anne soy, bbc news.urning millions of dollars worth of looted antiquities to their rightful home in italy. the stolen items were linked to a number of illegal trafficking rings. among the antiquities was a marble head of the goddess athena that dates back more than 2,000 years. the bbc�*s tim allman has the details. treasures from the old world taken illegally to the new. dozens of ancient artefacts, bowls and parts and masks, worth millions of dollars. today we are repatriating 58 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19 million to their home country of italy. these antiquities were seized from investigations into several different trafficking rings connected to michael steinhart. who is he? he is american billionaire who had amassed a huge collection and agent antiquities, it's believed many of them were taken illegally from churches and museums in italy before being imported to the us. late last year he agreed to give most of the back, in exchange for not being prosecuted. for more than a decade,

anne soy, thank you so much. anne soy _ together. anne soy, thank you so much.elizabeth in 2007. the bbc�*s south asia diaspora reporter, gaggan sabherwal, has been speaking with those who were there. this is the shree lakshmi narayan hindu temple in bradford, which is one of the largest temples in the north of england and attracts thousands of worshippers every year. and this £3 million temple is also one of the very few places of worship that was inaugurated by queen elizabeth ii. these are the photos which were taken on 24th of may 2007 when her majesty the queen and the duke of edinburgh came. inside there was about 400—500 people. outside there were nearly 1,000 people. this is the worship hall which was inaugurated by her majesty the queen. on that day we created a makeshift temple for the day because we didn't have all these idols there. but the queen really enjoyed watching all these decorated idols because it was something new for her. but we did explain to her majesty, you know, who these deities are, and she was very interested to know all the individ

anne soy, bbc news, naro moru. be bringing us tomorrow. with me are mikhaila friel, a lifestyle reporter at insider, covering royals — and political commentatorjo phillips. we will say hello to both and just a moment. first, let's take a look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph leads with the queen's grandchildren standing "together for granny" in a vigil in westminster hall where the queen is lying in state. "granny's guard of honor" — the sunday mirror — as with all the sundays — also marks the silent tribute the queen's six grandchildren, led by prince william, took part in. the sunday express joins mps in calling for a regular annual celebration to enshrine the memory of the queen with a dedicated day in the national calendar. and the observer also has most of its front on the vigil

neda tawfik, yogita lemey and anne soy.g charles�*s first televised address as monarch has already been seen in parts by millions of people around the world, as well as the warmest of tributes to his mother, queen elizabeth, it gives us the first insight into the sort of king he will be. here's what he said in full. i speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. throughout her life, her majesty the queen — my beloved mother — was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother; for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example. queen elizabeth's was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. that promise of lifelong service i renew to you all today. alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state, in the commonwealth and across the world, a deep sense o

anne soy, bbc news, naro moru.are continuing in the north—eastern city of izyum. several bodies have already been exhumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. ukrainian officials say more than 440 people are buried there. izyum is just one of several areas recently liberated by ukrainian forces. however, heavy fighting is continuing in the areas circled here. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from the capital, kyiv. ukraine is as determined to document as it is to fight. in izyum, liberation has turned more bitter than sweet. hundreds of bodies, now a dossier of evidence over claims of russian war crimes. all uncovered after a series of ukrainian counter offensives in the north—east. in newly released footage, what russia wants to say is that their plans have not changed. as they look to hit back, the us had this warning if chemical or nuclear weapons were being considered. don't. it would change the face of war unlike anything since world

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here's our deputy africa editor, anne soy. the message from the kenyan supreme court was emphatic.itioners on the nine grounds that they wanted the court to annul the election of william ruto and it was a unanimous decision. previously when petitions are presented before court, they were not as emphatic as they were today and in fact, the language is unusually strong from the judges. they said some of the evidence presented to them by the petitioners was hot air, red herrings and forgeries, and warned them of their lawyers were swearing affidavits that had misleading information and now the opposition leader raila 0dinga has reacted to that. he said that he respect their decision but he vehemently rejects thejudgement decision but he vehemently rejects the judgement that was issued today and he says that he will continue to fight for transparency, accountability and democracy. he has played a big role in this country. the authorities in burkina faso say at least 35 civilians have been killed by a bomb that hit a convoy of vehicles in the north of the country, where jihadist rebels

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the bbc“s senior africa correspondent anne soy reports.ber is only what has been verified and recorded. ...has reached we have 1.5 million children, this is very hard on children underfive and are likely to have acute malnutrition and at the date 355,000 will need treatment for severe acute malnutrition. the camps are congested. numbers have more than doubled in recent weeks for the many arrive here with nothing, having walked for days in search of water and food. the drought has displaced at least1 million people and it's only getting worse. this famine is on our doorstep and were going to be witnessing the death of children on an unimaginable scale of 2022 if we don't act fast. millions of people here rely on their livestock for a living but the animals have been hit hard, numbers have dwindled sharply. aid agencies say the race is on to save lives and livelihoods. we're doing this through at scale cash distributions putting money into the hands of the most vulnerable so they can buy what they need. and importantly, we're doing it throug

anne soy, bbc news, naro moru. unable to queue. in the uk, the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website and app, the iplayer, bbc parliament and the red—button. viewers outside the uk can see it by logging on to bbc.com/news. these are life pictures of the cues, this isjust outside westminster hall —— live pictures. people there are pretty close but the current queuing time, if you'rejust joining back the queue, is 15 hours currently. now on bbc news, christian fraser looks at some of your tributes to her majesty in this special programme "your queen". hello and welcome to this programme of tribute to her majesty the queen. i'm christian fraser. for the last week here on bbc news, we've been asking people in the uk and around the world to share their memories of meeting her majesty and to offer their tributes. we'll bring you some of those stories over the next 25 minutes or so. and we start with emma and lynn, who told us about the time they met the queen, though it didn't go quite to plan.

let's now hear from our team of international correspondents starting with anne soy in kenya, where then—princessdmire her service to the commonwealth and to the world. the flag is flying at half—staff here at the white house in honour of a reign that has seen the swearing in of 13 us presidents. the queen met 12 of them personally — a long line. joe biden, has issued a statement, saying in his meetings with her, she charmed him and the first lady with her wit and moved them with her kindness. in recent years of course, like elsewhere in the world, news coverage of the british monarchy has often been driven by intrigue and scandal, but today, as the major networks roll on events in balmoral, there is a real sense of a moment in history. the last king of america was queen elizabeth ii's great—great—great—grandfather, and her time on the throne has been marked by an even further shift away from those colonial ties and towards a relationship of two independent, modern nations, defined by their shared democratic values. news of the queen's death is dominating headlines here in india. _ prime minister

first, anne soy reports from kenya, the country princess elizabeth was visiting when she received news it was a tour of duty but she and her husband took time to also enjoy the colony's vast wildlife and stayed at a secluded tree house. one of the hunters that accompanied her said that for the first time in the history of the world, a young girl climb into a tree one day a princess and climbed down from the tree the next day a queen. she took the reins at a time of great change in africa. colonies gained independence and became republics. as head of the commonwealth, the queen reached out and helped bring them into the fold. she made bold moves, here seen dancing with a black man for the first time. the ghanaian president. it stirred controversy in britain but she proved to be a leader ahead of her time. now king charles will lead the commonwealth. african nations with no historic links to the uk are choosing to join but this is a continent that is changing fast and preserving his mother's legacy will not be without its challenges. a royal welcome on the first of three visits to india.

starting with anne soy in, where then—princess elizabeth first learned she was to become queen. met 12 of them personally a a long line, joe biden, has issued a statement, saying in his meetings with her he was charmed, he and the first lady, by her wit and moved them with her kindness. in recent years of course, like elsewhere in the world, news coverage of the british monarchy has often been driven by intrigue and scandal, but today, as the major networks roll on the events in balmoral, there is a real sense of the moment in history. the last king of america was queen elizabeth ii's rate great—great—great—grandfather, and her time on the throne has been marked by an even further shift, away from those colonial ties, and towards a relationship of two independent, modern nations, defined by their shared democratic values. news of the queen's death is dominating headlines . here in india. prime minister narendra modi put out a statement, - saying, her majesty queen - elizabeth ii will be remembered as a store wart of our times. she provided inspiring i leadership to her nation an

anne soy is in naro mom and joins me now.s of the congregation are just coming in in the next hour and there will be a special thanksgiving service in her honour. right in front of the church there is a tree that was planted on that morning. it is a brazilian rosewood tree, which as you can imagine is nowjust as old as her reign. this place and the people here really have a special connection to the queen. inside the church, her coat of arms hangs on the wall and later, in 1953 during her coronation, she ordered that the corporate in which she walked down the aisle from westminster abbey big cats and a piece connection to the queen. inside the church, her coat of arms hangs on the wall and later, in 1953 during her coronation, she ordered that the corporate in which she walked down the aisle from westminster abbey be cut and paste into this church, so they display it to the visitors, so there is a special connection. they are here to remember her and honour her. it is so interesting _ remember her and honour her. it is so int