given a defiant response to its takeover by the spanish government calling for democratic resistance. the spanish government said it would welcome the participation of carles puigdemont in new elections but said he could still be prosecuted. there's continuing gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group, al—shabaab. at least 1a people were killed in two bomb blasts outside the building, with many more injured. the pakistani cricket team is preparing to host sri lanka, the first time since a militant attack nine years ago. ever since, pakistani has been forced to play their home games in the gulf. now on bbc news, it's our world. ukraine, independent from the soviet union since 1991.

in communist times having a disability would more than likely mean you would spend your entire life in an institution. that still happens today. more children live in state care in ukraine than anywhere else in europe. a third have a disability. you can't really say how bad they are until you see them, until you're there. because these are dark places. i'm nikki fox and i'm here to find out what life is like for the thousands of disabled people who live in institutions just like this one. i'm very embarrassed. 750 institutions. it's a huge number. legally, parents can leave their child in a state—run institution and it's encouraged. but some families choose instead to fight to keep their children. hidden away in the ukrainian

countryside, where the nearest town is 60 kilometres away. this is where 86 disabled men and boys live. i've been given access to this government—run institution, a place so many don't see. there's little routine and many of those living here aren't clean. there's just not enough staff here to look after everyone. abuse and self—harm happens in places like these, so green paint is used to help staff keep track of injuries.

for most... hello. this is all they've ever known. he's 15—years—old. even though he has a family, he's lived in this orphanage since he was four. there are just 12 orphans here. the rest have families. loved ones they rarely see. how long have some of the kids or adults been here? the nurse tells me that this man has been here for 20 years. she says he's 32. even at this age they're still seen as children. the man who runs this place was keen for me to see how they work with the boys. these are really lovely. have you been making these? oh, thank you! i was also shown a singing

lesson with volunteers. i'm told it's a way of improving communication, but activities are sporadic. this is the reality for so many disabled people who live in institutions. there are some people who will see the film and think this is not the right situation for anyone to live in. emotions are everywhere when you are inside. it really hits you. and so it's nothing like i'd ever experienced before. there are more than 100,000

children in institutions. it's estimated around 90% have families, like andre. andrej's mother tatiana was told an orphanage was the best place for him because he has cerebral palsy. did you feel like you were forced to make that decision, to have to give andrej away? but the reality was very different. pining for his mother, andrej became seriously ill. instead of taking him to hospital, staff at the institution just left him in a room to die. how does that make you feel? tatiana lives in a remote

village with no support or services her son needs. because of this she felt she had no choice but to give him up. closer to the capital, i meet a group of parents who have built up their own services. larissa? nikki. a small centre providing essential care, offering families support they need to keep their children at home.

as i'm shown around, i meet young people with some of the most complex needs. 0h, hello! not only does sasha come to this centre to help her son develop, it also gives her a break. can you imagine what your life would be like if he wasn't able when sasha gave birth to her son,

she was told to leave him in an orphanage and have a healthy child. but it's taken its toll. this place can only do so much. sasha is still battling against the widely held belief that here disabled children are not able to live a normal life. but there is some hope. ukraine is changing and there is now the political will to make sure childhood is no longer spent hidden away from society. nikolai kuleba is a man

has a difficult task. i want to have this as a national programme for family... he's heading up the government's radical reforms to close all institutions, eradicating a system that has been in place for nearly a century. i'm very embarrassed because 750 institutions around ukraine and it's a huge number. more than 100,000 children live in institutions. get enough support, they gave their children to these institutions. they've never seen a city, they've never seen a train, they've never seen a market. every day nothing happens. that's why it is about hope. it's about hope.

they have no hope. the change in the law will help give these children and theirfamilies more rights. time for reform and reform for children with disabilities means we will support the family, we will give an opportunity to stay at home and to have enough services to live a normal life. one thing that has already changed, a new law that means all schools in ukraine must teach disabled students. speaks ukrainian i'm almost ukrainian! in a secondary school in kiev, artemis one of a small number and he loves it. the main challenge for artem is getting to his classes. the school has tried to be more accessible, but he has to rely

on his dad to get around. how much do you love school, artem? they don't have any support, so you have a child, your child has a disability, you've got to get your head around that and then you've got to find out, how am i best going to look after my child? and part of that is education, and because with that comes social interaction and all those wonderful things that we probably all take for granted. so for the families, no one is going to want their kids to miss out on that. no one is really going to want their kids going to an institution. while i've been in ukraine i've spent time at an orphanage more than three hours‘ drive from the capital, kiev. now i've been given access to another state—run institution that's much closer. it's a home for girls and women

up to the age of 32. and it feels very different. in every room there are activities going on, from dancing to sewing. everyone here is engaged. one, two, ready? and, even though the majority have parents, this is their home. under the government's new reforms, institutions like this one will close. but there is strong resistance from many who run them. do you accept that there are other institutions,

very different from your one, and the conditions are, you know, the conditions are a lot worse? do you think it is ok for a child to be in an institution not all of the residents agree with her. dasha is 20 years old.

she came here when she was 12. she spends her time performing and reciting poetry, which she is able to do here, but dasha does not want this place to be her life. would you like to leave one day, if you could? the lady who runs this place is pretty adamant that she doesn't think institutions should be closed. it's all well to say let's close these places, but what is there? what will be their life after? talking about reforming institutional care systems, people are asking me what about the children with severe disabilities?

you will never do something for them. people can't imagine that in other countries, these children can be living a normal life. and they will be in small group homes, they develop alternative care for these children. there are no easy answers. many disabled children and adults will need some kind of residential care. but this will take time and money. i visited two very different orphanages, but there's hundreds across ukraine with many thousands of disabled children. so there is no rehabilitation? the neglect many experience in care was highlighted in a report by the charity disability rights international, published in 2015. they visited dozens of institutions and documented how bad some there is a lot of research done that

institutions for the disabled child stunt not only their physical growth but their psychological growth, and when you're there, you can easily see that. you see, a baby will not interact with the world unless the world interacts with the baby. and i think it is bad not only for people who are in the orphanages, but also for the staff members. they all get tangled in a system that strips a lot of human traits from both sides. you cannot really say how bad they are until you see them , until you are there, because these are dark places. i think sometimes it is as a prison, or even worse than a prison. andriy was left in one of those dark places to die. he was lucky — he was rescued by volunteers who forced their way into his room.

natasha was one of the nurses who helped him recover in hospital. she is now his foster mother. you have such a lovely relationship with him, it is quite wonderful. he seems like a different boy with you now. are you proud of the progress he's made? natasha is desperate to keep andriy. but his future is still uncertain. take andriy, who we met. he is with a present family now but they are looking

for international adoption for him. does that concern you — the fact that there are no services, there may not be a solid family for him so he will have to be adopted abroad? we want him to have a ukrainian family but we understand it is very hard to find. not because we have no loving families but we have a lack of services. it's why maybe it would be better for him to find an international family. as for me, yeah, it's not good feelings. we need support. i'm talking with an international organisation and with different governments of different countries, and the other countries didn't do this themselves. with thousands of disabled children

and young people in need, finding a loving family is not an easy task. nick was one of those who dreamt of a different life. in desperation and with a bit of government help from nikolai, he used social media to find an adoptive family. and the video went viral. eventually, after a life spent hidden away in an institution, the 23—year—old got what he wanted. here in ukraine, i've met parents who have fought to keep their children out of institutions. 0lexandr and his wife have an apartment on the third floor with no lift. they have adapted their life in order to raise their son. sasha is now setting up her own centre. she wants to help other disabled children. and andriy is finally getting the love he needs —

for now. but i've also met children and adults who have no—one. there is still that acceptance that if you have a child that has a disability, it is fine to go into an institution. so while the government will be putting forward plans, education, an small residential places for disabled people, it will take time. but it isn'tjust that — it is also changing attitudes, society has to change. it cannot be just thought that this disabled child will go into an institution and that is accepted. and the people we met stick with me, they stick in my head, because no matter how many plans are made and how much change

happens, most people are never going to see anything other than those four walls or different variations of those walls, that will be their life. hello there. a change in the clock is going to bring a big change in the weather as well. now, on saturday, we had some very interesting cloud formations, helped by some very gusty westerly winds, which brought a temperature of 17 degrees in aberdeen, so relatively mild. but that is changing now, because our air is starting to come down all the way from the arctic. much colder northerly winds, especially in the north and east of the uk. it will bring much more sunshine and a brighter day on sunday, but for many of us, it will be noticeably colder, as well. the colder air coming in behind this very weak weather front here, which is more a band of cloud.

a little rain or drizzle on it as well, still some gusty winds with that. that is keeping temperatures up across more southern parts of england and wales. but in the clear skies, as you head further north, sunday will start much colder. now, there will be more sunshine around on sunday. we'll see that cloud in the south and south—west, eventually clearing away from devon and cornwall. some good spells of sunshine throughout the day. a few showers running into northern scotland, down those north sea coasts, where the wind will be strongest. and it is here it will feel particularly cold, so a significant drop in temperature for the likes of newcastle and aberdeen. however, we're going to find this area of high pressure building in across the uk overnight. so it's going to push away any remaining strong winds. we'll have largely clear skies, so it all points to a cold night. temperatures probably in rural areas close to orjust below freezing. we haven't had much frost at all this month, but monday is going to start off pretty chilly, with a frost in the countryside, at least on the grass.

it won't warm up much through the day. it may turn milder through the week. because the westerly winds will return, that means more cloud. that means more rain, not very much, most of it in the north—west. this is how we start monday, bright, sunny but cold. more southern and eastern areas may well hold onto the sunshine. it may well turn a little hazy, and more cloud will come in from the north—west, where we could see a little rain in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland, but temperatures 9—12 degrees. now, as we move into tuesday, we start to get more influence from the atlantic, west to south—westerly winds. that means more cloud around on tuesday. it means some bits and pieces of rain, most of it strengthening a little bit, more rain coming into scotland and northern ireland. but, for most of england and wales, it should be dry and rather mild. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers

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