johnny depp has won his libel case against his former wife, amber heard , after she claimed in an article that she d endured domestic violence during their 15 month marriage. the jury found that ms heard s statements about her marriage were false and that she d acted with actual malice. our correspondent, david sillito, reports. 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, there were cheers from the waiting fans, the end of a trial that had been provoked by an article in the washington post in which amber heard had written of being a victim of domestic abuse, allegations that she said were backed up with real proof. there were videos, photographs and, remember, a uk court ruled in 2020 that her account of abuse during her mar
the gunman is also dead. police have spoken of multiple injuries. now on bbc news it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. right now, russia s war on ukraine is being waged from house to house, town to town in the eastern donbas. the strategy is simple destroy and then occupy the ruins. but the annihilation strategy isn t restricted to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraine s history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. what s the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. you ve lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a dispassionate historian s eye to what is happening in ukraine right now? or is it far too personal? that s what i am trying to do to bring this dispassionate analysis
enjoying the ride george, charlotte and louis made their debut appearance in a royal carriage at the trooping the colour parade. more than 3,000 beacons have been lit up around the country and the commonwealth to mark the queen s reign. but it s been announced that after experiencing some discomfort the queen now won t attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul s tomorrow. also tonight: ukraine urges the west to step up the delivery of weapons as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. and 17 wickets fall on the first day of the first test between england and new zealand at lords the match is finely balanced. good evening from buckingham palace, which as you can see is lit up with images of the queen throughout her long reign. it s been a momentous day here, with huge crowds cheering for her majesty as the first of four days of the platinum jubilee celebrations got under way. it began with the trooping the colour parade and was followed by a spectacular fly past
as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries, with russia now in control of 20% of his country. after winning his defamation case against ex wife amber heard, we look at whyjohnny depp lost a similar libel case against the sun newspaper in the uk. hello, welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has overseen a fly past of 70 aircraft on the first day of events to mark her platinum jubilee. the 96 year old british monarch wasjoined on the buckingham palace balcony by family members for the aerial display. and a short while ago, thousands of beacons were lit across the uk. in light of her recent health issues, she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony instead of inspecting the troops in person as is traditional. and this evening, it was announced that she will not be attending tomorrow s service of thanksgiving at st paul s. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. windsor castle this even
also in the programme: as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries with russia now in control of 20% of his country. and after winning his defamation case against ex wife amber heard, we look at why johnny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has overseen a fly past of 70 aircraft on the first day of events to mark her platinum jubilee. the 96 year old british monarch wasjoined on the buckingham palace balcony by family members for the aerial display. she also attended the lighting of beacons at her residence, windsor castle. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. for all that she wants thejubilee to be about local communities creating their own special memories, in the end, it s all about her. after all, there wouldn t be a platinum jubilee if there weren t a monarch who ser