they have it, anna holligan - themselves again again. they have it, anna holligan having a haircut.o exceptional pieces of armour dating back to the 16th century have been returned to the louvre in paris. they were stolen in the early 1980s. the helmet and breast—plate, thought to be worth around half a million euros, were found by an auctioneer in bordeaux. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. back where they belong nearly 40 years after they first vanished. exquisitely ornate, inlaid with gold and silver, some of the finest examples of the renaissance. translation: today, the central office for. cultural property is presenting the louvre with two pieces of italian renaissance armament — a helmet and a breastplate. these are quite exceptional pieces that date back to the 16th century. objects of pomp and circumstance. the two pieces of armour were donated to the louvre in 1922, part of a collection owned by the baroness de rothschild. how they went missing still remains something of a mystery. how they were recovered, not so much. translation: an expert in military antiquities - in

anna holliganjust anna holligan just outside amsterdam. the weather. most of us have seen early some spring sunshine this weekend although cloud amounts have varied, this is the earlier satellite picture and you can see it was cloudy across south—west england earlier today but it did brighten up. north—east scotland very similarly brightened up scotland very similarly brightened up through the day. as we go through this evening at the night, where we have clear skies that is where temperatures are going to drop, part of eastern scotland, northern england, wales, particularly prone to a touch of frost. not as cold in the south—east of england, north of scotland and northern ireland. as we head into tomorrow, northern ireland and scotland can expect a lot of cloud feeding and on the south—westerly wind and the odd spot of drizzle possibly as well. eastern scotland down across england and wales will see some spells of sunshine, large areas of cloud too, temperatures between 10—111. so, if fine start to the week ahead but it will turn wet and

anna holligan, in the netherlands.actory aiming to produce 1 billion vaccine doses a year. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs, and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. a small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become - a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians| wished it had never been built. the eiffel towers's- birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. - this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the german chancellor, defends her decision to stop giving the astrazeneca v

anna holligan, bbc news.n unannounced visit to kabul. they discussed the peace process and concerns over rising violence. the visit comes at a crucial time for afghanistan. the us president, joe biden, is reviewing his administration's policy for the country, ahead of a may troop withdrawal deadline, which was agreed by his predecessor, donald trump. a court in pakistan has sentenced two men to death, for a rape which triggered public outrage. abid malhi and shafqat ali bagga, attacked a pakistani—french woman when she found herself stranded in her car beside the motorway with her two children. police had questioned why she was out so late at night. the comments sparked a public outcry, with thousands of women demanding justice and better protection for women. thousands of people are continuing to protest against the self—imposed military rule in myanmar — despite escalating violence. videos uploaded to social media, show large crowds of people in the country's capital — naypitaw — fleeing from live ammunitio

anna holligan, bbc news.n sunday, giving astronomers an opportunity to observe a space rock that formed at the dawn of the solar system. he asteroid — which was first discovered twenty years ago — is about nine hundred metres in diameter. the american space agency nasa says that at its nearest point, it will still be two million kilometres away.

anna holligan, bbc news in the hague. let's catch up with the tech. it's click.ou're doing ok. i think it's fair to say that each of us have had to work out our own way to manage the last 12 months and let's be honest, i don't think anyone�*s coming out of this unscathed — i'm certainly not. lara, how are you doing? i'm getting strangely used to this existence, which i think is probably worrying in itself, but i am really looking forward to being able to see my mum and friends — even though you keep telling me that you're perfectly happy in your own company! oh, yeah! it's something i've learned, actually. i'm absolutely fine in my own space — sometimes out walking, sometimes in reading, escaping into a movie — although to be honest, i think i've completed netflix now. but the reason i ask is i wanted to ask about gaming. are you a gamer, lara? ooh, i used to love gran turismo, but no more — rsi. seriously? so you're saying you played so much gran turismo, you hurt your thumbs? you? hmm. i don't really want to talk any more about it because i don't want to point

anna holligan, bbc news in the hague.s afternoon in parts of the country with sunshine in the midlands and south of the uk, but it is turning in the north—west of the uk with weather fronts pushing cloud, outbreaks of rain, overcast with occasional rain overnight in scotland and northern ireland. probably some of that rain reaching the lake district and northern england by the early hours. a touch of frost bursting on monday, wales, a touch of frost first thing on monday, wales, south of the uk and this is where the best of the weather will be on monday. sunshine from mid wales southwards. but broadly speaking, across the northern two thirds, cloudy at times and there will be rain. temperatures will recover up to ten, unsettled midweek. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, imprisoned in iran has had her ankle tag removed, after her sentence came to an end. however, a new court case against her has been scheduled for next week. it is totally and utterly inhumane becau

anna holligan, bbc news in the hague.ss parts of the country. you can see sunshine there in the midlands, the south of the uk, but it's starting to turn now in the northwest of the uk. weatherfronts are pushing in, cloud, some outbreaks of rain and it's going to stay overcast with occasional rain overnight in scotland and northern ireland. probably some of that, rain reaching the lake district and northern england by the early hours of the morning. but a touch of frost first thing on monday for wales, the south of the uk as well, and this is where the best of the weather will be on monday. so, sunshine from mid—wales southwards, the south coast, too, but broadly speaking across the northern two thirds of the country, it is going to be at times cloudy, and there will be some rain. temperatures will recover a little bit, up to around 10 degrees or so. it's going to turn very unsettled midweek. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... hopes for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, as she is released from house arrest i

anna holligan, bbc news.he largest asteroid to pass by earth this year will reach its closest point later on sunday, giving astronomers an opportunity to observe a space rock that formed at the dawn of the solar system. he asteroid — which was first discovered twenty years ago — is about nine hundred metres in diameter. the american space agency nasa says that at its nearest point, it will still be two million kilometres away. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. it is staying well away and i am going to fog on things a lot closer to us in the atmosphere which are a lot more innocuous. it is looking pretty quiet out there. dry for the vast majority and spells of sunshine as you can see from our earlier satellite image. the cloud is now breaking up across the north of scotland. cloud breaking up to reveal some spells of sunshine. across eastern scotland and north—east england were yesterday it was warm at 17 or 18, to as temperatures down a little bit. nine, ten or11. i temperatures down a li

according to the public health agency rivm's latest weekly update. 0ur correspondent in the hague, anna holligantherlands — beauticians, hairdressers, tattoo artists, can start seeing clients again. -- all —— all contact professions. but sex workers can't. this might not strike you as surprising. in many countries commit these trades are considered to be entirely different. but here in the netherlands, they usually enjoy equal status. prostitution was legalised more than two decades ago. sex workers pay taxes. the industry is highly regulated, which is why the sex workers like this woman feel as though they are now being discriminated against. we were using hand gels before it was cool. we are the original hygiene hipsters. the whole safety protocol and hygiene protocols, we already used those before covid even existed. as a dominatrix, i can get really creative by avoiding the full face contact thing, and i canjust whip them from the side instead of full frontal. so, you can do different positions that don't do the face—to—face thing. and also, you don't kiss. for people who aren't allowed to m

questions are being asked about the wisdom of holding a festival during a pandemic. 0ur correspondent anna holliganinder of what life was once like, and an opportunity to pilot a way back to this. i'm just really happy, we can party again! what does it feel like? euphoric! 1500 people managed to get a ticket for this, and everyone here had to show a negative test before they were allowed in. everyone is meant to be wearing a mask, though, and as you can see, they aren't. they either don't realise or they don't care. and of course the risk with an event like this is when people stop following the rules, that could potentially affect everyone outside this controlled environment. soon they were all mixing, and the masks had mostly vanished. once you're into the mood of dancing and partying, they fly away in no time. they become a party hat, as i usually say. as all these people are tested and known negatives, of course this is not a normal situation. you have to see them as test bunnies during an experiment. this is not a normal life. there will be people who think it's unethical to use these young pe

anna holligan reports from the hague. ten yea rs ten years at the top. as he is the steady pair of hands to steer the dutch through the storm. he is the dutch through the storm. he: is doing a greatjob and he is our leader and he can do it for the next three years again. but he is going _ the next three years again. but he is going into the election bruised by a slow vaccine roll—out, a prolonged lockdown and two ago his government had to resign over child benefits scandal. this woman was preceded by tax officials by thousands of euros she did not owe. she took on the prime minister in what was seen by many as the most effective challenges faced in his campaign. the selection debate the talk of the netherlands. you hurt my kids. i will never forgive him for that. i wanted to shout at him, listen to us. he doesn't listen. and always when they are debating in the government he's on the phone smiling that he doesn't care and that's what i hate about him. let someone else do it, not him. him. let someone else do it, not him-— not him. with 37 parties competi

anna holligan reports from the hague.rust in the man who has already governed for a decade. mark rutte promised to fix the covid crisis. the voters _ fix the covid crisis. the voters of _ fix the covid crisis. the voters of the _ fix the covid crisis. the i voters of the netherlands fix the covid crisis. tue: voters of the netherlands have given my party, an overwhelming vote of confidence and it is humbling, and it is also forcing us to do everything we can to make a success out of it. not everything has gone well in the last ten years. the main issue a loss on the table for the next year is how to rebuild the country going forward after corona. the interest d 66 _ forward after corona. the interest d 66 party - forward after corona. the interest d 66 party won l interest d 66 party won a substantial share of the vote. foreign minister in mark rutte's last cabinet, she appears to have galvanised voters on the left behind to inclusive approach. she says the result show the country is ready to come together. translation: i

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allow large social gatherings without increasing the spread of coronavirus. 0ur correspondent anna holligana lot of people are wanting to get involved. the sense of elation here _ wanting to get involved. the sense of elation here is _ wanting to get involved. the sense of elation here is powerful. - wanting to get involved. the sense of elation here is powerful. you . of elation here is powerful. you might not think that partying in a pandemic is the most responsible way to try to emerge from lockdown but actually, the dutch government scientists are involved and you see the crowds. this is something they have not been able to do for one year. they are drinking, there is a mosh pit in there and, actually, surprisingly perhaps, the dutch government is supporting this and trying to use these events to gather research that might help events to get started again. it could be used as a prototype in the future. here is what has been going on. surreal as it might look, a reminder of what life was once like and an opportunity to pilot a way back to this. i was really happy, we can go party again.

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our correspondent, anna holligan, is there and can tell us more. good morning, anna. good morning.a few hours time they i i told you in a few hours time they were going to be hundreds of people here raving, you might think i was on another planet. literally. but actually, for a year now, we are on the other side of the north sea right now, and for a year we have been told to keep our distance, to avoid going out drinking, certainly no dancing in the presence of strangers. but that can't go on forever. so what they are trying to do is navigate a way to help us go back to doing the things that we love. let's have a look. surreal as it might look, a reminder of what life was once like, and an opportunity to pilot a way back to this. �* , ., , ., , . opportunity to pilot a way back to this. , . this. i'm 'ust really heavy! we can -a this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! _ this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! what _ this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! what does _ this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! what does it - this. i'm just really hea