audrey dias, bbc news.a centrepiece at the picasso restaurant in the bellagio hotel for the last 20 years. they went under the hammer forjust short of $110 million us. crowds have been flocking to the new dubai eye — the world's largest and tallest ferris wheel. the giant structure stands at 250 metres tall. together the pods can carry 1,750 visitors in a single rotation lasting 30 minutes. it was officially opened with a laser and firework display. here's a story to make your legs burn. imagine riding a bike at nearly 35 miles per hour, consistently, for a full hour. that's what alex dowsett is planning to do when tries to break a world record in mexico next month. he's also using the opportunity to raise awareness of haemophilia, which he's had since childhood. james burridge has been to see him in training. this is the giant windtunnel which gb cyclist alex dowsett hopes will help him become a world recordholder. he is training for the one hour record, cycling as fast and as far as possible in 60 minutes

audrey dias, bbc news.mark world 0steoporosis day, and also opened up about her mother's struggles with the condition. it was terrible, because we didn't know anything about it, so at some point we thought, well, is she making a great fuss about this? 0ccasionally when she moved or you touched her she literally screamed. i remember when a friend of hers came in one day just to give her a hug, her rib broke. a collection of artworks by picasso has been auctioned by the hotel in las vegas where they've been displayed for the past 20 years. until now, they were a striking centrepiece of the picasso restaurant at the hotel on las vegas strip. but the hotel's owner, mgm, decided to sell off the works. catherine karelli reports. it was the smallest piece in the sale, but the star of the show. this 1938 portrait of picasso's muse and lover fetched more than $40 million. this was one of the other highlights of the auction, a 1969 painting, one of the artist's later works. it is part of a wider move by mgm resorts t

audrey dias, bbc news.ntil now, they were a striking centrepiece of the picasso restaurant at the hotel on las vegas strip. but the hotel's owner, mgm, decided to sell off the works. catherine karelli reports. it was the smallest piece in the sale, but the star of the show. this 1938 portrait of picasso's muse and lover fetched more than $a0 million. this was one of the other highlights of the auction, a 1969 painting, one of the artist's later works. it is part of a wider move by mgm resorts to make its global collection more diverse and inclusive. the auction of picasso's work was hosted by sotheby�*s and held at the bellagio hotel in las vegas. it brought in nearly $109 million. several of the 11 pieces have been on display at the las vegas hotel for years. but now the hotel says it wants to shift its focus and showcase more works by women, people of colour, lgbtq artists and those with disabilities. i've gotten the sense there is a change in management of focus, las vegas likes to reinvent itself every

audrey dias has been to meet them.but he has always dreamt of playing the famous wurlitzer organ at blackpool tower. so i'd start a tune and he would move up and change the taps and the settings while i was playing, so — and we just went on non—stop for an hour doing that. and, of course, what i can do is i can play the piano or the organ and play in any key. on monday, his wife carole made that dream a reality. he played great and he came out of the stage and his face — he was concentrating so hard, i think the building could've fell down and i don't think he'd have noticed! the family filmed the performance so danny can watch it again and again. he was on an absolute high and i thought, do you know, these things are so worth it — sorting out what he wants to do and what he enjoys doing and making the effort to do it. he was diagnosed with dementia three years ago and after the initial shock, carole decided to give her husband a series of experiences to treasure. he's always looked after me and now's my time to make s

audrey dias, bbc news.ate editorjustin rowlatt about the challenges facing the politicians who'll be attending. tony blair, thinking indeed for doing this interview and can i off with a really big question? do you think the world understands the scale of the climate challenge? i think the world does understand the scale of the challenge. i think the difficulty is to work out the practical steps that meet the challenge adequately. but i don't think there is any shortage of political desire or will. in some countries, may be, but overall, globally, i think the science is clear, people accept it, the question is how in practical terms do we get to where we are to where we need to be? 50 do we get to where we are to where we need to be?— we need to be? so why is this such an intractable _ we need to be? so why is this such an intractable problem? _ we need to be? so why is this such an intractable problem? i- we need to be? so why is this such an intractable problem? i mean i we need to be? so why is this such