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Falkland Islands' vital health link with the UK and Southampton
One of the closest links that the South has with the Falkland Islands is through health.
The Falklands has a hospital and an A&E, but doesn鈥檛 have the specialist care needed.
But the government there has a 鈥渞eciprocal agreement鈥 with the UK, under which it鈥檚 patients get their treatment here.
And many of those are treated in Southampton 鈥 and some in Portsmouth.
Ollie Peart, who鈥檚 in the Falkland Islands has been to find out how the partnership works there.
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