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live from london. this is bbc news. prince harry takes the witness stand in london's high court. the first senior royal in more than a century to do so — during his legal battle against a newspaper publisher. he against a newspaper publisher. describes their beh vile. i'm nancy kacungira — live from outside the court — we'll bring you all the details in this trial. proceedings began with a strong personal statement from prince harry saying that the tabloid press incited harassment and hatred in his private life. a major development in the war in ukraine. a critical dam has been destroyed unleashing a flood of water towards towns and villages downstream. ukraine blames russia for the attack. moscow denies involvement. upstream, it's caused water levels to fall sharply in the river that cools europe's largest nuclear power plant. the un's nuclear watchdog says
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there's "�*no immediate risk to the safety". hello, i'm ben thompson, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of live news, interviews and reaction. prince harry has told the court he has experienced hostility from the press since he was born, one of the many accusations he has made against a newspaper group he accuses of phone hacking. he says the tabloid press behaved in a vile manner and contributed to his downward spiral. he suggested that some newspaper editors have blood on their hands. he is the first senior british oil and 130 years to testify in court. the duke of sussex arrived at the high court earlier today to begin his testimony. he alleges that mirror group newspapers used unlawful methods to gather personal
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information about him, including phone hacking, a claim that the company denies. he claims their journalist exploited a security gap to access their voicemails and your messages that were left by friends and family. before taking the stand, his witness statement was released. in it he said... lets go live to the high court. live to my colleague nancy kacungira at the high court in central london. a lot of testimony to get through. i wonder what the reaction so far is about what you're hearing outside of the court. . , ,
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the court. that is right. there is barely enough _ the court. that is right. there is barely enough time _ the court. that is right. there is barely enough time to - the court. that is right. there is barely enough time to process l the court. that is right. there is. barely enough time to process all the details that are coming out of the details that are coming out of the court at this point. most of us, members of the press, have been here since morning. it was a slow start to the day when prince harry arrived. we saw him briefly before he entered the courtroom. now that he entered the courtroom. now that he has taken the witness stand and we have heard his witness statement, the details are really coming thick and fast. we are getting a very clear insight into his feelings about the press and also some of the facts of the allegations that he has put forward, that there was unlawful access to information that was then printed in newspapers. just to talk through some of the detail we are getting, our correspondent helen wilkinson is here with me. i think one of the really striking thing is that we are seeing here is the level of detail, the level of exposure thatis of detail, the level of exposure that is coming out of this. that is really what prince harry has said he wants. he says that the british
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public, people deserve, need to see what was happening behind the scenes. ~ , y what was happening behind the scenes. ~ , , . ., , what was happening behind the scenes. ~ , . ., , , scenes. absolutely. prince harry is a man on a — scenes. absolutely. prince harry is a man on a mission. _ scenes. absolutely. prince harry is a man on a mission. he _ scenes. absolutely. prince harry is a man on a mission. he has- scenes. absolutely. prince harry is| a man on a mission. he has wanted scenes. absolutely. prince harry is . a man on a mission. he has wanted to stay in _ a man on a mission. he has wanted to stay in court _ a man on a mission. he has wanted to stay in court for many years. he has been _ stay in court for many years. he has been in _ stay in court for many years. he has been in the — stay in court for many years. he has been in the witness box since around 10:306m _ been in the witness box since around 10:30am this morning. around one hour and _ 10:30am this morning. around one hour and a — 10:30am this morning. around one hour and a half. 10:30am this morning. around one hourand a half. he is 10:30am this morning. around one hour and a half. he is currently being _ hour and a half. he is currently being cross—examined by the barrister— being cross—examined by the barrister for the opposing side that publishes — barrister for the opposing side that publishes mgn, the mirror group newspapers, who as we have been talking _ newspapers, who as we have been talking about, the allegation from prince _ talking about, the allegation from prince harry is that they used unlawful— prince harry is that they used unlawful means to get information to put into _ unlawful means to get information to put into their stories, to publish stories — put into their stories, to publish stories. we put into their stories, to publish stories. ~ ., ., , ., stories. we are now seeing on the screen the — stories. we are now seeing on the screen the first _ stories. we are now seeing on the screen the first pictures _ stories. we are now seeing on the screen the first pictures coming i stories. we are now seeing on the l screen the first pictures coming out of court. we have had some description from our reporters who say that harry looked quite relaxed, a bit quiet at first, then warmed up. we are now seeing some of those pictures to accompany that commentary of what was going on inside the courtroom. to continue.
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that picture we are showing on the screen _ that picture we are showing on the screen right now is by a court artist — screen right now is by a court artist you _ screen right now is by a court artist. you can see prince harry in the witness — artist. you can see prince harry in the witness box. just to the right of that— the witness box. just to the right of that picture, that a court sketch, _ of that picture, that a court sketch, is— of that picture, that a court sketch, is the barrister, andrew green _ sketch, is the barrister, andrew green kc, — sketch, is the barrister, andrew green kc, who is one of the top barristers— green kc, who is one of the top barristers cross examining, putting questions — barristers cross examining, putting questions to prince harry. that court _ questions to prince harry. that court sketch they are released to us in the _ court sketch they are released to us in the last— court sketch they are released to us in the last few moments. you can see the judge _ in the last few moments. you can see the judge sitting behind. that is a picture. _ the judge sitting behind. that is a picture, court sketch from the court — picture, court sketch from the court. cameras are not allowed in the courtroom for this hearing. we do have _ the courtroom for this hearing. we do have a — the courtroom for this hearing. we do have a reporter for the bbc in the courtroom itself. the annexe as well, _ the courtroom itself. the annexe as welt, there — the courtroom itself. the annexe as well, there are journalists in an annex, _ well, there are journalists in an annex, watching it in a screen. everyone — annex, watching it in a screen. everyone else in terms of media has had to— everyone else in terms of media has had to apply to get a link to watch the hearing itself. but we are getting — the hearing itself. but we are getting that information from the courtroom. just going back to what we have _ courtroom. just going back to what we have heard from prince harry so far, we have heard from prince harry so far. the _ we have heard from prince harry so far, the evidence he has been given
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under— far, the evidence he has been given under cross— far, the evidence he has been given under cross examination and from that witness statement. in the witness — that witness statement. in the witness statement, he has said that tablets _ witness statement, he has said that tablets hacked his phone when he was at eton— tablets hacked his phone when he was at eton college, when he was a teenage — at eton college, when he was a teenage boy. he has added that the messages _ teenage boy. he has added that the messages in his voice mail would include _ messages in his voice mail would include private and sensitive information. he describes the tabloid — information. he describes the tabloid papers' behaviour as vile. he has— tabloid papers' behaviour as vile. he has said it had him in a downward spirai _ he has said it had him in a downward spirai he _ he has said it had him in a downward spiral. he also has said that tories he believed — spiral. he also has said that tories he believed originated from hacking not only— he believed originated from hacking not only caused security concerns but also — not only caused security concerns but also damage relationships. —— stories— but also damage relationships. —— stories he — but also damage relationships. —— stories he believed. we have heard about— stories he believed. we have heard about his _ stories he believed. we have heard about his relationship with chelsy davy, _ about his relationship with chelsy davy, how— about his relationship with chelsy davy, how that ended because she could _ davy, how that ended because she could not— davy, how that ended because she could not act with the harassment is how it _ could not act with the harassment is how it was _ could not act with the harassment is how it was put. going on further to what _ how it was put. going on further to what prince — how it was put. going on further to what prince harry has said in his statement — what prince harry has said in his statement and in court, he says, i felt i _ statement and in court, he says, i felt i could — statement and in court, he says, i felt i could not trust anybody which
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was an— felt i could not trust anybody which was an awful feeling for me, especially at such a young age. we are talking — especially at such a young age. we are talking about stories that go back years, to when prince harry was a young _ back years, to when prince harry was a young boy, — back years, to when prince harry was a young boy, but he has also said in evidence _ a young boy, but he has also said in evidence in— a young boy, but he has also said in evidence in court that the tabloids were _ evidence in court that the tabloids were hostile towards him from birth. thank— were hostile towards him from birth. thank you. _ were hostile towards him from birth. thank you, helena, we believe it there for now. helena wilkinson there. we continue to get more detailfrom inside courtroom my colleague sean, who is in there, saying now that what is happening is the lawyer for the newspapers is really trying to pin prince harry down on the details. we are going to see more of this is the cross—examination continues. back to you, ben. cross-examination continues. back to ou, ben. . ~' cross-examination continues. back to ou, ben. ., ,, . . you, ben. thank you so much. we will be back with — you, ben. thank you so much. we will be back with you _ you, ben. thank you so much. we will be back with you throughout _ you, ben. thank you so much. we will be back with you throughout the - be back with you throughout the programme for the very latest on what is happening inside and outside the court. let's talk about some of the court. let's talk about some of the implications, issues raised in that testimony we have had in that witness statements over from prince
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harry. afua hagan, is a journalist and royal commentator who joins us now from the newsroom balcony. and also in the newsroom, legal analystjoshua rozenberg. this is a hugely significant moment. put this into context, the first in your oil to give testimony in this way for 130 years. it is your oil to give testimony in this way for 130 years.— way for 130 years. it is a hugely significant _ way for 130 years. it is a hugely significant moment _ way for 130 years. it is a hugely significant moment for - way for 130 years. it is a hugely significant moment for the - way for 130 years. it is a hugely l significant moment for the royal family, for the british press. like you said, the first royal to testify in court in 130 years. prince harry has said he is doing this because he wants to hold people to account for what they have done, so they cannot hide behind an institution or an organisation. he has made this his life's work. you talked about during the press run for his book and also in the netflix documentary that he wants to be able to hold the press to account for things they have done. that is phone hacking, but also we have to be able to link it to his mother's death. he felt that was at the hands of paparazzi. in
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this case specifically, he wants to be able to hold to account the british press. we know that the british press. we know that the british press. we know that the british press and the british media is a huge organisation, it is a huge key myth, and he has taken on an incredible challenge. he is probably going to run at a loss for this, evenif going to run at a loss for this, even if he does get damages, he will she“ even if he does get damages, he will shell out so much money on lawyers to bring this case and the other cases that he has two court. it is not about the money, this is a hugely significant moment we are seeing a member of the royalfamily standing up to the british press and trying to hold them to account for things they have done to be able to obtain the stories that they need to sell the front pages. lets obtain the stories that they need to sell the front pages.— sell the front pages. lets talk about what — sell the front pages. lets talk about what is _ sell the front pages. lets talk about what is happening - sell the front pages. lets talk| about what is happening inside court. joshua, let me bring you in at this point. we are getting some live updates from what is going on right now. nancy touching on it, the idea that the mirror group newspapers barrister trying to pin harry down on specifics full stop the suggestion that you cannotjust
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throw out and say the story must have been gathered by phone hacking. he says, tell me how you can prove it when much the same story had been in a rival newspaperjust a few days before? in a rival newspaper 'ust a few days before? . , in a rival newspaper 'ust a few days before? ., , , ., before? that is exactly what we were exectin: before? that is exactly what we were exoecting andrew — before? that is exactly what we were expecting andrew green, _ before? that is exactly what we were expecting andrew green, the - before? that is exactly what we were expecting andrew green, the mirror| expecting andrew green, the mirror group's _ expecting andrew green, the mirror group's barrister, to be drilling down _ group's barrister, to be drilling down into _ group's barrister, to be drilling down into. the bbc royal correspondent in court says there is a pattern— correspondent in court says there is a pattern emerging in this battle. the mirror's lawyer is pinning down prince _ the mirror's lawyer is pinning down prince harry— the mirror's lawyer is pinning down prince harry with questions about specific— prince harry with questions about specific details while prince harry is pushing — specific details while prince harry is pushing back with more broadbrush scepticism _ is pushing back with more broadbrush scepticism about how newspaper stories _ scepticism about how newspaper stories were gathered. if you say so, prince — stories were gathered. if you say so, prince harry replies ironically at one _ so, prince harry replies ironically at one point. but the mirror's barrister— at one point. but the mirror's barrister is _ at one point. but the mirror's barrister is pursuing prince harry on why— barrister is pursuing prince harry on why a — barrister is pursuing prince harry on why a mirror story is being accused — on why a mirror story is being accused of— on why a mirror story is being accused of being derived from hacking — accused of being derived from hacking when much the same story has been in _ hacking when much the same story has been in the _ hacking when much the same story has been in the e—mail before. if i can balance _ been in the e—mail before. if i can balance that — been in the e—mail before. if i can balance that withjust been in the e—mail before. if i can balance that with just an example taken _ balance that with just an example
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taken at _ balance that with just an example taken at random from prince harry's witness _ taken at random from prince harry's witness statement, he talks about a particular— witness statement, he talks about a particular statement dating back to 2005 _ particular statement dating back to 2005 he _ particular statement dating back to 2005. he talks about a photograph of him where _ 2005. he talks about a photograph of him where he had been at a party, other— him where he had been at a party, other people at the same party and so on _ other people at the same party and so on then — other people at the same party and so on. then he names a couple of journalists, — so on. then he names a couple of journalists, and he says, my soiicitors _ journalists, and he says, my solicitors have shown the two contribution request payments relating — contribution request payments relating to this article. these are payments. — relating to this article. these are payments, and he has records of phone _ payments, and he has records of phone calls to someone who worked for prince _ phone calls to someone who worked for prince harry, two is suspicious calls— for prince harry, two is suspicious calls made — for prince harry, two is suspicious calls made by mirror group newspapers to her in for pre—2005, which _ newspapers to her in for pre—2005, which give _ newspapers to her in for pre—2005, which give the story an angle on my relationship with my father which no longer— relationship with my father which no longer seem surprising. what he is trying _ longer seem surprising. what he is trying to— longer seem surprising. what he is trying to do— longer seem surprising. what he is trying to do is take the specific stories— trying to do is take the specific stories and collate them with information that he has obtained through— information that he has obtained through his lawyers, put the two
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together, — through his lawyers, put the two together, that at the same time he is being _ together, that at the same time he is being questioned by the mirror group _ is being questioned by the mirror group on — is being questioned by the mirror group on these connections, whether you can _ group on these connections, whether you can be _ group on these connections, whether you can be sure that this story came from _ you can be sure that this story came from unlawful behaviour or indeed from _ from unlawful behaviour or indeed from perfectly lawful source questioned by mirrorjournalists. it questioned by mirrorjournalists. [it really questioned by mirrorjournalists. really is questioned by mirrorjournalists. it really is about proving that link, isn't it? joshua, thank you. you were talking about how this is... prince harry says it is his life's work to change the culture of the media. i wonder therefore what will be deemed a success, how will he see a victory? will this be the end of the story? do you think this will be the story? do you think this will be the closure that he is probably trying to reach? for the closure that he is probably trying to reach?— the closure that he is probably trying to reach? for prince harry, this is in no _ trying to reach? for prince harry, this is in no way _ trying to reach? for prince harry, this is in no way about _ trying to reach? for prince harry, this is in no way about the - trying to reach? for prince harry, | this is in no way about the money, he is probably going to run at a loss after being lawyers' fees, even if he does get damages paid, even if he does get a payout. for him, he wants to hold the press to account. that means an apology from mirror group newspapers or any of the other
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newspapers he has taken to court. it means an admission on their part that they obtained stories by illegal means. that will be a victory for him. for them to be able to see, we did this and we are sorry. that is what he needs to prove in court. that is what he wants to be able to prove. it is not about the money for him. if this will bring closure, i hope so. we heard on the press run for his book that all the look—back projects are done. meghan and harry have stopped looking back at things and they are going to be moving forward. if they are moving forward in that site, we are moving forward in that site, we are hoping that after these cases are hoping that after these cases are over, after they get that apology, if they get it, if they get the admission, that the stories were obtained illegally, if they get it, then they will be able to move on, they will be able to park this part of their life and prince harry will be able to move forward with his philanthropy, with his charitable work, with the invicta schemes. goad work, with the invicta schemes. good to talk to you- — work, with the invicta schemes. good to talk to you. we _ work, with the invicta schemes. good
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to talk to you. we will _ work, with the invicta schemes. good to talk to you. we will be _ work, with the invicta schemes. good to talk to you. we will be back with you a little later. much more on the website. you're watching bbc news. some other stories now developing in the uk. we start with news about the cbi. it is make or break day for them. the head of the cbi, rain newton smith, says she's determined to learn from a series of scandals at the business group as it prepares for a crunch vote on its future today. members are being asked to back changes to the way the organisation is run, after serious sexual misconduct allegations emerged earlier this year. children's doctors have called for disposable e cigarettes to banned, amid concerns they're damaging young people's health. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says youth vaping is fast becoming an "epidemic" but anti smoking groups fear a ban would make it harderfor some adults to quit cigarettes. members of the royal college of nursing in wales are taking part in fresh strike action as part of a long running dispute about pay. the walkouts will last between seven in the morning and seven in the evening, today and tomorrow.
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ministers say they're disappointed that industrial action is continuing. the rcn voted last month to reject the welsh government's most recent pay offer. you are alive with bbc news. —— live with bbc news. to ukraine — where dozens of settlements in the south of the country are at risk of flooding after a major dam was destroyed by an explosion. kremlin's spokesperson denies russia was responsible. this video tweeted by ukraine's president zelensky shows the breached kakhovka hydroelectric dam. mr zelensky says it �*confirms for the whole world that the russians must be expelled from every corner of ukrainian land.�* but the two sides are blaming each other for its destruction. ukraine has accused russia of blowing up the dam to slow its offensive by making it harder to cross the dnipro river. russia says ukraine is to blame.
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there are fears for the cooling capacity at the nearby nuclear power plant. it is upstream, but it is one of the biggest in europe. regardless of who or what caused the explosion, it has potentially deadly consequences for towns and villages in the path of the water. bbc verify is working to establish the timeline of events. in these satellite images, a road that was visible in late may is no longer there and images that were taken on sunday, with a substantial breach also visible. these images from downstream show flooding of houses and garages in a residential area. the russian installed mayor of the town immediately next to the dam says the water level there could rise by up to 12 metres. 0ur reporter callum tulley in the newsroom has more analysis for us. i think we are starting to get an idea of notjust the damage to the dam itself but what this might mean for the surrounding areas. i'm going to start with the dam and show you some moving pictures that we just
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had verified in the last few moments. they showed just how submerged the dam has become. what you have essentially got there is a free—flowing, unobstructed river. this is going to have consequences for some of the population centres nearby. we are going to take you to cash in on, just down the river —— kherson. we have not had these images verified yet. what they appear to show is the start of some flooding in the city. shallow waters, it has to be said. you can see them here. again you're coming up see them here. again you're coming up to about a third of the way up this gate. they are starting to give us an indication of the impact that this is having on some of the population centres. we can show you very quickly a video that we have had verified. again, this mirrors what we have seen here, that kherson
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is starting to experience some light flooding. the concern is that will get worse. i flooding. the concern is that will get worse-— flooding. the concern is that will networse. .,~ ., ., get worse. i will take you away from kherson to — get worse. i will take you away from kherson to another _ get worse. i will take you away from kherson to another city. _ get worse. i will take you away from kherson to another city. i _ get worse. i will take you away from kherson to another city. i will- get worse. i will take you away from kherson to another city. i will take l kherson to another city. i will take you to this building. it is beautiful and it has remained intact despite being so close to the front lines of this conflict. now look at this video which we are currently in the process of verifying. it appears to show the encroachment of water to this building. again, suggesting that another population centre is starting to experience some flooding. really confirming what a lot of people feared earlier in the day, that we are going to see some local areas impacted. so it is really no surprise that so many people are being evacuated. we are going to try and bring you much more as and when we get it verified. stay with us. that is the latest in what
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we know so far. lots of details, claims and counter claims. we will try to make sense of those for you. the former prime minister of ukraine, arseniy yatsenyuk, has been giving us his reaction to the unfolding situation around the dam on the dnipro river. this is another part of the russian military tactics and strategy against ukraine. this comprises everything, including humanitarian disasters and catastrophe and the man—made disasters that russia inflicted on ukraine. you know, it resembles to me, the letter of nazi leader himmler that he sent in 1943 to the then so—called governor of ukraine when they were retreating from the ukrainian territory. in his letter, he said that, look, we need to leave scorched earth in ukraine, kill everything, including even animals. so putin and his policy is a copycat scenario of nazi policy, and this constitutes definitely an international and war crime. this is in complete violation
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with the article 56 of the geneva convention. but putin doesn't care about the international law. what does he care about? he cares about his imperialistic, stupid thinking and ideas, how to take over ukraine and how to restore the soviet union. so this is a huge disaster and another challenge for ukraine and another threat for the entire world. that was the former prime minister of ukraine. live now to mariana budjeryn, a senior research associate with the project on managing the atom at the harvard kennedy school's belfer center. thank you for being with us. the un says first of all that there is no immediate risk for the nuclear power plant that is upstream from that damn. i will come onto that, i know that as your area of specialism, we will talk about that any moment. first of all, this is a huge humanitarian problem. we have seen those pictures of the towns and
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villages downstream being flooded. the visual assessment about what happen next. the visual assessment about what happen next-— happen next. yes, indeed. the humanitarian _ happen next. yes, indeed. the humanitarian catastrophe - happen next. yes, indeed. the - humanitarian catastrophe downstream as a focus that we should focus first and foremost. according to the ukrainian government, about 80 towns and villages at risk of flooding, 16,000 people are about to be evacuated. that part of ukraine is really flat lands, there is no natural barriers for water to stop it flooding. so this is going to be a major, major disruption and major humanitarian catastrophe. find a major, major disruption and ma'or humanitarian catastrophe.�* humanitarian catastrophe. and that is the situation _ humanitarian catastrophe. and that is the situation downstream. - humanitarian catastrophe. and that is the situation downstream. we i humanitarian catastrophe. and that l is the situation downstream. we are trying to piece together to what is happening the consequences of that, one morning that the water levels could rise up to 12 metres in the area immediately around that dam. the problem then comes upstream, the lower water levels could have implications for the nuclear plant
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at zaporizhzhia. that has already been at the centre of some fierce fighting. talk to me about why the water is so important for that plant. water is so important for that lant. ., ., . ., plant. the zaporizhzhia nuclear ower plant. the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — plant. the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant relies _ plant. the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant relies on _ plant. the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant relies on a - plant. the zaporizhzhia nuclear| power plant relies on a constant supply of water from the reservoir thatis supply of water from the reservoir that is created by the dam. now that the dam has breached and the water is rushing out of the reservoir, the water levels are dropping rapidly, there is all sorts of piping and pumping systems that deliver the water to the reactors, to supply the cooling system, but also to enable the whisking of the heat, the decayed heat from the reactor course at the spent fuel course outside into the reservoir. there isn't an immediate danger to the safety of the plant. there is a special cooling pond where the water is pumped into. it is kept as a back—up
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option for the supply of water to the reactors. but of course this is not something that could be fixed very easily or quickly. in weeks or months or so, the water will become an issue. at that point, the cooling system will be in danger. you touch there and whether _ system will be in danger. you touch there and whether there _ system will be in danger. you touch there and whether there are - system will be in danger. you touch there and whether there are any - there and whether there are any potential back—up plans or safety reserves. 0ne potential back—up plans or safety reserves. one would also assume the problem will be getting help to that plant given that one of the few crossings across that river now destroyed too. how does this sort of thing work when trying to resolve problems in either war zones or disaster areas, problems in either war zones or disasterareas, how'd problems in either war zones or disaster areas, how'd you get that help to where it is needed? this is unprecedented. _ help to where it is needed? this is unprecedented. you _ help to where it is needed? this is unprecedented. you would - help to where it is needed? this is unprecedented. you would have i help to where it is needed? this isj unprecedented. you would have to cross the front line. we know there has been some precedents in terms of getting the ieee and monitoring
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missions. there have been some ceasefires negotiated between ukrainians and russians to allow the transition of these teams. perhaps a similar situation could be negotiated for getting the supplies to the plant. my concern really is the staff at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, now they have this to worry about in addition to everything else. we know that the plant is down to bare bones in terms of staffing. 0ut plant is down to bare bones in terms of staffing. out of about 1500 operators for this plant, there is less than 600, may be 500 left. that is one third. they are working under really terrible conditions, they are pressed to sign contracts with the russian operator, they are reports of torture and so forth. in addition to all of that, now they have this loss of water levels to worry about.
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grateful for your insight, loss of water levels to worry about. gratefulfor your insight, it loss of water levels to worry about. grateful for your insight, it is really good to have you with us. thank you. that is a senior research associate on the project for managing the atom. just want to show you events and keep an eye on what is happening at the high court. we are following what is happening. prince harry is giving evidence in his lawsuit against the publisher of the daily mirror. we are starting to get some of the testimony, facing cross examination now. that is the scene right outside the court. we have reporters inside and outside. we will bring you the very latest on bbc news, but also on the bbc five page, which will be updated with any reaction and updates we get from the court. right now, prince harry undergoing cross—examination. the lawyers are trying to link, make that connection between the stories that connection between the stories that appeared in the press and how those stories got there. continuing coverage on bbc news. see you soon.
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hello again. over the next couple of days the weather's going to be quite similar, in that we're going to start with a fair bit of cloud and it will brighten up from the west through the day, but then we start to see a few changes in the forecast. now, what we have today is high pressure firmly in charge, but we've got low pressure, this is storm 0scar down across the bay of biscay and iberia. that's currently producing some heavy rain in the canaries. as it approaches us, it's going to bring in some showers a bit later in the week. but what we have at the moment is cloud pushing back to the east coast, lingering around the midlands and the east coast, where we still have that chilly breeze. out in the west, though, we're looking at clear skies, sunshine and highs up to 21 or 22 celsius. in the sunshine, uv levels today, more or less across the board, will be moderate or indeed high. if you have an allergy to grass pollen, pollen levels are very high across parts of wales and also southern england and high across northern ireland.
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as we head on into this evening and overnight, you can see how the cloud quite quickly romps back in from the north sea, pushes westwards. we still have this keen breeze in the south—eastern corner, clear skies in the west. for most under that cloud, it's not going to be a particularly cold night, although under the clear skies, temperatures will be considerably lower. through tomorrow, if anything, the cloud will break up more readily than it's going to do today. it will be a brighter day through the midlands and also eastern parts of england. there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine with highs up to 22 or 23 celsius. but like today, tomorrow you could catch an outside shower, for example, across parts of scotland and northern ireland. into thursday, it's almost action replay in that we'll see the cloud break up, there'll be more sunshine, some of that cloud lingering in scotland and temperatures 11 to about 23 degrees. it's overnight thursday into friday, saturday and sunday we start to see the showers coming our way.
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on friday, they'll start to push in across parts of the south—west. still a keen breeze coming in across southern areas, but a lot of dry weather and the temperatures responding accordingly. we're looking at about 11 to 23 celsius. into the weekend, once again, we have a lot of settled conditions, but some of the showers will be heavy and also thundery. it's going to feel warmer, but it's also going to feel much more humid.
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