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the ukraine accuses russia of blowing up a crucial dam on the dnipro river unleashing a flood of water. moscow denies involvement and says kyiv has sabotaged its own dam. a dramatic day in london as prince harry takes on the tabloid press at the high court. he says, the papers�* behaviour had put him into a �*downward spiral�*. and on patrol with the taliban — the bbc finds evidence of major success in clamping down on opium poppy growing in afghanistan. sport now and for a fu...

with the scottish champions. will harry kane remain? good morning. today once again a lot of cloud across the country. they can offer drizzle. that will push back to the east coast under the sun will come out. details later. good morning. its tuesday the 6th ofjune. childrens doctors are calling for disposable e—cigarettes to be banned to protect young people, with the royal college of paediatrics and child health warning that youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic. it says that c...

That�*s already been destroyed. and we�*re walking to another one, which they are in the process of destroying right now. farmers have been trying to grow poppy hidden away from view between other crops. this field belongs to ali mohammed mir. i asked him why he grew opium, despite the ban. translation: if you dont have enough food in your house - and your children are going hungry, what else will you do? if we grow wheat instead, we won�*t earn enough to survive. the taliban go armed and ...

Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world�*s opium. the taliban are accused of profiting from it when they were fighting against foreign forces and the former afghan regime. a claim they deny. but now there�*s evidence from what we�*ve seen and from satellite analysis of an unprecedented reduction in opium farming. we met the main spokesman of the taliban government, who told us they banned opium because it�*s harmful and goes against their religious beliefs. farmers say the...