so we opened an investigation in both a war crime and possible case of genocide. the influential uk business group the cbi, wins a vote of confidence over its future after a series of scandals. and the us based pga tour has announced a shock merger with its saudi backed rival, liv golf, ending a bitter split in men s professional golf. hello. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start in central london. it has been a dramatic day at the high court, where prince harry has just left. the duke of sussex has given evidence in court, making him the first member of the royal family to appear in the witness box for over a century. the last time this happened was when queen victoria s otis khan served as a witness eldest son. he has been cross examined in his case over alleged unlawful press intrusion by mirror group newspapers. in a witness statement, he said the tabloids hacked his voice mail when he was a pupil
in this trial. hello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with that major development in ukraine where thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes after kyiv accused russian forces of blowing up a major dam, threatening a catastrophic flood. this video tweeted by ukraine s president zelensky shows the breached kakhovka hydro electric dam. he has accused russia of blowing up the dam to slow its offensive by making it harder to cross the dnipro river. russia says ukraine is to blame. this dam is over the dnieper river, between areas controlled by russian and ukrainian armies in the south of ukraine and there are fears for the cooling capacity at the nearby zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant the biggest one in europe. regardless of who or what caused the breach it has potentially deadly consequences for towns and villages in the path of the water. bbc verify has established there was already s
call for disposable possible crates of genocide. doctors call for disposable vapors possible crates of genocide. doctors call for disposable vapors to - possible crates of genocide. doctors call for disposable vapors to be - call for disposable vapors to be banned protecting growing numbers of young people who are taking up the dangerous habit. let s return to london s high court. prince harry has left after giving evidence. here isjust the briefest of grimaces as he left the building. he will be there again tomorrow. prince harry face detailed questions about dozens of newspaper stories, he said based on illegally obtained information. the princes seeking damages against mirror group newspaper which deny allegations which include hacking. those are the pictures for the blessed life to the court. nancy kacungira, is at the court for us. live at the court. certainly a dramatic day here. now everything is coming down, the press are taking down their equipment, they will
and act as a shock merger with the saudi backed rival liv golf, ending a bitter split in men s professional golf. announces a shock merger. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s jane dougal. hello from the bbc sport centre. astonishing news from the world of golf, the astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has agreed astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has agreed to merge with liv golf and it has been a difficult time for the last year in professional golf and the controversial breakaway league bankrolled by billions of dollars from saudi arabia s sovereign wealth fund led to the pga tour banning the golfers who joined it and personal feuds between players. we can speak to our bbc golf commentator. how significant is the news? hugely significant- si
to return and by the weekend, although there will cloud round with splashes of rain, for the majority temperatures will again be pushing backin temperatures will again be pushing back in to double figures so it will turn milder, that is how the weather is shaping up. thank you. thank you. and that s bbc news at six on monday the 16th of january. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. raducanu s off to a win at the australian open but a tough opponent awaits in the second round. steve in the second round. borthwick names his first six nations steve borthwick names his first six nations squad as the man he replaced, eddiejones, returns to his homeland. and after a dramatic masters final, judd trump celebrates another snooker major. we ll be reflecting on his win at ally pally. also coming up in the programme. we catch up with the golfer defying the odds to claim victo