it is 8:00, this is "sky news breakfast." these are our top stories this morning. bombarded and encircled, the ukrainians fleeing to safety as the shells rain down, a special report. the shelling is very close. get down, everyone. get down. >> ukrainian president says that

his country's sovereignty must be guaranteed as russia claims efforts on taking full control of the donetsk region. cutting ties, the duke of cambridge signals support for the separation of three nations from the british monarchy during his caribbean tour. and ferries detailed in northern island after problems with documentation and crew training a week after 800 staff were sacked. ♪♪ a fear fighter drummer taylor hawkins has died at the age of 50. and the grand prix green lights a saudi arabia race, it will go ahead despite an attack close by. and we'll an troh apologist

as we look over the morning papers.apologist and writer as we look over the morning papers. ukraine has woken up to a fifth weekend at war. in a fresh message of defiance, president zelenskyy says that his country's satisfy trinity must be guaranteed and the ukrainian people will not accept anything less. he has also pushed for more talks with russia as moscow signals a change in strategy. russian forces have surrounded the city of chernihiv. we'll bring you a special report. and as the humanitarian crisis worsens, ukraine says 136 children have now died since the start of the war. so let's take a look through some of the key developments in the war which has entered its 30th day. russian forces appear to have shifted their focus from a ground offensive aimed at kyiv to instead prioritizing what

moscow caused liberation of the donbas region. and russia is likely to continue to use its heavy firepower on urban areas as it looks to limit its own already considerable losses at the cost of further civilian casualties. later today u.s. president joe biden will hold talks with the polish president before meeting refugees in warsaw. in the afternoon he will make an address on ukraine. and french president emmanuel macron is expected to speak to vladimir putin in the coming days. he is working with greece and turkey to try to help people leave the besieged city of mariupol. in chernihiv in northern ukraine, those who escaped describe is it simply as hell. and encircled on all sides by russian troops, sky news witnessed the destruction of the final route for humanitarian aid.

chernihiv lies on the main road from belarus to the capital kyiv. it has been continuously bombarded with little access to water and electricity. and alex crawford reports from the city now cut off from the outside world. and just a warning that her report contains images of shrapnel wounds. >> reporter: this is the last route in or out of chernihiv across an open field where every vehicle can be a target. the city surrounded on three sides by russian troops at this point and there is a stream of cars ferrying the civilians out of the combat zone. the window to getting across the last remaining pedestrian bridge is rapidly closing but the russians have spotted this escape route and minutes after we arrive, they hit it. [ shelling ]

>> reporter: the shelling is very close. get out, everyone, get out. don't worry, don't worry. there is a mad scramble to get out as the attacks keep on coming. >> go, go, now. >> reporter: the russians have used this tactic repeatedly in this war. last thing we want to do is have an accident. lines of civilians lay on the grounds as the shelling goes on. and pick themselves up to walk through these bombings. they have no option. only chance and a prayer will get them through this. there are scores of people trying to flee with bags on their backs, they are guided through the fields by soldiers whose guns are no match. the russians have cut off

chernihiv now and targeting those trying to escape their bombs. inside chernihiv, the mayor has filmed some of the destruction. there are still an estimated 150,000 people trapped inside the city. it is strategically important because it stands right across the north route chosen by russia for its advance on the capital. it is carnage, says the mayor. we take refuge in a gym in a basement with a group of volunteer soldiers. everyone who has made it out of chernihiv has withdrawn to nearby villages themselves coming under bombardment. this gives the volunteer soldiers time to make phone calls home. one month on, fighting this war, their families and children are mostly well away from the chaos and death they are seeing here on a daily basis. my heart is just breaking, one father tells us. it is very difficult because i'm so used to being with my family. they are my whole life.

daybreak the following morning and they are trying to work out how to get aid in and the civilians out. the last route is closed and still being targeted. one paramedic asked us for help. he tells us that the bridge crossing point where he was waiting to help casualties has been shelled 15 minutes earlier. now he is wounded. he has been deafened by the blast it was so close and he has several shrapnel wounds. bits have lodged in his leg and he needs surgery. there is little that can be done on the roadside, but one of our team does what he can. and shrapnel appears to have punctured his lung. he says he is finding it hard to breathe. targeting of civilians and medics is a war crime. he leaves to try to get to a hospital. with this parting message for the world -- >> our country need your help.

good luck. >> reporter: nearby, multiple remains of cluster bomg rockets. independent experts have identified them as cluster munitions being used by both sides in this war. but the angle suggests that these have been fired from russian positions. the united nations is investigating the use of cluster bombs as war crimes. there are constant sirens warning of impending attacks on the nearby villages. those who have made it out talk of a nightmarish existence. it is hell there, it is hell, this mother tells us. my children's godmother is still there. it is not possible to leave the shelter. there is no food, no gas, no electricity. it is just like mariupol. everyone is cut off. the rituals of death are followed in between the attacks by those still struggling to

live. but this isn't real living. it is just surviving. and those trapped in chernihiv don't know how much longer they can hold out. alex crawford, sky news, outside chernihiv. and so now let's go to lviv where many displaced ukrainians have temporarily settled. sally, let's talk about russia's change in strategy. what does that mean for the war at the moment? >> reporter: one thing that is clear is that russian forces are under huge strain in many parts of the country. so this change in strategy, this moving of the goalposts by russia in terms of its objectives here in ukraine, are potentially more face-saving than anything. but what does it mean? well, it is far too early to say that this is an early sign of defeat. one must remember that it is very hard to believe what russia says, let's not forget it was just over a month ago that

russia and vladimir putin repeatedly said we're not going to invade, we're not going to invade, we're not going to invade. they invaded. they repeatedly lied about some of the acts that they have carried out here on ukrainian soil saying that they haven't targeted hospitals, they haven't targeted civilian shelters, they weren't responsible for that attack on a maternity unit in the southern city of mariupol. so we really will have to wait to see exactly what this means. but certainly by saying that they are now going to focus their efforts on so-called liberating the eastern part of the country, the donbas region, is certainly now trying to put potentially a positive spin on what has been a quite failure in terms of their initial objective of trying to take ukraine. now, mariupol, that southern city, and also chernihiv, those images that we saw in alex crawford's report there, for citizens there, it may not change anything at all.

while they failed in certain areas of the country, russian forces have made significant progress in the eastern donbas region and also advancing from crimea in the south. and mariupol, that key southern port city, is in the line of fire between russian forces advancing from the east and russian forces advancing from the south. so there is no suggestion that russia will in any way retreat in its advance on mariupol, its attempt to try to take control of the city. and what that means for the civilians still trapped there is unclear, but it is certainly very worrying indeed. president macron of france has said that he is seeking to try to form a coalition between france and turkey for some sort of humanitarian mission to mariupol. and he plans to speak to vladimir putin about this the next 48 to 72 hours. but let's not forget time is not on the side of these civilians

who have been undersiege in mariupol for weeks now, the city cut off from food and medical supplies and a real concern that if people don't die in airstrikes there, that people soon will begin starving. so we are yet to see what these operational objectives and the moving of the goalposts by russia really mean when it comes to the experience of ukrainian citizens on the ground. certainly if nothing else it looks like it could be a face-saving exercise for vladimir putin. >> sally from lviv, thank you. we'll have an update from ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy a short while ago, he called on energy producing countries to increase outputs so that russia cannot use its oil and gas wells, his words blackmail other nations. he is addressing doha conference by a video link. and president zelenskyy also said that no countries ensured against shocks from disruptions to food supply happening because of russia's invasion of his

country. the government has faced criticism for delays in processing visas for ukrainian refugees trying to get into the uk. earlier i spoke to the policing minister who says that the government is trying its best and is aiming to make the process easier. >> we are trying our best to streamline the system and make it as fast as possible. obviously we've expanded the number of appointments, we've made the system easier, the forms required to be filled in easier. and in fact just this week my team in parliament were success successful to getting travel documents to a team in hungary, be reunited with their family. and so there are hundreds if not thousands of these being cleared on a daily basis. >> and a fairy has been detained in northern ireland, the ship

was held due to failures on crew familiarization, vessel documentation and crew training. the blow for the company comes after both the transport sect and the prime minister called for the company's boss to step down after anger at the decision to make 800 staff -- or to sack 800 staff on the spot. i was told the situation is a mess and that those at the top of the p&o chain need to sort it out. >> it has turned into a complete mess. and as the secretary of state for transport said yesterday, this seems to land at the foot of the management of that organization who have not behaved i have to say in the best manner that you would expect leaders of the company of that kind of status and importance to behave. i know there are strong conversations ongoing between the department of transport and the company's owners to try to

sort the mess out. joining me now is katie barnfield. and as you can see, he labeleded it as a mess. and some people could say that we could see it coming, the result of sacking so many people on the spot and then trying to quickly train new ones in such a short space of time. >> absolutely. just a week after that hugely controversial decision by p&o ferries to sack those 800 workers on the spot, this has happened. and at the time they were warned about safety concerns, there were issues raised about whether these new cheaper agency staff that they were bringing on board to replace these workers would actually have the required training and experience to run the route safely. and now the maritime and coast guard agency saying that is one of the key issues behind the detention of this ship, problems with crew training. so exactly the sort of issues that were raised at the time. so this slip is called the

european causeway and it has been detained in northern ireland, we heard about it last night. and we also heard from the union who of course have been organizing protests around the country against these sackings. and they say the seizing at the european causeway shows thatp&o are not proper to run a safe service and their ships should be impounded and the crew reinstated. obviously you heard earlier using this language about strong conversations between the government and p&o, and that won't go far enough for people like the union and also others including senior figure in the labour party who have been pushing for the government to go much further and seize all of their ships.

p&o have suspended services temporarily for safety returns, but one of these routes is now apparently up and running already. the liverpool to dublin route is apparently going to sail this evening. but of course this will pile more pressure on the government do more. they were making noises last week about possibly introducing some legislation to force p&o to reverse this decision to sack all its workers. so how long they can keep the ferries running we'll have to wait and see. and i'm joined by the shadow employment rights minister, grateful for your time. both the transport secretary and prime minister are calling for the boss of p&o to go, and this is a man who sat in front of pms and said that he would do what he did again breaking the law, 800 staff members sacked on the spot. is he a right and proper person

in your eyes to lead such a big organization like p&o? >> no, he is not. and if he doesn't resign, i would hope that the government will bring disqualification procedures against him because he is not the proper person to run the company. as you say, he was pretty brazen about it when he gave his evidence. he said he knew that this company would be breaking the law if they took the steps but they were prepared to do it in way. so frankly callus and calculated way of going about things. it is no way to treat 800 loyal long-serving employees. these people aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet which appears to be the approach that he has taken. these people have lives and bills to pay and to be sacked over a three minute video call, knowingly against the law, and also bringing in agency staff below the minimum wage to replace them is the kind of way a business shouldn't be run anywhere in the world let alone in this country.

and he really does need to go. and if he doesn't go, the government has got to take action. >> transport secretary said that he would be appearing before parliament to set out some rules that will essentially close that loophole that p&o exploited basically. what will labour do if you were in his position now? >> well, there are a number of things we would like to see happen. first of all, we've got to look at suspending all the licenses and contracts that the parent company will have with government and in terms of ports, we've got to take legal action against the directors to say that they are not fit to run companies, you have to bring in laws to introduce minimum wage to all seafarers, and also look at these criminal proceedings that the prime minister has talked about earlier on this week because there is in theory at least an unlimited fine for

directors of companies who fail to notify in the way that o have. we have to spend a clear message that we won't tolerate british workers being treated this way and if we continue in that way, we'll all lose out. >> and they are calling for cross-party cooperation. is that something that you support? >> we will support any measures that increase the job security of british workers and ensure that the minimum wage is enforced throughout these islands and beyond. we absolutely have a number of things that we think the government could do more on. i think particularly this question of the fitness of the directors and the criminal proceedings, those have got to be looked at as well. and ultimately we want to seen end to fire and rehire culture which has grown too large. we need to end those loopholes as well.

>> and let's talk about matters concerning the war in ukraine. 30 days now since the war started. policing minister says that the government is trying its best and is aiming to make the process easier for ukrainian refugees who want to come to the uk. is the government trying its best in your eyes? >> i think the government's response has been slow and it has been disjointed if i'm honest. let's not forget that we knew what was coming down the tracks much earlier than a month ago. we know the government have had to undertake similar schemes with people from hong kong and afghanistan in recent times. so actually the framework and infrastructure should have been there already. and the fact that he is only talking today about streamlining systems and getting things moving i think is a really slow reaction. >> on what is the framework that

labour would have had in place, how would you have done things differently? >> we could have learned lessons for example from the procedures for people coming from hong kong. that was all capable of being done online. and a number of things that need to be improved is the communication and coordination with local authorities. because when the refugees' families get over here, there will be some impact on local health services, local education services as well. and actually local authorities need to know how many people are coming, what their needs are to ensure that there are proper support services in place. >> and in terms of the visa scheme that we have, is it right that we have these visas which are effectively from the people we're speaking to blocking them, making things a lot more difficult for them to reach the uk? >> we absolutely need to make sure that people are subjected to proper checks, but there are i think better ways that we can

do this. i think that the fact that people with passports can now apply online is an improvement. we should be looking into where we can do that elsewhere for other applicants. and we also need to make sure that actually there are any number of different routes for people to be able to make these applications. because it does feel at the moment that it is very bureaucratic, it is very cumbersome and these are people fleeing the war, they need help, they don't need road blocks. >> justin, grateful for your time. thank you. a short while ago ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy called on energy producing countries increase outputs so that russia cannot use its oil and gas wells to in his words blackmail other nations. let's listen to some of his speech by video link at the doha conference. >> translator: bring us back to the time when the peace and an

equal being of all peoples was possible. can we admit this. during 20th century, the world develop a whole system of international structures to guarantee justice in every country. all of you feel the power of this word and all of us are working to ensure that there is more justice for your peoples and for the whole world. but we cannot find justice in the world for 31 days now. after the invasion of the country, we are defending the country on battlefields, on the roads. in all those countries who assume the resolutions based on the principle of against russian aggression, but we see that united nations, international

institutions now have necessary force to restore back the basic for all peoples to bring back peace. because now the voice of those privileged is still louder than the voice of the few. there is not justice. russia is doing this against ukraine that cannot be called justice. intimidating with the use of nuclear weapons, and russia is bragging that they can destroy with nuclear weapons not only a certain country but the entire planet. currently the world is waging a serious discussion that russia might use nuclear weapon or chemical weapons.

in 1990, ukraine renounced the world third biggest nuclear stockpile. that was the biggest contribution into the global protection against nuclear catastrophe which has ever been done. and in exchange for that, our country received written assurances of the most powerful of the world, russia included, but these assurances did not become guarantees. in fact one of these countries started a war against ukraine. and this is the ultimate manifestation of injustice that you can possibly imagine. so what is the conclusion that other entries make from this? is it the conclusion that everyone needs nuclear weapons in order to protect themselves against the invasion? that is very hazardous for everyone. >> ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy there speaking by

video link at the doha forum international conference calling on energy-producing countries to increase their outputs so that russia cannot use its oil and gas wells to blackmail other nations. now, while he is speaking, we have an update that is also coming in, this time round from ukraine's deputy prime minister, he says that ten corridors have been agreed for today, this is according to the voices news agency. previous humanitarian corridors have failed, so it will be interesting to see how this one holds up. but the latest from ukraine's deputy prime minister is that ten corridors have been agreed for today and this is according to reuters. on to other news. the duke of cambridge has suggested that any decision by caribbean nations to separate from the british monarchy will be assumed by the uk with pride

and respect. it comes as the cambridge has toured islands who face protests and demands for reparations. a warning that this report contains flash photographry. >> reporter: a tour where more than usual the couple have been under pressure to address certain issues that are big talking points across the caribbean. we didn't expect this from prince william's only speech in the bahamas, a clear statement about how he and the royal family feel about other realms cutting ties. >> i want to say this, we support with pride and respect your decisions about your future. relationships evolve. friendship endures. >> reporter: it hadn't been the easiest of days. the weather not playing ball.

but there was no way that they could miss a famous parade. >> wherever they are and whatever the weather, it has often been said that the royals are in the happiness business and the issues going on during this tour though could not be bigger, which means that the stakes are really high when it comes to potentially pitting -- >> reporter: at the end of the same street, we found a museum named after a slave who led a rebellion in 1830. part of our shared history that some believe they should be compensated for. >> we think of reparations as a way of gaining justice and repairing the damage that was endured through the trans-atlantic slave trade and as well as the underdevelopment that was left not only in the bahamas, but really in the caribbean as a region. >> reporter: over the road, kent and kevin were more indifferent.

>> we are independent. we have been given freedom. slavery to me, it has been abolished, so why go back. ♪♪ >> reporter: some have felt the elements of this tour have felt colonial are outdated. from the couple there have been efforts to balance that like a school visit focusing on the impact of covid. and throwing themselves into whatever has been asked of them, even in the pouring rain, they showed themselves to be good sports. and a competitive pair but realizing that they both have an important role to play when it comes to making this tour a success or not. rihanna mills, sky news, in the bahamas. a long time drummer of the foo fighters has died at the age of 50. ♪♪

announcing his death, the band said that they were devastated and said that hawkins' musical spirit and laughter will live on with all of us forever. the band is currently in colombia as part of a world tour that was set to include the uk this summer. and jackie is here for us with all the sport. f 1 making all the headlines. >> it is a frightening sport at the best of times. throw in a terrorist attack and then you have, well, even more danger. i'll tell you what happened yesterday in saudi arabia and the drivers are very worried. wd the saudi arabia grand prix will

go ahead as plan this had weekend despite an attack on an oil refinery nearby. a huge fire 7 miles from the circuit with the houthi rebels saying that they started it. and it is thought that several were unsure about continuing with the race, but assurances have been provided by the saudi officials. >> the president are dealing with it, there has been all the assurances from the organizers. and we'll be going racing. >> we've been assured that we are protected here, probably the safest place that you can be in saudi arabia at the moment. so we're racing. >> unanimous decision by everybody? >> between the team principals, yes. >> and the chicago cubs baseball team ricketts family are on the

short list of the contenders to buy chelsea despite concerns after islamophobic comments that were made in 2019. and others are expected to be on the short list as well. ukrainian boxer confirmed on social media that he is to start training for a rematch following russia's invasion of his home country ukraine. and he was fighting. he won back in september and it is believed that he's crossed in to poland to start a training camp. some resistance has given cricketers on day two, a flurry had looked to put england in

control at 95-6. but they rallied, helping them to 232 for 8, meaning that they are now 28 runs ahead. and to tennis, the third round of the miami open, norrie breaking in the seventh of the second to win. and he will now face a player from france in the next round. top seed is daniel medvedev. and there was a 19,000 pound for smashing his racquet and running at ben stiller. and you can see the final

practice session from saudi arabia followed by qualifying live from 1:45 this afternoon on sky sports f 1. i will see you in an hour's time. and we'll talk to eddie haern about the a.j. rematch. a.j. remh thank you very much. and stay with us here. coming up, i'll be joined by a dad who is running marathons to raise money for a charity that helped him through his wife's death and his son's battle with cancer. this is a game changer who dares to be fearless even when her bladder leaks. our softest, smoothest fabric keeping her comfortable, protected and undeniably sleek. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you.

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after the trauma of losing his wife to cancer last year, a father of two, jamie, was hit by even more devastating news when

his 8-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. now jamie is running a marathon in memory of his late wife and also to raise money for a charity which supported him through his 8-year-old son's battle with leukemia. and i'm pleased to say that jamie is joining me now. he is running a marathon as i said to raise money for that charity which aided his son freddie's recovery from cancer. and i can see all of you there joining me. so i have jamie, and also freddie and noah. so lovely to see you with your dad. grateful for your time. let me start off with dad then. jamie, as i was saying there, this is unimaginable, losing your wife to cancer and then having to deal with your son's cancer diagnosis. and of course this is coming up to the first anniversary of your wife's death as well. >> yeah, it has not been the best of years, that is for sure.

obviously a big shock when she had been diagnosed initially in 2017. she had been having a dreaming of cancer for quite a while. and, yeah, it was obviously the worst thing that you ever want to have to tell your kids, that their mum's died. and then obviously 3, 3 1/2 months after that, being told that fred had leukemia was -- yeah, it was a bit of a shock to say the least. >> absolutely. and i can see freddie there sitting there very quietly. freddie, i bet you've got a lot to say. how are you feeling this morning? >> fine. >> you're feeling great, yeah? your dad running a marathon, how impressive is that? what do you think about that? >> yeah, it is good. >> and freddie, i know that you've been through so much and you've been absolutely brave.

we've heard all about you. and another great thing i heard is that your brother, noah, is actually a match, so he is somebody who is able to help you. so i'm going to go straight to noah and speak to noah and ask how great that you are a match to be able to help your brother freddie? >> it's good, it's great that i'm able to help him. well, now if he needs it, which hopefully he won't, at least i can give him what he needs, i guess. >> that is fantastic. and obviously that really strengthens your bond, doesn't it, it makes you so close. i've got one sister and we're so close. and i can see what you are able to do for your brother there, it just speaks of the closeness, doesn't it, that you guys have. do you know what i'll do, i'll come to dad again, jamie, and jamie, i touched on the charity that you are doing -- raising

money for. just tell us a little bit more about the work that they do and why you chose this charity in particular. >> so molly ollys is a fantastic charity that helped us. tim and rachel set it up in 2011 after their daughter molly died at the age of 8. and so they do various things to support children who are going through life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses. and so one thing is that they give all the children an ollys teddy. and so he has lines that he gets his treatment through and the teddy bear have those same lines and there are books that they have that explain the process that they will go through in child speak. just to see the picture that you flashed up there at the wwe,

saying that they also grant wishes. and so for fred, what they have done for us, is that they granted them fred's wish to go to a wwe live event. so we went to birmingham and that was just the best thing that they could ever have done for fred to get him to experience that. so, yeah, they have done a lot for us. they do a lot for other families as well. and so i just felt that i wanted to kind of try to give back to them. so decided that i would run the marathon on sunday. i'm relying it in molly ollys' mascot's outfit, which is a big lion. so i was hoping to, you know -- my hope was that i could raise 500 pound, which would pay for what we've gotten from charity, it would pay for the wish that we were granted. and i think as it currently stands, it just clicked over the 2,000 pound mark. so that will pay for four wishes for children or families going

through what we're going through. just hopefully give a little bit of brightness to what can be, you know, a really tough time. >> absolutely. and jamie, i'm hoping that you raise even more than you ever dreamed of. it is great to have you here. thank you so much indeed for your time. and i also would like to say a massive thank you to, you freddie and noah, both of you for waking up so early on a saturday morning to come and speak to us. we appreciate it. thank you so much. jamie, good luck to you. >> thanks very much. well, let's see how the weather is shaping up. and after a span of some warm spring weather, temperatures will be changing, they will be on the downward trend the following few days bringing the risk of showers for

some. after a chilly start, mist and fog will clear to sunny skies once again, but clouds will shroud some northern and northwestern areas. stay with us here on "sky news breakfast." coming up, one last look at today's newspapers with a writer and anthropologist. this is a game changer who dares to be fearless

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welcome back with us this morning to review the papers. we are joined by our broadcaster and writer and anthropologist. grateful for your company this morning. let me kick off with you,

edward, some strange things happened yesterday including an unlikely name. putin referencing j.k.rowling. >> and connected it with obviously what has been going on with ukraine and with the west view and stance of what he has been doing with the attack, with the invasion of ukraine and likened it -- connected it with cancel culture which was really bring czar. and was talking about j. k. rowling about the recently she's been involved in some of her views on sex and gender. and he was making connections to that and saying, well, that the west in terms of cancel culture, that russia has been placed in the same box. now, in some of her view or tweets, you can make comparisons to cancel culture, but when someone like putin decides to

invade another country, certainly there is no comparison. and j. k. rowling hit back on social media by tweeting with the hashtag with her support to the ukrainians. so certainly did not get any support there putin on his view. and it is rhetoric that we saw during the trump presidency where the most bizarre and the most odd things would happen such as comments or tweets or references to celebrities or well-known figures. >> absolutely. i did go on to j. k. rowling's page and you can see the amount of support that she is getting from ukraine, and she is engaging with them. let me go to maryann. and this story is interesting because it makes me want to move. so we're looking at the story in

the mail and discounts on your energy bill if you live by a wind farm. should we just all go live near a wind farm? >> this is a proposal that is coming through. but kind of spearheaded actually by one of the energy companies which already offer this is to some of their customers in wales and yorkshire. they have dubbed it the fan club. so if you live near a wind farm, you get a discount on your energy bills when those turbines are turning. so you get a 20% discount if they are turning, 50% discount if it is appropriately windy and they are really generating a lot of electricity for the grid. so the suggestion is that partly to ease the passage of getting planning permission for these wind farms onshore, so on land, built on land, would be to give local residents this incentive.

actually if you don't try to prevent the wind farm being built in the field behind your house or wherever, then you would get a little perk out of it. the big question is though actually, this is a crowded nation and we need a lot of space to plant trees, to protect bio diversity. and sometimes when you are putting up this enormous infrastructure, you are actually doing quite a lot of harm. i'm absolutely in massive support of renewable energy, but i do wonder whether we need to have kind of a much broader conversation about should these wind farms be on land or should they perhaps be out at sea, what the impact, implications of those two things are. not just for the climate crisis and bio diversity, turning that around, but also what that kind of impact is for our energy mix.

wedding who need more security, but we need to do it in the right way for the long term. >> and some of the criticism is that they just don't look very appealing, but of course as you say, balancing a lot there, also about green energy. edward, i want to come to you, the most famous white shirts in britain. i mean, not by you i'm afraid, sorry about that. >> i was going to say you know i wear the most flamboyant shirts and i was expecting you to have my -- to beat me up and say that this is your mormt. moment. but, no, this is collin firth's moment. and this is one of the most adored scenes ever. and this exhibition is taking place i believe in the southwest for people to go and have a look at this shirt. now, this shirt has been protected, there is a red tape

at the exhibition where people can go and look. and the actual adaptation which was in 1995, the bbc adaptation, it helped to connect with a new audience. and when people talk about the actual adaptation, they always refer to that scene and colin emerging from the sea. so no comparison to me. i don't think that this shirt cuts it in terms of competition between that scene and this shirt. he wins hands down. >> i do hope that they at least cleaned it. do you know what i mean? >> at least ironed it, used some starch. i mean, come on. >> do something. keep it clean. we're running out of time, but i have to come to you, maryann, because the front page of the eye is talking about the inside of chernobyl, this is the first account of life at captured nuclear plants since the attack. tell us more about what you

found out. >> yeah, so this is information from one of the workers who is now not in the chernobyl nuclear plant, but kind of revealing what the situation is for the workers who are there. so they are surrounded by armed russian troops who kind of do perimeter runs and these people who are basically making sure that this nuclear power plant remains safe and functional, therefore preventing a nuclear disaster, have been having to work 24 hoyer shifts with just a 30 minute break. and once they are in, they are effectively hostages because they are surrounded by russian troops. and they don't know when they will be replaced by ukrainians who are being -- other workers of the power plant who get bussed in, they get permission to come in, and other people get permission to go out, but they don't know when those handovers happen. and this guy compare it is to basically a bus driver who hasn't had a break. >> thank you very much indeed.

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