my name is sort of frequencies and i'm a political geographer, always based at the university of birmingham. i am interested in hotels and urban conflict. the holiday inn came quite late in the day in 1974. it was opened quite late in the day into this hotel district, which was considered a playground for celebrities and politicians and the blue months and spies the hotel district, stunted life in the 1920 is when the st. george opened for full decades. it was one of the most prestigious hotels on the mediterranean. during the cold war, in the 19 fifties and sixties, the bar of the st. george was described as a revolving door of information. the british double agent can still be was a regular p operated on the cover as a foreign generalist. and on the 15th of january, 1963 was spotted for the last time at the bar in the st. george before disappearing into a route and reappearing a few months later and most of the most amount hotels brand new, including the felicia, even more luxurious than the saint george. but when the holiday inn arrived in 1974, it was not send me the total list, but als

united nations in new york box to don leads the center for united nation studies at the university of birmingham. he says the un is under pressure to respond to is really a tax on humanitarian and medical workers. they've been numerous attacks on hospitals . they've been numerous attacks on humanitarian workers, united nations personnel, gymnast, and of course you'll janice. we know what's happening. i think the well is now looking on. i'm asking what action is going to be taken because we've seen repeatedly these crimes against humanity been claimed. these are these up make it doing kind of crimes against humanity. we're not seeing any action. i think people expect really that the united nations secretary general needs to be taking a much stronger active stops. may think that he should actually be in the middle east. and also be thinking that very, very clearly about putting together a coalition of the willing responsibility to protect civilians is also something that the united nations needs to remember as of to separate. it's off, the rwanda at these genocides were never supposed to happen ag

she's the research co—lead and professor of micropalaeontology, university of birmingham. r being with us. how important you think this discovery was? rank it in terms of other discoveries of a similar kind. that is a tough question. in terms of size, it definitely is the largest we have ever found in the uk. but it is actually one of the largest dinosaur track sites in the world as well so, in that respect, there are lots of opportunities to find out what dinosaurs were doing in this sort of 166 million years ago. a tiny snapshot into that time window. and it really does give a kind of don't make you feel you are there with them. so it must be very thrilling as an expert in this field when you see these tracks. ~ , , ., , this field when you see these tracks. ~ ,,., , .., tracks. absolutely. i can safely say _ tracks. absolutely. i can safely say i _ tracks. absolutely. i can safely say i visited - tracks. absolutely. i can safely say i visited all i tracks. absolutely. i canl safely say i visited all the dinosaur track sites in the uk at this point and this is certainly t

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secretary general banking mood and now leads the center for united nation studies at the university of birmingham . he says the u. n. is under pressure to respond to is really a tax on humanitarian and medical workers. there have been numerous attacks on hospitals. they've been numerous attacks on humanitarian workers, united nations, personnel, gymnast, and of course your gen this. we know what's happening. i think the well is now looking on. i'm asking what action is going to be taken because we've seen repeatedly these crimes against humanity been claimed. these are these up make it doing kind crimes against humanity. we're not seeing any action. i think people expect really that the united nations secretary general needs to be taking a much stronger active stops mid. he think that he should actually be in the middle east. and also be thinking that very, very clearly about putting together a coalition of the willing responsibility to protect civilians is also something that the united nations needs to remember as of to separate. it's off, the rwanda at these genocides were never supposed to ha

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of drew dauphin, who was also killed in the attack. university president christopher roberts says dauphin was a 2023 graduate and, according to his linkedin profile, was a supplier process engineer in birmingham. we've also learned that one of the injured in the attack was a student at san diego state university. and tonight, people there on campus reacting to the tragedy. >> doing all right and hope she pulls through. it's really sad because we're all just so young. >> the new orleans coroner says the names of the victims will be released once autopsies are complete, and all next of kin have officially been notified. >> now to las vegas, where new details are emerging tonight about the cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. >> law enforcement has now identified the driver. tonight, investigators say at this point, there is no connection to the attack in new orleans. despite some striking coincidences. fox's jeff paul has the story from las vegas. >> a cybertruck explodes outside the trump hotel in las vegas. inside, a lone driver who police identified as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs. after searching the charred truck, authorities found a military id, a p

of dinosaur footprints have been discovered in the uk. researchers from england's birmingham and oxford universities discovered these footprints in a lime quarry. they are believed to date back to the middle jurassic period, which is about 166 million years ago. researchers say four of the tracks were made by gigantic, long necked, herbivorous dinosaurs called sauropods. it's being called one of the largest dinosaur track sites in the world. meghan markle is making a return to the screen, this time with her own lifestyle show. >> i've always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it, surprising people. >> this netflix series is called with love. meghan netflix says it will showcase practical how tos and personal tips and tricks in the kitchen garden and beyond. several guests will join markle, including berkeley's legendary restaurateur alice waters and celebrity chef roy choi. the series consists of eight 30 minute episodes and will premiere on january 15th, next at five. an act of road rage caught on camera in washington state as a family is threatened at gunpoint. ho po commute. starting this sunday, drivers will be charged a

university of drew duffin. he was killed in the attack to the university's president, christopher roberts says duffin graduated back in 2023 and according to his linkedin profile, he worked as a supplier process engineer in birminghamalabama. another victim we're learning about nicole perez. the 27 year old was a mother of a five year old boy. in fact, her family members say, as she was a dedicated mother and a worker as well, who did what it took to provide for her son. her friends have started a gofundme to help cover burial expenses and help raise her son. also, we've learned that one of the injured was a student at san diego state. people on the campus, expressing shock after hearing that development. >> i hope she's doing all right and hope she pulls through. >> it's really sad because we're all just so young. >> the new orleans coroner says the names of the victims will be released once autopsies are complete, and all next of kin have officially been notified. >> musicians in new orleans were quick to take to bourbon street to remind the community of their resilience. [music] a brass band set up on the corner of bourbon and iberville, it's located not far from the location of the deadly attack. live music is

of drew dauphin, who was killed in the new year's day attack. auburn university's president christopher roberts, says dauphin graduated in 2023 and according to his linkedin profile, he worked as a supplier process engineer in birmingham, alabama. also, we've learned that one of the injured was a student at san diego state. >> musicians in new orleans were quick to take to bourbon street to remind the community of their resilience. [music] a brass band set up on the corner of bourbon and iberville. it's located not far from the location of the deadly attack. live music is a common sight in new orleans, but it's taking on a new significance for the community after such a huge tragedy. >> life isn't guaranteed to none of us, so the biggest thing is just trying to live this moment to the to the fullest and you know, that's obviously we just got to keep on going forward. >> trombone player and new orleans resident jonas green says it was important for his band to be out on bourbon street the day after the attack, playing on the same block. it's a way to try to help people move forward and see the area as much more than a place of tragedy. >> time is now 506 following the deadly attack in new orleans, san francisco held it

university of drew duffin. he was killed in the attack. the university's president, christopher roberts, says duffin graduated in 2023 and according to his linkedin profile, he worked as a supplier process engineer in birmingham, alabama. another victim we've learned about now is nicole perez. the 27 year old is a mother of a five year old boy. her family members and remembers her as being a dedicated mother and worker who did what it took to provide for her son. her friends have started a gofundme to help cover burial expenses and help raise her son. also, we've learned that one of the injured was a student at san diego state university. people on campus are expressing shock after hearing that news. >> new details about the man who was behind the cybertruck explosion in las vegas. outside of the trump hotel. authorities identified him as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. u.s. defense officials say he was an active duty member of the u.s. army special forces, most recently as a green beret, and he was on leave from germany. vegas police say there were a number of similarities between that explosion and the terror attack in new orlea

university hospitals birmingham nhs foundation trust this afternoon. meanwhile, the royal liverpool university hospital remains in critical incident following an announcement by nhs university hospitals oferpool group yesterday evening. now it's understood the longest time one patient waited to be admitted to a ward at the hospital was 50 hours . and today is the 10th hours. and today is the 10th anniversary of the charlie hebdo attacks in paris, where 12 people were killed and 11 were injured. in its newsroom, the french satirical magazine has marked the anniversary with a special edition, with the word indestructible appearing on the coven indestructible appearing on the cover. two brothers had stormed the offices of that magazine on the offices of that magazine on the 7th of january in 2015. well, those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, it's back to martin. >> thank you. tatiana. now , >> thank you. tatiana. now, a victim of rape gangs in oldham has claimed that she was forced to take emergency contraception by a male police officer after she reported her abuse. gb news can exclusively reveal sam, who was targeted by gangs in oldham, reported an attack by a rape gangin repor