thousands fled recent attacks bo haram.af ouca editor fergal keane reports on the plight of people inict that has dragged on almost a decade. fergal: the exhaustion of the new arrivals they've just come after being driven from their homes. , built for 00 people, now has four times that number. a mother of five, her husband is missing and may have fled to neighboring chad. e went through hardship beyond imagination." this mother o six gave birth to twins. can you us what has happened to your family? why are you here? >> we ran to escape boko haram. i spent two days in the bush. i gave birth to twins. i d no clothes to cover th children or cover myself. omrgal: person after person has come up to us toain that they don't have the basic necessities of life in camp. tensf millions have been spent prosecuting this war. a new camp with proper facilities is ing built. it's situated on a half-built, abandoned stadium, aymbol of the waste that characterized the rule of nigeria's elite. the election season has brout fresh pressures for the displaced as boko haram hasst epped up attacks. these we

fergal keane, bbc news. before "the lord of the rings" and even before "the tohobbit," j.r.rien had his maps and secret language. now a new exhibit in new york brings together all that work that went into creating middle earth. it is the largest such collection of tolkien material in years, and the bbc went to take a look. >> this exhibition sets out to plore the life of j.r.r. tolkien and how his expernces informed his creative process. from tolkien's childhood in rural england, he was inspired by thean englishcape, and as a 10-year-old boy was making watercolors of trees. d theloped into his teen h years whstarted experimenting more with the mounting landscape and dark forests. here we have an illustration that tolkien produced in his teen years. it is from 1914, and it shows a cloaked and hooded figure walking thugh an eerie and sinister forest. it was something that was so embedded in his imagination that in 1914, it came out in illustration and years later it would come out again in "hobbit" rings." of

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our africa editor fergal keane sent this report from lagos. it is a place of the mo extraordinary energy. fastest-growing cities in afri's most populous nation. on the streets of las, a people's democracy. passionatelection arguments. >> all we want is free and fair elections. fergal: it is an election defined by youth and its discontents. more than 50% of young people are out of work or underemployed like these men by the roadside hoping for a day's work. you have no job? >> yes, i have no job. it is unfortunate that nigeria is like this. we are graduates,nd there's thing we are doing. fergal: almost half of nigeria's population lives in extreme poverty, the highest proportion in the world. this as hundreds of billions of dollars in oil revenues have en siphoned off through corruption. we traled to an island near lagos to see the impact of graft on the hopesf the young. they were holding an election meeting tomorrow. "we need light, we need hospitals, we need water, we need doctors," the youth leader said. "you should vote wisely. don't bed. d

fergal keane, bbc news, maiduguri.le tortoise was found on the island of fernandina in the west of the pacific archipelago, off the coast of ecuador. katie silver reports. many of the 1a giant tortoise species found in galapagos were wiped out when the islands were colonised. now, after last being cited in 900019,006, fernandina‘s tortoise appears to have been rediscovered. it is one of the youngest and most pristine of the area. translation: it is perhaps the most important discovery in the last century. it had been multiple investigations on the island and not a single individual had been located. she is believed elderly, over 100 years old. authorities which cited tracks in other parts of the island hope she is not the only one. translation: if we find more then not individuals, and hopefully males, we can immediately start breeding programme in captivity here in santa cruz. giant tortoises can reach more than 100 kilograms. they are believed to have arrived around 100 million years at go. the most famous was found

fergal keane, bbc news, abuja. let's get some of the day's other news.cy has confirmed that kim jong—un has left the country to attend a summit with president trump in hanoi next week. it's the first public acknowledgement that the talks are taking place. mr kim left by train on a 4,000—kilometre journey that could take three days. the issue of denuclearisation and lifting sanctions are expected to be discussed at the summit. this is bbc news. in other news, the head of the roman catholic church in germany has admitted that files on priests accused of sexually abusing children were destroyed or never even drawn up. cardinal reinhard marx was speaking on the third day of a vatican summit, convened by pope francis to tackle the crisis over paedophilia within the clergy. officials in india say around 100 people have died after drinking bootleg alcohol. more than 200 others are being treated in hospital. it happened at a tea plantation in assam's golagaat district about 300 kilometres from the state's biggest city, guwahati. it follows a similar incident in

fergal keane, bbc news, maiduguri. has launched from florida. if is successful, is a —— is they will be only the fourth nation to have successfully achieved a moon landing. it is being transported in falcon nine rocket, made by tears are entrepreneur, elon musk. it will be the first privately funded mission to the moon. conservationists in the galapagos islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have become extinct more than a century ago. the adult female tortoise was found on the island of fernandina in the west of the pacific archipelago, it's off the coast of ecuador. katie silver reports. many of the 1a giant tortoise species found in galapagos were wiped out when the islands were colonised, in the 18th and 19th centuries. now, after last being sighted in 1906, the fernandina giant tortoise appears to be back. it was discovered in a thicket of vegetation on fernandina island, one of the youngest and most pristine of the galapagos archipelago. translation: it is perhaps the most important discove

fergal keane, bbc news.ge to a rally of his supporters. i love this state and i love the people of this state. we've had a great romance together, you know that. it has been a great romance. and we are only getting stronger together, that is what's happening. look at all the press pack, do you believe that? this is like the academy awards used to be, to be. they have gone down a long way since they started hitting us a little bit, right? that was a long, that was a long for, at their lower. last week, i was honoured to stand in the house chamber to deliver the state of the union. and i asked both parties to come together to choose greatness for america. since taking office two years ago, our economy is now the hottest economy anywhere on earth. our military, which desperately needed funding, we went $700 billion and $716 billion is more powerful than ever before. that was not a good situation, it was tired and depleted. a great warriors we re tired and depleted. a great warriors were not taken care of, now t

fergal keane, bbc news, abuja.ews agency has confirmed that kim jong—un has left the country to attend a summit with president trump in hanoi next week. it's the first public acknowledgement that the talks are taking place. mr kim left by train on a 4000km journey that could take three days. the issues of denuclearisation and lifting sanctions are expected to be discussed at the summit. a court in chicago has set a $1 million bail bond for the r&b star r kelly, who's been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. the singer handed himself to police on friday and was asked to surrender his passport. for decades, he's faced claims of sexual abuse from women and teenagers below the age of consent, but has always denied the allegations. kim gittleson reports. ina in a chicago court room prosecutors led that the accusations against the r&b singer r kelly who turned himself in on friday. they painted dark portal of a superstar who manipulated young women into sexual relationships enabled by a tredrea o

our africa editor fergal keane reports from the capital, abuja. been waiting since well before dawn, voting in the open air, each individual part of the biggest democratic exercise in african history. do you think it will change things here? hopefully. hopefully, it will. but you're not sure? i'm sure it will. with the number of people that are here, i'm sure, and in every other voting centre. i'm just... i have the feeling it will change things. gone are the days where people felt that our votes don't count. this time around, as you can see, the people all came out en masse to ensure that they exercise their civic right. and we believe after the vote, we are not leaving here — we are going to stay here until the vote is counted. you can't be but heartened to see people's patience and their faith still in the democratic process here. but the big question is whoever they elect, will they bring to an end the corruption that has disfigured public life here? when several voting machines broke down, some assumed corruption was the cause. billions of na

fergal keane, bbc news.hat we've told you about before here on bbc news. the premise is simple — convert your gardening equipment into a small vehicle, then drive as fast as you can. but as the bbc‘s tim allman reports, lawnmower racing has gone international. this has been described, not always with a straight face, as the lawnmower le mans. teams with names like pa and pain in the grass drive around this track in southern finland. you will note that there was not a single blade of grass in sight. i think about it, was not a single blade of grass in sight. ithink about it, itried was not a single blade of grass in sight. i think about it, i tried to race with lawnmowers. that is the thing when it started, from here in finland. this is a test of both speed and endurance. racers were supposed to be out on the track for up supposed to be out on the track for up to 12 hours, but conditions were not conducive to high velocity mowing and the race was abandoned. live on are not, this can be a dangerous sport. 2017

fergal keane, bbc news, abuja.r a three—day tour that will see meghan‘s promotion of gender equality at the fore. harry and meghan are making their first official visit to north africa to strengthen britain's links with one of the few stable countries in the region. the couple are making only their third official overseas trip together, following visits to dublin and a tour of australia, new zealand and the south pacific last year. the veteran hollywood musicals director stanley donen has died aged 94. he was best known for the 1952 musical singin‘ in the rain, which he co—directed with its star gene kelly. his other films included on the town, seven brides for seven brothers and funny face. kj matthews is an entertainment journalist based in los angeles. why was stanley donen known for bringing musicals to the screen? what was his special magic? you know, he really is the father of musicals. before he came aboard, we had really never seen anything like singin‘ in the rain, on the town, as you mentioned. he really

fergal keane, bbc news.irst mainstream film about hip hop has been premiered at the berlin film festival. ‘gully boy‘ tells the story of a young man who raps his way out of the slums of mumbai. haroon rashid reports. tour of india's vigor stars brought bollywood to berlin for the world premiere of a gritty musical drama. gully boy is a rags to riches story about an underdog from the slums, who aspires to become a famous rapper. it's india first hip—hop movie. this film was in irresistible prospect to me, quintessential mumbaifilm, so prospect to me, quintessential mumbai film, so that culture, that language, that texture, those themes, and hip—hop, two things that i love. the coming together these two things, it is almost good to be true. the film is inspired by the experiences of two real rappers, who went from living in asia's largest slum to being signed the global record companies. i have been to the places they lived, met their families, met their girlfriends, where they hang out, who their friends are.

fergal keane, bbc news, maiduguri.come: why this very elderly tortoise — missing for more than a hundred years on the galapagos islands—may be the most important discovery of the century. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolizing one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last tiem the public will see this pope. this is the last time the public will see t

fergal keane, bbc news.ents later in a historic civil case brought by nigerian ogoni activists against the hague—based oil company royal dutch shell. the firm is accused of having been complicit in the executions of nine ogoni men during a nigerian military crackdown in 1995. four of their widows are suing shell for compensation and demanding an apology. shell denies any wrongdoing, saying it never colluded with nigerian authorities or advocated any act of violence. lawnmower racing is a rather niche sport that we have told you about before here on bbc news. the premise is simple — convert your gardening equipment into a small vehicle, and then drive as fast as you can. but, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports, lawnmower racing has gone international. this has been described, not always with a straight face, as the lawnmower le mans. teams with names like mow for it and pain in the grass career around this frozen lake in southern finland. you will notice that, despite this being a lawnmower race, there wasn't a

fergal keane, bbc news, maiduguri.e report. the star of the tv series empire, had claimed he'd been the victim of a homophobic and racist attack by two men last month. but chicago's chief of police says the actor may have staged it all, because he was dissatisfied with his salary. aleem maqbool is in chicago for us.... it is a humiliating fall from grace. used to appearances on the red carpet, actorjussie smollett has now been snapped for his mugshot, arrested for concocting a fake hate crime against him. # sometimes you feel insecure. he is best known to us audiences for playing jamal lyon, a sensitive, slightly troubled r&b singer in the tv series, empire. this is exactly where jussie smollett says he was attacked in the early hours of the morning when he had gone out to get food. he says two men punched him, subjected him to racist and homophobic abuse, even at one point shouting at him that this was make america great again country, suggesting they had been trump supporters. my manager was still on the phone, so i

fergal keane, bbc news, maiduguri.ovement after recent poor performances with a 3—0 win over malmo of sweden. olivier giroud opened the scoring in the second half. arsenal had trailed 1—0 after their first leg against bate borisov of belarus. but they're now in the last 16 of the competition with a 3—0 win at the emirates. but it was a disappointing night for celtic, who failed to overturn a two—goal lead held by valencia from their first leg. tonight they lost 1—0, going out 3—0 on aggregate. peter tork, a member of the ‘60s teen band the monkees, has died. he was 77. # cheer up, sleepyjean # oh, what can it mean # to a daydream believer he played keyboards and the bass in the group, which achieved global fame, with hits i'm a believer and daydream believer. he was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. now, should this be an olympic sport — breakdancing? the international olympic committee is to consider including it at the paris 2024 games, with the organisers saying breakdancing would make the olympics "more urban" and "mo

fergal keane, bbc news, lagos.artments in england are the worst they've been since a target of seeing patients within four hours was introduced in 200a. and hospitals have been reporting significant problems finding enough beds. our health editor hugh pym reports. i am taking some blood. dionne is one of the increasing number of patients who've been going into a&e. she had severe stomach pains. i couldn't get an appointment at my own gp. they said it won't be, you won't get one for three weeks, so i was really, you know, sort of panicking a bit. the pressures are even more intense than last winter. 84.4% of patients were seen or treated in a&e within four hours last month, the lowest in 15 years. there were 564,000 emergency admissions of patients to hospitals, a record high, up more than 7% from last january. i think we are in, the same as last year, a full—blown crisis. we've got even more patients coming to our front doors, more than last year, more than last month. performance is tailing off month by month. the

fergal keane, bbc news, lagos. is black sheep, nominated for best short documentary. it tells the story of cornelius walker, a young boy from south london dealing with racism after moving to essex, following the murder of ten—year—old damilola taylor in the year 2000. our arts editor, will gompertz went to meet him on the estate where he grew up. everything changed for me the day damilola taylor died. cornelius walker's mother and father had seen enough of peckham. they upped sticks and moved their young family to essex for a safer way of life, they thought. over here. ijust honestly wanted to help people who have been through what i've been through, and tell the story of young black man growing up in essex, and how hard it is for us to survive in this society. he found himself in a hostile environment, fuelled by racial hatred. it was a tough existence for a schoolboy, which he recounts to camera in the film. is it possible to say that you can see bad in someone... by just looking at them? look up there. i didn't

fergal keane, bbc news. that's it from us. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. joe root‘s back amongst the runs with a century in the third test against west indies in st lucia. can newcastle hold on to end a run of 3 wins on the bounce for wolves in the premier league? and paul scholes enters football management at the club he supported as a boy — old ham athletic. hello and welcome to sportsday. england's cricketers have finally hit their stride in the west indies, taking a commanding lead of hts after day 3 of the third and final test in st lucia. captain joe root led the way with a century. as england finished the day on ‘325 for 4‘ in their second innings. andy saltzman of the bbc cricket social spoke to me earlier and started by asking about england's turnaround. england started in a dominant position stop lost rory burns to the first ball of the day, keating jennings duggan couldn't find any rhythm in his batting. was unlucky to be out. there is clear? is over his future. england kind of cruised through the day a

the bbc's africa editor fergal keane reports. fergal: the past is alive, but to whom does it beng?e descendents of the empire builders or the people from whose lands it was taken? in the old imperial capitals, arthat was stolen by congress is the focus of the campaign for restitution. zes atare the benin bron the british museum. >> its are that represents the essenfce of us. it is who i am and why i do what i do and think the way i do. that is why art is important. fergal: on one level this is a debate about pricelessd ieces of art ere they belong. but it is part of a much larger movement in thefrican moveme and african diaspora to reclaim cultural herite. it is about the right of africans to possess their own history. perhaps nowhere is the debate so haunted by past cruelties as he, at the grand museum erected outside brussels by king leopold ii of belgium. it is the province of forced labor and rubber plantations. those who failed to produce their quota had hands chopped off. african art was carted off in vast quantities. but the museum has undergone a major revamp to reflect the

the bbc s africa editor fergal keane has more details. the past is alive. from whose lands it was taken? in the old imperial capitals art that was stolen by colonial conquerors is now the focus of a growing campaign for restitution. these are the benin bronzes at the british museum, looted by british forces in nigeria at the close of the 19th century. those pieces, that art, represents the essence of us. i need to be able to explain certain things about my being, certain things as to why i am who i am and do things the way i do and think the way i do. and that's why art is important. on one level this is a debate about priceless pieces of art and where they really belong. but it's part of a much larger movement in africa and the african diaspora, to reclaim a stolen cultural heritage. it's about the right of africans to possess their own history. perhaps nowhere is the debate so haunted by past cruelties as here at the grand museum erected outside brussels by king leopold ii of belgium. it was built on the profits of forced labour in rubber plantations. tho

the bbc‘s africa editor fergal keane reports. the past is alive, but to whom does it belong?taken? in the old imperial capitals, art that was stolen by colonial conquerors is now the focus of a growing campaign for restitution. these are the benin bronzes at the british museum, looted by british forces in nigeria at the close of the 19th century. those pieces, that art, represents the essence of us. i need to be able to explain certain things about my being, certain things as to why i'm who i am, and do things the way ido, and think the way i do. and that's why art is important. on one level, this is a debate about priceless pieces of art, and where they really belong. but it's part of a much larger movement in africa and the african diaspora to reclaim a stolen cultural heritage. it's about the right of africans to possess their own history. perhaps nowhere is the debate so haunted by past cruelties as here, at the grand museum erected outside brussels by king leopold ii of belgium. it was built on the profits of forced labour in rubber plantations. those who failed to colle

even, so people are rallying around who they think will be able to deliver. 0ur africa editor fergal keanene of the cities polling stations. this is a polling station 030 in the centre of abuja. what you are seeing here is people, electoral officials, checking the balance and writing across them to make sure no one can steal them or try to use them fake them. the reason they do that, apart from it being the obligation of their job, from it being the obligation of theirjob, is that right behind me, if you look over, they are agents and supporters of the main parties keeping an eye on this process, determined that their candidate isn't going to be done out of what they see as their rightful victory. about 3,000 people havejoined former english defence league leader tommy robinson in a protest against the bbc. the corporation's confirmed an upcoming panorama episode will investigate mr robinson, whose real name is stephen yaxley—lennon. he's criticised the programme and he's showing his own film, "panodrama" in response outside the bbc‘s salford headquarters. about 500 people attended a count

fergal keane, bbc news, abuja.lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, kate. good evening. wales are on course for a six nations grand slam after fighting back to stun england with a famous victory in the 3rd round. it was a different story in paris, though, where scotland were beaten by a resurgent france. joe wilson reports from cardiff. welcome, said cardiff, to england's team bus. well, kind of... it was a mixed reception, with crowds mixing together on the streets, and that is a six nations tradition. look at the young man, front row, every little helps. wales relied on their home advantage to shake england's composure. but in the melee, tom curry sensed a gap and took it to the line. england led by seven at half—time. wales, still behind deep in the second half, tried to build, running, passing, crashing, recycling the ball until there was cory hill. in the 68th minute, wales squeezed into the lead. now, the welsh stadium and the welsh players were truly united. louder, higher, stron

our africa editor fergal keane reports from the capital abuja. since well before dawn, voting in the open air, each individual part of the biggest democratic exercise in african history. do you think it will change things here? hopefully. hopefully it will. but you're not sure? i'm sure it will. with the number of people that are here, i'm sure, and in every other voting centre. i'm just... gone are the days when people felt that our votes don't count. this time around, the people all came out en masse to ensure that they exercise their civic right. and we believe the votes are not leaving here. we are going to stay until the vote is counted. you can't be but heartened to see people's patience and their faith still in the democratic process here. but the big question is whoever they elect, will they bring to an end the corruption that has disfigured public life here? when several voting machines broke down, and some assumed corruption was the cause. and you are telling me this is not corruption! there were 73 million eligible voters. 120,000 poll