[03:36.47]It means Serhiy Vlasenko loses his parliamentary immunity and can himself be prosecuted.
[03:42.46]Mr Vlasenko leads the legal team representing Ms Tymoshenko who is in prison for exceeding her authority while in office
[03:49.65]and is facing further charges of tax evasion and a contract murder.
[03:53.67]She said her lawyer had highlighted the absurdity of her judicial harassment.
[03:58.37]French scientists believe they have come a step closer to understanding how the Vikings
[04:03.54]were able to navigate across the sea well before the invention of the magnetic compass.
[04:09.13]A crystal found in the wreckage of a British ship in the English Channel is believed to be what was referred as a “sunstone” in ancient Norse literature.
[04:17.52]It’s thought the crystal was used to pinpoint the sun’s position.
[04:20.62]Here’s Hugh Schofield.
[04:22.60]An oblong crystal the size of a cigarette packet was found on a ship next to a pair of dividers, suggesting that it was part of the navigational equipment.
[04:31.88]It’s now been shown that the crystal is of Iceland spar, a form of calcite, which is known for its property of diffracting light into two separate rays.
[04:41.60]Testing a similar crystal, the team of scientists from Rennes University in France
[04:46.06]shows that by rotating it you can find the point where the two beams converge and that indicates the direction of the sun.