i think a lot of people in hastings are quite proud of hastings and if it's returning to hastings, even better. because it, you know, it comes from hastings. i mean, you know, the battlettraction. the battle happened here and there's not enough displays of what happened in hastings. so i think it should come here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan. the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. the legendary video game space invaders is 40 years old this year and to celebrate its place in cultural history images from the game had been predicted under the window panes of tokyo skyscraper to the of many fans. it's part of a high—tech exhibition allowing enthusiasts to reacquaint themselves with the space game that helped spawn today's multibillion—dollar global games industry. i remember s

of hastings and the re st of know, the battle of hastingsisplays of what happened in hastings. i think it should come here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan. the first time for the queen's coronation. it has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron. part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his electoral campaign. deep ties with britain have often been tinged with britain have often been tinged with rivalry and one french official wasjoking with rivalry and one french official was joking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, they've it is one of the most famous flying teams in british history, 75 yea rs flying teams in british history, 75 years after carrying out the daring dambusters raid, the raf 617 squadron is being reformed in the year that the royal air force turns 100. we've been to meet one of the last surviving veterans who played a major part in the dambusters raid. amazing aircraft. georgejohnnyjohnson,

displayed there. >> people in hastings are proud of hastings, and it returning is even better. >> because, you know, it comes from hastings -- the battle of hastings and all the rest of it. yeah, good tourist attraction. >> the battle happened here, and there are not enough displays of what happened. it should come here. lucy: britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan, the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official was joking about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. jane: the bayeux tapestry still holding up well after all this time. you will be able to find much more on all the day's news at our website, and to see what we're working on and in the time, check out facebook. i am jane o'brien. thank you for watching "world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your life

i think a lot of people in hastings are quite proud of hastings and if it's returning to hastings, even better. because it, you know, it comes from hastings. i mean, you know, the battleist attraction. the battle happened here and there's not enough displays of what happened in hastings. so i think it should come here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan. the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. that's all from me, here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. president trump's former white house director of communications, has told bbc hardtalk that the president uses twitter to ‘jump‘ over mainstream media and reach the people who voted for him. referring to some of president trump's controversial tweets about nor

i think a lot of people in hastings are quite proud of hastings, and if it's returning to hastings, even better. because it, you know, comes from hastings. i mean, you know, the battle. the battle happened here, and there's so many — there's not enough displays of what happened in hastings. so i think it should come here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan, the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. its saxophones are considered among the best in the world, and have been played by jazz legends. but now, french company henri selmer paris is selling a majority stake to an investment fund, because of growing competition from china. the move brings to an end more than 130 years of family control over the firm, although the founder's great—grandson will still be involved with the company

i think a lot of people in hastings are quite proud of hastings, and if it's returning to hastings, even better. because it, you know, comes from hastings. i mean, you know, the battle. the battle happened here, and there's not enough displays of what happened in hastings, so i think it should come here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan, the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. north and south korea have agreed to march under the same flag at the winter olympics next month. the two sides have also agreed to form a unified women's ice hockey team for the games, which will be held in south korea. it's the result of the first diplomatic talks between the neighbours for more than two years. england cricketer ben stokes will be available for selection for england's tour of new zealan

i think a lot of people in hastings are quite proud of hastings, and if it's returning to hastings, even better. because it, you know, comes from hastings. i mean, you know, the battlehere, and there's not enough displays of what happened in hastings. so i think it should come here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan, the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. a group of archaeologists has discovered that two underwater caverns in eastern mexico are in fact connected, creating what it is thought to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet. divers spent months exploring a maze of subterranean waters in the yucatan peninsula. they found that one large cavern, sac actun, is actually connected to another, dos ojos, making a cave 350—kilometres long. the discovery, near the beach resort

it twice before for the queen's coronation then for the nine hundred year anniversary of the battle of hastings didn't happen why now why do you think is it just president mccrone or is it because of break sort of various negotiations that france and the u.k. have right now when i think the department of coach in both countries has been discussing this for a while and i certainly think that it's not uncommon. present gifts during official state visit so if you think back to one thousand nine hundred six fronts gift of the united states with the statue of liberty which has since become a symbol of the united states but i do think it signals friendship and really the willingness of france. to maintain strong bilateral engagement irrespective of the outcome of breaks that negotiations. so in that sense it's a very positive signal as we saw in that list of the presidents the president a crown is given i mean he is quite generous izumi and quite creative as well but what do you think of the sort of soft the plough see if we can call it that what is it that president. wants to achieve with those pres

tapestry chronicles events leading up to the norman conquest of england culminating in the battle of hastings intensity six. it's considered one of the finest examples of me all embroidery. the tapestry is on permanent display at a museum in by years in normandy france and was added to unesco's memory of the world register in two thousand and seven. thousands of animals went to church in spain on wednesday to receive a special blessing january seventeenth is the day of the anthony the patron saint of domestic animals. company childred owners enjoyed long lines outside the church of scientology to wait for the priest just sprinkle holy water on their mostly four footed friends. is used to seeing anthony was also celebrated in italy in lecce province residents of the small of pulliam town of normally stage the annual full color of a festival of fire that has pagan pre-christian origins but is now held in honor of st anthony the highlight is the lighting of the full camera. it's twenty five meters high and is billed as the biggest bonfire in the mediterranean region. three days spectacle attract

the 70m—long embroidery, which tells the story of the battle of hastings, has been kept in france forresident emmanuel macron will confirm the loan when he meets theresa may tomorrow. should we just should wejust quickly should we just quickly tell you about what is going on. police scotla nd about what is going on. police scotland has told us in the last few moments, they are having problems on the 74 between junctions 15 and nine. many people were still stuck there. vehicles still stuck from junction 12 to junction 9. 0ne lane opened northbound but they will close that soon. quite a bit of detail there for you and we will have a full update with carol on the weather situation because there is snow for many parts of the uk. 0utside, it is all right. it's totally fine. coming home from sheffield was a bit brutal. we are talking about the video assistant referee because he was actually used properly and could determine if the goal was on side of the first time. let's have a look at how it panned out. this is leicester and fleetwood. no problems there are all. kelechi iheanacho put leic

the 230ft long artwork tells the story of william the conqueror and the battle of hastings. build—up. it starts in 1064 and it starts with edward the confessor directing harold to go on a mission. somehow, he gets captured in france and then he gets captured in france and then he gets captured in france and then he gets handed over to william, duke of normandy, and he accompanies william, duke of normandy, on a campaign against rebel breton leader. the ultimate thing, which is significant really, is that he makes a holy oath at the end thatjourney and it‘s by this oath that william then says that he‘s promising to help me find or get the english crown on the death of edward the co nfessor. crown on the death of edward the confessor. the rest of the tapestry then deals with that harold becomes king, he is chosen, then there was the battle of hastings where william defeats harold and he is shown being killed. some people think with an arrow in the eye but hopefully this exhibition will show their summits in this story. how excited do you think british people will be in terms of

a lot of people in hastings are proud of hastings and if it's returning to hastings, all the better. it comes from hastings. the battletime for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. drivers in scotland are being advised to stay off the roads tonight. heavy snow and ice is make driving conditions treacherous. let me show you this photo taken today near edinburgh. it shows just how bad the roads are. and this shows the m74 — that's the motorway linking scotland to england — last night more than 200 motorists were left stranded there. the met office has issued a severe weather warning for the affected areas. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. from the air, it is stunning. a white blanket of snow covering much of scotland. gritters, cutting a path thro

back in the 60's, there is a history there -- or go back to the battle of hastings. uk's presence in the has put a brake on integration. at theder of the eu moment -- it would appear that he is happy to play. in the eu has been remarkable -- but what we have seen behind closed doors is that the french is taking a harder line. and even with the transition. least now have a final figure for the divorce, right? >> for the bill? it is almost final. vonnie: why almost? there ofis a range billions of pounds. that could alter as negotiations get through. -- agreed says bloomberg economics that it is actually a low price. >> they have looked at the difference in lost output between a no deal brexit -- a disaster scenario if you like. and a basic trade deal that the u.k. can hope for. what they find, even comparing those two scenarios, that the lost output that you would avoid paying the bill and getting a billion.l is 40 this bill could pay for itself in as little as three years. mark: the withdrawal bill. is through the house of commons and it goes to the house of lords next

a lot of people in hastings are proud of hastings and if it's returning to hastings, all the better. the battleme here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan, the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. with me now is pauline bock from the new statesman. good to see you. we will get on to what we could send them a little bit later. we have asked for this thing twice, it has been refused, how come it is coming over now? well, it is highly symbolic, for macron to choose the bayeux tapestry. it is something he has been doing quite regularly with his diplomacy stance. when he visits a country, he was in china last week, he brought this very beautiful horse from france's national guard over to resident xi jinping, asa n

tapestry tells the tale of how william the conqueror came to invade england ending with the battle of hastings and the defeat of the anglo-saxon king harold intensity six and the precise origins of the seventy metre long tapestry known but the first written record of it dates back to fourteen seventy six time it's never left france there's some research as believe it was made in southern england the curator responsible for the tapestry says it will be about five years before it can travel because restoration work he said be carried out the level of. the work is very fragile it's not been properly stored since the nineteenth century and very little work has been done to the mounting so today you can see marks of where managed to to ration which might even date for the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries in some cases and which need to be stabilized before any transportation could be visit. still ahead this news a. flooded cave in the world. and one of the details. on. business updates to you by. going places together. business updates to you by. going places together. and again to make on the d

bayeux tapestry has quite a long introduction, most people probably remember it for the battle of hastings harold to go on a mission, but it doesn't say what that is. somehow he gets captured in france and he gets handed over to william, duke of normandy, and he accompanies him ona duke of normandy, and he accompanies him on a campaign against a rebel leader. the ultimate thing which is insignificant, is that he makes a holy oath at the end of thatjourney and it is by this oath that william then says he is promising to help me find or get the english crown. doctor michael lewis from the british museum. theresa may will be answering questions from mp's in the commons shortly in the weekly session of prime minister's questions. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. carillion, the nhs, almost likely, almost certainly being mentioned today. i would be amazed ifjeremy corbyn did not go on carillion. i would expect they have been preparing to go on carillion since monday when there was the announcement the company had collapsed. it absolutely plays to one of mr corbyn'

of, some opposed. then you have some like reed hastings who came out pretty strongly on the side of net neutrality, then said, well, it's important, but it's not their primary battley the indifference? >> i can tell you all of our members care about this. they are all very engaged. they have pushed us to be the tip of the spear for them fighting this, both in congress and at the fcc and now in the courts. it matters to all the companies, netflix included. emily: is there a sense of defeat? now we may have bigger issues to worry about? >> this is still fundamental. this is a fundamental protection for consumers that are companies care about and the future of the internet and what it looks like years from now. i don't think this is over, by a long shot, but still, it has to go to the courts. we will see what congress does. emily: you worked closely with these companies. what are the folks at facebook and google saying? >> they want us to be as involved as possible in the case. that's why we announced we will be an intervener. it's still early in the process. these rules are not in effect yet. right now the rules have been they areo we know what doing, but the office