you re with bbc news, these are the headlines. president biden has arrived in japan, to meet with the country s prime minister ahead of the annual g7 summit taking place in hiroshima. controversial actorjohnny depp tells the bbc his return to the big screen is not a comeback because he never went away. the un describes a two month extension to the black sea green deal is a good news deal for the world. it had been due to expire on thursday. and rescue operations are continuing in northern italy after heavy rains caused deadly flooding. ten yea rs ten years ago, fergus walsh a medical editor became the first person to take part in the world s biggest scanning project. biobank was created to better understand how the body ages by taking detailed images of the brain, heart and pounds to find new ways of treating and preventing disease. now a decade on, fergus has been back to face the scanners again to see what s changed. mapping the ageing human body. it s nearly a decade since
This report. Distant Artillery Fire the situation in Soledar Depends On who you ask. Its under control as of this morning according to this ukrainian commander. They will never break us, says his injured comrade. We are winning. But if you ask these two, wagner are clearing the city, they say. Russian, yes, but not from the regular army. Theyre from a private Military Group called wagner, a network of mercenaries who do a lot of russias fighting. Its boss, yevgeny prigozhin, has recently recruited convicts from russianjails, and theyve been spearheading the attack on soledar, claiming to now be in full control. We chat to one ukrainian soldier on the front to see if thats the case. Dont believe russian propaganda. Its not true. Bakhmut and soledar have ukrainian control. Kyiv has described the Battle For Soledar and bakhmut as the bloodiest scenario yet. And thats all we can say with real certainty. Small amounts of territory are being fiercely fought over and the human cost is huge. B
this report. distant artillery fire the situation in soledar depends on who you ask. it s under control as of this morning according to this ukrainian commander. they will never break us, says his injured comrade. we are winning. but if you ask these two, wagner are clearing the city, they say. russian, yes, but not from the regular army. they re from a private military group called wagner, a network of mercenaries who do a lot of russia s fighting. its boss, yevgeny prigozhin, has recently recruited convicts from russianjails, and they ve been spearheading the attack on soledar, claiming to now be in full control. we chat to one ukrainian soldier on the front to see if that s the case. don t believe russian propaganda. it s not true. bakhmut and soledar have ukrainian control. kyiv has described the battle for soledar and bakhmut as the bloodiest scenario yet. and that s all we can say with real certainty. small amounts of territory are being fiercely fought over and t
and for the royal fans, the waiting is almost over. celebrations marking queen elizabeth s 70 year reign are about to finally begin. hello and welcome. the actorjohnny depp says he has his life back after he won a libel case against ex wife amber heard. a court in the us has ordered the actress to pay $15 million in damages over an article in which she claimed she was a victim of abuse. she says she s heart broken by the verdict. our correspondent david sillito s been at the trial in the state of virginia and sent this report. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allegations that johnny depp had violently assaulted his ex wife, amber heard. was this defamation? the answer. yes. cheering. outside, the fans chaired. johnny depp s lawyers emerged to a hero welcome. johnny depp s lawyers emerged to a hero welcome. to a hero welcome. today s verdict confi
oil prices have risen before today s meeting of the cartel of oil producing nations, as ministers prepare to set targets for the summer, a time of what will be rising demand across europe and the us. this is their first meeting since the eu imposed sanctions on russian crude. the group is under pressure to exclude russia, the world s third largest oil producer, from future producton quotas. it would be a move that could pave the way for saudi arabia and the uae to pump more oil. here s our middle east business correspondent, sameer hashmi. opec plus is opec plus is expected opec plus is expected to opec plus is expected to stick opec plus is expected to stick to its current policy of making a modest increase in production which translates to a little over 400,000 barrels of oil per day. this is in line with the opec plus agreement that was signed between the members in 2021. but the question that will be on the table and under the spotlight is what will opec plus do after sep