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today at 12, mass detentions in china, as protests over strict covid lockdowns spread to major cities. the demonstrations are an unprecedented challenge to president xijinping. some are openly calling for him to resign. if the government might go has a plan, it's not told people what it is. so, the belief is that this could go on forever, and it is causing a lot of consternation amongst the general public. why is china's covid policy in such a mess? we'll have the very latest. also on the programme... three people are arrested after the bodies of two babies are discovered at a house in south wales. the government is to spend an extra £1 billion
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to insulate homes in england, scotland and wales. professional footballers in scotland will be banned from heading the ball in training the day before and after a game, overfears of long term brain injury. and, a sneak peek at the roman villa, hidden for one and a half thousand years, and discovered under a field, in the east midlands. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a crucial world cup clash for serbia and cameroon — both needing a win to keep any hope of qualification alive. good afternoon. china's strict zero—covid policy, is being challenged on an unprecedented scale, with a second night of protests in cities across the country.
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many demonstrators held up blank banners in protest at censorship, and some called for president xijinping to step down. the unrest was triggered by the deaths of ten people, in a fire at a block of flats last week. some are blaming covid restrictions for delaying the rescue effort. the blaze was in the city of urumqi in north west china, and mass protests there have now spread to cities, including chendu and wuhan, nanjing, shanghai, and the capital, beijing, from where our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has the latest. awarning, a warning, this report contains flash photography. the chinese capital became the latest city with a demonstration, calling for an end to the country's covid restrictions. the symbol of this movement has become white sheets of paper, with protesters holding them up to represent the way people are silenced here by official censorship. they are chanting, saying that strict lockdowns and
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compulsory testing should stop. but the satisfaction of the government's handling of the crisis is also spilling over into calls for press freedom and democracy. in the south—western city of chengdu, protesters blamed china's leader xi jinping personally, and criticised his lifetime leadership entitlement, and said their country does not need and said their country does not need an emperor. this followed earlier calls in shanghai for xijinping to step down, and for the communist party to give up power, at the sites where protesters clashed with police barriers have gone up to stop gathering again. waves of anger have spread across china following an apartment block fire last week, which killed ten residents. people have blamed covid restrictions for hampering the access of firefighters and blocking escape routes. china's foreign ministry spokesman said
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foreign forces with ulterior motives had linked the fire 20 covid measures. but these protests unleashed discontent which has been not very far below the surface. this man said people wanted dignity, the rule of law, and added that he didn't want china's children to go on living in this era of horror. 0ne on living in this era of horror. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero covid will end. if the government has a plan, it's not told people what it is, and so the belief this could go on forever is causing a lot of consternation amongst the general public. zero covid in china means trying to return each outbreak to zero infections, using strict stay at home orders, travel bans and mass
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testing. entire cities are sometimes officially locked down, or effectively closed, with business a shot. even with the strict measures, covid—i9 continues to spread. the country posted record new case numbers, and in the past five days in a row. the bbc says it's extremely concerned about the treatment of one of its journalists, who was arrested while covering the protests in shanghai. cameraman ed lawrence was beaten and kicked by police, before being held for several hours. chinese officials say he was detained as a precaution against being infected with covid by demonstrators. the bbc�*s former china correspondent, robin brant, is with me. he hasjust he has just returned from the country. he was there a few months ago. i am struck by the fact you have got 1.5 million people gathering in qatarfor
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have got 1.5 million people gathering in qatar for the world cup, covid is not on the radar. you've got a command economy like china, where clearly a vaccination programme has not worked. why has it gone so wrong?— gone so wrong? china, and xi jinping at the to - , gone so wrong? china, and xi jinping at the top. think— gone so wrong? china, and xi jinping at the top, think it _ gone so wrong? china, and xi jinping at the top, think it has _ at the top, think it has actually gone very well. the narrative from beijing is distantly different to the narrative we understand here or in the states, or in spain. and china's people have seen something very different. what they have seen is victory. china beat the virus. also the leadership in the communist party said at the very beginning, in the summer of 2020. there was an official rendition of that in a government white paper. it contained the virus and continues to do that, it helps, by this kind of citywide, regional wide whack a mole. the problem is, you can't beat a science. when you combine the development of coronavirus with fatigue, and remember we are approaching the third anniversary of the outbreak of covid—19, you get
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pressures like this. i endured a 67 day lockdown in shanghai just before we left the country. the man who oversaw that, which was hugely damaging to shanghai, a city of 2a million people, and its economy, the man who oversaw that was recently promoted in the communist party structure. so come on one level, the leadership sees it as success. that means its credibility and the party's legitimacy is now very closely associated with that. what closely associated with that. what does president _ closely associated with that. what does president xi _ closely associated with that. what does president xi do _ closely associated with that. what does president xi do now? the i closely associated with that. what| does president xi do now? the key thin here does president xi do now? the key thing here is— does president xi do now? the key thing here is look _ does president xi do now? the key thing here is look to _ does president xi do now? the key thing here is look to what - does president xi do now? the key thing here is look to what xi - thing here is look to what xi jinping said at the congress meeting last month, a big gathering of government officials. he said it was a people's war to stop the spread of the virus. look at the mouthpiece of the virus. look at the mouthpiece of the ruling communist party, on the front page it talks about improving the effectiveness of covid responses. i take that as meaning improve the effectiveness of the police and authorities in places like shanghai and dealing with protesters like this. success in
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dealing with covid, and i have to reiterate, they see it broadly as success in containing it across a country of 1.4 billion people. that is now crucial for xi jinping country of 1.4 billion people. that is now crucialfor xijinping in terms of his personal leadership legitimacy and credibility of the party as a whole. mil legitimacy and credibility of the party as a whole.— legitimacy and credibility of the party as a whole. all right, good to talk to you- — party as a whole. all right, good to talk to you. robin _ party as a whole. all right, good to talk to you. robin brant. _ for all the latest on this developing story, just visit our website, bbc.co.uk/news. three people have been arrested after the bodies of two babies were found at a house in south wales. mark actions is at the scene. there remains a police presence here outside and inside the house, on the estate where the very sad discovery was made at about eight o'clock on saturday night. we have seen forensics officers arrive here a short time ago, and south wales
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police stressed that officers will remain visible in this area while detectives try to piece together exactly what has happened here. we have spoken to some local people who have spoken to some local people who have expressed their sadness at seeing what has unfolded here and continues to unfold. they have said how people in this house were not terribly well known in the area. we had a comment from the superintendent of south wales police, who said it is a very distressing incident, from the council leader, hugh david, who says it is shocking and tragic. the authorities are appealing for information, but also appealing for people not to speculate on social media about what might have happened. clearly, many details are yet to emerge. what we do know are the grim basic facts. the police are now investigating the discovery of the bodies of two babies. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenagers were fatally stabbed just a mile apart
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in south—east london. the boys, who are also 16, died on saturday evening following two separate incidents in greenwich. the police say the attacks are linked. an extra £1 billion will be used to insulate thousands of homes across england, scotland and wales. the government says a three—year programme, beginning next spring, will provide loft and cavity wall insulation, saving hundreds of pounds on household bills. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has that story. when it comes to our homes, the uk is said to have the oldest and least energy efficient housing in europe. much of it leaky old victorian terraces, built over 100 years ago. a legacy of the industrial revolution. there is already a government scheme to get energy firms to help improve the worst homes. called eco, it's been in place for almost a decade, and is open to those in social housing or who own their own
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homes or rent privately and are on some benefits. it's now being expanded with another £1 billion, but only starting in spring next year and eligibility extended to those in lower council tax bands. it's going to be open to everybody, regardless of whether you live in private rented, or you own your own home. and it's designed to take measures to improve your home, if your energy certificate is a d or worse. and those measures could save you over 300 quid a year. fuel poverty campaigners say more should be done now for the most vulnerable. we believe government focus should be on the worst first, helping people in the greatest risk and greatestjeopardy, more of this money should be going to help them. if you are eligible, your energy firm will do a survey and pay for the improvements, usually low—cost insulation or upgrades to your heating. the average cost about £1,500
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per home, it could cut your energy bill by a few hundred pounds a year. labour have described it as a reheated announcement with no new resources. and campaigners say to really change things will cost billions more. if we are still exposed to the kind of pressures we have seen leading into this energy crisis, that we worked to expose in terms of decisions government had made going into them, we will not get to the position we need to be, because we cannot be repeating the kind of pressures people have been under this winter, going into next year. we've got to see a bit more ambition. a lot more ambition, actually, from the government to make sure we are not in this position again. this winter, the government is now planning to spend £18 million on more public information about how to reduce energy usage, including advice to turn down the temperature of your boiler, turn off radiators when you're not using a room, and seal drafts from windows and doors. but many worry that the biggest concern should be for those who won't be able to heat their homes at all. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster.
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the lobby group pushing for greater investment in the north of england, the northern powerhouse partnership, is warning that rail services in the north are at risk of collapsing into chaos. the operators, transpennine express and avanti west coast, have faced criticism for cancellations and reduced timetables in recent months. the government says it's working with train companies, to make sure passengers can have confidence in the service. professional footballers in scotland will be banned from heading the ball in training the day before and the day after a game, overfears of long—term brain injuries. clubs are also being told to limit training to one session per week if it involves repetitive heading. let's talk to our sports correspondent chris mclaughlin, who's in motherwell. why are they doing this? how is news going down of the changes?
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how is news going down of the chances? ~ ., , how is news going down of the chances? ~ , ~ how is news going down of the chances? , ~ changes? well, the scottish fa say that this is all — changes? well, the scottish fa say that this is all about _ changes? well, the scottish fa say that this is all about safeguarding l that this is all about safeguarding the long—term health of professional football players. they point to a field study in 2019 that it suggested that ex professional footballers are 3.5 times more likely to develop brain problems likely to develop brain problems like dementia. so, they know this is happening, the experts, they don't quite know why it is happening. they suspect it's got something to do with repeated head trauma. in football, that would mean heading the ball. they say it is best to act now. this does, as you say, have a huge impact on how clubs will train. clubs like motherwell behind me. because the day before a game is traditionally when clubs would work on things like set pieces, and that often means crossing and heading the ball. the clubs that i've spoken to, the players that i've spoken to, are broadly supportive of this. i think they know that the change has been coming for some time. the fa have
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implement their own limitations in training headers this season. players, managers, the game in general, they know it is the direction of travel. it does mean the obvious question, is heading the ball safe? scientists don't know for sure. they say that for now more research is needed.— sure. they say that for now more research is needed. thank you for that. police across europe have dismantled what they describe as a drugs super cartel responsible for around a third of the continent's cocaine trade. the eu's police agency said it had made more than 40 arrests in spain, france, belgium and the netherlands. a huge landslide on the italian island of ischia is now known to have killed seven people. —— at least 14 people. several others are missing, after homes were buried under tonnes of mud over the weekend. more than a hundred firefighters,
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as well as divers and earth—moving units, are now on the island, trying to clear the streets. here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen. 0ut out of tragedy comes solidarity too. from islanders doing their bit to clean, restore, help their ischia emerge from the mud. it was in part a disaster waiting to happen, with half the homes here illegally built, unable to withstand it. for now, the needs or too great to look back. translation: we needs or too great to look back. translation:— needs or too great to look back. translation: we must show our sirit. it's translation: we must show our spirit- it's a _ translation: we must show our spirit. it's a catastrophe _ translation: we must show our spirit. it's a catastrophe that - translation: we must show our spirit. it's a catastrophe that has i spirit. it's a catastrophe that has hit the island and our hearts. we know to show that beyond that disaster we know there have been errors in the past, of course, but we want to be part of the future. it was before dawn on saturday that after torrential rain the earth began to slide, pouring mud and debris down the hill, engulfing what lay in its path. today, the clean—up went on, slowly lifting what was hurled down here in seconds, the
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force of the mudslide devastating to see. farabove force of the mudslide devastating to see. far above the sea front is where the onslaught began, on santa barbara street lives are in ruins, houses caked in mountains of mud. everybody here was either hit or knows those who work. new victims are taken away as the number of dead continues to grow. beneath the mod are homes, cars but also bodies. we just met an elderly gentleman who discovered that his grandchild had been buried by the landslide here. he was too emotional to talk. well beyond the clean—up, this is a community that will take so long to recover. this man does what he can to help clear his uncle's home, deluged by the rivers of mud. we are scared because _ deluged by the rivers of mud. we are scared because we _ deluged by the rivers of mud. we are scared because we are _ deluged by the rivers of mud. we are scared because we are leaving - deluged by the rivers of mud. we are scared because we are leaving under| scared because we are leaving under this mountain that can go down at any moment. we are scared, and we are very sorry for the people who
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lost their lives. [30 are very sorry for the people who lost their lives.— are very sorry for the people who lost their lives. do you know people on this street? _ lost their lives. do you know people on this street? most _ lost their lives. do you know people on this street? most of— lost their lives. do you know people on this street? most of them, - lost their lives. do you know people on this street? most of them, mostj on this street? most of them, most of them. on this street? most of them, most of them- it — on this street? most of them, most ofthem- it is— on this street? most of them, most of them. it is a _ on this street? most of them, most of them. it is a small _ on this street? most of them, most of them. it is a small city _ on this street? most of them, most of them. it is a small city and - on this street? most of them, most of them. it is a small city and we i of them. it is a small city and we know everybody. it is like a small family all around this place. there is little more _ family all around this place. there is little more they _ family all around this place. there is little more they can _ family all around this place. there is little more they can do - family all around this place. there is little more they can do now- family all around this place. there | is little more they can do now than to wait as the search and rescue operation goes on, scouring the island for those still missing. climate change and extreme weather have collided with ischia's corrupt construction. forthis have collided with ischia's corrupt construction. for this stricken island, it has been a calamitous mix. mark lowen, bbc news, ischia. the time is 12:18. our top story this lunchtime: mass detentions in china, as protests over strict covid lockdowns, spread to major cities. the demonstrations are an unprecedented challenge to president xijinping. and still to come: we're back in bristol to see how bbc viewers have offerd to help out struggling single dad samuel. 0n on bbc 0n bbc london, 70 tonnes and 35
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metres long, the world's biggest dinosaur ever discovered comes to london in the new year. it has been a wet weekend, but will it be like that for the rest of the week was matt kate is here with the weather. to the world cup in qatar, and defeats in their opening group matches left cameroon and serbia on the brink, i ,so , so their meeting today was crucial for both sides. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. how is this for an entrance? cameroon players arriving at the stadium in full voice and high spirits, before it was down to more serious business. after defeats in their opening games, both they and serbia knew that another loss could mean the end of their world cup hopes, but cameroon's pre—match positivity soon seemed to be working. car stiletto giving his team the lead, and another chance to celebrate. the drama had onlyjust begun as in first—half injury time
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it was all change as serbia scored twice to take a 2—1 lead. cameroon's optimism had disintegrate. after the break, alexander mitchell rich rounded off a brilliant move and serbia's victory seemed assured. from 3—1 down, cameroon battled back in breathtaking fashion. he thought he was originally offside but he wasn't, and suddenly cameroon were backin wasn't, and suddenly cameroon were back in it. moments later, guess what? 3—3, and that finally was how it stayed. not the win either team wanted, but what an unforgettable match. andy swiss, bbc news. we expect to hear from the english and welsh camps today ahead of the crucial match tomorrow. bedsides have in training. let's hearfirst from alex howell on the england preparations. england, of course,
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need nothing worse than a heavy defeat in order to progress. that's ritht, defeat in order to progress. that's right. clive. _ defeat in order to progress. that's right, clive, and _ defeat in order to progress. that's right, clive, and the _ defeat in order to progress. that's right, clive, and the england - defeat in order to progress. that'sj right, clive, and the england team are training as we speakjust behind me here at the training camp. 25 of the 26 players are out there today. 0nly arsenal defender ben white isn't. we understand he has an illness. leicester city's james maddison is in full training after he missed the first few sessions since england arrived in the tournament got under way. yesterday we spoke to manchester united forward marcus rashford, and he was telling us they don't need the fans to do to let them know they haven't played well, the players know that themselves. he said it was unrealistic to expect the players and the team to be at their best every game. gareth southgate has been speaking to the team and he told them that only once in the team's history have england won all
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three group games at a world cup. there have been calls for gareth southgate to make changes ahead of the big game against wales. manchester city boss mike phil foden, one of the players that has been called fort —— manchester city's phil foden, one of the players that has been called to come into the team... jordan henderson will be alongside the manager this evening. england are in control of the group and a positive result for them will see them into the last 16 and the knockout stages of the world cup. and the knockout stages of the world cu -. �* and the knockout stages of the world cut, �* ., ~' , ., let's talk to our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, who is indo half. we know the welsh have an uphill battle.— an uphill battle. absolutely, and we will hear an uphill battle. absolutely, and we will henr the — an uphill battle. absolutely, and we will hear the thoughts _ an uphill battle. absolutely, and we will hear the thoughts of _ an uphill battle. absolutely, and we will hear the thoughts of robert - will hear the thoughts of robert page and gareth bale in a couple of hours, but we know the wales camp felt pretty bruised in every sense of the word after that defeat to iran the other night. they were
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outfought on the pitch and left drained under the desert sun. they know now that only a win against england and other results going their way can offer them a route through this tournament. having waited 64 years for it, i think people felt very flat, but you know, they say they can pick themselves up for this and essentially they have nothing to lose. speaking to fans around joe hart this morning, they share that spence does it make sense of frustration and deflation may be that this generation of players led by gareth bale haven't shown their best so far, but may be the best way would be to pluck it out in the dying moments. an impossible task? no. wales had beaten england before, in 1984, and in the euros, although they lost in 2016, wales found a way through in that tournament. so hope hasn't been lost, but to be realistic, many welsh fans expect this to be a very tough match tomorrow, and some knowing they may
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well be home by the end of the week. all right, thank you. earlier this month we brought you the story of samuel, a single dad from bristol who lives in a one—bedroom flat with his two young sons and has been struggling with the cost of living. well, after appearing on bbc news, many of you got in touch offering help, and to ask how he's getting on. fiona lamdin's been finding out. this is what we've got to live in. three of us sleeping in one bed. and i really can't take any more of this. since samuel spoke so openly, the response has been huge, all sorts of offers. restaurants in bristol offering to feed him and the boys for free. people turning up with donated bunk beds. just look at all these emails, which we're about to show samuel now.
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what is it like getting all these? what is it like getting all these? what does it make you feel? it makes me feel like... _ what does it make you feel? it makes me feel like... oh... _ what does it make you feel? it makes me feel like... oh... school— what does it make you feel? it makes me feel like... oh... school run - me feel like... oh... school run time. say thank you. shill me feel like... oh... school run time. say thank you.— me feel like... oh... school run time. say thank you. all right, take care, all time. say thank you. all right, take care. all of— time. say thank you. all right, take care. all of you- _ time. say thank you. all right, take care, all of you. i've _ time. say thank you. all right, take care, all of you. i've got _ time. say thank you. all right, take care, all of you. i've got something| care, all of you. i've got something for ou. care, all of you. i've got something for you. charlie _ care, all of you. i've got something for you. charlie and _ care, all of you. i've got something for you. charlie and her— care, all of you. i've got something for you. charlie and her partner - for you. charlie and her partner also live on _ for you. charlie and her partner also live on the _ for you. charlie and her partner also live on the 15th _ for you. charlie and her partner also live on the 15th floor- for you. charlie and her partner also live on the 15th floor with i also live on the 15th floor with their girls. also live on the 15th floor with their girls-— also live on the 15th floor with their tirls. ., , ., , their girls. there are six of us in a two-bedroom _ their girls. there are six of us in a two-bedroom flat, _ their girls. there are six of us in a two-bedroom flat, so - their girls. there are six of us in a two-bedroom flat, so yeah, . a two—bedroom flat, so yeah, everyone _ a two—bedroom flat, so yeah, everyone is on top of each other, knows _ everyone is on top of each other, knows. stuck in a place like this, you can't— knows. stuck in a place like this, you can't really do anything. it does _ you can't really do anything. it does take _ you can't really do anything. it does take a toll, being here. it's nice to _ does take a toll, being here. it's nice to know that there are people like sam _ nice to know that there are people like sam other people in the building _ like sam other people in the building that do help out as well. samuel's— building that do help out as well. samuel's boys have spent hours and hours playing football inside the flat. since we filmed with them, a community football club has invited
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them along to train.— them along to train. hello, what's our them along to train. hello, what's your name? _ them along to train. hello, what's your name? nice _ them along to train. hello, what's your name? nice to _ them along to train. hello, what's your name? nice to meet - them along to train. hello, what's your name? nice to meet you. - them along to train. hello, what's. your name? nice to meet you. this ro'ect is your name? nice to meet you. this project is tackling _ your name? nice to meet you. this project is tackling anti-social - project is tackling anti—social behaviour by keeping children off the street, and it is only a mile from their tower block. it is amazing. — from their tower block. it is amazing, this _ from their tower block. it is amazing, this is _ from their tower block. it 3 amazing, this is awesome. there are many clubs around doing things, but the way things are, you can't afford them. they are too far, and it is just not viable for us to do it. so we tend to stay away from it. just to see the joy on their face, look at that. just happy. i to see the joy on their face, look at that. just happy.— to see the joy on their face, look at that. just happy. i felt nervous because i at that. just happy. i felt nervous because i was — at that. just happy. i felt nervous because i was here _ at that. just happy. i felt nervous because i was here for _ at that. just happy. i felt nervous because i was here for the - at that. just happy. i felt nervous because i was here for the first . because i was here for the first time _ because i was here for the first time i— because i was here for the first time iwas— because i was here for the first time. i was doing quite good. and my dad said _ time. i was doing quite good. and my dad said that i've improved more. puts _ dad said that i've improved more. puts a _ dad said that i've improved more. puts a smile on your face, yeah? that's good. did you enjoy that? do you want to go and play some more?
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yeah! ., ., , ., �*, ., �*, yeah! yeah, lovely. that's what it's about. yeah! yeah, lovely. that's what it's about- look— yeah! yeah, lovely. that's what it's about. look at _ yeah! yeah, lovely. that's what it's about. look at that. _ the former england footballer jill scott was the winner in last night's final of itv�*s i'm a celebrity...get me out of here! actor 0wen warner came second, and the mp and former health secretary, matt hancock, finished third. mr hancock faced widespread criticism for entering the jungle, with the conservative party suspending his membership for taking part in the series while sitting as an mp. the business secretary, grant shapps, said today that matt hancock's appearance on the show indicates that his career in westminster is "pretty much done". a full skeleton cast of what could be the largest animal ever to walk on land is coming to the uk in the new year. the dinosaur known as patagotitan will go on show at the natural history museum in london. measuring 115 feet from nose to tail, it could have weighed up to 60 or 70 tonnes, more than five double decker buses. it's just absolutely enormous.
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i look at this tiny femur in front of me, thinking that really hurt me, carrying it to the studio. and ijust think people can't... they'll be inspired when they see this at the natural history museum. and for me, that's most important thing dinosaurs can do, get kids really into natural history. it's been described as an archaeological "treasure trove" — roman mosaics and buildings discovered under a farmer's field in rutland in the east midlands. the remarkable find was made during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020, but archaeologists have uncovered more and more artefacts ever since. the exact location is being kept secret, but phil mackie was given exclusive access. after a millennium and a half, a roman home has emerged from the soil. this is part of the rutland villa complex, first discovered by the landowner�*s son two years ago. last year, they started digging and found this amazing mosaic depicting a scene from homer's
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iliad. nothing like it had ever been found in britain before. they also used ground penetrating radar to survey the entire field and saw many more buildings. it's divided into three rooms, and each room would have had its own temperature. so, this room was what is known as the caldarium. this summer, archaeologists returned and uncovered much, much more. just gobsmacked, really. i mean, this, this is not the sort of. . .survival of archaeology that we expect in a rural situation. this is a complete one—off, really, ithink. you know, just by finding the mosaic as we did a couple of years ago — it's amazing. so, this is one of the buildings that is part of a much larger villa complex. this is the living room here. that is the fireplace, and you can still see the charred remains of a fire that must have been lit 1600, 1700 years ago. but what this site does is it gives a much greater insight into life
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at a period about which we know very little and will give a greater understanding of what life was like in roman britain. the field is literally filled with roman rubble — roof tiles, pottery and masonry — and they found another mosaic with an intricate pattern, a way for the family who owned it to show off their wealth. it's amazing. it sort of makes up for all the muddy ditches that i've spent a lot of my time in. just being able to work on something like this, it kind of brings you a lot closer to the people that were living here, really. you know, and you're sort of experiencing the same kind of things that they would have been looking at every day. so it really does bring it to life for you. they think the site's possibly 100 years older than previously thought, although the mosaics were added much later, in the fifth century. a last blast of roman britain. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. time for a look at the weather.
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