live from london, this is bbc news. ukraine claims to have made advances in the east as russia says kyiv has started a "large—scale military operation". prince harry to enter the witness stand this week as his legal battle against a newspaper publisher heats up. and spelling in the summer sun — thousands attend an attempt to break the record for the world's largest writing test in paris. hello and a warm welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. we begin in ukraine, where the nation's military says it has made two small advances in the east. this comes as russia's defence

ministry says kyiv has started a "large—scale military operation" — something that has not been verified by the bbc. earlier in the day, the ukrainian army released this video which appears to refer to the long—awaited counter—offensive. shh! distant explosions. in the video, the words "plans love silence. "there will be no announcement about the start" appear. that's what is happening in the video. meanwhile, despite the danger in certain areas, thousands of ukrainians are returning to their homes close to the front line, even though officials are urging them to stay away. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has been to the eastern town of pokrovsk to find out why some are deciding to go home.

the end of the line. we're on a journey which people are being told not to take — a train notjust to the battlefield, but home. viktoria has had enough of being a refugee and is heading back with her precious cargo — baby eva. translation: it was impossible to live like that. _ we travelled all around slovakia and ukraine, but i have to settle our family. this is where we belong. after travelling across the country, she's welcomed by who she left behind — her husband, serhiy. translation: | feel overwhelmed. - i'm very glad to see my beautiful daughter and my wife. here, men typically stay behind to either fight or,

in serhiy�*s case, work. he and thousands of others chose to stay for this coal mine. it's a major employer which binds pokrovsk together. workers have to balance their safety with simple economics. "i had to continue working," volodymyr tells us. "i also need to financially support my family who've come "back." his employer is still hiring staff. despite the dangers, it's an enticing prospect for those thinking about returning. mining is, afterall, part of the donetsk region's dna. before the full—scale invasion, pokrovsk�*s population was 65,000. it dropped to a third but is now rising. it's become a destination for those escaping occupied cities. residents have also been

enticed back by power and water being restored, but the sharp end of this conflict is just 26 miles from here. it's why locals are being told to stay away. is it safe enough for people to return to pokrovsk? translation: no, even though pokrovsk is not right _ at the front of the donetsk region, we cannot say it is a safe city. multiple rocket launchers can reach here. 0n the outskirts of the city, closer to that threat, is the last line of defence. amidst all of the talk of a ukrainian counteroffensive, there's always a risk of the russians breaking through the line. there is a sympathy in the trenches for those wanting to come home. "if you have do die", vyacheslav tells me, "it's better to die at home than somewhere abroad.

it's the watchful eyes of soldiers like him which are allowing people to move back into harm's way. for serhiy and viktoria, it's a conscious decision. who knows when it will become safe here? maybe a year, two or five. we don't want to wait even one year. overall, we are prepared. yes. in these times of turmoil, there is a hope and belief they won't last forever. futures depend on it. james waterhouse, bbc news, pokrovsk, in eastern ukraine. now to the southern russian region of belgorod, which borders ukraine, where the region's governor said a drone attack has set an energy facility on fire. this reportedly happened in just the last few hours. the governor says there

are no casualties. elsewhere in belgorod, anti—kremlin russian paramilitaries who captured two russian soldiers said they would hand them over to ukraine if the governor came to meet them — which he did not do, despite saying he would. earlier, belgorod's governor urged all those still living along the ukrainian border to urgently move away in order to avoid cross—border shelling. he said more than 4,000 people had already evacuated and been relocated to temporary accommodation. now, onto other news. the duke of sussex will become the first member of the royal family for more than 100 years to give evidence in court this week as he enters the witness box in his legal battle against mirror group newspapers. prince harry claims his privacy was breached byjournalists and investigators working on 33 stories about him, dating back decades.

mgn has apologised for the use of unlawful methods to gather information, including phone hacking, but says executives were unaware of what was going on. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. he is ona he is on a mission. prince harry surprised everyone by turning up in person in one of his other court battles against the newspapers. but this week, he will into the witness box. the first oil to do so since the future king edward the gave evidence in 1870, and a slender case about a card game grifo first royal. this time, it's about dozens of stories the mirror newspapers published about harry, his social life, your friends, about harry, his social life, yourfriends, time in the about harry, his social life, your friends, time in the army. 33 stories will be examined in court and the focus, how journalists obtained them. it's claimed investigators like this man, glenn mulcairs, were paid to illegally access mobile phone messages. 0r make calls

to get personal information, phone logs, medical records, bank details. a shadowy network dedicated to quickly getting information to backup stories. it's claimed the duke of sussex was top of their list of targets. but these allegations date back long before his marriage to meghan. it was massive press interest in the identities of his early girlfriends, like chelsea davey. 0ne veteran of legal battles against the newspapers says for the son of princess diana, it is personal. he doesn't _ diana, it is personal. he doesn't want _ diana, it is personal. he: doesn't want money. he doesn't want a resolution which gives them a quiet life. what he wanted his in court. he wants to call mirror group to account for what they've done. and the only way he can do that is a trial. i would only way he can do that is a trial. iwould bet only way he can do that is a trial. i would bet a substantial sum of money that prince harry has been offered a 6—figure sum to settle this. because as far as the mirror is concerned, this is existential.

for the newspapers, now owned by reach plc, losing this case could add millions of pounds to the cost of settling claims. it is already admitted that three newspapers, including the daily mirror, once edited by tv presenter piers morgan, did use a legal efforts to get information, but he denies knowing anything about it. as the company's former chief executive sly bailey, who has given evidence. the current evidence is mostly about the scale of the scandal and possible financial penalties. prince harry is most likely to appear in this court tomorrow. people face barristers for the newspapers, you may address him as sir, while attempting to knock holes in his case. while the world's media inevitably watches closely. tom symonds, bbc news, at thw high court. live now to virgina with marlene koenig, a royal historian. great to have you on the programme. as was mentioned in

tom's report, this is historically, this week, prince harry appearing in court in the witness stand?— harry appearing in court in the witness stand? well actually, i mean, it witness stand? well actually, i mean. it is _ witness stand? well actually, i mean, it is actually _ witness stand? well actually, i mean, it is actually historic - mean, it is actually historic and it's very, very different from the two trials that the future edward vii was in in 1890 with the basharat scandal. they were more society oriented. —— back about. this is a more serious issue but harry has been, someone who is a man on a mission, he wants to, he is said, he wants to change the face of british media but he's also going to that this will be a difficult case —— baccarat scandal. he won't be able to, you know, as an interview, agreed to the questions. here you are going to have cross examining which may prove to be difficult for him. on the other hand, this is a case about hiking and ethics

—— hacking. it may have been in his best interests to settle outside of court because it could get, he may find it uncomfortable.— could get, he may find it uncomfortable. i'm sure he will, being _ uncomfortable. i'm sure he will, being cross-examined uncomfortable. i'm sure he i will, being cross-examined in uncomfortable. i'm sure he - will, being cross-examined in a will, being cross—examined in a courtroom is very different to being interviewed by a —— 0prah being interviewed by a —— oprah winfrey, as you say. absolutely. he will be challenged with very difficult questions which he will find uncomfortable indeed but in terms of his agenda, he is looking to reform the way the press operates, notjust in the uk but elsewhere in the world as well? he uk but elsewhere in the world as well? . , ., ., ~ ., as well? he wants to make a difference. _ as well? he wants to make a difference, doesn't - as well? he wants to make a difference, doesn't he, - as well? he wants to make a| difference, doesn't he, that's his agenda?— difference, doesn't he, that's his aenda? ~ , his agenda? absolutely. he has talked about _ his agenda? absolutely. he has talked about this _ his agenda? absolutely. he has talked about this on _ his agenda? absolutely. he has talked about this on numerous l talked about this on numerous occasions, that changing the face of the british press has been his main cause. because he has felt over the years, including with his mother, what he is considered a violation of privacy and i think he wants to take them to task and, in a

sense, almost change how british papers do things. interesting. the british legal system is run in the name of the crown which is potentially awkward in terms of maintaining the appearance of neutrality, you could argue to a degree. putting this together as a historian, put it in context for us, this event happening which is huge.— for us, this event happening which is huge. absolutely, it's not only something _ which is huge. absolutely, it's not only something that - which is huge. absolutely, it's not only something that will. which is huge. absolutely, it's| not only something that will be difficult for harry but also be something difficult for the king because this is his court. but, and i think that's why william, for example, settled with the newspapers for his phone three case i believe several years ago. —— phone hacking. the eyes of the world and the eyes of the british press and the press in north america will all be following this case, and i can assure you when i wake up tuesday morning,

the breakfast shows will be showing harry going into the courthouse. but that said, it will be, i think, we will know more what the questions are and how he answers them before we can really decide how it will affect the future of his own case. , �* , ., ., , case. yes, it's going to be fascinating, _ case. yes, it's going to be fascinating, but _ case. yes, it's going to be fascinating, but is - case. yes, it's going to be fascinating, but is for - case. yes, it's going to be | fascinating, but is for sure. we appreciate you staying up so late for us. i we appreciate you staying up so late for us— late for us. i apologise for my catjumping — late for us. i apologise for my catjumping into _ late for us. i apologise for my catjumping into the - late for us. i apologise for my catjumping into the picture! l catjumping into the picture! cats often appear on this programme, i have to say. i have regular contributors whose cats want to be the start of the show and we have no problem with that. they are very welcome. see you again soon. marlene koenig. moving on to other stories now. train transport has resumed on the section of india's rail network that was the scene of friday's devastating crash. more than 50 hours on, goods trains were able to move in both directions on tracks in 0disha state after the removal

of carriages badly damaged in the three—way collision. dozens of the nearly 300 victims are yet to be identified. archana shukla has been at the scene of the crash. a pay cheque he hesitates to collect. he was meant to be on the same train as his wife. but he stayed back to run a last—minute errand. translation: last-minute errand. tuna/mom- last-minute errand. translation: g �*, ., translation: my wife's image kee -s translation: my wife's image keeps flashing _ translation: my wife's image keeps flashing before _ translation: my wife's image keeps flashing before my - translation: my wife's image keeps flashing before my eyes. | keeps flashing before my eyes. what am i to do that my wife is gone? money can be earned later but nothing can bring her back. family members have been gathering at the centre after the government announced compensation of £1000 for the family of the deceased. for others, the painful search is still on. sifting through

photos from hospital to hospital and now, photos from hospital to hospitaland now, morgue photos from hospital to hospital and now, morgue to morgue. inconsolable and traumatised.— morgue. inconsolable and traumatised. hello, hello? he can barely _ traumatised. hello, hello? he can barely speak. _ traumatised. hello, hello? he can barely speak. his - traumatised. hello, hello? he can barely speak. his brother| can barely speak. his brother was on the train that crashed. can i see my brother, just once, he keeps repeating. at this makeshift morgue, he is just one of many who don't have answers yet. ten members of his family were on the train. eight found, one dead and one still missing. his family spent £450 — much beyond their means — to come here from another state. translation:— come here from another state. translation: these photos are unrecognisable. _

translation: these photos are unrecognisable. how— translation: these photos are unrecognisable. how can - translation: these photos are unrecognisable. how can we - translation: these photos are unrecognisable. how can we find him in this? i have never thought this would happen. just a day before, we had so much fun. ~ ., a day before, we had so much fun. . . , ., . ., fun. what limited research to mana . e fun. what limited research to manage the _ fun. what limited research to manage the dead, _ fun. what limited research to i manage the dead, government fun. what limited research to - manage the dead, government has now shifted all of the casualties to the capital city five hours away from here. but over 180 bodies still remain unidentified. 0fficials over 180 bodies still remain unidentified. officials have started posting the photos of their bodies on government website and said they have started resorting to dna identification. these tracks tell the story of loss and are still being cleared. rail service has been restored on some tracks. attention has now turned to just why this disaster happened. archana shukla, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

bringing you different stories from across the uk. picking up rubbish as you move the boat is no easy task especially when it was winds like today but where it is a will there is a way this exercise taking plastic battles out of the canal and the nottingham city centre is part of a much wider sweep on our waterways throughout the country. our waterways throughout the count . ~ ., , our waterways throughout the count .~ ., , ., country. we find all sorts from common things _ country. we find all sorts from common things such _ country. we find all sorts from common things such as - country. we find all sorts from common things such as plasticj common things such as plastic bottles to more unusual things like an inflatable flamingo, a chair, a garden fork. all sorts, rivers are like the arteries carrying the water out to the oceans causing untold damage there as well. children as well of— damage there as well. children as well of adults _ damage there as well. children as well of adults encouraged i damage there as well. childrenj as well of adults encouraged to take part. the big pedal cleanup has another ten days to 90, cleanup has another ten days to go, the hope is the public can be reminded how important it is not to letter. for more stories

from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. police in hong kong have detained 23 people for allegedly attempting to mark the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown. 0ne prominent pro—democracy campaigner was taken away by police after carrying flowers. others were detained for holding unlit candles or wearing yellow clothing. tens of thousands of people in hong kong used to gather every year to mark the anniversary, but laws imposed by china have now made such vigils impossible. live now to our bbc reporter danny vincent in hong kong. just outline the situation in hong kong at the moment. hong kong was once the only place on chinese soil, that officially, publicly, was allowed for people to remember the dead of tiananmen square. now things have changed

drastically since 2020, there were protest in 2019, after that after thousands of people took to the streets, beijing opposed to national security law, now hong kong has been transformed critics would say perhaps for ever. you used to see tens of thousands of people gather in victoria park onjune four to remember the people who died in beijing, 99 —— 1989. now there are a few number of people who talk to the streets, to show their feelings and try to show their feelings and try to commemorate the dead, but yesterday onjune four, police yesterday on june four, police would round up anybody who showed any sign of trying to remember those people who died, immediately, the police would gather them up, they would search them and take them away. i was on the streets with the crowd yesterday and i spoke to some police officers to try to understand actually what law was broken when people were taken away. people say the national security law is very

vague and the answers i got were very vague, police said some people have been arrested but some people were simply detained and taken away for what the police said were just enquiries. critics will say hong kong has been transformed drastically since the national security law was introduced and if you compare the scenes of yesterday compared to what hong kong was like a few years ago, when tens of thousands of people were allowed to openly commemorate the dead, i think it is an argument that many people would agree with him. before we go tell us about those who have been detained, what do we know about how they are doing and their circumstances? ~ ~ ., ., circumstances? we know that the olice circumstances? we know that the police detained _ circumstances? we know that the police detained 23 _ circumstances? we know that the police detained 23 people. - circumstances? we know that the police detained 23 people. they l police detained 23 people. they released a statement saying some of those detained were arrested, some of them have been released, the police have said some are still being investigated, critics will say this is again another example of how much hong kong has changed, the top —— the

authority say hong kong is a city ruled by lorber many would argue the national security law and the entire legal system now has become so vague it is difficult to know what charges people will face.— difficult to know what charges people will face. danny, thank ou so people will face. danny, thank you so much- _ people will face. danny, thank you so much. danny _ people will face. danny, thank you so much. danny vincent . people will face. danny, thank i you so much. danny vincent with the latest on what is happening in hong kong. here — social media scammers are conning schoolchildren out of thousands of pounds by falsely claiming they have access to this year's gcse and a level exam papers. exam boards say it's extremely rare for papers to be leaked, but added the scams are becoming more common. kristian johnson has more. the half term holidays are over and students are back sitting exams this week but away from the examples, scammers are targeting pupils on social media. instagram, tiktok and snapchat accounts are among those claiming to sell leaked papers. those claiming to sell leaked -a -ers. :: z: those claiming to sell leaked --aers. :: z: ., ., those claiming to sell leaked --aers. $1: ., ., papers. £500 for a paper was the typical— papers. £500 for a paper was the typical offer—

papers. £500 for a paper was the typical offer from - papers. £500 for a paper was the typical offer from most i the typical offer from most accounts. the typical offer from most accounts-— the typical offer from most accounts. ., ., ., accounts. for one exam paper? jade is sitting — accounts. for one exam paper? jade is sitting her— accounts. for one exam paper? jade is sitting her gcse - accounts. for one exam paper? jade is sitting her gcse we - jade is sitting her gcse we have changed her name to protect her identity. she approached an account after seeing exams for sale on tiktok. , ., , seeing exams for sale on tiktok. , . , , ., tiktok. they are everywhere you would not _ tiktok. they are everywhere you would not assume _ tiktok. they are everywhere you would not assume in _ tiktok. they are everywhere you would not assume in the - tiktok. they are everywhere you would not assume in the uk - would not assume in the uk there was not contact with these accounts. j there was not contact with these accounts.— there was not contact with these accounts. j did not find exam but _ these accounts. j did not find exam but many _ these accounts. j did not find exam but many other - these accounts. j did not find i exam but many other students have. the papers for sale on social media are highly unlikely to be genuine, but the scams are on the rise.- scams are on the rise. 2023 exam papers- _ scams are on the rise. 2023 exam papers. exam - scams are on the rise. 2023 exam papers. exam boards| scams are on the rise. 2023 i exam papers. exam boards are doinu exam papers. exam boards are doing what _ exam papers. exam boards are doing what they _ exam papers. exam boards are doing what they can _ exam papers. exam boards are doing what they can to - exam papers. exam boards are doing what they can to shut - exam papers. exam boards are| doing what they can to shut the accounts down, we were granted exclusive access with the team. 0nce exclusive access with the team. once we found one of these accounts we recorded, pass the information to a security team they will determine whether it is a genuine paper or a hoax and they will work with social media platforms to take hopefully the post and the countdown.— hopefully the post and the countdown. ., , , countdown. for students caught cheatin: countdown. for students caught cheating the _ countdown. for students caught cheating the implications - countdown. for students caught cheating the implications could l cheating the implications could be severe. including the risk

of being banned from exams altogether. of being banned from exams altogether-— of being banned from exams altogether. these are almost alwa s altogether. these are almost always scams. _ altogether. these are almost always scams, do _ altogether. these are almost always scams, do not - altogether. these are almost always scams, do not fall - altogether. these are almost always scams, do not fall for| always scams, do not fall for it, if you see something like that reported to your school or college. the risk not only losing but the consequences for you are ready series you could risk the qualification you have been studying for. instagram, tiktok and — been studying for. instagram, tiktok and snapchat - been studying for. instagram, tiktok and snapchat will - been studying for. instagram, tiktok and snapchat will say l tiktok and snapchat will say the scammers break the community guidelines and say that people should report anyone claiming to sell exam papers. kristian johnson, bbc news. english language gcse this morning. good luck to everyone, my son among them. let's get some of the day's other news 110w. the us airforce says it scrambled fighterjets in pursuit of a civilian cessna light aircraft that had strayed into airspace over washington dc and whose pilot was not

responding. the cessna subsequently crashed into mountains in southwest virginia. four people are believed to have been on board the plane. saudi arabia has announced a further deep cut to its oil output as part of a broader deal by 0pec and its partner nations to reduce supply. while other countries announced an extension to cuts made in april, riyadh said it would cut output injuly by ten percent, its biggest reduction in years. 0il oil prices up quite significantly on that story, we will talk to someone who was at that meeting a little later in our business coverage. the champs—elysee was turned into a giant open—air exam hall as thousands of people set out to enter the record books for the world's largest dictation. emily brown reports. paris's most famous street like you have never seen before. the champs elysee transformed into an open air mass dictation speu an open air mass dictation spell upon. instead of the usual flow of cars, rows of school desks lined avenue. 5000

people took part aged between ten and 90, attempting to transcribe the passages read out to them, the winners are those who did not make a single mistake. the aim, to break the world record for the largest dictation. more than 50,000 people applied to take part. this journalist led the first round. the excerpts range from a short story by a 19th—century novelist to sports journalism and a modern text, the avenue turns giant example, epitomised a very french love affair with words. emily brown, bbc news. now you would have thought that a smile is a natural reaction to people or a situation — but it seems because of the pandemic and the wearing of masks, people have forgotten how to smile. so injapan, for $55 an hour, you can learn how to smile all over again. using different exercises, including physically stretching the sides of their mouths, they were turning their frowns

upside down. just $55 an hour, just smile, folks. i will see you in a moment. hello there. very little change with the weather for this upcoming week. it's going to remain mostly dry and settled with plenty of sunshine as our area of high pressure continues to dominate. so always warmest and sunniest as it has been for the last couple of weeks across central and western areas. a bit cooler, cloudier, breezier or further east. but there's a chance of a few showers starting to push up into southern areas by the end of the week into next weekend, courtesy of this area of low pressure moving up from biscay and iberia. but in the short—term, plenty of dry weather to start the new working week. a bit of low cloud, which will burn back to the coast from the midlands into eastern england. and it could stay quite cool along north sea coast, more of a breeze in the southeast. slim chance of a shower in scotland and northern ireland. otherwise it's a warm, sunny day once again. the highest of the temperatures out west.

now, monday night, that low cloud again in the north sea rolls back westwards. much of the northern east of england, the midlands, perhaps even east wales by the end of the night. clea rest skies, western scotland, northern ireland. temperatures falling between four and nine degrees. tuesday then, a bit of a grey start for east wales, the midlands, eastern england. but that cloud will start to melt away as the strong june sunshine gets going again. it will stay quite cool and may be grey along the north sea coast. more of a breeze in the southeast. the best of the sunshine and the warmth in the north and the west. and just a very slim chance of a shower in scotland and northern ireland. wednesday, we do it all again. a bit of cloud towards central and eastern areas which will tend to burn back for the coast. same too for north east scotland. most of the sunshine towards the south and the west. we will see highs 22—23 degrees, otherwise it is the low to mid teens along the north sea coast. and we maintain that north—easterly breeze across the east and the southeast on thursday. so, again, a bit more cloud here, cooler by the north sea coast. further west, it is going to be mostly dry with plenty

of sunshine once again. now, as we head into friday although it's a similar story we see this area of low pressure encroach into the south—west, more of a breeze as well and we could see some high cloud, a few showers as we head into the weekend. one thing is certain, we will start to draw warmer air off the near continent and a south southeasterly wind. so the southern half of the country, particularly southern england into south wales will start to warm up. we could be into the upper 20s celsius in the south. there is the threat of a few showers.