A huge statue in a cairo slum which is thought to be of pharaoh ramses ii, one of the countrys most famous ancient rulers. The head and torso of the 26 feet high statue were found submerged in mud and ground water in the east of the city. Known as ramses the great, the pharaoh lived more than 3,000 years ago and is credited with massively expanding the egyptian empire. Tributes have been paid to the singerjoni sledge, of the group sister sledge, whos died at her home in phoenix, arizona. She was 60. Music We Are Family by sister sledge. The band of four sisters achieved fame in 1979 with their Signature Tune We Are Family. 0ther hits included disco classic the greatest dancer. A statement from the family said joni sledge had loved, and embraced life. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather with sarah. We have dry unsettled weather in the forecast. Some variations, with showers across the far east of england which should clear overnight, and we will see more cloud and spots of rain i
A huge statue in a cairo slum which is thought to be of pharaoh ramses ii, one of the countrys most famous ancient rulers. The head and torso of the 26 feet high statue were found submerged in mud and ground water in the east of the city. Known as ramses the great, the pharaoh lived more than 3,000 years ago and is credited with massively expanding the egyptian empire. Tributes have been paid to the singerjoni sledge, of the group sister sledge, whos died at her home in phoenix, arizona. She was 60. Music We Are Family by sister sledge. The band of four sisters achieved fame in 1979 with their Signature Tune We Are Family. 0ther hits included disco classic the greatest dancer. A statement from the family said joni sledge had loved, and embraced life. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather with sarah. We have dry unsettled weather in the forecast. Some variations, with showers across the far east of england which should clear overnight, and we will see more cloud and spots of rain i
for the mountain events for the winter olympics. where are the people? well, the reason there are no people here is that the local ski reports have already been closed in preparation for the games, which will start in just a month. over there behind where that big green screen is, that s where the medals will be awarded for the events in this area. but there won t be any general admission tickets available, it seems. they haven t gone on sale yet and they probably won t, so the spectators in the stands are likely to be from government organisations or the army or something along those lines. the challenge for games organisers, though, will be to host an event which can overcome the controversy which has surrounded this olympics following the allegations made by former chinese olympian and tennis star peng shuai in relation to the relationship she had with a former chinese leader. there s been a lot of pressure on the beijing olympics
though freezing cold, this is an area of low winter precipitation, meaning that mountains of artificial snow will be needed for the coming olympics. well, this is taizicheng, of the main stations for the winter olympics. it s cold up here. from today, this entire station is closed to the public. the bubble walls are coming up. only those with olympic clearance on special trains can arrive or leave. on arrival, covid test results and travel histories are checked. well, here we are in the heart of chongli, one of the sites for the mountain events for the winter olympics. where are the people? well, the reason there are no people here is that the local ski reports have already been closed in preparation for the games, which will start in just a month. over there behind where that big green screen is, that s where the medals will be awarded for the events
today, this station is close to the public. only those for clearance can arrive early. 0n public. only those for clearance can arrive early. on arrival,. here we are in the heart of one of the sites for the mountain events for the winter olympics. the reason there are no people is the local ski reports have already been close. 0ver there behind the green screen, that s where the metals will be awarded from the events in this area. but there won t be any general admission tickets available, it seems. they haven t gone on sale yet and they probably want, so the spectators in the stands are likely to be from government organisations or the army or something along those lines. the challenge for games organisers, though, will be to host an event which can overcome the controversial which is surrounded