two national inquiries one by the scottish government and one by the uk parliament, with birth mothers calling for official apologies. what do you say to their campaign to get an apology from the scottish government and the uk government? i think they are right. these women were not treated with the dignity and respect that you would expect of a professional. it must have been horrible and ghastly for them. duncan kennedy, bbc news. johnny depp the hollywood actor, has appeared in court in virginia on the fifth day of the defamation case he brought against his ex wife, amber heard. the lawsuit centres on an article ms heard wrote for the washington post in which she described herself as a victim of domestic violence. david sillitto was in court and sent this report. good afternoon, mr depp. good afternoon. can you please tell the jury why you re here today? erm, yes, erm.
england in south east scotland but the further north you travel through scotland and northern ireland, you are more likely to see some sunshine. cooler once again on the north sea coastline, warmer inland and that cool wind is coming off the chilly north sea. if you are planning on going in for a dip, it is still pretty cold. as we head into friday, a brisk easterly wind really kicks in and more of us will notice it. cloud again across southern areas with the odd spot of rain. drier conditions across the north and parts of the west. these are the temperatures. down a touch and feeling chilly in the wind, as well as the lower temperatures so you will notice that on friday. good to know. we will see you after 7pm. 7am. the actorjohnny depp has told a court in the us state of virginia that he never struck his ex wife amber heard. the multi million dollar defamation lawsuit is over an opinion piece ms heard wrote for the washington post in which she called herself a victim of domestic v
silito has the latest. good afternoon, mr depp. good afternoon. can you please tell the jury why you are here today? um. yes. um. that pause rather captures the moment. his audience, a court, and this, johnny depp s one chance to salvage his reputation. watching was his ex wife, amber heard, who says she endured months of violence during their brief marriage. all of it, he says, is a lie. never. did i myself reach the point of, um. striking ms heard in any way, nor have i ever struck any woman in my life. two completely opposed accounts of a marriage, and so many of the witnesses are either close friends
calls to apologise to the archbishop of canterbury in the wake of a row over the government s immigration policy. the actorjohnny depp tells a court his ex wife became violent when their relationship soured and her behaviour inspired him to turn to drink and drugs. and prince harry talks about his visit to his grandmother last week but says he doesn t know if he ll return for her platinumjubilee injune. i don t know, there s lots of things, security issues, so i m trying to make it possible that i can get my kids to meet her. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we will get the view from ukraine and one of their former tennis stars after wimbledon s decisison to ban russian and belarussian players this summer.
it is not only me, every person in ukraine is now restoring himself or herself. the actorjohnny depp has taken the stand for a second day in his defamation case against his ex wife amber heard. let s cross live to fairfax, virginia, to listen in. he isjust back in he is just back in the witness box in the last few minutes. most important in the last few minutes. most important is. in the last few minutes. most important is, pick in the last few minutes. most important is, pick your i in the last few minutes. most i important is, pick your battles, in the last few minutes. ilc ifisii important is, pick your battles, if there is a battle to be thought that is grave and important, then that