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chris page, bbc news, creeslough. have been shot dead by security forces during the latest protests triggered by the death of a 22—year—old woman in police custody, more than three weeks ago. there have been demonstrations in cities around the world today, including this one in the netherlands, in support of the iranian protests. ceremonies have been taking place in thailand at the start of a four—day funeral for victims of thursday's mass killing at a nursery. 37 people were murdered by a former policeman in the northern town of uthai sawan. you are watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a massive explosion has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. the un nuclear watchdog calls for the urgent protection of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after shelling cuts its external power. ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in the republic of ireland — police say it appears to have been a �*tragic ac

and chris is live for us now in creeslough.e search operation is continuing, is there any hope of finding more survivors? sadly, the emergency services are saying the reality is they don't believe they're going to find anyone else alive at this stage. there are dozens of people from the village here at the police cordon continuing to watch the search operation, hoping for some word, but the indications are that now this is a search for bodies. this is a rural community, in county donegal, a place popular with tourists and regarded as peaceful. people here can't take in that some people went to their local shop on a friday afternoon and lost their lives so suddenly. afternoon and lost their lives so suddenl . . ~ afternoon and lost their lives so suddenl. ., ,, the only road bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula has collapsed following an explosion. russia annexed crimea from ukraine in 2014. the territory occupied by russia in this war, seen here in red in the east of the country, created a corridor of russian contro

in creeslough, at a petrol station.tation, the latest tragic event, being described as a tragic accident so far in terms of the investigation by local police. but there was an explosion and confirmation this afternoon that ten people, you can see him there on the right shaking hands with some of the personnel from the emergency services. ten people were confirmed to have been killed in that incident. eight people were injured, one person has been described as critically ill and has been transferred to a specialist burns unit in the region. what we do know so far is that of the ten people that have died, there were four men, three women, two teenagers and a girl, a young girl of primary school age. so micheal martin is visiting the scene of that donegal petrol station explosion. and we are not sure if he is going to speak later, but meeting some of the emergency services that responded in under ten minutes, we were told, to that incident. chris page has the report. this small community has been caught up in a wave of dev

charlotte gallagher, bbc news, creeslough.ead protests in the country and accusations of human rights violations and repression of women and girls. the protests began last month, after by the death in police custody of mahsa amini, a young woman who'd been detained by the morality police. hundreds of schoolgirls are said to have joined the demonstrations in recent days. the bbc is not allowed to report from iran, but our correspondent anna foster on the iran/iraq border. anna... this is one of the few places where you can actually speak to iranians as they come through this border crossing, which they are doing in small numbers. what is noticeable is how scared everybody is, about speaking out about what is happening in iran at the moment. i was at the bus station this morning, the place where people arrived by taxi before moving further into iraqi kurdistan. and they said if they spoke about what they have seen, the demonstrations, the protest, the fear they would be picked up and killed, they believe, by iranian intelligence

and chris is live for us now in creeslough.hris, the search operation is continuing, is there any hope of finding more survivors? we've moved from search and rescue to search and recovery. that we've moved from search and rescue to search and recovery.— to search and recovery. that is riuht. to search and recovery. that is right- just _ to search and recovery. that is right- just in — to search and recovery. that is right. just in the _ to search and recovery. that is right. just in the last _ to search and recovery. that is right. just in the last half- to search and recovery. that is right. just in the last half hour| to search and recovery. that is i right. just in the last half hour or so, we have seen emergency service vehicles leaving the scene here, another sign that the operation is moving into a different phase at the petrol station there are still the memos of the emergency services who have been here ever since the explosion happened at 315 are still searching, though they don't believe they will find anyone else ali

our thoughts and our prayers, our hearts go out to the people of creeslough.ssence of tranquillity, an idyllic retreat. tonight, widespread grieving has begun, coupled with an intense feeling of disbelief. people here say that our taking comfort from the messages of sympathy and practical offers of support they have received right across the island of ireland. the emergency services are winding down your search now. police will be investigating how the recent explosion happened but at this early stage they are suggesting that a crime is not suspected. chris page. the south korean military says north korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. the missiles were reportedly launched in the early hours of sunday morning, local time. the japanese coastguard confirmed the launches, without specifying where they landed. this, from the japanese prime minister's office on twitter, appears to confirm at least one of the launches. the incident comes amid simmering tensions over us—led military exercises in the region. there have now been a total of four

creeslough is a small village with about 400 residents. would the community have imagined facing such horror. this morning, at church, there was a real sense of disbelief. i was in the house at the time, and my house is only about 150 yards from the town, and i heard an explosion at about half three. instantly, i knew it was something, you know? the bang, it sounded like a bomb going off, you know? so, yeah, i knew there was something tragic happened. the leader of the irish government, the taoiseach micheal martin, said this was the darkest of days for the entire country. i think the entire nation is shocked at what has happened. it's an unspeakable tragedy. it is very, very difficult to comprehend that as people go about their daily lives, something like this could happen in the middle of the day. the singer brian mcfadden is from creeslough. he said his heart was broken by the news. what is really striking here is just the quietness, the silence, there are people here at the police cordon, a few dozen have come and gone throughout the c

our thoughts and our prayers, our hearts go out to the people of creeslough.f as the essence of tranquillity, an idyllic retreat. tonight, widespread grieving has begun, coupled with an intense feeling of disbelief. well, people here say they are taking some comfort from the messages of sympathy and the practical offers of support they have received from right across the island of ireland. as you can see, the emergency services are bringing down their search no. police, of course, will be investigating how this explosion happened and at this early stage, they are suggesting that a crime is not suspected. our correspondent chris page. reports from iran say at least three people have been shot dead by security forces during the latest protests triggered by the death of a 22—year—old woman in police custody more than three weeks ago. there have been demonstrations in cities around the world today, including this one in the netherlands, in support of the iranian protests. in iran, the bbc understands the army has been deployed to quell the unrest in some areas. ce

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.north korea. the missiles were fired towards the sea of japan but landed outside japan's exclusive economic zone. japanese cuts confirmed that he launches without specifying where they landed. it comes amidst rising tensions. 0n amidst rising tensions. on tuesday, pyongyang fired a missile overjapan, followed by another two launches on thursday. the us state department says it's reviewing a request from haiti for an international armed force to help tackle gang violence, which has recently spiralled out of control. in recent weeks the violence has blocked the country's main fuel port, meaning hospitals, schools and businesses have had to close. it's also created a shortage of bottled water, just as the country confirmed a new outbreak of cholera. jacqueline charles, is haiti/caribbean correspondent for the miami herald and has been reporting on the situation in haiti for a decade. thank you forjoining us. how has the situation in haiti got so bad? , ., ., ., so bad? the situation had b

creeslough has much mourning ahead. has 'ust begun. it will take man the grieving hasjust begun. it will take many months _ the grieving hasjust begun. it will take many months and _ the grieving hasjust begun. it will take many months and years - the grieving hasjust begun. it ll take many months and years for a community to come to terms with this, but right ahead of us are the sad and difficult days of funerals and saying goodbye to loved ones. the royal reality of what has happened is taking hold in this otherwise idyllic part of ireland. county donegal is usually thought of as being an irish haven, a place of rest and retreat. people in these closest of communities feel that one of the most valuable things they can do is simply to come together, to offer solidarity and sympathy to those who have been bereaved so suddenly. those who have been bereaved so suddenl . , ., , , ., suddenly. keep the families in your mind... suddenly. keep the families in your mind- -- in — suddenly. keep the families in your mind... inth

our ireland correspondent, charlotte gallagher, has been giving us the latest from creeslough.e locals. so everybody here knows these victims. everyone has been affected by this, and it's notjust this village. i spoke to someone earlier who said the whole island is in shock by what happened on friday. these were people popping out to the shop on a friday to get a newspaper, a packet of crisps after school, and then the unthinkable happened. and as you said, the irish police have given the names of the victims, four men, three women, two teenagers and a girl ofjust five years old. we're already getting tributes for the victims from right across ireland. leonie harper was 14, she was keen into sports, lots of pictures of her playing her favourite sports. and of course that five—year—old girl we saw the picture ofjust then, shauna, in her school uniform with her backpack. the tragedy is unthinkable, as one person said earlier, and the local priest said it feels so unreal, and so unfair. that was charlotte gallagher there. in iran, the state—run television channel has been hacked t

creeslough has much more mourning ahead.as just begun. it will take many months and years for a community to come to terms with this. but right ahead of us are the sad and difficult days of funerals and saying goodbye to loved ones. the raw reality of what's happened is taking hold in this otherwise idyllic part of ireland. county donegal is usually thought of as being an irish haven, a place of rest and retreat. people in these closest of communities feel that one of the most valuable things they can do is simply to come together to offer solidarity and sympathy to those who've been bereaved so suddenly. keep the families in your mind, in your prayers. in the village of downings, hundreds came out for a vigil this evening. among them were neil and sean martin, whose mother, martina, died in the shop where she worked. the sense of disbelief is still deepening. everybody has just gone about with their heads down. everybody feels it and everybody�*s mind is on it. thinking about the families all the time, you know, and just pe

creeslough.llage and _ village of creeslough. this is a village and community - village of creeslough. this is a village and community facing i village of creeslough. this is a i village and community facing its darkest, darkest days. hundreds of people were outside saint michael's church to greetjessica when the hearse carrying her arrived today and there was just complete silence. people standing there thinking about a young woman who had travelled the world, been to paris, shanghai, who wasjust world, been to paris, shanghai, who was just about to start her dream job in belfast. and a tragedy struck on friday and the priest said she was a jewel in herfamily on friday and the priest said she was a jewel in her family and ripples were left by her everywhere she went. he said there was really no answers as to what happened and why it happened tojessica. you can see behind me the petrol station lying in rubble, the flats above it where she was. the funeral of martin magill, another victim took pla

creeslough.arlotte gallagher is in creeslough for us this morning. charlotte, what more can you tell us about the vigil? it was attended by people from the village, of course, people from the surrounding area and politicians from across the republic of ireland and northern ireland. the prime minister here, the teacher, micheal martin was here, the deputy prime minister leo varadkar surrounded by the family and friends of those who died in this tragedy on friday. creeslough. ten red candles representing each of the victims was laid at the start travelled by default were laid at the chapel and we are expecting huge crowds of people come here today. —— taosearch. this is notjust a village in shock, it's an ireland in shock and here in a place ofjust 400 people, everyone will know somebody who was killed or injured. there will be no—one untouched by this. and the scars of what happened will continue to be carried by people in this village. someone said as well it's the darkest day for so, so many yea

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.country. iranian state media says they were killed in separate incidents. that's as the state run broadcaster appeared to be interrupted by a hacking protest against the country's leader. a mask appeared on the screen, followed by an image of the supreme leader ali khamenei with flames around him, and what seems to be a target on his face. a group calling itself �*adalat ali', which translates into english as ali's justice, put up captions reading "join us and rise up" and "our youths' blood is dripping off your paws". it was removed from screens after just a few seconds. caroline hawley reports. chanting. there's a target to their anger, and he's inside the building. these students in tehran are shouting at the country's president to "get lost" as he visits their university. inside, ebrahim raisi recited a poem, likening the protesters to flies. a receptive audience here. applause. but elsewhere in the capital, there were chants of "death "to the dictator" — a reference to iran's supr

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.ernational armed force to help tackle gang violence which has recently spiralled out of control. in recent weeks the violence has blocked the country's main fuel port, meaning hospitals, schools and businesses have had to close. it's also created a shortage of bottled water, just as the country confirmed a new outbreak of cholera. earlier i spoke to jacqueline charles, haiti/caribbean correspondent for the miami herald, and asked her how haiti has got to this situation. the situation had basically been spiralling for a while, it wasn't just because of the president's assassination lastjuly. i mean, we watched this country, after the devastating 2010 earthquake, just take a downward spiral, and this latest crisis, this powerful gang has basically been blocking fuel distribution for the fifth week now we're going on, and we have this cholera outbreak. so imagine being in a country where you have no access to potable water, hospitals are closing their doors, schools cannot start, and you'

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.— as demonstrations against the country's hardline islamic rulers enter their fourth week. reports say at least three people have been shot dead by security forces during the latest protests. the wave of unrest across iran began with the death in police custody of a young woman accused of wearing her headscarf in the wrong way. this report from our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, contains images that some viewers may find distressing. chanting. there's a target to their anger and he's inside the building. these students in tehran are shouting at the country's president to "get lost" as he visits their university. inside, ebrahim raisi recited a poem, likening the protesters to flies. a receptive audience here. but elsewhere in the capital there were chants of "death to the dictator" — a reference to iran's supreme leader, with protests reported in many cities across the country today. video posted on social media shows riot police closed to tehran�*s main riot police close t

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.ed conor burns as the country's trade minister yesterday, after eyewitnesses saw him touching a young man's thigh at a hotel bar during the party's conference in birmingham. mr burns has denied any wrongdoing. as someone who's dedicated and committed to public service, to the service of my constituents, the last 2a hours have been distressing and devastating, and i've still not had any information from the party of the nature of the complaint. i say, as i said in my statement, that i will cooperate fully with the party when they engage with me. and i look forward to clearing my name. 0ur uk political correspondent iain watson has been following the story — he told me more. this was an incident that happened during the conservative party's annual conference in the hotel bar in the early hours of tuesday morning. we heard there from conor burns himself saying that he didn't really know the details of what the party was accusing him of, but the bbc has been told by an eyewitness what they

chris page, bbc news, creeslough. joanna, the atmosphere here is one of shock, sadness and disbelief, really, about what has happened. someone described it as an unthinkable tragedy. as chris said, this is a village of just 400 people, so everybody here will know people that have been affected by this tragedy, and everyone will be feeling it today. in fact someone said to me earlier, it's notjust the village that is in shock. it is the whole island that is in shock about what has happened here. forsuch is in shock about what has happened here. for such a tragedy to happen on a friday afternoon when people were popping into the petrol station for a newspaper, packet of crisps, or in their apartment, it is really just unbelievable. there is a mass going on this morning, people from the village will be attending, other people from around the community will be going as well. there was one last night, and ten red candles for each of the ten victims was laid out at the front of the chapel. and a lot has been said about the

the most unexpected and horrific of moments has inflicted immense loss on creeslough.ies are seeking comfort in each other. ten candles on the church altar are the focus of unspeakable grief. for each person gone from here. when those ten photographs of the victims were released, that triggered a fresh wave of sympathy across the island of ireland. so many messages of condolence have been sent here. leader of the irish government, micheal martin, when he visited the scene last night, said he appreciated the support he had been offered from the uk. the prime minister liz truss has tweeted that she is shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of life here in county donegal. tragic loss of life here in county doneual. , . ., , ., at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in the middle of the night in the city of zaporizhzhia. president zelensky condemned the attack as "absolute evil". russia claimed this afternoon it was targetting a military facility. the latest strikes came hours after the 12—mile long bridge linking russia to occupied crimea was badl

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.phy is available, there is an ongoing interest in improved early detection. a new fast, free blood test has recently been introduced in singapore. we can speak to doctor sarah loo at one of the hospitals offering this test and doctor loo joins us from singapore. what does this new way of screening consist of? it this new way of screening consist of?— this new way of screening consist of? , ., ., consist of? it is a new method, it's a blood _ consist of? it is a new method, it's a blood test _ consist of? it is a new method, it's a blood test that _ consist of? it is a new method, it's a blood test that measures| it�*s a blood test that measures the levels of biomarkers in the bloodstream so based on these levels, routine breast imaging as well as an algorithm developed by professor know from his team from korea, the risk of breast cancer is updated so the science is good, this test is able to detect early breast cancers with a sensitivity of 92%. currently, women can _ sensitivity of 9

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.itish parliamentarian, burns is an international trade minister. an eyewitness said that he had touched a man's site at a hotel bar on tuesday during the conservative party conference in birmingham. the bbc has not been able to speak to the man. esther burns denies any wrongdoing and has criticised a rush tojudgement by wrongdoing and has criticised a rush to judgement by party officials. before mr here in the uk, rail union leaders have insisted their strikes will continue for as long as it takes to get what they see as a fair deal. only about a fifth of train services operated across britain on saturday as more than 40,000 members of the rmt union took action in a long—running dispute. mark ashdown reports. for the second consecutive saturday, rail services have ground to a halt. just one in five trains were running today — the impact felt across england, scotland and wales. picket lines at manchester piccadilly have become an all—too—familiar sight, as has disruption for passengers.

we can speak to charlotte gallagher, who's in creeslough for us this lunchtime.llage ofjust a00 people. ten people have died. they were locals, so everybody here knows these victims. everyone has been affected by this. and it is notjust this village. i spoke to someone earlier said that the whole island is in shock from what happened on friday. these were people popping out of the shop on a friday to get a newspaper, packet of crisps, after school, and then the unthinkable happened. the irish police have given the names of the victims, four men, three women, two teenagers, and a girl ofjust five years old. we are already getting tributes for the victims from right across ireland, leone harvey was ia, keane, into sports, lots of pictures of her playing herfavourite sports, lots of pictures of her playing her favourite sports, sports, lots of pictures of her playing herfavourite sports, and of course that five—year—old girl besoyen picture ofjust then, shauna in her school uniform and backpack. the tragedy is unthinkable, as one person said earlier, and the local p

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.kraine, including the capital, have suffered the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. and still to come — the new reporters for the day, for a special edition of radioi newsbeat to mark world mental health day. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: red bull say they are surprsied and disappointed after being found guilty of breaking formula i's spending cap last season. scotland's first minister has said £20 billion will be invested in the first decade if scotland were to become independent, giving a glimpse into economic proposals being set out next week by the scottish government. nicola sturgeon was addressing delegates at the snp conference in aberdeen earlier. as our scotland editor james cook reports, the building a new scotland fund will be set up with remaining oil revenues and borrowing to support renewable energy, cut fuel bills and reduce poverty. she also promised to increase welfare immense for struggling families. —— welfa

the explosion happened at an applegreen service station in the village of creeslough yesterday afternoon

the names of those killed in creeslough were made known to the world on sunday — they include a 50—year—old. seven other people who were injured are still being treated in hospital. charlotte gallagher reports. ten lives lost. france, neighbours, even family members. among the victims a 39—year—old katherine o'donnell and her son 13—year—old james monaghan and robert died alongside his daughter shauna flanagan garwe who was just five. 13—year—old leona harper was buying and asking. martin mcgill was a devoted son who helped care for his elderly mum stop this community ofjust 400 people is shattered. everyone knows the victims, everyone has been effected. yesterday evening a visual sell for those ten victims with upcoming together means a lot. coming to . ether together means a lot. coming together you _ together means a lot. coming together you talk _ together means a lot. coming together you talk to _ together means a lot. coming together you talk to people i together means a lot. coming i together you talk to people and get their views and their feelings and, you know, even coming out of

treated in hospital emergency services are continuing their search efforts at the service station in creesloughebris. stay with us on news, still to come: lots of excitment in the uk tonight as the host city of the 20 23 eurovision song contest was announced.we'll tell you who won. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything is going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade reached its climax, two grenades exploded, a group of soldiersjumped from the military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's _ tragic warship emerged, i but even as divers worked to bouy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping - drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... in an interview with th

the funeral mass for 24—year—old jessica gallagher took place at st michael's church in creeslough.vestigate the cause of the blast, but have said it appears to have been a tragic accident. we can speak to charlotte gallagher, who's in the village for us. charlotte ? hundreds of people were outside that church as a hearse carrying jessica gallagher arrived, and there was complete silence. people stood remembering this young woman who had travelled the world, shanghai, paris, but had come home for her dream job. the priest said she was thejewel in herfamily and left ripples of love everywhere she went, and he said there are no answers as to what happened tojessica at that petrol station on friday. later the funeral of another victim, martin magill, will take place. he was a9, a devoted son, a carerfor his elderly mum and would do anything for anyone. elderly mum and would do anything foranyone. it elderly mum and would do anything for anyone. it brings it home how small and close—knit to this community is. the simple white churches outside the pharmacy where martin went about day to

creeslough is a small village with about 400 residents.ch horror. i was in the house at the time and my house is only about 150 yards from the town and i heard an explosion at around 3.30. instantly i knew it was something, you know. the bang sounded like a bomb going off. so, i knew something tragic had happened. ijust feel so sad and so shocked for this community and people waiting for news about loved ones, it is a really difficult time. i it is devastating, it is shocking, i it's numbing, there are no words. we are devastated but those that may l receive bad news will be, you know, i it is unbelievable. it is heartbreaking, there is no words. i the leader of the irish government, the taoiseach, said this was the darkest of days for the entire country. the cause of the explosion will be investigated but that'll come later as, for now, nothing is taking priority over the rescue efforts. the scottish national party will accuse the uk government of "chaos and confusion" when it opens its conference in aberdeen this morning. the party's dep

chris page, bbc news, creeslough.ble plan that the obr feels fiscally stacks up. that�*s very important. secondly, it will come before the monetary policy committee, when they will be putting up rates. to the extent that plan land well with the markets, it will actually soften the likely level of increase that the monetary policy might otherwise come out with, and that will be very important for millions of mortgage holders up and down the country. here�*s our political editor chris mason. i think we can call this project reassurance, my words, not theirs, but this amounts to the government trying to convince the markets and the country that it knows what it is doing, that the numbers can add up, all on a day when we learned that the cost of government borrowing continues to rise, which has implications when the government is borrowing lots of money, and also for the cost of new mortgages. on that theme of reassurance, more today from the treasury with news of a top new team of civil servants being hired and the gover

fatherjohn joe duffy, the parish priest in creeslough, and garry martin from donegal county council,ssengers in scotland have become used to disruption caused by the strikes across britain at network rail, but the degree of disruption here in scotland this morning is even greater. scotrail is responsible for virtually all train services within scotland itself, only three services are running today, all local roots in the glasgow and edinburgh areas. there are no services on the main commuter line between glasgow and edinburgh, no trains north of the central belt and no trains in the south of scotland. cross—border services are running normally, glasgow and edinburgh to london, as they are run by different companies.— the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, will use her speech to her party conference to accuse the conservative government of denying democracy and damaging the nations of the uk. the first minister has also been forced to defend words she used in a bbc interview when she said she detested the tories. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart is in aberdeen for us. she

creeslough is a small village with about 400 residents.o sad and so shocked for this community, people waiting for news about loved ones, it's a really difficult time. it isjust devastating, shocking, it's- numbing. there are no words. we are devastated by. those that may receive bad news, it will be a lot, i you know, it's unbelievable. it'sjust heartbreaking, there's no words. i the leader of the irish government, taoiseach michael martin, said this was the darkest of days for the entire country. the cause of the explosion will be investigated, but that will come later. as for now, nothing is taking priority over the rescue efforts. chris page, bbc news, county donegal. ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman, which has been recently liberated from russia. the bbc hasn't yet independently verified these claims. also this morning, a fire has broken out on the rail bridge between the crimea peninsula and russia. our corresponent hugo bachega is in kyiv this morning. hugo, what can you tell us? a numb

the funeral mass for 24—year—old jessica gallagher, took place at st michael's church in creeslough.nghai, she wasjust about to start her dream job in belfast and then tragedy struck on friday. and the priest said she was a jewel in herfamily and that ripples of love were left by her everywhere she went. and he said there was really no answers as to what happened and why it happened to jessica. you can see behind me the petrol station lying in rubble, the flats above it where she was. the funeral of martin mcgill, another victim, that took place in the last hour. martin was originally from scotland and a lone piper led the hearse down to the church in the foothills of mountains. and we heard about martin being a devoted son. he was a carer for his elderly mum and he has been described as the type of person who would do absolutely anything for anyone. and you can really tell how close knit this community is and how small it is. when you were at the church, in front of it is the pharmacy where martin had been that day to collect a prescription for his mum. and next to that is the prima