andy beatt reports. not your usual man with a van.ies — two stone carving depicting christian icons and thought to be at least 1,000 years old. these are two evangelists, and these two were stolen in 2004 and i have no idea how they got them away because they weigh 150 kilos each, and then they disappeared. world heritage. it's the end of a long search for the artworks, snatched from a church in northern spain. a tip—off in 2010 took this detective to britain, and now nearly a decade later, to the carvings themselves. bought unwittingly by an aristocratic family who were horrified to discover what they thought were garden statues were, in fact, ancient religious artefacts. the guys who stole these wanted to sell it for a couple of millions or whatever, but they have soon found out that you cannot sell these, so to make a least a little bit of money, they sold them as garden ornaments. there is so much criminality in the art world, forgeries, but also stealing from museums, churches, and my job is to trace them back. and sometimes, we

andy beatt, bbc news.their gigantic stands at the international tech expo, the consumer electronics show. it's a chance to pitch their latest wares to electronic retailers and show off their freshest innovations. translation: we're waiting, for the moment. as the show closes in las vegas, our correspondent dave lee took a tour of some of the biggest displays. this is a demo to show off new kind of audio system, but what is capturing people's attention is the fact that the whole screen here is coated with this image like a big screen. the way they are doing a right now is by using a projector strapped to the ceiling, but i guess it is one idea of what we might be able to do in the car if it was to become self driving in the future. tell us what we have here. this is the new lg styler. all you do is fill the water reservoir, it generates the steam. what does the shaking do? it drops the wrinkles out? the steam comes up from the bottom and allows the wrinkles to be released, the steam penetrates from the insi

andy beatt, bbc news.ame stranded at bangkok's main airport is due to arrive in canada after being granted asylum there. 18—year—old rahaf mohammed al-qanun was stopped in thailand translation: you cannot see three metres in front of you. 18—year—old rahaf mohammed al-qanun was stopped in thailand while attempting to reach australia from kuwait. she said feared being killed by relatives if she returned home as she had publicly renounced islam. the un's refugee agency has said it considers her to be a legitimate refugee. police in wisconsin have charged a 21—year—old man with kidnapping a teenage girl and murdering her parents. jake patterson was arrested on two counts of first—degree homicide and one count of kidnapping. 13—year—old jayme closs had been held captive since october, after her mother and father were shot dead. she managed to escape and was found yesterday. jane 0'brien has been following the story. jaime disappeared the night that her parents were shot dead in western wisconsin. at a briefing

andy beatt, bbc news. —— as well as.the us congress has backfired. a video of alexandria 0casio—cortez dancing while she was a student at boston university was shared just a day before the 29—year—old was officially sworn in to congress. but, instead of discrediting her, many people instead have celebrated her dance moves. laura westbrook reports. upbeat drums. this is a video of a girl dancing, but it's just who is dancing that's got people talking. alexandria 0casio—cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to the us congress. this footage, from 2010, is from when she and other students at boston university tried to recreate a scene from the movie, the breakfast club. it was posted on twitter to try to discredit the congresswoman the day before she was sworn into office. but the tactic backfired. many instead took to social media to praise her. molly ringwald, the actor from the breakfast club, tweeted, "you're in the club," while others responded asking for dancing lessons. even russell crowe tweeted his admiration fo

andy beatt, bbc news. in any visit to the uk. so when an episode of the popular children's tv programme peppa pig featured just such a visit, it thrilled a set of twins in china, they then posted a video asking if they could pay a visit to the queen. john sudworth has more. she's a pig with a little snout, and huge global clout. walk around it. you can't walk around a muddy puddle! this episode, in which peppa pig meets the queen, made a splash a long way from britain. oh i say, that does look fun. after watching it, these chinese - th; “4:54.25; been—fi‘stefé‘fz amiéfi if: ff if! i hello, mi mi and mi ai. i'm the british ambassador, so i'm the british queen's representative in china. i'd like you to come and visit me in my house in beijing, and we can perhaps have tea and scones in a british style, and we can talk about making your dream come true. it's not quite the same as tea with the queen perhaps, but the twins were also given the promise of a trip to the uk. well, all of this is a sign that brand brit

conditions are also particularly treacherous in bavaria, as andy beatt reports.the baltic to bulgaria, vast swathes of europe in the grip of a deadly, debilitating freeze. in austria, the heaviest snowfalls in 30 years have left alpine resorts and villages stranded, up to three metres of snow bringing many to a standstill. in germany, hundreds of soldiers joined emergency workers to clear roofs and roads in bavarian towns. five districts declared a state of emergency with schools closed and many communities cut off. further north in saxony, helicopters were used to blow snow off trees to stop them falling on roads and railways. but some remain blocked, while more than 100 flights have been cancelled. three people were injured when an avalanche swept through this hotel in eastern switzerland. local reports said the wall of snow was 300m wide. and storms across scandinavia have made some routes impassable. in northern norway, a bus full of students blew off the road, while winds on the swedish border approached almost 180km/h. 1,000 miles further south, more snow a

andy beatt, bbc news.nces of under six months could be scrapped and wales for all but violent and sexual offences , under plans being considered by the ministry ofjustice. president trump digs his heels in over his mexican border wall, as the us government shutdown enters a record—breaking 22nd day. hundreds of thousands of workers have not been paid. two firefighters have been killed and dozens injured after a huge explosion at a bakery in paris, thought to have been caused by a gas leak. canada has granted asylum to a saudi teenager who was stranded at an airport in thailand after running away from her family. rahaf mohammed al-qunun publicly renounced islam and feared her relatives would kill her. she flew from bangkok yesterday evening — and arrived in the canadian city of toronto today. kim gittleson reports. i'm still in the room. i had days ago 18—year—old rahaf mohammed al-qunun fled saudi arabia in the hopes of being granted asylum in australia but plans went awry when she was detained arrived whe

andy beatt, bbc news. an airport in thailand, after running away from her family. she publicly renounced islam — and feared her relatives would kill her. she flew from bangok yesterday evening — and arrived in the canadian city of toronto today. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is at the airport where al-qunun landed. a short time ago she told us why the teenager has ended up in canada, when australia was the first to offer asylum. sot it's been a world wind few days for ra haf it's been a world wind few days for rahaf all-qunun who has arrived in canada, a number of news crews have been here to greet her and to ca ptu re been here to greet her and to capture those first few moments. a few days ago when she took to twitter to plead for help to avoid being deported from thailand and sent back to her family she was unknown. now she has gained international attention. she was originally supposed to go to australia where she had a support network but the process, bbc understands, was taking too long and because s

andy beatt, bbc news.paris. police suspect the blast was caused by a gas leak which was reported in the building this morning. a number of cars and shops have been damaged by the blast in the city's ninth district. firefighters are trying to contain a fire burning at street level. a saudi woman who fled her family and became stranded at bangkok's main airport is due to arrive in canada after being granted asylum there. 18—year—old rahaf mohammed al-qunun was stopped in thailand while attempting to reach australia from kuwait. she said she feared being killed by relatives if she returned home, as she had publicly renounced islam. the un's refugee agency has said it considers her to be a legitimate refugee. police in wisconsin have charged a 21—year—old man with kidnapping a teenage girl and murdering her parents. jake patterson was arrested on two counts of first—degree homicide and one count of kidnapping. 13—year—old jayme closs had been held captive since october, after her mother and father were shot de

andy beatt, bbc news.ery in paris this morning has left several people injured. details are still coming in — but photos show a street littered with debris from nearby apartment blocks and several cars damaged, with a fire burning at street level in the city's 9th district. using credit cards for gambling could be banned under plans being considered by the government. in a bid to target addiction, culture secretary jeremy wright will meet banks and bookmakers ahead of a review by the gambling commission next month. the move would affect billions of pounds worth of bets a year. the wreck of a german submarine from world war i is gradually resurfacing on a beach in northern france, after decades of being buried in the sand. shifting sand near calais is exposing the remains of the uc—61 which was stranded there injuly 1917. it's now becoming a tourist attraction again, although the local mayor warns it may only be a fleeting visit. extraordinary pictures. what were you doing this christmas? for most of us, it

andy beatt, bbc news. have charged a 21—year—old man with kidnapping a teenage girl and murdering her parents. jake patterson was arrested on two counts of first—degree homicide and one count of kidnapping. 13—year—old jayme closs had been held captive since october, after her mother and father were shot dead. she managed to escape and was found yesterday. using credit cards for gambling could be banned under plans being considered by the government. in a bid to target addiction, culture secretary jeremy wright will meet banks and bookmakers ahead of a review by the gambling commission next month. the move would affect billions of pounds worth of bets a year. the wreck of a german submarine from world war i is gradually resurfacing on a beach in northern france, after decades of being buried in the sand. shifting sand near calais is exposing the remains of the uc—61, which was stranded there injuly 1917. it's now becoming a tourist attraction again, although the local mayor warns it may only be a fleeting

andy beatt, bbc news.—year—old man with kidnapping a teenage girl and murdering her parents. jake patterson was arrested on two counts of first—degree homicide and one count of kidnapping. 13—year—old jayme closs had been held captive since october after her mother and father were shot dead. she managed to escape and was found yesterday. using credit cards for gambling could be banned under plans being considered by the government. in a bid to target addiction, culture secretary jeremy wright will meet banks and bookmakers ahead of a review by the gambling commission next month. the move would affect billions of pounds worth of bets a year. we've all heard of the expression life imitating art, but one teenager in the american state of utah took it to an extreme in an attempt to emulate the sandra bullock film bird box by driving while blindfolded. it is currently being streamed on netflix. the main characters have to blindfold themselves to avoid bad things. so they don't see the bad things. so they don't

andy beatt reports.aria, vast swathes of europe in the grip of a deadly, debilitating freeze. in austria, the heaviest snowfalls in 30 years have left alpine resorts and villages stranded, up to three metres of snow bringing many to a standstill. rescuers are continuing to search for two hikers missing since saturday. in a rare break in the weather, a rescue flight reuniting a ten—year—old girl with her waiting mother, safe and smiling after being snowed in for days, telling reporters, no, she wasn't scared, and yes, she was planning to get pizza. translation: we're very happy to make these helicopter operations today. it helps a lot in hard—to—reach areas, where there's no chance to get the snow away. translation: people are quite relaxed. you have to cope with it and do the best you can. in germany, hundreds of soldiers joined emergency workers to clear roofs and roads in bavarian towns. five districts declared a state of emergency, with schools closed and many communities cut off. further north, in sa

andy beatt reports. not your usual man with a van.yweight discoveries. two stone carvings depicting icons and thought to be 1000 years old. these are two evangelists and these two were stolen in 2004 and i have no idea how they got them away because they wait 150 kilos each and then they disappeared. world heritage. it's the end of a long search for the artworks snatched from a church in northern spain. a tipoff in 2010 took this detective to britain and 110w took this detective to britain and now nearly a decade later to the themselves. bought unwittingly by an aristocratic family who were horrified to discover what they thought were garden statues were in fa ct thought were garden statues were in fact ancient religious artefacts. the guys who stole these wanted to sell it for a couple of millions or whatever but they soon found out that you can't sell these set to make it this to a little bit of money, they sold them as garden ornaments. there is so much criminality in the art world, forgeries, stealing from museums, churches, and m

andy beatt, bbc news.nned under plans being considered by the government. in a bid to target addiction, culture secretary jeremy wright will meet banks and bookmakers ahead of a review by the gambling commission next month. the move would affect billions of pounds' worth of bets a year. we've all heard of the expression life imitating art, but one teenager in the american state of utah took it to an extreme in an attempt to emulate the sandra bullock film bird box by driving while blindfolded. and the result was that the 17—year—old crashed after veering into oncoming traffic after pulling a hat over her eyes. we should explain the film. in the film, the main characters must be constantly blindfolded to avoid seeing deathly visions. if you see them, it causes problems. so some people are trying to re—enact it in the real world? that is not smart. not smart, not clever. it is stupid! it is amazing that someone it is stupid! it is amazing that someone is not seriously injured. a 17 —year—old pulls hacked ove

andy beatt, bbc news.s losing cause of the uk, marking out showers getting fed across as currently. more across eastern england through the evening, and other night, some fading into the north wales, perhaps a cross towards the midlands, a few more for northern ireland and the north and west of scotland. a cold night, temperatures down to —6 in some rural spots, and like this morning, widespread ice will be a consideration forfirst widespread ice will be a consideration for first thing on wednesday. however, there will be a lot of sunshine through the day. we keep the north—westerly wind, quite a light wind, but that flow will just mean showers getting into northern and western regions predominantly. western scotland, northern ireland, perhaps not wales, and possibly a few running and off the north sea coasts into east anglia and kent. some areas could get stuck with trees and fog, for example, parts of central scotland, —— freezing fog. another cold night ta kes —— freezing fog. another cold night takes u