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Welcome. From here in the newsroom, we have more about the Ebola virus

outbreak that is killing hundreds. Health workers could not even get

into this village but they have made a breakthrough today as people are

bringing in their sick relatives and agreeing to be checked over for

symptoms of the virus. Stephen Sackur visits Moldova which wants to

be part of Russia. Do you see your future more in Europe or with

Russia? And the real`life Billy Elliot. We meet the man from

Yorkshire who has turned into an international ballet star. It is

West Africa's invisible killer stopped Ebola is one of the world's

deadliest diseases with nine of ten being fatal cases. Some airlines

have now stopped flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone over concerns of

the outbreak that there is hope as health officials say early diagnosis

is key to survival and they are travelling to infected areas to

teach people how to spot the symptoms of the disease. The latest

and one of the youngest victims of Ebola, wrapped in a plastic bag. His

family are too scared to attend his burial so he is carefully laid to

rest by strangers. The virus spreads through contact with the patient's

body fluid and healthcare workers cover themselves in suits where

temperatures reach 40 Celsius. It is relentless and harrowing work. This

woman looked after him in his final moments. TRANSLATION: I was there

with him just before he died. I had been feeding him milk. I stepped

away for a short break. Then I was called back and he was dead. I was

totally devastated. At times I just go outside and cry. Some people

believe medics are bringing the virus here and are harvesting organs

from the dead but now community leaders are agreeing to hear the

truth about Ebola and how to stop it spreading. A few days ago, health

workers could not even get into this village but they have made a

breakthrough today as people are bringing out their sick relatives

and agreeing to be checked over for symptoms. This man convinced his

sick mother to get help. She had a high fever and had been vomiting for

days. There have been seven deaths in this village so far that many

more could be infected `` but. Samples come to this makeshift

diagnostics laboratory. Sometimes you are seeing patients were brought

in very young and they are testing positive and it is quite sad. It is

visiting time back at the treatments enter and this 13`year`old, a

survivor after getting treatment early, has come to see his little

sister. It is good news. Initial tests have come back negative. But

Ebola is indiscriminate. Their mother also has the illness and may

not survive. Visitors say it is like being back in the USSR, the hammer

and sickle symbol stand high. But this is Europe, far from Russia. We

are talking about the ministate in mould of whose leader wants to

follow the path taken by Ukraine. `` mould . Stephen Sackur has been

given rare access to the pro` Russian enclave. One of the most

tense border crossings in Europe but it does not appear on any map. This

is the road into Transnistria, a breakaway ministate inside Moldova.

We were granted rare access to this progress and enclave where the

hammer and sickle flies high on the Soviet heroes stand tall and it

feels like you are back in the USSR. They put on a show of their

special forces but they didn't want us to see the 2000 Russian troops

permanently stationed here. The economy is a basket case, propped up

by Moscow. When it comes to the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine and

the showdown between Russia and the West, they have productive

loyalties. Do your see your future more in your own or with Russia? ``

in Europe? The leader of Transnistria, wants to follow the

path taken by Crimea. Integration inside the Russian Federation,

nevermind the fact that this is sovereign territory of Moldova. Do

you feel that your land is Russian? The capital of Moldova is just an

hours drive west of Transnistria. They have just celebrated a new

partnership deal with the EU. They are Romanian speakers who see Europe

as their path to prosperity but, as in Ukraine, they fear Moscow will

intervene. And Russia has already made its first move. Moldova's wine

industry has been hit hard by a Russian import ban imposed as

punishment for them cozying up to the EU. The sales at this winery are

down by a third. Suddenly, Moldova feels vulnerable. It is very

dangerous for the region and the continent. We have a fragile

security architecture which was in the process of being built and it is

now basically destroyed. The capital has a European feel but this is

still Russia's backyard. It would be easy for Mr Putin to flex his muscle

here and as the standoff with the West intensifies, he just might. Do

you remember the story of Billy Elliot? The boy from the mean

streets of Yorkshire who became a ballet star? Light often imitates

art and indeed this boy from Yorkshire has become the first of

which is dancer ever to join the illustrious Russian ballet. He is

now back in the UK and we have been to meet him. On stage and in the

spotlight. He is Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, one of the greatest roles in

ballet. But it was here at the age of eight that he started dancing.

Vanessa Cooper taught him ballet. She can still picture a small boy

arriving for his first lesson 20 years ago. I remember this

enthusiastic little boy up running into class with his sister and his

black shorts and T`shirt, looking very out of control, rather like

Bambi on ice and eventually he started to understand the technique

and every last he had these beautiful legs and feet. Now he is

in a very different class. He joined the Royal ballet but no one took

much notice of him until he became increasingly frustrated. It's took a

visit from a ballet in Russia to spot his potential and invite him to

join the company in Russia. He remembers arriving in St.

Petersburg. It was about three in the afternoon and it was already

dark stop my plane was coming into the city and all I could see was an

orange glow of ice and snow and steam rising off these grim looking

buildings and I thought, I want to go home right now but I didn't, I

stuck it out and I'm glad because it has been absolutely brilliant. Now

he is returning home a star. Quite a journey for the Yorkshire Boyd

turned romantic ballet lead `` boy. That is all from us today. Goodbye

for now.