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
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
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
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
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 wr