able to provide financial support to have the site, to have some initial investigations with university of leicestererstand the site more fully. jim ervin who found it got in touch with you once he had made this small hole in the ground to see what was beneath the surface. he saw a bit of pottery, thought it was unusual and then he called you? he pottery, thought it was unusual and then he called you?— then he called you? he got in touch with the county _ then he called you? he got in touch with the county council's _ with the county council�*s archaeological advises. it�*s in rutland and they work across leicester. he did the right thing, he sought advice and we were able to bring in those resources and expertise from university of leicester and from ourselves to make sure that thing was properly understood and now we can start to understand what that way that the landowner presented themselves with this classically based mosaic, how that fitted into the rest of their life. what they did when they went entertaining and what happened afterwards as things changed in the later roman empire.— afterward

the university of leicester, provided the archaeologists, who've removed some artefacts for study. ost complicated and complete plan of a roman villa we've found. but the icing on the cake really is this fantastic mosaic. it's so unique and it really emphasises how important this place was. well, the mosaic�*s been covered up again, it's back beneath the soil — that's for its own protection. but it's hoped — at least it's hoped byjim — that at some point in the future, it could be uncovered again so that people can come and see it for themselves. i would really like people to be able to do that. in fact, i'm going to order my toga and sandals when i get back so i can show people around! the best way to preserve this archaeology is to preserve it in situ, which is where it is now, and it can be opened up occasionally for people to look at in future generations. they've only excavated a tiny part of the site so far, so there could be many more discoveries in the digging seasons to come. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the tr

k. julian tang clinical by raw just at the university of leicester and robert as the dean abraham director of med biotech and medical biotechnology laboratory. thank you all for joining us. helen. since the new variant army crohn was identified, it's panic and exile. anxiety globally. is it because of the mutations themselves or because this is an uncharted territory for the health community? well, i don't think it is an uncharted territory anymore. unfortunately, i think we've had quite a lot of these scares that the emergence of new variance, if we recall good thinking back to what happened in india. so it's not uncharted, but it is concerning. and we're going to have to do a lot more research to really understand what this new variant it actually will mean both in terms of severity of disease, chance missed ability and the action of vaccines. and whether people can get reinfected. lots of questions to ask julian, the w h o labeled omicron as a variant of concern, which basically means is contagious or could be more virulent if it's both cases. what does it mean for the world? yes sir. t

the university of leicester, provided the archaeologists, who've removed some artefacts for study. so unique and it really emphasises how important this place was. what well, the mosaic�*s been covered up again, it's back beneath the soil — that's for its own protection. but it's hoped — at least it's hoped byjim — that at some point in the future, it could be uncovered again so that people can come and see it for themselves. i would really like people to be able to do that. in fact, i'm going to order my toga and sandals when i get back so i can show people around! the best way to preserve this archaeology is to preserve it in situ, which is where it is now, and it can be opened up occasionally for people to look at in future generations. they've only excavated a tiny part of the site so far, so there could be many more discoveries in the digging seasons to come. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello there. it's been a quiet day today, but the first named storm of the season will be looming large by this time tomorrow. it'

the university of leicester, provided the archaeologists, who've removed some artefacts for study. so unique and it really emphasises how important this place was. well, the mosaic�*s been covered up again, it's back beneath the soil — that's for its own protection. but it's hoped, at least it's hoped byjim that at some point in the future, it could be uncovered again so that people can come and see it for themselves. i would really like people to be able to do that. in fact, i'm going to order my toga and sandals when i get back so i can show people around! the best way to preserve this archaeology is to preserve it in situ, which is where it is now, and it can be opened up occasionally for people to look at in future generations. they've only excavated a tiny part of the site so far, so there could be many more discoveries in the digging seasons to come. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. now, let's return to mishal in calais. clive, thank you. we are here this evening because of the loss of life in the channel, shocking in its scale. 27 people, men, women, children, one yet to be bo

the university of leicester provided the archaeologists, who've removed some artefacts for study. the soil — that's for its own protection. but it's hoped, at least it's hoped byjim that at some point in the future, it could be uncovered again so that people can come and see it for themselves. i would really like people to be able to do that. in fact, i'm going to order my toga and sandals when i get back so i can show people around! the best way to preserve this archaeology is to preserve it in situ, which is where it is now, and it can be opened up occasionally for people to look at in future generations. they've only excavated a tiny part of the site so far, so there could be many more discoveries in the digging seasons to come. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. an update then on the news, were expecting to be announced. we are hoping to hear from the expecting to be announced. we are hoping to hearfrom the health secretary, but the reuters news agency has confirmed that the uk health minister from agency has confirmed that the uk health ministerfrom noon tomorrow will be giving u

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