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
Many front pages look ahead to next week, when the government is expected to begin the formal process of the brexit. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Brexit Secretary david davis has called on mps to back the governments brexit bill when it returns to the commons tomorrow, after the lords twice went against the government. Peers voted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and to ensure that parliament has a vote on an eventual deal. But mr davis said it would not be acceptable for parliament to try to reverse the will of the british people. If mps do pass it, theresa may could trigger article 50 thats the formal process of brexit this week. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Theresa may wants to get on with it. For months she has vowed to kick start brexit talks by the end of march. But some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. Today, the Brexit Secretary tried to reassure mps and peer
To break up a large protest outside the turkish consulate in rotterdam. Rescue operations are continuing into the night in the ethiopian capital of addis ababa, where nearly 50 people have been killed by a landslide. Now on bbc news, The Travel Show. Coming up on the programme this week, i am on an Arctic Adventure deep in finnish lapland. I hang out with a rapper who is helping to preserve a nearly extinct arctic language. And i get possibly too close to a Reindeer Round up. I would not want to be hit by one of them, though. Hello and welcome to The Travel Show. This week we are in the north of finland. To be precise, we are in inari, home to the indigenous sami people whose culture and language is under threat. I have come here to spend time with the sami people to see how tourism is saving their culture. Finnish lapland is as close as it gets to a winter wonderland. 0ver1 million tourists come here every year in search of the northern lights, santa and his reindeer. The sami are the
Many front pages look ahead to next week, when the government is expected to begin the formal process of the brexit. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Brexit Secretary david davis has called on mps to back the governments brexit bill when it returns to the commons tomorrow, after the lords twice went against the government. Peers voted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and to ensure that parliament has a vote on an eventual deal. But mr davis said it would not be acceptable for parliament to try to reverse the will of the british people. If mps do pass it, theresa may could trigger article 50 thats the formal process of brexit this week. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Theresa may wants to get on with it. For months she has vowed to kick start brexit talks by the end of march. But some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. Today, the Brexit Secretary tried to reassure mps and peer
Many front pages look ahead to next week, when the government is expected to begin the formal process of the brexit. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Brexit Secretary david davis has called on mps to back the governments brexit bill when it returns to the commons tomorrow, after the lords twice went against the government. Peers voted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and to ensure that parliament has a vote on an eventual deal. But mr davis said it would not be acceptable for parliament to try to reverse the will of the british people. If mps do pass it, theresa may could trigger article 50 thats the formal process of brexit this week. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Theresa may wants to get on with it. For months she has vowed to kick start brexit talks by the end of march. But some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. Today, the Brexit Secretary tried to reassure mps and peer