mark mcalindon, bbc news.e was an air ambulance pilot. prince william served as a pilot in the east anglian air ambulance for two years and said the intensity of the job meant he felt he was "taking home people's trauma and sadness". in an audio recording for apple, which the prince made while walking through the queen's sandringham estate, he also shared the "treasured memory" of his mother, princess diana, singing tina turner "at the top of her voice" while doing the school run. four friends who are also dancers at the nupur arts dance academy in leicester have all won parts in a hollywood blockbuster. they responded to an advert for bollywood dancers and found themselves in the latest marvel movie — "eternals". heidi booth went to meet them. a show—stopping slice of bollywood thanks to some hard work from leicester. shreya, nidi, and sanjay have danced their way into a massive hollywood blockbuster. being on set and being around these people, that's something i hadn't really experienced on that scale ever b

mark mcalindon, bbc news.ham hit by the storm. he has warned electricity network companies could face enforcement action if it�*s found they have not invested adequately in infrastructure. you are watching bbc news. a group of friends who are also dancers at the nupur arts dance academy in leicester have all won parts in a hollywood blockbuster. they responded to an advert and found themselves in the latest marvel movie — eternals. heidi booth went to meet them. a show—stopping slice of bollywood thanks to some hard work from leicester. shreya, nidi, and sanjay have danced their way into a massive hollywood blockbuster. being on set and being around these people, that�*s something i hadn�*t really experienced on that scale ever before. so, for me, as a dancer, to get that chance to be a part of something that i love watching so much... like, if someone told me you�*re going to be in a marvel movie doing bollywood dancing, i would never have believed it. it�*s unreal. the friends responded to an advert looking

mark mcalindon, bbc news.d blockbuster. they responded to an advert and found themselves in the latest marvel movie, eternals. heidi booth went to meet them. a show—stopping slice of bollywood thanks to some hard work from leicester. shreya, nidi, and sanjay have danced their way into a massive hollywood blockbuster. being on set and being around these people, that's something i hadn't really experienced on that scale ever before. so, for me, as a dancer, to get that chance to be a part of something that i love watching so much... like, if someone told me that, "you're going to "be in a marvel movie doing a bollywood dance scene, i would "never have believed it. it's unreal. the friends responded to an advert looking for professional south asian dancers. they had no idea it was for a marvel film until they got to the auditions. once we found out it was marvel, it was just the thrill of knowing "we're going to be in a marvel movie." all four of us that auditioned, got the role, it wasjust insane. an insane feel

mark mcalindon, bbc news.les palmer, a health care worker who lives in northumberland. he explained his situation. it's been pretty bad, as you've been hearing from your correspondence there. one of the issues is the response of the company in identifying those people who are affected by this and were vulnerable and it was not until thursday and maybe friday this week that the efforts of the council, local mps and the community itself, local businesses have been the major sort of whip that has got things moving. we are fortunate here because today the forestry services company at hexham have delivered a generator to get the water pump going because many properties here rely on a well which has allowed me to light a oil boiler, we are off grid so gas boilers need power to work to get anything going so we can now run our heating and light and at least it makes the house habitable. there are still lots of houses around here and in more remote hills that haven't got any power, they are running low on coal and mone

mark mcalindon, bbc news.es in grange—over—sands in cumbria. thank you very much forjoining us. do you have power and how are you? we have no power, there's actually no of any power. we are ok, we are coping. you can't do anything else, can you? coping. you can't do anything else, can ou? ., ., i. coping. you can't do anything else, can ou? ., ., , ., coping. you can't do anything else, l can you?— we can you? how do you stay warm? we have 0 en can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires — can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and _ can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i _ can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i have _ can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i have to - can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i have to say - have open fires and i have to say i'm probably using more solid fuel and a power station at the moment so it's ok. it's not exactly tropical but it's ok. it's ok. it's not exactly tropical but it's 0k-_ it's ok.

mark mcalindon, bbc news.fter weeks of rising tension over ukraine. the discussions will take place via video call on tuesday. russia has recently boosted its military presence near ukraine's border but denies that it's preparing an attack. mark lobel reports. testing their tanks. russia says these winter drills, already under way, will take place on ukraine's doorstep in the peninsula they annexed from it in 2014, and on russia's border with ukraine. it's there that a build—up of its tanks and over 90,000 troops worries america. they believe a russian invasion is on the cards. last face to face in geneva injune, presidents biden and putin will face off over the issue on tuesday via a secure video call, after us russian differences were on show at this security meeting in sweden on thursday. if russia decides to pursue confrontation, there will be serious consequences. translation: everyone is talking i about the escalation of tension l in europe, in particular on the russian—ukrainian border. you know our tak

mark mcalindon, bbc news.ary reception centre there that was set up after the well—known moria camp burned down last year. it�*s the second time the pope has visited the island in five years. during sunday�*s visit he spoke about the plight of migrants and urged people to treat them with compassion. translation: those who are afraid of you have never looked... have never looked you in the eye. those who are afraid of you have never seen your faces. never seen your children. those people forget that migration is not a problem of the middle east. not a problem of north africa. not a problem of europe and of grease. it is a problem of the world. yes, it is a problem of the whole world. a humanitarian crisis affecting everyone. our correspondent fergal keane is in lesbos from where he�*s been following the pope�*s visit. the pope came here with a profound message about the treatment of refugees. in essence, he said, recognise their humanity, nothing can be gained from building more walls but much has changed since

mark mcalindon reports. i was assaulted just over a year ago by my ex partner.of a woman we are calling sarah. she was subjected to physical attacks and emotional abuse. her former partner was taken to court, but she is still looking over her shoulder. one of the worst things about being abused is that you have to be silent all the time. you can't talk about your abuse. you can't talk about when you're with them, you can't talk about it when you are going through the court. and when you get a conviction everybody believes it has all gone away but it has not gone away. they do not want to lose their victim because that victim is a price to them. it is a nightmare that is never going to end. women out west assess the risk to sarah as a serious but she is far from alone. we have seen a significant rise in women coming forward asking for our help with our services especially during covid. i think our eldest client is 82, so we have a whole variety of different women come at different ages with the most harrowing stories of abuse, some of that go back decades stuff l

mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland.ps arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind. we briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind.— unfamiliar kind. we are very flexible organisation. - unfamiliar kind. we are very flexible organisation. we i unfamiliar kind. we are very l flexible organisation. we have trained and prepared for a range of tasks. be it abroad or at home. in this case, you know, it is a period of goodwill, what better or more rewarding task of deadbeat and providing support and comfort to our local towns and villages? here providing support and comfort to our local towns and villages?— local towns and villages? here to meet them _ local towns and villages? here to meet them was _ local towns and villages? here to meet them was the _ local towns and villages? here to meet them was the mp _ local towns and villages? here to meet them was the mp for - local towns and villages? here to meet them was the mp for the i meet them was the mp for