sophie hutchinson, bbc news.om central london where the hacking cases being heard involving up hacking cases being heard involving up to 100 complainants, including prince harry. the latest line from our numerous reporters in court, my paranoia was not misplaced. you are watching bbc news. here in the uk, it's a critical day for the business lobby group the cbi. it is holding a crunch vote about its future later. the cbi is fighting for its survival after its been mired in serious sexual misconduct allegations. this led to an exodus of members, including john lewis, aviva and bmw, and that's led to a slump in funding for the group. with more on this is our business reporter ben king. could you start off with some background to this? the could you start off with some background to this?— could you start off with some background to this? the cbi was one ofthe background to this? the cbi was one of the most — background to this? the cbi was one of the most influential _ background to this? the cbi was one of the mos

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.a string of sexual offences. —— in a critical report, the government's climate watchdog says the uk has lost its position as an international leader on action to curb global warming. the climate change committee describes the recent approval of a new coal mine as "total nonsense" and says it's "markedly" less confident than it was a year ago that the uk will reach its targets for cutting carbon emissions. the government says it's committed to its carbon targets. our climate editorjustin rowlatt explains more. three, two, one... king charles helped turn on a climate clock at a summit in london this afternoon. it triggers 150 similar clocks across the major cities of the uk, counting down the seconds to 2030, the estimated deadline for limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels. but the uk's climate watchdog had a stern warning for the government today. the climate change committee said its confidence that the government would meet its own legally binding targets f

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.d the backing of its members for a package of proposed reforms following a crisis that threatened its future. 93% of those who voted supported the plans. the vote 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 cheerleaderfor for nearly 60 years the cbi has been a cheerleader for business.— a cheerleader for business. growth lived everyone. _ a cheerleader for business. growth lived everyone. lobbying _ a cheerleader for business. growth lived everyone. lobbying the - lived everyone. lobbying the government, _ lived everyone. lobbying the government, promoting - lived everyone. lobbying the | government, promoting best lived everyone. lobbying the - government, promoting best practice. but a string of allegations and sexual and other misconduct at the cbi itself plumbs the group into a crisis that has lifted para

here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson.— including watermelon, cherry cola and spearmint. in the past few years, their popularity among children has risen sharply, despite it being illegal to sell them to under—18s. this is an example of one of the disposable vapours that some doctors want ban. it's brightly packaged, this is cherry peach lemonade flavoured and they are incredibly easy—to—use and that is why some fear they appeal to children. it is very clear _ fear they appeal to children. it is very clear children _ fear they appeal to children. it 3 very clear children and young people have been ruthlessly targeted by businesses with single use vapes. we simply do not know yet if you vape for ten, 15 or 20 years what health impact that could have on you. the number of — impact that could have on you. the number of 11 _ impact that could have on you. the number of 11 to _ impact that could have on you. the number of 11 to 17—year—olds experimenting with vaping has grown by 50% in the last two years, according to campaigne

with more here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson.und dead while detained in a mental health unit. his mother melanie is one of hundreds of families in essex with unanswered questions about how their loved ones died.— their loved ones died. across this nation, their loved ones died. across this nation. the _ their loved ones died. across this nation, the families _ their loved ones died. across this nation, the families that - their loved ones died. across this nation, the families that are - nation, the families that are supporting, notjust for essex, everyone has got a similar story. don't get answers at the inquest, just more questions. don't know what happened to their loved ones, no one is listening, no one is held to account. honestly, it is absolutely traumatic and it has to stop. this afternoon. _ traumatic and it has to stop. this afternoon. to _ traumatic and it has to stop. this afternoon, to the _ traumatic and it has to stop. this afternoon, to the relief of melanie and other bereaved families, the government announced th

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

joining me now is our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. tell us more about what has happened.has happened-— tell us more about what has happened. tell us more about what has hauened. , , , , ., . happened. this result brings to an end the current _ happened. this result brings to an end the current pay _ happened. this result brings to an end the current pay dispute - happened. this result brings to an i end the current pay dispute between nurses in england and the government. so far, there have been eight days of strikes since last year, but the ballad failed to reach the 50% threshold that is needed. instead, it was 43%. what is surprising is, of those who voted, 84% wanted to keep striking, so there is some very strong feeling, even anger about this pay deal. the government's offer was a 5% increase with a one—off payment of around £1500. that was rejected by nurses, but this month it went into their pay packets, and it is possible that although many nurses are still angry about that rise, that in fact it did enough for a slight majority to satisfy them, meaning there are n

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.l dam in the occupied southern region of car seat. the damage has sparked fears of flooding, but the moscow installed official in the nearby city has denied the claims. ukraine's armed forces say they've launched several attacks in the south and east of the country as part of a shift to offensive actions "in some areas". this has prompted speculation over the start of a widely anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive, though russia insists these attacks have been repelled. it isa it is a complicated situation. russian officials are claiming that their troops have succeeded in blocking attacks around donetsk, luhansk and zaporizhzhia — the ukrainian attack on donetsk was said to be on a significant scale. but the eastern city of bakhmut is described as the "epicentre of hostilities", where ukraine's ground forces are said to be moving forward strongly against russian positions. 0vernight, air—raid sirens have sounded across ukraine, with explosions heard in the capital kyiv, according to