to most people fleeing war and persecution, and urged the british government to pursue what it called more humane solutions. archaeologists say they ve discovered a roman shrine buried beneath a former graveyard next to leicester cathedral. a team has spent the last year digging at the site ahead of building a new visitors centre, to support the influx of tourists since the remains of richard iii were found a decade ago. the recent dig took place less than 50 metres from where the king s remains were discovered. phil mackie has been given special access to the site. deep beneath leicester city centre, they ve been uncovering 2,000 years of history. so we ve been excavating here for about nine months now. matthew morris is excited. and he s the man who unearthed the remains of richard iii, in a car park barely 50 metres away 10 years ago. in this corner, eight metres underground and right next door to leicester cathedral, they ve made an important discovery. these are our sort
we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that has become the go to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasn t always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. i m here in windrush square which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost a thousand people from the west indies to britain. the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 1948 to 1971, and this year is a pretty important one for britain as it marks the 75th anniversary of the boat s first arrival. some of the new arrivals were temporarily housed in clapham, but many found accommodation in nearby brixton after travelling to the labour exchange to find work. brixton was like little jamaica. so it was like a home away from home? yeah, you could get everything you need as a black person in brixton. everything, fro
up to 200,000 people took to the streets, with flags and banners, for the ninth weekend in a row. several opposition politicians joined the protests, condemning the government s proposed reforms. the changes would allow ministers to choose supreme courtjudges, and would limit the court s powers. critics describe it as an attack on democracy. prince harry has described writing his book, spare , as an act of service and says he hopes that sharing details of his life will help others. in a livestreamed conversation with a trauma specialist, harry also said he s always felt different to his family. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the show. keeping it caribbean. it is a proper melting pot. a little cake! around the world in seven days, we follow one man s incredible journey. the wind really makes it bite. it is cold when the wind blows. and we are in new york, asking if the american dream had a sound, could this be it? we start this wee
it is going to feel subzero for many of us, particularly for parts of eastern scotland and eastern england where we ve got those snow flurries. so this is the zone through monday and tuesday, most likely to see some snowy weather, 5 to 10 centimetres across parts of north east england and scotland, up to 20 centimetres of snow over the highest pea ks. there could, though, be some wintry weather away from this zone. and then as we head towards the middle of the week, a subtle change starts from the south west as we see low pressure approaching. and then through wednesday into thursday, that low pressure piles this milder air in from the south west that could well bring a period of rain, sleet and heavy snow. and then temperatures in the south will be on the rise. bye bye. this is bbc news, the headlines. a huge fire has ripped through one of the rohingya refugee camps in bangladesh. the blaze, in cox s bazar district, has been brought under control. more than 2,000 shelters h
become the go to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasn t always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. i m here in windrush square which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost a thousand people from the west indies to britain. the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 19118 to 1971, and this year is a pretty important one for britain as it marks the 75th anniversary of the boat s first arrival. some of the new arrivals were temporarily housed in clapham, but many found accommodation in nearby brixton after travelling to the labour exchange to find work. brixton was like little jamaica.