we ll have the latest reaction from brussels. also in the programme: no escape from covid. we meet some of hong kong s poorest, living in such crowded conditions, that self isolation is almost impossible. amber heard takes the stand in the defamation trial brought by former husband johnny depp. she alleges domestic abuse. he slapped me again. like, it was clear it wasn t a joke anymore. and record breaking rain in the spanish city of valencia triggers floods and causes chaos in the city s transport system. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday.
a little more rain here. that s your latest forecast. bye bye. this is bbc news. i m tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ukraine s abandoned children, displaced by the war a bbc investigation finds some of the most vulnerable have been left behind. because of their disabilities they are not treated as human beings. they are only kept alive here. and it s not a problem of the institution, it s a problem of the system. contact lost with the defeners of mariupol, as russia launches a major assault on the remaining ukrainian forces there. amber heard takes the stand in the multi million dollar defamation trial brought by former husband johnny depp she alleges domestic abuse. he slapped me again. like, it was clear it
so, you can see why the battle is dragging on so long. four square miles. looking at the weaponry by air, also reports a barrel bombs. indeed, indeed. it s important for people to get out of there. the un focusing their efforts on evacuating people, trying to assist that evacuation. 150 or so went on earlier this week. there s a promise from russia to open up a humanitarian corridor for three days starting on thursday, i don t know if that will be believed or not. it is a multi fronted war. while this destruction goes on there is an investigation into destruction that has happened already. if i remind you of the mariupol theatre, if we can show you pictures of that, this is that theatre with the signs written on the sides to stop russians attacking it from the skies saying children,’ there was that awful attack on it, we thought 300 people were killed. the associated press have looked into it, spoken to survivors and rescuers, they think double that number, 600 people
and he was, he was. but he was also this other thing. he was also this other thing. and that other thing was awful. throughout it all, johnny depp sat head down with his notes and jelly beans. all of it, he says, is untrue, but his ex wife has a much more to say. david sillito, bbc news. earlier i spoke to emily d baker, legal analyst and host of the emily show podcast who has been following the case. amber heard took the stand today really starting to tell about her childhood and i thought we would see much more testimony on that but they moved very quickly to her meeting johnny depp on the rum diaries and then into her allegations of abuse, rings we hadn t heard before, but as we have not yet seen before in court and there were moments of her testimony that rank is very authentic. there were some
but he was the love of my life. and he was, he was. but he was also this other thing. he was also this other thing. and that other thing was awful. throughout it all, johnny depp sat head down with his notes and jelly beans. all of it, he says, is untrue, but his ex wife has a much more to say. david sillito, bbc news. earlier i spoke to anousha sakoui who is an entertainment reporter at the la times. i asked her how people have responded after amber heard took to the stand. this is week four of a 5 week trial and this is the first time that amber heard has been on the stand herself. we had four days ofjohnny depp last week after quite a lot of witnesses to bolster his case. this week we ve seen the first