all of the facts of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reach their decision. 3 carefully before they reach their decision. �* . ., ., carefully before they reach their decision. . ., ., . ,, decision. a humanitarian crisis in yemen, decision. a humanitarian crisis in yemen. where — decision. a humanitarian crisis in yemen, where 21 _ decision. a humanitarian crisis in yemen, where 21 million - decision. a humanitarian crisis in yemen, where 21 million people| decision. a humanitarian crisis in i yemen, where 21 million people are in need of assistance after a —— years of brutal war. wildfires rage and at least nine mediterranean countries amid another day of intense heat. hello, i'm yalda hakim. we'll be bringing you the top stories from around the world. a jury bringing you the top stories from around the world. ajury in london has found the play with actress kevin spacey not guilty of all nine sex offences he was facing. the allegations were made by four men. mr spacey wept when the verdicts were read out. he thanks thejury, saying he was humbled. lucy manning

was in court today. with hugs for the court security staff, a very relieved and emotional kevin spacey walked out of court an innocent man. of court an innocent man, the result he can celebrate on his 64th birthday. i imagine that many of you can understand that there's a lot for me to process after what has just happened today. but i would like to see that i am enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached the decision. and i am humbled by the outcome today. after 12 hours of deliberation, kevin spacey heard the verdict that he wanted — not guilty repeated nine times.

he sobbed in the dock and thanked his legals team team and his manager. later, he went to thank the jurors. oscar winner, american beauty star, house of cards leader, house of cards lead, former old vic creative director — but for all the awards and acclaim, this could be kevin spacey�*s most satisfying moment. for more than three weeks, the actor, returning to england as he said he would to defend himself, listened as allegations were made that he was a sexual bully who had assaulted men. he called the case weak, said the men were after money or lying, or in one case, he'd just mistakenly made a pass. in a moment of real—life drama, the jury agreed with him. it's the weirdest thing. i feel like i've been ifeel like i've been in a coma for

20 years. when he gave evidence earlier in the trial, he wept as he described how, after the allegations that had started in america, his world had exploded, causing his work to dry up. but even though he's been cleared of all the criminal charges, there were other questions about his behaviour at the old vic after an investigation commissioned by the theatre in 2017, 20 people alleged mr spacey had behaved inappropriately. but the star leaves court an innocent man. he will hope he can resume a career that reached the highest levels. lucy manning, bbc news. we'll have more on that story in a moment, but let's go to the rest of the day's news and to yemen. two thirds of the population need committed serious assistance, but only a quarter have funds have been raised for coma this year —— four

yemen. a warning, some viewers make find this report distressing. imagine if this was where you had to turn for help, if this was your local clinic. every child here is in need. like safaa, wasting away at 13 months. war, hungerand poverty are intertwined here. this is a room full of desperation. mothers have come here to show us how sick, how thin their children are. but this clinic is normally closed. it's been opened todayjust because we are here. and doctors say they'll be able to do nothing for these children except send them home. tell me, doctor, why is the clinic normally closed? dr ali bin ali says, "the staff are on strike "because they haven't been paid

for the past four months and can't "feed their own children." neither can safaa's worried mother, umm ahmed. her baby girl is severely malnourished and has a liver complaint. translation: some days, she doesn't have any food, | when her father is at sea. when he comes back, we buy food for her. i'm very worried about her illness. i'm afraid for her. i want to get help for her, but our situation is hard. the mothers drift away, left to fend for themselves. increasingly, this is the story of yemen. there are deep cuts in aid across the country. and as foreign donors hesitate, safaa and many more fight for life. her mother knows where

this road can lead to. she has already buried four of her nine children because of disease and malnutrition. back home, safaaa is in the arms of herfather, anwar taleb. he is a third—generation fisherman whose life is overshadowed by war. he tells me he can no longer send his children to school and it's a battle to feed them. translation: i don't work every day. i go to sea for 15—20 days and catch what i can, god willing. sometimes i find fish, sometimes i don't. for the past three months, i had no work. he says he has already married off two of his older daughters because he couldn't provide for them. the girls are 111 and 15. for safaaa, there is some hope.

we bring her parents to a local clinic that is functioning. her tiny body is racked with pain. doctors say she needs to go to a specialist hospital in aden, a five—hour drive away. that's a journey her parents can't afford. later, we learn they have taken safaa back home. orla guerin, bbc news, hodeidah, yemen. earlier, i spoke to peter hawkins — he's the unicef representative to yemen. i started by asking him how his team deals with these problems on a daily basis. is all too common. eight years of

war, economic collapse and a social division but a situation has created makes for very difficult. but there has been a lot that has been done. there are now over 3000 health centres who are being supported across the country to provide the primary healthcare that these children so desperately need. we've made substantial improvements, but we need to continue that more and more. . �* . we need to continue that more and more. ., �* , ,., we need to continue that more and more. ., �*, ,., ., more. that's the point that while there have _ more. that's the point that while there have been _ more. that's the point that while there have been some _ more. that's the point that while - there have been some improvement, yemen is still starving. more needs to be done. yemen is still starving. more needs to be done-— to be done. greater prioritisation needs to be _ to be done. greater prioritisation

needs to be done. _ so he can work every day and be able to trade his fish every day. third is integrated services. this is what we as the un has been trying to do, is revitalise the services and keep them going so that the health care education protection and all the other services that are so vital to save lives to continue. what we have to do now is build on that and make them sustainable.

in terms of the political solution. where is that now? enough eight years ago. conflict affects children all the time. even more so, because children are totally marginalised from the mainstay of services. that process has to continue and we have to have hope in that process. it is ongoing. there is no war, but there is no peace.

there needs to be a willingness by all parties to really invest in yemeni children. two generations have gone through without education and very little protection and very little prospects for a viable future. we need to urgently try and find a way forward through this by providing the services when there is hope, but also providing hope through education, to be able to become a productive part of the yemeni economy. that become a productive part of the yemeni economy.— become a productive part of the yemeni economy. that was peter hawkins from _ yemeni economy. that was peter hawkins from unicef _ yemeni economy. that was peter hawkins from unicef in _ yemeni economy. that was peter hawkins from unicef in yemen. l yemeni economy. that was peter - hawkins from unicef in yemen. we've got some breaking news. the irish singer sinead o'connor has died aged 56. she was best known for her haunting

hit single "nothing compares 2 u". # since you've been gone, you can do whatever you want.— whatever you want. sermon # i could — whatever you want. sermon # i could eat _ whatever you want. sermon # i could eat my _ whatever you want. sermon # i could eat my dinner - whatever you want. sermon # i could eat my dinner in l whatever you want. sermon j # i could eat my dinner in a whatever you want. sermon - # i could eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant... but one thing is certain — the emotion, the heartbreak. it was nothing fake here. herfirst hit mark her first hit mark her out as a performer with an edge. when a

record executive had started talking about her hair, she shaved it off. she was wary, angry. she had had a troubled upbringing and spent part of it and care. butjoining a band revealed her gift. she had the voice in the charisma to be a chart friendly pop star. # we use to worship god as a mother # we use to worship god as a mother # but look at what we're doing to each other. flat # but look at what we're doing to each other-— each other. at buts our self as a rotest each other. at buts our self as a protest singer. _ each other. at buts our self as a protest singer. -- _ each other. at buts our self as a protest singer. -- but _ each other. at buts our self as a protest singer. -- but saw - each other. at buts our self as a i protest singer. -- but saw herself protest singer. —— but saw herself as a protest singer. her views marked her out as a troublemaker. but she had a global platform to speak her mind and she was always

going to go too far. that moment came when she ripped up a photograph of the pope on american tv. she declared she was mother bernadette, ordained by a breakaway catholic sect. she announced she had converted to islam. she was more than open about her struggles in her mental health. it’s struggles in her mental health. it's been an struggles in her mental health. it�*s been an eventful life. struggles in her mental health. it's been an eventful life. as _ struggles in her mental health. it's been an eventful life. as my - struggles in her mental health. it's been an eventful life. as my friend| been an eventful life. as my friend said to me — been an eventful life. as my friend said to me the _ been an eventful life. as my friend said to me the other _ been an eventful life. as my friend said to me the other day, - been an eventful life. as my friend. said to me the other day, you're not borinu! �* . boring! laughter i sometimes - boring! laughter i sometimes get l boring! laughter - i sometimes get upset. but boring! laughter _ i sometimes get upset. but theyjust lo, i sometimes get upset. but theyjust go. youhe _ i sometimes get upset. but theyjust go, you're just not boring. # i— go, you're just not boring. # i thought that living with a baby was sometimes hard.— # i thought that living with a baby was sometimes hard. losing custody of her son left _ was sometimes hard. losing custody of her son left her— was sometimes hard. losing custody of her son left her bereft. _ was sometimes hard. losing custody of her son left her bereft. age - was sometimes hard. losing custody of her son left her bereft. age 17, . of her son left her bereft. age 17, he was found dead. sinead o'connor —

those were real tears. that's a sinead o'connor, who is died at the age of 56. extraordinary voice there. the singer because my family have issued a statement. —— the singer's family. that's the family statement of sinead o'connor.

her debut album the lion and the cobra was released in 1987 and she found worldwide fame with nothing compares two u. she sold millions of copies of nothing compares 2 u worldwide. she was an outspoken activist in her political views and released ten studio albums and all. sinead o'connor, who is died at the age of 56. lets speak to nikki schiller, who joins me from the newsroom. an extraordinary voice. she sold

millions of copies of that extraordinary lead single nothing compares 2u, which was written by prince, and she had millions of fans around the world.— around the world. absolutely. it is the record that _ around the world. absolutely. it is the record that everyone - around the world. absolutely. it is the record that everyone knows i around the world. absolutely. it is | the record that everyone knows her for, that 1990 hit, nothing compares 2u, written by prince. it was number one in ireland for 11 weeks at the time back in 1990. also talked about her political activism, and there is a key moment that happened back in 1992. she was appearing on the american tv show saturday night live and she tore up a picture of the pope during a performance of bob marley's war, shouting, fight the

real enemy." it was against the covering of child sexual abuse fry the catholic church. to quote her as well, she got cancelled for it at the time. the scandal led to people outside the studios in new york city of the record company as well, and hundreds of her album coffees were steam roller that one point. —— copies. protesters called her one stupid broad and demented apology. it would be years later when lots of people realise just how right she was about the abuse in the catholic church. very much a protest song as well as that classic but everyone knows of nothing compares 2u. i was

also reading a fascinating article that one of our colleagues at bbc six music had with her a couple of years ago when she was about to go on world tour. she started when covid came along and it got cancelled. that was sold out, showing just a couple of years ago how still massively possible popular she was. in this article, you my colleague asked her what the biggest mixed conception of her husband. she paused before answering, this is the answer she gave the time. —— of her has been. "der held by tearing up the fixture of the pope because in my view, my career was derailed by having a number one hit single that turned me into a pop star, which i wasn't. i was a protest singer." very interesting that even just a couple of years ago, she was saying that she was a protest singer and

that she was a protest singer and that it was not that tearing up of the picture on saturday night live which, as i say, because a storm of protests at the time. she would say it was the fact that she had that number one single that went globally that was the issue behind what she said was the biggest misconception. she wasn't a pop star, she was a protest singer instead. and protest singer instead. and nikki, i'm protest singer instead. and nikki, in looking _ protest singer instead. and nikki, in looking at _ protest singer instead. and nikki, i'm looking at some _ protest singer instead. and nikki, i'm looking at some of— protest singer instead. and nikki, i'm looking at some of what - protest singer instead. and nikki, i'm looking at some of what has l protest singer instead. and nikki, - i'm looking at some of what has been written and said about her. alongside that protests related to child abuse and women's rights, she also changed her name a couple of times and converted to islam. she really sort of had this sense of activism and kind of changing her identity. activism and kind of changing her identi . ~ , , activism and kind of changing her identi , ,, �*, activism and kind of changing her identi , ,, h, identity. absolutely. she's been throu . h identity. absolutely. she's been throu~h a identity. absolutely. she's been through a very _

identity. absolutely. she's been through a very varied _ identity. absolutely. she's been through a very varied life, - identity. absolutely. she's been through a very varied life, and l identity. absolutely. she's been l through a very varied life, and ten studio albums she had as well. everyone knows her for that one song, but if you've got ten albums, you have a whole catalogue behind you have a whole catalogue behind you as well and a lot of those protest songs. also, she has struggled with life over the years. there have been a number of instances in the past where she has struggled and she's talked about her mental health as well. so, i think a lot of this, she gets troubled by having that huge, massive hit that was known around the world as well as being at a heart a protester. she wanted to write protest songs and was happy to protest, and she changed her name over the years and through that period of change... but still being able to go on a world tourjust a couple of still being able to go on a world tour just a couple of years still being able to go on a world tourjust a couple of years ago as well. tour “ust a couple of years ago as well. �* ., ,., . tour “ust a couple of years ago as well. �* ., . ., well. and nikki, thanks so much from the newsroom — well. and nikki, thanks so much from the newsroom there. _

well. and nikki, thanks so much from the newsroom there. let's _ well. and nikki, thanks so much from the newsroom there. let'sjust - the newsroom there. let'sjust remind you all and show you again what herfamily have remind you all and show you again what her family have said in a statement. let's bring it up onto the screen. go straight with to our music correspondent mark savage. we're hearing from nikki schiller, who told us about her troubled life and the difficulties that she faced in the difficulties that she faced in the number of losses that she's had throughout her life.— throughout her life. absolutely, ri . ht from throughout her life. absolutely, right from the _ throughout her life. absolutely, right from the beginning, - throughout her life. absolutely, right from the beginning, her i right from the beginning, her childhood was troubled. her mother was killed when she was a teenager, her parents divorce and she later made accusations that she was abused by her mother. she was thrown out of catholic school and arrested for

shoplifting and sent to one of the module and infirmary �*s in dublin, which historically, people know children were treated very badly there and she spoke about that. and all of those things fed into her music. she sang like nobody else. there was always pain, raw emotion in everything she saying. if you look at that song nothing compares 2u, it was originally written by prince, and his version isjust anaemic in comparison to her. she seems like someone has reached into her chest and pulled out her heart. she reported that song after a divorce, she had three miscarriages, she's singing to her mother in one of the verses. there is raw pain in so many of her recordings, but that's what made her a compelling performer. there was no barrier between what she was feeling in the music that came out.— music that came out. indeed. you soke music that came out. indeed. you spoke about _ music that came out. indeed. you spoke about her— music that came out. indeed. you spoke about her writing _ music that came out. indeed. you spoke about her writing this - music that came out. indeed. you | spoke about her writing this piece,

written by prince following a divorce, but she had a number of partners throughout her life. a number of spouses. absolutely, and famil was number of spouses. absolutely, and family was hugely — number of spouses. absolutely, and family was hugely important. - number of spouses. absolutely, and family was hugely important. she i family was hugely important. she loved easily but spoke a great deal about how much she loved her children and one of her sons who died a couple of years ago, and that was an event that was a big turning point in her life. she was devastated by that and really struggled to recover from devastated by that and really struggled to recoverfrom it, and still posted on social media about him untilfairly still posted on social media about him until fairly recently. still posted on social media about him untilfairly recently. she still posted on social media about him until fairly recently. she was in pain before she became famous. i think fame made that were set amplified it in some respects, and in her later years when she was perhaps more on a level with her music and more comfortable with her status in the public eye, she was still going through a lot behind the scenes. ., , ., ., scenes. you “ust mentioned the death of her son scenes. you just mentioned the death of her son and — scenes. you just mentioned the death of her son and many _ scenes. you just mentioned the death of her son and many have _ scenes. you just mentioned the death of her son and many have said - scenes. you just mentioned the death of her son and many have said she - of her son and many have said she never really came to terms with that

are managed. never really came to terms with that are managed-— are managed. yes, absolutely, she referenced — are managed. yes, absolutely, she referenced him _ are managed. yes, absolutely, she referenced him so _ are managed. yes, absolutely, she referenced him so often _ are managed. yes, absolutely, she referenced him so often on - are managed. yes, absolutely, she referenced him so often on social l referenced him so often on social media, and they were definitely periods where that played into the mental health struggles that she already like you said, for any parents to lose a child is devastating.— parents to lose a child is devastatina. ., ~ parents to lose a child is devastatin.. ., ,, ., devastating. nikki was talking about her activism and _ devastating. nikki was talking about her activism and how _ devastating. nikki was talking about her activism and how she _ devastating. nikki was talking about her activism and how she really - devastating. nikki was talking about her activism and how she really sortj her activism and how she really sort of constantly was at the forefront of constantly was at the forefront of discussions around child abuse, human rights and antiracism, women's rights. she changed her name a couple of times in the last few years, converted to islam, but she still performed under her birth name. fif still performed under her birth name. .., , ~ still performed under her birth name. , ~ , .,, name. of course. i think she was never trying _ name. of course. i think she was never trying to — name. of course. i think she was never trying to divorce _ name. of course. i think she was never trying to divorce yourself l never trying to divorce yourself from sinead o'connor and be the name changes. she converted and changed

her name then, and then the other was a statement of her feminism. we talked a lot about nothing compares 2u, but there are other amazing songs. troy, three children — such powerful songs. that really is your legacy. i wouldn't want today with end —— today to end with her singing a cover. she read about child abuse, she read about the struggle that women face in general. that was her legacy. 1&5 women face in general. that was her lea . �* , , ., women face in general. that was her lea .n women face in general. that was her lea ,. women face in general. that was her leaa ,. legacy. as you say, such powerful songs and — legacy. as you say, such powerful songs and such _ legacy. as you say, such powerful songs and such a _ legacy. as you say, such powerful songs and such a huge _ legacy. as you say, such powerful songs and such a huge talent. - songs and such a huge talent. songwriter, singer, musician, activist. . songwriter, singer, musician, activist. , ., , , songwriter, singer, musician, activist. , , ., , activist. yes, absolutely, and she was someone _ activist. yes, absolutely, and she was someone who _ activist. yes, absolutely, and she was someone who made - activist. yes, absolutely, and she was someone who made ten - activist. yes, absolutely, and she i was someone who made ten studio albums. she collaborated with peter gabriel and u2 and so may people who

respected herfor the gabriel and u2 and so may people who respected her for the unvarnished way she could deliver a song. the fact that she could tap right into her emotions and make you feel them as well — that is such an unusual and powerful thing to be able to do, and powerful thing to be able to do, and i think the sad thing is when you are that vulnerable that you can tap into those emotions and put them onto record. you feel things more deeply than other people, and i think that is something that sinead struggled with throughout her life. and we spoke a little bit about her health, hertroubled and we spoke a little bit about her health, her troubled life and childhood, but she's also disclosed that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a number of posttraumatic stress disorders and borderline personality disorder. and we saw that come through in her music. and that come through in her music. and i think all that come through in her music. and l think all of— that come through in her music. fific i think all of those other things as well, that converting to different

religions, converting — there were so many things that were so difficult. she was searching to discover who she was. she was always in search of peace. pond discover who she was. she was always in search of peace.— in search of peace. and with millions of _ in search of peace. and with millions of fans _ in search of peace. and with millions of fans around - in search of peace. and with millions of fans around the l in search of peace. and with - millions of fans around the world, many people are hearing this news and will be devastated. 56 years old, very young. and will be devastated. 56 years old. very young-— and will be devastated. 56 years old, very young. absolutely, it's a trauic old, very young. absolutely, it's a tragic loss — old, very young. absolutely, it's a tragic loss to _ old, very young. absolutely, it's a tragic loss to music. _ old, very young. absolutely, it's a tragic loss to music. her- old, very young. absolutely, it's a tragic loss to music. her last - old, very young. absolutely, it's a i tragic loss to music. her last album i'm not bossy, i'm the boss, is nearly ten years old. it's one of her best records. it's really raw and elemental. i think people would love to have heard what she had to say now that the catholic church had not and knowledge the child abuse that went on and all the messages she talked about, she was almost in a way a seer. she talked about these

things before anybody else, and to get her latest feelings on it would be very powerful for a lot of fans. mark, we'lljust have a listen to some of her music. # she likes the freeburg # she likes the freeburg # in— # she likes the freeburg # in her— # she likes the freeburg # in her hair #_ # in her hair # life without care # _ # life without care # she's broke # _ # she's broke # yeah, who cares? # gives me hope # _ # gives me hope # and i call sons keeping out of the sky # where sky- # where it sky— # where it used sly— # where it used to sky— # where it used to be sky # where it used to be only -rey # never try again. # _ # never try again.

# never try again. # never try again. we all know it "nothing compares two u", but she's written so many extraordinary songs over the years. she wrote the song after breaking up with peter gabriel, and it is a deep, hypnotic song, a really meditative song on almost surprising yourself by the depth that sorrow can go to, it's almost a prayer in a way, and the song she wrote with bono for the film in the name of the father or, a moody melody with an irish lilt