replenishing the water, which will eventually reclaim the relics. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. feeling s watchdog says electricity has been restricted apartment in ukraine. earlier thursday been restored to the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. earlier on thursday, ukrainian officials said the russian occupied site had been disconnected from the national grid for the first time in 40 years. they said a fire had interfered with overhead power lines, and radiation levels were normal. in recent weeks, there have been growing fears of a nuclear disaster at the site. russia and ukraine have blamed each other for shelling nearby. let s get more in this now with edwin lyman who s director of nuclear power safety at the union of concerned scientists in washington. thank you so much forjoining us this evening. what can ukrainian authorities and the international
after the announcement of that deal overnight, we had hoped to talk to a minister about how this policy would work, not least because more than half of albanian asylum claimants are given asylum by the government and a record 117,000 people are already in the system awaiting an initial asylum decision, but the home office said they were unable even to accept our request for an interview. today, at least. mark, thank you. now a look at some other stories making the news today. the un s nuclear watchdog says electricity supplies have been restored to the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after the russian occupied site was disconnected from the national grid. ukrainian officials said fires had interfered with overhead power lines amid claims from kyiv that russia is trying to divert power from the plant to its own grid. president putin has signed a decree to increase the size of russia s army by about 10% from january next year. it s projected to rise to over 2 million people, just o