Three centuries until they were swallowed up by the roman empire. Now all that s left are the enigmatic remains of their great desert cities of petra and hegra, in modern day jordan and saudi arabia. And this is where i have come to explore, to find out how they survived and thrived here, who they were, and even what they looked like. I want to search for clues about their world. I ll investigate their ancient sites, delving deep into their secret tombs and sanctuaries. Oh, my goodness! indiana jones, eat your heart out. Wait till you see this. I m tracking down the leading experts doing new research who will help me build up a picture of the nabataeans. They did not use slave. It s a respectful job. The secret nabataeans possessed is the knowledge of the great deserts around them. And i m going to meet the people who are living here now to try and understand what life was like then in this remarkable landscape. This is what enabled the nabataeans to trade and they re beautiful. Join
A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of the former footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tasered. The ex aston villa striker was restrained by officers at his Fathers House in telford, in 2016. A second officer, also from west Mercia Police force, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. Both appeared in court on thursday, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. Dalian atkinsons talents brought him some memorable goals. This strike clinched him goal of the season in 1993. His career spanned 15 years, including four seasons with aston villa in the 1990s. But three years ago, police were called to his fathers home near telford. A taser was discharged and Dalian Atkinson was restrained. He died shortly afterwards following a cardiac arrest. What happened there was investigated by the police watchdog. Following that independent inquiry, two west mercia Police Officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. Both were charged
The air has become unbearable. Lewis hamilton will start the us formula 1 grand prix in fifth position on the grid but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And the travel show explores a hidden city in the Arabian Desert untouched for thousands of years. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont be standing as a candidate in the coming general election. He says hell focus instead on touring the country to support his partys candidates. It comes days after his offer of an electoral pact with the conservatives was rejected by borisjohnson. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. Love him or hate him, nigel farage has been a key face in british politics for years. Its like sponsored drinking there might be fewer pints these days, more chats with us president s, but after years of trying, seven elections, to be precise, he will not be standing to be an mp. I dont want to be in polit
The house of commons has elected sir Lindsay Hoyle as its new speaker, succeeding john bercow. Sir lindsay originally a labour mp was formerly Deputy Speaker and he secured a significant majority in the final round of voting. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Were going to be hearing a lot more of this mans voice in the coming months as he oversees the next chapter in these tumultuous political times. According to parliamentary tradition, sir Lindsay Hoyle had to be dragged to the speakers chair where he made this promise. I will be neutral, i will be transparent, i think this house, we can do more to ensure that that transparency continues. His family were watching from the Public Gallery and he spoke of their heartache over the death of his 28 year old daughter. My daughter natalie, i wish she could have been here. We all miss her as a family, none more so than her mum. Ive got to say, she was everything to all of us, she will always be missed but will always be
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With us parliamentary journalist, tony grew, and the journalist and author, caroline frost. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. Leading in the guardian, obey me on brexit, corbyn tells his dissenting shadow cabinet members, as he seeks to shift the focus onto socialjustice for the december election. In the metro, nigel farage says he wont stand to be an mp in the upcoming election, claiming hell instead focus on campaigning for the 600 Brexit Party Candidates contesting seats. In the telegraph, the man who threw away brexit. A senior conservative says nigel farage could end up ruining britains chance of leaving the eu with his Campaign Message in the upcoming election. Leading in the independent, ministers are risking migrant lives with policies pushing them into the hands of smugglers, according to mps in the Foreign Affairs select committee. In the finincial times, saudi arabia set to s