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this is see monster in weston—super—mare, the latest free project open to the public.r. see monster looms over weston—super—mare, a decommissioned gas platform turned into an art installation about the environment. no one really ever these structures close up and they are struck by the _ sheer scale of it. martin greene is giving me an exclusive tour of the delayed project, the latest from his unboxed festival which celebrates british creativity. but unboxed has cost £120 million of taxpayers�* money and is underfire. have you felt under attack? there is a healthy natural cynicism to something new, something different. we are all very proud of it. a festival to showcase britain was initially announced in 2018 by then prime minister theresa may. ten projects have been opening since march like this story of human life called about us, here in caernarfon. unboxed had an ambitious aim to reach 66 million people. today the chair of an influential parliamentary committee has written to the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, questioning how many visitors the

on the weston—super—mare seafront, there's certainly interest in this evolving north sea rig, and that'se around the country too, says martin green. the government wanted to invest in creativity. the future ofjobs and skills in this country is around creativity and the creative industries. we wanted to do things big and bold and ambitious, and that is what we've done. and i think that's absolutely value for money. but there are people who are saying they haven't been extraordinary, they haven't been bold. nobody knows about unboxed. well, we've seen visitors in the millions. you can see behind you — i think this is extraordinary and bold. it's literally not been done in the world before. official visitor numbers for unboxed will be published next month. only then can we judge whether it has been a success or should have been left in its box. katie razzall, bbc news, weston—super—mare. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. it's turning cooler over the next few days. the cooler air is in the north—west, pushing down from the north—west, pushing down from the north—west behind

on the weston—super—mare seafront, they are certainly interested in this evolving north sea rig, ands is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is.... russia's war in ukraine is heavily condemned at the un security council in new york — the us says russia's president can't get away with "shredding" international order. five british men who were captured by russian backed forces in ukraine have arrived back in the uk. four of the men had been fighting with ukrainian armed forces when they were detaied, while another man, dylan healy, was providing humanitarian assistance. they were released last night as part of a prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine. emma vardy has this report. we just want to let everyone know that we're now out of the danger zone and we're on our way home to ourfamilies... a ticket home, after months as prisoners. thanks to everyone that's been supporting us. it's really muchly appreciated. the men arrived back at heathrow this morning and were met by their families. for aiden aslin, it meant a long—awaited reunion with his ukrainian fian