silva. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. russia s invasion of ukraine has generated all kinds of shock waves military, humanitarian, economic and nuclear. leave aside putin s dark hints about russia s readiness to contemplate first use of a nuclear weapon, russian forces still occupy europe s biggest nuclear power plant at zaporizhzhia. the situation there remains unstable. my guest, rafael grossi, director general of the international nuclear watchdog, the iaea, has been there in an effort to avert disaster. with zaporizhzhia in mind, why is he pushing for more nuclear power right across the world? rafael grossi in vienna, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, it s good to be with you again, hello. it s great to have you on the show. i think we have to begin with the situation in zaporizhzhia, the huge nuclear power plant in ukraine. you ve spent months trying to stabilise the situation there. how high are your anxiety levels right n
but milder underneath that cloud. showery outbreaks of rain starting to approach western scotland and western wales. by the time we get to the end of the night and our weather front starts to move further eastwards as we head throughout sunday. so some rain arriving for central southern scotland, also towards cornwall as we head towards the end of the day, it s very windy tomorrow. gusts of wind towards irish sea coast of around a0 to 50 miles an hour. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. borisjohnson says policy is more important than personality as he faces renewed calls to quit from conservative backbenchers after the party lost two by elections. police in norway say they re treating a shooting at a gay nightclub as an act of extreme islamist terrorism. abortion clinics start to close in the us after a supreme court ruling removed american women s constitutional right to abortion. more calls from the taliban for international support to deal with the aftermath of the ea
First, our world, and football on the front line. They are the unlikely sporting heroes in a country ripped apart by conflict. Syria is in the midst of a bloody civil war, but the National Football team is trying to send a message it hopes can transcend political and religious differences. Im following the team as they compete for a place in footballs biggest tournament The World Cup. Some syrians refuse to support the team because its associated with the assad regime, but for others, even those who fled syria in fear of their lives, the team is a symbol of national pride. The team has defied the odds by beating some of asias biggest and best. Syria now theyre on the road again, competing for so much more than just football glory. Its friday afternoon in damascus and the weekend is under way. Prayers in the morning and, like so many places around the world, football in the afternoon. Its here that i meet ta rek jabban, assistant coach of syrias National Team. Im joining him as he watch
First, our world, and football on the front line. They are the unlikely sporting heroes in a country ripped apart by conflict. Syria is in the midst of a bloody civil war, but the National Football team is trying to send a message it hopes can transcend political and religious differences. Im following the team as they compete for a place in footballs biggest tournament The World Cup. Some syrians refuse to support the team because its associated with the assad regime, but for others, even those who fled syria in fear of their lives, the team is a symbol of national pride. The team has defied the odds by beating some of asias biggest and best. Syria now theyre on the road again, competing for so much more than just football glory. Its friday afternoon in damascus and the weekend is under way. Prayers in the morning and, like so many places around the world, football in the afternoon. Its here that i meet ta rek jabban, assistant coach of syrias National Team. Im joining him as he watch
these are fissures and cracks in the ground that are the threat here. so you can t predict how long the eruption is going to last, you can t predict how many lava will flow. the authorities have pretty much evacuated most of the people in this town, that s 4,000 people in this fishing village and it remains to be seen if and when they will be able to return to their homes, bianca. thank you. now one of indonesia s most active volcanoes has erupted for the second time in weeks. it started erupting sunday morning, you see it now. the geological agency warned residents and businesses three miles away from the crater and told those nearby to wear masks to protect themselves from the falling ash. nearby homes and evacuation tents were covered in ash.