated. it comes underfrequent shelling, and now this. russia may have retreated from here, but they're a constant presence. the kakhovka dam upstream has been leveraged by ukraine and russia for nine years. when moscow first annexed crimea,

the ukrainian authorities shut it down to cut the peninsular off from water. last year kyiv accused invading forces of planting it with explosives, which the kremlin denied. one side has played its full hand, with endless consequences. that was james waterhouse and we will have more on the ground there from james in the next little while. we can look in more detail now at what we actually know about the breach at the dam. we can go to the verify hub with more. figs breach at the dam. we can go to the verify hub with more.— verify hub with more. as you have been reporting. — verify hub with more. as you have been reporting, there _ verify hub with more. as you have been reporting, there are - verify hub with more. as you have been reporting, there are a - verify hub with more. as you have been reporting, there are a lot - verify hub with more. as you have been reporting, there are a lot ofl been reporting, there are a lot of theories as to why the dam was breached. the team at bbc verify has been looking at what has been happening. we know ukraine accuses russia of blowing up the dam and there have been reports in the media that us intelligence also points the

plane at russia, although no information has been made public by the us government on that. we have been looking at satellite imaging to try to get a better picture as to what happened. this is from the 28th may, several days before the catastrophic breach of the dam. we can go in a little bit here, and you can go in a little bit here, and you can see the dam in full working order. it is all intact, a hydroelectric dam, so you can see some water coming away from the turbines. that is on the 28th. what's crucial, is when we go to this image here, from the 4th of june, a couple of days before that massive breach. what's significant is what's in the red circle there. you can see that actually the dam was already damaged in some way. you can see bits of it there. that's two days before that catastrophic breach. if we go over to the final satellite image, this is from the 6th ofjune and you can see how badly damaged it ended up being.

completely destroyed in the middle, and the water gushing through. and as we saw from our colleaguejames waterhouse, we saw the impact of that on the ground. what these two images tell us is that something happened on the 4th ofjune. either something happened on the 4th of june that led to then what happened on the sixth, or perhaps there were two separate incidents. we don't have underwater images, and nor does anyone, to say what happened beneath the water here, but we know therefore that two things may have happened, or one thing may have led to another. 0n the other hand, you have the russians saying that ukraine had a direct missile attack on the dam. we know that in the last few months there have been some strikes on the dam. it was hit in august and november last year but significantly none of that caused any huge damage like we have seen here. we know the dam was controlled

by russia. we know it was on the front lines. 0ther by russia. we know it was on the front lines. other experts we have been speaking to also say that wear and tear will have played a factor. it wasn't a well maintained down by the russians. it has a lot of pressure on it. the water was higher thanit pressure on it. the water was higher than it should have been, it was at the highest levels for a number of years, so there are a lot of factors at play, but for now we continue to investigate. at play, but for now we continue to investigate-— we can get the latest on the ground by speaking to a spokesman for unicef. thank you forjoining us from kyiv. in terms of the latest you are hearing from your people working there on the ground, give us an update. working there on the ground, give us an udate. ., ., , working there on the ground, give us an udate. ., . , , , , an update. unfortunately this is yet another piece _ an update. unfortunately this is yet another piece of _ an update. unfortunately this is yet another piece of infrastructure - another piece of infrastructure vital to the well—being of children in ukraine. the damage caused by the flooding, the damage to the dam, in ukraine. the damage caused by the flooding, the damage to the darn, it only causes further displacement to

children who have already been through so much, but it also impacts their access to safe water and electricity. some 16,000 people in ukrainian government controlled areas have been evacuated by the authorities due to partial or full flood risks. we have seen houses fully destroyed by flooding. some houses, there rooftops have been washed away. safe water has been impacted in many areas. electricity supplies have been cut off. it's having an impact on all people living along the river, it's about 50 kilometres down to kherson, as your correspondent said earlier we are seeing the river level their rise to significant the of the last day or so and many people are still trapped in houses that need to be rescued. pare trapped in houses that need to be rescued. �* , ., , rescued. are you helping with those evacuations? _

rescued. are you helping with those evacuations? we _ rescued. are you helping with those evacuations? we are _ rescued. are you helping with those evacuations? we are providing - evacuations? we are providing assistance _ evacuations? we are providing assistance at _ evacuations? we are providing assistance at places _ evacuations? we are providing assistance at places where - evacuations? we are providing . assistance at places where people are being evacuated to. we have teams set up, multi—disciplinarian mobile teams set up, transiting people who are being evacuated and taking them to other locations like 0desa and kyiv. 25,000 bottles of water have been distributed so far. sanitation supplies, water purification tablets for those remaining in place. medical professionals and psychologists will speak to people as they move through transit sites, bus and train stations. we have also provided more than 3500 parents and children. as people are on the move, as your correspondent said, some people have fled with nothing, they could grab their documents and that's all they have taken with them, so they require assistance as they go to their next destination. figs require assistance as they go to their next destination. as always, with any major—

their next destination. as always, with any major crisis _ their next destination. as always, with any major crisis like - their next destination. as always, with any major crisis like this, - their next destination. as always, with any major crisis like this, it l with any major crisis like this, it is the old, vulnerable and children that are impacted the most. that's absolutely the _ that are impacted the most. that's absolutely the case. _ that are impacted the most. that's absolutely the case. we _ that are impacted the most. that's absolutely the case. we are - that are impacted the most. that'sj absolutely the case. we are seeing significant numbers of children being taken by their mothers through these train stations and bus stations will stop a lot of people being left behind, in fact, people who require rescue and evacuation from these emergency teams, who are unable to otherwise move, so we are trying to make sure that where assistance is required we are getting assistance to people as fast as possible and we have teams on the ground providing that care. by, as possible and we have teams on the ground providing that care.— ground providing that care. a final thou~ht, ground providing that care. a final thought. as _ ground providing that care. a final thought. as we — ground providing that care. a final thought, as we look _ ground providing that care. a final thought, as we look at _ ground providing that care. a final thought, as we look at pictures i ground providing that care. a final i thought, as we look at pictures from kherson, just a huge rise in water level, is it expected at all for that water to disperse, or given the sheer volume of what has been released, is that it now for many of these communities, that they will remain submerged?— remain submerged? that's an excellent question. _ remain submerged? that's an excellent question. i - remain submerged? that's an excellent question. i think- remain submerged? that's an excellent question. i think for| remain submerged? that's an - excellent question. i think for the

time being we are working on the assumption that people will not be returning anytime soon to those locations. we are making sure that assistance is in place to enable them, when they are displaced, they can go to the next destination, until they feel safe to return. time will tell. of course, there are many displaced people across ukraine and people are not going to return home eventually until the war comes to a conclusion. and whether that's the case in kherson or not, and as you know there is already significant fighting and shelling taking place in kherson so it's up to the people who are displaced when they decide they can return a.— they can return a. damian rance, thank you — they can return a. damian rance, thank you for— they can return a. damian rance, thank you for taking _ they can return a. damian rance, thank you for taking the - they can return a. damian rance, thank you for taking the time - they can return a. damian rance, thank you for taking the time to l thank you for taking the time to join us from kyiv. there is plenty more available on the bbc website. and live page with plenty more updates on the damage, and the warning from the un about the impact it is having on hundreds

of thousands of people in surrounding areas. you got a glimpse of it from unicef, but a lot of latest information from correspondence and teams on the ground in southern ukraine. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. staying with stories making the headlines in the uk. security officers at heathrow airport will take part in a fresh wave of strikes this summer that could affect travellers at the uk's busiest airport. around 2000 officers who are members of the unite union will walk out on 31 days betweenjune 24 and august 27 in their long—running dispute over pay. a man accused of murdering a metropolitan police officer by shooting him at a custody centre pulled the trigger on purpose, his trial heard today. he denies killing sergeant matt ratana by shooting at

the custody centre in croydon in south—west london. people in england could be offered weight loss jabs from gps in order to reduce obesity illnesses as part of a two—year pilot scheme being launched by the government. it aims to reduce the pressure on nhs waiting lists but experts warn "skinnyjabs" are not a quick fix or substitute for healthy eating and exercise. you are live with bbc news will stop let's head to the high court where prince harry has told the high court in london that phone hacking was carried out on an industrial scale across the british press who then set about destroying the evidence. prince harry was giving evidence for the second day against the publisher of the daily mirror. the duke sensed he would feel a sense of injustice and disappointment if the court ruled it hadn't been a victim. mirror group newspapers deny the allegations saying the stories about him came from legitimate sources was up him came from legitimate sources was up we can head straight to the court where nancy kacungira is there us.

another day of sustained cross—examination. take us through it. that's right. the prince arrived punctually in the morning and it was straight to the witness box, where the questioning continued. he was being cross—examined by the publisher's lawyer andrew green, and this went on for a while in the same pattern that we saw yesterday, which is really going article by article with the publisher's barrister, trying to say, this sort of information could have come from multiple sources, not necessarily illegal ones. with prince harry saying, if you look closely, there is nowhere else it could have come from, it must have been phone hacking, a private investigator. that's been the pattern. prince harry has completed his cross—examination. he also had a brief examination by his own lawyer david sherborne. we can talk about that a little with helena wilkinson,

our correspondent. this was an opportunity for prince harry and david sherborne to resurface some of the points they wanted emphasised in this trial. , ., , , ~ , this trial. yes, absolutely. as we mentioned. _ this trial. yes, absolutely. as we mentioned, prince _ this trial. yes, absolutely. as we mentioned, prince harry- this trial. yes, absolutely. as we mentioned, prince harry has - this trial. yes, absolutely. as we | mentioned, prince harry has now finished — mentioned, prince harry has now finished giving his evidence. at the moment_ finished giving his evidence. at the moment in— finished giving his evidence. at the moment in court colleagues tell us they are _ moment in court colleagues tell us they are seeing him sit next to his lawyer, _ they are seeing him sit next to his lawyer, listening. this is really important. _ lawyer, listening. this is really important, he is in court listening to a witness— important, he is in court listening to a witness called by the newspaper publishers _ to a witness called by the newspaper publishers. she is a former royal editor_ publishers. she is a former royal editor of— publishers. she is a former royal editor of the daily mirror, someone who wrote — editor of the daily mirror, someone who wrote articles about prince harry, — who wrote articles about prince harry, and _ who wrote articles about prince harry, and it is those articles, some — harry, and it is those articles, some of— harry, and it is those articles, some of those articles, not all of them, _ some of those articles, not all of them, but — some of those articles, not all of them, but some of the articles he has taken — them, but some of the articles he has taken issue with and says that unlawful— has taken issue with and says that unlawful methods of newsgathering were used. that's what's going on in court _ were used. that's what's going on in court at _ were used. that's what's going on in court at the — were used. that's what's going on in court at the moment. but yes, we had after lunch— court at the moment. but yes, we had after lunch some questions from prince _ after lunch some questions from prince harry's barrister, speaking to david — prince harry's barrister, speaking to david sherborne after lunch. his

barrister _ to david sherborne after lunch. his barrister asked prince harry, if he believes— barrister asked prince harry, if he believes the claims prince harry is making _ believes the claims prince harry is making of— believes the claims prince harry is making of unlawful activity, if they are in _ making of unlawful activity, if they are in the — making of unlawful activity, if they are in the ram of total speculation. that was— are in the ram of total speculation. that was a — are in the ram of total speculation. that was a phrase used by the barrister— that was a phrase used by the barrister for the mirror group newspaper earlier, accusing, saying to prince _ newspaper earlier, accusing, saying to prince harry, you are just speculating here, you don't have hard _ speculating here, you don't have hard facts — speculating here, you don't have hard facts. he was testing his evidence _ hard facts. he was testing his evidence was up david sherborne, the barrister— evidence was up david sherborne, the barrister for _ evidence was up david sherborne, the barrister for prince harry, asked him if— barrister for prince harry, asked him if he — barrister for prince harry, asked him if he believed his claims of unlawful— him if he believed his claims of unlawful activity are in the realm of speculation is put to him and cross—examination repeatedly earlier today _ cross—examination repeatedly earlier today and _ cross—examination repeatedly earlier today and prince harry replied to that, _ today and prince harry replied to that, no, — today and prince harry replied to that, no, i— today and prince harry replied to that, no, idon't. idid today and prince harry replied to that, no, i don't. i did this even more _ that, no, i don't. i did this even more destructive that it was used as a headline _ more destructive that it was used as a headline i— more destructive that it was used as a headline i think this morning in the newspapers against me. i think really— the newspapers against me. i think really interesting. either prince harry— really interesting. either prince harry or— really interesting. either prince harry or his team are monitoring what _ harry or his team are monitoring what is _ harry or his team are monitoring what is being put out in newspapers because _ what is being put out in newspapers because he — what is being put out in newspapers because he has clearly seen a headline _ because he has clearly seen a headline or has been told about a headline — headline or has been told about a headline about the coverage of this case and _ headline about the coverage of this case and he has taken issue with

that as _ case and he has taken issue with that as well. he is watching what's going _ that as well. he is watching what's going on — that as well. he is watching what's going on. just before he finished his evidence, our colleagues in court _ his evidence, our colleagues in court said _ his evidence, our colleagues in court said he appeared quite emotional before he finished that evidence — emotional before he finished that evidence. we heard earlier about how he said _ evidence. we heard earlier about how he said he _ evidence. we heard earlier about how he said he had found a tracking device — he said he had found a tracking device on— he said he had found a tracking device on one of his former girlfriend's cars, underneath the car. girlfriend's cars, underneath the car~ and — girlfriend's cars, underneath the car. and also a friend of his found a tracking — car. and also a friend of his found a tracking device too. what prince harry— a tracking device too. what prince harry has — a tracking device too. what prince harry has been trying to do, and has been _ harry has been trying to do, and has been tested — harry has been trying to do, and has been tested in court by the barrister— been tested in court by the barrister for the publisher is he has been — barrister for the publisher is he has been trying to build a picture and say— has been trying to build a picture and say the details in these articles. _ and say the details in these articles, they are so specific, the time _ articles, they are so specific, the time of— articles, they are so specific, the time of the — articles, they are so specific, the time of the phone calls, the conversations with my ex girlfriend, what we _ conversations with my ex girlfriend, what we discussed, he says the only way that _ what we discussed, he says the only way that information could have been obtained _ way that information could have been obtained is _ way that information could have been obtained is through phone hacking or other unlawful methods of newsgathering.— other unlawful methods of newsgathering. other unlawful methods of newsauatherin. ., �* , . other unlawful methods of newsauatherin. ., h . . newsgathering. that's right, and at one oint newsgathering. that's right, and at one point he _ newsgathering. that's right, and at one point he points _ newsgathering. that's right, and at one point he points out, _ newsgathering. that's right, and at one point he points out, there - newsgathering. that's right, and at one point he points out, there was| newsgathering. that's right, and at| one point he points out, there was a line in a newspaper that said he had been relentlessly calling his

girlfriend and they say, how would they know that if they hadn't been getting access to my phone calls? looking at what is happening in the courtroom this afternoon, it's a reminder that there are other witnesses in this case, there are other claimants as well. jane kerr, a former royal reporter, is on the stand. some of our reporters inside are saying the tone has really shifted now because this is becoming quite adversarial in there. yes. quite adversarial in there. yes, absolutely- _ quite adversarial in there. yes, absolutely- i— quite adversarial in there. yes, absolutely. i think _ quite adversarial in there. yes, absolutely. i think it's - quite adversarial in there. yes, absolutely. i think it's really i absolutely. i think it's really interesting that prince harry decided _ interesting that prince harry decided to stay in court to hear the evidence _ decided to stay in court to hear the evidence from this witness, someone who has— evidence from this witness, someone who has written stories about him. we thought he might come out when he had finished but he is still in there — had finished but he is still in there. we expect he might probably stay for— there. we expect he might probably stay for the rest of the day and probably— stay for the rest of the day and probably come out at around 4:30pm, five bm _ probably come out at around 4:30pm, five bm this— probably come out at around 4:30pm, five bm this afternoon.— five bm this afternoon. helena wilkinson. _ five bm this afternoon. helena wilkinson, thank _ five bm this afternoon. helena wilkinson, thank you. - five bm this afternoon. helena wilkinson, thank you. that's i five bm this afternoon. helena - wilkinson, thank you. that's where we are, the case continues. 0ther we are, the case continues. other witnesses are now taking the stand

in this case but for prince harry this is it, he can perhaps breathe a sigh of relief but it remains to be seen what the verdict from this trial will be. let's continue with this by talking to joshua rozenberg let's continue with this by talking tojoshua rozenberg and a legal counsellor. your headline thoughts on what has transpired in the second day. on what has transpired in the second da . , , ., ., ., , day. definitely how the tone has chanced day. definitely how the tone has changed this _ day. definitely how the tone has changed this afternoon - day. definitely how the tone has changed this afternoon now- day. definitely how the tone has changed this afternoon now that day. definitely how the tone has . changed this afternoon now that we have the former royal editor of the mirror on the stand. david sherborne being really quite harsh with her. david sherborne didn't have too many questions from prince harry after the kc for the mirror group did his questioning this morning, and david sherborne doing his questioning of prince harry, we have definitely

seen prince harry become more emboldened as the day has gone on. i think yesterday there was an element of tiredness and jet lag but that has disappeared for today. he has definitely become more emboldened as the day has gone on and it's telling he is staying in court this afternoon. also telling he got emotional when he finished doing his part, giving his part of his statement, saying that it's a lot, it seems that these past two days have taken a toll. a lot of questioning, around five hours yesterday, three or four hours today. it's a heck of a lot of questioning and a lot of concentration. but how today seems to have turned i think is very interesting. now we have jane kerr on the stand and she is giving evidence, being questioned about her role as royal editor of the mirror. as you are speaking we are looking at live pictures because we know the prince is finished giving evidence and he is listening to the evidence you have been describing. we wait to

see whether the duke of sussex will be leaving the cult. joshua rozenberg has been watching the developments today just like yesterday. they went through many articles again today of those 33 they are focusing on. the prince said he was very protective of the relationship with chelsy davy and didn't tell many details to anyone. therefore when articles quote palace sources he maintains that has come directly from phone hacking. he is makin: it directly from phone hacking. he is making it clear _ directly from phone hacking. he is making it clear he _ directly from phone hacking. he is making it clear he wouldn't have told anyone at the palace about his relationship with chelsy davy, and therefore — relationship with chelsy davy, and therefore the only way the newspapers could have found out this intimate _ newspapers could have found out this intimate detail of his relationship with her— intimate detail of his relationship with her was by some unlawful means. that takes— with her was by some unlawful means. that takes us _ with her was by some unlawful means. that takes us onto this tracking device — that takes us onto this tracking device you _ that takes us onto this tracking device you were talking about earlier~ — device you were talking about earlier~ it _ device you were talking about earlier. it is alleged a private investigator called mike baer placed this tracking device on the car owned — this tracking device on the car owned by— this tracking device on the car owned by chelsy davy. that takes us

to what _ owned by chelsy davy. that takes us to what jane kerr is being asked about— to what jane kerr is being asked about in— to what jane kerr is being asked about in the witness box, a former royal— about in the witness box, a former royal editor — about in the witness box, a former royal editor of the mirror. she made a witness _ royal editor of the mirror. she made a witness statement in february in which _ a witness statement in february in which she — a witness statement in february in which she broadly said that all the stories— which she broadly said that all the stories came from legitimate sources _ stories came from legitimate sources. some came from the press association. — sources. some came from the press association, some from briefings, some _ association, some from briefings, some from — association, some from briefings, some from other newspapers. interestingly, she has made a second witness _ interestingly, she has made a second witness statement, and she has been referred _ witness statement, and she has been referred to _ witness statement, and she has been referred to an e—mail she sent to mike_ referred to an e—mail she sent to mike bayer, presumably the same individual. — mike bayer, presumably the same individual, in 2005, asking for information. she says she doesn't remember— information. she says she doesn't remember specifically but she identified it was a freelance journalist based in cape town. we would _ journalist based in cape town. we would routinely use freelancers to obtain _ would routinely use freelancers to obtain information, that is why i would _ obtain information, that is why i would have sent mike an e—mail with my number— would have sent mike an e—mail with my numberandl would have sent mike an e—mail with my number and i could see i expected him to— my number and i could see i expected him to make _ my number and i could see i expected him to make calls with his contacts in south _ him to make calls with his contacts in south africa to see if he could -et in south africa to see if he could get chelsy — in south africa to see if he could get chelsy davy's reaction to the story _ get chelsy davy's reaction to the story i— get chelsy davy's reaction to the story. i see i requested a payment made — story. i see i requested a payment made to— story. i see i requested a payment made to him but i can't recall this

now _ made to him but i can't recall this now she. — made to him but i can't recall this now. she, the journalist, made to him but i can't recall this now. she, thejournalist, says she has been — now. she, thejournalist, says she has been told that harry's lawyers allege _ has been told that harry's lawyers allege that mike behr acted unlawfully and she says she had no reason _ unlawfully and she says she had no reason to _ unlawfully and she says she had no reason to believe that to be the case _ reason to believe that to be the case i— reason to believe that to be the case. i would expect him to make proper— case. i would expect him to make properjournalistic calls will stop she doesn't know where this would have come — she doesn't know where this would have come from. then she also refers to other— have come from. then she also refers to other payments in her name. she says that _ to other payments in her name. she says that there has been a partial admission— says that there has been a partial admission made by mirrot group that admission made by mirrot group that a limited _ admission made by mirrot group that a limited proportion of instructions to another— a limited proportion of instructions to another individual word to unlawfully obtain private information. she says she recalls this individual, she didn't recognise the details of it. he was somebody— recognise the details of it. he was somebody used by the news desk to -et somebody used by the news desk to get telephone numbers, so you could approach _ get telephone numbers, so you could approach somebody for interview. i had no _ approach somebody for interview. i had no reason to believe the practices _ had no reason to believe the practices he engaged in were unlawful and i didn't instruct him to do— unlawful and i didn't instruct him to do so — unlawful and i didn't instruct him to do so. she is clearly trying to distance — to do so. she is clearly trying to distance herself from the alleged unlawful— distance herself from the alleged unlawful practices of these particular individuals that she had

dealings — particular individuals that she had dealings with and she says that she never— dealings with and she says that she never engaged in voice mail interception and mirror group newspapers or elsewhere, and she never— newspapers or elsewhere, and she never instructed private investigators or anyone else to engage — investigators or anyone else to engage in unlawful information. she worked _ engage in unlawful information. she worked hard as a journalist and she was believed she was doing the right thin- was believed she was doing the right thing for— was believed she was doing the right thing for stop she is being cross—examined by david sherborne, and he _ cross—examined by david sherborne, and he says — cross—examined by david sherborne, and he says to her, you were working as a senior— and he says to her, you were working as a senior editor on the news desk of a national— as a senior editor on the news desk of a national newspaper and you seem to have _ of a national newspaper and you seem to have no _ of a national newspaper and you seem to have no idea of what you were doing _ to have no idea of what you were doing at — to have no idea of what you were doing at the time, but she says, i know— doing at the time, but she says, i know what— doing at the time, but she says, i know what i— doing at the time, but she says, i know what i was doing but it was a lon- know what i was doing but it was a longtime — know what i was doing but it was a long time ago. know what i was doing but it was a long time ago-— know what i was doing but it was a long time ago. joshua rozenberg, we have to leave — long time ago. joshua rozenberg, we have to leave it _ long time ago. joshua rozenberg, we have to leave it there, _ long time ago. joshua rozenberg, we have to leave it there, as _ long time ago. joshua rozenberg, we have to leave it there, as we - long time ago. joshua rozenberg, we have to leave it there, as we end - have to leave it there, as we end this section of the programme. thank you to you and to afua hagan as well. you will stay with us as we wait to see the prince emerge from the high court, another day of really detailed evidence and cross—examination. we will have more from the high court on the programme in the next little while and we will also have the latest from ukraine with new pictures just coming also have the latest from ukraine with new picturesjust coming in also have the latest from ukraine with new pictures just coming in on that dam burst.

hello. the sunshine has been a little hit and miss over the last few days but it has been very dry indeed. that is about to change. temperatures are expected to rise, as is the humidity and also we are expecting one or two storms towards the end of the week. on that dry weather it really has been incredibly dry. in fact, the last time it rained across parts of england was the 11th of may. the reason for it is this persistent area of high pressure, sinking air blocking the atmosphere, stopping weather fronts from coming in. look at the wind arrows coming off the north sea. that has allowed that low grain north sea cloud to spread across parts of the country. it doesn't always burn off. that's why we have most of the sunshine across western parts of wales. in northern ireland and wales we have really enjoyed some glorious sunshine but we do need the rainfall. 0ur gardens are desperate for it.

here is the forecast for wednesday, lots of sunshine around. the high temperatures will be where the sunnier skies are, out towards the west. 0n the north sea coast, hull, only around 15 celsius. the further east you are the cloudier it will be. something many of us are noticing, the pollen levels are very high across parts of england and wales. tonight that north sea wind once again pushes in the cloud inland, quite far west, meaning it will be a cloudy morning for many of us. not particularly cold, around 7 or 8 degrees and then that strong june sunshine will work its magic, burning the cloud away towards the east. notice how the cloud melts away by the time we get to midday and it is probablyjust the coast itself that will be shrouded with cloud. lower temperatures here, 15 degrees, whereas pushing the mid 20s in cardiff. that's thursday's weather forecast. let's look at friday. we are starting to see the first signs of both showers building

signs of toseh showers building we are starting to see the first signs of those showers building and the humidity increasing across the south—west. again, really warm in the south—west with temperatures typically in the low to mid 20s. still on the fresh side closer to the north sea coast all the way from hull to aberdeen. temperatures will continue to creep up and by the weekend we could be talking about high 20s in some spots and also the risk of showers and thunderstorms, which we do need. goodbye.