The works of an artist, many of which are shown in an Important Museum around the world. Our arts editor went to meet him. Houghton hall, in norfolk. The grand 18th century country home of sir Robert Walpole. A powerful politician, with a passion for paintings. He is long gone, as is much of his collection. But not his appetite for art, which is shared by the current owner although his taste is a little different. Contemporary minimalism meets georgian magnificence, with an exhibition of richard longs geometric sculptures which are installed in the house and dotted about the grounds. Its an amazing opportunity to make all these grand works, in this grand, very, very english landscape. Richard long is a landscape artist, but probably not in the way that sir Robert Walpole would have understood. He doesnt paint or sculpt, in the traditional sense. My preference is to use the natural Raw Materials of the world. I suppose ijust order these materials into. Thats what humans do, they make or
The former communist east. The current chancellor, angela merkel, has led the tributes, describing him as a great german and a Great European. The bbcs paul adams looks back at his life. As the cold war ended, helmut kohl seemed to tower, quite literally, over everyone and everything around him. As a child, he witnessed the destruction of his country. World war ii inspiring his lifelong desire to unify germany and europe. He rose through the ranks of the christian democratic union, becoming chancellor in 1982. His provincial manners were frequently mocked but he was tough and he knew how to wield power, and when history came calling, he was ready. The fall of the berlin wall, a moment of euphoria and, for helmut kohl, a chance to put his fractured country back together. But unity did not stop there. With frances president francois mitterrand, he pursued his other big idea the new European Union and its own currency, the euro. He didnt always agree with his political protege and his car
Some pictures from inside the building at grenfell power. These we re building at grenfell power. These were taken inside flats where police know that everyone who was inside has now been accounted for. We would not have released material had not been the case. The metropolitan Police Commander has been talking about the work they have been doing. You can see from the pictures as he says that the scale of damage is just enormous, to recover those people who are still inside, and returned them to their loved ones. They are searching the building from top to bottom and are now carrying out a full forensic systematic search, and say they have never seen anything like it. They are finding the conditions indescribable. They have also said that the terrible reality is that some people as we have heard before may not be identified because of the sheer intensity of the fire. Their priority is supporting families through liaison officers. They are trying to get as good an understanding as possi
Some pictures from inside the building at grenfell power. These we re building at grenfell power. These were taken inside flats where police know that everyone who was inside has now been accounted for. We would not have released material had not been the case. The metropolitan Police Commander has been talking about the work they have been doing. You can see from the pictures as he says that the scale of damage is just enormous, to recover those people who are still inside, and returned them to their loved ones. They are searching the building from top to bottom and are now carrying out a full forensic systematic search, and say they have never seen anything like it. They are finding the conditions indescribable. They have also said that the terrible reality is that some people as we have heard before may not be identified because of the sheer intensity of the fire. Their priority is supporting families through liaison officers. They are trying to get as good an understanding as possi
Some pictures from inside the building at grenfell power. These we re building at grenfell power. These were taken inside flats where police know that everyone who was inside has now been accounted for. We would not have released material had not been the case. The metropolitan Police Commander has been talking about the work they have been doing. You can see from the pictures as he says that the scale of damage is just enormous, to recover those people who are still inside, and returned them to their loved ones. They are searching the building from top to bottom and are now carrying out a full forensic systematic search, and say they have never seen anything like it. They are finding the conditions indescribable. They have also said that the terrible reality is that some people as we have heard before may not be identified because of the sheer intensity of the fire. Their priority is supporting families through liaison officers. They are trying to get as good an understanding as possi