a bbc freedom of information request shows more than 300 items were declared to the official governmentt more. below the surface lies an often haunting history, and some of the treasures found deep down are more unusual than others. i just saw something poking out of the mud and it was just a little bit too smooth to be a piece of rock or wood. and i put my hand down and grabbed it and i thought, "i think i know what this is. " and when i levered it out of the sand, the sand cracked in a big semicircle. and that's when i realised that i've got an elephant�*s tusk. and now it's hanging in his pub in kent. surprisingly, it's not the only elephant tusk declared in recent years. off the coast of falmouth in 2019, another was filmed being brought up from a ship from the 16005, thought to be linked to the slave trade. and here it is. wow. bringing it to dry land was just the start. you have to get the salt out of them. if the objects are allowed to dry, the salt forms crystals on the inside, and quite often the object will fall apart. it needs to go into a museum. but because it's ivory, beca

a bbc freedom of information request shows more than 300 items were declared to the official governmentbelow the surface lies an often haunting history, and some of the treasures found deep down are more unusual than others. i just saw something poking out of the mud and it was just a little bit too smooth to be a piece of rock or wood. and i put my hand down and grabbed it and i thought, "i think i know what this is." and when i levered it out of the sand, the sun cracked in a big semicircle. and that's when i realised that i've got an elephant�*s tusk. and now it's hanging in his pub in kent. surprisingly, it's not the only elephant tusk declared in recent years. off the coast of falmouth in 2019, another was filmed being brought up from a ship from the 1600s, thought to be linked to the slave trade. and here it is. wow. bringing it to dry land was just the start. you have to get the salt out of them. if the objects are allowed to dry, the salt forms crystals on the inside, and quite often the object will fall apart. it needs to go into a museum. but because it's ivory, because its as

linked to the deaths of three people and more than 100 instances of serious harm, a bbc investigation has found. a freedom of informationcorrespondent sharon barbour reports. to my baby boy. i miss you so much. my heart aches for you every day. i have so many things to tell you when we see each other again. darnell�*s parents wrote this letter to their son which he'll never hear. darnell had sickle cell disease, cerebral palsy, and he was non—verbal. he was admitted to hospital in sheffield, and should have had his vital signs checked hourly for a minimum of six hours, but it wasn't done for more than 12 hours. two weeks later, he died of pneumonia. you're fighting for your child's life. imagine just sat watching your child die as a parent. that's what we endured. the hospital's it system had made it difficult for staff to see his care plan. it was a screen with different sidebars that nurses could go into. and in the right hand corner, a small square, which was the alert, which wasn't really visible. the it system should be set up in a way where you have to see it, it should just be a tick box, or itjust doesn't allow

a bbc freedom of information request shows more than 300 items were declared to the official government know what this is." and when i levered it out of the sand, the sun cracked in a big semicircle. and that's when i realised that i've got an elephant�*s tusk. and now it's hanging in his pub in kent. surprisingly, it's not the only elephant tusk declared in recent years. off the coast of falmouth in 2019, another was filmed being brought up from a ship from the 1600s, thought to be linked to the slave trade. and here it is. wow. bringing it to dry land was just the start. you have to get the salt out of them. if the objects are allowed to dry, the salt forms crystals on the inside, and quite often the object will fall apart. it needs to go into a museum. but because it's ivory, because its associated with the slave trade, finding a home for it has been difficult. the receiver�*s list is fascinating. ejector seat parts, a bomb shackle, human bones, mammoth bones, and even a two and a half tonne bronze french—made cannon from the 17th century. not to mention the statues, the ship's bells

of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. this week, we're coming from the bbc�*s radio theatre for a special event focusing on press freedom. an informationnformation has reached industrial levels and we're going to focus on three countries — iran, china and russia. and we'll also hear how people are taking on the censors, how they're bypassing the firewalls and doing everything they can to access the truth. hello and welcome. well, this week, katie and i have left our normal studio in new broadcasting house and we've come a few floors down to the bbc�*s radio theatre. we are broadcasting from an event called bbc world service presents, which is focusing on press freedom, the reasons why it's under increasing pressure around the world. press freedom means journalists being able to report without threats to their safety, without government interference, without laws designed to punish them for their work. for many, though, press freedom is elusive. the reuters institute for the study ofjournalism talks of democratic backsliding in some parts of the world and the economist calculates that more than 39% of

bbc news investigations has discovered widespread problems with nhs systems. the freedom of information hours. two weeks later, he died of pneumonia. you're fighting for a child's life. imagine. just sat watching your child die as a parent. that's what we endured. the hospital's it system had made it difficult for staff to see his care plan. it was a screen with different side bars that nurses could go into, and in the right hand corner, a small square, which was the alert, which wasn't really visible. the it system should be set up in a way where you have to see, it should this be a tick box. or itjust doesn't allow you to move any further until you've read what you're supposed to read. it could be a matter of life or death. after danielle's inquest, the coroner said if clinicians can't see vital information like care plans, there was a real risk of further deaths. sheffield hospitals have apologised that darnell�*s care was below the standard they would expect. they said they've already made changes to limit the chances of this happening again and that it was implementing a new it sys