today at one, we are live in ukraine, where it's hoped a fresh ceasefire will allow more civilians to flee from besieged cities to relative safety. up to 7,000 people have left the city of sumy over the last 2a hours, and humanitarian corridors will be in place there and in four other cities where previous efforts have failed. every day is worse and worse, they are making it worse for civilians. and we need... every day can be the last for our relatives left behind. shelling and fighting is continuing in some areas but ukraine claims russia's military advance has slowed. the kremlin says the us has declared economic war on russia following bans

on the imports of oil. borisjohnson says the number of ukrainian refugees being granted visas to the uk will rise sharply — up to the hundreds and thousands. we understand how much refugees have to give to this country and we understand how much this country has to gain from welcoming refugees. and we will be generous, and we are being generous, mr speaker. and the other main stories this lunchtime... new figures show almost two million children have regularly been missing school in england. and the wreck of sir ernest shackleton�*s ship, the endurance, is discovered more than a century after it sank off antarctica. i've been excavating, surveying, evaluating wrecks since my mid 20s, but i have never, ever seen a wreck anything like as beautiful and inspiring as this one. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis

from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good afternoon from lviv, on day 1a of the war here in ukraine where a fresh ceasefire is expected to allow more civilians to flee to relative safety via humanitarian corridors out of besieged cities. this map shows the areas — here in solid red — which are under russian military control. the striped areas show russian advances. some 7,000 people were evacuated from the city of sumy in the north—east yesterday. the city has seen fierce russian bombardment for days.

russian state media said humanitarian routes will also be set up for kyiv, chernihiv, kharkiv and mariupol. the number of refugees crossing ukraine's borders into neighbouring countries keeps rising, with the un now saying more than two million people have fled ukraine. james waterhouse has sent our first report from kyiv. it's been two weeks since ukraine found itself at war. a country and its very future under attack. the fighting hasn't stopped, but today, more routes announced for people to try and escape it. six humanitarian corridors agreed between ukraine and russia. so, most people here are escaping heavy fighting to the west of kyiv, and whilst it will be seen as a positive that they can get out, it also feeds into a very deliberate tactic by the invading troops to lessen the city's appetite to fight back, as well as bombard into submission.

in the current safety of central kyiv, this is what awaits some. lights in the metro station, with confusion on where to go next. we have ten grandchildren, and thank god they are far from here, but of course, we were all together in the first hours here. we are ready to be hungry, to be thirsty, but to see how our children die, it's impossible. these temporary ceasefires are fragile. tens of thousands of people are still stuck under heavy shelling without basic supplies in mariupol. humanitarian aid can't get in either. moscow is accused of shelling the agreed routes. the city is in total darkness. it's like a black, scary, you know, forest. there is no heating because, of course, it is powered from electricity.

no heating and no water because everything, all of the infrastructure was damaged. but there have been relative successes. more than 5,000 people made it out of sumy yesterday — the hope is more will follow today. translation: i am addressing the russian federation. - you have officially and publicly committed to stop shooting from 9am on the 9th of march, 2022. we have a negative experience when the undertaken commitments were failed along the mariupol and zaporizhzhia routes. ukrainian army chiefs claim the russian advance has been slowed over the last . the worry remains, though, that they will continue to surround key cities instead.

as of now, some people are managing to escape but many ukrainians like these in the central square of kyiv have decided to stay. james waterhouse, bbc news. we can talk now to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who's in the capital, kyiv. there does seem to be something of a lull in the war at the moment, how do you read things?— do you read things? perhaps relatively. — do you read things? perhaps relatively, but _ do you read things? perhaps relatively, but it _ do you read things? perhaps relatively, but it is _ do you read things? perhaps relatively, but it is very - do you read things? perhaps i relatively, but it is very difficult because it can change by the hour, by the minute. take the capital, kyiv, where you heard from james there is an eerie quiet that hasn't been shattered for days. butjust before we came on air there was a huge sound and white plumes of smoke still in the sky. ukrainian forces fired two ground to air missiles, the signal of course there russian missiles or aircraft hovering over the skies of kyiv. but yes, today russia has agreed to what it calls regimes of silence along six

corridors to allow people trapped by the fighting to escape, and as we have been reporting, thousands of people are getting out, particularly in the embattled town of sumyjust about 25 miles from the russian border. at hundreds of thousands, millions you could save more are still trapped by the fighting, trapped in their homes without food or water. trapped in their homes without food orwater. even trapped in their homes without food or water. even though there are signs now that diplomatic efforts are under way, some softening of positions that been called, the hard reality is this war is now in its brutal second... reality is this war is now in its brutalsecond... going reality is this war is now in its brutal second... going into its third week. brutal second... going into its third week-— brutal second... going into its third week. ., ~' . third week. thank you. our chief international _ third week. thank you. our chief international correspondent, - third week. thank you. our chiefl international correspondent, lyse doucet in kyiv. the effect of the war and of sanctions on russia is likely to hit other countries soon. analysts are predicting that the decision by the us and uk to stop importing russian oil will raise energy prices

to new record highs, which will then lead to higher inflation — already at its highest in 30 years. in russia, inflation is even higher and american—owned restaurants from mcdonald's to starbucks are closing their outlets there. meanwhile, a russian—owned private jet has been impounded at farnborough airbase. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. in moscow it's the last chance to grab in moscow it's the last chance to gmba in moscow it's the last chance to grab a mcdonald's before 850 outlets close their doors while the war is on. i close their doors while the war is on. ~' , close their doors while the war is on. ~ , ., ., their close their doors while the war is| on._ their decision on. i like this food. their decision in 1990 to — on. i like this food. their decision in 1990 to open _ on. i like this food. their decision in 1990 to open the _ on. i like this food. their decision in 1990 to open the first - on. i like this food. their decision i in 1990 to open the first mcdonald's outlet in red square symbolised the end of the cold war. at the time a big mac costs the average russian half their daily wage. 0ther half their daily wage. other american brands followed from coca—cola to heineken and now they are stopping sales to russia. for ordinary russians, the war has thrown the third of a century of opening up to western brands like

starbucks into reverse. but according to the ukrainian president, every little helps. translation: it president, every little helps. translation:— president, every little helps. translation: , , , , translation: it is very simple, every penny _ translation: it is very simple, every penny paid _ translation: it is very simple, every penny paid to _ translation: it is very simple, every penny paid to russia - translation: it is very simple, every penny paid to russia turnsi every penny paid to russia turns into bullets and shells which are directed at other sovereign states. by directed at other sovereign states. by the russia will respect international law and not wage war is or it will not have the money to start wars. is or it will not have the money to start ware— is or it will not have the money to start wars— is or it will not have the money to start wars. ~ . ., ., ., start wars. what will have rather of a s mbolic start wars. what will have rather of a symbolic impact _ start wars. what will have rather of a symbolic impact is _ start wars. what will have rather of a symbolic impact is the _ start wars. what will have rather of a symbolic impact is the decision . start wars. what will have rather of| a symbolic impact is the decision to stop importing russian oil immediately. britain is already phasing it out but many multinationals are saying they refuse to buy russian oil. crude oil is up 65% since the start of the year, and because ukraine's's wheat exports are disrupted, the price is up exports are disrupted, the price is up 56%, and wholesale gas prices are up up 56%, and wholesale gas prices are up i73%. up 56%, and wholesale gas prices are u- 173%. up 5696, and wholesale gas prices are u- 17396. up 5696, and wholesale gas prices are u - 17396. , up 5696, and wholesale gas prices are u17396. y up 5696, and wholesale gas prices are u17396. up 17396. even the uk imparts only a small amount _ up 17396. even the uk imparts only a small amount of _ up 17396. even the uk imparts only a small amount of oil, _ up 17396. even the uk imparts only a small amount of oil, it's _ up 17396. even the uk imparts only a small amount of oil, it's going - up 17396. even the uk imparts only a small amount of oil, it's going to - small amount of oil, it's going to be competing with other countries for supplies of oil now and the prices probably a better chance it

will break new records as the implications of these coordinated bans on russian crude from the us and uk recalibrate through the markets. �* ,., markets. after the government banned aeroflot and all _ markets. after the government banned aeroflot and all russian _ markets. after the government banned aeroflot and all russian owned - aeroflot and all russian owned private jets from landing aeroflot and all russian owned privatejets from landing in british airspace, a plane at farnborough airfield suspected of violating that ban was impounded. irate airfield suspected of violating that ban was impounded.— airfield suspected of violating that ban was impounded. we need to stem the flow of putin's _ ban was impounded. we need to stem the flow of putin's income, _ ban was impounded. we need to stem the flow of putin's income, his - the flow of putin's income, his blood money, whether that comes from gas or oil or anything else and that is what we are determined to do. while russian imports are only 8% of the crude oil we use, they are 18% of our diesel use. the average price of our diesel use. the average price of diesel has hit a record high today of 1.65 a litre, up 3p from yesterday. even petrol cars now cost an average of £90 to fill up. andy verity, bbc news. let's speak now to our correspondent jenny hill, who's in moscow. and the kremlin has been responding

ljy and the kremlin has been responding by saying it's going to think seriously about the us sanctions. yes, that's right. the spokesman for the kremlin hasjust said the kremlin is analysing president biden�*s decision to stop buying oil from russia. we understand president putin is looking at blocking exports of raw materials from russia but we don't have details yet on how that would work and what it would actually mean in practice. in the meantime, the kremlin is trying hard to mitigate the effects of current sanctions. the moscow stock exchanges and trading today. people with foreign currency bank accounts are being restricted as to how much they can take out. but whatever the kremlin does, for the average russian, even if they get all their information from state television, they can't help but notice something is afoot. prices are starting to go up. some supermarkets are starting to limit how much they can buy, and these western brands are disappearing. we are not yet seeing

here the deep economic pain many analysts around the world predict will come to every russian, most russians, once the sanctions start to bite. but when that does happen, it's really going to be very interesting to see how the kremlin handles that because the suspicion here is that vladimir putin will simply say to the russians this is another example of western aggression against russia. we had a taste of it this morning from his spokesman who said america is now waging an economic war on russians, which is an ironic choice of word given the kremlin has sought to stop journalists from using that very word, war, when discussing russia's actions in ukraine.— actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks- poland _ actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. poland intended _ actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. poland intended to - actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. poland intended to send . actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. poland intended to send itsj thanks. poland intended to send its mig-29s thanks. poland intended to send its mig—29s to the us airbase but they

said it they weren't consulted on the plan would raise serious concerns for nato. ukraine's energy minister german galushchenko has told the bbc that the former nuclear plant at chernobyl — currently under russian control — has lost its power supply. he said that ukrainian authorities wanted to restore the electricity supply as quickly as possible. earlier, the un's nuclear watchdog, the iaea, says it has stopped receiving monitoring data from the former power plant. the agency also says it's concerned that more than 200 workers there have been on duty constantly, since russian forces took control of the site nearly two weeks ago. the prime minister has been challenged to do more to support families struggling with rapidly rising energy bills. at prime minister's questions sir keir starmer urged a rethink on planned tax rises given the war in ukraine. jonathan blake has this report. with

war in ukraine comes political pressure. gas and electricity bills were going up before the war, the labour leader said at prime minister's questions, and challenged the government to do more to help households. the government to do more to help households-— the government to do more to help households. household bills are set to shoot uo — households. household bills are set to shoot up by _ households. household bills are set to shoot up by another— households. household bills are set to shoot up by another £1000. - households. household bills are set to shoot up by another £1000. it i households. household bills are set to shoot up by another £1000. it is| to shoot up by another £1000. it is a total mess. so i ask again, when is the prime minister going to force the chancellor to u—turn? irate is the prime minister going to force the chancellor to u-turn?_ the chancellor to u-turn? we are auoin to the chancellor to u-turn? we are going to continue _ the chancellor to u-turn? we are going to continue to _ the chancellor to u-turn? we are going to continue to give - the chancellor to u-turn? we are going to continue to give people | going to continue to give people suaport— going to continue to give people support throughout this difficult period _ support throughout this difficult period as we did throughout the coronavirus epidemic, mr speaker. with unprecedented levels of support. with unprecedented levels of su--ort. , with unprecedented levels of suuort. with unprecedented levels of sun-art, support. boris johnson said the uk must look beyond _ support. boris johnson said the uk must look beyond russia - support. boris johnson said the uk must look beyond russia for- support. boris johnson said the uk must look beyond russia for its i must look beyond russia for its energy needs and rejected again labour is called for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms. then from opposition and conservative mps,

calls for more help from ukrainian refugees. calls for more help from ukrainian refu~ees. ,., calls for more help from ukrainian refu~ees. . ., ., , refugees. government change really comes from — refugees. government change really comes from the _ refugees. government change really comes from the very _ refugees. government change really comes from the very top. _ refugees. government change really comes from the very top. please i refugees. government change really| comes from the very top. please can i urge him to look again at resetting our policy and taking control of a more humane approach to those women and men fleeing from ukraine? ~ ~ , ukraine? well the prime minister sendin: ukraine? well the prime minister sending armed — ukraine? well the prime minister sending armed forces _ ukraine? well the prime minister sending armed forces personnel| ukraine? well the prime minister. sending armed forces personnel to speed _ sending armed forces personnel to speed up— sending armed forces personnel to speed up the process so ukrainian refugees— speed up the process so ukrainian refugees can come here quickly and safely? _ refugees can come here quickly and safel ? ~ ~ , ., safely? will the prime minister 'oin with the rest — safely? will the prime minister 'oin with the rest of i safely? will the prime minister 'oin with the rest of the i safely? will the prime minister 'oin with the rest of the european i with the rest of the european continent _ with the rest of the european continent and _ with the rest of the european continent and waive - with the rest of the european continent and waive the i with the rest of the european continent and waive the visa| continent and waive the visa restrictions— continent and waive the visa restrictions for— continent and waive the visa restrictions for refugees i continent and waive the visa i restrictions for refugees fleeing war in— restrictions for refugees fleeing war in ukraine? _ restrictions for refugees fleeing war in ukraine? we _ restrictions for refugees fleeing war in ukraine?— restrictions for refugees fleeing war in ukraine? ~ , ., ., war in ukraine? we understand how much refugees _ war in ukraine? we understand how much refugees have _ war in ukraine? we understand how much refugees have to _ war in ukraine? we understand how much refugees have to give - war in ukraine? we understand how much refugees have to give to i war in ukraine? we understand how much refugees have to give to this i much refugees have to give to this country and we understand how much this country has to gain from welcoming refugees, and we will be generous and we are being generous. he said the numbers approved would soon rise sharply. earlier,

visa approved and asked for checks to be loosened for now. if visa approved and asked for checks to be loosened for now.— to be loosened for now. if you can vote for, to be loosened for now. if you can vote for. you _ to be loosened for now. if you can vote for, you know, _ to be loosened for now. if you can vote for, you know, some - to be loosened for now. if you can i vote for, you know, some temporary releasing of these rules to allow people to get here, we will take care of, and i don't expect many of them to come. the care of, and i don't expect many of them to come-— care of, and i don't expect many of them to come. , , , them to come. the government insists it's doinu them to come. the government insists it's doing all — them to come. the government insists it's doing all it — them to come. the government insists it's doing all it can _ them to come. the government insists it's doing all it can to _ them to come. the government insists it's doing all it can to help _ it's doing all it can to help ukraine but for some its approach to those fleeing the country has clearly fallen short. the government is setting up a processing centre where refugees can apply for uk users in the french city of lille. phil mackie is there. this was set up in response to criticism of the government response to the crisis. do we know anything about it? ., ., ., ., about it? not at the moment, we are told it may open _ about it? not at the moment, we are told it may open up _ about it? not at the moment, we are told it may open up later— about it? not at the moment, we are told it may open up later today i about it? not at the moment, we are told it may open up later today but i told it may open up later today but there is no sign of anything happening here at the moment. we've

spoken to the mayor and they've not had any conversations with uk government the first they knew that there could be this pop up visa processing centre was when they read in the british media. earlier today i was in calais and spoke to one woman who travelled from ukraine with her family. woman who travelled from ukraine with herfamily. they thought woman who travelled from ukraine with her family. they thought they would be able to travel and they could not and yesterday they had to go to paris to give their fingerprints and pass over the documents and they have gone back to calais now and they are going to sit it out waiting for up to five days to find out whether or not they are granted a visa. we not talking about thousands of people, just a few hundred but at the moment they are in limbo and not quite knowing what is going on. no one had been to talk to them about what was going on and they feel a bit lost. here and lille you can see ukrainian flags as it is twinned with kharkhiv. there's a lot of solidarity here and this is

something ukrainians want to see from the british and they are waiting to hear what happen next. phil, many thanks. more than a million of those who've fled ukraine have travelled to poland. mark lowen is in the east of the country near the border where some of those wanting to apply for visas in the uk will be heading. how busy is it there? we have been here all morning and a few dozen people have been waiting outside in the bitter cold and inside as well. this is a uk visa reception centre here in rzeszow in the east to poland and ukrainians once they apply for their visa thanks to a ukrainian relative in the uk or sponsorship they then come here to get their fingerprints are checked and their identity checked and then they have to go to warsaw to pick up the piece itself. the problem as it is taking days to get an appointment at the space behind me. one woman hasjust an appointment at the space behind me. one woman has just applied for her visa today and the first

appointment was the 24th of march to come here to have her identity checked. ukrainians settled in the uk are coming here to pick up their relatives and it is taking days to get an appointment. some of his relatives are old, one chap from swansea was picking up his seven—year—old mother and 90 old grandmother so they're struggling to walk let alone wait for many days. eu countries remember have dropped their visas and borisjohnson says their visas and borisjohnson says the uk is a generous company and these people say the appreciate british welcome but they wish that the process less cumbersome. mark levin, the process less cumbersome. mark levin. thank— the process less cumbersome. mark levin, thank you. _ here in ukraine the exodus continues. the un estimates that more than 2 million refugees have fled ukraine since the start of the conflict. refugees are moving into neighbouring countries, with the vast majority heading into poland. and hungary has taken tens of thousand of people too. nick thorpe sent this report

from its capital budapest, on how the countries on ukraine's western border are coping with the influx so far. from the border, the refugee trains come into budapest�*s west station every hour. there are many people on hand to help, from police to translators. within the mayhem, the relief response is well organised, generous, and extensive. and hungary isjust one piece of the refugee puzzle. far to the south in moldova, at another railway station, these families have just crossed from southern ukraine. while at the danube delta close to the black sea, these refugees crossed the river danube by ferry into romania. in such conditions it is hard to comfort your child.

the united nations refugee agency predicts a quarter of a million people will need accommodation in romania alone. and a similar number in hungary. will we see refugee camps springing up in countries like hungary, romania, moldova? the intent is that we will not have refugee camps. what we hope is we will be able to organise enough accommodation and shelter and i think also that temporary protection, the directive that came from the eu, will help to ensure that there is a responsibility sharing. gabriella from canada flew to europe to meet a distant relative escaping from ukraine. after three days waiting on this platform, she finally spots her. just one story among 2 million on the fraying western fringes of ukraine. nick thorpe, bbc news, budapest. china has sent a consignment of aid to ukraine despite its support for russia and its refusal

to condemn moscow's invasion. the first batch of aid, being delivered through the chinese red cross, left beijing yesterday. it includes food and daily necessities, such as cutlery, blankets and towels. and there will be more on the situation here in a question time ukraine special. that's at 8pm tonight on bbc one. that's all from me in lviv. back to the studio in london. in the last hour, the defence secretary, ben wallace, has announced the uk is increasing its supply of weapons to ukraine to help it defend itself. mr wallace told mps britain is to send more anti tank missiles as well as looking at other weapon supplies. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is here, so the uk really stepping up military aid. we already know that they sent 2000

of these anti—tank weapons to ukraine and there is some evidence that they are already being used to destroy russian armour. that number will increase to 3615 of these and in addition to that they are also sending a small consignment of javelin anti—tank missiles which have a longer range and are a bit more sophisticated to ukraine and also at the request of ukraine they are looking, examining the possibility of sending surface—to—air missiles. man portable ones. so that is an option that they are looking at. the uk is not alone in doing this, a lot of countries after the invasion started to supply weapons including countries you would not suspect would have done it, for example finland and sweden sending thousands of anti—tank missiles and things are getting through to ukraine, going across the border to the west by the russians are focused on the east, they've been able to to do that. but

there is a limit, these are for defensive purposes as it was made clear. the possibility of supplying aircraft was raised with poland saying they would give some to the americans but that is just a bit more complicated. americans but that is 'ust a bit more complicatedi americans but that is 'ust a bit more complicated. jonathan beale, thank ou. the children's commissioner for england, dame rachel de souza, says the number of children missing school as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic is much greater than previously thought. dame rachel says almost 1.8 million children are thought to have been absent for at least 10% of school in the autumn term. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. blake started skipping school in year eight. he fell behind and lost confidence. i came back for a while and just went off again. and then after covid and all that, all the lockdowns, i tried to go back in but i didn't really like it.

now in year 11, blake is getting tutoring at this youth centre. it's just like one—to—one, i don't have to catch up to anyone else or anything. i can just go at my own pace and that. and work through it at my speed and that. so just checking in with you. you're here three days a week now? the team here work with teenagers to get them back on track. so blake will sit gcses this summer and has a job lined up. but this report looked at pupils missing school in the autumn term in england. it estimates almost 1.8 million missed at least 10%. only some of that due to covid. an estimated 122,000 were missing more than 50% of school. that is more than previously thought. an unknown number never go to school. they may be very few, but are most at risk.

overall, these latest estimates reveal a problem bigger than before the pandemic. only 50% of local authorities could even give us an estimate. but it is still a huge and a worrying number of children who are not in school. some of that is covid, but probably only about a third of it is covid. so it is important. how can we make notes from lots of information? schools are making up for all the disruption, but everywhere there are some pupils struggling with the return to the classroom. children skipping school regularly for whatever reason are missing out on friendships, missing out on their education in a way that can fundamentally alter their life chances. but they are also out of sight and for some, that puts their safety or even their lives at risk. for the first time this liverpool school is seeing more persistent absence.

what we're finding is we have to work with individual families in order to make sure we can build those bridges back and we can welcome the students back into school so they can see their friends again, access lessons again, and feel part of our community again. a deeper investigation is under way in some areas. school attendance has moved up ministers' priorities. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. more than a century after it sank, the endurance, the lost ship of the antarctic explorer sir ernest shackleton, has finally been discovered. it was found by a team of scientists — in remarkably good condition, at the bottom of the weddell sea — off antarctica, 3000 metres below the ice. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has the story. emerging from the antarctic deep. the world's most famous undiscovered shipwreck, now found.

it is the first time anyone has seen it in more than 100 years. endurance, perfectly preserved, frozen in time, 3000 metres beneath the ice. i thought if there was any wood built ship that could survive the impact of the sea bed it would be the endurance. and she did, she held together beautifully. but i have never, ever seen a wreck anything like as beautiful and as inspiring as this one. the condition of sir ernest shackleton's ship is astonishing. the ship's wheel is almost pristine. bolts gleam in the woodwork. the portholes look polished. and these white circles are dinner plates, abandoned by the crew. this was the polar ice breaker that brought the team to the wreck. the conditions were challenging.

the agulhas ii had to carve its way through the thick ice in the weddell sea. underwater robots were deployed and spent weeks searching the deep, until the endurance was at last found. probably the most famous as yet undiscovered shipwreck in the world and now we know exactly where it is, we know what it looks like, we know what condition it is in, and we can broadcast images of that around the world. it matters because people will see those images and will connect to this extraordinary story from our history. the greatest story of antarctic survival of all time. and this was the ship just before it sank. captured in footage restored and released by the bfi. the endurance became stuck in sea ice soon after setting off from south georgia. drifting for months before an order was eventually given to abandon the ship. miraculously, all of the crew survived. the endurance expedition

was amazingly well documented with photographs, film and crucially, navigation records which were vital for locating the wreck beneath the ice. what is extraordinary is it was found just 11.5 miles, about seven kilometres, from the coordinates recorded on the day the ship sank more than 100 years ago. this was all down to frank worsley, the ship's captain. frank worsley really needs to be recognised now even more than he was at the time as an expert navigator. he was using all of the equipment that was at his disposal at the time and clearly, because the ship has been found so close to that location, he did a brilliantjob. the discovery gives us a new link between the past and present. the ship won't be raised and nothing will be removed. left exactly as it was found, resting in the darkness of this most remote corner of the world.

rebecca morelle, bbc news.