anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news.hilip who's 99, was admitted last tuesday for a period of observation and rest after feeling unwell at windsor castle. the exact reason for his admission hasn't been disclosed, however his stay isn't related to coronavirus. much of europe is still recovering from recent severe weather. many countries across the continent were deluged in a blanket of snow. in eastern poland they were making lots of snowmen, and all for a good cause. tim allman explains. across the fields of korycin, an army gathers its forces but not just any army, mind you, an army of snowmen, proud and true. dozens upon dozens of them, in fact. a lot of carrots, a lot of cold and more than a few scarves. and this is an army that knows exactly what its mission is. translation: a thousand snowmen for bartek. - we have to do something crazy to draw your attention to this little boy who has a heart defect, and needs surgery urgently. we are running out of time. the surgery is planned for april and we still need a lot of m

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. tenth anniversary of a powerful earthquake that left the new zealand city in ruins and killed 185 people. prime ministerjacinda ardern was amongst those leading the service at the canterbury earthquake national memorial. ms ardern paid tribute to those who had passed, and those that have lived on with the trauma of that day. the toll could not have been more significant and daily reminders made it harder. a fractured landscape, after—shocks, struggling friends and neighbours, and children with deep and unseen scars. ten years on, there will be people still living their daily lives with the long shadow of that day. today, i want to take the opportunity to say to all those who may still feel overwhelmed, who may still feel uncertain, sad, tired, anxious, you survived an event which by right should not occur in anyone's lifetime. i hope you find the space to be kind to yourself, as you've no doubt been to others who you knew were carrying the same burden. dan ohs is deputy chief executiv

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. — the uk has introduced a new heart transplant technique for children that restarts a donor heart outside the body. it can even repair any damage caused to the organ during death. this method significantly increased the number of such life—saving operations carried out in the uk last year, and it gives hope to young heart—transplant patients globally. our health correspondent anna collinson has this report. just a year ago, one of these sisters had a failing heart and was put on an urgent transplant list. nice wave! freya heddington was warned she may have to wait up to two years. but thanks to a new programme, it was just eight weeks. and within months, she could start doing the things she loved most. i'm ecstatic that i got such an amazing gift of a heart. but it's also upsetting to know that someone also died. a donor's family must be consented before surgery, as this training simulation shows. until a year ago, almost all paediatric heart transplants came from patients who'd suffe

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news.t archie is going to be a big brother" and described prince harry and meghan as "overjoyed". more on this from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. they look very happy and they released the news, barefoot and under the apple blossom and this happy news comes to 72 hours after they learned that they won the case against the mail on sunday so a double celebration. the queen, the duke of edinburgh and the prince of wales with the rest of the royal family are all delighted and they have sent the couple their good wishes and this will be the queens tenth the phillips babies are born in the sussex baby in the summer, one unusual thing about the sussex baby is certainly that it will be born in the united states. it will therefore almost certainly be a citizen of the united states, notwithstanding that will be eighth in the mind, boy or girl to the throne of the united kingdom. the united arab emirates space probe �*hope' has sent its first image of mars. the picture shows sunlight comi

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news.k to the streets with flowers — and perhaps because of the nature of the protest — there was no repeat of the violence and arrests of previous demonstations, as our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. the cold was toe—numbing in moscow today. but these women defied the frost and their fear to turn out for a valentine's day protest. they called it a chain of solidarity and love, and they carried flowers, not placards. but the hearts were black, in memory of all the russian women detained and persecuted because of their politics. i want to support all these women, and all these prisoners. there are some of my acquaintances in prison. we hoped that today it wasn't to be so many arrests. because we are here for love. not for struggle. the numbers here are not huge, but the message the women are sending is a strong one. about the right to political, peaceful protest, and for an end to arrests of people just for expressing their views. today's protest was inspired by alexei navalny

i'm joined now by our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, in london.t more do we know about this disaster? . , , . ., , ., what more do we know about this disaster? . , , . ., ,, disaster? i appreciate you saying that this- -- _ disaster? i appreciate you saying that this... washed _ disaster? i appreciate you saying that this... washed away, - disaster? i appreciate you saying that this... washed away, broke| disaster? i appreciate you saying - that this... washed away, broke away part of this town. there have been a couple of construction projects going on that critical area of the state and basically for hydropower projects and many of those are missing or believed to be working in these power projects and as a we speak hundreds of emergency services personnel have been deployed to the area, and so far they say they have recovered three bodies and dozens are still missing. but the government has already asked the army to be on standby and more people are being rushed to the area. but there is a fear that people will maybe going along the riverside,

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news.e spanish prime minister pedro sanchez look likely to win the biggest single share of the vote, but the three separatist parties are set to gain 7a of the 135 five seats, allowing them to continue to govern. the world's oldest brewery has been uncovered at the ancient egyptian city of abydos. british archarologists first mentioned the existence of the brewery in the early 1900s but could not pinpoint its location. it is thought to have made about 22.400 litres of beer at a time and was built to provide beer for rituals that were taking place inside funreal facilities for the kings of egypt. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced that they're expecting a second child. a spokesman for the couple said: "we can confirm that archie is going to be a big brother" and described prince harry and meghan as "overjoyed". more on this from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. they look very happy and the released the news, barefoot and make the apple blossom and this happy news comes t

south asia editor for bbc world service anbarasan ethirajan told us more about people's reaction to theelongs to one of those young activists who set up her own website where they were seeking climate justice and she was part of a number of environmental campaigns to protect the lakes in the city of bangalore and she was talking about this unseasonal rain pattern which flooded the city a few months ago. her arrest is shocked many people. the government argues which gives document or toolkit which gives information about the farmers protest was instrumental in triggering violence during a tractor rally by the farmers on the 26 of january. tens of thousands of indian farmers have been protesting as you know on the outskirts of delhi, urging the government to repeal three laws which they say favours big private farms. this has got the interest of a lot of young people in india and got international attention after the swedish climate activist greta thunberg started tweeting about it. many people have described this as our witchhunt to silence dissent in india. one politician put it in this

our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has this update.cier that broke away, washed away parts of this dam. there have been a couple of construction projects going in that particular area of uttarakhand state, and basically for hydropower projects, and many of those are missing or believed to be working in these power projects and, as a we speak, hundreds of emergency services personnel have been deployed to the area, and so far they say they have recovered three bodies and dozens are still missing. and the government has already asked the army to be on standby and more people are being rushed to the area. but there is a fear that people will maybe going along the riverside, along the banks of the alaknanda river, could be missing because many people take their cattle for grazing and they also go around collecting firewood. these people could be missing and this particular area is very, very ecologically sensitive and the government says that it is doing all it can to rescue as many people as possible. but it does look like the death toll

here's our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan.with an investigation with an investigation into alleged conspiracy to bring disrepute to india. disha ravi shared a document to help understand the ongoing farmers protests on social media and how to support the movement online. tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting against three new laws that they say will benefit private companies. translation: these laws will have an effect on anyone corporate's are allowed to come in they will buy from us at very low prices and we lose our livelihoods.— livelihoods. the document, or the toolkit, — livelihoods. the document, or the toolkit, was _ livelihoods. the document, or the toolkit, was also - livelihoods. the document, or the toolkit, was also shared . livelihoods. the document, or| the toolkit, was also shared by the toolkit, was also shared by the global —— by the global climate change activist read a tunberg. international attention rattled indian authorities has who have described it as sensationalist. it has triggered shelf

disaster relief forces are trying to reach workers trapped inside a tunnel. 0ur south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajanorning, when people witness the deluge of water going through this river, it caused a lot of panic in that area and many people are feared missing. more than 100, and their unknown knobs of people working at the power plants in this area. the pictures showed one part of this dad being washed away. that raised lots of concerns about the welfare of the workers. a short while ago, the government confirmed that they have rescued around 16 workers who were stuck inside a tunnel very close to this power plant. they have been rescued, that is the positive news. but we don't have any information about dozens of people who are missing, most of them believed to be workers. because it is a lean season, there is not much water. state officials say the threat of floods the downstream areas have now reduced. the headlines on bbc news: the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant of covid—19. but scientists say it will still help to