duncan kennedy reports. was found under 300 cubic metres of earth. archaeologists were astonished to see how well preserved the paintings on the wall of the l—shaped room were. they depict a high priestess, hetpet, in a variety of settings. she's seen in hunting and fishing scenes and receiving offerings from children. hetpet was known to be a priestess to the goddess of fertility, hathor, who assisted women in childbirth. finding hetpet‘s tomb is being seen as an important and rare addition to our understanding of the structure of egyptian royal life 4,000 years ago. we believe that she lived during the fifth dynasty, which means 21100 bc. she has — the tomb has preserved its colours. she was a high official and she had a strong link with the royal palace. the tomb contains scenes of music and dancing performances. going into the afterlife was a moment for celebration as well as sadness. archaeologists say they've only discovered about 40% of what lies beneath the surface of this site around giza. but this

duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court.nt at the centre of this retrial. she was a 15—tonne racing yacht, but one that had not been inspected for the three years before she capsized in may, 2014. four men died when she sank — andrew bridge, the skipper, james male, the first mate, steve warren and paul goslin. their bodies were never found. the prosecution say douglas innes, whose company manage the cheeki rafiki, was responsible for their deaths because he had failed to carry out proper maintenance and didn't provide enough safety kit. the court heard he had been in the pub when he received e—mails and calls from the yacht, saying they were taking on water 1,000 miles off the canadian coast. a huge search was launched and combed thousands of square miles of ocean. eventually, the cheeki was found, overturned, with its keel missing, and no sign of the men. the prosecution say the keel came off because some of the bolts holding it to the hull were rusty. the prosecution say that douglas innes was so negligent that he created

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dorchester.ifferent result. meet r,a hoping for a different result. meet r, a waterfrog, who has been calling for a mate for the past nine yea rs. calling for a mate for the past nine years. scientists are searching rivers for female and now a dating website has created a profile to help you look for love. they will have to be quick, conservationists warned that frogs at r only live to the age of 15. let's hope he does not appropriate before he finds is j. ——juliet. that is of course a reference to shakespeare's book, that is of course a reference to sha kespeare's book, in shakespeare's book, in case you have not read it. see you soon. hello again. most of the source and shun psion yesterday but also some wintry showers out and about still dominant. the highlands look spectacular. clear blue skies as well. looking ahead to the weak and's forecast, not so much sunshine to go around on sunday. some showers, may become windy for a time this weekend. the satellite picture shows an area of low pressu

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dorchester.and black ice. paris is covered in a heavy blanket of snow that's brought some parts of the transport system to a halt. hugh schofield reports. for the second time this week, snowy weather has blown into paris from the west, setting off to good effect for tourists, some of the most popular landmarks. the city was just getting over the previous heavy fall on tuesday. that caused some disruption to transport on road and rail. parks were shut as freezing temperatures overnight turned slush to ice. i love it. i'm used to coming to paris when it's sunny. i've never been here in the snow before. as a tourist, i don't enjoy it because lots of things are closed, metro lines are closed, but it is beautiful. you can't not enjoy it. translation: i think some roads should have been cleared quicker, but then that is the weather, nothing out of the ordinary. i think we should look at the positives. snow is actually quite beautiful. at this airbase just west of the capital, snowploughs have been brou

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dorchester., all good fairy tales say that if you kiss a frog, you could end up with a prince. but one young lover in bolivia is hopping for a different result. and yes i meant hopping, as romeo is a water frog who has been calling for a mate for the past nine years. scientists are searching rivers for a female, and now a dating website has created a profile to help him look for love. but they'll have to be quick — conservationists warn that frogs like romeo only live to age 15, so let's hope he doesn't croak before he finds juliet. now on bbc news, the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. 50 mark, what do we have this week? we have black panther, which opens on tuesday. we have pad man, based on a true, inspiring story. and 50 shades freed, it all comes to an end. black panther, why isn't it opening until tuesday? i presume it is because it will give it a long opening weekend. it has been eagerly awaited. a

he has made it to the dorset county museum where duncan kennedy reports.we're in business! ..and five days to bring dippy the dinosaur to dorset. 0k, dippy‘s 292 bones may be made of plaster, but this iconic replica of a real diplodocus is still palaeontology perfection right up to his head. a nice moment. it was touch and go as to whether it would fit in, but it's perfect so i'm happy. how much does he weigh altogether? lorraine cornish of the natural history museum has led a team of technicians to the delicate job of moving delicate dippy to dorchester‘s county museum. i think dippy‘s the people's dinosaur. a lot of people came to see him in london, fond memories of bringing their own children, it tells great stories and really inspires people. the first of those children were certainly wowed today. what's the best bit about him? his tail, because he can whack people around. what's so great about dippy? that he's ginormous. he's massive, isn't he? dippy first appeared at london's natural history museum in 1905 and cost £2,000. but the museum decided it w

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dorchester.ich had been packed into a plastic container and mailed to an address in mexico. the package was detected when a dog, which was searching for contraband, sniffed it out. the cub was taken an animal management centre, and is reported to be "dehydrated but otherwise well". now the latest headlines. victims' families demand that two members of an islamic state execution cell should face trial. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are said to have taken part in the torture and killing of several hostages. a warning from the eu's chief brexit negotiatior that a transition period isn't a foregone conclusion, because of continuing disagreements. the handshake of history — the sister of north korea's kim jong un meets the south korean president at the stunning winter 0lympics opening ceremony. and now it's time for newswatch. this week, we examine the changes to the bbc weather forecasts. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. 0n the show... how wise was it for a bbc reporter t

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dorchester.use salt is corrosive, and sand could damage the tower‘s lift mechanisms. the tower, which attracts six million visitors a year, will be closed today and tomorrow. if you were looking at that smugly, don't, it's heading this way next week! louise with the details. rain woke me this morning, now replaced by wintry showers which are likely to continue to the afternoon although interspersed with lovely spells of sunshine. it has been a beautiful afternoon in the north—west, in cumbria, and those showers you have seen producing a light dusting of snow. for the remainder of the afternoon it looks somewhat like this, handbag of cloud from the train into the south—east corner, temperatures still struggling at between four and 7 degrees. overnight cloud and rain could gather from the west, this moving in from the atlantic as it bumps into this code across scotland and northern ireland, we will see for sometimes snow on the leading edge. sheltered eastern areas of england will stay cold and pos

duncan kennedy, bbc news. joining us is the conservative mp bob blackman.he communities and local government select committee and is also the former deputy leader of brent council. thanks so much were joining us. thanks so much werejoining us. do you sympathise with an authority like that? there are clearly different issues affecting different ones. this cou nty affecting different ones. this county council in particular has been vocal about the pressures it faces. i have sympathy with local authorities in the position of adult social care because this is demand led and we have an ageing demographic population and the need for actually funding that service, the decision has been made by the government to say that large element of that can be met from increases in council tax. but there are other ways that local authorities can manage their budgets. the clear issueis manage their budgets. the clear issue is that large numbers of local authorities across the country are carrying high levels of reserves which are not earmarked for any particular purpose and ca

duncan kennedy, bbc news.s on record for hospital waiting times in a&e departments in england, according to the latest figures. more than a thousand patients had to wait over 12 hours to be seen. nhs england says the four—hour waiting time target was missed for the 13th month in a row. let's speak to our health correspondent nick triggle. every hour that you wait, particularly if you are in considerable pain, of course, makes things difficult. these figures are devastating for them. yes, what seems to have been particularly bad injanuary seems to have been particularly bad in january were trolley waiting. this is when a doctor decides they need to be admitted into hospital on a ward, seriously ill but they can't find them a bed. it shows there were record numbers waiting overfour hours for a bed, and record numbers waiting over 12 hours. overall, a&e performance improved slightly in terms of the overall number of people waiting. and that has pleased health bosses that say it could have been much worse. underli

here's duncan kennedy.home asked for more modern entertainment and this is what they got, and by all accounts, they thoroughly enjoyed it! -- accounts, they thoroughly enjoyed it! —— sudoku. but the pole dancer has sent some local councillors into a spin, with one councillor saying it is completely inappropriate. eyebrows raised, what did you make of that? it wasn't unexpected! eleanor is the co—founder of the company that provided the pole dancers. a supple, seasons dancer herself, she says, come on, it is 2018. yes, it is used to titillate, all of this, that is ok, that is fine, that it is more than just that, it has gone beyond that now, it is taking on its own life form, just because it has a foundation does not mean it has to stop there. that open attitude is shared by the ca re that open attitude is shared by the care home itself, hearing christ church, ina care home itself, hearing christ church, in a statement they have said that all the pole dancers were wearing gym kit and the residents, some of w

duncan kennedy reports. it's ta ken about 150 million years... dippy is here.iconic replica of a real diplodocus is still palaeontology perfection right up to his head. hurray! a nice moment. it was touch and go as to whether it would fit in, but it's absolutely perfect, so i'm happy. dippy has been called the people's dinosaur, 105 feet of prehistoric inspiration. wow! no wonder these slightly younger visitors were wowed today. what's the best bit about him? his tail, because it can whack people around. what's so great about dippy? that he's ginormous. he's massive, isn't he? dippy was in the natural history museum since 1905, but the museum decided it was time for change and to reconstruct him outside london. now that he is assembled he is embarking on a huge nationwide tour of england, scotland and wales. they reckon that over the course of the next three years about five million people will engage with this project. and where better for dippy‘s first stop than dorset‘sjurassic coast? if dippy was going to choose to go somewhere he'd probably want to choose

duncan kennedy is there.ion and repair work, but now, he in dorchester, it is the first leg of his nationwide tour. it has taken 150 million years and five days to bring dippy the dinosaur to dorset. 0k, five days to bring dippy the dinosaurto dorset. 0k, his five days to bring dippy the dinosaur to dorset. 0k, his 292 bones may be made out of plaster, but this iconic replica of the real doodledug diplodocus is still perfection, right up to his head. —— diplodocus. touch and go whether he was going to fit in but it is perfect and we are happy. how much does it way altogether? team of seven technicians have made the difficultjob of moving into the cou nty difficultjob of moving into the county museum. he is the people's dinosaur, a lot of people have come to see him in london, fond memories for children and people bringing their own children, tells great stories, really people. and the first of those children were certainly wowed today. what is the best bit about it? his tail, because it can whack people round

here's duncan kennedy. it is a long way from sudoku.ent and this is what they got. and by all accounts, they thoroughly enjoyed it! but the pole dancer has sent some local councillors into a spin, with one councillor saying it is completely inappropriate. eyebrows raised, what did you make of that? it wasn't unexpected! eleanor is the co—founder of the company that provided the pole dancers. a supple, seasoned dancer herself, she says, come on, it is 2018. yes, it is used to titillate, all of this, that is ok, that is fine, but it is more than just that, it has gone beyond that now, it is taking on its own life form, and just because it has a foundation does not mean it has to stop there. that open attitude is shared by the care home itself, hear in christ church, in a statement they have said that all the pole dancers we re wearing gym kit and the residents, some of whom have dementia, were given the option of attending the session. it said both residents and relatives are happy with what happened. the home also says pole dancing could