simon jones reports for us now on this discovery. simon: i dig with a difference.statues described as rare, remarkable, incredible. the head and shoulders of a woman, a bust of a man, and the head from a statue of a child, in such good condition that archaeologists say it is like looking into the faces of the past. the team that bound them cannot describe their excitement or the smiles on their faces. >> a giant grin. everybody was really astounded to find them. they are so well-preserved. simon: we may never know who they work for the hold is the statues will eventually go on display, the first time they will be seen in public for more than a thousand years. simone jones, bbc news. ♪ host: there was a coup in sudan monday. the leader is under pressure to give power back to civilians. there is another protest and sudan tomorrow. the bbc has met protesters injured this week because they denounced the coup. the army has denied using live ammunition against the demonstrators. mohamed atta ports -- reports. correspondent: he was hit by a bullet. the university student

simon jones, bbc news.ooking globally as there and now let's find out how it is looking for thus the country. whether it is a tale of two halves, some type across northern and eastern areas but whether the north west is quite active to start with, petering out as it uses its way southwards across northern england and wales, clinging to some late brightness in the north and west but wherever it is still mild, 17—19 c above where they should for damages for this time of year and actually the weather front, although weakening, is like a blanket so it is not going to be as cool in the southern parts of the night and it shouldn't be as much fog but is still a risk. further north and west, clear skies and a clever night has come. sets up the muscle in training and offer sunday and it should be mainly dry across the uk but there will be more cloud over southern and eastern areas with quite a great start, perhaps in fog first thing and it will gradually fade away that it drags its heels, that guidance in southern a

simon jones _ police. ok, simon, thank you very much.. - earlier, the crime and policing minister, kit malthouse told the bbc that trust needs to be rebuilt by the police. he says an individual stopped by a lone police officer has a right to make reasonable lines of inquiry and that there is a job to be done to rebuild trust. that there is a “0b to be done to rebuild trust.— that there is a “0b to be done to rebuild trust. normally when an arrest would _ rebuild trust. normally when an arrest would be _ rebuild trust. normally when an arrest would be made _ rebuild trust. normally when an arrest would be made like - rebuild trust. normally when an arrest would be made like that, | rebuild trust. normally when an l arrest would be made like that, a police officer would be calling for back—up, orwould police officer would be calling for back—up, or would be radioing police officer would be calling for back—up, orwould be radioing in what has happened. and obviously that itself produces an element of third—party verification. officers up—an

simon jones, bbc news. metropolitan police's headquarters and earlier he told me more about the response. the met told me more about the response. tue: met described told me more about the response. tte: met described the told me more about the response. t'te: met described the killing told me more about the response. tte: met described the killing of sarah everard is one of the most dreadful incidents in their 190 year history, and now they are facing another very difficult time about confidence in the police. we have had that new safety guidance you referred to. we are told by the met it is very unusualfor are told by the met it is very unusual for someone to be stopped on the street by a loan plainclothes officer, but if that happens to you and you are concerned about the office of�*s conduct, then the advice from the police is you should ask to use the officer �*s radio contact the control room to check what the officer is doing is legitimate. and then the advice is if you still feel in danger you might

simon jones, bbc news.ities have imposed wide ranging restrictions on the media in afghanistan. it comes a day after the taliban released the afghan freelance photographer morteza samadi after 23 days in detention. he was held with a number of activists after they were arrested earlier this month at a protest in western herat. kawoon khamoosh reports. after being detained for three weeks, morteza samadi, a freelance photographer, has been released. he was arrested by the taliban during a protest in western herat province. the taliban accused him of activities that threatened national security, and of using his social media platforms to provoke people against them. this is the moment he was arrested. he was separated from the crowd and pushed into a government building. during an anti—taliban and anti—pakistan protest on the seventh of september. gunfire the peaceful demonstration was dispersed by the local forces. at least two men were killed and seven wounded. morteza was there capture the gathering — an e

simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news, buckingham simonjones, bbc news, buckingham palace.c news online and on our news app and you can catch me on twitter. —— stories. hello, for many of you sunday will be a pleasant day to get out and enjoy those autumn colours. most part should be dry, a fair bit of sunshine as well, there will be a bit more cloud in the south compared to what we had on saturday afternoon and for all, something a bit fresher, the muqqy something a bit fresher, the muggy air that we had is being swept away, this skull from pushing its way south and east allowing temperatures to drop, still pleasant out there, will be cooler first thing without the sunshine of a head, perhaps northern ireland england and scotland and a cool start towards the far south—east. temperatures in cape town could temperatures in khartoum dropping back a little. patchy cloud for casablanca, highs of 2425. to the middle east, looking at fine weather and sunshine for the vast majority, 36 in baghdad. talks have taken place in doha between senior us and taliban officials. it's their f

simon jones, bbc news. france. we have heard from the home office here in the uk today that negotiations are ongoing about this money, diplomats are working to sort out the final funding arrangement. what is not clear is what sort of timetable we're talking here, because of the day the french interior minister from what he said when he visited calais was expected to have at least some of this money by now, and it is not at all clear whether it is dependent upon results, because france certainly seem to think they were getting this money come what may, but we had suggestions from the home secretary, priti patel, but the money was dependent on results, and stopping these crossings, but front saying actually we're stopping more crossings from getting onto the water than ever before, so real tensions, and i think relations between britain and france are at a low ebb anyway, there was all the controversy over submarine deals with australia and a row overfishing permits, so not in a good place at the moment betwe

simon jones, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's austin halewood at the bbc sport centre.de at old trafford this afternoon, when french side catalans dragons face holders saint helens in super league's grand final. if the dragons win, they'll become the first team from outside the north of england to lift the title. although catalans finished top of the table in the regular season, many experts have saint helens down as favourites, as they go for a third straight title. to come to old trafford is special and looking around the place and the aura and the memories it brings, i've been here before and i've been on both sides of the score line, i've been here and lost and i've been here and won so i know which one i would rather be on. we've loved what's been created back in france . by what they have achieved, - the national interest and the media has been tremendous for the group i but it's all about the performancel on the weekend and performing well on the day to win the game. - kieran trippier says he was speechless after being asked to captain england for their world cup

ecologists believe some of the estates would naturally be home to beavers and wild boar as simon jonesgham palace, campaigners say the royals must re—wild. they are the biggest landowners in the country but their estates use practices that are said to degrade the land, like a deer stalking and grouse shooting. instead, there are calls for it to be allowed to return to a more natural state. because of their global celebrity and where they lead, other people follow, if they did this, it would be a fantastic gesture and significant at a time when we are rather tiring of people talking the talk and we need them to be walking the walk. we need meaningful, positive action. a petition signed by 100,000 people is delivered to the palace by 14—year—old simeon while his brother explained his concerns. we are still quite young, so we have a lot of time ahead of us. the way the world is going, it may not be very pleasant because there will be so much chaos in future. planting trees at balmoral for the queen's platinum jubilee. the royal estate says the family has a long—standing commitment to cons

simon jones, bbc news.holyrood, to mark the opening of the sixth session of the scottish parliament. this will be the snp's fourth consecutive term in government, following their election victory in may. alexandra mackenzie has the story. the queen was joined at holyrood by the duke and duchess of rothesay. they were greeted by party leaders, including the first minister. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland's response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country. here in plockton... and this group of asylum—seeking and refugee musicians in nicola sturgeon�*s glasgow constituency. we are a nation proud to call itself simply home for everyone who chooses to l

simon jones, bbc news. the health secretary sajid javid said says reforms of the police are needed.hey will be looking at is absolutely right. we also need to look at what more government can do to build confidence. building on the violence on women�*s and girls a strategy that was published in the summer. this is obviously an appalling, shocking case, and we must make sure that at least something that comes out of this is that we can give more confidence to more women about their own safety. an american private investment company has won a bidding war for morrisons, the uk�*s fourth biggest supermarket. clayton, dubilier and rice offered almost 7 billion pounds for the group. it�*s advised by the former tesco boss, sir terry leahy. some charities have warned that many vulnerable people are still waiting for a third dose of a covid vaccine. 0fficials recommended the jabs for eligible patients a month ago — but kidney care uk and blood cancer uk say the rollout has gone "badly wrong". nhs england say all those affected should be offered the injection by the end of next week. there co

simon jones, bbc news. the health secretary sajid javid said says reforms of the police are needed.ms they will be looking at is absolutely right. we also need to look at what more government can do to build confidence. this is obviously an appalling, shocking case, and we must make sure that at least something that comes out of this is that we can give more confidence to more women about their own safety. joining me now is dr gillian harrop, senior lecturer in forensic psychology at the university of worcester — and heads up the bystander intervention programme at the university. just talk to us about what exactly this programme is. the just talk to us about what exactly this programme is. just talk to us about what exactly this rouramme is. , ., ., ., , this programme is. the programme was created as a way — this programme is. the programme was created as a way to _ this programme is. the programme was created as a way to train _ this programme is. the programme was created as a way to train our— this programme is. the programme was created as a way to train our staff - created as

simon jones, bbc news. to mark the opening of the sixth session of the scottish parliament.g. members ofthe renewal of fresh thinking. members of the scottish _ renewal of fresh thinking. members of the scottish parliament, - renewal of fresh thinking. members of the scottish parliament, as - renewal of fresh thinking. members of the scottish parliament, as we i of the scottish parliament, as we all step out of adverse and uncertain times, occasions such as this today provide an opportunity for hope and optimism. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the president of the philippines is certainly a controversial figure. adored by his supporters but accused by critics of encouraging thousands of extrajudicial killings in his "war on drugs". now on the day the election season begins, rodrigo duterte has said he's retiring from politics. the bbc�*s philippines correspondent howard johnson explained whether rodrigo duterte is really preparing to go. well, mr duterte today has said similar things in the past. so we have to take this statement

simon jones, bbc news. new sign to say there is a risk nation�*s will be increasingly unable to meetre depleted places in the world, ranking in the bottom 10% of all the countries. we have been to a nature reserve in the north of england. just outside the busy city of york is the askham bog, created by a retreating glacier 15,000 years ago. it�*s brimming with biodiversity. that�*s the name for all living things and how they fit together. but the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. a new report says thatjust 53% of our biodiversity is left — that is compared to a global average of 75%. that matters because biodiversity affects the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. biodiversity is more than something that is beautiful to look at and we love. it is also what provides us with so many other basic needs. it is the foundation of our society. we have seen recently how disruptive it can be when supply chains break down. nature is at the base of our supply chains. the uk�*s lack of biodiversity is linked to the industrial revolution. intensive f

simon jones, bbc news.eports indicating i9 russia with preliminary reports indicating 19 people have died. a news agency has said four people survived. it is nearly 1000 kilometres east of moscow pulled up the plane is said to have been owned by a local flying club. taiwan's president has issued a strong response to a speech by the china's leader xi jinping, who warned on saturday that taiwan would have to unify with mainland china. tensions across the taiwan strait have been rising in recent weeks. but in an address on taiwan's national day, president tsai ing—wen said no one could force taiwan to take the path china has laid out. mark lobel reports. taiwan's national day celebrations, a visual show of defiance after rising tensions with china, which views the island as a breakaway province. taiwan disagrees, with a pledge to defend its sovereignty and democracy. taiwan's president, tsai ing—wen, said she was hoping for an easing of relations and would not act irrationally, but insisted taiwanese people wo

simon jones, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's ben rich. more rain on the way?

simon jones, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's ben rich. more rain on the way?ot a lot of chance for things to try out, not the relentless rain we have seen over the past couple of days, not great news for those places where flood warnings are still in force. a number across parts of scotland and england, check those out on the bbc weather website. england, check those out on the bbc weatherwebsite. rain england, check those out on the bbc weather website. rain falling again, this is the radar picture from the last few hours. some particularly heavy rain moving from wales into north—west england, cumbria included an drifting across scotland. a really wet afternoon across the east of scotland, there is a slice of brighter weather following on behind. northern ireland, into wales, the south—east of england, sunny spells, the odd shower, more showers you notice returning from the west later in the day. 12— 16 , cooler than yesterday, during tonight, this slice of clear sky moving eastwards, turning chilly for a time and then we see showers merging into longer spell

simon jones, bbc news. deputy chief constable of hampshire police maggie blyth is the incoming national police lead for violence against women and girls in england and wales. she says that part of her new role will be to look at how standards can be raised, and how officers can report discrimination amongst their own ranks. as i come into the role, i'm reviewing a new national strategy from all police forces across the country about violence against women and girls, and a component of that is to look internally as to how our culture, our behaviours and our standards have to be extremely high. the public expect of us that we are people they can trust, and we know that within society there are behaviours and conduct and traits linked to misogyny that we need to address as a society. policing will reflect that, too. it's really important that our standards are higher and as high as they can be at all times. part of the strategy, part of what i will be looking at, is reviewing how we set those standards, and lo

simon jones, bbc news.e does not support calls to make misogyny a hate crime, the observer newspaper is reporting the debate about women's safety is causing tension between boris johnson and the home secretary priti patel. policing of crimes against women has come under scrutiny since the killings of sarah everard and sabina nessa. i've been speaking to our political correspondent ione wells. that is right, the observer today is reporting there are some tensions over whether or not a new offence would be needed to tackle public sexual harassment and this taps into this wider question, an ongoing live debate about whether any new legislation is needed to tackle male violence against women. firstly, there are calls from mps across the political spectrum to make misogyny a hate crime, which would mean if any harassment or assault was deemed to be due to misogyny, judges could get further sentencing powers and punishment could be more severe as a result. the home office have also said that they are looking at w

simon jones, bbc news.f the police force are needed. what the metropolitan police have said about the reforms they will be looking at is absolutely right. we also need to look at what more government can do to build confidence. building on the violence against women and girls strategy. this is obviously an appalling, shocking case, and we must make sure that at least something that comes out of this is that we can give more confidence to more women about their own safety. an american private equity firm is set to take over morrisons. the home secretary says police must raise the bar by taking the harassment of women more seriously. chris mason is our political correspondence in manchester. we have heard from the prime minister about the lorry driver shortage, saying it's the road haulage industry that needs to pay british drivers more and we don't need cheap imports of foreign labour. that’s imports of foreign labour. that's riuht. he imports of foreign labour. that's right- he has— imports of foreign labou

simon jones, bbc news.rd from the health secretary sajid javid who said there needs to be more confidence given to women and girls about their safety. what the metropolitan police have said about the reforms they will be looking at is absolutely right. we also need to look at what more government can do to build confidence. this is obviously an appalling, shocking case, and we must make sure that at least something that comes out of this is that we can give more confidence to more women about their own safety. an american private investment company has won a bidding war for morrisons, the uk's fourth biggest supermarket. clayton, dubilier and rice offered almost £7 billion for the group. it's advised by the former tesco boss, sir terry leahy. vaccine passports came into effect for the first time in scotland last night. people need proof of vaccination to gain entry to nightclubs or large events. the scheme will be mandatory from the 18th of october. it is being trialled at some football stadiums at scottish

simon jones, bbc news. deputy chief constable of hampshire police maggie blyth our political correspondent, ione wells told me ministers are increasing pressure on the police on how they deal with violence against women and young girls. there is certainly huge public and political pressure that is now growing on the metropolitan police in particular, particularly around this question of whether they could have done more to prevent a serving police officer from murdering sarah everard, not least because it has now emerged that he has been linked to two previous cases of, or allegations of indecent exposure but also allegations of exchanging misogynistic whatsapp messages with other police officers as well, so those questions now very much kind of facing the metropolitan police and earlier, as you say, the health secretary, the former home secretary sajid javid did say that both the government and the police needed to look at reforms about what could be done to try and stop something like this happening again

simon jones, bbc news. time for a look at the whether with susan powell. hello.weather to come through the week ahead too. we did start the day with some cloud across southern england, the weather front responsible pulling away from the south—east through the afternoon, perhaps a little rain hanging back for kent. windy across scotland, the westerly wind could bring a few showers into western coast and they could be some for the northern isles, but a lot of fine weather and sunshine, temperatures are still up to 20 to the south. cooler air coming in on a north—westerly air stream will reach all areas of the uk for first thing on monday, and a chilly start, temperatures down in single figures. notice this weather front starting to push some rain into western scotland early on, and that will bring some rain as the day pans out, more showery across southern scotland in the shower for the north west of england. further south, dry with more sunshine. hello. this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: uk business secretary kwasi kwarteng defends the government

simon jones, bbc news.ard city of rome that is behind the scenes played with problems. we have a special report ahead of its mayoral elections. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility - which produced affection from catholics throughout . the world, but his departure is a tragedy for - the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound — and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the headlines: the australian prime miinister has announced international borders

simon jones, bbc news.onclusions from figures that suggest a levelling off in the number of coronavirus cases. the government has been under pressure to bring in new restrictions in england but there are signs in the data that the rapid rise in infections is beginning to slow or even drop. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, looks now at what might be going on. crowded shopping streets this half term, some people wearing masks, but most are without. so, who is right and what is happening with the virus? some scientific models suggest infection rates may be about to decline and quite dramatically. you can see this steep fall in this graph from the end of october through the winter.— graph from the end of october through the winter. most of us think that we might _ through the winter. most of us think that we might see _ through the winter. most of us think that we might see a _ through the winter. most of us think that we might see a small _ through the winter. most of us think that we might see a s

simon jones, bbc news.uty chief constable maggie blyth is the incoming national police lead for violence against women and girls in england and wales. she says that part of her new role will be to look at how standards can be raised and how officers can report discrimination amongst their own ranks. asl as i come into the role, i'm reviewing _ as i come into the role, i'm reviewing a new national strategy from _ reviewing a new national strategy from all _ reviewing a new national strategy from all police forces across the country — from all police forces across the country about violence against women and girls. _ country about violence against women and girls, and a component of that is to look— and girls, and a component of that is to look internally as to how our culture, _ is to look internally as to how our culture, our— is to look internally as to how our culture, our behaviours and our standards — culture, our behaviours and our standards have to be extremely high. the public— standards have to be e

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simon jones working as a metropolitan officer. simonjones has more.the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. so resign, then! she didn't respond to questions about whether she should resign. this was the moment couzens falsely arrested sarah everard in south london in march. his arm outstretched, holding his warrant card. he'd go on to rape and murder her, her body dumped in woodland in kent. but back in 2015 a car owned by couzens was linked to an allegation of indecent exposure. this wasn't picked up by police vetting. and 72 hours before the kidnap, there was another allegation of indecent exposure. we'll be pushing ministers and the home secretary to have a look at exactly what is going wrong in the vetting processes, in the reporting processes, in the scrutiny of police officers, and how that gets done. the met says it will shortly publish a new strategy for tackling violence against women and girls. it will be deploying 650 new officers into busy public places where people often feel unsafe.

simon jones, bbc news.ing. the conservative mp is accused of putting pressure on ministers and officials on behalf of two companies for whom he was a paid consultant. the commons standards committee said it was an egregious breach of rules, but the mp for north shropshire says the findings are biased and unfair. our political correspondent ione wells is in westminster. the report found that owen paterson used his position as an mp. detailed in this report are details of how he met and promoted these companies to different government departments, including the food standards agency, but also ministers at the department for international development as well. he has also been accused of using his parliamentary office 25 times to host business meetings, also writing lesson ? letters about business interest on house of commons paper. the report does say there was no immediate financial gain from what he did but that his actions could have led to longer term financial benefit for these companies and that in the s

simon jones, bbc news. let's take a look now at the latest coronavirus data for the uk. 12 and over have now had two coronavirus vaccinations. millions of workers will get a pay rise next year, as the government ends its public sector pay freeze. unions are urging ministers to make sure its a �*significant�* increase. but the bbc has been told there'll be no cut to vat on household energy bills in tomorrow's budget, despite calls for help with soaring prices. former cabinet minister owen paterson could be suspended from parliament after being found to have used his position as an mp to promote companies which paid him — he denies any wrongdoing. the actor hugh grant has donated £10,000 to a charity that provides free plumbing and heating for the elderly or vulnerable. the founder of the charity, james anderson, said he was "shocked" to see the donation on a gofundme page. he has been running depher as a not—for—profit plumbing company in burnley since 2017. and i'm pleased to say we can speak to james now. congratulations. we can speak to james now. just tell us a bit mo

simon jones, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.s scotland. showers following behind. also drifting towards the west. we are looking at gaps between weather systems. where we have a gap tonight, eastern scotland, eastern england, it will turn chilly, but turning wet again by the end of the night. 11 for cardiff, plymouth, st helier but in the north—east of scotland, maybe 4— five in aberdeen. into tomorrow, this frontal system in place to start off bringing cloud, outbreaks of rain, but it's moving eastwards, so there is the promise of something a little bit drier following on from the west. this is where it starts off work tomorrow. scotland, northern england, parts of wales, the midlands, the rain getting in to the south—east of northern ireland will start off with some sunshine and there sunny skies and edged eastward through the day. albeit with a scattering of showers. top temperatures tomorrow, 11— 15. it may feel just a little cooler and fresher. into tomorrow evening, one of those clear slots allowing us to get chilly and th

simon jones, bbc news.be driving petrol tankers themselves. so why has it taken so long? well, first of all, you're asking military personnel who are trained to drive tankers cross—country to take tankers full of highly inflammable liquids into built—up areas, onto forecourts where you and i fill up our cars. and it has to be the case that we make sure they get the appropriate training to do so. you know, i think we would all expect that to be the right thing. and at the same time we need to work with industry so that we know where we're sending them. we can'tjust send them to random garages, it has to be properly deployed. as well as the support from the armed forces, more drivers will be allowed into the uk from overseas. a new scheme will enable up to 300 tanker drivers to come and work here immediately. haulage firms will find potential recruits and apply to the government for licenses. up to ii,700 lorry drivers specialising in food delivery will start to arrive from the end of this month. this tempora

journey in the past couple of days alone, leading to further tensions between france and the uk, simon jonesais, the french interior minister meets the french interior minister meets the offices on the frontline in the battle to stop migrants crossing the channel. some of their work is funded by the british taxpayer. in july, home secretary priti patel promised an extra £54 million to double the number of patrols on the beachesin double the number of patrols on the beaches in northern france and to pay for increased surveillance. the interior minister says that cash has yet to come. translation: the british yet to come. translation: tue british government yet to come. translation: tte british government has yet to come. translation: t“tj: british government has not yet to come. translation: ttj: british government has not yet yet to come. translation: t“tj: british government has not yet paid us what they promised us. at the moment not a single euro has been handed over by the british. following the deal that i negotiated several months ago with priti patel. the english honourable nation, an

not driving with jones and besides and ways to tighten and exterminate the local people. professor, i thought i meant thank you so much for joining me and alex simon show. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. answered polly, just wait davis and examine decades not elect to cycle weight. davis has been flexing on the ends of their medical fancy underworld consequences of american economic on political hedge money being supplanted by the apparently an example rise of china against a bad cause of the war on tedder, professor parameter provided a voice of reason i reconciliation between the west, i'm this womic world. one aspect of that breakdown of understanding. it's a dangerous psychology of collective lead, where entire communities, countries, or religions are blamed for the actions of this was a poisonous campaign tactic so often exposed by president trump. never has this danger been more patent than in mission things in britain where a huge lead, respected m. p was murdered, was the only suspecting someone of somalian headed to turn reality listens didn't kill so david amos no more than breakfast. he has murdered the labor mpg, cooks in 2016