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 government warns the aviation industry there can t be a repeat this summer. and ukraine beat scotland, taking them a step closer to a place at the world cup finals. and i m here at buckingham palace, where major preparations have been under way for a four day celebration of the queen s platinum jubilee. during the day, crowds gathered on the mall, including a group of stalwarts camping on the pavement, determined to get a good view of the royal events. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a new captain and a new coach. but have high prices put off cricket fans from watching england s rebooted test team? good evening. the actorjohnny depp has won his multimillion pound libel case against his former wife amber heard. he took her to court over an article in the washington post in 2018, in which she said she d been the victim of abuse during their 15 month marriage. the jury awarded johnny depp $15 million in damages after deciding that amber heard s statements about their
About this. today, president putin s spokesperson said that by sending these advanced rocket systems to ukraine, america was purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire. america, he continued, has clearly decided to with russia until the last ukranian is killed. earlier, we had comments from the deputy russian foreign minister who gave an interview to a state news agency. he was asked about the prospect of direct military confrontation between america and russia. he said, any armed shipments that continue, that are on the rise increase the risk of a development. russian officials complain more and more that by sending weapons to kyiv, europe and the united states are prolonging hostilities in ukraine. but, whenever the kremlin accuses washington of putting fuel on the fire it ignores the fact
Ukrainian is killed. earlier, we heard comments from the deputy russian foreign minister, who gave an interview to the state news agency here. he was asked about the prospect of direct military confrontation between america and russia, and he said any arms shipment that continue, that are on the rise, increase the risk of such a development. now, russian officials complain more and more that by sending weapons to kyiv, europe and the united states are prolonging hostilities in ukraine. but whenever the kremlin accuses washington of putting fuel in the fire, it ignores the fact that that fire, it ignores the fact that that fire was started by russia. steve rosenberg fire was started by russia. steve rosenberg in fire was started by russia. steve rosenberg in moscow, fire was started by russia. steve rosenberg in moscow, thank- fire was started by russia. steve rosenberg in moscow, thank you. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has warned the aviation industry that there cannot
Before, she says. at 3am, we heard explosions. we were amazed . i don t know what this is, he says. is it war here? i suppose we re on the front line. i wonder if ukraine did this . we ve seen something similar, early this month, in belgorod. russia claimed that ukrainian helicopter gunships had opened fire. kyiv wouldn t confirm it. whatever the cause of today s fire, it s sparked concern in this city. when the kremlin launched its so called special military operation two months ago, for many here, it was a case of out of sight, out of mind . this was a conflict playing out on tv screens. but that s changing, and, for many russians now, hostilities are starting to feel much closer to home. back in moscow, president putin accused the west of prolonging