we are reading scunthorpe will give me some clues.ues. we are reading scunthorpe centre. are we close to where any of the figures will be hidden? i cannot say. there are some in urban locations. some further out of town, some in parkland. oh, spreadout? yes. are you worried that somebody will go out and you worried that somebody will go outand dig you worried that somebody will go out and dig these up? yes. we did not vary any objects. they will be under the noses of people. it will be difficult to hide them. we were wondering if we should go out in bala clavas wondering if we should go out in balaclavas in the middle of the night like the sas or bank c. you may have to shave your beard. yes. where a different hat. if someone finds an object they get to keep it and then they then decide whether to melt it down and turn it into hard cash or they can keep the artefact for artistic reasons. the exhibition sta rts for artistic reasons. the exhibition starts here in scunthorpe on the weekend. get yourself there. happy hunting. now most peo

philip norton, bbc news, scunthorpe. bbc news, our world. 0n the barren steppe of central asia, hidden from the world, a testing ground, where, over a0 years, 500 nuclear bombs were exploded by the soviet union. they called it the polygon. the local population was supposed to have been sent to safety, but some were made to watch. thousands lived in villages that weren't cleared. villagers endured radioactive exposure the scale of which the world has never seen. 25 years after the polygon was abandoned by the soviet union, the effects still blight young people's lives. this is a film about the victims of the nuclear testing in the polygon, and one man who has dedicated his life to preventing it from ever happening again. karipbek kuyukov was born in 1968 in the furthest flung corners of the then soviet empire, here in the vast expanse of the kazakh steppe. karipbek‘s parents had already lost two children. 0utwardly they looked healthy, but neither had survived to their first birthday. karipbek has devoted his life to pain

we are in scunthorpe centre. are we close to where any figures are hidden?some in parkland and some a bit further out of town. are you worried that people will dig up all the parks? it was a concern so we were very careful not to bury any of the objects. it will be difficult to hide them. should we go in balaclavas in the middle of the night? we're not sure. you might have to shave your beard. so, if someone finds the object they get to keep it, and they will then decide whether to melt it down and turn it into hard cash. or they can keep the artefact for artistic reasons, the exhibition starts here in scunthorpe at the weekend so get yourself there. and happy hunting! now, most people know the yorkshire wolds for its rolling hills and stunning views, but it has got another claim to fame — as one of britain's richest archaeological sites. we sent intrepid explorer paul rose to investigate. with thousands of acres of lush farm land — you could be forgiven for thinking that all you'll find in the wolds are wheat or potatoes. but just a few feet below the surfa

philip norton, bbc news, scunthorpe. time to remind you of our top story.n operation, the start of the long did assault on the start of the long did assault on the western half of mosul. these pictures show artillery shells being fired in support of the operation. millions of leaflets were dropped in the area warning people of the imminent offensive. there could be as many as 3000 islamic state group fighters in the west. the united nations says that ensuring the safety of civilians trapped there is paramount. they have been living under extreme duress for weeks. the fighting is expected to be bitter and the united nations believes around 250,000 people may try to escape the area. emergency sites have been built south of the city where food and other supplies have been gathered to help displaced peoples. we will keep you up—to—date on this story across all of our bulletins here on bbc world news. you can also drop me a line on twitter, i would love to hear from you. hi there. cloudy for some, sunny for others, wet for a few, but mild. that is the theme at t

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it is generating great excitement in scunthorpe. it has been amazing.to come and visit the show. people from far and wide. families coming to the art centre for the first time, and they have never been before. it is related to bring in new audiences. is it frustrating that the first piece was found without reference to god in the painting, which is part of the project itself? it was slightly frustrating for the guy who was from mensa. he had cracked the code. he was a scout leader. the code was about semaphore. he decoded the arrows and ran off to find the treasure. he was literally 30 seconds delayed. tour -- the tour. there are five pieces hidden around the region. they are proper gold and worse something? they have been independently valued at £2500 each. they were described by our arts correspondent as looking like tiny monopoly pcs. as you can see. you would not play monopoly with ease. at least not in my house! where did the idea for the little pieces come from? we have taken five objects from? we have taken five objects from the museum that repre

a number of operations were cancelled in grimsby and scunthorpe after a computer virus infected theirart of their systems. gchq is the heart of the uk's cyber defence. investors have pledged more than £3 billion to security over the next five years. but mps warn there is still no detailed plans for a new national centre which aims at making the uk the safest place online. it comes as russia has been accused of using cyber attacks to destabilise western governments and nato by the defence secretary michael fallon. he said moscow was "weaponising misinformation" to expand its sphere of influence. speaking last night at st andrew's university, mr fallon called on nato to strengthen its cyber defences and tackle what he called the "false reality" being propagated by the kremlin. theresa may is attending a summit in malta today where she'll brief european union leaders on her meeting with donald trump and back the president's call for nato members to spend more on defence. downing street wants close trade and strategic ties with the trump administration after brexit, but the prime minister

hundreds of operations cancelled in grimsby and scunthorpe after a computer virus infected their systems billion to security over the next five years. but the mps warn there is still no detailed plan for a new national centre which aims to make the uk the safest place online. with me is our security correspondent gordon corera. let's pick up on the report first of all. we are hearing a couple of different stories. the government is saying there is a comprehensive and ambitious national cyber security strategy in place. but the public accou nts strategy in place. but the public accounts committee is saying there isa accounts committee is saying there is a chaotic handling of personal data and an affable super data breaches. where does the true picture like? —— lie. breaches. where does the true picture like? -- lie. there's the national cyber security centre which is being launched, and that will bring together in one place, or the people passed with protecting government —— all. and also critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. for the first time we are going to see that and that shou

hundreds of operations cancelled in grimsby and scunthorpe after a computer virus infected their systemst of the uk's cyber defence. ministers have pledged more than £3 billion to security over the next five years. but the mps warn there is still no detailed plan for a new national centre which aims to make the uk the safest place online. an estimated 200,000 protesters have staged a third night of demonstrations in romania against a government decree that decriminalises some types of corruption. the prime minister says he won't withdraw the decree. 0ur correspondent nick thorpe is in the romanian capital of bucharest. these protests expected to grow over the weekend, remind us of the background? yes, a decree was passed on tuesday night by the new social democratic government, only in power for the last month. this decree would decriminalise some forms of corruption and in practice get out many politicians who are now in jail for corruption. romania has a strong national anti—corruption directorate, they have been very successful in tackling corruption in high places in the past years a