the bbc‘s tim allman explains.master peter paul rubens, a work of visceral power and artistic genius. but for facebook, it was a little too much. the image was banned, apparently because christ was only wearing a loincloth. translation: social media is used to share things. they think this is indecent. they don't understand this. facebook blocks all posts that we used to promote rubens, images where nudity is seen. so upset was the flemish tourist board, they wrote an open letter to facebook chief executive mark zuckerberg. translation: art is art. if there is nudity, it doesn't really matter. art is something different than a picture of a naked body. facebook insist they only ban adverts that contain what is described as sexually oriented content, including artistic or educational nudity, and they are happy to discuss the matter with the museums. if a compromise can be reached, then perhaps the work of rubens and other flemish masters will be revealed in all their glory. tim allman, bbc news. here's our briefing o

tim allman was there and he we this match. one star, soon to be two.ric after winning a great final, the culmination of what has arguably been one of the greatest ever world cups. translation: we didn't want to win on a penalty from a handball, but in the second half, france made our dreams come true. it was extraordinairy, we were thrilled. translation: the feeling is incredible, the atmosphere was mad. there were loads of croatians. we put them through misery, it was amazing. the people were lovely, there was lots of atmosphere and we won! they certainly did, and they got a little bit of help from croatia, an own goal making it 1—0. but 10 minutes later, it was 1—1 — ivan perisic doing the honours. var has been one of the dominant themes of this world cup and there was one more slightly contentious penalty in the final. antoine griezmann‘s conversion was anything but. then strikes from paul pogba and kylian mbappe made it 4—1. france were almost there. a mistake from hugo lloris allowed croatia to get one back, but it wasn't enough. french president

the bbc‘s tim allman explains.rom the cross by the 17th—century flemish master peter paul rubens, a work of visceral power and artistic genius, but for facebook, it was a little too much. the image was banned, apparently because christ was only wearing a loincloth. translation: social media is used to share things. they think this is indecent. they don't understand this. facebook blocks all posts that we used to promote rubens, images where nudity is seen. so upset was the flemish tourist board, they wrote an open letter to facebook chief executive mark zuckerberg: translation: art is art. there is nudity, it doesn't really matter. art is something different than a picture of a naked body. facebook insist they only ban adverts that contain what is described as sexually oriented content, including artistic or educational nudity, and they are happy to discuss the matter with the museums. if a compromise can be reached, then perhaps the work of rubens and other flemish masters will be revealed in all their glory. tim

all shout ‘merry christmas': tim allman, bbc news.ew moments — we'll have more on those alphabet results. also, why investors are not too concerned. and tell me what you think about our talking point today — counting the cost of the hot weather, a heatwave is gripping countries across europe, africa and asia and we want to know what impact it's having on your business or where you work? let us know — #bbcthebriefing. the largely dry pretty hot theme of the weather will continue. temperatures 33.3 celsius in suffolk. not quite as hot on tuesday particularly across the north—western half of the country but we are still drawing in this flow of suddenly were across parts of england. couple of cold fronts moving in from the north—west. not as hot here as it was yesterday. it got this line of cloud which is a week with a front. heading down into wales. too much of scotla nd heading down into wales. too much of scotland stays dry in the sunshine. one should —— 12 showers pushing into the western isles. most places looking drive. 21 in the su

tim allman, bbc news.pondent steve rosenberg was in sochi, and charts the rise and fall of russian hopes for their world cup. out of this world, a miracle, a fairytale. that is how russians have been describing their tin‘s performance in this world cup. but that fairytale has now come to an end because croatia has beaten russia in the quarter—final, it got into the semi—final of the world cup. russia's dream is over, to the disappointment of tens of thousands of russian football fans here at at the moscow sandhurst. they have been hoping, they have been dreaming, but it has it is not to be —— fan fest. for the russian team it has been an incredible journey. at the start of this competition there were many people who thought russia would not get out of the group stages. russia came into the tournament the lowest ranked team. north korea has issued strong criticism of the us — just hours after the secretary of state, mike pompeo, left pyongyang after two days of talks with the leadership there. the foreign m

tim allman, bbc news. i hope ihope mr i hope mr macron has another suit packed with him.to celebrate the country's victory. an estimated 90,000 people filled the fanzone near the eiffel tower to watch their team triumph over croatia. lucy williamson reports from paris. hard to tell, i know, but this was paris before the match. marchons! a nation so often divided, today united in hope. some remembered france's last world cup victory 20 years ago. many didn't. the action sometimes too close for words, but the french goals kept rolling in. the celebrations a little louder each time. the atmosphere here is absolutely incredible. i've never seen anything like it. over the past few years, these streets have been scenes of national division and national grief. now they're places of utter joy and celebration. amazing. they managed to unite the nation. and for us, it's just wonderful because now we can dream again. everywhere in paris, in the suburbs, in the countries, everywhere, it's, it's... phenomenal. the country is inaugurating its new heroes. the team a rare symbol of multi

tim allman, bbc news.'s elimination from the tournament? steve rosenberg was with them. out of this world, a miracle, a fairytale. that is how russians have been describing their team's performance in this world cup. but that fairytale has now come to an end because croatia has beaten russia in the quarter—final, it got into the semi—final of the world cup. russia's dream is over, to the disappointment of tens of thousands of russian football fans here at at the moscow fan fest. they had been hoping, they had been dreaming, but it has it is not to be. for the russian team it has been an incredible journey. at the start of this competition there were many people who thought russia would not get out of the group stages. russia came into the tournament the lowest ranked team. and yet they made it to the quarter—finals of the world cup — of their world cup. you shall growl again. steve rosenberg in sochi. for more on the world cup, go to the bbc sport website. you'll find all you need to know about the remaini

tim allman, bbc news.rand total circling the planet to 79. they're calling one of them an oddball because it's hurtling towards the others on a collision course that will inevitably lead to its destruction. earlier i spoke to scientist scott shepphard, who led the research team who made the discovery at the carnegie institution for science about the significance of this. it is a very exciting discovery we made. jupiter's outer satellites, moons, are an two groups, one that rotates around, and then a retrograde group that goes in a different direction to the onejupiter rotates. usually we find the moons in different areas. one of the new moons we found is a retrograde group in a prograde, so it is going down the highway in the wrong direction, so it has oncoming moons for it. it is likely it has collided with a moons in the past and we expect it will collide with another moon in future. when that collision happens, what happens, and how likely are we to know about it? 0n human timescales these are very long

tim allman, bbc news.out the last few weeks we have seen fans from around the world embraced the suppression of all. for the last few weeks i have been trying to meet as many fans as possible. —— foot all. the world cup is a global event, people have travelled here from all corners of the world. but how many countries have fans here? i set myself a challenge to find out. we are from belgium. dad, you support germany, you support germany, you actually support poland. which country are you going for? geria! -- nigeria. what has been so surprising is i have been going out and meeting fans, just how many i have found that are from a country that is not even from —— in the world cup. country you from ? even from —— in the world cup. country you from? pakistan. you don't have a country in the world cup? we are here because of good friends. we are from bangladesh. who are you supporting? germany. where are you supporting? germany. where are you supporting? germany. where are you from? uzbekistan. they are not eve

the bbc‘s tim allman watched the action.anything seems possible. all chant: so we tell them. .. we're from belgium! spirits were high, the odd spirit was consumed, as fans looked forward to the match. whether you were in red or blue, you were hoping, hoping, hoping. translation: i think france have a good chance of getting to the final. after a slow start, we are getting stronger. we will beat our belgian neighbours, our belgian friends. then, a great party, and straight on to moscow. if we play in the final, we have to win the cup. we've come so far, now we have to do it. we know that we have a really good team, in the past there was always something, and now is the moment to win the cup. perhaps unsurprisingly, this is what they would call a cagey game. but, when chances did come, both goalkeepers rose to the challenge. eventually, though, a breakthrough. early in the second half, samuel umtiti leapt up, putting the french ahead. that was all they needed — france back in a world cup final for the first time in 12 years. in

but first, here's tim allman with a recap of a thrilling match. one star, soon to be two.re suitably euphoric after winning a great final, the culmination of what has arguably been one of the greatest ever world cups. translation: we didn't want to win on a penalty from a handball, but in the second half, france made our dreams come true. it was extraordinairy, we were thrilled. translation: the feeling is incredible, the atmosphere was mad. there were loads of croatians. we put them through misery, it was amazing. the people were lovely, there was lots of atmosphere and we won! they certainly did, and they got a little bit of help from croatia, an own goal making it 1—0. but 10 minutes later, it was 1—1 — ivan perisic doing the honours. var has been one of the dominant themes of this world cup and there was one more slightly contentious penalty in the final. antoine griezmann‘s conversion was anything but. then strikes from paul pogba and kylian mbappe made it 4—1. france were almost there. a mistake from hugo lloris allowed croatia to get one back, but it wasn't enough.

tim allman, bbc news. permanent english settlement in the united states goes back four centuries. a key character is sir george yardley, who introduced the rule of law to jamestown in 1619 — a decade after it almost collapsed because of starvation and cannibalism. now, after years of searching, archaeologists think they've found sir george's remains. jane 0'brien has more. 400 years old and this guy is looking pretty good. just as well, because those bones are needed to provide the dna that will hopefully confirm what everybody here thinks, that this is sir george yardley. what i am interested in doing is getting a bone or tooth sample to take away to do dna analyses. i want to analyse dna from the skeleton to see if it matches that of a known relative. to check him out myself i have to provide my dna as a control. all you need to do is breathe on the remains and you put your dna all over it. i am really worried about contamination. i want you to spit up to that line. it will take you longer. that is a lot

tim allman, bbc news. is at the luzhniki stadium, england croatia. and certainly in moscow over the last few days we have seen fans from both teams streaming into the city. but many england fans, at least, do not have a ticket to the match, and they have been scrambling to get to russia as their team has progressed through their team has progressed through the tournament. surpassing expectations, as our correspondent reports. the flags are out, the fear of russia has clearly faded. england fa ns russia has clearly faded. england fans are now pouring into moscow to see their first world cup semi—final in almost three decades. it is going to bea in almost three decades. it is going to be a party of a lifetime. are they going to win? course we are. actually to get match croatia, though, could be costly. two tickets for each one is 1300. $1300? why are they so expensive? this is cheap! but these fans never dreamt england would get this far. now, there are very few official to get around. fingers crossed we wil

the bbc‘s tim allman reports.was their voice. but that voice was silenced when kurt cobain took his own life in the spring of 1994. this exhibition shows memories of his childhood and mementos of his career. his daughter, his mother and his sister all came to county kildare for its opening, which they admit is a bittersweet occasion. it is hard for me to listen to his music because there is emotional attachments. it is notjust kurt singing, it is like hearing my dad's voice. almost more consistently than hearing his speaking voice, i have heard his singing voice, and that is something of an emotional tie. these family photos show the child, the young man that would become a rock icon — a rock icon whose death at the age of 27 shocked millions around the world. a tragic end, but his family hope a lesson to others. if we don't have a more inclusive discussion about how addiction and mental illness touches every aspect of the human race, i do not know how we could possibly solve it. and what would kurt cobain make of

tim allman, bbc news. stay with me on bbc news. think about our talking point today. the number of new subscribers was not as great as had forecast. are you a netflix user or has the streaming service lost its appeal? have you moved on? many of you have beenin have you moved on? many of you have been in touch. derek says, i readily have one month on and one or two months off into because there is not enough to interest me to sit day in a permanent subscription. i do the same. i would love the option to access other shows from other areas. i live in the middle east. we are treated like writers, notjust by netflix. more on that coming up. i will see you very soon. there is a slight interruption to the hot weather still evident across the hot weather still evident across the eastern side of the uk on monday where temperatures pushed 32 degrees celsius in kent. much of northern england, wales, scotland, northern ireland, we have more cloud. this is how it looked in north yorkshire yesterday afternoon. many areas had ten to 15 millimetr

all shout ‘merry christmas': tim allman, bbc news. from the west of england. the pair had been prevented from competing at top equestrian dressage events — because wallace is a mule — half donkey, half horse. well the good news is that british dressage officials changed its rules. and wallace was able to compete and win at an event in the city of gloucester. christie said she was "over the moon". at least 20 people have died and dozens more have been taken to hospital after firefighters battle planes in greece. hot temperatures and dozens of other countries around the world. and that news that has been breaking from north korea. we spoke to the managing editor of the 38 north monitoring group based in the us and she says satellite images of the sohae station to suggest that kim jong—un may be fulfilling a promise made to president trump at the singapore summit injune. it is where north korea said they launched space satellites but the us claims it was for ballistic missiles and suggestions are in that some of the site is being dismant

tim allman, bbc news.s owner, christie, from the west of england. they were prevented from competing at top equestrian dressage events because wallace is a mule, half donkey, half horse. british dressage officials have changed the rules and wallace was able to compete and win at an eventin was able to compete and win at an event in gloucester. christie said she was over the moon and wallace will be competing some more. very briefly, that main news again. 20 people have died and dozens more have been taken to hospital in forest fires in greece. authorities have called for international assistance to tackle the flames but high temperatures will cause problems in dozens of other countries around the world right now. there's much more on that and much more on all the news any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. that's it for now. thanks very much for watching. come again. hello there. well, the heatwave of summer 2018 is certainly set t

well — it seems some vacancies had opened in the ancient japanese city of iga but as the bbc‘s tim allman feet, proficient with a sword, and a dab hand at throwing razor sharp metal stars. this is iga, the traditional birthplace of the ninja. a recent us radio broadcast had announced the city was on the lookout for new recruits. there was a shortage of ninjas, and they were willing to pay big money: more than 9 million yen, or $85,000 a year. local officials were inundated with applications from all around the world. there was just one small problem... translation: the city of iga is home to the ninja and should entertain visitors and promote culture, but we are not going to recruit any ninjas from abroad. the legend of the ninja stretches deep into japanese history, perhaps as far back as the 12th century — an assassin, a spy, a mercenary, they were feared, and they were renowned. surviving in popular culture, practitioners of the martial art take it very seriously indeed. translation: i won't hire people who just want to make money. only those who want to be dedicated professionals. cul

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. in liverpool, queueing up to see one of the fab four. until a few hours earlier, but no—one wanted to miss out. it's a dream, isn't it? my dream is to go back in time to the ‘60s and see the beatles at the cavern and this is the closest i am ever going to get. i am so excited. he is a legend, isn't it? the beatles are synonymous with music all around the world aren't they, and it is the chance to see a legend up close. it's amazing. of course, this cavern club is not quite the real deal. the original was demolished in the 1970s. but this rebuilt venue has the same feel and the same cramped charm. liverpool! cheering the cavern! # the magical mystery tour... macca turning back time with nearly 30 songs in his set. a few more recent numbers, but plenty of classic hits. # the magical mystery tour # all these years ago when we came here and played, you know... we didn't know if we would ever have a future, but we did ok. laughter so, you know, coming back here with these guys and all our crew and stuff, it's pretty amazing for me. cheering p

the bbc‘s tim allman explains.s by now? well, if richard browning has his way, we will be doing exactly that. this is a gravity industries series iii jet suit, which is now commercially available for the first time from a department store in london. essentially it's made of five micro jet engines, gas turbines, two on each arm and one on the back. other than that you're charging some lithium batteries, which are what start the engines, and that's it. other than that, it's flying it sensibly and looking after it. it's not really — i could say rocket science. it is not cheap, either. one of these suits, custom—made, will set you back about £340,000. that is more than $440,000. you can'tjust walk out of the shop, strap yourself in and press ignition, either. there is a bit of work involved before you take off. so that involves the customer going to ourflight training hangar and then spending three days in a series of progressive steps, even starting with a vr system, just to get familiar. a bit like — the analogy of r

the bbc‘s tim allman watched the action.ayers of all time. but neither lionel messi nor cristiano ronaldo have ever won a world cup. and, now, barring something fairly extraordinary, it seems unlikely they ever will. it was lionel messi who departed first. argentina losing in a fantastic match against france. a penalty gave the french an early lead but a few minutes before half—time, argentina scored a screamer to make it 1—1. after the break, mercado deflected a shot and put argentina ahead. and that was as good as it got for the south americans. they were equalised just before the hour mark. and then france were sent through with another goal and lionel messi was sent home. to the argentina fans it was a disappointment, but some still have hope. translation: this team has completed a cycle. it now needs to be renewed. ten players plus lionel messi. he has to continue. he has to get to the world cup. it is fundamental. i want him to leave the game with that golden trophy. translation: a team that never worked, never got goi

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. for something like 900 years, they have been doing this.n his cap, and his team of swan—uppers looking for, well, swans. the law states that the queen has the royal perogative, which states that the queen can own any swan swimming in open waters if she so wishes, but she mainly exercises that right on the river thames. over the course of five days, they travel a stretch of the river from just outside london, all the way to a town near 0xford. on their travels, they take stock of the number of swans and cygnets, weigh them, tag them and monitor their health — all a far cry from when the ceremony began in the 12th century. in those days, swans were a very important food, and they were served up at banquets in feasts for the very, very wealthy people. of course, today's swan—upping is all about conservation and education. the number of adult swans counted each year usually averages at around a thousand. and these are big, powerful birds, but the swan—uppers know how to handle them. after all, they've had plenty of practice. more on the website

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. in liverpool, queueing up to see one of the fab four.had not even been announced until a few hours earlier, but no—one wanted to miss out. it is a dream, isn't it? my dream is to go back in time to the 1960s and see paul mccartney and this is the closest i will ever get. i am so excited. he is a legend, isn't it? the beatles are synonymous with music around the world and it is the chance to see a legend up close. it is amazing. of course, this cavern club is not the real deal. the original was demolished in the 1970s. but this rebuilt venue has the same feel and the same cramped charm. liverpool! cheering the cavern! # the magical mystery tour... paul mccartney turning back time with nearly 30 songs in his set. a few more recent numbers, but plenty of classic hits. # the magical mystery tour. all these years ago when we came here and played, you know... we didn't know if we would ever have a future, but we did 0k. laughter so coming back here it is pretty amazing for me. pretty amazing for all those who came to watch. as one of the fans

tim allman, bbc news. we have more details on the denuclearisation policy on the korean peninsula.roductive or deeply regrettable. at that summit in singapore last month, the two sides reached an agreement, a tentative agreement, on the denuclearisation of the north, but it was vague and this meeting was intended to put some flesh on the bone, if you like. america sending its top diplomat, the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, all the way to pyongyang, but he failed to meet with the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and it doesn't appear that the two sides have reached an agreement on a timetable for north korea's denuclearisation. one major sticking point appears to be the us insistence on unilateral denuclearisation on the part of north korea. the north koreans have always said they favour a more step—by—step approach, one that involves concessions on the part of the us along the way. the us has said that is non—negotiable. but clearly, this is going to be a protractive process and one that will require commitment and patience on the part of the united states and we do know tha

well it seems there were some vacancies in the ancient japanese city of iga but as the bbc‘s tim allmannge. you have to be quick on your feet, proficient with a sword, and a dab hand at throwing razor sharp metal stars. this is iga, the traditional birthplace of the ninja. a recent us radio broadcast had announced the city was on the lookout for new recruits. there was a shortage of ninjas, and they were willing to pay big money: more than 9 million yen, or $85,000 a year. local officials were inundated with applications from all around the world. there was just one small problem... translation: the city of iga is home to the ninja and should entertain visitors and promote culture, but we are not going to recruit any ninjas from abroad. the legend of the ninja stretches deep into japanese history, perhaps as far back as the 12th century — an assassin, a spy, a mercenary, they were feared, and they were renowned. surviving in popular culture, practitioners of the martial art take it very seriously indeed. translation: i won't hire people who just want to make money. only those who want t

france play belgium, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this is what happiness looks like.reaches the semifinals of a world cup. imagine how much more happy you may be if you reach the final. for france and belgium, the only thing stopping them is each other. their semi—final ta kes pla ce them is each other. their semi—final takes place in saint petersburg. the belgian squad looked relaxed enough as they trained in moscow. that they know the scale of the task ahead of them. when you face a team like france you know that you need to concentrate full 90 minutes. they are special individuals who can decide a scoreline in a single action. i don't think this is the sort of game where you can walk onto the pitch and think that you will perform in a way that what you did before will help you. not at all. as for the french, they are the favourite. although that is an opinion not necessarily shared by everyone. translation: opinion not necessarily shared by everyone. translationzlj opinion not necessarily shared by everyone. translation: ithink eltham has been the more complete tea

the bbc‘s tim allman reports.e voice. but that voice was silenced when kurt cobain took his own life in the spring of 1994. this exhibition shows memories of his childhood and mementos of his career. his daughter, his mother and his sister all came to co kildare for its opening, which they admit is a bittersweet occasion. it is hard for me to listen to his music because there is a emotional attachments, it is notjust kurt cobain singing, it is like hearing my dad's voice almost more consistently than hearing his speaking voice, i have heard his singing voice, and that is something ofan singing voice, and that is something of an emotional ties. these family photos show the child, the young man that that would become a rock icon, a rock icon whose death at the age of 27 shocked millions around the world. a tragic end, but his family hope a lesson to others. if we do not have a more inclusive discussion about how addiction and mental illness touches every aspect of the human race, i do not know how we could possibly

the bbc‘s tim allman watched all the action. this is not how world cups usually pan out. unusual sensations. elation, joy and a growing confidence that something rather special may be happening. we have a dream. i have a dream. martin luther king once said that but this isa luther king once said that but this is a big dream! most of the time, the england players have been more interested in their haircuts or their pop celebrity girlfriends or their pop celebrity girlfriends or the new sports car than kicking the ball but this time it might be different and we dare to dream. that dream becoming ever more vivid once harry maguire put england ahead in the first half. just before the hour lobb, it was 2—0. dele alli doing the honours. —— just before the hour lobb. —— margaret river stop at the hour mark. —— the hour mark. could this amazing run continue? it looked good. croatia equalised with russia, 1-1. good. croatia equalised with russia, i—i. into extra time. croatia went ahead. only four mario fernandez to keep russian dreams a

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. it is 2018.? well, if richard browning has his way, we will be doing exactly that. this is a gravity industries series iii jet suit, which is now commercially available for the first time from a department store in london. essentially it is made of five micro jet engines, london. essentially it is made of five microjet engines, gas turbines, two on each arm and one on the back. other than that you are charging some lithium batteries which are what start the engines, and that's it. other than that it is flying it sensibly and looking after it. it is not really... i could say rocket science. it is not cheap, either. one of these suits, custom—made, will set you back about £340,000. that is more than $440,000. you can't just £340,000. that is more than $440,000. you can'tjust walk out of the shop, strap yourself in and press ignition, either. there is a bit of work involved before you take off. so that involves the customer going to our flight training off. so that involves the customer going to our

tim allman, bbc news. of course, the favourites for the day's matches are still in belgium. belgium. thank you so much. the world cup, so interesting. we may well be glued to wimbledon as well. wimbledon gets underway in the coming hours but andy murray won't be there. the two—time champion has withdrawn due to his long—term hip injury. he had been due to play benoit paire in the first ruond on tuesday. in a post on social media, murray said "after lengthy discussions with my team and with a heavy heart, we've decided that playing best—of—five—set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process." he went on to say he will begin his hard court preparations from tomorrow with the us open still to come in late august. let's go live to scenes in mexico. as we have already told you, this is the winner of the mexican elections, andres manuel lopez obrador. he is the first left—wing president to win an election in mexico for decades. you can see him delivering his a cce pta nce you can see him delivering his acceptance speech now live in mexico city. so, the two candidates

the bbc‘s tim allman watched the action.rs of all time. but neither lionel messi nor cristiano ronaldo have ever won a world cup. and, now, barring something fairly extraordinary, it seems unlikely they ever will. it was lionel messi who departed first. argentina losing in a fantastic match against france. a penalty gave the french an early lead but a few minutes before time for new stars to shine. just a reminder, you can get in touch with me on twitter. goodbye. hello there. june has been exceptionally dry for large parts of the uk. the heat has been far and wide. so too the sunshine. and for the first day ofjuly, many of us will see more of the same. but not quite everywhere, because we've got the chance of a few thundery downpours towards the far south—west. that's because here, we're going to be very close to this growing area of cloud that has sort of sprung into life over the past few hours. that high—based cloud is drifting towards the south—west of the uk. ahead of it, we're drawing in a slightly different wind dire

tim allman, bbc news.ast. the idea involves returning to the place where precious picture was taken as john maguire of the bbc has been finding out. this lady ‘s husband paul died suddenly in 2016. and is certainly my favourite photo of paul and me because we both look ridiculously happy which we were. i love it because it was early days in our relationship but it clearly represents the whole of the relationship, really. she came back to penzance, where they used to live, to take part in the loved and lost project where photographer simon bray meets people at the scene ofa simon bray meets people at the scene of a favourite, much cherished photograph. it is up to you whether your smile a nod in the picture. i'll probably smile. you are very smiley in this one as is poor. taking part in the loved and lost project probably was my first step of active grieving, as i call it because i want to face it head on. so we had moved to manchester and coming back down to cornwall for the first time after paul had passe

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. for something like 900 years, they have been doing this.n his cap, and his team of swan—uppers looking for, well, swa ns. swan—uppers looking for, well, swans. the law states that the queen has the royal per of it if, which states that the queen can own any swa n states that the queen can own any swan swimming in open waters if she so swan swimming in open waters if she so wishes, but she mainly exercises that right on the river thames. over the course of five days, they travel a stretch of the river from just outside london all the way to a town near oxford. 0n outside london all the way to a town near oxford. on their travels, they ta ke near oxford. on their travels, they take stock of a number of swans and cyg nets, take stock of a number of swans and cygnets, they weigh them, tag them and monitor their health, all a far cry from when the ceremony began in the 12th century. in those days, swa ns we re the 12th century. in those days, swans were a very important food, and they were served up at banquets in fees for the very, very wealthy

the bbc‘s tim allman watched the action. they have been, without doubt, the players of their generationronaldo have ever won a world cup, and now, barring something fairly extraordinary, it seems unlikely they ever will. it was messi who departed first, argentina losing in a fantastic match against france in kazan. a penalty from antoine griezmann gave the french an early lead. but a few minutes before half—time, and how the maria scored an absolute screamer the maria scored an absolute screamer to make it 1—1. just after the break, gabrielle mercado deflected messi's shot, putting argentina ahead. but that was as good as it got for the south americans, benjamin equalising just before the hour mark. then two goals from killian and update was enough to send france through, and lionel messi home. —— mbappe. forthe argentina fans it was a disappointment, but some still have hope. translation: this team has completed a cycle. it now has to be renewed. ten players, plus messi. he has to continue, he has to get to the world cup. it is fundamental. i wa nt the world cup. it is fundamental. i w