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
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
betweenjune 2a and august unite union will walk out on 31 days between june 2a and august 27 unite union will walk out on 31 days betweenjune 2a and august 27 in their long running dispute over pay. 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 will stop it aims to reduce the pressure on nhs waiting lists but experts warn skinny jabs nhs waiting lists but experts warn skinnyjabs are not a quick fix or substitute for healthy and exercise. a piece of carved oak discovered in england is thought to be the oldest piece of carved wood ever discovered in britain for stop the meat along specimen is more than 6000 years old and believe it or not it was found in pete four years ago when i retired surgeon was having a workshop built in his garden. welcome back to all of you, you are live with me. this is news now on the bbc was that we can go to ukraine where thousands of people
defense was good politics. today it s probably not good politics or science. obesity illnesses now outpace smoking as a rising driver of health care costs. some regulators are considering targeting big soda and food companies with the same tactics they used. free market doesn t mean free rein to manipulate our children. one lawyer wants state attorneys generals to investigate. joining us is paul mcdonald. welcome and what are you trying do here? good morning. what i m trying to do here, you made reference to the cost. currently taxpayers bear 100% of the costs associated with obesity related illnesses paid through medicaid and what i m trying to do here is say what we ought to look at is whether or not the food manufacturers bear any responsibility. if they bear more than zero responsibility then there s a dividing line between personal responsibility and their responsibility and whatever percentage falls on them i think should be paid back to the taxpayers as opposed to