the latest trial of the singer r kelly opens at a federal court in chicago. he s facing accusations of sexually abusing underage girls in the 1990s. running dry. the boats navigating a perilousjourney down germany s biggest river, as the heatwave means water levels are now dangerously low. and after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the metoo movement, monty python s terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave, that s what art is about it s about pushing the limits. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at the russian occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is approaching critical . emergency workers have been staging drills and practising cleaning operations in the event of radioactive contamination. russia took control of the nuclear plant, the biggest in europe, in early march. and there s recently been heavy shelling at and around the site,
that s the stark warning of a new eu global report. twitter s former security chief says users personal data has been put at risk, along with us national security. the company denies the allegations. and nearly 10 million us viewers watch the game of thrones prequel, because of the dragon, become the most watched show in history. hello and welcome. the united states is expected to announce its largest single military aid package for ukraine later today, as the country marks its independence day, and the war there hits the six month mark. us officials said the new package, which is worth about $3 billion, is aimed at helping kyiv secure its long term defence. 0ur washington correspondent, chi chi izundu, has been telling us more about the military aid package. this is the largest military aid package the united states is offering the ukraine, and it s basically similar to other packages that they have handed over to the ukraine, but more importantly there s a slight differenc
brazil s first emperor arrives to celebrate its bicentennial, or at least part of him does. let s start with some breaking news: a nine year old girl has died following a shooting in liverpool. the emergency services were called to a house in the knotty ash area of the city at ten o clock last night. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries. both have been taken to hospital. merseyside police say house to house, cctv and forensic enquiries are being carried out. we carried out. will have more details on that we will have more details on that story as the day progresses. it s taken half a century, but nasa is one step closer to putting humans back on the moon, after giving the go ahead to the launch of a major test flight on monday. the agency s artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration. you are watching the flight readiness review briefing for nasa s artemis one mission. left off of this first unaccrued flight test is currently t