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householders in the areas affected won't be able to use hosepipes to water gardens or clean cars, and ponds and swimming can't be filled. but what happens if you are caught ignoring the ban? the maximum penalty is up to £1,000. we would expect that if communities see that somebody isn't doing their part, that somebody is likely to let us know. and then, we would obviously reach out and try and encourage that compliance with the temporary use ban. southern water is the first, but may not be the last company to bring in a hosepipe ban this summer. mike apps, 0tterbourne. just before we go to the weather — a ticket holder has come forward to claim the us megamillions 1.28 billion dollar jackpot. all we know is that the ticket was bought in the state of illinois. it's not quite the biggestjackpot in the history of lotteries, that stands at over 1.5 billion dollars. and in case you're wondering — when you convert it to pounds sterling it's stilljust
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over a billion. -- £1 —— £1 billion. what would you do with it?! now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. hello. it's an afternoon for chasing cloud around for many, but there will be some breaks and the best of the sunshine is likely to be in the south east and generally across england and wales. and it's quite a humid, muggy feel out there with some light patchy rain across the midlands, north wales into the north of england. to the north of that, it's a little bit fresher but largely fine and dry for scotland and northern ireland. as we go through the evening, we'll see more persistent rain pushing across wales to the north of england into the midlands. maybe some of that rain perhaps just pushing towards the southeast corner, but nothing significant. the best of the drier, clearer skies are likely to remain in scotland. so some early morning sunshine for you on sunday. 0ur weather front sinks its way south and east, takes a few scattered showers across south east england, but then brightening up slowly behind it and still pretty warm here. top temperatures likely of 26 degrees, a little bit fresher further north and west.
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cooler with more showers to come for monday. the best of the drier weather in the southeast. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: here in the uk — police in lincolnshire have issued an appealfor a man they would like to question, over the death of 9—year—old lilia valutyte. widespread disruption to train services is expected throughout the uk today, as drivers from 7 operators walk out over pay. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says the killings of 50 prisoners of war at a detention centre, in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region, on friday, is a war crime. moscow has accused kyiv of killing the prisoners in a rocket strike. and pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down — and would do so — if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should.
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now on bbc news: locked away: ukraine's stolen lives — a warning this programme contains scenes some viewers may find upsetting. i've been to hundreds of institutions, and i get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever i come. this is the search to uncover ukraine's most shameful secret. oh, my god, this is his ribs. this is his ribs hanging out. it's a nightmare. it's a living hell on earth. we're with human rights investigators eric and halyna, exposing the abuse and neglect of disabled people. translation: there is nothing we can do to help this child. _ unfortunately, naturei has decided their fate. they're in pain. and you're not doing anything to help.
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teeth grinding this is a sound of the war you haven't heard. anna's teeth—grinding anxiety hints at the hidden trauma of ukraine's disabled children. they are nervous, disorientated, and distressed. and they've been dumped in a place that can barely cope. because of their disabilities, they're not treated as human beings. they are only kept alive here. these are teenage girls, brought here from an orphanage in the east to escape the fighting. what must be going through young minds like daria's?
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daria moans and she is blind. she can only hear what's going on around her. just as we came in here, we saw the children being given books to read, or at least to look at. but it appears that's probably been done for our benefit. the nurse says she's not used to dealing with this level of disability. she says she believes the girls don't know what's happening to them. translation: these - children do not understand the situations they are in. the most important thing for them is to have something to eat, because they don't understand anything else. she asks, "what intellect can you see here"? she tells us 0ksana can't speak because of severe learning disabilities. but halyna makes a connection. she says, in a full sentence,
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that her toe hurts. and just like that, 0ksana, a child the nurse says is without intellect, is holding a conversation. we've heard this a lot, when a doctor says there's no intellect here, the child is nonverbal, they cannot say a phrase or a sentence. they can only use separate words or sounds. and then, i come talk to her — she says her name, she says then that her she has a headache. she asks me if i have a headache. i say, "a little bit". so, we are able to have conversation. the biggest, saddest thing i see is underestimating the potential of children and letting them languish. to me, human dignity
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is undermined here. these homes are relics of an outdated system. the director insists one of the older residents sings for us. singing in russian. staffing is so short, residents are relied on to care for the 22 new arrivals. and the boss couldn't believe how they were left here when their carers fled. translation: they were so selfish that they ran out of here _ as fast as they could. i thought they'd come here and tell us who had epilepsy, _ who was incontinent, and so on _ but then, they sat here till lunchtime and left. i i don't like criticising my colleagues, but this - is not the way it's done. are you certain you can give these children the care they need? nyet.
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so, what does that mean for someone like victoria, with severe epilepsy and frequent seizures? we're told she's put in restraints at night. victoria is 14 years old. this flies in the face of any sort of international good practice, in terms of the care these girls should be receiving. but then, on the other hand, this is people trying to do their best in the toughest of circumstances. and at the end of the day, these girls are the victims of a system that is substandard, but also a country that is at war and in crisis. it's ok, it's all right, - just let her have it, it's ok. before we leave, 0ksana spots our microphone. there's a flicker of the potential that could be unlocked. are you taking myjob, 0ksana? da. fora moment, 0ksana is seen...
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i think you'd be very good. ..her voice is heard. but only for a moment. so many lives have been upended by the war. but ukraine's network of institutions long predates the invasion. every day, every week, every month that the child is in that facility, they are losing part of their life. these are factories of disability. and there are nearly 700 of them. so, what are your feelings as you approach another of these places? heavy feelings. i have a heavy heart. thousands of children live like this — out of sight, locked away. look into these cots,
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and you see the smothered potential and stunted growth of lives stolen by a state system that is stuck in the past. these are not children. they're young men in their 20s or 30s. what you have here is failure to thrive, because this is this person's life. inside this crib, this is all of the stimulation he has. this is notjust malnutrition from the start of the war. this is a sign of malnutrition over a lifetime. this person is dying a slow death in this bed. and some of the youngest new arrivals, evacuees from the east, are the most in need. oh, my god, this is his ribs. this is his ribs hanging out. to have this kind of lack of development, that is a product
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of many years of neglect. he's skin and bones. the need is great, but improving life here can be as simple as this. oh, there he is — there, he's reaching out, there's a fist bump. this guy is capable of much more. look, he smiles, he responds, he appreciates touch. yeah! hi, how are you doing? how are you doing? when was the last time someone reached into your crib and actually touched you? you could use a little more than this crib, couldn't you? it would be great to get out and do something. hey — hey, that's a good smile. and here's how lunch is served — by hand, in bed. 0leg's face is pale from years of confinement. he doesn't get to sit up, even to eat. how are you, 0leg?
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"very good." there's a spark of recognition. he remembers halyna's last visit. you've met 0leg before? yes — i've been here about seven years ago, and 0leg was here. speaks in russian ..journalist. hi, it's good to meet you. he said, "oh, wow, you're a journalist"? it's my pleasure to meet you. he's excited. 0leg is 43 and has cerebral palsy. and how long have you lived here, 0leg? "very long." he had to stay in bed in this position for a long time. years to be like that. i'm just concerned about the potential that he hasn't lived
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up to because he was staying here for his whole life. he's been denied the chance to live independently by attitudes from a soviet past other countries have put behind them. so, why are 0leg, elena, and natalya, a 35—year—old woman, stuck here? translation: this is the situation as it is. l |i'm sure that for these children, j instead of being in dysfunctional families where they could be uncared for, without food, here _ we have all the essentials. here, taking care means providing. there's a sense facilities, equipment, the farm take priority. ..100% of bread that they bake... self—sufficiency�*s something to be proud of. the director's keen to show off a washing machine bought
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with international funding. it's very easy to place a washing machine into the group setting and say, to tick the box we helped, rather than think about, how can we make the lives of these children better? not only them as physical objects that they need clean clothes, but how can we actually help each child to reach their full potential, both physically and mentally? and there will be pressure to improve these young people's lives, now ukraine's a candidate tojoin the european union. here, there's some acknowledgement they need more than this. translation: we don't need material support, | but we definitely need advice - from doctors or other organisations, because i understand nothing is ideal. - an hour away, another institution... mama, mama!
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..with its own unique sights and sounds. this is vasil, a teenager wearing a nappy and tied to a bench. and he's not the only one who's been restrained and left. there are signs the staff can't look after everyone. they went from ten residents to 52 overnight, taking in those escaping the east. like sacha, carrying the trauma of war and the bewilderment of a new home. there is extra help. 0ne—to—one support provided by international funding.
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which also pays for this physiotherapy to unlock victor's gnarled limbs — rigid from years of institutional neglect. it's another painful illustration of a system that can seem rough and uncaring. do you think the needs of the children here are being met at the moment? no — i think it's really difficult in this context to have this... ..the needs, exact needs of what would be ideal for the children to be met, like, we are doing all our effort to... ..go as close as possible. we improved a lot, i think, and the situation of the children. but still, a lot needs to be done. three hours after we arrived, vasil�*s still tied down.
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he wants to be free, and his frustration is growing. vasil, like so many in these places, is not an orphan. his parents have come to see him. but they're among the few who visit their children. vasil�*s mum and dad were told to give him up when he was five. he's now 18. and what was that like, to place him here, rather than to have him at home? translation: when your child is ill, and we couldn't help him, _ it was extremely hard for us. we were told that for him, it would be better to stay here, because our apartment is on the second floor. vasil couldn't sleep at night. he was crying, throwing things, and breaking the dishes. we had no choice, because our neighbours were constantly complaining about the noise.
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translation: a parent's heart can't forget their own child. _ if we lived in the uk, _ our son would probably live with us. we love our country and are proud to be ukrainian, but we need - to have the support from our state. we would like to have better conditions and more staff, . of course — but this is the reality. the reality for generations of young ukrainians. their parents, the staff, everyone, persuaded these institutions are where disabled people belong. everyone except, perhaps, vasil. this is remote, even by institutional standards. you can't get in, you can't get out. the roads are impassable. deeper into the country, here we discover what vasil�*s
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future may look like. that guard dog — that wasn'tjust to keep the detainees in, that also keeps visitors out. it was terrifying. a former children's summer camp... this is really the ends of the earth. ..from which there's now no escape. these young adults will spend the rest of their lives here. like antonina, who's 26. tied down by staff in a system devoid of humanity. the nurse says there's nothing she can do to help antonina. she says, "unfortunately, nature has decided their fate". and it's this system that looks natasha in the eye and says, "this is all you're worth".
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the doctor says they have a bath once a week, but there aren't enough staff to take everyone outside. so, most of these young people barely ever leave their beds, and rarely see beyond these walls. so, there's some children that it's not possible to take them outside? yes. and down the corridor, we find lesha — who does something you would not believe. so, whenever he's unattended or his hands are not restrained, he takes his eyes literally out. she says that this is a big problem for her. she has to either carry him around after her, orjust constantly be watching him. but she's watching two rooms. two rooms, 12 people to watch on a shift that is 2a hours long. and next door, there's
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more desperate need. the staff are consumed by the hopelessness of an unfeeling system that reduces life to this. it's like work, so you get used to it. and she says that it's... she pities them, but somebody has to do it. somebody has to watch them. we've seen children in distress, some of them clawing their own eyes. translation: he does it - all the time, and it's not the first time he has shocked people. do you think they're actually feeling pain? translation: yes. they're in pain. and you're not doing anything to help. translation: we try to help them. it doesn't mean that i we are doing nothing, but our abilities are very limited. we're not able to change either the situation or a patient. - they are as they are. but you're a medical doctor. you're qualified.
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you know what these children need — and you know you're not meeting that need. yeah... translation: but it's not just our institution. - it's the way the system in ukraine works. - how do you come to work every day in a system that can't meet the needs of the children it is looking after? translation: it doesn't mean it works badly, - and we don't meet children's needs. i don't say we have to blame ukraine. i it is just how things are. and and there it is.
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it it's intolerable. we can't write off these children. you it it's intolerable. we can't write off these children. you can't it it's intolerable. we can't write off these children. you can't have democracy without basic human rights for your children. find democracy without basic human rights for your children.— for your children. and a's anxiety has alerted _ for your children. and a's anxiety has alerted us _ for your children. and a's anxiety has alerted us to _ for your children. and a's anxiety has alerted us to a _ for your children. and a's anxiety has alerted us to a system - for your children. and a's anxiety has alerted us to a system that l for your children. and a's anxiety | has alerted us to a system that is failing thousands of children with the right support his support could help extend beyond the end of his bed. and with a different approach as family wouldn't have to say goodbye. as family wouldn't have to say aoodb e. ., , ., . ., goodbye. there has to be a change in mindset. everything _ goodbye. there has to be a change in mindset. everything starts _ goodbye. there has to be a change in mindset. everything starts in - goodbye. there has to be a change in mindset. everything starts in hearts. mindset. everything starts in hearts and minds of people. so we first need to make sure our heart is in the right place and our mind is on the right place and our mind is on the right place and our mind is on the right place. the right place and our mind is on the right place-— the right place. other countries have made _ the right place. other countries have made that _ the right place. other countries have made that change. - the right place. other countries have made that change. 30 - the right place. other countries l have made that change. 30 years the right place. other countries - have made that change. 30 years ago those pictures from romania stunned the world and bought the closure of
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many of these orphanages. if ukraine wants tojoin romania in many of these orphanages. if ukraine wants to join romania in the european union, similar changes and a fair chance for all these children could be crucial. the government hasn't responded for our request for a common. they did start reforming the system a few years ago that progress was slow another war has brought that a halt. this country is fighting doggedly for its future, or its right to exist, for the freedom of its people. and there is even more determination to reject its history and everything really that russia now stands for. there is also a desire to be a really modern european country, and yet there are so few signs that ukraine is ready to address their needs and rights of it most vulnerable people.
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we know these orphanages exist, all children can thrive and not only live but thrive in a family. where are you going to find those families at a time when this country is at war, when so many children are refugees, running from their homes? there are billions of dollars and billions of euros going into ukraine, if anyone tells you can't do it because of the war it is an excuse, don't believe it. it can happen now and it needs to happen now. so, for how much longer will ukraine tell victor and ivan, and so many more, this is all they deserve in life?
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good afternoon, afternoon, a bit of a messy weather picture out there today. many of us have started cloudy, but there are some breaks in the cloud. there's some sunshine and some warmth across the south coast. as you can see from bournemouth earlier on, it's feeling quite muggy out there. but further north and west the cloud has been thick enough for some patchy light rain today. this was cumbria just a few hours ago and if we take a look at the satellite and the radar combined, you can see how extensive
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the cloud is and how fragmented, but a bit of a nuisance. that rain is pushing its way steadily eastwards, never really getting into the south east corner and a brighter afternoon in scotland. but here noticably fresher, particularly on those exposed west coast. we're looking at 1a to 20 degrees, highest values in the sunshine peaking at 25 celsuis. that's 77 fahrenheit. now, as we go through the evening and overnight, there's more cloud and outbreaks of rain to come pushing in across wales, the southwest eventually moving its way through the midlands through the early hours of sunday morning. it's going to stay on the muggy side, temperatures into the mid to high teens for many across england and wales. but that weather front will gradually sink its way steadily south and east. it might bring a little bit of welcome rain across the south east corner. don't get too excited. not everyone will see but there is the risk of a few scattered showers, easing away during sunday. a fair amount of cloud across england and wales with the best of the sunshine. further north and west, temperatures ranging from 1a to 26 once again. now that bodes well for the euros final that's going to be taking place at wembley. if we do see a little bit of rain,
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it will ease away and it's still going to be warm and predominantly dry. now, as we move out of sunday into monday, more weather fronts starting to push in from the atlantic. but once again, it doesn't look likely that we're going to see that much in the way of useful rain in areas that are desperately starting to need it now. so southern and eastern areas on monday, starting off dry with some sunshine, there'll be a good deal of sunshine across eastern scotland as well, clouding over from the west with that frontal system gradually starting to push in and the winds will increase. still warm ahead of it with 26 degrees the high, but the rain looks likely to continue to be a feature. further north and west on tuesday stays dry, sunny and warm again further south.
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this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 3pm. police in lincolnshire have issued an appealfor a man they would like to question, over the death of nine—year—old lilia valutyte. if you see him, do not approach him, but immediately call 999. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk as drivers from seven operators walk out over pay. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says the killings of 50 prisoners of war at a detention centre, in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region, on friday, is a war crime. moscow has accused kyiv of killing the prisoners in a rocket strike. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down — and would do so — if his health
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