the ukraine accuses russia of blowing up a crucial dam on the dnipro river unleashing a flood of water. moscow denies involvement and says kyiv has sabotaged its own dam. a dramatic day in london as prince harry takes on the tabloid press at the high court. he says, the papers behaviour had put him into a downward spiral . and on patrol with the taliban the bbc finds evidence of major success in clamping down on opium poppy growing in afghanistan. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s jane dougal. dpj tour has agreed to merge with the the pga tour had a feud with lviv but it has now decided to merge with it. top professionals like phil mickelson left dpj tour but they were still permitted to play in the majors. players like rory mcilroy were highly critical of phil mickelson at the time but in a joint statement with the dp world tour, the former rival said they would implement a plan to grow these combined commercial businesses and dr
what does the first folio mean to you? well, i mean, it contains so many of the plays. ..that are the reason why shakespeare is the cornerstone of our cultural life in the way that he is. he simply wouldn t exist. ..as part of the kind of national conversation in the way that he does without the first folio. those. we would have lost so many of those plays. you know, i m sitting here at the end of my first day of rehearsals for macbeth, a play that s been in performance now for over 400 years. but it wouldn t exist. we wouldn t have a copy of it. and even those that we did have, that we do have other sources for, the folio was the kind of.the prestige edition. and the reason that those plays are still performed around the world, the reason that shakespeare is the cultural colossus that he is, is because that book was published. great glamis. ..worthy cawdor. greater than both, by the all hail hereafter. let s take just macbeth. what would it have meant if macbeth, we d never
most important in years. there were joyous scenes on the streets of istanbul and ankara as mr erdogan celebrated with his supporters, after winning around 52% of the vote. thousands of people have gathered on the streets, waving flags and singing songs. erdogan gave a victory speech in front of the crowds. he spoke about stability and prosperity, building a stronger economy and leaving disputes behind. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital, ankara. the recep tayyip erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters. who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflation. translation: we are blessed i at our president leading us again. there is no better feeling than this. let the world hear it. he is the leader who has taught the entire world a lesson. and here he was, serenading supporters, or trying to. from a bus top near his home in istanbul, having beaten off the
avoid a speeding fine. warring factions in sudan sign a seven day ceasefire agreement, allowing humanitarian access and the withdrawal of forces from essential facilities. hello, i m krupa padhy. good to have you with us. a defiant ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky has told the g7 summit in hiroshima that russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. but that s been rejected by ukraine. and this follows confirmation from president biden that the united states and partners will help train ukrainian pilots to fly fourth generation fighters such as the f 16. president zelensky has long called for such jets to better fight russia s full invasion of ukraine. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to
they ve started handing over control of the eastern city to moscow s army. the battle for bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. this aerialfootage taken earlier this month shows intense shelling in a residential area. most people fled before fighting broke out. bakhmut is of little strategic value, but its capture would be a symbolic victory for russia. meanwhile, the ukrainian president volodymr zelensky made a surprise commencement speech for graduates atjohns hopkins university in the us. i m proud that ukraine is not losing a single day in its defence against russian terror. every day, we do everything to become stronger, to give more protection to people, to save more lives. the united states is also not lost a single day to help ukraine repel the russian aggression. the battle for bakhmut began last august. ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our bbc verify team has been looking at images that show the extent of the destruction there durin