ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres that s roughly the same area as syria has been contaminated by landmines since russia s full scale invasion. most have been found in the north eastern kharkiv region, and it s feared it will take decades to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. now, typically, mines are used by armies to protect their positions or force their enemy into areas where they will suffer casualties. but the reality is, in areas where the russians initially advanced, where they ve then occupied territory for a number of months and then were subsequently forced out in ukrainian counter offensives, these areas are where the issue of land mines is the most acute. and these are also areas where people are looking to continue their lives and live in incredibly challenging conditions. we ve been to the eastern town of balakliya. this is what you call a scratching of the s
this is bbc news. now freshwater pearl mussels were once common in our rivers, and the rare pearls found inside them were used in the crown jewels of kings and queens. but over the past few hundred years, they ve become critically endangered and almost vanished from our river beds. so now scientists are working on a project to breed them and boost numbers again. chris dearden reports. so small you need a magnifying glass to see them and a microscope to look at them properly. thousands of tiny baby pearl mussels growing slowly in a hatchery. i ve been working on these mussels for 17 years and i would say probably for the first ten years, we had little in the way of results. we were able to get them
the pennines and cumbrian fells and parts of wales and south west on the tops of the hills. and we re not finished with the strong wind in tops of the hills. and we re not finished with the strong wind in the south just yet. freshwater pearl mussels were once common in our rivers, and the rare pearls found inside them were used in the crown jewels of kings and queens. but over the last few hundred years, they ve become critically endangered and almost vanished from our river beds. so now scientists are working on a project to breed them and boost numbers again. chris dearden reports. so small you need a magnifying glass to see them and a microscope to look at them properly. thousands of tiny baby pearl mussels growing in a hatchery. i baby pearl mussels growing in a hatche . ., baby pearl mussels growing in a hatche . . , ., ~ ., hatchery. i have been working on these mussels hatchery. i have been working on these mussels for hatchery. i have been working on these mussels for 17
don t have their name yet, nor has that person released any information as to how this could ve happened. michael massey talk about the trauma he experience knowing he killed brandon lee. it s hard to know about what is going through alec baldwin s mind at a time like this. good to speak to despite the circumstance, look forward to speaking to you again. look forward to speaking to you aaain. . ~ ,. the welsh government has defended bringing in changes to testing requirements for travellers returning to wales, a week later than england. from sunday, fully vaccinated adults and most school aged children in england returning from red list countries can take a lateral flow test instead of a more expensive pcr test. but in wales, the update won t take place until the end of the half term break, on 31 october. chris dearden reports. working hard and in need of a break. this woman has operated her dog grooming business in cardiff almost non delicate nonstop to the pandemic will stop now sh